Tom Baker vs. Al Demaree — Career Comparison

Tom Baker
Silent GenerationWashingtonThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaChicago CubsNational LeagueRelief Pitcher
Al Demaree
Lost GenerationIllinoisThrows RightBats LeftNorth AmericaNew York GiantsNational LeagueStarting Pitcher

Al Demaree built a career as a starting pitcher and Tom Baker as a reliever — different jobs with different demands — but on the metrics that apply to both, a comparison is still worth making. Al Demaree posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 2.77 and WHIP 1.185 compared to 3 and 1.500 for Tom Baker. By the career numbers, Al Demaree had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Tom Baker and Al Demaree

Tom Baker
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Al Demaree
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
8
Tom Baker
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
5
Al Demaree
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
232
1.47
Tom Baker
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.5
Al Demaree
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
173
1.09
Tom Baker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Al Demaree
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
80
0.51
Tom Baker
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
0.5
Al Demaree
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
72
0.46
Tom Baker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Al Demaree
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
52.63
52.63
Tom Baker
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
10
Al Demaree
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
74.57
74.57
Tom Baker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Al Demaree
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
84
0.53
Tom Baker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Al Demaree
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
0.09
Tom Baker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Al Demaree
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
0.06
Tom Baker
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6
3
Al Demaree
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
439
2.77
Tom Baker
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
3
Al Demaree
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.77
2.77
Tom Baker
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.92
4.92
Al Demaree
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.8
2.8
Tom Baker
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.22
4.22
Al Demaree
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.36
3.36
Tom Baker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.274
0.274
Al Demaree
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.249
0.249
Tom Baker
Career
Per 9 Innings
54
27
Al Demaree
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4272
27
Tom Baker
Career
Per 9 Innings
18
9
Al Demaree
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1424
9
Tom Baker
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
20
10
Al Demaree
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1350
8.53
Tom Baker
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
10
Al Demaree
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.53
8.53
Tom Baker
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
1
Al Demaree
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
34
0.21
Tom Baker
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Al Demaree
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.21
0.21
Tom Baker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.2
0.2
Al Demaree
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.15
0.15
Tom Baker
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
7
3.5
Al Demaree
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
337
2.13
Tom Baker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Al Demaree
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tom Baker
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.5
3.5
Al Demaree
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.13
2.13
Tom Baker
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
7
Al Demaree
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
514
3.25
Tom Baker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
7
Al Demaree
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.25
3.25
Tom Baker
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.4
1.4
Al Demaree
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.22
2.22
Tom Baker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.167
1.167
Al Demaree
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.598
0.598
Tom Baker
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4
2
Al Demaree
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
0.09
Tom Baker
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
0.5
Al Demaree
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
30
0.19
Tom Baker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Al Demaree
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.01
Tom Baker
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
81
40.5
Al Demaree
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5799
36.65
Tom Baker
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.5
Al Demaree
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
42
0.27
Tom Baker
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
12
6
Al Demaree
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
556
3.51
Tom Baker
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
6
Al Demaree
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.51
3.51
Tom Baker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Al Demaree
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tom Baker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Al Demaree
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tom Baker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Al Demaree
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tom Baker
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.5
1.5
Al Demaree
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.185
1.185
Tom Baker
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
73
36.5
Al Demaree
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5432
34.33
Tom Baker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.2
1.2
Al Demaree
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.4
2.4
Tom Baker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.316
0.316
Al Demaree
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.27
0.27
Tom Baker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
40.5
40.5
Al Demaree
Career
Per 9 Innings
36.65
36.65

Fielding Stats for Tom Baker and Al Demaree

Tom Baker
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
1
Al Demaree
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
8
Tom Baker
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
5
Al Demaree
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
232
Tom Baker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.5
Al Demaree
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Tom Baker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
54
27
Al Demaree
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Tom Baker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
18
9
Al Demaree
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Tom Baker
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.5
Al Demaree
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
28
Tom Baker
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
1.5
Al Demaree
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
317
Tom Baker
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Al Demaree
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
Tom Baker
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
2
Al Demaree
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
352
Tom Baker
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
2
Al Demaree
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
345
Tom Baker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Al Demaree
Career
Per 9 Innings
98.01
Tom Baker
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.4
0.4
Al Demaree
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1.487
Tom Baker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
10
Al Demaree
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Tom Baker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Al Demaree
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5
Tom Baker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Al Demaree
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Tom Baker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Al Demaree
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Tom Baker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Al Demaree
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Tom Baker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Al Demaree
Career
Per 9 Innings
0

Hitting Stats for Tom Baker and Al Demaree

Tom Baker
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1
Al Demaree
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8
8
Tom Baker
Career
Per 600 PAverified
10
2000
Al Demaree
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
232
281.78
Tom Baker
Career
Per 600 PA
3
600
Al Demaree
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
494
600
Tom Baker
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
600
Al Demaree
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
456
553.85
Tom Baker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Al Demaree
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.118
0.118
Tom Baker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Al Demaree
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.338
0.338
Tom Baker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Al Demaree
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
54
65.59
Tom Baker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Al Demaree
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
50
60.73
Tom Baker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Al Demaree
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
3.64
Tom Baker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Al Demaree
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.21
Tom Baker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Al Demaree
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tom Baker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Al Demaree
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
4.86
Tom Baker
Career
Per 600 PA
Al Demaree
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.074
0.074
Tom Baker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Al Demaree
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tom Baker
Career
Per 600 PA
Al Demaree
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tom Baker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Al Demaree
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10.39
12.62
Tom Baker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Al Demaree
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
59
71.66
Tom Baker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Al Demaree
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
77
93.52
Tom Baker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Al Demaree
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.161
0.161
Tom Baker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Al Demaree
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.129
0.129
Tom Baker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Al Demaree
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.29
0.29
Tom Baker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Al Demaree
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.011
0.011
Tom Baker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Al Demaree
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.105
0.105
Tom Baker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Al Demaree
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.216
0.216
Tom Baker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Al Demaree
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.175
0.175
Tom Baker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Al Demaree
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
30
36.44
Tom Baker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Al Demaree
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
16
19.43
Tom Baker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Al Demaree
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
46
55.87
Tom Baker
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
-0.32
-64.27
Al Demaree
Career
Per 600 PAverified
-0.68
-0.83
Tom Baker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Al Demaree
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tom Baker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Al Demaree
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
23
27.94
Tom Baker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Al Demaree
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tom Baker
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
2
400
Al Demaree
Career
Per 600 PAverified
148
179.76
Tom Baker
Career
Per 600 PA
1.5
1.5
Al Demaree
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3.34
3.34
Tom Baker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Al Demaree
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.16
0.16
Tom Baker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Al Demaree
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
15
18.22
Tom Baker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Al Demaree
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tom Baker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Al Demaree
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tom Baker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Al Demaree
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
6.07
Tom Baker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Al Demaree
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tom Baker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Al Demaree
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
6.07
Tom Baker
Career
Per 600 PA
Al Demaree
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
100
100