Tom Baker vs. R. A. Dickey — Career Comparison

Tom Baker
Silent GenerationWashingtonThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaChicago CubsNational LeagueRelief Pitcher
R. A. Dickey
Gen XTennesseeThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaToronto Blue JaysAmerican LeagueStarting PitcherGold GloveCy Young AwardAll-Star

R. A. Dickey 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. Tom Baker posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 3 and WHIP 1.500 compared to 4.04 and 1.312 for R. A. Dickey. By the career numbers, Tom Baker had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Tom Baker and R. A. Dickey

Tom Baker
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
R. A. Dickey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
15
Tom Baker
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
5
R. A. Dickey
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
400
1.74
Tom Baker
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.5
R. A. Dickey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
300
1.3
Tom Baker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
R. A. Dickey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
120
0.52
Tom Baker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.5
R. A. Dickey
Career
Per 9 Innings
118
0.51
Tom Baker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
R. A. Dickey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
50.42
50.42
Tom Baker
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
10
R. A. Dickey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
75
75
Tom Baker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
R. A. Dickey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
0.07
Tom Baker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
R. A. Dickey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.03
Tom Baker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
R. A. Dickey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.01
Tom Baker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
3
R. A. Dickey
Career
Per 9 Innings
930
4.04
Tom Baker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
3
R. A. Dickey
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.04
4.04
Tom Baker
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.92
4.92
R. A. Dickey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.01
4.01
Tom Baker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.22
4.22
R. A. Dickey
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.32
4.32
Tom Baker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.274
0.274
R. A. Dickey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.257
0.257
Tom Baker
Career
Per 9 Innings
54
27
R. A. Dickey
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6221
27
Tom Baker
Career
Per 9 Innings
18
9
R. A. Dickey
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2073.2
9
Tom Baker
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
20
10
R. A. Dickey
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2033
8.82
Tom Baker
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
10
R. A. Dickey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.82
8.82
Tom Baker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
1
R. A. Dickey
Career
Per 9 Innings
264
1.15
Tom Baker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
1
R. A. Dickey
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.15
1.15
Tom Baker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.2
0.2
R. A. Dickey
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.66
0.66
Tom Baker
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
7
3.5
R. A. Dickey
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
663
2.88
Tom Baker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
R. A. Dickey
Career
Per 9 Innings
25
0.11
Tom Baker
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.5
3.5
R. A. Dickey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.88
2.88
Tom Baker
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
7
R. A. Dickey
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1477
6.41
Tom Baker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
7
R. A. Dickey
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.41
6.41
Tom Baker
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.4
1.4
R. A. Dickey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.69
3.69
Tom Baker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.167
1.167
R. A. Dickey
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.032
1.032
Tom Baker
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4
2
R. A. Dickey
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
91
0.39
Tom Baker
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
0.5
R. A. Dickey
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
90
0.39
Tom Baker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
R. A. Dickey
Career
Per 9 Innings
12
0.05
Tom Baker
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
81
40.5
R. A. Dickey
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
8791
38.15
Tom Baker
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.5
R. A. Dickey
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
35
0.15
Tom Baker
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
12
6
R. A. Dickey
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1015
4.41
Tom Baker
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
6
R. A. Dickey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.41
4.41
Tom Baker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
R. A. Dickey
Career
Per 9 Innings
60
0.26
Tom Baker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
R. A. Dickey
Career
Per 9 Innings
61
0.26
Tom Baker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
R. A. Dickey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
182
0.79
Tom Baker
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.5
1.5
R. A. Dickey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.3
1.3
Tom Baker
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
73
36.5
R. A. Dickey
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
7917
34.36
Tom Baker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.2
1.2
R. A. Dickey
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.54
2.54
Tom Baker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.316
0.316
R. A. Dickey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.286
0.286
Tom Baker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
40.5
40.5
R. A. Dickey
Career
Per 9 Innings
38.15
38.15

Fielding Stats for Tom Baker and R. A. Dickey

Tom Baker
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
R. A. Dickey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
15
Tom Baker
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
5
R. A. Dickey
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
400
1.74
Tom Baker
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.5
R. A. Dickey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
300
1.3
Tom Baker
Career
Per 9 Innings
54
27
R. A. Dickey
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6221
27
Tom Baker
Career
Per 9 Innings
18
9
R. A. Dickey
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2073.2
9
Tom Baker
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.5
R. A. Dickey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
119
0.52
Tom Baker
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
1.5
R. A. Dickey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
386
1.68
Tom Baker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
R. A. Dickey
Career
Per 9 Innings
16
0.07
Tom Baker
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
2
R. A. Dickey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
521
2.26
Tom Baker
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
2
R. A. Dickey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
505
2.19
Tom Baker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
R. A. Dickey
Career
Per 9 Innings
96.93
96.93
Tom Baker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.4
0.4
R. A. Dickey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.263
1.263
Tom Baker
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
10
R. A. Dickey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
75
75
Tom Baker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
R. A. Dickey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
27
0.12
Tom Baker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
R. A. Dickey
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tom Baker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
R. A. Dickey
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tom Baker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
R. A. Dickey
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tom Baker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
R. A. Dickey
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Tom Baker and R. A. Dickey

Tom Baker
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1
R. A. Dickey
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
15
15
Tom Baker
Career
Per 600 PAverified
10
2000
R. A. Dickey
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
402
788.24
Tom Baker
Career
Per 600 PA
3
600
R. A. Dickey
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
306
600
Tom Baker
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
600
R. A. Dickey
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
267
523.53
Tom Baker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
R. A. Dickey
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.169
0.169
Tom Baker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
R. A. Dickey
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.44
0.44
Tom Baker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
R. A. Dickey
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
45
88.24
Tom Baker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
R. A. Dickey
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
42
82.35
Tom Baker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
R. A. Dickey
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
5.88
Tom Baker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
R. A. Dickey
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tom Baker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
R. A. Dickey
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tom Baker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
R. A. Dickey
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
5.88
Tom Baker
Career
Per 600 PA
R. A. Dickey
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.067
0.067
Tom Baker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
R. A. Dickey
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tom Baker
Career
Per 600 PA
R. A. Dickey
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tom Baker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
R. A. Dickey
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7.46
14.63
Tom Baker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
R. A. Dickey
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
48
94.12
Tom Baker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
R. A. Dickey
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
50
98.04
Tom Baker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
R. A. Dickey
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.184
0.184
Tom Baker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
R. A. Dickey
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.18
0.18
Tom Baker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
R. A. Dickey
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.364
0.364
Tom Baker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
R. A. Dickey
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.011
0.011
Tom Baker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
R. A. Dickey
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.128
0.128
Tom Baker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
R. A. Dickey
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.234
0.234
Tom Baker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
R. A. Dickey
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.206
0.206
Tom Baker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
R. A. Dickey
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
13
25.49
Tom Baker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
R. A. Dickey
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
16
31.37
Tom Baker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
R. A. Dickey
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
29
56.86
Tom Baker
Career
Per 600 PA
-0.32
-64.27
R. A. Dickey
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5.28
10.36
Tom Baker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
R. A. Dickey
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.96
Tom Baker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
R. A. Dickey
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
7.84
Tom Baker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
R. A. Dickey
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tom Baker
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
2
400
R. A. Dickey
Career
Per 600 PAverified
49
96.08
Tom Baker
Career
Per 600 PA
1.5
1.5
R. A. Dickey
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6.24
6.24
Tom Baker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
R. A. Dickey
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.08
0.08
Tom Baker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
R. A. Dickey
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
34
66.67
Tom Baker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
R. A. Dickey
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tom Baker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
R. A. Dickey
Career
Per 600 PA
5
9.8
Tom Baker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
R. A. Dickey
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tom Baker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
R. A. Dickey
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tom Baker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
R. A. Dickey
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tom Baker
Career
Per 600 PA
R. A. Dickey
Career
Per 600 PA