Tom Baker vs. Sean Douglass — Career Comparison

Tom Baker
Silent GenerationWashingtonThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaChicago CubsNational LeagueRelief Pitcher
Sean Douglass
Gen XCaliforniaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaBaltimore OriolesAmerican LeagueStarting Pitcher

Sean Douglass 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 6.11 and 1.652 for Sean Douglass. 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 Sean Douglass

Tom Baker
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Sean Douglass
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
5
Tom Baker
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
5
Sean Douglass
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
54
2.34
Tom Baker
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.5
Sean Douglass
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
31
1.34
Tom Baker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Sean Douglass
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
0.3
Tom Baker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.5
Sean Douglass
Career
Per 9 Innings
13
0.56
Tom Baker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Sean Douglass
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
35
35
Tom Baker
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
10
Sean Douglass
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
57.41
57.41
Tom Baker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Sean Douglass
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tom Baker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Sean Douglass
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tom Baker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Sean Douglass
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tom Baker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
3
Sean Douglass
Career
Per 9 Innings
141
6.11
Tom Baker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
3
Sean Douglass
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.11
6.11
Tom Baker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.92
4.92
Sean Douglass
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.7
5.7
Tom Baker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.22
4.22
Sean Douglass
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.38
5.38
Tom Baker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.274
0.274
Sean Douglass
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.277
0.277
Tom Baker
Career
Per 9 Innings
54
27
Sean Douglass
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
623
27
Tom Baker
Career
Per 9 Innings
18
9
Sean Douglass
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
207.2
9
Tom Baker
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
20
10
Sean Douglass
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
222
9.62
Tom Baker
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
10
Sean Douglass
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9.62
9.62
Tom Baker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
1
Sean Douglass
Career
Per 9 Innings
34
1.47
Tom Baker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
1
Sean Douglass
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.47
1.47
Tom Baker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.2
0.2
Sean Douglass
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.63
0.63
Tom Baker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
3.5
Sean Douglass
Career
Per 9 Innings
113
4.9
Tom Baker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Sean Douglass
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
0.35
Tom Baker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.5
3.5
Sean Douglass
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.9
4.9
Tom Baker
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
7
Sean Douglass
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
155
6.72
Tom Baker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
7
Sean Douglass
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.72
6.72
Tom Baker
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.4
1.4
Sean Douglass
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.87
2.87
Tom Baker
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.167
1.167
Sean Douglass
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.291
1.291
Tom Baker
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4
2
Sean Douglass
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
0.35
Tom Baker
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
0.5
Sean Douglass
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
0.35
Tom Baker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Sean Douglass
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.04
Tom Baker
Career
Per 9 Innings
81
40.5
Sean Douglass
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
936
40.57
Tom Baker
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.5
Sean Douglass
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
7
0.3
Tom Baker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
6
Sean Douglass
Career
Per 9 Innings
149
6.46
Tom Baker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
6
Sean Douglass
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.46
6.46
Tom Baker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Sean Douglass
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.13
Tom Baker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Sean Douglass
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
0.39
Tom Baker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Sean Douglass
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
20
0.87
Tom Baker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.5
1.5
Sean Douglass
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.613
1.613
Tom Baker
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
73
36.5
Sean Douglass
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
803
34.8
Tom Baker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.2
1.2
Sean Douglass
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.76
2.76
Tom Baker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.316
0.316
Sean Douglass
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.306
0.306
Tom Baker
Career
Per 9 Innings
40.5
40.5
Sean Douglass
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
40.57
40.57

Fielding Stats for Tom Baker and Sean Douglass

Tom Baker
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Sean Douglass
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
5
Tom Baker
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
5
Sean Douglass
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
54
2.34
Tom Baker
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.5
Sean Douglass
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
31
1.34
Tom Baker
Career
Per 9 Innings
54
27
Sean Douglass
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
623
27
Tom Baker
Career
Per 9 Innings
18
9
Sean Douglass
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
207.2
9
Tom Baker
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.5
Sean Douglass
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
0.61
Tom Baker
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
1.5
Sean Douglass
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
18
0.78
Tom Baker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Sean Douglass
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tom Baker
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
2
Sean Douglass
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
32
1.39
Tom Baker
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
2
Sean Douglass
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
32
1.39
Tom Baker
Career
Per 9 Innings
100
100
Sean Douglass
Career
Per 9 Innings
100
100
Tom Baker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.4
0.4
Sean Douglass
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.593
0.593
Tom Baker
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
10
Sean Douglass
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
57.41
57.41
Tom Baker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Sean Douglass
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.17
Tom Baker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Sean Douglass
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tom Baker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Sean Douglass
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tom Baker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Sean Douglass
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tom Baker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Sean Douglass
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Tom Baker and Sean Douglass

Tom Baker
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1
Sean Douglass
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
5
Tom Baker
Career
Per 600 PA
10
2000
Sean Douglass
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
54
16200
Tom Baker
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
3
600
Sean Douglass
Career
Per 600 PA
2
600
Tom Baker
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
3
600
Sean Douglass
Career
Per 600 PA
2
600
Tom Baker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Sean Douglass
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tom Baker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Sean Douglass
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tom Baker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Sean Douglass
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tom Baker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Sean Douglass
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tom Baker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Sean Douglass
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tom Baker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Sean Douglass
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tom Baker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Sean Douglass
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tom Baker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Sean Douglass
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tom Baker
Career
Per 600 PA
Sean Douglass
Career
Per 600 PA
Tom Baker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Sean Douglass
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tom Baker
Career
Per 600 PA
Sean Douglass
Career
Per 600 PA
Tom Baker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Sean Douglass
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tom Baker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Sean Douglass
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tom Baker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Sean Douglass
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tom Baker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Sean Douglass
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tom Baker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Sean Douglass
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tom Baker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Sean Douglass
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tom Baker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Sean Douglass
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tom Baker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Sean Douglass
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tom Baker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Sean Douglass
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tom Baker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Sean Douglass
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tom Baker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Sean Douglass
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tom Baker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Sean Douglass
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tom Baker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Sean Douglass
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tom Baker
Career
Per 600 PA
-0.32
-64.27
Sean Douglass
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
-0.2
-60
Tom Baker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Sean Douglass
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tom Baker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Sean Douglass
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tom Baker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Sean Douglass
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tom Baker
Career
Per 600 PA
2
400
Sean Douglass
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Tom Baker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1.5
1.5
Sean Douglass
Career
Per 600 PA
Tom Baker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Sean Douglass
Career
Per 600 PA
Tom Baker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Sean Douglass
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tom Baker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Sean Douglass
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tom Baker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Sean Douglass
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tom Baker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Sean Douglass
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tom Baker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Sean Douglass
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tom Baker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Sean Douglass
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tom Baker
Career
Per 600 PA
Sean Douglass
Career
Per 600 PA