Tom Baker vs. Zach Duke — Career Comparison

Tom Baker
Silent GenerationWashingtonThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaChicago CubsNational LeagueRelief Pitcher
Zach Duke
MillenialTexasThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaPittsburgh PiratesNational LeagueStarting PitcherAll-Star

Zach Duke 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 4.31 and 1.474 for Zach Duke. 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 Zach Duke

Tom Baker
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Zach Duke
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
15
Tom Baker
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
5
Zach Duke
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
570
3.77
Tom Baker
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.5
Zach Duke
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
169
1.12
Tom Baker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Zach Duke
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
69
0.46
Tom Baker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.5
Zach Duke
Career
Per 9 Innings
91
0.6
Tom Baker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Zach Duke
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
43.13
43.12
Tom Baker
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
10
Zach Duke
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
29.65
29.65
Tom Baker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Zach Duke
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.04
Tom Baker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Zach Duke
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.02
Tom Baker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Zach Duke
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.03
Tom Baker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
3
Zach Duke
Career
Per 9 Innings
651
4.31
Tom Baker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
3
Zach Duke
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.31
4.31
Tom Baker
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.92
4.92
Zach Duke
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.63
4.63
Tom Baker
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.22
4.22
Zach Duke
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.03
4.03
Tom Baker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.274
0.274
Zach Duke
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.291
0.291
Tom Baker
Career
Per 9 Innings
54
27
Zach Duke
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4080
27
Tom Baker
Career
Per 9 Innings
18
9
Zach Duke
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1360
9
Tom Baker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
20
10
Zach Duke
Career
Per 9 Innings
1554
10.28
Tom Baker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
10
Zach Duke
Career
Per 9 Innings
10.28
10.28
Tom Baker
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
1
Zach Duke
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
132
0.87
Tom Baker
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Zach Duke
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.87
0.87
Tom Baker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.2
0.2
Zach Duke
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.23
0.23
Tom Baker
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
7
3.5
Zach Duke
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
419
2.77
Tom Baker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Zach Duke
Career
Per 9 Innings
31
0.21
Tom Baker
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.5
3.5
Zach Duke
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.77
2.77
Tom Baker
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
7
Zach Duke
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
854
5.65
Tom Baker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
7
Zach Duke
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.65
5.65
Tom Baker
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.4
1.4
Zach Duke
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.5
1.5
Tom Baker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.167
1.167
Zach Duke
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.936
0.936
Tom Baker
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4
2
Zach Duke
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
32
0.21
Tom Baker
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
0.5
Zach Duke
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
45
0.3
Tom Baker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Zach Duke
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
0.05
Tom Baker
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
81
40.5
Zach Duke
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5915
39.14
Tom Baker
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.5
Zach Duke
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
67
0.44
Tom Baker
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
12
6
Zach Duke
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
714
4.73
Tom Baker
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
6
Zach Duke
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.73
4.73
Tom Baker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Zach Duke
Career
Per 9 Innings
72
0.48
Tom Baker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Zach Duke
Career
Per 9 Innings
38
0.25
Tom Baker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Zach Duke
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
161
1.07
Tom Baker
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.5
1.5
Zach Duke
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.451
1.451
Tom Baker
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
73
36.5
Zach Duke
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5341
35.34
Tom Baker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.2
1.2
Zach Duke
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.25
1.25
Tom Baker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.316
0.316
Zach Duke
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.327
0.327
Tom Baker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
40.5
40.5
Zach Duke
Career
Per 9 Innings
39.14
39.14

Fielding Stats for Tom Baker and Zach Duke

Tom Baker
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Zach Duke
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
15
Tom Baker
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
5
Zach Duke
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
570
3.77
Tom Baker
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.5
Zach Duke
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
169
1.12
Tom Baker
Career
Per 9 Innings
54
27
Zach Duke
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4080
27
Tom Baker
Career
Per 9 Innings
18
9
Zach Duke
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1360
9
Tom Baker
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.5
Zach Duke
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
81
0.54
Tom Baker
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
1.5
Zach Duke
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
243
1.61
Tom Baker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Zach Duke
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
0.06
Tom Baker
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
2
Zach Duke
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
333
2.2
Tom Baker
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
2
Zach Duke
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
324
2.14
Tom Baker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Zach Duke
Career
Per 9 Innings
97.3
97.3
Tom Baker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.4
0.4
Zach Duke
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.568
0.568
Tom Baker
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
10
Zach Duke
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
29.65
29.65
Tom Baker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Zach Duke
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
20
0.13
Tom Baker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Zach Duke
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tom Baker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Zach Duke
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tom Baker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Zach Duke
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tom Baker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Zach Duke
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Tom Baker and Zach Duke

Tom Baker
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1
Zach Duke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
15
15
Tom Baker
Career
Per 600 PAverified
10
2000
Zach Duke
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
576
921.6
Tom Baker
Career
Per 600 PA
3
600
Zach Duke
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
375
600
Tom Baker
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
600
Zach Duke
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
318
508.8
Tom Baker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Zach Duke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.179
0.179
Tom Baker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Zach Duke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.507
0.507
Tom Baker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Zach Duke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
57
91.2
Tom Baker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Zach Duke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
48
76.8
Tom Baker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Zach Duke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
11.2
Tom Baker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Zach Duke
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tom Baker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Zach Duke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
3.2
Tom Baker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Zach Duke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9
14.4
Tom Baker
Career
Per 600 PA
Zach Duke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.158
0.158
Tom Baker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Zach Duke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.006
0.006
Tom Baker
Career
Per 600 PA
Zach Duke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.035
0.035
Tom Baker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Zach Duke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
14.93
23.9
Tom Baker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Zach Duke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
70
112
Tom Baker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Zach Duke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
69
110.4
Tom Baker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Zach Duke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.208
0.208
Tom Baker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Zach Duke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.22
0.22
Tom Baker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Zach Duke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.428
0.428
Tom Baker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Zach Duke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.041
0.041
Tom Baker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Zach Duke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.149
0.149
Tom Baker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Zach Duke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.312
0.312
Tom Baker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Zach Duke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.275
0.275
Tom Baker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Zach Duke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
17
27.2
Tom Baker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Zach Duke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
23
36.8
Tom Baker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Zach Duke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
38
60.8
Tom Baker
Career
Per 600 PA
-0.32
-64.27
Zach Duke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
13.54
21.66
Tom Baker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Zach Duke
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tom Baker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Zach Duke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
12
19.2
Tom Baker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Zach Duke
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tom Baker
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
2
400
Zach Duke
Career
Per 600 PAverified
118
188.8
Tom Baker
Career
Per 600 PA
1.5
1.5
Zach Duke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3.18
3.18
Tom Baker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Zach Duke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.1
0.1
Tom Baker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Zach Duke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
43
68.8
Tom Baker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Zach Duke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
3.2
Tom Baker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Zach Duke
Career
Per 600 PA
2
3.2
Tom Baker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Zach Duke
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tom Baker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Zach Duke
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tom Baker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Zach Duke
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tom Baker
Career
Per 600 PA
Zach Duke
Career
Per 600 PA