Tom Baker vs. Josh Johnson — Career Comparison

Tom Baker
Silent GenerationWashingtonThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaChicago CubsNational LeagueRelief Pitcher
Josh Johnson
MillenialMinnesotaThrows RightBats LeftNorth AmericaFlorida MarlinsNational LeagueStarting PitcherAll-Star

Josh Johnson 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 3.4 and 1.298 for Josh Johnson. 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 Josh Johnson

Tom Baker
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Josh Johnson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
9
Tom Baker
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
5
Josh Johnson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
170
1.53
Tom Baker
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.5
Josh Johnson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
160
1.44
Tom Baker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Josh Johnson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
58
0.52
Tom Baker
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
0.5
Josh Johnson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
45
0.41
Tom Baker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Josh Johnson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
56.31
56.31
Tom Baker
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
10
Josh Johnson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
94.12
94.12
Tom Baker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Josh Johnson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.04
Tom Baker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Josh Johnson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tom Baker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Josh Johnson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tom Baker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
3
Josh Johnson
Career
Per 9 Innings
377
3.4
Tom Baker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
3
Josh Johnson
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.4
3.4
Tom Baker
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.92
4.92
Josh Johnson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.35
3.35
Tom Baker
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.22
4.22
Josh Johnson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.22
3.22
Tom Baker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.274
0.274
Josh Johnson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.248
0.248
Tom Baker
Career
Per 9 Innings
54
27
Josh Johnson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2994
27
Tom Baker
Career
Per 9 Innings
18
9
Josh Johnson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
998
9
Tom Baker
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
20
10
Josh Johnson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
927
8.36
Tom Baker
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
10
Josh Johnson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.36
8.36
Tom Baker
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
1
Josh Johnson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
74
0.67
Tom Baker
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Josh Johnson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.67
0.67
Tom Baker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.2
0.2
Josh Johnson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.44
0.44
Tom Baker
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
7
3.5
Josh Johnson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
338
3.05
Tom Baker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Josh Johnson
Career
Per 9 Innings
30
0.27
Tom Baker
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.5
3.5
Josh Johnson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.05
3.05
Tom Baker
Career
Per 9 Innings
14
7
Josh Johnson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
915
8.25
Tom Baker
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
7
Josh Johnson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.25
8.25
Tom Baker
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.4
1.4
Josh Johnson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.38
5.38
Tom Baker
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.167
1.167
Josh Johnson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.256
1.256
Tom Baker
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4
2
Josh Johnson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
33
0.3
Tom Baker
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
0.5
Josh Johnson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
25
0.23
Tom Baker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Josh Johnson
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.02
Tom Baker
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
81
40.5
Josh Johnson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4176
37.66
Tom Baker
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.5
Josh Johnson
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.01
Tom Baker
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
12
6
Josh Johnson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
410
3.7
Tom Baker
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
6
Josh Johnson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.7
3.7
Tom Baker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Josh Johnson
Career
Per 9 Innings
47
0.42
Tom Baker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Josh Johnson
Career
Per 9 Innings
26
0.23
Tom Baker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Josh Johnson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
80
0.72
Tom Baker
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.5
1.5
Josh Johnson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.268
1.268
Tom Baker
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
73
36.5
Josh Johnson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3740
33.73
Tom Baker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.2
1.2
Josh Johnson
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.41
2.41
Tom Baker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.316
0.316
Josh Johnson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.31
0.31
Tom Baker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
40.5
40.5
Josh Johnson
Career
Per 9 Innings
37.66
37.66

Fielding Stats for Tom Baker and Josh Johnson

Tom Baker
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Josh Johnson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
9
Tom Baker
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
5
Josh Johnson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
170
1.53
Tom Baker
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.5
Josh Johnson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
160
1.44
Tom Baker
Career
Per 9 Innings
54
27
Josh Johnson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2994
27
Tom Baker
Career
Per 9 Innings
18
9
Josh Johnson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
998
9
Tom Baker
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.5
Josh Johnson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
97
0.87
Tom Baker
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
1.5
Josh Johnson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
133
1.2
Tom Baker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Josh Johnson
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
0.06
Tom Baker
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
2
Josh Johnson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
237
2.14
Tom Baker
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
2
Josh Johnson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
230
2.07
Tom Baker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Josh Johnson
Career
Per 9 Innings
97.05
97.05
Tom Baker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.4
0.4
Josh Johnson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.353
1.353
Tom Baker
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
10
Josh Johnson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
94.12
94.12
Tom Baker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Josh Johnson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
0.11
Tom Baker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Josh Johnson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tom Baker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Josh Johnson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tom Baker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Josh Johnson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tom Baker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Josh Johnson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Tom Baker and Josh Johnson

Tom Baker
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1
Josh Johnson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9
9
Tom Baker
Career
Per 600 PAverified
10
2000
Josh Johnson
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
171
322.64
Tom Baker
Career
Per 600 PA
3
600
Josh Johnson
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
318
600
Tom Baker
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
600
Josh Johnson
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
272
513.21
Tom Baker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Josh Johnson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.125
0.125
Tom Baker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Josh Johnson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.425
0.425
Tom Baker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Josh Johnson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
34
64.15
Tom Baker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Josh Johnson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
26
49.06
Tom Baker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Josh Johnson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
9.43
Tom Baker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Josh Johnson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tom Baker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Josh Johnson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
5.66
Tom Baker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Josh Johnson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8
15.09
Tom Baker
Career
Per 600 PA
Josh Johnson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.235
0.235
Tom Baker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Josh Johnson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.011
0.011
Tom Baker
Career
Per 600 PA
Josh Johnson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.088
0.088
Tom Baker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Josh Johnson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9.59
18.08
Tom Baker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Josh Johnson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
48
90.57
Tom Baker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Josh Johnson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
48
90.57
Tom Baker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Josh Johnson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.168
0.168
Tom Baker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Josh Johnson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.177
0.177
Tom Baker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Josh Johnson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.344
0.344
Tom Baker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Josh Johnson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.052
0.052
Tom Baker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Josh Johnson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.12
0.12
Tom Baker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Josh Johnson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.258
0.258
Tom Baker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Josh Johnson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.252
0.252
Tom Baker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Josh Johnson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
14
26.42
Tom Baker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Josh Johnson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
25
47.17
Tom Baker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Josh Johnson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
36
67.92
Tom Baker
Career
Per 600 PA
-0.32
-64.27
Josh Johnson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2.22
4.2
Tom Baker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Josh Johnson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tom Baker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Josh Johnson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
14
26.42
Tom Baker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Josh Johnson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tom Baker
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
2
400
Josh Johnson
Career
Per 600 PAverified
146
275.47
Tom Baker
Career
Per 600 PA
1.5
1.5
Josh Johnson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2.18
2.18
Tom Baker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Josh Johnson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.1
0.1
Tom Baker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Josh Johnson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
32
60.38
Tom Baker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Josh Johnson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tom Baker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Josh Johnson
Career
Per 600 PA
2
3.77
Tom Baker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Josh Johnson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tom Baker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Josh Johnson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tom Baker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Josh Johnson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tom Baker
Career
Per 600 PA
Josh Johnson
Career
Per 600 PA