Tom Baker vs. Marty McHale — Career Comparison

Tom Baker
Silent GenerationWashingtonThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaChicago CubsNational LeagueRelief Pitcher
Marty McHale
Lost GenerationMassachusettsThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaNew York YankeesAmerican LeagueStarting Pitcher

Marty McHale 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 3.57 and 1.289 for Marty McHale. 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 Marty McHale

Tom Baker
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Marty McHale
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
6
Tom Baker
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
5
Marty McHale
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
64
1.61
Tom Baker
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.5
Marty McHale
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
44
1.11
Tom Baker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Marty McHale
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
0.3
Tom Baker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.5
Marty McHale
Career
Per 9 Innings
30
0.75
Tom Baker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Marty McHale
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
28.57
28.57
Tom Baker
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
10
Marty McHale
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
68.75
68.75
Tom Baker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Marty McHale
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
23
0.58
Tom Baker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Marty McHale
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.03
Tom Baker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Marty McHale
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.03
Tom Baker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
3
Marty McHale
Career
Per 9 Innings
142
3.57
Tom Baker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
3
Marty McHale
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.57
3.57
Tom Baker
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.92
4.92
Marty McHale
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.39
3.39
Tom Baker
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.22
4.22
Marty McHale
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.27
3.27
Tom Baker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.274
0.274
Marty McHale
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.276
0.276
Tom Baker
Career
Per 9 Innings
54
27
Marty McHale
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1075
27
Tom Baker
Career
Per 9 Innings
18
9
Marty McHale
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
358.1
9
Tom Baker
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
20
10
Marty McHale
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
381
9.57
Tom Baker
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
10
Marty McHale
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9.57
9.57
Tom Baker
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
1
Marty McHale
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
0.18
Tom Baker
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Marty McHale
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.18
0.18
Tom Baker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.2
0.2
Marty McHale
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.11
0.11
Tom Baker
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
7
3.5
Marty McHale
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
81
2.03
Tom Baker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Marty McHale
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tom Baker
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.5
3.5
Marty McHale
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.03
2.03
Tom Baker
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
7
Marty McHale
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
131
3.29
Tom Baker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
7
Marty McHale
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.29
3.29
Tom Baker
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.4
1.4
Marty McHale
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.05
2.05
Tom Baker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.167
1.167
Marty McHale
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.592
0.592
Tom Baker
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4
2
Marty McHale
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
0.18
Tom Baker
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
0.5
Marty McHale
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
0.2
Tom Baker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Marty McHale
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tom Baker
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
81
40.5
Marty McHale
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1472
36.97
Tom Baker
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.5
Marty McHale
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
13
0.33
Tom Baker
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
12
6
Marty McHale
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
182
4.57
Tom Baker
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
6
Marty McHale
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.57
4.57
Tom Baker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Marty McHale
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tom Baker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Marty McHale
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tom Baker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Marty McHale
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tom Baker
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.5
1.5
Marty McHale
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.289
1.289
Tom Baker
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
73
36.5
Marty McHale
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1383
34.74
Tom Baker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.2
1.2
Marty McHale
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.84
2.84
Tom Baker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.316
0.316
Marty McHale
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.3
0.3
Tom Baker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
40.5
40.5
Marty McHale
Career
Per 9 Innings
36.97
36.97

Fielding Stats for Tom Baker and Marty McHale

Tom Baker
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Marty McHale
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
6
Tom Baker
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
5
Marty McHale
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
64
41.14
Tom Baker
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.5
Marty McHale
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
1.29
Tom Baker
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
54
27
Marty McHale
Career
Per 9 Innings
42
27
Tom Baker
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
18
9
Marty McHale
Career
Per 9 Innings
14
9
Tom Baker
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.5
Marty McHale
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
7.07
Tom Baker
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
1.5
Marty McHale
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
90
57.86
Tom Baker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Marty McHale
Career
Per 9 Innings
11
7.07
Tom Baker
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
2
Marty McHale
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
112
72
Tom Baker
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
2
Marty McHale
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
101
64.93
Tom Baker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Marty McHale
Career
Per 9 Innings
90.18
90.18
Tom Baker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.4
0.4
Marty McHale
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.578
1.578
Tom Baker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
10
Marty McHale
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.13
3.13
Tom Baker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Marty McHale
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
2.57
Tom Baker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Marty McHale
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tom Baker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Marty McHale
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tom Baker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Marty McHale
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tom Baker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Marty McHale
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Tom Baker and Marty McHale

Tom Baker
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1
Marty McHale
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
6
Tom Baker
Career
Per 600 PAverified
10
2000
Marty McHale
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
65
312
Tom Baker
Career
Per 600 PA
3
600
Marty McHale
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
125
600
Tom Baker
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
600
Marty McHale
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
107
513.6
Tom Baker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Marty McHale
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.14
0.14
Tom Baker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Marty McHale
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.463
0.463
Tom Baker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Marty McHale
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
15
72
Tom Baker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Marty McHale
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
14
67.2
Tom Baker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Marty McHale
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tom Baker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Marty McHale
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
4.8
Tom Baker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Marty McHale
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tom Baker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Marty McHale
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
4.8
Tom Baker
Career
Per 600 PA
Marty McHale
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.067
0.067
Tom Baker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Marty McHale
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tom Baker
Career
Per 600 PA
Marty McHale
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tom Baker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Marty McHale
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4.92
23.63
Tom Baker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Marty McHale
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
17
81.6
Tom Baker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Marty McHale
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
29
139.2
Tom Baker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Marty McHale
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.24
0.24
Tom Baker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Marty McHale
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.159
0.159
Tom Baker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Marty McHale
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.399
0.399
Tom Baker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Marty McHale
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.019
0.019
Tom Baker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Marty McHale
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.148
0.148
Tom Baker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Marty McHale
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.348
0.348
Tom Baker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Marty McHale
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.188
0.188
Tom Baker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Marty McHale
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9
43.2
Tom Baker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Marty McHale
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
14.4
Tom Baker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Marty McHale
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
12
57.6
Tom Baker
Career
Per 600 PA
-0.32
-64.27
Marty McHale
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4.76
22.84
Tom Baker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Marty McHale
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
4.8
Tom Baker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Marty McHale
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
13
62.4
Tom Baker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Marty McHale
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tom Baker
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
2
400
Marty McHale
Career
Per 600 PAverified
27
129.6
Tom Baker
Career
Per 600 PA
1.5
1.5
Marty McHale
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4.63
4.63
Tom Baker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Marty McHale
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.48
0.48
Tom Baker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Marty McHale
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
19.2
Tom Baker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Marty McHale
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tom Baker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Marty McHale
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tom Baker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Marty McHale
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
4.8
Tom Baker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Marty McHale
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tom Baker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Marty McHale
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
4.8
Tom Baker
Career
Per 600 PA
Marty McHale
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
100
100