Tom Baker vs. Bob Smith — Career Comparison

Tom Baker
Silent GenerationWashingtonThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaChicago CubsNational LeagueRelief Pitcher
Bob Smith
Lost GenerationTennesseeThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaBoston BravesNational LeagueStarting Pitcher

Bob Smith 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 3.94 and 1.399 for Bob Smith. 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 Bob Smith

Tom Baker
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Bob Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
13
Tom Baker
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
5
Bob Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
435
1.74
Tom Baker
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.5
Bob Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
229
0.92
Tom Baker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bob Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
106
0.42
Tom Baker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.5
Bob Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
139
0.56
Tom Baker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bob Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
43.27
43.27
Tom Baker
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
10
Bob Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
52.64
52.64
Tom Baker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bob Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
128
0.51
Tom Baker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bob Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
16
0.06
Tom Baker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bob Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
40
0.16
Tom Baker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
3
Bob Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
983
3.94
Tom Baker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
3
Bob Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.94
3.94
Tom Baker
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.92
4.92
Bob Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.99
3.99
Tom Baker
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.22
4.22
Bob Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.13
4.13
Tom Baker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.274
0.274
Bob Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.276
0.276
Tom Baker
Career
Per 9 Innings
54
27
Bob Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6739
27
Tom Baker
Career
Per 9 Innings
18
9
Bob Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2246.1
9
Tom Baker
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
20
10
Bob Smith
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2472
9.9
Tom Baker
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
10
Bob Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9.9
9.9
Tom Baker
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
1
Bob Smith
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
132
0.53
Tom Baker
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Bob Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.53
0.53
Tom Baker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.2
0.2
Bob Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.3
0.3
Tom Baker
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
7
3.5
Bob Smith
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
670
2.68
Tom Baker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bob Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tom Baker
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.5
3.5
Bob Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.68
2.68
Tom Baker
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
7
Bob Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
618
2.48
Tom Baker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
7
Bob Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.48
2.48
Tom Baker
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.4
1.4
Bob Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.42
1.42
Tom Baker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.167
1.167
Bob Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.573
0.573
Tom Baker
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4
2
Bob Smith
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
0.04
Tom Baker
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
0.5
Bob Smith
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
18
0.07
Tom Baker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Bob Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.02
Tom Baker
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
81
40.5
Bob Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
9652
38.67
Tom Baker
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.5
Bob Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
156
0.63
Tom Baker
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
12
6
Bob Smith
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1139
4.56
Tom Baker
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
6
Bob Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.56
4.56
Tom Baker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bob Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tom Baker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bob Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tom Baker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bob Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tom Baker
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.5
1.5
Bob Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.399
1.399
Tom Baker
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
73
36.5
Bob Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
8964
35.91
Tom Baker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.2
1.2
Bob Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.62
2.62
Tom Baker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.316
0.316
Bob Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.285
0.285
Tom Baker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
40.5
40.5
Bob Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
38.67
38.67

Fielding Stats for Tom Baker and Bob Smith

Tom Baker
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
1
Bob Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
15
Tom Baker
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
5
Bob Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
692
Tom Baker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.5
Bob Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Tom Baker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
54
27
Bob Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Tom Baker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
18
9
Bob Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Tom Baker
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.5
Bob Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
659
Tom Baker
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
1.5
Bob Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1391
Tom Baker
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bob Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
89
Tom Baker
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
2
Bob Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2139
Tom Baker
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
2
Bob Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2050
Tom Baker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Bob Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
95.84
Tom Baker
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.4
0.4
Bob Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2.962
Tom Baker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
10
Bob Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Tom Baker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bob Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
198
Tom Baker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bob Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Tom Baker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bob Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Tom Baker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bob Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Tom Baker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bob Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0

Hitting Stats for Tom Baker and Bob Smith

Tom Baker
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1
Bob Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
15
15
Tom Baker
Career
Per 600 PAverified
10
2000
Bob Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
742
248.3
Tom Baker
Career
Per 600 PA
3
600
Bob Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1793
600
Tom Baker
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
600
Bob Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1689
565.2
Tom Baker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bob Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.242
0.242
Tom Baker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bob Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.595
0.595
Tom Baker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bob Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
409
136.87
Tom Baker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bob Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
323
108.09
Tom Baker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bob Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
64
21.42
Tom Baker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bob Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
17
5.69
Tom Baker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bob Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
1.67
Tom Baker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bob Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
86
28.78
Tom Baker
Career
Per 600 PA
Bob Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.21
0.21
Tom Baker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bob Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.003
0.003
Tom Baker
Career
Per 600 PA
Bob Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.012
0.012
Tom Baker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bob Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
135.95
45.49
Tom Baker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bob Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
522
174.68
Tom Baker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bob Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
462
154.6
Tom Baker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bob Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.265
0.265
Tom Baker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bob Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.309
0.309
Tom Baker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bob Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.574
0.574
Tom Baker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bob Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.067
0.067
Tom Baker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bob Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.197
0.197
Tom Baker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bob Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.455
0.455
Tom Baker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bob Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.257
0.257
Tom Baker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bob Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
154
51.53
Tom Baker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bob Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
166
55.55
Tom Baker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bob Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
315
105.41
Tom Baker
Career
Per 600 PA
-0.32
-64.27
Bob Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
152.81
51.14
Tom Baker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bob Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
0.33
Tom Baker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bob Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
52
17.4
Tom Baker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bob Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tom Baker
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
2
400
Bob Smith
Career
Per 600 PAverified
110
36.81
Tom Baker
Career
Per 600 PA
1.5
1.5
Bob Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
16.3
16.3
Tom Baker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bob Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.47
0.47
Tom Baker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bob Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
51
17.07
Tom Baker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bob Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tom Baker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Bob Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
5
1.67
Tom Baker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bob Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
16
5.35
Tom Baker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bob Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
13
4.35
Tom Baker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bob Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
29
9.7
Tom Baker
Career
Per 600 PA
Bob Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
55.17
55.17