Dave Baldwin vs. Bill James — Career Comparison

Dave Baldwin
Silent GenerationArizonaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaWashington SenatorsAmerican LeagueRelief Pitcher
Bill James
Lost GenerationCaliforniaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaBoston BravesNational LeagueStarting Pitcher

Bill James built a career as a starting pitcher and Dave Baldwin as a reliever — different jobs with different demands — but on the metrics that apply to both, a comparison is still worth making. Bill James posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 2.28 and WHIP 1.233 compared to 3.08 and 1.300 for Dave Baldwin. By the career numbers, Bill James had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Dave Baldwin and Bill James

Dave Baldwin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
6
Bill James
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
4
Dave Baldwin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
176
7.05
Bill James
Career
Per 9 Innings
84
1.4
Dave Baldwin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill James
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
61
1.01
Dave Baldwin
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
0.24
Bill James
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
37
0.61
Dave Baldwin
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
11
0.44
Bill James
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
21
0.35
Dave Baldwin
Career
Per 9 Innings
35.29
35.29
Bill James
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
63.79
63.79
Dave Baldwin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill James
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
72.62
72.62
Dave Baldwin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill James
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
44
0.73
Dave Baldwin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill James
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.08
Dave Baldwin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
22
0.88
Bill James
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.03
Dave Baldwin
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
77
3.08
Bill James
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
137
2.28
Dave Baldwin
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.08
3.08
Bill James
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.28
2.28
Dave Baldwin
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.15
3.15
Bill James
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.97
2.97
Dave Baldwin
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.83
3.83
Bill James
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.63
3.63
Dave Baldwin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.228
0.228
Bill James
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.235
0.235
Dave Baldwin
Career
Per 9 Innings
674
27
Bill James
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1625
27
Dave Baldwin
Career
Per 9 Innings
224.2
9
Bill James
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
541.2
9
Dave Baldwin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
190
7.61
Bill James
Career
Per 9 Innings
469
7.79
Dave Baldwin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.61
7.61
Bill James
Career
Per 9 Innings
7.79
7.79
Dave Baldwin
Career
Per 9 Innings
17
0.68
Bill James
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
0.23
Dave Baldwin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.68
0.68
Bill James
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.23
0.23
Dave Baldwin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.1
0.1
Bill James
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.17
0.17
Dave Baldwin
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
89
3.57
Bill James
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
199
3.31
Dave Baldwin
Career
Per 9 Innings
13
0.52
Bill James
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Dave Baldwin
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.57
3.57
Bill James
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.31
3.31
Dave Baldwin
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
164
6.57
Bill James
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
253
4.2
Dave Baldwin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6.57
6.57
Bill James
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.2
4.2
Dave Baldwin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.93
0.93
Bill James
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.01
3.01
Dave Baldwin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.126
1.126
Bill James
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.835
0.835
Dave Baldwin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.24
Bill James
Career
Per 9 Innings
17
0.28
Dave Baldwin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
0.36
Bill James
Career
Per 9 Innings
22
0.37
Dave Baldwin
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
0.04
Bill James
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.03
Dave Baldwin
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
937
37.54
Bill James
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2217
36.84
Dave Baldwin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
80
3.2
Bill James
Career
Per 9 Innings
20
0.33
Dave Baldwin
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
85
3.41
Bill James
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
196
3.26
Dave Baldwin
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.41
3.41
Bill James
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.26
3.26
Dave Baldwin
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.16
Bill James
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Dave Baldwin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill James
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dave Baldwin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.04
Bill James
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dave Baldwin
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.242
1.242
Bill James
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.233
1.233
Dave Baldwin
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
835
33.45
Bill James
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1996
33.16
Dave Baldwin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.48
0.48
Bill James
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.33
2.33
Dave Baldwin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.265
0.265
Bill James
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.263
0.263
Dave Baldwin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
37.54
37.54
Bill James
Career
Per 9 Innings
36.84
36.84

Fielding Stats for Dave Baldwin and Bill James

Dave Baldwin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
6
Bill James
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
Dave Baldwin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
176
7.05
Bill James
Career
Per 9 Innings
84
Dave Baldwin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill James
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Dave Baldwin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
674
27
Bill James
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Dave Baldwin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
224.2
9
Bill James
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Dave Baldwin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
0.6
Bill James
Career
Per 9 Innings
13
Dave Baldwin
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
49
1.96
Bill James
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
148
Dave Baldwin
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill James
Career
Per 9 Innings
17
Dave Baldwin
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
64
2.56
Bill James
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
178
Dave Baldwin
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
64
2.56
Bill James
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
161
Dave Baldwin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Bill James
Career
Per 9 Innings
90.45
Dave Baldwin
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.364
0.364
Bill James
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1.917
Dave Baldwin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill James
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Dave Baldwin
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.04
Bill James
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
9
Dave Baldwin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill James
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Dave Baldwin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill James
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Dave Baldwin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill James
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Dave Baldwin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill James
Career
Per 9 Innings
0

Hitting Stats for Dave Baldwin and Bill James

Dave Baldwin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
6
Bill James
Career
Per 600 PA
4
4
Dave Baldwin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
176
6600
Bill James
Career
Per 600 PA
88
251.43
Dave Baldwin
Career
Per 600 PA
16
600
Bill James
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
210
600
Dave Baldwin
Career
Per 600 PA
15
562.5
Bill James
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
199
568.57
Dave Baldwin
Career
Per 600 PA
0.067
0.067
Bill James
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.231
0.231
Dave Baldwin
Career
Per 600 PA
0.219
0.219
Bill James
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.529
0.529
Dave Baldwin
Career
Per 600 PA
1
37.5
Bill James
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
46
131.43
Dave Baldwin
Career
Per 600 PA
1
37.5
Bill James
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
41
117.14
Dave Baldwin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill James
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
14.29
Dave Baldwin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill James
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dave Baldwin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill James
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dave Baldwin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill James
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
14.29
Dave Baldwin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill James
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.109
0.109
Dave Baldwin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill James
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dave Baldwin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill James
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dave Baldwin
Career
Per 600 PA
0.13
4.95
Bill James
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
12.16
34.74
Dave Baldwin
Career
Per 600 PA
1
37.5
Bill James
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
51
145.71
Dave Baldwin
Career
Per 600 PA
2
75
Bill James
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
49
140
Dave Baldwin
Career
Per 600 PA
0.125
0.125
Bill James
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.243
0.243
Dave Baldwin
Career
Per 600 PA
0.067
0.067
Bill James
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.256
0.256
Dave Baldwin
Career
Per 600 PA
0.192
0.192
Bill James
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.499
0.499
Dave Baldwin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill James
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.025
0.025
Dave Baldwin
Career
Per 600 PA
0.073
0.073
Bill James
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.173
0.173
Dave Baldwin
Career
Per 600 PA
0.143
0.143
Bill James
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.366
0.366
Dave Baldwin
Career
Per 600 PA
0.2
0.2
Bill James
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.297
0.297
Dave Baldwin
Career
Per 600 PA
1
37.5
Bill James
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
18
51.43
Dave Baldwin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill James
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9
25.71
Dave Baldwin
Career
Per 600 PA
1
37.5
Bill James
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
27
77.14
Dave Baldwin
Career
Per 600 PA
-0.61
-23.01
Bill James
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
13.98
39.94
Dave Baldwin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill James
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
2.86
Dave Baldwin
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
37.5
Bill James
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
2
5.71
Dave Baldwin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill James
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dave Baldwin
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
10
375
Bill James
Career
Per 600 PAverified
44
125.71
Dave Baldwin
Career
Per 600 PA
1.6
1.6
Bill James
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4.77
4.77
Dave Baldwin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.1
0.1
Bill James
Career
Per 600 PA
0.05
0.05
Dave Baldwin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill James
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8
22.86
Dave Baldwin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill James
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dave Baldwin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill James
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dave Baldwin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill James
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
5.71
Dave Baldwin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill James
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dave Baldwin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill James
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
5.71
Dave Baldwin
Career
Per 600 PA
Bill James
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
100
100