Jay Baller vs. Otis Starks — Career Comparison

Jay Baller
Baby BoomersOregonThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaChicago CubsNational LeagueRelief Pitcher
Otis Starks
Lost GenerationTennesseeThrows LeftNorth AmericaBrooklyn Royal GiantsEastern Colored LeagueStarting Pitcher

Otis Starks built a career as a starting pitcher and Jay Baller as a reliever — different jobs with different demands — but on the metrics that apply to both, a comparison is still worth making. Otis Starks posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 4.95 and WHIP 1.567 compared to 5.24 and 1.676 for Jay Baller. By the career numbers, Otis Starks had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Jay Baller and Otis Starks

Jay Baller
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
6
Otis Starks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
8
Jay Baller
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
94
5.41
Otis Starks
Career
Per 9 Innings
63
1.49
Jay Baller
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
0.29
Otis Starks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
43
1.02
Jay Baller
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.23
Otis Starks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
0.33
Jay Baller
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
0.52
Otis Starks
Career
Per 9 Innings
24
0.57
Jay Baller
Career
Per 9 Innings
30.77
30.77
Otis Starks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
36.84
36.84
Jay Baller
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.32
5.32
Otis Starks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
68.25
68.25
Jay Baller
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Otis Starks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
26
0.62
Jay Baller
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Otis Starks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.07
Jay Baller
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.35
Otis Starks
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.02
Jay Baller
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
91
5.24
Otis Starks
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
209
4.95
Jay Baller
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.24
5.24
Otis Starks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.95
4.95
Jay Baller
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.42
5.42
Otis Starks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.86
4.86
Jay Baller
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.28
5.28
Otis Starks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.01
4.01
Jay Baller
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.277
0.277
Otis Starks
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.304
0.304
Jay Baller
Career
Per 9 Innings
469
27
Otis Starks
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1139
27
Jay Baller
Career
Per 9 Innings
156.1
9
Otis Starks
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
379.2
9
Jay Baller
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
169
9.73
Otis Starks
Career
Per 9 Innings
453
10.74
Jay Baller
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9.73
9.73
Otis Starks
Career
Per 9 Innings
10.74
10.74
Jay Baller
Career
Per 9 Innings
26
1.5
Otis Starks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
21
0.5
Jay Baller
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.5
1.5
Otis Starks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.5
0.5
Jay Baller
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.28
0.28
Otis Starks
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.33
0.33
Jay Baller
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
79
4.55
Otis Starks
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
142
3.37
Jay Baller
Career
Per 9 Innings
14
0.81
Otis Starks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Jay Baller
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.55
4.55
Otis Starks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.37
3.37
Jay Baller
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
117
6.74
Otis Starks
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
169
4.01
Jay Baller
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6.74
6.74
Otis Starks
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.01
4.01
Jay Baller
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.24
1.24
Otis Starks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.68
2.68
Jay Baller
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.254
1.254
Otis Starks
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.819
0.819
Jay Baller
Career
Per 9 Innings
11
0.63
Otis Starks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.07
Jay Baller
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5
0.29
Otis Starks
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
0.19
Jay Baller
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
0.4
Otis Starks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Jay Baller
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
710
40.87
Otis Starks
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1692
40.11
Jay Baller
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
36
2.07
Otis Starks
Career
Per 9 Innings
13
0.31
Jay Baller
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
98
5.64
Otis Starks
Career
Per 9 Innings
269
6.38
Jay Baller
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.64
5.64
Otis Starks
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.38
6.38
Jay Baller
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
0.63
Otis Starks
Career
Per 9 Innings
53
1.26
Jay Baller
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
0.29
Otis Starks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Jay Baller
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
0.46
Otis Starks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
21
0.5
Jay Baller
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.586
1.586
Otis Starks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.567
1.567
Jay Baller
Career
Per 9 Innings
610
35.12
Otis Starks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1489
35.3
Jay Baller
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.04
1.04
Otis Starks
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.27
4.27
Jay Baller
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.306
0.306
Otis Starks
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.333
0.333
Jay Baller
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
40.87
40.87
Otis Starks
Career
Per 9 Innings
40.11
40.11

Fielding Stats for Jay Baller and Otis Starks

Jay Baller
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
6
Otis Starks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
8
Jay Baller
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
94
5.41
Otis Starks
Career
Per 9 Innings
64
1.49
Jay Baller
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
0.29
Otis Starks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
44
1.02
Jay Baller
Career
Per 9 Innings
469
27
Otis Starks
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1160
27
Jay Baller
Career
Per 9 Innings
156.1
9
Otis Starks
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
386.2
9
Jay Baller
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
0.4
Otis Starks
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
8
0.19
Jay Baller
Career
Per 9 Innings
15
0.86
Otis Starks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
91
2.12
Jay Baller
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.06
Otis Starks
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
0.21
Jay Baller
Career
Per 9 Innings
23
1.32
Otis Starks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
108
2.51
Jay Baller
Career
Per 9 Innings
22
1.27
Otis Starks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
99
2.3
Jay Baller
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
95.65
95.65
Otis Starks
Career
Per 9 Innings
91.67
91.67
Jay Baller
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.234
0.234
Otis Starks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.547
1.547
Jay Baller
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.32
5.32
Otis Starks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
68.75
68.75
Jay Baller
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Otis Starks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.05
Jay Baller
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Otis Starks
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jay Baller
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Otis Starks
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jay Baller
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Otis Starks
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jay Baller
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Otis Starks
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Jay Baller and Otis Starks

Jay Baller
Career
Per 600 PA
6
6
Otis Starks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8
8
Jay Baller
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
94
3317.65
Otis Starks
Career
Per 600 PA
67
248.15
Jay Baller
Career
Per 600 PA
17
600
Otis Starks
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
162
600
Jay Baller
Career
Per 600 PA
14
494.12
Otis Starks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
144
533.33
Jay Baller
Career
Per 600 PA
0.071
0.071
Otis Starks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.139
0.139
Jay Baller
Career
Per 600 PA
0.324
0.324
Otis Starks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.41
0.41
Jay Baller
Career
Per 600 PA
1
35.29
Otis Starks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
20
74.07
Jay Baller
Career
Per 600 PA
1
35.29
Otis Starks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
18
66.67
Jay Baller
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Otis Starks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
7.41
Jay Baller
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Otis Starks
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jay Baller
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Otis Starks
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jay Baller
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Otis Starks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
7.41
Jay Baller
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Otis Starks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.1
0.1
Jay Baller
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Otis Starks
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jay Baller
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Otis Starks
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jay Baller
Career
Per 600 PA
0.14
5
Otis Starks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4.83
17.89
Jay Baller
Career
Per 600 PA
1
35.29
Otis Starks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
22
81.48
Jay Baller
Career
Per 600 PA
2
70.59
Otis Starks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
31
114.81
Jay Baller
Career
Per 600 PA
0.133
0.133
Otis Starks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.2
0.2
Jay Baller
Career
Per 600 PA
0.071
0.071
Otis Starks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.153
0.153
Jay Baller
Career
Per 600 PA
0.205
0.205
Otis Starks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.353
0.353
Jay Baller
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Otis Starks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.014
0.014
Jay Baller
Career
Per 600 PA
0.078
0.078
Otis Starks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.128
0.128
Jay Baller
Career
Per 600 PA
0.154
0.154
Otis Starks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.274
0.274
Jay Baller
Career
Per 600 PA
0.143
0.143
Otis Starks
Career
Per 600 PA
0.143
0.143
Jay Baller
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Otis Starks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
16
59.26
Jay Baller
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Otis Starks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
11.11
Jay Baller
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Otis Starks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
19
70.37
Jay Baller
Career
Per 600 PA
-0.41
-14.32
Otis Starks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3.59
13.3
Jay Baller
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
35.29
Otis Starks
Career
Per 600 PA
1
3.7
Jay Baller
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Otis Starks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10
37.04
Jay Baller
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Otis Starks
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jay Baller
Career
Per 600 PA
7
247.06
Otis Starks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
14.81
Jay Baller
Career
Per 600 PA
2.43
2.43
Otis Starks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
40.5
40.5
Jay Baller
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Otis Starks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2.5
2.5
Jay Baller
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
70.59
Otis Starks
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
7
25.93
Jay Baller
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Otis Starks
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jay Baller
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Otis Starks
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jay Baller
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Otis Starks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
3.7
Jay Baller
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Otis Starks
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jay Baller
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Otis Starks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
3.7
Jay Baller
Career
Per 600 PA
Otis Starks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
100
100