Travis Baptist vs. Ron Darling — Career Comparison

Travis Baptist
Gen XOregonThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaMinnesota TwinsAmerican LeagueRelief Pitcher
Ron Darling
Baby BoomersHawaiiThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaNew York MetsNational LeagueStarting PitcherGold GloveAll-Star

Ron Darling built a career as a starting pitcher and Travis Baptist as a reliever — different jobs with different demands — but on the metrics that apply to both, a comparison is still worth making. Ron Darling posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 3.87 and WHIP 1.352 compared to 5.67 and 1.704 for Travis Baptist. By the career numbers, Ron Darling had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Travis Baptist and Ron Darling

Travis Baptist
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Ron Darling
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
13
Travis Baptist
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
4.33
Ron Darling
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
382
1.46
Travis Baptist
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ron Darling
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
364
1.39
Travis Baptist
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ron Darling
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
136
0.52
Travis Baptist
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.33
Ron Darling
Career
Per 9 Innings
116
0.44
Travis Baptist
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ron Darling
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
53.97
53.97
Travis Baptist
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ron Darling
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
95.29
95.29
Travis Baptist
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ron Darling
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
37
0.14
Travis Baptist
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ron Darling
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
0.05
Travis Baptist
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ron Darling
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Travis Baptist
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
17
5.67
Ron Darling
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1016
3.87
Travis Baptist
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.67
5.67
Ron Darling
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.87
3.87
Travis Baptist
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.24
6.24
Ron Darling
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.84
3.84
Travis Baptist
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.81
5.81
Ron Darling
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.2
4.2
Travis Baptist
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.321
0.321
Ron Darling
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.252
0.252
Travis Baptist
Career
Per 9 Innings
81
27
Ron Darling
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
7081
27
Travis Baptist
Career
Per 9 Innings
27
9
Ron Darling
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2360.1
9
Travis Baptist
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
34
11.33
Ron Darling
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2244
8.56
Travis Baptist
Career
Per 9 Innings
11.33
11.33
Ron Darling
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.56
8.56
Travis Baptist
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5
1.67
Ron Darling
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
239
0.91
Travis Baptist
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.67
1.67
Ron Darling
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.91
0.91
Travis Baptist
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.38
0.38
Ron Darling
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.63
0.63
Travis Baptist
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
11
3.67
Ron Darling
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
906
3.45
Travis Baptist
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
0.33
Ron Darling
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
40
0.15
Travis Baptist
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.67
3.67
Ron Darling
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.45
3.45
Travis Baptist
Career
Per 9 Innings
11
3.67
Ron Darling
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1590
6.06
Travis Baptist
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.67
3.67
Ron Darling
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6.06
6.06
Travis Baptist
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.85
0.85
Ron Darling
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.16
4.16
Travis Baptist
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.815
0.815
Ron Darling
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.058
1.058
Travis Baptist
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Ron Darling
Career
Per 9 Innings
97
0.37
Travis Baptist
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Ron Darling
Career
Per 9 Innings
59
0.22
Travis Baptist
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Ron Darling
Career
Per 9 Innings
24
0.09
Travis Baptist
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
123
41
Ron Darling
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
10032
38.25
Travis Baptist
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
1.33
Ron Darling
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5
0.02
Travis Baptist
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
18
6
Ron Darling
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1139
4.34
Travis Baptist
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
6
Ron Darling
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.34
4.34
Travis Baptist
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Ron Darling
Career
Per 9 Innings
95
0.36
Travis Baptist
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6
2
Ron Darling
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
73
0.28
Travis Baptist
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.67
Ron Darling
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
166
0.63
Travis Baptist
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.667
1.667
Ron Darling
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.335
1.335
Travis Baptist
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
106
35.33
Ron Darling
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
8899
33.93
Travis Baptist
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.38
1.38
Ron Darling
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.98
2.98
Travis Baptist
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.322
0.322
Ron Darling
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.284
0.284
Travis Baptist
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
41
41
Ron Darling
Career
Per 9 Innings
38.25
38.25

Fielding Stats for Travis Baptist and Ron Darling

Travis Baptist
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Ron Darling
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
13
Travis Baptist
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
4.33
Ron Darling
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
382
1.46
Travis Baptist
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ron Darling
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
364
1.39
Travis Baptist
Career
Per 9 Innings
81
27
Ron Darling
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
7081
27
Travis Baptist
Career
Per 9 Innings
27
9
Ron Darling
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2360.1
9
Travis Baptist
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
2
Ron Darling
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
177
0.67
Travis Baptist
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.67
Ron Darling
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
391
1.49
Travis Baptist
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Ron Darling
Career
Per 9 Innings
37
0.14
Travis Baptist
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
2.67
Ron Darling
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
605
2.31
Travis Baptist
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
2.67
Ron Darling
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
568
2.17
Travis Baptist
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Ron Darling
Career
Per 9 Innings
93.88
93.88
Travis Baptist
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.615
0.615
Ron Darling
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.487
1.487
Travis Baptist
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ron Darling
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
95.29
95.29
Travis Baptist
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ron Darling
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
37
0.14
Travis Baptist
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ron Darling
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Travis Baptist
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ron Darling
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Travis Baptist
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ron Darling
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Travis Baptist
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ron Darling
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Travis Baptist and Ron Darling

Travis Baptist
Career
Per 600 PA
1
Ron Darling
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
13
13
Travis Baptist
Career
Per 600 PA
13
Ron Darling
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
402
396.71
Travis Baptist
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Ron Darling
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
608
600
Travis Baptist
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Ron Darling
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
526
519.08
Travis Baptist
Career
Per 600 PA
Ron Darling
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.145
0.145
Travis Baptist
Career
Per 600 PA
Ron Darling
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.45
0.45
Travis Baptist
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Ron Darling
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
76
75
Travis Baptist
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Ron Darling
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
51
50.33
Travis Baptist
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Ron Darling
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
21
20.72
Travis Baptist
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Ron Darling
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
1.97
Travis Baptist
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Ron Darling
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
1.97
Travis Baptist
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Ron Darling
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
25
24.67
Travis Baptist
Career
Per 600 PA
Ron Darling
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.329
0.329
Travis Baptist
Career
Per 600 PA
Ron Darling
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.004
0.004
Travis Baptist
Career
Per 600 PA
Ron Darling
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.026
0.026
Travis Baptist
Career
Per 600 PA
Ron Darling
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
19.46
19.2
Travis Baptist
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Ron Darling
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
107
105.59
Travis Baptist
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Ron Darling
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
92
90.79
Travis Baptist
Career
Per 600 PA
Ron Darling
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.169
0.169
Travis Baptist
Career
Per 600 PA
Ron Darling
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.203
0.203
Travis Baptist
Career
Per 600 PA
Ron Darling
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.373
0.373
Travis Baptist
Career
Per 600 PA
Ron Darling
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.059
0.059
Travis Baptist
Career
Per 600 PA
Ron Darling
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.127
0.127
Travis Baptist
Career
Per 600 PA
Ron Darling
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.274
0.274
Travis Baptist
Career
Per 600 PA
Ron Darling
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.211
0.211
Travis Baptist
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Ron Darling
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
39
38.49
Travis Baptist
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Ron Darling
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
21
20.72
Travis Baptist
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Ron Darling
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
58
57.24
Travis Baptist
Career
Per 600 PA
Ron Darling
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9.78
9.65
Travis Baptist
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Ron Darling
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
0.99
Travis Baptist
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Ron Darling
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
15
14.8
Travis Baptist
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Ron Darling
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Travis Baptist
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
Ron Darling
Career
Per 600 PA
175
172.7
Travis Baptist
Career
Per 600 PA
Ron Darling
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3.47
3.47
Travis Baptist
Career
Per 600 PA
Ron Darling
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.09
0.09
Travis Baptist
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Ron Darling
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
65
64.14
Travis Baptist
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Ron Darling
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
0.99
Travis Baptist
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
Ron Darling
Career
Per 600 PA
2
1.97
Travis Baptist
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Ron Darling
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
0.99
Travis Baptist
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Ron Darling
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Travis Baptist
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Ron Darling
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
0.99
Travis Baptist
Career
Per 600 PA
Ron Darling
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
100
100