Travis Baptist vs. Ken Gables — Career Comparison

Travis Baptist
Gen XOregonThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaMinnesota TwinsAmerican LeagueRelief Pitcher
Ken Gables
Greatest GenerationMissouriThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaPittsburgh PiratesNational LeagueStarting Pitcher

Ken Gables 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. Ken Gables posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 4.69 and WHIP 1.473 compared to 5.67 and 1.704 for Travis Baptist. By the career numbers, Ken Gables had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Travis Baptist and Ken Gables

Travis Baptist
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Ken Gables
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
3
Travis Baptist
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
4.33
Ken Gables
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
62
2.33
Travis Baptist
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ken Gables
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
23
0.86
Travis Baptist
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ken Gables
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
0.49
Travis Baptist
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.33
Ken Gables
Career
Per 9 Innings
11
0.41
Travis Baptist
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ken Gables
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
54.17
54.17
Travis Baptist
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ken Gables
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
37.1
37.1
Travis Baptist
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ken Gables
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.23
Travis Baptist
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ken Gables
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Travis Baptist
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ken Gables
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.08
Travis Baptist
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
17
5.67
Ken Gables
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
125
4.69
Travis Baptist
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.67
5.67
Ken Gables
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.69
4.69
Travis Baptist
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.24
6.24
Ken Gables
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.04
4.04
Travis Baptist
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.81
5.81
Ken Gables
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.04
4.04
Travis Baptist
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.321
0.321
Ken Gables
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.265
0.265
Travis Baptist
Career
Per 9 Innings
81
27
Ken Gables
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
719
27
Travis Baptist
Career
Per 9 Innings
27
9
Ken Gables
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
239.2
9
Travis Baptist
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
34
11.33
Ken Gables
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
255
9.58
Travis Baptist
Career
Per 9 Innings
11.33
11.33
Ken Gables
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9.58
9.58
Travis Baptist
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5
1.67
Ken Gables
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
0.34
Travis Baptist
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.67
1.67
Ken Gables
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.34
0.34
Travis Baptist
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.38
0.38
Ken Gables
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.15
0.15
Travis Baptist
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
3.67
Ken Gables
Career
Per 9 Innings
98
3.68
Travis Baptist
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.33
Ken Gables
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Travis Baptist
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.67
3.67
Ken Gables
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.68
3.68
Travis Baptist
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
3.67
Ken Gables
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
88
3.3
Travis Baptist
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.67
3.67
Ken Gables
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.3
3.3
Travis Baptist
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.85
0.85
Ken Gables
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.42
1.42
Travis Baptist
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.815
0.815
Ken Gables
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.776
0.776
Travis Baptist
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Ken Gables
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.08
Travis Baptist
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Ken Gables
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
0.19
Travis Baptist
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Ken Gables
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.04
Travis Baptist
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
123
41
Ken Gables
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1066
40.03
Travis Baptist
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
1.33
Ken Gables
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
20
0.75
Travis Baptist
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
18
6
Ken Gables
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
135
5.07
Travis Baptist
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
6
Ken Gables
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.07
5.07
Travis Baptist
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ken Gables
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Travis Baptist
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
2
Ken Gables
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Travis Baptist
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.67
Ken Gables
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Travis Baptist
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.667
1.667
Ken Gables
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.473
1.473
Travis Baptist
Career
Per 9 Innings
106
35.33
Ken Gables
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
963
36.16
Travis Baptist
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.38
1.38
Ken Gables
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.18
2.18
Travis Baptist
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.322
0.322
Ken Gables
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.284
0.284
Travis Baptist
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
41
41
Ken Gables
Career
Per 9 Innings
40.03
40.03

Fielding Stats for Travis Baptist and Ken Gables

Travis Baptist
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
1
Ken Gables
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3
Travis Baptist
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
4.33
Ken Gables
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
62
Travis Baptist
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ken Gables
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Travis Baptist
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
81
27
Ken Gables
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Travis Baptist
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
27
9
Ken Gables
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Travis Baptist
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
2
Ken Gables
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
8
Travis Baptist
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.67
Ken Gables
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
29
Travis Baptist
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ken Gables
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
Travis Baptist
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
2.67
Ken Gables
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
38
Travis Baptist
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
2.67
Ken Gables
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
37
Travis Baptist
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Ken Gables
Career
Per 9 Innings
97.37
Travis Baptist
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.615
0.615
Ken Gables
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.597
Travis Baptist
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ken Gables
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Travis Baptist
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ken Gables
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Travis Baptist
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ken Gables
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Travis Baptist
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ken Gables
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Travis Baptist
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ken Gables
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Travis Baptist
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ken Gables
Career
Per 9 Innings
0

Hitting Stats for Travis Baptist and Ken Gables

Travis Baptist
Career
Per 600 PA
1
Ken Gables
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
3
Travis Baptist
Career
Per 600 PA
13
Ken Gables
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
62
539.13
Travis Baptist
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Ken Gables
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
69
600
Travis Baptist
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Ken Gables
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
63
547.83
Travis Baptist
Career
Per 600 PA
Ken Gables
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.159
0.159
Travis Baptist
Career
Per 600 PA
Ken Gables
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.442
0.442
Travis Baptist
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Ken Gables
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10
86.96
Travis Baptist
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Ken Gables
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
52.17
Travis Baptist
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Ken Gables
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
34.78
Travis Baptist
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Ken Gables
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Travis Baptist
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Ken Gables
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Travis Baptist
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Ken Gables
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
34.78
Travis Baptist
Career
Per 600 PA
Ken Gables
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.4
0.4
Travis Baptist
Career
Per 600 PA
Ken Gables
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Travis Baptist
Career
Per 600 PA
Ken Gables
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Travis Baptist
Career
Per 600 PA
Ken Gables
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2.28
19.78
Travis Baptist
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Ken Gables
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
14
121.74
Travis Baptist
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Ken Gables
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
11
95.65
Travis Baptist
Career
Per 600 PA
Ken Gables
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.172
0.172
Travis Baptist
Career
Per 600 PA
Ken Gables
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.222
0.222
Travis Baptist
Career
Per 600 PA
Ken Gables
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.394
0.394
Travis Baptist
Career
Per 600 PA
Ken Gables
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.064
0.064
Travis Baptist
Career
Per 600 PA
Ken Gables
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.133
0.133
Travis Baptist
Career
Per 600 PA
Ken Gables
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.278
0.278
Travis Baptist
Career
Per 600 PA
Ken Gables
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.2
0.2
Travis Baptist
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Ken Gables
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
43.48
Travis Baptist
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Ken Gables
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
8.7
Travis Baptist
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Ken Gables
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
52.17
Travis Baptist
Career
Per 600 PA
Ken Gables
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1.1
9.53
Travis Baptist
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Ken Gables
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Travis Baptist
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Ken Gables
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
8.7
Travis Baptist
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Ken Gables
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Travis Baptist
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
Ken Gables
Career
Per 600 PA
13
113.04
Travis Baptist
Career
Per 600 PA
Ken Gables
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5.31
5.31
Travis Baptist
Career
Per 600 PA
Ken Gables
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.08
0.08
Travis Baptist
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Ken Gables
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
43.48
Travis Baptist
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Ken Gables
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Travis Baptist
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
Ken Gables
Career
Per 600 PA
1
8.7
Travis Baptist
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Ken Gables
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Travis Baptist
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Ken Gables
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Travis Baptist
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Ken Gables
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Travis Baptist
Career
Per 600 PA
Ken Gables
Career
Per 600 PA