Travis Baptist vs. Joe Giard — Career Comparison

Travis Baptist
Gen XOregonThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaMinnesota TwinsAmerican LeagueRelief Pitcher
Joe Giard
Lost GenerationMassachusettsThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaSt. Louis BrownsAmerican LeagueStarting Pitcher

Joe Giard 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. Travis Baptist posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 5.67 and WHIP 1.704 compared to 5.96 and 1.812 for Joe Giard. By the career numbers, Travis Baptist had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Travis Baptist and Joe Giard

Travis Baptist
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Joe Giard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
3
Travis Baptist
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
4.33
Joe Giard
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
68
2.2
Travis Baptist
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Giard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
36
1.17
Travis Baptist
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Giard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
0.42
Travis Baptist
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.33
Joe Giard
Career
Per 9 Innings
15
0.49
Travis Baptist
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Giard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
46.43
46.43
Travis Baptist
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Giard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
52.94
52.94
Travis Baptist
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Giard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
0.36
Travis Baptist
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Giard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.13
Travis Baptist
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Giard
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Travis Baptist
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
17
5.67
Joe Giard
Career
Per 9 Innings
184
5.96
Travis Baptist
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.67
5.67
Joe Giard
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.96
5.96
Travis Baptist
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.24
6.24
Joe Giard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6.07
6.07
Travis Baptist
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.81
5.81
Joe Giard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.41
5.41
Travis Baptist
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.321
0.321
Joe Giard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.296
0.296
Travis Baptist
Career
Per 9 Innings
81
27
Joe Giard
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
833
27
Travis Baptist
Career
Per 9 Innings
27
9
Joe Giard
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
277.2
9
Travis Baptist
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
34
11.33
Joe Giard
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
330
10.7
Travis Baptist
Career
Per 9 Innings
11.33
11.33
Joe Giard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10.7
10.7
Travis Baptist
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5
1.67
Joe Giard
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
21
0.68
Travis Baptist
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.67
1.67
Joe Giard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.68
0.68
Travis Baptist
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.38
0.38
Joe Giard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.31
0.31
Travis Baptist
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
3.67
Joe Giard
Career
Per 9 Innings
173
5.61
Travis Baptist
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.33
Joe Giard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Travis Baptist
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.67
3.67
Joe Giard
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.61
5.61
Travis Baptist
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
3.67
Joe Giard
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
71
2.3
Travis Baptist
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.67
3.67
Joe Giard
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.3
2.3
Travis Baptist
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.85
0.85
Joe Giard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.04
1.04
Travis Baptist
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.815
0.815
Joe Giard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.879
0.879
Travis Baptist
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Joe Giard
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
0.16
Travis Baptist
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Joe Giard
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
0.19
Travis Baptist
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Giard
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Travis Baptist
Career
Per 9 Innings
123
41
Joe Giard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1294
41.94
Travis Baptist
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
1.33
Joe Giard
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
13
0.42
Travis Baptist
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
18
6
Joe Giard
Career
Per 9 Innings
202
6.55
Travis Baptist
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
6
Joe Giard
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.55
6.55
Travis Baptist
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Giard
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Travis Baptist
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
2
Joe Giard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Travis Baptist
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.67
Joe Giard
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Travis Baptist
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.667
1.667
Joe Giard
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.812
1.812
Travis Baptist
Career
Per 9 Innings
106
35.33
Joe Giard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1115
36.14
Travis Baptist
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.38
1.38
Joe Giard
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.97
2.97
Travis Baptist
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.322
0.322
Joe Giard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.302
0.302
Travis Baptist
Career
Per 9 Innings
41
41
Joe Giard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
41.94
41.94

Fielding Stats for Travis Baptist and Joe Giard

Travis Baptist
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
1
Joe Giard
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3
Travis Baptist
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
4.33
Joe Giard
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
68
Travis Baptist
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Giard
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Travis Baptist
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
81
27
Joe Giard
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Travis Baptist
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
27
9
Joe Giard
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Travis Baptist
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
2
Joe Giard
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
26
Travis Baptist
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.67
Joe Giard
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
67
Travis Baptist
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Giard
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
Travis Baptist
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
2.67
Joe Giard
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
100
Travis Baptist
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
2.67
Joe Giard
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
93
Travis Baptist
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Joe Giard
Career
Per 9 Innings
93
Travis Baptist
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.615
0.615
Joe Giard
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1.368
Travis Baptist
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Giard
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Travis Baptist
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Giard
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5
Travis Baptist
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Giard
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Travis Baptist
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Giard
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Travis Baptist
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Giard
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Travis Baptist
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Giard
Career
Per 9 Innings
0

Hitting Stats for Travis Baptist and Joe Giard

Travis Baptist
Career
Per 600 PA
1
Joe Giard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
3
Travis Baptist
Career
Per 600 PA
13
Joe Giard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
68
408
Travis Baptist
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Joe Giard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
100
600
Travis Baptist
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Joe Giard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
89
534
Travis Baptist
Career
Per 600 PA
Joe Giard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.146
0.146
Travis Baptist
Career
Per 600 PA
Joe Giard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.395
0.395
Travis Baptist
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Joe Giard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
13
78
Travis Baptist
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Joe Giard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
13
78
Travis Baptist
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Joe Giard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Travis Baptist
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Joe Giard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Travis Baptist
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Joe Giard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Travis Baptist
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Joe Giard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Travis Baptist
Career
Per 600 PA
Joe Giard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Travis Baptist
Career
Per 600 PA
Joe Giard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Travis Baptist
Career
Per 600 PA
Joe Giard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Travis Baptist
Career
Per 600 PA
Joe Giard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2.45
14.72
Travis Baptist
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Joe Giard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
13
78
Travis Baptist
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Joe Giard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
18
108
Travis Baptist
Career
Per 600 PA
Joe Giard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.192
0.192
Travis Baptist
Career
Per 600 PA
Joe Giard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.146
0.146
Travis Baptist
Career
Per 600 PA
Joe Giard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.338
0.338
Travis Baptist
Career
Per 600 PA
Joe Giard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Travis Baptist
Career
Per 600 PA
Joe Giard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.123
0.123
Travis Baptist
Career
Per 600 PA
Joe Giard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.237
0.237
Travis Baptist
Career
Per 600 PA
Joe Giard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.228
0.228
Travis Baptist
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Joe Giard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
36
Travis Baptist
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Joe Giard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
42
Travis Baptist
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Joe Giard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
13
78
Travis Baptist
Career
Per 600 PA
Joe Giard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1.55
9.32
Travis Baptist
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Joe Giard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Travis Baptist
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Joe Giard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
30
Travis Baptist
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Joe Giard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Travis Baptist
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
Joe Giard
Career
Per 600 PA
32
192
Travis Baptist
Career
Per 600 PA
Joe Giard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3.13
3.13
Travis Baptist
Career
Per 600 PA
Joe Giard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.16
0.16
Travis Baptist
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Joe Giard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
36
Travis Baptist
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Joe Giard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Travis Baptist
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Joe Giard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Travis Baptist
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Joe Giard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Travis Baptist
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Joe Giard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Travis Baptist
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Joe Giard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Travis Baptist
Career
Per 600 PA
Joe Giard
Career
Per 600 PA