Travis Baptist vs. Joe Houser — Career Comparison

Travis Baptist
Gen XOregonThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaMinnesota TwinsAmerican LeagueRelief Pitcher
Joe Houser
Lost GenerationOhioThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaBuffalo BluesFederal LeagueStarting Pitcher

Joe Houser 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. Joe Houser posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 5.48 and WHIP 1.783 compared to 5.67 and 1.704 for Travis Baptist. By the career numbers, Joe Houser had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Travis Baptist and Joe Houser

Travis Baptist
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Joe Houser
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Travis Baptist
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
4.33
Joe Houser
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
2.74
Travis Baptist
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Houser
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.78
Travis Baptist
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Houser
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Travis Baptist
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.33
Joe Houser
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.39
Travis Baptist
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Houser
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Travis Baptist
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Houser
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
28.57
28.57
Travis Baptist
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Houser
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Travis Baptist
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Houser
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Travis Baptist
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Houser
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Travis Baptist
Career
Per 9 Innings
17
5.67
Joe Houser
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
5.48
Travis Baptist
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.67
5.67
Joe Houser
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.48
5.48
Travis Baptist
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.24
6.24
Joe Houser
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
Travis Baptist
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.81
5.81
Joe Houser
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.65
5.65
Travis Baptist
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.321
0.321
Joe Houser
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
Travis Baptist
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
81
27
Joe Houser
Career
Per 9 Innings
69
27
Travis Baptist
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
27
9
Joe Houser
Career
Per 9 Innings
23
9
Travis Baptist
Career
Per 9 Innings
34
11.33
Joe Houser
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
21
8.22
Travis Baptist
Career
Per 9 Innings
11.33
11.33
Joe Houser
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.22
8.22
Travis Baptist
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
1.67
Joe Houser
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.39
Travis Baptist
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.67
1.67
Joe Houser
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.39
0.39
Travis Baptist
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.38
0.38
Joe Houser
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.14
0.14
Travis Baptist
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
3.67
Joe Houser
Career
Per 9 Innings
20
7.83
Travis Baptist
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.33
Joe Houser
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Travis Baptist
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.67
3.67
Joe Houser
Career
Per 9 Innings
7.83
7.83
Travis Baptist
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
3.67
Joe Houser
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
2.35
Travis Baptist
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.67
3.67
Joe Houser
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.35
2.35
Travis Baptist
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.85
0.85
Joe Houser
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.86
0.86
Travis Baptist
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.815
0.815
Joe Houser
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.13
1.13
Travis Baptist
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Houser
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Travis Baptist
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Houser
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Travis Baptist
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Houser
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Travis Baptist
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
123
41
Joe Houser
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Travis Baptist
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
1.33
Joe Houser
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
1.57
Travis Baptist
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
18
6
Joe Houser
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
16
6.26
Travis Baptist
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
6
Joe Houser
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.26
6.26
Travis Baptist
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Houser
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Travis Baptist
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
2
Joe Houser
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Travis Baptist
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.67
Joe Houser
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Travis Baptist
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.667
1.667
Joe Houser
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.783
1.783
Travis Baptist
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
106
35.33
Joe Houser
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Travis Baptist
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.38
1.38
Joe Houser
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.29
2.29
Travis Baptist
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.322
0.322
Joe Houser
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
Travis Baptist
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
41
41
Joe Houser
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Fielding Stats for Travis Baptist and Joe Houser

Travis Baptist
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
1
Joe Houser
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
Travis Baptist
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
4.33
Joe Houser
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
Travis Baptist
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Houser
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Travis Baptist
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
81
27
Joe Houser
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Travis Baptist
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
27
9
Joe Houser
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Travis Baptist
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
2
Joe Houser
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
Travis Baptist
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.67
Joe Houser
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
11
Travis Baptist
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Houser
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Travis Baptist
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
2.67
Joe Houser
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
12
Travis Baptist
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
2.67
Joe Houser
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
12
Travis Baptist
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Joe Houser
Career
Per 9 Innings
100
Travis Baptist
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.615
0.615
Joe Houser
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1.5
Travis Baptist
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Houser
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Travis Baptist
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Houser
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Travis Baptist
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Houser
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Travis Baptist
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Houser
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Travis Baptist
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Houser
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Travis Baptist
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Houser
Career
Per 9 Innings
0

Hitting Stats for Travis Baptist and Joe Houser

Travis Baptist
Career
Per 600 PA
1
Joe Houser
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
1
Travis Baptist
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
13
Joe Houser
Career
Per 600 PAverified
8
685.71
Travis Baptist
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Joe Houser
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
600
Travis Baptist
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Joe Houser
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
600
Travis Baptist
Career
Per 600 PA
Joe Houser
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.143
0.143
Travis Baptist
Career
Per 600 PA
Joe Houser
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.286
0.286
Travis Baptist
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Joe Houser
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
85.71
Travis Baptist
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Joe Houser
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
85.71
Travis Baptist
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Joe Houser
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Travis Baptist
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Joe Houser
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Travis Baptist
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Joe Houser
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Travis Baptist
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Joe Houser
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Travis Baptist
Career
Per 600 PA
Joe Houser
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Travis Baptist
Career
Per 600 PA
Joe Houser
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Travis Baptist
Career
Per 600 PA
Joe Houser
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Travis Baptist
Career
Per 600 PA
Joe Houser
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.13
10.96
Travis Baptist
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Joe Houser
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
85.71
Travis Baptist
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Joe Houser
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
85.71
Travis Baptist
Career
Per 600 PA
Joe Houser
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.143
0.143
Travis Baptist
Career
Per 600 PA
Joe Houser
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.143
0.143
Travis Baptist
Career
Per 600 PA
Joe Houser
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.286
0.286
Travis Baptist
Career
Per 600 PA
Joe Houser
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Travis Baptist
Career
Per 600 PA
Joe Houser
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.1
0.1
Travis Baptist
Career
Per 600 PA
Joe Houser
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.167
0.167
Travis Baptist
Career
Per 600 PA
Joe Houser
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.143
0.143
Travis Baptist
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Joe Houser
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
85.71
Travis Baptist
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Joe Houser
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
85.71
Travis Baptist
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Joe Houser
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
171.43
Travis Baptist
Career
Per 600 PA
Joe Houser
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
-0.01
-1.16
Travis Baptist
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Joe Houser
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Travis Baptist
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Joe Houser
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Travis Baptist
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Joe Houser
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Travis Baptist
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Joe Houser
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Travis Baptist
Career
Per 600 PA
Joe Houser
Career
Per 600 PA
Travis Baptist
Career
Per 600 PA
Joe Houser
Career
Per 600 PA
Travis Baptist
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Joe Houser
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Travis Baptist
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Joe Houser
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Travis Baptist
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Joe Houser
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Travis Baptist
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Joe Houser
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Travis Baptist
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Joe Houser
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Travis Baptist
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Joe Houser
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Travis Baptist
Career
Per 600 PA
Joe Houser
Career
Per 600 PA