Travis Baptist vs. Fred Klages — Career Comparison

Travis Baptist
Gen XOregonThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaMinnesota TwinsAmerican LeagueRelief Pitcher
Fred Klages
Silent GenerationPennsylvaniaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaChicago White SoxAmerican LeagueStarting Pitcher

Fred Klages 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. Fred Klages posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 3.28 and WHIP 1.260 compared to 5.67 and 1.704 for Travis Baptist. By the career numbers, Fred Klages had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Travis Baptist and Fred Klages

Travis Baptist
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Fred Klages
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
2
Travis Baptist
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
4.33
Fred Klages
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
14
2.09
Travis Baptist
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Fred Klages
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
1.79
Travis Baptist
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Fred Klages
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.75
Travis Baptist
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.33
Fred Klages
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.6
Travis Baptist
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Fred Klages
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
55.56
55.56
Travis Baptist
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Fred Klages
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
85.71
85.71
Travis Baptist
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Fred Klages
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Travis Baptist
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Fred Klages
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Travis Baptist
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Fred Klages
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Travis Baptist
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
17
5.67
Fred Klages
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
22
3.28
Travis Baptist
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.67
5.67
Fred Klages
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.28
3.28
Travis Baptist
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.24
6.24
Fred Klages
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.34
3.34
Travis Baptist
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.81
5.81
Fred Klages
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.72
4.72
Travis Baptist
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.321
0.321
Fred Klages
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.231
0.231
Travis Baptist
Career
Per 9 Innings
81
27
Fred Klages
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
181
27
Travis Baptist
Career
Per 9 Innings
27
9
Fred Klages
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
60.1
9
Travis Baptist
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
34
11.33
Fred Klages
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
52
7.76
Travis Baptist
Career
Per 9 Innings
11.33
11.33
Fred Klages
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.76
7.76
Travis Baptist
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5
1.67
Fred Klages
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.9
Travis Baptist
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.67
1.67
Fred Klages
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.9
0.9
Travis Baptist
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.38
0.38
Fred Klages
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.43
0.43
Travis Baptist
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
11
3.67
Fred Klages
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
23
3.43
Travis Baptist
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.33
Fred Klages
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.15
Travis Baptist
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.67
3.67
Fred Klages
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.43
3.43
Travis Baptist
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
3.67
Fred Klages
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
23
3.43
Travis Baptist
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.67
3.67
Fred Klages
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.43
3.43
Travis Baptist
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.85
0.85
Fred Klages
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.64
1.64
Travis Baptist
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.815
0.815
Fred Klages
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.762
0.762
Travis Baptist
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Fred Klages
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.45
Travis Baptist
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Fred Klages
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.15
Travis Baptist
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Fred Klages
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Travis Baptist
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
123
41
Fred Klages
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
249
37.14
Travis Baptist
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
1.33
Fred Klages
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.3
Travis Baptist
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
18
6
Fred Klages
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
23
3.43
Travis Baptist
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
6
Fred Klages
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.43
3.43
Travis Baptist
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Fred Klages
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Travis Baptist
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
2
Fred Klages
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Travis Baptist
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.67
Fred Klages
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Travis Baptist
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.667
1.667
Fred Klages
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.243
1.243
Travis Baptist
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
106
35.33
Fred Klages
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
225
33.56
Travis Baptist
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.38
1.38
Fred Klages
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.64
1.64
Travis Baptist
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.322
0.322
Fred Klages
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.235
0.235
Travis Baptist
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
41
41
Fred Klages
Career
Per 9 Innings
37.14
37.14

Fielding Stats for Travis Baptist and Fred Klages

Travis Baptist
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Fred Klages
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
2
Travis Baptist
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
4.33
Fred Klages
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
14
2.09
Travis Baptist
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Fred Klages
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
1.79
Travis Baptist
Career
Per 9 Innings
81
27
Fred Klages
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
181
27
Travis Baptist
Career
Per 9 Innings
27
9
Fred Klages
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
60.1
9
Travis Baptist
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
2
Fred Klages
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
0.75
Travis Baptist
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.67
Fred Klages
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.9
Travis Baptist
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Fred Klages
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Travis Baptist
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
2.67
Fred Klages
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
11
1.64
Travis Baptist
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
2.67
Fred Klages
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
11
1.64
Travis Baptist
Career
Per 9 Innings
100
100
Fred Klages
Career
Per 9 Innings
100
100
Travis Baptist
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.615
0.615
Fred Klages
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.786
0.786
Travis Baptist
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Fred Klages
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
85.71
85.71
Travis Baptist
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Fred Klages
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Travis Baptist
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Fred Klages
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Travis Baptist
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Fred Klages
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Travis Baptist
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Fred Klages
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Travis Baptist
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Fred Klages
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Travis Baptist and Fred Klages

Travis Baptist
Career
Per 600 PA
1
Fred Klages
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
2
Travis Baptist
Career
Per 600 PA
13
Fred Klages
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
15
473.68
Travis Baptist
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Fred Klages
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
19
600
Travis Baptist
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Fred Klages
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
18
568.42
Travis Baptist
Career
Per 600 PA
Fred Klages
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.167
0.167
Travis Baptist
Career
Per 600 PA
Fred Klages
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.368
0.368
Travis Baptist
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Fred Klages
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
94.74
Travis Baptist
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Fred Klages
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
94.74
Travis Baptist
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Fred Klages
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Travis Baptist
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Fred Klages
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Travis Baptist
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Fred Klages
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Travis Baptist
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Fred Klages
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Travis Baptist
Career
Per 600 PA
Fred Klages
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Travis Baptist
Career
Per 600 PA
Fred Klages
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Travis Baptist
Career
Per 600 PA
Fred Klages
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Travis Baptist
Career
Per 600 PA
Fred Klages
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.45
14.18
Travis Baptist
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Fred Klages
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
94.74
Travis Baptist
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Fred Klages
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
94.74
Travis Baptist
Career
Per 600 PA
Fred Klages
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.167
0.167
Travis Baptist
Career
Per 600 PA
Fred Klages
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.167
0.167
Travis Baptist
Career
Per 600 PA
Fred Klages
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.333
0.333
Travis Baptist
Career
Per 600 PA
Fred Klages
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Travis Baptist
Career
Per 600 PA
Fred Klages
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.117
0.117
Travis Baptist
Career
Per 600 PA
Fred Klages
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.2
0.2
Travis Baptist
Career
Per 600 PA
Fred Klages
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.375
0.375
Travis Baptist
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Fred Klages
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
31.58
Travis Baptist
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Fred Klages
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
63.16
Travis Baptist
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Fred Klages
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
94.74
Travis Baptist
Career
Per 600 PA
Fred Klages
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.19
6.06
Travis Baptist
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Fred Klages
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Travis Baptist
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Fred Klages
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Travis Baptist
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Fred Klages
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Travis Baptist
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
Fred Klages
Career
Per 600 PA
10
315.79
Travis Baptist
Career
Per 600 PA
Fred Klages
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1.9
1.9
Travis Baptist
Career
Per 600 PA
Fred Klages
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Travis Baptist
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Fred Klages
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
31.58
Travis Baptist
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Fred Klages
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Travis Baptist
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Fred Klages
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Travis Baptist
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Fred Klages
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Travis Baptist
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Fred Klages
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Travis Baptist
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Fred Klages
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Travis Baptist
Career
Per 600 PA
Fred Klages
Career
Per 600 PA