Travis Baptist vs. Rick Mahler — Career Comparison

Travis Baptist
Gen XOregonThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaMinnesota TwinsAmerican LeagueRelief Pitcher
Rick Mahler
Baby BoomersTexasThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaAtlanta BravesNational LeagueStarting Pitcher

Rick Mahler 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. Rick Mahler posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 3.99 and WHIP 1.407 compared to 5.67 and 1.704 for Travis Baptist. By the career numbers, Rick Mahler had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Travis Baptist and Rick Mahler

Travis Baptist
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Rick Mahler
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
13
Travis Baptist
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
4.33
Rick Mahler
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
392
1.81
Travis Baptist
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rick Mahler
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
271
1.25
Travis Baptist
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rick Mahler
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
96
0.44
Travis Baptist
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.33
Rick Mahler
Career
Per 9 Innings
111
0.51
Travis Baptist
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rick Mahler
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
46.38
46.38
Travis Baptist
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rick Mahler
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
69.13
69.13
Travis Baptist
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rick Mahler
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
43
0.2
Travis Baptist
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rick Mahler
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
0.04
Travis Baptist
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rick Mahler
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.03
Travis Baptist
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
17
5.67
Rick Mahler
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
866
3.99
Travis Baptist
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.67
5.67
Rick Mahler
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.99
3.99
Travis Baptist
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.24
6.24
Rick Mahler
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.01
4.01
Travis Baptist
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.81
5.81
Rick Mahler
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.11
4.11
Travis Baptist
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.321
0.321
Rick Mahler
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.275
0.275
Travis Baptist
Career
Per 9 Innings
81
27
Rick Mahler
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5854
27
Travis Baptist
Career
Per 9 Innings
27
9
Rick Mahler
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1951.1
9
Travis Baptist
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
34
11.33
Rick Mahler
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2069
9.54
Travis Baptist
Career
Per 9 Innings
11.33
11.33
Rick Mahler
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9.54
9.54
Travis Baptist
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5
1.67
Rick Mahler
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
165
0.76
Travis Baptist
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.67
1.67
Rick Mahler
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.76
0.76
Travis Baptist
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.38
0.38
Rick Mahler
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.42
0.42
Travis Baptist
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
11
3.67
Rick Mahler
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
606
2.8
Travis Baptist
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
0.33
Rick Mahler
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
70
0.32
Travis Baptist
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.67
3.67
Rick Mahler
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.8
2.8
Travis Baptist
Career
Per 9 Innings
11
3.67
Rick Mahler
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
952
4.39
Travis Baptist
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.67
3.67
Rick Mahler
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.39
4.39
Travis Baptist
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.85
0.85
Rick Mahler
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.43
2.43
Travis Baptist
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.815
0.815
Rick Mahler
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.798
0.798
Travis Baptist
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Rick Mahler
Career
Per 9 Innings
41
0.19
Travis Baptist
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Rick Mahler
Career
Per 9 Innings
35
0.16
Travis Baptist
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Rick Mahler
Career
Per 9 Innings
23
0.11
Travis Baptist
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
123
41
Rick Mahler
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
8306
38.31
Travis Baptist
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
1.33
Rick Mahler
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
32
0.15
Travis Baptist
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
18
6
Rick Mahler
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
972
4.48
Travis Baptist
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
6
Rick Mahler
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.48
4.48
Travis Baptist
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Rick Mahler
Career
Per 9 Innings
100
0.46
Travis Baptist
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6
2
Rick Mahler
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
50
0.23
Travis Baptist
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.67
Rick Mahler
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
185
0.85
Travis Baptist
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.667
1.667
Rick Mahler
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.371
1.371
Travis Baptist
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
106
35.33
Rick Mahler
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
7515
34.66
Travis Baptist
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.38
1.38
Rick Mahler
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.48
2.48
Travis Baptist
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.322
0.322
Rick Mahler
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.298
0.298
Travis Baptist
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
41
41
Rick Mahler
Career
Per 9 Innings
38.31
38.31

Fielding Stats for Travis Baptist and Rick Mahler

Travis Baptist
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Rick Mahler
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
13
Travis Baptist
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
4.33
Rick Mahler
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
392
1.81
Travis Baptist
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rick Mahler
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
271
1.25
Travis Baptist
Career
Per 9 Innings
81
27
Rick Mahler
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5854
27
Travis Baptist
Career
Per 9 Innings
27
9
Rick Mahler
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1951.1
9
Travis Baptist
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
2
Rick Mahler
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
160
0.74
Travis Baptist
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.67
Rick Mahler
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
338
1.56
Travis Baptist
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Rick Mahler
Career
Per 9 Innings
21
0.1
Travis Baptist
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
2.67
Rick Mahler
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
519
2.39
Travis Baptist
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
2.67
Rick Mahler
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
498
2.3
Travis Baptist
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Rick Mahler
Career
Per 9 Innings
95.95
95.95
Travis Baptist
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.615
0.615
Rick Mahler
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.27
1.27
Travis Baptist
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rick Mahler
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
69.13
69.13
Travis Baptist
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rick Mahler
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
31
0.14
Travis Baptist
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rick Mahler
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Travis Baptist
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rick Mahler
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Travis Baptist
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rick Mahler
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Travis Baptist
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rick Mahler
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Travis Baptist and Rick Mahler

Travis Baptist
Career
Per 600 PA
1
Rick Mahler
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
13
13
Travis Baptist
Career
Per 600 PA
13
Rick Mahler
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
394
352.31
Travis Baptist
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Rick Mahler
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
671
600
Travis Baptist
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Rick Mahler
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
581
519.52
Travis Baptist
Career
Per 600 PA
Rick Mahler
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.179
0.179
Travis Baptist
Career
Per 600 PA
Rick Mahler
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.49
0.49
Travis Baptist
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Rick Mahler
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
104
93
Travis Baptist
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Rick Mahler
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
86
76.9
Travis Baptist
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Rick Mahler
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
17
15.2
Travis Baptist
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Rick Mahler
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Travis Baptist
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Rick Mahler
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
0.89
Travis Baptist
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Rick Mahler
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
18
16.1
Travis Baptist
Career
Per 600 PA
Rick Mahler
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.173
0.173
Travis Baptist
Career
Per 600 PA
Rick Mahler
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.002
0.002
Travis Baptist
Career
Per 600 PA
Rick Mahler
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.01
0.01
Travis Baptist
Career
Per 600 PA
Rick Mahler
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
24.09
21.54
Travis Baptist
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Rick Mahler
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
124
110.88
Travis Baptist
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Rick Mahler
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
126
112.67
Travis Baptist
Career
Per 600 PA
Rick Mahler
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.208
0.208
Travis Baptist
Career
Per 600 PA
Rick Mahler
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.213
0.213
Travis Baptist
Career
Per 600 PA
Rick Mahler
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.422
0.422
Travis Baptist
Career
Per 600 PA
Rick Mahler
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.034
0.034
Travis Baptist
Career
Per 600 PA
Rick Mahler
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.147
0.147
Travis Baptist
Career
Per 600 PA
Rick Mahler
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.299
0.299
Travis Baptist
Career
Per 600 PA
Rick Mahler
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.222
0.222
Travis Baptist
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Rick Mahler
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
40
35.77
Travis Baptist
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Rick Mahler
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
37
33.08
Travis Baptist
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Rick Mahler
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
76
67.96
Travis Baptist
Career
Per 600 PA
Rick Mahler
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
21.27
19.02
Travis Baptist
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Rick Mahler
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
1.79
Travis Baptist
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Rick Mahler
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
20
17.88
Travis Baptist
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Rick Mahler
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Travis Baptist
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
Rick Mahler
Career
Per 600 PA
117
104.62
Travis Baptist
Career
Per 600 PA
Rick Mahler
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5.74
5.74
Travis Baptist
Career
Per 600 PA
Rick Mahler
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.17
0.17
Travis Baptist
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Rick Mahler
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
66
59.02
Travis Baptist
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Rick Mahler
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
1.79
Travis Baptist
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
Rick Mahler
Career
Per 600 PA
10
8.94
Travis Baptist
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Rick Mahler
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Travis Baptist
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Rick Mahler
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
0.89
Travis Baptist
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Rick Mahler
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
0.89
Travis Baptist
Career
Per 600 PA
Rick Mahler
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0