Home Run Baker vs Alex Radcliff: Career Stats Comparison
Home Run Baker has the better career line of the two, leading 14 of the 14 scored categories on this page (1 further counting total is shown but not scored). Home Run Baker played 1908–1922 as a hitter; Alex Radcliff played ?–1946 as a hitter.
- AVG (Batting Average):
- Hits divided by at bats. .300 is the traditional mark of an excellent hitter.
- HR (Home Runs):
- Hits on which the batter circled the bases and scored, almost always by clearing the outfield fence.
- RBI (Runs Batted In):
- Runs that scored as a direct result of a batter's plate appearance.
- OPS (On-Base Plus Slugging):
- On-base percentage plus slugging percentage, the quickest single summary of offensive value. .900 or better is star-level.
Data updated
Home Run Baker (1908–1922) and Alex Radcliff (?–1946) — their careers are worth a careful side-by-side. Home Run Baker finished with 1,838 hits and 96 home runs; Alex Radcliff finished with 506 hits and 20 home runs. Below is the full career table, PIV adjustment, peak seasons, and a verdict.
Quick answer
- Who hit more home runs? Home Run Baker, with 96 to Alex Radcliff's 20.
- Who had the higher OPS? Home Run Baker, with .805 to Alex Radcliff's .764.
- Who had the higher batting average? Home Run Baker, with .307 to Alex Radcliff's .296.
- Who had more hits? Home Run Baker, with 1,838 to Alex Radcliff's 506.
- Who drove in more runs? Home Run Baker, with 987 to Alex Radcliff's 251.
- Who has the higher career PIV? Home Run Baker, with 22,634 career PIV to Alex Radcliff's 1,634.
- Who won more championships? Home Run Baker, with 3 World Series titles to Alex Radcliff's 1.
Home Run Baker
Alex Radcliff
Career Stats Side-by-Side
Every cell below is a career total or career rate for Home Run Baker and Alex Radcliff. Cells highlighted in green mark the category leader. 14 of the 15 lines below are scored; the other one is a counting total on which fewer is not an achievement, so no one is awarded it. Counting stats reward longevity, and strikeouts are left unmarked because a longer career accumulates more of them. Rate stats are not era-adjusted, so read them against the run environment each player worked in, or use the PIV card below, which is adjusted.
| Statistic | Home Run Baker | Alex Radcliff |
|---|---|---|
| Games | Leads: 1,575 | 431 |
| At-Bats | Leads: 5,984 | 1,710 |
| Runs | Leads: 887 | 247 |
| Hits | Leads: 1,838 | 506 |
| Doubles | Leads: 315 | 97 |
| Triples | Leads: 103 | 31 |
| Home Runs | Leads: 96 | 20 |
| RBI | Leads: 987 | 251 |
| Walks | Leads: 473 | 103 |
| Strikeouts not scored | 344 | 15 |
| Stolen Bases | Leads: 235 | 30 |
| Batting Avg | Leads: .307 | .296 |
| On-Base % | Leads: .363 | .340 |
| Slugging % | Leads: .442 | .424 |
| OPS | Leads: .805 | .764 |
PIV Comparison through 2025
By PIV (Player Impact Value), Home Run Baker outpaces Alex Radcliff 22,634 to 1,634 — driven by per-season impact — 1,741 PIV per season to 82 — rather than by longevity, since Home Run Baker played 13 seasons to Alex Radcliff's 20. PIV adjusts each season to league baselines, so it's the cleanest way to compare careers across eras.
PIV is computed through the 2025 season. The career totals on this page include 2026 to date, so PIV does not yet reflect the 2026 season.
Peak Seasons
The best single seasons each player produced, ranked by OPS among qualified workloads (300+ at-bats).
Home Run Baker — top 3 seasons by OPS
Alex Radcliff
No seasons meet the qualifying workload, so there is no peak-season list to show.
Verdict
On the head-to-head card, Home Run Baker leads in hits, home runs, RBI, and runs, while Alex Radcliff owns no headline categories. That doesn't settle the era debate, but on the raw scoreboard the edge goes to Home Run Baker. PIV agrees: Home Run Baker grades out higher across their careers. Click through to each profile for the full season-by-season breakdown.
Related Matchups
How the Home Run Baker and Alex Radcliff careers compare
No season is shared: Home Run Baker played 1908–1922, Alex Radcliff ?–1946. Home Run Baker has the far longer record, 1,575 games against 431 across 13 and 20 PIV seasons, which inflates every career total. Home Run Baker leads every scored row of the table. At the plate, Home Run Baker walked more often than struck out (473 walks, 344 strikeouts), and Alex Radcliff walked more often than struck out (103 walks, 15 strikeouts). Home Run Baker is the more power-leaning hitter, with 96 of 1,838 hits leaving the park.
Home Run Baker vs Alex Radcliff: Frequently Asked Questions
- Who was better, Home Run Baker or Alex Radcliff?
- By the career statistics compared on this page, Home Run Baker leads Alex Radcliff in 14 of the 14 scored categories.
- Did Home Run Baker or Alex Radcliff hit more home runs?
- Home Run Baker, with 96 to Alex Radcliff's 20.
- Who had the higher OPS?
- Home Run Baker, with .805 to Alex Radcliff's .764.
- Who had the higher batting average?
- Home Run Baker, with .307 to Alex Radcliff's .296.
- Who had more hits?
- Home Run Baker, with 1,838 to Alex Radcliff's 506.