Home Run Baker vs Jud Wilson: Career Stats Comparison

Home Run Baker (1908–1922) and Jud Wilson (?–1945) — their careers are worth a careful side-by-side. Home Run Baker finished with 1,838 hits and 96 home runs; Jud Wilson finished with 1,351 hits and 100 home runs. Below is the full career table, PIV adjustment, peak seasons, and a verdict.

Home Run Baker

Hitter · 1908–1922
Games
1,575
Hits
1,838
Home Runs
96
RBI
987
Avg
.307
OPS
.805
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Jud Wilson

Hitter · ?–1945
Games
1,093
Hits
1,351
Home Runs
100
RBI
870
Avg
.357
OPS
.974
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Career Stats Side-by-Side

Every cell below is a career total or career rate for Home Run Baker and Jud Wilson. Cells highlighted in green mark the category leader. Counting stats reward longevity; the rate stats at the bottom are era-agnostic.

Statistic Home Run Baker Jud Wilson
Games 1,575 1,093
At-Bats 5,984 3,782
Runs 887 798
Hits 1,838 1,351
Doubles 315 256
Triples 103 64
Home Runs 96 100
RBI 987 870
Walks 473 472
Strikeouts 344 14
Stolen Bases 235 121
Batting Avg .307 .357
On-Base % .363 .436
Slugging % .442 .538
OPS .805 .974

PIV Comparison

By PIV (Player Impact Value), Jud Wilson edges Home Run Baker 23,373 to 22,634 — a gap driven primarily by per-season impact (835 vs 1,741 per year). PIV adjusts each season to league baselines, so it's the cleanest way to compare careers across eras.

Home Run Baker
22,634
Career PIV · 1,741 per season (13 seasons)
Jud Wilson
23,373
Career PIV · 835 per season (28 seasons)

How PIV is calculated →

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

1912.945 OPS10 HR, 130 RBI, .347 avg
1913.906 OPS12 HR, 117 RBI, .337 avg
1911.887 OPS11 HR, 115 RBI, .334 avg

Jud Wilson — top 0 seasons by OPS

Verdict

On the head-to-head card, Jud Wilson leads in home runs, batting average, OBP, and OPS, while Home Run Baker owns hits, RBI, and runs. That doesn't settle the era debate, but on the raw scoreboard the edge goes to Jud Wilson. PIV agrees: Jud Wilson grades out higher across their careers. Click through to each profile for the full season-by-season breakdown.

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