What years did Tom Baker play?

Tom Baker played in Major League Baseball from 1935 to 1938.

Was Tom Baker a pitcher?

Yes. Tom Baker pitched in the major leagues, recording 3 wins and 58 strikeouts.

How many home runs did Tom Baker hit?

Tom Baker hit 0 career home runs with 18 hits.

Tom Baker

Pitcher · Career Stats, Bio & Records (1935-1938)

W–L 3–9

ERA 4.73

WHIP 1.66

SO 58

Pitcher PIV -484.7

Position: Pitcher
Bats / Throws: R / R
Height / Weight: 6'1" / 180 lb
Born: 6/11/1913 in Nursery, TX, USA
Died: 1/3/1991 in Fort Worth, TX, USA
MLB Debut: 1935-08-15
Last Game: 1938-09-24

Full name: Thomas Calvin Baker

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Career Pitching Statistics

W	L	G	GS	CG	SHO	SV	IP	H	ER	HR	BB	SO	ERA	Pitcher PIV
3	9	68	9	3	0	2	173.0	195	91	6	92	58	4.73	-484.7

Career ERA 4.73 vs. league average 4.40 across their career seasons — 7.5% worse than league average.

Season-by-Season Pitching

Pitching Career Arc

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Year	Team	Lg	W	L	G	GS	CG	SV	IP	H	ER	BB	SO	ERA	Lg ERA	Pitcher PIV
1935	BRO	NL	1	0	11	1	1	0	42.0	48	20	20	10	4.29	4.35 (+1%)	-435.4
1936	BRO	NL	1	8	35	8	2	2	87.7	98	46	48	35	4.72	4.59 (-3%)	-281.2
1937	BRO	NL	0	1	7	0	0	0	8.3	14	8	5	2	8.64	—	0.0
1937	NY1	NL	1	0	13	0	0	0	31.0	30	14	16	11	4.06	4.34 (+6%)	231.9
1938	NY1	NL	0	0	2	0	0	0	4.0	5	3	3	0	6.75	—	0.0
Career · 5 seasons			3	9	68	9	3	2	173.0	195	91	92	58	4.73	—	-485

Lg columns show the league average for that season, with the player's figure as a percentage above or below it. Career totals the seasons listed above.

Career Batting Statistics

G	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	SB	BB	SO	AVG	OBP	SLG	OPS	PIV
70	58	5	18	4	0	0	5	0	3	6	.310	.344	.379	.724	0

Career AVG .310 vs. league average .278 across their career seasons — +11.5% above league average.

Career OBP .344 vs. league average .344 across their career seasons — near league average.

Career SLG .379 vs. league average .399 across their career seasons — near league average.

Career OPS .724 vs. league average .743 across their career seasons — near league average.

Season-by-Season Batting

Career Arc

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Year	Team	Lg	G	AB	R	H	2B	RBI	BB	SO	AVG	Lg AVG	Lg OBP	Lg SLG	Lg OPS	PIV
1935	BRO	NL	11	19	3	9	1	0	1	0	.474	—	—	—	—	0.0
1936	BRO	NL	37	30	2	7	3	5	1	4	.233	—	—	—	—	0.0
1937	BRO	NL	7	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000	—	—	—	—	0.0
1937	NY1	NL	13	9	0	2	0	0	0	2	.222	—	—	—	—	0.0
1938	NY1	NL	2	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	.000	—	—	—	—	0.0
Career · 5 seasons			70	58	5	18	4	5	3	6	.310	—	—	—	—	0

Lg columns show the league average for that season, with the player's figure as a percentage above or below it. Career totals the seasons listed above.

Game Log & Splits

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Per-game data from Retrosheet (regular season, through 2025).

Batting — Home / Away

Split	G	AB	R	H	HR	RBI	AVG
Home	38	30	5	11	0	5	.367
Away	32	28	0	7	0	0	.250

Pitching — Home / Away

Split	G	IP	H	ER	BB	SO	ERA
Home	37	93.0	99	50	50	33	4.84
Away	31	79.2	96	39	43	27	4.41

Last 10 Games — Batting

Date	Tm	Opp	Res	AB	H	BB	SO
1938-09-24	NY1	BSN	W	0	0	1	0
1938-09-15	NY1	PIT	L	0	0	0	0
1937-10-02	NY1	BRO	W	3	0	0	1
1937-09-29	NY1	PHI	L	0	0	0	0
1937-09-03	NY1	BRO	L	1	1	0	0
1937-08-31	NY1	STL	L	0	0	0	0
1937-07-24	NY1	CHC	L	0	0	0	0
1937-07-23	NY1	CHC	L	0	0	0	0
1937-07-21	NY1	CIN	L	0	0	0	0
1937-07-13	NY1	PHI	W	1	0	0	1

Last 10 Games — Pitching

Date	Tm	Opp	Dec	IP	H	R	ER	BB	SO
1938-09-24	NY1	BSN	—	3.0	4	3	3	3	0
1938-09-15	NY1	PIT	—	1.0	1	0	0	0	0
1937-10-02	NY1	BRO	W	5.0	4	0	0	0	1
1937-09-29	NY1	PHI	—	1.0	0	0	0	1	0
1937-09-03	NY1	BRO	—	2.0	3	4	4	4	0
1937-08-31	NY1	STL	—	2.0	3	1	1	1	1
1937-07-24	NY1	CHC	—	2.0	1	2	2	4	0
1937-07-23	NY1	CHC	—	1.0	5	4	4	1	0
1937-07-21	NY1	CIN	—	1.0	1	0	0	0	1
1937-07-13	NY1	PHI	—	4.0	5	1	1	0	3

Fielding Statistics

Career Fielding Totals by Position

Position	G	GS	PO	A	E	DP
OF	1	0	0	0	0	0
P	68	0	5	34	3	2

Season-by-Season Fielding

Year	Team	Pos	G	PO	A	E	DP
1935	BRO	P	11	0	5	0	0
1936	BRO	OF	1	0	0	0	0
1936	BRO	P	35	2	21	2	2
1937	BRO	P	7	1	2	1	0
1937	NY1	P	13	1	5	0	0
1938	NY1	P	2	1	1	0	0

Career Games by Position

Position Diamond

Circle size = games played at each position.

Position	Games
Pitcher	68
Right Field	1

Frequently Asked Questions about Tom Baker

What years did Tom Baker play?: Tom Baker played in Major League Baseball from 1935 to 1938.
Was Tom Baker a pitcher?: Yes. Tom Baker pitched in the major leagues, recording 3 wins and 58 strikeouts.
How many home runs did Tom Baker hit?: Tom Baker hit 0 career home runs with 18 hits.