Very true. Eccleston was a class act. Of course, it could be argued that he cannot be compared to Baker, simply because twenty-five years have passed since Tom, and, this new era requires a different type of "uber" Doctor. Eccleston fills that role perfectly. He's to The Doctor of the 21st century what Tom Baker was to the 20th.

Of course, we can look at his quick run in a positive way. Would he have had the ability to sustain the magic for, say, as long as Baker did (7 years)? If not, then, he did the smart thing and pulled a Seinfeld....going out at the top of his game...