How Scott Baker's Starts Compares to Similar Players

Scott Baker totaled 172 career Starts, well above the starting pitcher average of 103.8 — a mark that ranked among the best of his era. His best Starts season came in 2009, posting 33, well above the starting pitcher average of 16.5 that year. The lowest point came in 2015 at 2, well below the starting pitcher average of 16.3 that year, a partial season. Output was consistent through the final seasons. The Starts total went from 3 in 2013 to 8 in 2014 and 2 in 2015, falling over the span. The consistent output characterized his final seasons. Significant season-to-season variance characterizes the Starts profile — ranging from 2 to 33 — though the career average remained well above league norms.

Scott Baker Lifetime Starts and Similar Stats

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Scott Baker Starts Per Season

Scott Baker's Starts for each season of his MLB career, plotted against that year's league average. Switch between comparisons — American League, Hall of Fame, SP, North America, or players born in the same country — to see how he stacked up year by year.
Scott Baker Starts per season line chart

Scott Baker Starts by Team

Scott Baker's career Starts totals broken down by each team he played for, ordered by when he first joined that team.
Scott Baker career Starts by team bar chart

Scott Baker Cumulative Starts — Career Progression

A running total of Scott Baker's career Starts, plotted season by season. Each point shows the cumulative figure through the end of that year, making it easy to see when he reached key milestones and how his pace changed over time.
Scott Baker Starts year-over-year waterfall chart

Scott Baker Starts Distribution vs. Comparable Players

Each box summarizes Scott Baker's seasonal Starts alongside a selected comparison group across all seasons he played. The box covers the middle 50% of seasons, the center line is the median, and the whiskers extend to the min and max. A tighter box means more consistency; a higher median means more output. Use the selector to switch comparison groups.
Scott Baker Starts distribution box chart versus comparable players

Scott Baker Starts — Season-by-Season Breakdown

Every season of Scott Baker's MLB career with Starts alongside league, Hall of Fame, positional, birth region, and country-of-birth averages for that year. Career totals include sum, average, min, max, and median.

Note: A dash (—) means no qualifying players existed in that comparison group for that season. Most commonly this happens for the Hall of Fame group.
Scott Baker Starts season-by-season breakdown table