Scott Baker vs. Charles Jackson — Career Comparison

Scott Baker
Gen XCaliforniaThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaOakland AthleticsAmerican LeagueRelief Pitcher
Charles Jackson
UnknownKansas City Royal GiantsWestern League (Independent)Starting Pitcher

Charles Jackson built a career as a starting pitcher and Scott Baker as a reliever — different jobs with different demands — but on the metrics that apply to both, a comparison is still worth making. Charles Jackson posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 5.71 and WHIP 1.442 compared to 9.82 and 2.727 for Scott Baker. By the career numbers, Charles Jackson had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Scott Baker and Charles Jackson

Scott Baker
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Charles Jackson
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Scott Baker
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
2.45
Charles Jackson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
1.04
Scott Baker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Charles Jackson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
1.04
Scott Baker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Charles Jackson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Scott Baker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Charles Jackson
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
1.04
Scott Baker
Career
Per 9 Innings
Charles Jackson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Scott Baker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Charles Jackson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Scott Baker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Charles Jackson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.52
Scott Baker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Charles Jackson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Scott Baker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Charles Jackson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Scott Baker
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4
9.82
Charles Jackson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
5.71
Scott Baker
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.82
9.82
Charles Jackson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.71
5.71
Scott Baker
Career
Per 9 Innings
10.42
10.42
Charles Jackson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.92
4.92
Scott Baker
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.27
6.27
Charles Jackson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.83
5.83
Scott Baker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.333
0.333
Charles Jackson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.274
0.274
Scott Baker
Career
Per 9 Innings
11
27
Charles Jackson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
52
27
Scott Baker
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.2
9
Charles Jackson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
17.1
9
Scott Baker
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5
12.27
Charles Jackson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
17
8.83
Scott Baker
Career
Per 9 Innings
12.27
12.27
Charles Jackson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.83
8.83
Scott Baker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Charles Jackson
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
1.56
Scott Baker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Charles Jackson
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.56
1.56
Scott Baker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Charles Jackson
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.5
1.5
Scott Baker
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5
12.27
Charles Jackson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
4.15
Scott Baker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Charles Jackson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Scott Baker
Career
Per 9 Innings
12.27
12.27
Charles Jackson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.15
4.15
Scott Baker
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
7.36
Charles Jackson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
7
3.63
Scott Baker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.36
7.36
Charles Jackson
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.63
3.63
Scott Baker
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
3
Charles Jackson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.5
3.5
Scott Baker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.182
2.182
Charles Jackson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.865
0.865
Scott Baker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Charles Jackson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Scott Baker
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
2.45
Charles Jackson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Scott Baker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Charles Jackson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Scott Baker
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
22
54
Charles Jackson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
73
37.9
Scott Baker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Charles Jackson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Scott Baker
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4
9.82
Charles Jackson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
7.79
Scott Baker
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.82
9.82
Charles Jackson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.79
7.79
Scott Baker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Charles Jackson
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
1.56
Scott Baker
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
2.45
Charles Jackson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Scott Baker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Charles Jackson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.52
Scott Baker
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.727
2.727
Charles Jackson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.442
1.442
Scott Baker
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
36.82
Charles Jackson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
62
32.19
Scott Baker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
4
Charles Jackson
Career
Per 9 Innings
7.5
7.5
Scott Baker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.417
0.417
Charles Jackson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.269
0.269
Scott Baker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
54
54
Charles Jackson
Career
Per 9 Innings
37.9
37.9

Fielding Stats for Scott Baker and Charles Jackson

Scott Baker
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Charles Jackson
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Scott Baker
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
2.45
Charles Jackson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3
1.13
Scott Baker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Charles Jackson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Scott Baker
Career
Per 9 Innings
11
27
Charles Jackson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
72
27
Scott Baker
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.2
9
Charles Jackson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
24
9
Scott Baker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Charles Jackson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.75
Scott Baker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Charles Jackson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
1.88
Scott Baker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Charles Jackson
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.38
Scott Baker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Charles Jackson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
3
Scott Baker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Charles Jackson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
2.63
Scott Baker
Career
Per 9 Innings
Charles Jackson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
87.5
87.5
Scott Baker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Charles Jackson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.333
2.333
Scott Baker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Charles Jackson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Scott Baker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Charles Jackson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Scott Baker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Charles Jackson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Scott Baker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Charles Jackson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Scott Baker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Charles Jackson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Scott Baker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Charles Jackson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Scott Baker and Charles Jackson

Scott Baker
Career
Per 600 PA
1
Charles Jackson
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
1
Scott Baker
Career
Per 600 PA
1
Charles Jackson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
163.64
Scott Baker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Charles Jackson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
11
600
Scott Baker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Charles Jackson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10
545.45
Scott Baker
Career
Per 600 PA
Charles Jackson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Scott Baker
Career
Per 600 PA
Charles Jackson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.136
0.136
Scott Baker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Charles Jackson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Scott Baker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Charles Jackson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Scott Baker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Charles Jackson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Scott Baker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Charles Jackson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Scott Baker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Charles Jackson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Scott Baker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Charles Jackson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Scott Baker
Career
Per 600 PA
Charles Jackson
Career
Per 600 PA
Scott Baker
Career
Per 600 PA
Charles Jackson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Scott Baker
Career
Per 600 PA
Charles Jackson
Career
Per 600 PA
Scott Baker
Career
Per 600 PA
Charles Jackson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.01
0.59
Scott Baker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Charles Jackson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Scott Baker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Charles Jackson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
54.55
Scott Baker
Career
Per 600 PA
Charles Jackson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.091
0.091
Scott Baker
Career
Per 600 PA
Charles Jackson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Scott Baker
Career
Per 600 PA
Charles Jackson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.091
0.091
Scott Baker
Career
Per 600 PA
Charles Jackson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Scott Baker
Career
Per 600 PA
Charles Jackson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.041
0.041
Scott Baker
Career
Per 600 PA
Charles Jackson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.1
0.1
Scott Baker
Career
Per 600 PA
Charles Jackson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Scott Baker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Charles Jackson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Scott Baker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Charles Jackson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Scott Baker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Charles Jackson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Scott Baker
Career
Per 600 PA
Charles Jackson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
-0.69
-37.44
Scott Baker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Charles Jackson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Scott Baker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Charles Jackson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
54.55
Scott Baker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Charles Jackson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Scott Baker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Charles Jackson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Scott Baker
Career
Per 600 PA
Charles Jackson
Career
Per 600 PA
Scott Baker
Career
Per 600 PA
Charles Jackson
Career
Per 600 PA
Scott Baker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Charles Jackson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Scott Baker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Charles Jackson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Scott Baker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Charles Jackson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Scott Baker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Charles Jackson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Scott Baker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Charles Jackson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Scott Baker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Charles Jackson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Scott Baker
Career
Per 600 PA
Charles Jackson
Career
Per 600 PA