Scott Baker vs. Alto Lane — Career Comparison

Scott Baker
Gen XCaliforniaThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaOakland AthleticsAmerican LeagueRelief Pitcher
Alto Lane
Greatest GenerationAlabamaThrows RightNorth AmericaIndianapolis ABCsNegro Southern LeagueStarting Pitcher

Alto Lane 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. Alto Lane posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 3.29 and WHIP 1.409 compared to 9.82 and 2.727 for Scott Baker. By the career numbers, Alto Lane had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Scott Baker and Alto Lane

Scott Baker
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Alto Lane
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
2
Scott Baker
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
2.45
Alto Lane
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
16
1.55
Scott Baker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Alto Lane
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
1.26
Scott Baker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Alto Lane
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.39
Scott Baker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Alto Lane
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.39
Scott Baker
Career
Per 9 Innings
Alto Lane
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
50
50
Scott Baker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Alto Lane
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
81.25
81.25
Scott Baker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Alto Lane
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.48
Scott Baker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Alto Lane
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.19
Scott Baker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Alto Lane
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Scott Baker
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4
9.82
Alto Lane
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
34
3.29
Scott Baker
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.82
9.82
Alto Lane
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.29
3.29
Scott Baker
Career
Per 9 Innings
10.42
10.42
Alto Lane
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.68
3.68
Scott Baker
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.27
6.27
Alto Lane
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.35
3.35
Scott Baker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.333
0.333
Alto Lane
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.267
0.267
Scott Baker
Career
Per 9 Innings
11
27
Alto Lane
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
279
27
Scott Baker
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.2
9
Alto Lane
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
93
9
Scott Baker
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5
12.27
Alto Lane
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
95
9.19
Scott Baker
Career
Per 9 Innings
12.27
12.27
Alto Lane
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9.19
9.19
Scott Baker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Alto Lane
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.19
Scott Baker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Alto Lane
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.19
0.19
Scott Baker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Alto Lane
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.13
0.13
Scott Baker
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5
12.27
Alto Lane
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
36
3.48
Scott Baker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Alto Lane
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Scott Baker
Career
Per 9 Innings
12.27
12.27
Alto Lane
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.48
3.48
Scott Baker
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
7.36
Alto Lane
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
55
5.32
Scott Baker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.36
7.36
Alto Lane
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.32
5.32
Scott Baker
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
3
Alto Lane
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.44
3.44
Scott Baker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.182
2.182
Alto Lane
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.979
0.979
Scott Baker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Alto Lane
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Scott Baker
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
2.45
Alto Lane
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.29
Scott Baker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Alto Lane
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Scott Baker
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
22
54
Alto Lane
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
406
39.29
Scott Baker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Alto Lane
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.19
Scott Baker
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4
9.82
Alto Lane
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
43
4.16
Scott Baker
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.82
9.82
Alto Lane
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.16
4.16
Scott Baker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Alto Lane
Career
Per 9 Innings
11
1.06
Scott Baker
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
2.45
Alto Lane
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Scott Baker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Alto Lane
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.39
Scott Baker
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.727
2.727
Alto Lane
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.409
1.409
Scott Baker
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
36.82
Alto Lane
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
356
34.45
Scott Baker
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
4
Alto Lane
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.69
2.69
Scott Baker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.417
0.417
Alto Lane
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.311
0.311
Scott Baker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
54
54
Alto Lane
Career
Per 9 Innings
39.29
39.29

Fielding Stats for Scott Baker and Alto Lane

Scott Baker
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Alto Lane
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
2
Scott Baker
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
2.45
Alto Lane
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
16
1.55
Scott Baker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Alto Lane
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
1.26
Scott Baker
Career
Per 9 Innings
11
27
Alto Lane
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
279
27
Scott Baker
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.2
9
Alto Lane
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
93
9
Scott Baker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Alto Lane
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Scott Baker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Alto Lane
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
20
1.94
Scott Baker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Alto Lane
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.19
Scott Baker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Alto Lane
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
22
2.13
Scott Baker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Alto Lane
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
20
1.94
Scott Baker
Career
Per 9 Innings
Alto Lane
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
90.91
90.91
Scott Baker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Alto Lane
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.25
1.25
Scott Baker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Alto Lane
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
81.25
81.25
Scott Baker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Alto Lane
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Scott Baker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Alto Lane
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Scott Baker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Alto Lane
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Scott Baker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Alto Lane
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Scott Baker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Alto Lane
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Scott Baker and Alto Lane

Scott Baker
Career
Per 600 PA
1
Alto Lane
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
2
Scott Baker
Career
Per 600 PA
1
Alto Lane
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
16
252.63
Scott Baker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Alto Lane
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
38
600
Scott Baker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Alto Lane
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
36
568.42
Scott Baker
Career
Per 600 PA
Alto Lane
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.25
0.25
Scott Baker
Career
Per 600 PA
Alto Lane
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.658
0.658
Scott Baker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Alto Lane
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9
142.11
Scott Baker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Alto Lane
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
78.95
Scott Baker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Alto Lane
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
63.16
Scott Baker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Alto Lane
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Scott Baker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Alto Lane
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Scott Baker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Alto Lane
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
63.16
Scott Baker
Career
Per 600 PA
Alto Lane
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.444
0.444
Scott Baker
Career
Per 600 PA
Alto Lane
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Scott Baker
Career
Per 600 PA
Alto Lane
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Scott Baker
Career
Per 600 PA
Alto Lane
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3.81
60.14
Scott Baker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Alto Lane
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
13
205.26
Scott Baker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Alto Lane
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
11
173.68
Scott Baker
Career
Per 600 PA
Alto Lane
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.29
0.29
Scott Baker
Career
Per 600 PA
Alto Lane
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.361
0.361
Scott Baker
Career
Per 600 PA
Alto Lane
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.651
0.651
Scott Baker
Career
Per 600 PA
Alto Lane
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.111
0.111
Scott Baker
Career
Per 600 PA
Alto Lane
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.221
0.221
Scott Baker
Career
Per 600 PA
Alto Lane
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.556
0.556
Scott Baker
Career
Per 600 PA
Alto Lane
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.265
0.265
Scott Baker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Alto Lane
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
63.16
Scott Baker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Alto Lane
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
47.37
Scott Baker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Alto Lane
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
110.53
Scott Baker
Career
Per 600 PA
Alto Lane
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3.9
61.64
Scott Baker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Alto Lane
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Scott Baker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Alto Lane
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
31.58
Scott Baker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Alto Lane
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Scott Baker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
Alto Lane
Career
Per 600 PA
2
31.58
Scott Baker
Career
Per 600 PA
Alto Lane
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
19
19
Scott Baker
Career
Per 600 PA
Alto Lane
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1
Scott Baker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Alto Lane
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Scott Baker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Alto Lane
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Scott Baker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Alto Lane
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Scott Baker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Alto Lane
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Scott Baker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Alto Lane
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Scott Baker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Alto Lane
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Scott Baker
Career
Per 600 PA
Alto Lane
Career
Per 600 PA