Scott Baker vs. Mike Leake — Career Comparison

Scott Baker
Gen XCaliforniaThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaOakland AthleticsAmerican LeagueRelief Pitcher
Mike Leake
MillenialCaliforniaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaCincinnati RedsNational LeagueStarting PitcherGold Glove

Mike Leake 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. Mike Leake posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 4.05 and WHIP 1.297 compared to 9.82 and 2.727 for Scott Baker. By the career numbers, Mike Leake had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Scott Baker and Mike Leake

Scott Baker
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Mike Leake
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
10
Scott Baker
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
2.45
Mike Leake
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
301
1.48
Scott Baker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mike Leake
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
296
1.46
Scott Baker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mike Leake
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
105
0.52
Scott Baker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Mike Leake
Career
Per 9 Innings
98
0.48
Scott Baker
Career
Per 9 Innings
Mike Leake
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
51.72
51.72
Scott Baker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mike Leake
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
98.34
98.34
Scott Baker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mike Leake
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.03
Scott Baker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mike Leake
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.01
Scott Baker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mike Leake
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Scott Baker
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4
9.82
Mike Leake
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
824
4.05
Scott Baker
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.82
9.82
Mike Leake
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.05
4.05
Scott Baker
Career
Per 9 Innings
10.42
10.42
Mike Leake
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.06
4.06
Scott Baker
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.27
6.27
Mike Leake
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.12
4.12
Scott Baker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.333
0.333
Mike Leake
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.273
0.273
Scott Baker
Career
Per 9 Innings
11
27
Mike Leake
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5487
27
Scott Baker
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.2
9
Mike Leake
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1829
9
Scott Baker
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5
12.27
Mike Leake
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1940
9.55
Scott Baker
Career
Per 9 Innings
12.27
12.27
Mike Leake
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9.55
9.55
Scott Baker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Mike Leake
Career
Per 9 Innings
238
1.17
Scott Baker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Mike Leake
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.17
1.17
Scott Baker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Mike Leake
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.79
0.79
Scott Baker
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5
12.27
Mike Leake
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
403
1.98
Scott Baker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Mike Leake
Career
Per 9 Innings
29
0.14
Scott Baker
Career
Per 9 Innings
12.27
12.27
Mike Leake
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.98
1.98
Scott Baker
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
7.36
Mike Leake
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1231
6.06
Scott Baker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.36
7.36
Mike Leake
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.06
6.06
Scott Baker
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
3
Mike Leake
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.09
4.09
Scott Baker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.182
2.182
Mike Leake
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.893
0.893
Scott Baker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Mike Leake
Career
Per 9 Innings
33
0.16
Scott Baker
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
2.45
Mike Leake
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
68
0.33
Scott Baker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Mike Leake
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.01
Scott Baker
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
22
54
Mike Leake
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
7693
37.86
Scott Baker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mike Leake
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.01
Scott Baker
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4
9.82
Mike Leake
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
905
4.45
Scott Baker
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.82
9.82
Mike Leake
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.45
4.45
Scott Baker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Mike Leake
Career
Per 9 Innings
51
0.25
Scott Baker
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
2.45
Mike Leake
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
53
0.26
Scott Baker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mike Leake
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
188
0.93
Scott Baker
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.727
2.727
Mike Leake
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.281
1.281
Scott Baker
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
36.82
Mike Leake
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
7118
35.03
Scott Baker
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
4
Mike Leake
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.01
3.01
Scott Baker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.417
0.417
Mike Leake
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.301
0.301
Scott Baker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
54
54
Mike Leake
Career
Per 9 Innings
37.86
37.86

Fielding Stats for Scott Baker and Mike Leake

Scott Baker
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Mike Leake
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
10
Scott Baker
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
2.45
Mike Leake
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
301
1.48
Scott Baker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mike Leake
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
296
1.46
Scott Baker
Career
Per 9 Innings
11
27
Mike Leake
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5487
27
Scott Baker
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.2
9
Mike Leake
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1829
9
Scott Baker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mike Leake
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
213
1.05
Scott Baker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mike Leake
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
273
1.34
Scott Baker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Mike Leake
Career
Per 9 Innings
19
0.09
Scott Baker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mike Leake
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
505
2.48
Scott Baker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mike Leake
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
486
2.39
Scott Baker
Career
Per 9 Innings
Mike Leake
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
96.24
96.24
Scott Baker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mike Leake
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.615
1.615
Scott Baker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mike Leake
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
98.34
98.34
Scott Baker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mike Leake
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
28
0.14
Scott Baker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mike Leake
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Scott Baker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mike Leake
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Scott Baker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mike Leake
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Scott Baker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mike Leake
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Scott Baker and Mike Leake

Scott Baker
Career
Per 600 PA
1
Mike Leake
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10
10
Scott Baker
Career
Per 600 PA
1
Mike Leake
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
338
369.4
Scott Baker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Mike Leake
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
549
600
Scott Baker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Mike Leake
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
485
530.05
Scott Baker
Career
Per 600 PA
Mike Leake
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.192
0.192
Scott Baker
Career
Per 600 PA
Mike Leake
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.541
0.541
Scott Baker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Mike Leake
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
93
101.64
Scott Baker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Mike Leake
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
68
74.32
Scott Baker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Mike Leake
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
18
19.67
Scott Baker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Mike Leake
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.09
Scott Baker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Mike Leake
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
6.56
Scott Baker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Mike Leake
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
25
27.32
Scott Baker
Career
Per 600 PA
Mike Leake
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.269
0.269
Scott Baker
Career
Per 600 PA
Mike Leake
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.012
0.012
Scott Baker
Career
Per 600 PA
Mike Leake
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.065
0.065
Scott Baker
Career
Per 600 PA
Mike Leake
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
28.78
31.45
Scott Baker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Mike Leake
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
131
143.17
Scott Baker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Mike Leake
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
111
121.31
Scott Baker
Career
Per 600 PA
Mike Leake
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.221
0.221
Scott Baker
Career
Per 600 PA
Mike Leake
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.27
0.27
Scott Baker
Career
Per 600 PA
Mike Leake
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.491
0.491
Scott Baker
Career
Per 600 PA
Mike Leake
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.078
0.078
Scott Baker
Career
Per 600 PA
Mike Leake
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.167
0.167
Scott Baker
Career
Per 600 PA
Mike Leake
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.37
0.37
Scott Baker
Career
Per 600 PA
Mike Leake
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.307
0.307
Scott Baker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Mike Leake
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
46
50.27
Scott Baker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Mike Leake
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
32
34.97
Scott Baker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Mike Leake
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
72
78.69
Scott Baker
Career
Per 600 PA
Mike Leake
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
24.58
26.86
Scott Baker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Mike Leake
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
2.19
Scott Baker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Mike Leake
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
16
17.49
Scott Baker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Mike Leake
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Scott Baker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
Mike Leake
Career
Per 600 PA
196
214.21
Scott Baker
Career
Per 600 PA
Mike Leake
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2.8
2.8
Scott Baker
Career
Per 600 PA
Mike Leake
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.08
0.08
Scott Baker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Mike Leake
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
46
50.27
Scott Baker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Mike Leake
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Scott Baker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
Mike Leake
Career
Per 600 PA
11
12.02
Scott Baker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Mike Leake
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Scott Baker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Mike Leake
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Scott Baker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Mike Leake
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Scott Baker
Career
Per 600 PA
Mike Leake
Career
Per 600 PA