Scott Baker vs. Joe Margoneri — Career Comparison

Scott Baker
Gen XCaliforniaThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaOakland AthleticsAmerican LeagueRelief Pitcher
Joe Margoneri
Silent GenerationPennsylvaniaThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaNew York GiantsNational LeagueStarting Pitcher

Joe Margoneri 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. Joe Margoneri posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 4.29 and WHIP 1.643 compared to 9.82 and 2.727 for Scott Baker. By the career numbers, Joe Margoneri had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Scott Baker and Joe Margoneri

Scott Baker
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Joe Margoneri
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
2
Scott Baker
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
2.45
Joe Margoneri
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
36
2.57
Scott Baker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Margoneri
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
1.07
Scott Baker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Margoneri
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
0.5
Scott Baker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Joe Margoneri
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
0.5
Scott Baker
Career
Per 9 Innings
Joe Margoneri
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
50
50
Scott Baker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Margoneri
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
41.67
41.67
Scott Baker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Margoneri
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.21
Scott Baker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Margoneri
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Scott Baker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Margoneri
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Scott Baker
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4
9.82
Joe Margoneri
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
60
4.29
Scott Baker
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.82
9.82
Joe Margoneri
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.29
4.29
Scott Baker
Career
Per 9 Innings
10.42
10.42
Joe Margoneri
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.94
4.94
Scott Baker
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.27
6.27
Joe Margoneri
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.97
4.97
Scott Baker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.333
0.333
Joe Margoneri
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.265
0.265
Scott Baker
Career
Per 9 Innings
11
27
Joe Margoneri
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
378
27
Scott Baker
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.2
9
Joe Margoneri
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
126
9
Scott Baker
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5
12.27
Joe Margoneri
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
132
9.43
Scott Baker
Career
Per 9 Innings
12.27
12.27
Joe Margoneri
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9.43
9.43
Scott Baker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Joe Margoneri
Career
Per 9 Innings
13
0.93
Scott Baker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Joe Margoneri
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.93
0.93
Scott Baker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Joe Margoneri
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.36
0.36
Scott Baker
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5
12.27
Joe Margoneri
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
70
5
Scott Baker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Joe Margoneri
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
0.36
Scott Baker
Career
Per 9 Innings
12.27
12.27
Joe Margoneri
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
5
Scott Baker
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
7.36
Joe Margoneri
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
67
4.79
Scott Baker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.36
7.36
Joe Margoneri
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.79
4.79
Scott Baker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
3
Joe Margoneri
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.86
1.86
Scott Baker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.182
2.182
Joe Margoneri
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.087
1.087
Scott Baker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Joe Margoneri
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.21
Scott Baker
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
2.45
Joe Margoneri
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.07
Scott Baker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Margoneri
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Scott Baker
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
22
54
Joe Margoneri
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
570
40.71
Scott Baker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Margoneri
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.29
Scott Baker
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4
9.82
Joe Margoneri
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
68
4.86
Scott Baker
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.82
9.82
Joe Margoneri
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.86
4.86
Scott Baker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Margoneri
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Scott Baker
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
2.45
Joe Margoneri
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Scott Baker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Margoneri
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Scott Baker
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.727
2.727
Joe Margoneri
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.603
1.603
Scott Baker
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
36.82
Joe Margoneri
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
499
35.64
Scott Baker
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
4
Joe Margoneri
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.89
1.89
Scott Baker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.417
0.417
Joe Margoneri
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.284
0.284
Scott Baker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
54
54
Joe Margoneri
Career
Per 9 Innings
40.71
40.71

Fielding Stats for Scott Baker and Joe Margoneri

Scott Baker
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Joe Margoneri
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
2
Scott Baker
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
2.45
Joe Margoneri
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
36
2.58
Scott Baker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Margoneri
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
1.07
Scott Baker
Career
Per 9 Innings
11
27
Joe Margoneri
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
377
27
Scott Baker
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.2
9
Joe Margoneri
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
125.2
9
Scott Baker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Margoneri
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.29
Scott Baker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Margoneri
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
20
1.43
Scott Baker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Joe Margoneri
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.07
Scott Baker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Margoneri
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
25
1.79
Scott Baker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Margoneri
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
24
1.72
Scott Baker
Career
Per 9 Innings
Joe Margoneri
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
96
96
Scott Baker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Margoneri
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.667
0.667
Scott Baker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Margoneri
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
41.67
41.67
Scott Baker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Margoneri
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.07
Scott Baker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Margoneri
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Scott Baker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Margoneri
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Scott Baker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Margoneri
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Scott Baker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Margoneri
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Scott Baker and Joe Margoneri

Scott Baker
Career
Per 600 PA
1
Joe Margoneri
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
2
Scott Baker
Career
Per 600 PA
1
Joe Margoneri
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
36
526.83
Scott Baker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Joe Margoneri
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
41
600
Scott Baker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Joe Margoneri
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
37
541.46
Scott Baker
Career
Per 600 PA
Joe Margoneri
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.081
0.081
Scott Baker
Career
Per 600 PA
Joe Margoneri
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.317
0.317
Scott Baker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Joe Margoneri
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
43.9
Scott Baker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Joe Margoneri
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
29.27
Scott Baker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Joe Margoneri
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Scott Baker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Joe Margoneri
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Scott Baker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Joe Margoneri
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
14.63
Scott Baker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Joe Margoneri
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
14.63
Scott Baker
Career
Per 600 PA
Joe Margoneri
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.333
0.333
Scott Baker
Career
Per 600 PA
Joe Margoneri
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.027
0.027
Scott Baker
Career
Per 600 PA
Joe Margoneri
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.333
0.333
Scott Baker
Career
Per 600 PA
Joe Margoneri
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1.21
17.69
Scott Baker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Joe Margoneri
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
87.8
Scott Baker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Joe Margoneri
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
43.9
Scott Baker
Career
Per 600 PA
Joe Margoneri
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.081
0.081
Scott Baker
Career
Per 600 PA
Joe Margoneri
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.162
0.162
Scott Baker
Career
Per 600 PA
Joe Margoneri
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.243
0.243
Scott Baker
Career
Per 600 PA
Joe Margoneri
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.081
0.081
Scott Baker
Career
Per 600 PA
Joe Margoneri
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.077
0.077
Scott Baker
Career
Per 600 PA
Joe Margoneri
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.177
0.177
Scott Baker
Career
Per 600 PA
Joe Margoneri
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.08
0.08
Scott Baker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Joe Margoneri
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
14.63
Scott Baker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Joe Margoneri
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
14.63
Scott Baker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Joe Margoneri
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
14.63
Scott Baker
Career
Per 600 PA
Joe Margoneri
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
-0.97
-14.17
Scott Baker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Joe Margoneri
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Scott Baker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Joe Margoneri
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Scott Baker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Joe Margoneri
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Scott Baker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
Joe Margoneri
Career
Per 600 PA
11
160.98
Scott Baker
Career
Per 600 PA
Joe Margoneri
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3.73
3.73
Scott Baker
Career
Per 600 PA
Joe Margoneri
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Scott Baker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Joe Margoneri
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
58.54
Scott Baker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Joe Margoneri
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Scott Baker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Joe Margoneri
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Scott Baker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Joe Margoneri
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Scott Baker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Joe Margoneri
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Scott Baker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Joe Margoneri
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Scott Baker
Career
Per 600 PA
Joe Margoneri
Career
Per 600 PA