Scott Baker vs. Brendan McKay — Career Comparison

Scott Baker
Gen XCaliforniaThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaOakland AthleticsAmerican LeagueRelief Pitcher
Brendan McKay
MillenialPennsylvaniaThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaTampa Bay RaysAmerican LeagueStarting Pitcher

Brendan McKay 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. Brendan McKay posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 5.14 and WHIP 1.408 compared to 9.82 and 2.727 for Scott Baker. By the career numbers, Brendan McKay had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Scott Baker and Brendan McKay

Scott Baker
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Brendan McKay
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Scott Baker
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
2.45
Brendan McKay
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
13
2.39
Scott Baker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Brendan McKay
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
2.02
Scott Baker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Brendan McKay
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.37
Scott Baker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Brendan McKay
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.73
Scott Baker
Career
Per 9 Innings
Brendan McKay
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
33.33
33.33
Scott Baker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Brendan McKay
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
84.62
84.62
Scott Baker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Brendan McKay
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Scott Baker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Brendan McKay
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Scott Baker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Brendan McKay
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Scott Baker
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4
9.82
Brendan McKay
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
28
5.14
Scott Baker
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.82
9.82
Brendan McKay
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.14
5.14
Scott Baker
Career
Per 9 Innings
10.42
10.42
Brendan McKay
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.59
4.59
Scott Baker
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.27
6.27
Brendan McKay
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.82
3.82
Scott Baker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.333
0.333
Brendan McKay
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.268
0.268
Scott Baker
Career
Per 9 Innings
11
27
Brendan McKay
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
147
27
Scott Baker
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.2
9
Brendan McKay
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
49
9
Scott Baker
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5
12.27
Brendan McKay
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
53
9.73
Scott Baker
Career
Per 9 Innings
12.27
12.27
Brendan McKay
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9.73
9.73
Scott Baker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Brendan McKay
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
1.47
Scott Baker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Brendan McKay
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.47
1.47
Scott Baker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Brendan McKay
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.62
0.62
Scott Baker
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5
12.27
Brendan McKay
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
16
2.94
Scott Baker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Brendan McKay
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Scott Baker
Career
Per 9 Innings
12.27
12.27
Brendan McKay
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.94
2.94
Scott Baker
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
7.36
Brendan McKay
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
56
10.29
Scott Baker
Career
Per 9 Innings
7.36
7.36
Brendan McKay
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10.29
10.29
Scott Baker
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
3
Brendan McKay
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.31
4.31
Scott Baker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.182
2.182
Brendan McKay
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.469
1.469
Scott Baker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Brendan McKay
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Scott Baker
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
2.45
Brendan McKay
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Scott Baker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Brendan McKay
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Scott Baker
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
22
54
Brendan McKay
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
216
39.67
Scott Baker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Brendan McKay
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Scott Baker
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4
9.82
Brendan McKay
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
32
5.88
Scott Baker
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.82
9.82
Brendan McKay
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.88
5.88
Scott Baker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Brendan McKay
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.18
Scott Baker
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
2.45
Brendan McKay
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.18
Scott Baker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Brendan McKay
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.18
Scott Baker
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.727
2.727
Brendan McKay
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.408
1.408
Scott Baker
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
36.82
Brendan McKay
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
198
36.37
Scott Baker
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
4
Brendan McKay
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.46
2.46
Scott Baker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.417
0.417
Brendan McKay
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.336
0.336
Scott Baker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
54
54
Brendan McKay
Career
Per 9 Innings
39.67
39.67

Fielding Stats for Scott Baker and Brendan McKay

Scott Baker
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Brendan McKay
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Scott Baker
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
2.45
Brendan McKay
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
13
2.39
Scott Baker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Brendan McKay
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
2.02
Scott Baker
Career
Per 9 Innings
11
27
Brendan McKay
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
147
27
Scott Baker
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.2
9
Brendan McKay
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
49
9
Scott Baker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Brendan McKay
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.37
Scott Baker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Brendan McKay
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.73
Scott Baker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Brendan McKay
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Scott Baker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Brendan McKay
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
1.1
Scott Baker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Brendan McKay
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
1.1
Scott Baker
Career
Per 9 Innings
Brendan McKay
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Scott Baker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Brendan McKay
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.462
0.462
Scott Baker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Brendan McKay
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
84.62
84.62
Scott Baker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Brendan McKay
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Scott Baker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Brendan McKay
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Scott Baker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Brendan McKay
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Scott Baker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Brendan McKay
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Scott Baker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Brendan McKay
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Scott Baker and Brendan McKay

Scott Baker
Career
Per 600 PA
1
Brendan McKay
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
1
Scott Baker
Career
Per 600 PA
1
Brendan McKay
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
18
981.82
Scott Baker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Brendan McKay
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
11
600
Scott Baker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Brendan McKay
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10
545.45
Scott Baker
Career
Per 600 PA
Brendan McKay
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.2
0.2
Scott Baker
Career
Per 600 PA
Brendan McKay
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.773
0.773
Scott Baker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Brendan McKay
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
109.09
Scott Baker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Brendan McKay
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
54.55
Scott Baker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Brendan McKay
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Scott Baker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Brendan McKay
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Scott Baker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Brendan McKay
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
54.55
Scott Baker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Brendan McKay
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
54.55
Scott Baker
Career
Per 600 PA
Brendan McKay
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.5
0.5
Scott Baker
Career
Per 600 PA
Brendan McKay
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.1
0.1
Scott Baker
Career
Per 600 PA
Brendan McKay
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.5
0.5
Scott Baker
Career
Per 600 PA
Brendan McKay
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1.39
75.97
Scott Baker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Brendan McKay
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
272.73
Scott Baker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Brendan McKay
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
163.64
Scott Baker
Career
Per 600 PA
Brendan McKay
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.273
0.273
Scott Baker
Career
Per 600 PA
Brendan McKay
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.5
0.5
Scott Baker
Career
Per 600 PA
Brendan McKay
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.773
0.773
Scott Baker
Career
Per 600 PA
Brendan McKay
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.3
0.3
Scott Baker
Career
Per 600 PA
Brendan McKay
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.248
0.248
Scott Baker
Career
Per 600 PA
Brendan McKay
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.667
0.667
Scott Baker
Career
Per 600 PA
Brendan McKay
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.143
0.143
Scott Baker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Brendan McKay
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
109.09
Scott Baker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Brendan McKay
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
54.55
Scott Baker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Brendan McKay
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
109.09
Scott Baker
Career
Per 600 PA
Brendan McKay
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1.06
57.57
Scott Baker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Brendan McKay
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Scott Baker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Brendan McKay
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
54.55
Scott Baker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Brendan McKay
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Scott Baker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
Brendan McKay
Career
Per 600 PA
2
109.09
Scott Baker
Career
Per 600 PA
Brendan McKay
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5.5
5.5
Scott Baker
Career
Per 600 PA
Brendan McKay
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.5
0.5
Scott Baker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Brendan McKay
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Scott Baker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Brendan McKay
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Scott Baker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
Brendan McKay
Career
Per 600 PA
1
54.55
Scott Baker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Brendan McKay
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Scott Baker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Brendan McKay
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Scott Baker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Brendan McKay
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Scott Baker
Career
Per 600 PA
Brendan McKay
Career
Per 600 PA