Scott Baker vs. Russ Meyer — Career Comparison

Scott Baker
Gen XCaliforniaThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaOakland AthleticsAmerican LeagueRelief Pitcher
Russ Meyer
Greatest GenerationIllinoisThrows RightBats SwitchNorth AmericaPhiladelphia PhilliesNational LeagueStarting Pitcher

Russ Meyer 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. Russ Meyer posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 3.99 and WHIP 1.409 compared to 9.82 and 2.727 for Scott Baker. By the career numbers, Russ Meyer had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Scott Baker and Russ Meyer

Scott Baker
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Russ Meyer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
13
Scott Baker
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
2.45
Russ Meyer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
319
1.87
Scott Baker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Russ Meyer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
219
1.29
Scott Baker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Russ Meyer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
94
0.55
Scott Baker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Russ Meyer
Career
Per 9 Innings
73
0.43
Scott Baker
Career
Per 9 Innings
Russ Meyer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
56.29
56.29
Scott Baker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Russ Meyer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
68.65
68.65
Scott Baker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Russ Meyer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
65
0.38
Scott Baker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Russ Meyer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
0.08
Scott Baker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Russ Meyer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.03
Scott Baker
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4
9.82
Russ Meyer
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
679
3.99
Scott Baker
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.82
9.82
Russ Meyer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.99
3.99
Scott Baker
Career
Per 9 Innings
10.42
10.42
Russ Meyer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.14
4.14
Scott Baker
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.27
6.27
Russ Meyer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.37
4.37
Scott Baker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.333
0.333
Russ Meyer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.267
0.267
Scott Baker
Career
Per 9 Innings
11
27
Russ Meyer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4594
27
Scott Baker
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.2
9
Russ Meyer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1531.1
9
Scott Baker
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5
12.27
Russ Meyer
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1606
9.44
Scott Baker
Career
Per 9 Innings
12.27
12.27
Russ Meyer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9.44
9.44
Scott Baker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Russ Meyer
Career
Per 9 Innings
136
0.8
Scott Baker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Russ Meyer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.8
0.8
Scott Baker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Russ Meyer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.43
0.43
Scott Baker
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5
12.27
Russ Meyer
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
541
3.18
Scott Baker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Russ Meyer
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
0.06
Scott Baker
Career
Per 9 Innings
12.27
12.27
Russ Meyer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.18
3.18
Scott Baker
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
7.36
Russ Meyer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
672
3.95
Scott Baker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.36
7.36
Russ Meyer
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.95
3.95
Scott Baker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
3
Russ Meyer
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.11
2.11
Scott Baker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.182
2.182
Russ Meyer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.792
0.792
Scott Baker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Russ Meyer
Career
Per 9 Innings
36
0.21
Scott Baker
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
2.45
Russ Meyer
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
0.09
Scott Baker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Russ Meyer
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
0.03
Scott Baker
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
22
54
Russ Meyer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6570
38.61
Scott Baker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Russ Meyer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
47
0.28
Scott Baker
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4
9.82
Russ Meyer
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
761
4.47
Scott Baker
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.82
9.82
Russ Meyer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.47
4.47
Scott Baker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Russ Meyer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Scott Baker
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
2.45
Russ Meyer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Scott Baker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Russ Meyer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Scott Baker
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.727
2.727
Russ Meyer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.402
1.402
Scott Baker
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
36.82
Russ Meyer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6014
35.35
Scott Baker
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
4
Russ Meyer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.39
2.39
Scott Baker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.417
0.417
Russ Meyer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.282
0.282
Scott Baker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
54
54
Russ Meyer
Career
Per 9 Innings
38.61
38.61

Fielding Stats for Scott Baker and Russ Meyer

Scott Baker
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Russ Meyer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
13
Scott Baker
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
2.45
Russ Meyer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
319
8.44
Scott Baker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Russ Meyer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
49
1.3
Scott Baker
Career
Per 9 Innings
11
27
Russ Meyer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1021
27
Scott Baker
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.2
9
Russ Meyer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
340.1
9
Scott Baker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Russ Meyer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
69
1.82
Scott Baker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Russ Meyer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
257
6.8
Scott Baker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Russ Meyer
Career
Per 9 Innings
13
0.34
Scott Baker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Russ Meyer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
339
8.96
Scott Baker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Russ Meyer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
326
8.62
Scott Baker
Career
Per 9 Innings
Russ Meyer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
96.17
96.17
Scott Baker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Russ Meyer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.022
1.022
Scott Baker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Russ Meyer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
15.36
15.36
Scott Baker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Russ Meyer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
19
0.5
Scott Baker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Russ Meyer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Scott Baker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Russ Meyer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Scott Baker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Russ Meyer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Scott Baker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Russ Meyer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Scott Baker and Russ Meyer

Scott Baker
Career
Per 600 PA
1
Russ Meyer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
13
13
Scott Baker
Career
Per 600 PA
1
Russ Meyer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
319
336.38
Scott Baker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Russ Meyer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
569
600
Scott Baker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Russ Meyer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
484
510.37
Scott Baker
Career
Per 600 PA
Russ Meyer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.114
0.114
Scott Baker
Career
Per 600 PA
Russ Meyer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.386
0.386
Scott Baker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Russ Meyer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
55
58
Scott Baker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Russ Meyer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
46
48.51
Scott Baker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Russ Meyer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
6.33
Scott Baker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Russ Meyer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
2.11
Scott Baker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Russ Meyer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.05
Scott Baker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Russ Meyer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9
9.49
Scott Baker
Career
Per 600 PA
Russ Meyer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.164
0.164
Scott Baker
Career
Per 600 PA
Russ Meyer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.002
0.002
Scott Baker
Career
Per 600 PA
Russ Meyer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.018
0.018
Scott Baker
Career
Per 600 PA
Russ Meyer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10.11
10.66
Scott Baker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Russ Meyer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
68
71.7
Scott Baker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Russ Meyer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
78
82.25
Scott Baker
Career
Per 600 PA
Russ Meyer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.154
0.154
Scott Baker
Career
Per 600 PA
Russ Meyer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.141
0.141
Scott Baker
Career
Per 600 PA
Russ Meyer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.294
0.294
Scott Baker
Career
Per 600 PA
Russ Meyer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.027
0.027
Scott Baker
Career
Per 600 PA
Russ Meyer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.104
0.104
Scott Baker
Career
Per 600 PA
Russ Meyer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.208
0.208
Scott Baker
Career
Per 600 PA
Russ Meyer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.16
0.16
Scott Baker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Russ Meyer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
26
27.42
Scott Baker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Russ Meyer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
25
26.36
Scott Baker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Russ Meyer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
50
52.72
Scott Baker
Career
Per 600 PA
Russ Meyer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
-3.44
-3.62
Scott Baker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Russ Meyer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.05
Scott Baker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Russ Meyer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
22
23.2
Scott Baker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Russ Meyer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Scott Baker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
Russ Meyer
Career
Per 600 PA
146
153.95
Scott Baker
Career
Per 600 PA
Russ Meyer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3.9
3.9
Scott Baker
Career
Per 600 PA
Russ Meyer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.15
0.15
Scott Baker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Russ Meyer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
62
65.38
Scott Baker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Russ Meyer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Scott Baker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
Russ Meyer
Career
Per 600 PA
9
9.49
Scott Baker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Russ Meyer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Scott Baker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Russ Meyer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Scott Baker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Russ Meyer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Scott Baker
Career
Per 600 PA
Russ Meyer
Career
Per 600 PA