Scott Baker vs. Eric Milton — Career Comparison

Scott Baker
Gen XCaliforniaThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaOakland AthleticsAmerican LeagueRelief Pitcher
Eric Milton
Gen XPennsylvaniaThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaMinnesota TwinsAmerican LeagueStarting PitcherAll-Star

Eric Milton 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. Eric Milton posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 4.99 and WHIP 1.347 compared to 9.82 and 2.727 for Scott Baker. By the career numbers, Eric Milton had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Scott Baker and Eric Milton

Scott Baker
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Eric Milton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
11
Scott Baker
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
2.45
Eric Milton
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
271
1.54
Scott Baker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Eric Milton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
270
1.54
Scott Baker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Eric Milton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
89
0.51
Scott Baker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Eric Milton
Career
Per 9 Innings
85
0.48
Scott Baker
Career
Per 9 Innings
Eric Milton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
51.15
51.15
Scott Baker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Eric Milton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
99.63
99.63
Scott Baker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Eric Milton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
0.06
Scott Baker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Eric Milton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.02
Scott Baker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Eric Milton
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Scott Baker
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4
9.82
Eric Milton
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
878
4.99
Scott Baker
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.82
9.82
Eric Milton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.99
4.99
Scott Baker
Career
Per 9 Innings
10.42
10.42
Eric Milton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.42
4.42
Scott Baker
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.27
6.27
Eric Milton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.69
4.69
Scott Baker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.333
0.333
Eric Milton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.266
0.266
Scott Baker
Career
Per 9 Innings
11
27
Eric Milton
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4747
27
Scott Baker
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.2
9
Eric Milton
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1582.1
9
Scott Baker
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5
12.27
Eric Milton
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1665
9.47
Scott Baker
Career
Per 9 Innings
12.27
12.27
Eric Milton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9.47
9.47
Scott Baker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Eric Milton
Career
Per 9 Innings
267
1.52
Scott Baker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Eric Milton
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.52
1.52
Scott Baker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Eric Milton
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.99
0.99
Scott Baker
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5
12.27
Eric Milton
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
453
2.58
Scott Baker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Eric Milton
Career
Per 9 Innings
14
0.08
Scott Baker
Career
Per 9 Innings
12.27
12.27
Eric Milton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.58
2.58
Scott Baker
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
7.36
Eric Milton
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1127
6.41
Scott Baker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.36
7.36
Eric Milton
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.41
6.41
Scott Baker
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
3
Eric Milton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.16
4.16
Scott Baker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.182
2.182
Eric Milton
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.999
0.999
Scott Baker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Eric Milton
Career
Per 9 Innings
29
0.16
Scott Baker
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
2.45
Eric Milton
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
35
0.2
Scott Baker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Eric Milton
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Scott Baker
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
22
54
Eric Milton
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6826
38.82
Scott Baker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Eric Milton
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Scott Baker
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4
9.82
Eric Milton
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
935
5.32
Scott Baker
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.82
9.82
Eric Milton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.32
5.32
Scott Baker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Eric Milton
Career
Per 9 Innings
44
0.25
Scott Baker
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
2.45
Eric Milton
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
44
0.25
Scott Baker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Eric Milton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
73
0.42
Scott Baker
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.727
2.727
Eric Milton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.339
1.339
Scott Baker
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
36.82
Eric Milton
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6250
35.55
Scott Baker
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
4
Eric Milton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.45
3.45
Scott Baker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.417
0.417
Eric Milton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.288
0.288
Scott Baker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
54
54
Eric Milton
Career
Per 9 Innings
38.82
38.82

Fielding Stats for Scott Baker and Eric Milton

Scott Baker
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Eric Milton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
11
Scott Baker
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
2.45
Eric Milton
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
271
1.54
Scott Baker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Eric Milton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
271
1.54
Scott Baker
Career
Per 9 Innings
11
27
Eric Milton
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4747
27
Scott Baker
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.2
9
Eric Milton
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1582.1
9
Scott Baker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Eric Milton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
47
0.27
Scott Baker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Eric Milton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
144
0.82
Scott Baker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Eric Milton
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
0.03
Scott Baker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Eric Milton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
196
1.11
Scott Baker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Eric Milton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
191
1.09
Scott Baker
Career
Per 9 Innings
Eric Milton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
97.45
97.45
Scott Baker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Eric Milton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.705
0.705
Scott Baker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Eric Milton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Scott Baker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Eric Milton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.03
Scott Baker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Eric Milton
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Scott Baker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Eric Milton
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Scott Baker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Eric Milton
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Scott Baker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Eric Milton
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Scott Baker and Eric Milton

Scott Baker
Career
Per 600 PA
1
Eric Milton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
11
11
Scott Baker
Career
Per 600 PA
1
Eric Milton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
275
693.28
Scott Baker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Eric Milton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
238
600
Scott Baker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Eric Milton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
205
516.81
Scott Baker
Career
Per 600 PA
Eric Milton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.176
0.176
Scott Baker
Career
Per 600 PA
Eric Milton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.519
0.519
Scott Baker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Eric Milton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
36
90.76
Scott Baker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Eric Milton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
28
70.59
Scott Baker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Eric Milton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
12.61
Scott Baker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Eric Milton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
2.52
Scott Baker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Eric Milton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
5.04
Scott Baker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Eric Milton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8
20.17
Scott Baker
Career
Per 600 PA
Eric Milton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.222
0.222
Scott Baker
Career
Per 600 PA
Eric Milton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.01
0.01
Scott Baker
Career
Per 600 PA
Eric Milton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.056
0.056
Scott Baker
Career
Per 600 PA
Eric Milton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
11.47
28.92
Scott Baker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Eric Milton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
49
123.53
Scott Baker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Eric Milton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
47
118.49
Scott Baker
Career
Per 600 PA
Eric Milton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.216
0.216
Scott Baker
Career
Per 600 PA
Eric Milton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.239
0.239
Scott Baker
Career
Per 600 PA
Eric Milton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.455
0.455
Scott Baker
Career
Per 600 PA
Eric Milton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.063
0.063
Scott Baker
Career
Per 600 PA
Eric Milton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.157
0.157
Scott Baker
Career
Per 600 PA
Eric Milton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.353
0.353
Scott Baker
Career
Per 600 PA
Eric Milton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.296
0.296
Scott Baker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Eric Milton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
20
50.42
Scott Baker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Eric Milton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
16
40.34
Scott Baker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Eric Milton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
34
85.71
Scott Baker
Career
Per 600 PA
Eric Milton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10.07
25.4
Scott Baker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Eric Milton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
2.52
Scott Baker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Eric Milton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10
25.21
Scott Baker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Eric Milton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Scott Baker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
Eric Milton
Career
Per 600 PA
90
226.89
Scott Baker
Career
Per 600 PA
Eric Milton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2.64
2.64
Scott Baker
Career
Per 600 PA
Eric Milton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.11
0.11
Scott Baker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Eric Milton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
20
50.42
Scott Baker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Eric Milton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
5.04
Scott Baker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
Eric Milton
Career
Per 600 PA
1
2.52
Scott Baker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Eric Milton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Scott Baker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Eric Milton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Scott Baker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Eric Milton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Scott Baker
Career
Per 600 PA
Eric Milton
Career
Per 600 PA