Scott Baker vs. Johan Santana — Career Comparison

Scott Baker
Gen XCaliforniaThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaOakland AthleticsAmerican LeagueRelief Pitcher
Johan Santana
Gen XVenezuelaThrows LeftBats LeftSouth AmericaMinnesota TwinsAmerican LeagueStarting PitcherGold GloveCy Young AwardAll-Star

Johan Santana 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. Johan Santana posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 3.2 and WHIP 1.138 compared to 9.82 and 2.727 for Scott Baker. By the career numbers, Johan Santana had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Scott Baker and Johan Santana

Scott Baker
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Johan Santana
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
12
Scott Baker
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
2.45
Johan Santana
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
360
1.6
Scott Baker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Johan Santana
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
284
1.26
Scott Baker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Johan Santana
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
139
0.62
Scott Baker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Johan Santana
Career
Per 9 Innings
78
0.35
Scott Baker
Career
Per 9 Innings
Johan Santana
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
64.06
64.06
Scott Baker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Johan Santana
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
78.89
78.89
Scott Baker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Johan Santana
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
0.07
Scott Baker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Johan Santana
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
0.04
Scott Baker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Johan Santana
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
0
Scott Baker
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4
9.82
Johan Santana
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
721
3.2
Scott Baker
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.82
9.82
Johan Santana
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.2
3.2
Scott Baker
Career
Per 9 Innings
10.42
10.42
Johan Santana
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.94
2.94
Scott Baker
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.27
6.27
Johan Santana
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.34
3.34
Scott Baker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.333
0.333
Johan Santana
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.228
0.228
Scott Baker
Career
Per 9 Innings
11
27
Johan Santana
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6077
27
Scott Baker
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.2
9
Johan Santana
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2025.2
9
Scott Baker
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5
12.27
Johan Santana
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1726
7.67
Scott Baker
Career
Per 9 Innings
12.27
12.27
Johan Santana
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.67
7.67
Scott Baker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Johan Santana
Career
Per 9 Innings
220
0.98
Scott Baker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Johan Santana
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.98
0.98
Scott Baker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Johan Santana
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.61
0.61
Scott Baker
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5
12.27
Johan Santana
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
567
2.52
Scott Baker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Johan Santana
Career
Per 9 Innings
13
0.06
Scott Baker
Career
Per 9 Innings
12.27
12.27
Johan Santana
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.52
2.52
Scott Baker
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
7.36
Johan Santana
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1988
8.83
Scott Baker
Career
Per 9 Innings
7.36
7.36
Johan Santana
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.83
8.83
Scott Baker
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
3
Johan Santana
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.52
5.52
Scott Baker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.182
2.182
Johan Santana
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.261
1.261
Scott Baker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Johan Santana
Career
Per 9 Innings
68
0.3
Scott Baker
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
2.45
Johan Santana
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
36
0.16
Scott Baker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Johan Santana
Career
Per 9 Innings
12
0.05
Scott Baker
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
22
54
Johan Santana
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
8262
36.71
Scott Baker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Johan Santana
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
23
0.1
Scott Baker
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4
9.82
Johan Santana
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
773
3.43
Scott Baker
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.82
9.82
Johan Santana
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.43
3.43
Scott Baker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Johan Santana
Career
Per 9 Innings
58
0.26
Scott Baker
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
2.45
Johan Santana
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
38
0.17
Scott Baker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Johan Santana
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
122
0.54
Scott Baker
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.727
2.727
Johan Santana
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.132
1.132
Scott Baker
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
36.82
Johan Santana
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
7563
33.6
Scott Baker
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
4
Johan Santana
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.15
2.15
Scott Baker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.417
0.417
Johan Santana
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.281
0.281
Scott Baker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
54
54
Johan Santana
Career
Per 9 Innings
36.71
36.71

Fielding Stats for Scott Baker and Johan Santana

Scott Baker
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Johan Santana
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
12
Scott Baker
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
2.45
Johan Santana
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
360
1.6
Scott Baker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Johan Santana
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
283
1.26
Scott Baker
Career
Per 9 Innings
11
27
Johan Santana
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6077
27
Scott Baker
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.2
9
Johan Santana
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2025.2
9
Scott Baker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Johan Santana
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
98
0.44
Scott Baker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Johan Santana
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
232
1.03
Scott Baker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Johan Santana
Career
Per 9 Innings
19
0.08
Scott Baker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Johan Santana
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
349
1.55
Scott Baker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Johan Santana
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
330
1.47
Scott Baker
Career
Per 9 Innings
Johan Santana
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
94.56
94.56
Scott Baker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Johan Santana
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.917
0.917
Scott Baker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Johan Santana
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
78.61
78.61
Scott Baker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Johan Santana
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
16
0.07
Scott Baker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Johan Santana
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Scott Baker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Johan Santana
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Scott Baker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Johan Santana
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Scott Baker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Johan Santana
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Scott Baker and Johan Santana

Scott Baker
Career
Per 600 PA
1
Johan Santana
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
12
12
Scott Baker
Career
Per 600 PA
1
Johan Santana
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
360
774.19
Scott Baker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Johan Santana
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
279
600
Scott Baker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Johan Santana
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
248
533.33
Scott Baker
Career
Per 600 PA
Johan Santana
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.161
0.161
Scott Baker
Career
Per 600 PA
Johan Santana
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.475
0.475
Scott Baker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Johan Santana
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
40
86.02
Scott Baker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Johan Santana
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
26
55.91
Scott Baker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Johan Santana
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
12
25.81
Scott Baker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Johan Santana
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
2.15
Scott Baker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Johan Santana
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
2.15
Scott Baker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Johan Santana
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
14
30.11
Scott Baker
Career
Per 600 PA
Johan Santana
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.35
0.35
Scott Baker
Career
Per 600 PA
Johan Santana
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.004
0.004
Scott Baker
Career
Per 600 PA
Johan Santana
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.025
0.025
Scott Baker
Career
Per 600 PA
Johan Santana
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
11.44
24.6
Scott Baker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Johan Santana
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
57
122.58
Scott Baker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Johan Santana
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
49
105.38
Scott Baker
Career
Per 600 PA
Johan Santana
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.191
0.191
Scott Baker
Career
Per 600 PA
Johan Santana
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.23
0.23
Scott Baker
Career
Per 600 PA
Johan Santana
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.421
0.421
Scott Baker
Career
Per 600 PA
Johan Santana
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.069
0.069
Scott Baker
Career
Per 600 PA
Johan Santana
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.143
0.143
Scott Baker
Career
Per 600 PA
Johan Santana
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.316
0.316
Scott Baker
Career
Per 600 PA
Johan Santana
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.231
0.231
Scott Baker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Johan Santana
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
11
23.66
Scott Baker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Johan Santana
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9
19.35
Scott Baker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Johan Santana
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
19
40.86
Scott Baker
Career
Per 600 PA
Johan Santana
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8.06
17.33
Scott Baker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Johan Santana
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Scott Baker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Johan Santana
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9
19.35
Scott Baker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Johan Santana
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Scott Baker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
Johan Santana
Career
Per 600 PA
78
167.74
Scott Baker
Career
Per 600 PA
Johan Santana
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3.58
3.58
Scott Baker
Career
Per 600 PA
Johan Santana
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.12
0.12
Scott Baker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Johan Santana
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
22
47.31
Scott Baker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Johan Santana
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Scott Baker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
Johan Santana
Career
Per 600 PA
1
2.15
Scott Baker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Johan Santana
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Scott Baker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Johan Santana
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Scott Baker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Johan Santana
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Scott Baker
Career
Per 600 PA
Johan Santana
Career
Per 600 PA