Scott Baker vs. Joe Slusarski — Career Comparison

Scott Baker
Gen XCaliforniaThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaOakland AthleticsAmerican LeagueRelief Pitcher
Joe Slusarski
Gen XIndianaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaHouston AstrosAmerican LeagueStarting Pitcher

Joe Slusarski 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 Slusarski posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 5.18 and WHIP 1.557 compared to 9.82 and 2.727 for Scott Baker. By the career numbers, Joe Slusarski had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Scott Baker and Joe Slusarski

Scott Baker
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Joe Slusarski
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
7
Scott Baker
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
2.45
Joe Slusarski
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
118
3.47
Scott Baker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Slusarski
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
34
1
Scott Baker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Slusarski
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
0.38
Scott Baker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Joe Slusarski
Career
Per 9 Innings
21
0.62
Scott Baker
Career
Per 9 Innings
Joe Slusarski
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
38.24
38.24
Scott Baker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Slusarski
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
28.81
28.81
Scott Baker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Slusarski
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.03
Scott Baker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Slusarski
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Scott Baker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Slusarski
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.09
Scott Baker
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4
9.82
Joe Slusarski
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
176
5.18
Scott Baker
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.82
9.82
Joe Slusarski
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.18
5.18
Scott Baker
Career
Per 9 Innings
10.42
10.42
Joe Slusarski
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.35
5.35
Scott Baker
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.27
6.27
Joe Slusarski
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.16
5.16
Scott Baker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.333
0.333
Joe Slusarski
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.285
0.285
Scott Baker
Career
Per 9 Innings
11
27
Joe Slusarski
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
917
27
Scott Baker
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.2
9
Joe Slusarski
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
305.2
9
Scott Baker
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5
12.27
Joe Slusarski
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
342
10.07
Scott Baker
Career
Per 9 Innings
12.27
12.27
Joe Slusarski
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10.07
10.07
Scott Baker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Joe Slusarski
Career
Per 9 Innings
45
1.32
Scott Baker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Joe Slusarski
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.33
1.33
Scott Baker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Joe Slusarski
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.38
0.38
Scott Baker
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5
12.27
Joe Slusarski
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
125
3.68
Scott Baker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Joe Slusarski
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
0.26
Scott Baker
Career
Per 9 Innings
12.27
12.27
Joe Slusarski
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.68
3.68
Scott Baker
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
7.36
Joe Slusarski
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
173
5.09
Scott Baker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.36
7.36
Joe Slusarski
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.09
5.09
Scott Baker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
3
Joe Slusarski
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.47
1.47
Scott Baker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.182
2.182
Joe Slusarski
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.975
0.975
Scott Baker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Joe Slusarski
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
0.29
Scott Baker
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
2.45
Joe Slusarski
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
0.44
Scott Baker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Joe Slusarski
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.03
Scott Baker
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
22
54
Joe Slusarski
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1358
39.98
Scott Baker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Slusarski
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
29
0.85
Scott Baker
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4
9.82
Joe Slusarski
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
189
5.56
Scott Baker
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.82
9.82
Joe Slusarski
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.56
5.56
Scott Baker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Joe Slusarski
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
0.21
Scott Baker
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
2.45
Joe Slusarski
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
0.35
Scott Baker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Slusarski
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
28
0.82
Scott Baker
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.727
2.727
Joe Slusarski
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.528
1.528
Scott Baker
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
36.82
Joe Slusarski
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1199
35.3
Scott Baker
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
4
Joe Slusarski
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.6
1.6
Scott Baker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.417
0.417
Joe Slusarski
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.303
0.303
Scott Baker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
54
54
Joe Slusarski
Career
Per 9 Innings
39.98
39.98

Fielding Stats for Scott Baker and Joe Slusarski

Scott Baker
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Joe Slusarski
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
7
Scott Baker
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
2.45
Joe Slusarski
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
118
3.47
Scott Baker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Slusarski
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
34
1
Scott Baker
Career
Per 9 Innings
11
27
Joe Slusarski
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
917
27
Scott Baker
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.2
9
Joe Slusarski
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
305.2
9
Scott Baker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Slusarski
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
19
0.56
Scott Baker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Slusarski
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
26
0.77
Scott Baker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Joe Slusarski
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.03
Scott Baker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Slusarski
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
46
1.35
Scott Baker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Slusarski
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
45
1.32
Scott Baker
Career
Per 9 Innings
Joe Slusarski
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
97.83
97.83
Scott Baker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Slusarski
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.381
0.381
Scott Baker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Slusarski
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
28.81
28.81
Scott Baker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Slusarski
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.03
Scott Baker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Slusarski
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Scott Baker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Slusarski
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Scott Baker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Slusarski
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Scott Baker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Slusarski
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Scott Baker and Joe Slusarski

Scott Baker
Career
Per 600 PA
1
Joe Slusarski
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
7
Scott Baker
Career
Per 600 PA
1
Joe Slusarski
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
118
7866.67
Scott Baker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Joe Slusarski
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9
600
Scott Baker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Joe Slusarski
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9
600
Scott Baker
Career
Per 600 PA
Joe Slusarski
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.111
0.111
Scott Baker
Career
Per 600 PA
Joe Slusarski
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.222
0.222
Scott Baker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Joe Slusarski
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
66.67
Scott Baker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Joe Slusarski
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
66.67
Scott Baker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Joe Slusarski
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Scott Baker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Joe Slusarski
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Scott Baker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Joe Slusarski
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Scott Baker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Joe Slusarski
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Scott Baker
Career
Per 600 PA
Joe Slusarski
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Scott Baker
Career
Per 600 PA
Joe Slusarski
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Scott Baker
Career
Per 600 PA
Joe Slusarski
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Scott Baker
Career
Per 600 PA
Joe Slusarski
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.1
6.61
Scott Baker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Joe Slusarski
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
66.67
Scott Baker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Joe Slusarski
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
66.67
Scott Baker
Career
Per 600 PA
Joe Slusarski
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.111
0.111
Scott Baker
Career
Per 600 PA
Joe Slusarski
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.111
0.111
Scott Baker
Career
Per 600 PA
Joe Slusarski
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.222
0.222
Scott Baker
Career
Per 600 PA
Joe Slusarski
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Scott Baker
Career
Per 600 PA
Joe Slusarski
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.078
0.078
Scott Baker
Career
Per 600 PA
Joe Slusarski
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.125
0.125
Scott Baker
Career
Per 600 PA
Joe Slusarski
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.25
0.25
Scott Baker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Joe Slusarski
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
66.67
Scott Baker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Joe Slusarski
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
66.67
Scott Baker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Joe Slusarski
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
133.33
Scott Baker
Career
Per 600 PA
Joe Slusarski
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
-0.27
-18.25
Scott Baker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Joe Slusarski
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Scott Baker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Joe Slusarski
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Scott Baker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Joe Slusarski
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Scott Baker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
Joe Slusarski
Career
Per 600 PA
5
333.33
Scott Baker
Career
Per 600 PA
Joe Slusarski
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1.8
1.8
Scott Baker
Career
Per 600 PA
Joe Slusarski
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Scott Baker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Joe Slusarski
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Scott Baker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Joe Slusarski
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Scott Baker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Joe Slusarski
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Scott Baker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Joe Slusarski
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Scott Baker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Joe Slusarski
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Scott Baker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Joe Slusarski
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Scott Baker
Career
Per 600 PA
Joe Slusarski
Career
Per 600 PA