Scott Baker vs. Ford Smith — Career Comparison

Scott Baker
Gen XCaliforniaThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaOakland AthleticsAmerican LeagueRelief Pitcher
Ford Smith
Greatest GenerationArizonaThrows RightBats SwitchNorth AmericaKansas City MonarchsNegro American LeagueStarting PitcherAll-Star

Ford Smith 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. Ford Smith posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 2.37 and WHIP 1.115 compared to 9.82 and 2.727 for Scott Baker. By the career numbers, Ford Smith had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Scott Baker and Ford Smith

Scott Baker
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Ford Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
4
Scott Baker
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
2.45
Ford Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
28
1.38
Scott Baker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ford Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
18
0.89
Scott Baker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ford Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
0.69
Scott Baker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Ford Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
0.3
Scott Baker
Career
Per 9 Innings
Ford Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
70
70
Scott Baker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ford Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
64.29
64.29
Scott Baker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ford Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
0.64
Scott Baker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ford Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.15
Scott Baker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ford Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.1
Scott Baker
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4
9.82
Ford Smith
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
48
2.37
Scott Baker
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.82
9.82
Ford Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.37
2.37
Scott Baker
Career
Per 9 Innings
10.42
10.42
Ford Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.38
2.38
Scott Baker
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.27
6.27
Ford Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.01
3.01
Scott Baker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.333
0.333
Ford Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.227
0.227
Scott Baker
Career
Per 9 Innings
11
27
Ford Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
546
27
Scott Baker
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.2
9
Ford Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
182
9
Scott Baker
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5
12.27
Ford Smith
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
150
7.42
Scott Baker
Career
Per 9 Innings
12.27
12.27
Ford Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.42
7.42
Scott Baker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Ford Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.15
Scott Baker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Ford Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.15
0.15
Scott Baker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Ford Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.11
0.11
Scott Baker
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5
12.27
Ford Smith
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
53
2.62
Scott Baker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ford Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Scott Baker
Career
Per 9 Innings
12.27
12.27
Ford Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.62
2.62
Scott Baker
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
7.36
Ford Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
109
5.39
Scott Baker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.36
7.36
Ford Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.39
5.39
Scott Baker
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
3
Ford Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.89
3.89
Scott Baker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.182
2.182
Ford Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.89
0.89
Scott Baker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Ford Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.15
Scott Baker
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
2.45
Ford Smith
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
0.35
Scott Baker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ford Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Scott Baker
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
22
54
Ford Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
737
36.45
Scott Baker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ford Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
0.49
Scott Baker
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4
9.82
Ford Smith
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
62
3.07
Scott Baker
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.82
9.82
Ford Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.07
3.07
Scott Baker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Ford Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
15
0.74
Scott Baker
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
2.45
Ford Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Scott Baker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ford Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
21
1.04
Scott Baker
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.727
2.727
Ford Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.115
1.115
Scott Baker
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
36.82
Ford Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
662
32.74
Scott Baker
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
4
Ford Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.21
2.21
Scott Baker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.417
0.417
Ford Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.267
0.267
Scott Baker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
54
54
Ford Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
36.45
36.45

Fielding Stats for Scott Baker and Ford Smith

Scott Baker
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Ford Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
4
Scott Baker
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
2.45
Ford Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
54
1.29
Scott Baker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ford Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
39
0.93
Scott Baker
Career
Per 9 Innings
11
27
Ford Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1128
27
Scott Baker
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.2
9
Ford Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
376
9
Scott Baker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ford Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
35
0.84
Scott Baker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ford Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
56
1.34
Scott Baker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Ford Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
0.17
Scott Baker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ford Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
98
2.35
Scott Baker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ford Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
91
2.18
Scott Baker
Career
Per 9 Innings
Ford Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
92.86
92.86
Scott Baker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ford Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.685
1.685
Scott Baker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ford Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
72.22
72.22
Scott Baker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ford Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.14
Scott Baker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ford Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Scott Baker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ford Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Scott Baker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ford Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Scott Baker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ford Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Scott Baker and Ford Smith

Scott Baker
Career
Per 600 PA
1
Ford Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
4
Scott Baker
Career
Per 600 PA
1
Ford Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
63
219.77
Scott Baker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Ford Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
172
600
Scott Baker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Ford Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
157
547.67
Scott Baker
Career
Per 600 PA
Ford Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.236
0.236
Scott Baker
Career
Per 600 PA
Ford Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.634
0.634
Scott Baker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Ford Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
37
129.07
Scott Baker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Ford Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
26
90.7
Scott Baker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Ford Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9
31.4
Scott Baker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Ford Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
3.49
Scott Baker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Ford Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
3.49
Scott Baker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Ford Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
11
38.37
Scott Baker
Career
Per 600 PA
Ford Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.297
0.297
Scott Baker
Career
Per 600 PA
Ford Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.006
0.006
Scott Baker
Career
Per 600 PA
Ford Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.027
0.027
Scott Baker
Career
Per 600 PA
Ford Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
15.54
54.21
Scott Baker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Ford Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
51
177.91
Scott Baker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Ford Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
49
170.93
Scott Baker
Career
Per 600 PA
Ford Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.29
0.29
Scott Baker
Career
Per 600 PA
Ford Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.325
0.325
Scott Baker
Career
Per 600 PA
Ford Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.615
0.615
Scott Baker
Career
Per 600 PA
Ford Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.089
0.089
Scott Baker
Career
Per 600 PA
Ford Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.212
0.212
Scott Baker
Career
Per 600 PA
Ford Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.525
0.525
Scott Baker
Career
Per 600 PA
Ford Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.232
0.232
Scott Baker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Ford Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
23
80.23
Scott Baker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Ford Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
29
101.16
Scott Baker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Ford Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
51
177.91
Scott Baker
Career
Per 600 PA
Ford Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
16.85
58.77
Scott Baker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Ford Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
3.49
Scott Baker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Ford Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
11
38.37
Scott Baker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Ford Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Scott Baker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
Ford Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
1
3.49
Scott Baker
Career
Per 600 PA
Ford Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
172
172
Scott Baker
Career
Per 600 PA
Ford Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
11
11
Scott Baker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Ford Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
10.47
Scott Baker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Ford Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Scott Baker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Ford Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Scott Baker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Ford Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Scott Baker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Ford Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Scott Baker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Ford Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Scott Baker
Career
Per 600 PA
Ford Smith
Career
Per 600 PA