Scott Baker vs. Theolic Smith — Career Comparison

Scott Baker
Gen XCaliforniaThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaOakland AthleticsAmerican LeagueRelief Pitcher
Theolic Smith
Greatest GenerationArkansasThrows RightBats SwitchNorth AmericaPittsburgh CrawfordsNegro National League IIStarting PitcherAll-Star

Theolic 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. Theolic Smith posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 4.95 and WHIP 1.511 compared to 9.82 and 2.727 for Scott Baker. By the career numbers, Theolic Smith had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Scott Baker and Theolic Smith

Scott Baker
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Theolic Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
5
Scott Baker
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
2.45
Theolic Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
63
1.6
Scott Baker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Theolic Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
45
1.14
Scott Baker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Theolic Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
17
0.43
Scott Baker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Theolic Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
27
0.69
Scott Baker
Career
Per 9 Innings
Theolic Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
38.64
38.64
Scott Baker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Theolic Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
71.43
71.43
Scott Baker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Theolic Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
28
0.71
Scott Baker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Theolic Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.13
Scott Baker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Theolic Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.08
Scott Baker
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4
9.82
Theolic Smith
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
195
4.95
Scott Baker
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.82
9.82
Theolic Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.95
4.95
Scott Baker
Career
Per 9 Innings
10.42
10.42
Theolic Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.5
4.5
Scott Baker
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.27
6.27
Theolic Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.01
4.01
Scott Baker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.333
0.333
Theolic Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.29
0.29
Scott Baker
Career
Per 9 Innings
11
27
Theolic Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1064
27
Scott Baker
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.2
9
Theolic Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
354.2
9
Scott Baker
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5
12.27
Theolic Smith
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
409
10.38
Scott Baker
Career
Per 9 Innings
12.27
12.27
Theolic Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10.38
10.38
Scott Baker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Theolic Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
20
0.51
Scott Baker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Theolic Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.51
0.51
Scott Baker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Theolic Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.32
0.32
Scott Baker
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5
12.27
Theolic Smith
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
126
3.2
Scott Baker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Theolic Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.03
Scott Baker
Career
Per 9 Innings
12.27
12.27
Theolic Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.2
3.2
Scott Baker
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
7.36
Theolic Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
155
3.93
Scott Baker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.36
7.36
Theolic Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.93
3.93
Scott Baker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
3
Theolic Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.46
2.46
Scott Baker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.182
2.182
Theolic Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.792
0.792
Scott Baker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Theolic Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.1
Scott Baker
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
2.45
Theolic Smith
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
0.25
Scott Baker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Theolic Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Scott Baker
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
22
54
Theolic Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1588
40.3
Scott Baker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Theolic Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
0.23
Scott Baker
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4
9.82
Theolic Smith
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
245
6.22
Scott Baker
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.82
9.82
Theolic Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6.22
6.22
Scott Baker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Theolic Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
41
1.04
Scott Baker
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
2.45
Theolic Smith
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.05
Scott Baker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Theolic Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
19
0.48
Scott Baker
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.727
2.727
Theolic Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.509
1.509
Scott Baker
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
36.82
Theolic Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1409
35.75
Scott Baker
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
4
Theolic Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.89
3.89
Scott Baker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.417
0.417
Theolic Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.315
0.315
Scott Baker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
54
54
Theolic Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
40.3
40.3

Fielding Stats for Scott Baker and Theolic Smith

Scott Baker
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Theolic Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
5
Scott Baker
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
2.45
Theolic Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
92
1.59
Scott Baker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Theolic Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
61
1.05
Scott Baker
Career
Per 9 Innings
11
27
Theolic Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1564
27
Scott Baker
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.2
9
Theolic Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
521.1
9
Scott Baker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Theolic Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
46
0.79
Scott Baker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Theolic Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
139
2.4
Scott Baker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Theolic Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
0.16
Scott Baker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Theolic Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
194
3.35
Scott Baker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Theolic Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
185
3.19
Scott Baker
Career
Per 9 Innings
Theolic Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
95.36
95.36
Scott Baker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Theolic Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.011
2.011
Scott Baker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Theolic Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
66.3
66.3
Scott Baker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Theolic Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.09
Scott Baker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Theolic Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Scott Baker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Theolic Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Scott Baker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Theolic Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Scott Baker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Theolic Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Scott Baker and Theolic Smith

Scott Baker
Career
Per 600 PA
1
Theolic Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
5
Scott Baker
Career
Per 600 PA
1
Theolic Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
92
234.89
Scott Baker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Theolic Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
235
600
Scott Baker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Theolic Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
197
502.98
Scott Baker
Career
Per 600 PA
Theolic Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.254
0.254
Scott Baker
Career
Per 600 PA
Theolic Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.717
0.717
Scott Baker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Theolic Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
50
127.66
Scott Baker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Theolic Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
40
102.13
Scott Baker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Theolic Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
15.32
Scott Baker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Theolic Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
7.66
Scott Baker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Theolic Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
2.55
Scott Baker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Theolic Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10
25.53
Scott Baker
Career
Per 600 PA
Theolic Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.2
0.2
Scott Baker
Career
Per 600 PA
Theolic Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.005
0.005
Scott Baker
Career
Per 600 PA
Theolic Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.02
0.02
Scott Baker
Career
Per 600 PA
Theolic Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
25.45
64.98
Scott Baker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Theolic Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
65
165.96
Scott Baker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Theolic Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
78
199.15
Scott Baker
Career
Per 600 PA
Theolic Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.347
0.347
Scott Baker
Career
Per 600 PA
Theolic Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.33
0.33
Scott Baker
Career
Per 600 PA
Theolic Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.677
0.677
Scott Baker
Career
Per 600 PA
Theolic Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.076
0.076
Scott Baker
Career
Per 600 PA
Theolic Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.239
0.239
Scott Baker
Career
Per 600 PA
Theolic Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.649
0.649
Scott Baker
Career
Per 600 PA
Theolic Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.251
0.251
Scott Baker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Theolic Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
36
91.91
Scott Baker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Theolic Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
16
40.85
Scott Baker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Theolic Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
51
130.21
Scott Baker
Career
Per 600 PA
Theolic Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
28.66
73.17
Scott Baker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Theolic Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Scott Baker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Theolic Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
28
71.49
Scott Baker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Theolic Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Scott Baker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
Theolic Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
1
2.55
Scott Baker
Career
Per 600 PA
Theolic Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
235
235
Scott Baker
Career
Per 600 PA
Theolic Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
28
28
Scott Baker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Theolic Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10
25.53
Scott Baker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Theolic Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Scott Baker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Theolic Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Scott Baker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Theolic Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
7.66
Scott Baker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Theolic Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
2.55
Scott Baker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Theolic Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
10.21
Scott Baker
Career
Per 600 PA
Theolic Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
75
75