Scott Baker vs. Joe Sparma — Career Comparison

Scott Baker
Gen XCaliforniaThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaOakland AthleticsAmerican LeagueRelief Pitcher
Joe Sparma
Silent GenerationOhioThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaDetroit TigersAmerican LeagueStarting Pitcher

Joe Sparma 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 Sparma posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 3.94 and WHIP 1.417 compared to 9.82 and 2.727 for Scott Baker. By the career numbers, Joe Sparma had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Scott Baker and Joe Sparma

Scott Baker
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Joe Sparma
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
7
Scott Baker
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
2.45
Joe Sparma
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
183
1.9
Scott Baker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Sparma
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
142
1.48
Scott Baker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Sparma
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
52
0.54
Scott Baker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Joe Sparma
Career
Per 9 Innings
52
0.54
Scott Baker
Career
Per 9 Innings
Joe Sparma
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
50
50
Scott Baker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Sparma
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
77.6
77.6
Scott Baker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Sparma
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
31
0.32
Scott Baker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Sparma
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
0.1
Scott Baker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Sparma
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Scott Baker
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4
9.82
Joe Sparma
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
379
3.94
Scott Baker
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.82
9.82
Joe Sparma
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.94
3.94
Scott Baker
Career
Per 9 Innings
10.42
10.42
Joe Sparma
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.91
3.91
Scott Baker
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.27
6.27
Joe Sparma
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.41
4.41
Scott Baker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.333
0.333
Joe Sparma
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.235
0.235
Scott Baker
Career
Per 9 Innings
11
27
Joe Sparma
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2594
27
Scott Baker
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.2
9
Joe Sparma
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
864.2
9
Scott Baker
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5
12.27
Joe Sparma
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
774
8.06
Scott Baker
Career
Per 9 Innings
12.27
12.27
Joe Sparma
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.06
8.06
Scott Baker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Joe Sparma
Career
Per 9 Innings
77
0.8
Scott Baker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Joe Sparma
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.8
0.8
Scott Baker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Joe Sparma
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.42
0.42
Scott Baker
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5
12.27
Joe Sparma
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
436
4.54
Scott Baker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Joe Sparma
Career
Per 9 Innings
15
0.16
Scott Baker
Career
Per 9 Innings
12.27
12.27
Joe Sparma
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.54
4.54
Scott Baker
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
7.36
Joe Sparma
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
586
6.1
Scott Baker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.36
7.36
Joe Sparma
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.1
6.1
Scott Baker
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
3
Joe Sparma
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.2
3.2
Scott Baker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.182
2.182
Joe Sparma
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.182
1.182
Scott Baker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Joe Sparma
Career
Per 9 Innings
42
0.44
Scott Baker
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
2.45
Joe Sparma
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
27
0.28
Scott Baker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Joe Sparma
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.02
Scott Baker
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
22
54
Joe Sparma
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3755
39.08
Scott Baker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Sparma
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
18
0.19
Scott Baker
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4
9.82
Joe Sparma
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
423
4.4
Scott Baker
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.82
9.82
Joe Sparma
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.4
4.4
Scott Baker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Joe Sparma
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.01
Scott Baker
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
2.45
Joe Sparma
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.03
Scott Baker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Sparma
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Scott Baker
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.727
2.727
Joe Sparma
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.399
1.399
Scott Baker
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
36.82
Joe Sparma
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3288
34.22
Scott Baker
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
4
Joe Sparma
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.31
2.31
Scott Baker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.417
0.417
Joe Sparma
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.266
0.266
Scott Baker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
54
54
Joe Sparma
Career
Per 9 Innings
39.08
39.08

Fielding Stats for Scott Baker and Joe Sparma

Scott Baker
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Joe Sparma
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
7
Scott Baker
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
2.45
Joe Sparma
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
183
1.91
Scott Baker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Sparma
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
142
1.48
Scott Baker
Career
Per 9 Innings
11
27
Joe Sparma
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2593
27
Scott Baker
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.2
9
Joe Sparma
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
864.1
9
Scott Baker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Sparma
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
57
0.59
Scott Baker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Sparma
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
98
1.02
Scott Baker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Joe Sparma
Career
Per 9 Innings
15
0.16
Scott Baker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Sparma
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
170
1.77
Scott Baker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Sparma
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
155
1.61
Scott Baker
Career
Per 9 Innings
Joe Sparma
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
91.18
91.18
Scott Baker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Sparma
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.847
0.847
Scott Baker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Sparma
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
77.6
77.6
Scott Baker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Sparma
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
0.07
Scott Baker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Sparma
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Scott Baker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Sparma
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Scott Baker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Sparma
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Scott Baker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Sparma
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Scott Baker and Joe Sparma

Scott Baker
Career
Per 600 PA
1
Joe Sparma
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
7
Scott Baker
Career
Per 600 PA
1
Joe Sparma
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
185
359.22
Scott Baker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Joe Sparma
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
309
600
Scott Baker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Joe Sparma
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
269
522.33
Scott Baker
Career
Per 600 PA
Joe Sparma
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.119
0.119
Scott Baker
Career
Per 600 PA
Joe Sparma
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.375
0.375
Scott Baker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Joe Sparma
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
32
62.14
Scott Baker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Joe Sparma
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
27
52.43
Scott Baker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Joe Sparma
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
5.83
Scott Baker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Joe Sparma
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
3.88
Scott Baker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Joe Sparma
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Scott Baker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Joe Sparma
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
9.71
Scott Baker
Career
Per 600 PA
Joe Sparma
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.156
0.156
Scott Baker
Career
Per 600 PA
Joe Sparma
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Scott Baker
Career
Per 600 PA
Joe Sparma
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Scott Baker
Career
Per 600 PA
Joe Sparma
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5.92
11.49
Scott Baker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Joe Sparma
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
39
75.73
Scott Baker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Joe Sparma
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
42
81.55
Scott Baker
Career
Per 600 PA
Joe Sparma
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.15
0.15
Scott Baker
Career
Per 600 PA
Joe Sparma
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.145
0.145
Scott Baker
Career
Per 600 PA
Joe Sparma
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.295
0.295
Scott Baker
Career
Per 600 PA
Joe Sparma
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.026
0.026
Scott Baker
Career
Per 600 PA
Joe Sparma
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.104
0.104
Scott Baker
Career
Per 600 PA
Joe Sparma
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.206
0.206
Scott Baker
Career
Per 600 PA
Joe Sparma
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.198
0.198
Scott Baker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Joe Sparma
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
11
21.36
Scott Baker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Joe Sparma
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
11
21.36
Scott Baker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Joe Sparma
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
22
42.72
Scott Baker
Career
Per 600 PA
Joe Sparma
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
-0.86
-1.66
Scott Baker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Joe Sparma
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Scott Baker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Joe Sparma
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10
19.42
Scott Baker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Joe Sparma
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Scott Baker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
Joe Sparma
Career
Per 600 PA
108
209.71
Scott Baker
Career
Per 600 PA
Joe Sparma
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2.86
2.86
Scott Baker
Career
Per 600 PA
Joe Sparma
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.09
0.09
Scott Baker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Joe Sparma
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
29
56.31
Scott Baker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Joe Sparma
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.94
Scott Baker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
Joe Sparma
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1.94
Scott Baker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Joe Sparma
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Scott Baker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Joe Sparma
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Scott Baker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Joe Sparma
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Scott Baker
Career
Per 600 PA
Joe Sparma
Career
Per 600 PA