Scott Baker vs. Noah Syndergaard — Career Comparison

Scott Baker
Gen XCaliforniaThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaOakland AthleticsAmerican LeagueRelief Pitcher
Noah Syndergaard
MillenialTexasThrows RightBats LeftNorth AmericaNew York MetsNational LeagueStarting PitcherAll-Star

Noah Syndergaard 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. Noah Syndergaard posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 3.71 and WHIP 1.206 compared to 9.82 and 2.727 for Scott Baker. By the career numbers, Noah Syndergaard had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Scott Baker and Noah Syndergaard

Scott Baker
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Noah Syndergaard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
8
Scott Baker
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
2.45
Noah Syndergaard
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
164
1.57
Scott Baker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Noah Syndergaard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
162
1.55
Scott Baker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Noah Syndergaard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
59
0.56
Scott Baker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Noah Syndergaard
Career
Per 9 Innings
47
0.45
Scott Baker
Career
Per 9 Innings
Noah Syndergaard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
55.66
55.66
Scott Baker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Noah Syndergaard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
98.78
98.78
Scott Baker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Noah Syndergaard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.04
Scott Baker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Noah Syndergaard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.02
Scott Baker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Noah Syndergaard
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Scott Baker
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4
9.82
Noah Syndergaard
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
388
3.71
Scott Baker
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.82
9.82
Noah Syndergaard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.71
3.71
Scott Baker
Career
Per 9 Innings
10.42
10.42
Noah Syndergaard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.4
3.4
Scott Baker
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.27
6.27
Noah Syndergaard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.2
3.2
Scott Baker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.333
0.333
Noah Syndergaard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.252
0.252
Scott Baker
Career
Per 9 Innings
11
27
Noah Syndergaard
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2824
27
Scott Baker
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.2
9
Noah Syndergaard
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
941.1
9
Scott Baker
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5
12.27
Noah Syndergaard
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
910
8.7
Scott Baker
Career
Per 9 Innings
12.27
12.27
Noah Syndergaard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.7
8.7
Scott Baker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Noah Syndergaard
Career
Per 9 Innings
100
0.96
Scott Baker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Noah Syndergaard
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.96
0.96
Scott Baker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Noah Syndergaard
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.61
0.61
Scott Baker
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5
12.27
Noah Syndergaard
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
216
2.07
Scott Baker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Noah Syndergaard
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
0.09
Scott Baker
Career
Per 9 Innings
12.27
12.27
Noah Syndergaard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.07
2.07
Scott Baker
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
7.36
Noah Syndergaard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
928
8.87
Scott Baker
Career
Per 9 Innings
7.36
7.36
Noah Syndergaard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.87
8.87
Scott Baker
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
3
Noah Syndergaard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.66
5.66
Scott Baker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.182
2.182
Noah Syndergaard
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.215
1.215
Scott Baker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Noah Syndergaard
Career
Per 9 Innings
26
0.25
Scott Baker
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
2.45
Noah Syndergaard
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
33
0.32
Scott Baker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Noah Syndergaard
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.01
Scott Baker
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
22
54
Noah Syndergaard
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3904
37.33
Scott Baker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Noah Syndergaard
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Scott Baker
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4
9.82
Noah Syndergaard
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
420
4.02
Scott Baker
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.82
9.82
Noah Syndergaard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.02
4.02
Scott Baker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Noah Syndergaard
Career
Per 9 Innings
17
0.16
Scott Baker
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
2.45
Noah Syndergaard
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
26
0.25
Scott Baker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Noah Syndergaard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
68
0.65
Scott Baker
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.727
2.727
Noah Syndergaard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.196
1.196
Scott Baker
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
36.82
Noah Syndergaard
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3612
34.53
Scott Baker
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
4
Noah Syndergaard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.56
2.56
Scott Baker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.417
0.417
Noah Syndergaard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.314
0.314
Scott Baker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
54
54
Noah Syndergaard
Career
Per 9 Innings
37.33
37.33

Fielding Stats for Scott Baker and Noah Syndergaard

Scott Baker
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Noah Syndergaard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
8
Scott Baker
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
2.45
Noah Syndergaard
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
164
1.57
Scott Baker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Noah Syndergaard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
162
1.55
Scott Baker
Career
Per 9 Innings
11
27
Noah Syndergaard
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2824
27
Scott Baker
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.2
9
Noah Syndergaard
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
941.1
9
Scott Baker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Noah Syndergaard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
56
0.54
Scott Baker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Noah Syndergaard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
101
0.97
Scott Baker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Noah Syndergaard
Career
Per 9 Innings
14
0.13
Scott Baker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Noah Syndergaard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
171
1.63
Scott Baker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Noah Syndergaard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
157
1.5
Scott Baker
Career
Per 9 Innings
Noah Syndergaard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
91.81
91.81
Scott Baker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Noah Syndergaard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.957
0.957
Scott Baker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Noah Syndergaard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
98.78
98.78
Scott Baker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Noah Syndergaard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
0.07
Scott Baker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Noah Syndergaard
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Scott Baker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Noah Syndergaard
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Scott Baker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Noah Syndergaard
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Scott Baker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Noah Syndergaard
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Scott Baker and Noah Syndergaard

Scott Baker
Career
Per 600 PA
1
Noah Syndergaard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8
8
Scott Baker
Career
Per 600 PA
1
Noah Syndergaard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
164
392.03
Scott Baker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Noah Syndergaard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
251
600
Scott Baker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Noah Syndergaard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
222
530.68
Scott Baker
Career
Per 600 PA
Noah Syndergaard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.153
0.153
Scott Baker
Career
Per 600 PA
Noah Syndergaard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.516
0.516
Scott Baker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Noah Syndergaard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
34
81.27
Scott Baker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Noah Syndergaard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
21
50.2
Scott Baker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Noah Syndergaard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
16.73
Scott Baker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Noah Syndergaard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Scott Baker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Noah Syndergaard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
14.34
Scott Baker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Noah Syndergaard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
13
31.08
Scott Baker
Career
Per 600 PA
Noah Syndergaard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.382
0.382
Scott Baker
Career
Per 600 PA
Noah Syndergaard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.027
0.027
Scott Baker
Career
Per 600 PA
Noah Syndergaard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.177
0.177
Scott Baker
Career
Per 600 PA
Noah Syndergaard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
14.71
35.17
Scott Baker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Noah Syndergaard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
59
141.04
Scott Baker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Noah Syndergaard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
49
117.13
Scott Baker
Career
Per 600 PA
Noah Syndergaard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.206
0.206
Scott Baker
Career
Per 600 PA
Noah Syndergaard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.266
0.266
Scott Baker
Career
Per 600 PA
Noah Syndergaard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.472
0.472
Scott Baker
Career
Per 600 PA
Noah Syndergaard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.113
0.113
Scott Baker
Career
Per 600 PA
Noah Syndergaard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.159
0.159
Scott Baker
Career
Per 600 PA
Noah Syndergaard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.39
0.39
Scott Baker
Career
Per 600 PA
Noah Syndergaard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.384
0.384
Scott Baker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Noah Syndergaard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
14
33.47
Scott Baker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Noah Syndergaard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
15
35.86
Scott Baker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Noah Syndergaard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
23
54.98
Scott Baker
Career
Per 600 PA
Noah Syndergaard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9.52
22.76
Scott Baker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Noah Syndergaard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Scott Baker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Noah Syndergaard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
15
35.86
Scott Baker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Noah Syndergaard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Scott Baker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
Noah Syndergaard
Career
Per 600 PA
144
344.22
Scott Baker
Career
Per 600 PA
Noah Syndergaard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1.74
1.74
Scott Baker
Career
Per 600 PA
Noah Syndergaard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.1
0.1
Scott Baker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Noah Syndergaard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
13
31.08
Scott Baker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Noah Syndergaard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
2.39
Scott Baker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
Noah Syndergaard
Career
Per 600 PA
2
4.78
Scott Baker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Noah Syndergaard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Scott Baker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Noah Syndergaard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Scott Baker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Noah Syndergaard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Scott Baker
Career
Per 600 PA
Noah Syndergaard
Career
Per 600 PA