Scott Baker vs. Armando Benitez — Career Comparison

Scott Baker
MillenialLouisianaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaMinnesota TwinsAmerican LeagueStarting Pitcher
Armando Benitez
Gen XD.R.Throws RightBats RightCaribbeanNew York MetsNational LeagueRelief PitcherAll-Star

Scott Baker built a career as a starting pitcher and Armando Benitez as a reliever — different jobs with different demands — but on the metrics that apply to both, a comparison is still worth making. Scott Baker led in walk avoidance (BB%+ 140 vs 72), home run suppression (HR9+ 97 vs 74), and skill-based run prevention (DICE+ 113 vs 92). Armando Benitez held the edge in strikeout rate (K%+ 142 vs 118). Role difference aside, Scott Baker holds a clear edge on every meaningful shared measure.

Pitching Stats for Scott Baker and Armando Benitez

Scott Baker
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
10
Armando Benitez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
15
Scott Baker
Career
Per 9 Innings
193
1.63
Armando Benitez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
762
8.8
Scott Baker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
172
1.45
Armando Benitez
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Scott Baker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
66
0.56
Armando Benitez
Career
Per 9 Innings
40
0.46
Scott Baker
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
53
0.45
Armando Benitez
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
47
0.54
Scott Baker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
55.46
55.46
Armando Benitez
Career
Per 9 Innings
45.98
45.98
Scott Baker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
89.12
89.12
Armando Benitez
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Scott Baker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.03
Armando Benitez
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Scott Baker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.02
Armando Benitez
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Scott Baker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Armando Benitez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
289
3.34
Scott Baker
Career
Per 9 Innings
504
4.26
Armando Benitez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
271
3.13
Scott Baker
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.26
4.26
Armando Benitez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.13
3.13
Scott Baker
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.89
3.89
Armando Benitez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.06
3.06
Scott Baker
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.96
3.96
Armando Benitez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.77
3.77
Scott Baker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.264
0.264
Armando Benitez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.196
0.196
Scott Baker
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3194
27
Armando Benitez
Career
Per 9 Innings
2337
27
Scott Baker
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1064.2
9
Armando Benitez
Career
Per 9 Innings
779
9
Scott Baker
Career
Per 9 Innings
1089
9.21
Armando Benitez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
545
6.3
Scott Baker
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.21
9.21
Armando Benitez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6.3
6.3
Scott Baker
Career
Per 9 Innings
145
1.23
Armando Benitez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
95
1.1
Scott Baker
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.23
1.23
Armando Benitez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.1
1.1
Scott Baker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.75
0.75
Armando Benitez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.12
0.12
Scott Baker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
245
2.07
Armando Benitez
Career
Per 9 Innings
403
4.66
Scott Baker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
0.11
Armando Benitez
Career
Per 9 Innings
32
0.37
Scott Baker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.07
2.07
Armando Benitez
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.66
4.66
Scott Baker
Career
Per 9 Innings
839
7.09
Armando Benitez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
946
10.93
Scott Baker
Career
Per 9 Innings
7.09
7.09
Armando Benitez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10.93
10.93
Scott Baker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.35
4.35
Armando Benitez
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.24
1.24
Scott Baker
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.018
1.018
Armando Benitez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.732
1.732
Scott Baker
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
22
0.19
Armando Benitez
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
18
0.21
Scott Baker
Career
Per 9 Innings
27
0.23
Armando Benitez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
16
0.18
Scott Baker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Armando Benitez
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
0.06
Scott Baker
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4438
37.52
Armando Benitez
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3253
37.58
Scott Baker
Career
Per 9 Innings
15
0.13
Armando Benitez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
527
6.09
Scott Baker
Career
Per 9 Innings
518
4.38
Armando Benitez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
296
3.42
Scott Baker
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.38
4.38
Armando Benitez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.42
3.42
Scott Baker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
16
0.14
Armando Benitez
Career
Per 9 Innings
24
0.28
Scott Baker
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
26
0.22
Armando Benitez
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
22
0.25
Scott Baker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
72
0.61
Armando Benitez
Career
Per 9 Innings
47
0.54
Scott Baker
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.253
1.253
Armando Benitez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.217
1.217
Scott Baker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4124
34.86
Armando Benitez
Career
Per 9 Innings
2788
32.21
Scott Baker
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.68
2.68
Armando Benitez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.39
0.39
Scott Baker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.301
0.301
Armando Benitez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.258
0.258
Scott Baker
Career
Per 9 Innings
37.52
37.52
Armando Benitez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
37.58
37.58

Fielding Stats for Scott Baker and Armando Benitez

Scott Baker
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
10
Armando Benitez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
15
Scott Baker
Career
Per 9 Innings
193
1.63
Armando Benitez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
762
8.8
Scott Baker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
172
1.45
Armando Benitez
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Scott Baker
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3194
27
Armando Benitez
Career
Per 9 Innings
2337
27
Scott Baker
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1064.2
9
Armando Benitez
Career
Per 9 Innings
779
9
Scott Baker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
76
0.64
Armando Benitez
Career
Per 9 Innings
31
0.36
Scott Baker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
69
0.58
Armando Benitez
Career
Per 9 Innings
40
0.46
Scott Baker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.03
Armando Benitez
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
0.08
Scott Baker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
149
1.26
Armando Benitez
Career
Per 9 Innings
78
0.9
Scott Baker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
145
1.23
Armando Benitez
Career
Per 9 Innings
71
0.82
Scott Baker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
97.32
97.32
Armando Benitez
Career
Per 9 Innings
91.03
91.03
Scott Baker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.751
0.751
Armando Benitez
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.093
0.093
Scott Baker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
89.12
89.12
Armando Benitez
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Scott Baker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.05
Armando Benitez
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.01
Scott Baker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Armando Benitez
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Scott Baker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Armando Benitez
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Scott Baker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Armando Benitez
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Scott Baker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Armando Benitez
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Scott Baker and Armando Benitez

Scott Baker
Career
Per 600 PA
10
10
Armando Benitez
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
15
15
Scott Baker
Career
Per 600 PA
193
3047.37
Armando Benitez
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
762
57150
Scott Baker
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
38
600
Armando Benitez
Career
Per 600 PA
8
600
Scott Baker
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
32
505.26
Armando Benitez
Career
Per 600 PAverified
8
600
Scott Baker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.094
0.094
Armando Benitez
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Scott Baker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.342
0.342
Armando Benitez
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Scott Baker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
47.37
Armando Benitez
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Scott Baker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
31.58
Armando Benitez
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Scott Baker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
15.79
Armando Benitez
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Scott Baker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Armando Benitez
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Scott Baker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Armando Benitez
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Scott Baker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
15.79
Armando Benitez
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Scott Baker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.333
0.333
Armando Benitez
Career
Per 600 PA
Scott Baker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Armando Benitez
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Scott Baker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Armando Benitez
Career
Per 600 PA
Scott Baker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.38
5.97
Armando Benitez
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Scott Baker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
63.16
Armando Benitez
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Scott Baker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
47.37
Armando Benitez
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Scott Baker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.094
0.094
Armando Benitez
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Scott Baker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.125
0.125
Armando Benitez
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Scott Baker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.219
0.219
Armando Benitez
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Scott Baker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.031
0.031
Armando Benitez
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Scott Baker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.074
0.074
Armando Benitez
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Scott Baker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.138
0.138
Armando Benitez
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Scott Baker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.158
0.158
Armando Benitez
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Scott Baker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
15.79
Armando Benitez
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Scott Baker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Armando Benitez
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
150
Scott Baker
Career
Per 600 PA
1
15.79
Armando Benitez
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
150
Scott Baker
Career
Per 600 PAverified
-0.98
-15.41
Armando Benitez
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
-0.84
-63.2
Scott Baker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Armando Benitez
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Scott Baker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Armando Benitez
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Scott Baker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Armando Benitez
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Scott Baker
Career
Per 600 PAverified
13
205.26
Armando Benitez
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
4
300
Scott Baker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2.92
2.92
Armando Benitez
Career
Per 600 PA
2
2
Scott Baker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Armando Benitez
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Scott Baker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
94.74
Armando Benitez
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Scott Baker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Armando Benitez
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Scott Baker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Armando Benitez
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Scott Baker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Armando Benitez
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Scott Baker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Armando Benitez
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Scott Baker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Armando Benitez
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Scott Baker
Career
Per 600 PA
Armando Benitez
Career
Per 600 PA