Scott Baker vs. Xavier Hernandez — Career Comparison

Scott Baker
MillenialLouisianaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaMinnesota TwinsAmerican LeagueStarting Pitcher
Xavier Hernandez
Gen XTexasThrows RightBats LeftNorth AmericaHouston AstrosAmerican LeagueRelief Pitcher

Scott Baker built a career as a starting pitcher and Xavier Hernandez 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 101), run prevention (ERA+ 114 vs 85), and home run suppression (HR9+ 97 vs 73). Role difference aside, Scott Baker holds a clear edge on every meaningful shared measure.

Pitching Stats for Scott Baker and Xavier Hernandez

Scott Baker
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
10
Xavier Hernandez
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
10
Scott Baker
Career
Per 9 Innings
193
1.63
Xavier Hernandez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
463
6.21
Scott Baker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
172
1.45
Xavier Hernandez
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
0.09
Scott Baker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
66
0.56
Xavier Hernandez
Career
Per 9 Innings
40
0.54
Scott Baker
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
53
0.45
Xavier Hernandez
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
35
0.47
Scott Baker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
55.46
55.46
Xavier Hernandez
Career
Per 9 Innings
53.33
53.33
Scott Baker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
89.12
89.12
Xavier Hernandez
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.51
1.51
Scott Baker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.03
Xavier Hernandez
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Scott Baker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.02
Xavier Hernandez
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Scott Baker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Xavier Hernandez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
35
0.47
Scott Baker
Career
Per 9 Innings
504
4.26
Xavier Hernandez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
291
3.9
Scott Baker
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.26
4.26
Xavier Hernandez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.9
3.9
Scott Baker
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.89
3.89
Xavier Hernandez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.65
3.65
Scott Baker
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.96
3.96
Xavier Hernandez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.9
3.9
Scott Baker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.264
0.264
Xavier Hernandez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.244
0.244
Scott Baker
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3194
27
Xavier Hernandez
Career
Per 9 Innings
2013
27
Scott Baker
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1064.2
9
Xavier Hernandez
Career
Per 9 Innings
671
9
Scott Baker
Career
Per 9 Innings
1089
9.21
Xavier Hernandez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
621
8.33
Scott Baker
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.21
9.21
Xavier Hernandez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.33
8.33
Scott Baker
Career
Per 9 Innings
145
1.23
Xavier Hernandez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
67
0.9
Scott Baker
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.23
1.23
Xavier Hernandez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.9
0.9
Scott Baker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.75
0.75
Xavier Hernandez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.14
0.14
Scott Baker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
245
2.07
Xavier Hernandez
Career
Per 9 Innings
266
3.57
Scott Baker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
0.11
Xavier Hernandez
Career
Per 9 Innings
36
0.48
Scott Baker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.07
2.07
Xavier Hernandez
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.57
3.57
Scott Baker
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
839
7.09
Xavier Hernandez
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
562
7.54
Scott Baker
Career
Per 9 Innings
7.09
7.09
Xavier Hernandez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.54
7.54
Scott Baker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.35
4.35
Xavier Hernandez
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.21
1.21
Scott Baker
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.018
1.018
Xavier Hernandez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.234
1.234
Scott Baker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
22
0.19
Xavier Hernandez
Career
Per 9 Innings
46
0.62
Scott Baker
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
27
0.23
Xavier Hernandez
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
20
0.27
Scott Baker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Xavier Hernandez
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Scott Baker
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4438
37.52
Xavier Hernandez
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2879
38.62
Scott Baker
Career
Per 9 Innings
15
0.13
Xavier Hernandez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
169
2.27
Scott Baker
Career
Per 9 Innings
518
4.38
Xavier Hernandez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
324
4.35
Scott Baker
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.38
4.38
Xavier Hernandez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.35
4.35
Scott Baker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
16
0.14
Xavier Hernandez
Career
Per 9 Innings
28
0.38
Scott Baker
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
26
0.22
Xavier Hernandez
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
22
0.3
Scott Baker
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
72
0.61
Xavier Hernandez
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
48
0.64
Scott Baker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.253
1.253
Xavier Hernandez
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.322
1.322
Scott Baker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4124
34.86
Xavier Hernandez
Career
Per 9 Innings
2543
34.11
Scott Baker
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.68
2.68
Xavier Hernandez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.7
0.7
Scott Baker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.301
0.301
Xavier Hernandez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.289
0.289
Scott Baker
Career
Per 9 Innings
37.52
37.52
Xavier Hernandez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
38.62
38.62

Fielding Stats for Scott Baker and Xavier Hernandez

Scott Baker
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
10
Xavier Hernandez
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
10
Scott Baker
Career
Per 9 Innings
193
1.63
Xavier Hernandez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
463
6.21
Scott Baker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
172
1.45
Xavier Hernandez
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
0.09
Scott Baker
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3194
27
Xavier Hernandez
Career
Per 9 Innings
2013
27
Scott Baker
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1064.2
9
Xavier Hernandez
Career
Per 9 Innings
671
9
Scott Baker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
76
0.64
Xavier Hernandez
Career
Per 9 Innings
40
0.54
Scott Baker
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
69
0.58
Xavier Hernandez
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
64
0.86
Scott Baker
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.03
Xavier Hernandez
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
0.03
Scott Baker
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
149
1.26
Xavier Hernandez
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
106
1.42
Scott Baker
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
145
1.23
Xavier Hernandez
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
104
1.39
Scott Baker
Career
Per 9 Innings
97.32
97.32
Xavier Hernandez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
98.11
98.11
Scott Baker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.751
0.751
Xavier Hernandez
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.225
0.225
Scott Baker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
89.12
89.12
Xavier Hernandez
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.51
1.51
Scott Baker
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6
0.05
Xavier Hernandez
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.05
Scott Baker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Xavier Hernandez
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Scott Baker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Xavier Hernandez
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Scott Baker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Xavier Hernandez
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Scott Baker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Xavier Hernandez
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Scott Baker and Xavier Hernandez

Scott Baker
Career
Per 600 PA
10
10
Xavier Hernandez
Career
Per 600 PA
10
10
Scott Baker
Career
Per 600 PA
193
3047.37
Xavier Hernandez
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
464
6474.42
Scott Baker
Career
Per 600 PA
38
600
Xavier Hernandez
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
43
600
Scott Baker
Career
Per 600 PA
32
505.26
Xavier Hernandez
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
37
516.28
Scott Baker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.094
0.094
Xavier Hernandez
Career
Per 600 PA
0.027
0.027
Scott Baker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.342
0.342
Xavier Hernandez
Career
Per 600 PA
0.209
0.209
Scott Baker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
47.37
Xavier Hernandez
Career
Per 600 PA
1
13.95
Scott Baker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
31.58
Xavier Hernandez
Career
Per 600 PA
1
13.95
Scott Baker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
15.79
Xavier Hernandez
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Scott Baker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Xavier Hernandez
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Scott Baker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Xavier Hernandez
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Scott Baker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
15.79
Xavier Hernandez
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Scott Baker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.333
0.333
Xavier Hernandez
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Scott Baker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Xavier Hernandez
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Scott Baker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Xavier Hernandez
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Scott Baker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.38
5.97
Xavier Hernandez
Career
Per 600 PA
0.01
0.12
Scott Baker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
63.16
Xavier Hernandez
Career
Per 600 PA
1
13.95
Scott Baker
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
47.37
Xavier Hernandez
Career
Per 600 PA
3
41.86
Scott Baker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.094
0.094
Xavier Hernandez
Career
Per 600 PA
0.077
0.077
Scott Baker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.125
0.125
Xavier Hernandez
Career
Per 600 PA
0.027
0.027
Scott Baker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.219
0.219
Xavier Hernandez
Career
Per 600 PA
0.104
0.104
Scott Baker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.031
0.031
Xavier Hernandez
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Scott Baker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.074
0.074
Xavier Hernandez
Career
Per 600 PA
0.041
0.041
Scott Baker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.138
0.138
Xavier Hernandez
Career
Per 600 PA
0.081
0.081
Scott Baker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.158
0.158
Xavier Hernandez
Career
Per 600 PA
0.059
0.059
Scott Baker
Career
Per 600 PA
1
15.79
Xavier Hernandez
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
27.91
Scott Baker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Xavier Hernandez
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Scott Baker
Career
Per 600 PA
1
15.79
Xavier Hernandez
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
27.91
Scott Baker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
-0.98
-15.41
Xavier Hernandez
Career
Per 600 PA
-2.82
-39.33
Scott Baker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Xavier Hernandez
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Scott Baker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Xavier Hernandez
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
27.91
Scott Baker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Xavier Hernandez
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Scott Baker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
13
205.26
Xavier Hernandez
Career
Per 600 PA
20
279.07
Scott Baker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2.92
2.92
Xavier Hernandez
Career
Per 600 PA
2.15
2.15
Scott Baker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Xavier Hernandez
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.1
0.1
Scott Baker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
94.74
Xavier Hernandez
Career
Per 600 PA
4
55.81
Scott Baker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Xavier Hernandez
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Scott Baker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Xavier Hernandez
Career
Per 600 PA
1
13.95
Scott Baker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Xavier Hernandez
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Scott Baker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Xavier Hernandez
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Scott Baker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Xavier Hernandez
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Scott Baker
Career
Per 600 PA
Xavier Hernandez
Career
Per 600 PA