Scott Baker vs. Cliff Lee — Career Comparison

Scott Baker
MillenialLouisianaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaMinnesota TwinsAmerican LeagueStarting Pitcher
Cliff Lee
Gen XArkansasThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaCleveland GuardiansAmerican LeagueStarting PitcherCy Young AwardAll-Star

Scott Baker and Cliff Lee are about as close as two starters get — the gap between them is negligible across the key measures. Their run-prevention numbers were nearly identical — ERA+ of 114 for Scott Baker and 114 for Cliff Lee, with skill-based marks of DICE+ 113 and 113 respectively. If forced to pick, Cliff Lee gets the slight nod, but this is a genuinely even pairing.

Pitching Stats for Scott Baker and Cliff Lee

Scott Baker
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
10
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
13
Scott Baker
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
193
1.63
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
328
1.37
Scott Baker
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
172
1.45
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
324
1.35
Scott Baker
Career
Per 9 Innings
66
0.56
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
143
0.6
Scott Baker
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
53
0.45
Cliff Lee
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
91
0.38
Scott Baker
Career
Per 9 Innings
55.46
55.46
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
61.11
61.11
Scott Baker
Career
Per 9 Innings
89.12
89.12
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
98.78
98.78
Scott Baker
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.03
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
29
0.12
Scott Baker
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.02
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
0.05
Scott Baker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Cliff Lee
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Scott Baker
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
504
4.26
Cliff Lee
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
843
3.52
Scott Baker
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.26
4.26
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.52
3.52
Scott Baker
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.89
3.89
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.37
3.37
Scott Baker
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.96
3.96
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.37
3.37
Scott Baker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.264
0.264
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.255
0.255
Scott Baker
Career
Per 9 Innings
3194
27
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6470
27
Scott Baker
Career
Per 9 Innings
1064.2
9
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2156.2
9
Scott Baker
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1089
9.21
Cliff Lee
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2116
8.83
Scott Baker
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.21
9.21
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.83
8.83
Scott Baker
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
145
1.23
Cliff Lee
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
223
0.93
Scott Baker
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.23
1.23
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.93
0.93
Scott Baker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.75
0.75
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.68
0.68
Scott Baker
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
245
2.07
Cliff Lee
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
464
1.94
Scott Baker
Career
Per 9 Innings
13
0.11
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
0.05
Scott Baker
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.07
2.07
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.94
1.94
Scott Baker
Career
Per 9 Innings
839
7.09
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1824
7.61
Scott Baker
Career
Per 9 Innings
7.09
7.09
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.61
7.61
Scott Baker
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.35
4.35
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.56
5.56
Scott Baker
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.018
1.018
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.061
1.061
Scott Baker
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
22
0.19
Cliff Lee
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
41
0.17
Scott Baker
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
27
0.23
Cliff Lee
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
50
0.21
Scott Baker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Cliff Lee
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.01
Scott Baker
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
4438
37.52
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
8917
37.21
Scott Baker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
0.13
Cliff Lee
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0
Scott Baker
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
518
4.38
Cliff Lee
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
923
3.85
Scott Baker
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.38
4.38
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.85
3.85
Scott Baker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
16
0.14
Cliff Lee
Career
Per 9 Innings
53
0.22
Scott Baker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
26
0.22
Cliff Lee
Career
Per 9 Innings
54
0.23
Scott Baker
Career
Per 9 Innings
72
0.61
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
166
0.69
Scott Baker
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.253
1.253
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.196
1.196
Scott Baker
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
4124
34.86
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
8296
34.62
Scott Baker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.68
2.68
Cliff Lee
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.81
2.81
Scott Baker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.301
0.301
Cliff Lee
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.303
0.303
Scott Baker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
37.52
37.52
Cliff Lee
Career
Per 9 Innings
37.21
37.21

Fielding Stats for Scott Baker and Cliff Lee

Scott Baker
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
10
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
13
Scott Baker
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
193
1.63
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
328
1.37
Scott Baker
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
172
1.45
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
324
1.35
Scott Baker
Career
Per 9 Innings
3194
27
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6470
27
Scott Baker
Career
Per 9 Innings
1064.2
9
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2156.2
9
Scott Baker
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
76
0.64
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
83
0.35
Scott Baker
Career
Per 9 Innings
69
0.58
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
188
0.78
Scott Baker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.03
Cliff Lee
Career
Per 9 Innings
18
0.08
Scott Baker
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
149
1.26
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
289
1.21
Scott Baker
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
145
1.23
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
271
1.13
Scott Baker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
97.32
97.32
Cliff Lee
Career
Per 9 Innings
93.77
93.77
Scott Baker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.751
0.751
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.826
0.826
Scott Baker
Career
Per 9 Innings
89.12
89.12
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
98.78
98.78
Scott Baker
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
0.05
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
12
0.05
Scott Baker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Cliff Lee
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Scott Baker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Cliff Lee
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Scott Baker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Cliff Lee
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Scott Baker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Cliff Lee
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Scott Baker and Cliff Lee

Scott Baker
Career
Per 600 PA
10
10
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
13
13
Scott Baker
Career
Per 600 PAverified
193
3047.37
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
337
629.91
Scott Baker
Career
Per 600 PA
38
600
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
321
600
Scott Baker
Career
Per 600 PA
32
505.26
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
291
543.93
Scott Baker
Career
Per 600 PA
0.094
0.094
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.175
0.175
Scott Baker
Career
Per 600 PA
0.342
0.342
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.468
0.468
Scott Baker
Career
Per 600 PA
3
47.37
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
51
95.33
Scott Baker
Career
Per 600 PA
2
31.58
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
41
76.64
Scott Baker
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
15.79
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
7
13.08
Scott Baker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.87
Scott Baker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
3.74
Scott Baker
Career
Per 600 PA
1
15.79
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10
18.69
Scott Baker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.333
0.333
Cliff Lee
Career
Per 600 PA
0.196
0.196
Scott Baker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.007
0.007
Scott Baker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.039
0.039
Scott Baker
Career
Per 600 PA
0.38
5.97
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
12.47
23.32
Scott Baker
Career
Per 600 PA
4
63.16
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
66
123.36
Scott Baker
Career
Per 600 PA
3
47.37
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
56
104.67
Scott Baker
Career
Per 600 PA
0.094
0.094
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.189
0.189
Scott Baker
Career
Per 600 PA
0.125
0.125
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.227
0.227
Scott Baker
Career
Per 600 PA
0.219
0.219
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.415
0.415
Scott Baker
Career
Per 600 PA
0.031
0.031
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.052
0.052
Scott Baker
Career
Per 600 PA
0.074
0.074
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.142
0.142
Scott Baker
Career
Per 600 PA
0.138
0.138
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.298
0.298
Scott Baker
Career
Per 600 PA
0.158
0.158
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.272
0.272
Scott Baker
Career
Per 600 PA
1
15.79
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
18
33.64
Scott Baker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
19
35.51
Scott Baker
Career
Per 600 PA
1
15.79
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
35
65.42
Scott Baker
Career
Per 600 PA
-0.98
-15.41
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8.75
16.36
Scott Baker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cliff Lee
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Scott Baker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
9.35
Scott Baker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cliff Lee
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Scott Baker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
13
205.26
Cliff Lee
Career
Per 600 PA
110
205.61
Scott Baker
Career
Per 600 PA
2.92
2.92
Cliff Lee
Career
Per 600 PA
2.92
2.92
Scott Baker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.05
0.05
Scott Baker
Career
Per 600 PAverified
6
94.74
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
24
44.86
Scott Baker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.87
Scott Baker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Cliff Lee
Career
Per 600 PA
3
5.61
Scott Baker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
3.74
Scott Baker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
3.74
Scott Baker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
7.48
Scott Baker
Career
Per 600 PA
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
50
50