Scott Baker vs. Tim Wakefield — Career Comparison

Scott Baker
MillenialLouisianaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaMinnesota TwinsAmerican LeagueStarting Pitcher
Tim Wakefield
Gen XFloridaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaBoston Red SoxAmerican LeagueStarting PitcherAll-Star

The numbers give Scott Baker a clear advantage over Tim Wakefield across the core pitching metrics. Scott Baker led in walk avoidance (BB%+ 140 vs 92), strikeout rate (K%+ 118 vs 87), and skill-based run prevention (DICE+ 113 vs 84). Scott Baker was the better starter — the numbers make that case clearly.

Pitching Stats for Scott Baker and Tim Wakefield

Scott Baker
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
10
Tim Wakefield
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
19
19
Scott Baker
Career
Per 9 Innings
193
1.63
Tim Wakefield
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
627
1.75
Scott Baker
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
172
1.45
Tim Wakefield
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
463
1.29
Scott Baker
Career
Per 9 Innings
66
0.56
Tim Wakefield
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
200
0.56
Scott Baker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
53
0.45
Tim Wakefield
Career
Per 9 Innings
180
0.5
Scott Baker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
55.46
55.46
Tim Wakefield
Career
Per 9 Innings
52.63
52.63
Scott Baker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
89.12
89.12
Tim Wakefield
Career
Per 9 Innings
73.84
73.84
Scott Baker
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.03
Tim Wakefield
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
33
0.09
Scott Baker
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.02
Tim Wakefield
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6
0.02
Scott Baker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tim Wakefield
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
22
0.06
Scott Baker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
504
4.26
Tim Wakefield
Career
Per 9 Innings
1582
4.41
Scott Baker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.26
4.26
Tim Wakefield
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.41
4.41
Scott Baker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.89
3.89
Tim Wakefield
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.26
4.26
Scott Baker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.96
3.96
Tim Wakefield
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.64
4.64
Scott Baker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.264
0.264
Tim Wakefield
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.254
0.254
Scott Baker
Career
Per 9 Innings
3194
27
Tim Wakefield
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
9679
27
Scott Baker
Career
Per 9 Innings
1064.2
9
Tim Wakefield
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3226.1
9
Scott Baker
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1089
9.21
Tim Wakefield
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3152
8.79
Scott Baker
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.21
9.21
Tim Wakefield
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.79
8.79
Scott Baker
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
145
1.23
Tim Wakefield
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
418
1.17
Scott Baker
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.23
1.23
Tim Wakefield
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.17
1.17
Scott Baker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.75
0.75
Tim Wakefield
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.67
0.67
Scott Baker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
245
2.07
Tim Wakefield
Career
Per 9 Innings
1205
3.36
Scott Baker
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
13
0.11
Tim Wakefield
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
33
0.09
Scott Baker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.07
2.07
Tim Wakefield
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.36
3.36
Scott Baker
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
839
7.09
Tim Wakefield
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2156
6.01
Scott Baker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.09
7.09
Tim Wakefield
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.01
6.01
Scott Baker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.35
4.35
Tim Wakefield
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.44
3.44
Scott Baker
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.018
1.018
Tim Wakefield
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.042
1.042
Scott Baker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
22
0.19
Tim Wakefield
Career
Per 9 Innings
134
0.37
Scott Baker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
27
0.23
Tim Wakefield
Career
Per 9 Innings
186
0.52
Scott Baker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Tim Wakefield
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
0.02
Scott Baker
Career
Per 9 Innings
4438
37.52
Tim Wakefield
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
13939
38.88
Scott Baker
Career
Per 9 Innings
15
0.13
Tim Wakefield
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
78
0.22
Scott Baker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
518
4.38
Tim Wakefield
Career
Per 9 Innings
1791
5
Scott Baker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.38
4.38
Tim Wakefield
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
5
Scott Baker
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
16
0.14
Tim Wakefield
Career
Per 9 Innings
51
0.14
Scott Baker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
26
0.22
Tim Wakefield
Career
Per 9 Innings
109
0.3
Scott Baker
Career
Per 9 Innings
72
0.61
Tim Wakefield
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
232
0.65
Scott Baker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.253
1.253
Tim Wakefield
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.35
1.35
Scott Baker
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
4124
34.86
Tim Wakefield
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
12388
34.56
Scott Baker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.68
2.68
Tim Wakefield
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.86
2.86
Scott Baker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.301
0.301
Tim Wakefield
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.279
0.279
Scott Baker
Career
Per 9 Innings
37.52
37.52
Tim Wakefield
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
38.88
38.88

Fielding Stats for Scott Baker and Tim Wakefield

Scott Baker
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
10
Tim Wakefield
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
19
19
Scott Baker
Career
Per 9 Innings
193
1.63
Tim Wakefield
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
627
1.75
Scott Baker
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
172
1.45
Tim Wakefield
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
463
1.29
Scott Baker
Career
Per 9 Innings
3194
27
Tim Wakefield
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
9679
27
Scott Baker
Career
Per 9 Innings
1064.2
9
Tim Wakefield
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3226.1
9
Scott Baker
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
76
0.64
Tim Wakefield
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
227
0.63
Scott Baker
Career
Per 9 Innings
69
0.58
Tim Wakefield
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
329
0.92
Scott Baker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.03
Tim Wakefield
Career
Per 9 Innings
30
0.08
Scott Baker
Career
Per 9 Innings
149
1.26
Tim Wakefield
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
586
1.63
Scott Baker
Career
Per 9 Innings
145
1.23
Tim Wakefield
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
556
1.55
Scott Baker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
97.32
97.32
Tim Wakefield
Career
Per 9 Innings
94.88
94.88
Scott Baker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.751
0.751
Tim Wakefield
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.887
0.887
Scott Baker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
89.12
89.12
Tim Wakefield
Career
Per 9 Innings
73.84
73.84
Scott Baker
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
0.05
Tim Wakefield
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
29
0.08
Scott Baker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tim Wakefield
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Scott Baker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tim Wakefield
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Scott Baker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tim Wakefield
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Scott Baker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tim Wakefield
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Scott Baker and Tim Wakefield

Scott Baker
Career
Per 600 PA
10
10
Tim Wakefield
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
19
19
Scott Baker
Career
Per 600 PAverified
193
3047.37
Tim Wakefield
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
630
2907.69
Scott Baker
Career
Per 600 PA
38
600
Tim Wakefield
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
130
600
Scott Baker
Career
Per 600 PA
32
505.26
Tim Wakefield
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
111
512.31
Scott Baker
Career
Per 600 PA
0.094
0.094
Tim Wakefield
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.117
0.117
Scott Baker
Career
Per 600 PA
0.342
0.342
Tim Wakefield
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.4
0.4
Scott Baker
Career
Per 600 PA
3
47.37
Tim Wakefield
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
13
60
Scott Baker
Career
Per 600 PA
2
31.58
Tim Wakefield
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10
46.15
Scott Baker
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
15.79
Tim Wakefield
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
2
9.23
Scott Baker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tim Wakefield
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Scott Baker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tim Wakefield
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
4.62
Scott Baker
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
15.79
Tim Wakefield
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
3
13.85
Scott Baker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.333
0.333
Tim Wakefield
Career
Per 600 PA
0.231
0.231
Scott Baker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tim Wakefield
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.009
0.009
Scott Baker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tim Wakefield
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.077
0.077
Scott Baker
Career
Per 600 PA
0.38
5.97
Tim Wakefield
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3.28
15.14
Scott Baker
Career
Per 600 PA
4
63.16
Tim Wakefield
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
18
83.08
Scott Baker
Career
Per 600 PA
3
47.37
Tim Wakefield
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
17
78.46
Scott Baker
Career
Per 600 PA
0.094
0.094
Tim Wakefield
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.148
0.148
Scott Baker
Career
Per 600 PA
0.125
0.125
Tim Wakefield
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.162
0.162
Scott Baker
Career
Per 600 PA
0.219
0.219
Tim Wakefield
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.31
0.31
Scott Baker
Career
Per 600 PA
0.031
0.031
Tim Wakefield
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.045
0.045
Scott Baker
Career
Per 600 PA
0.074
0.074
Tim Wakefield
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.107
0.107
Scott Baker
Career
Per 600 PA
0.138
0.138
Tim Wakefield
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.225
0.225
Scott Baker
Career
Per 600 PA
0.158
0.158
Tim Wakefield
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.191
0.191
Scott Baker
Career
Per 600 PA
1
15.79
Tim Wakefield
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
18.46
Scott Baker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tim Wakefield
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
18.46
Scott Baker
Career
Per 600 PA
1
15.79
Tim Wakefield
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
32.31
Scott Baker
Career
Per 600 PA
-0.98
-15.41
Tim Wakefield
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.05
0.25
Scott Baker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tim Wakefield
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
4.62
Scott Baker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tim Wakefield
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
13.85
Scott Baker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tim Wakefield
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Scott Baker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
13
205.26
Tim Wakefield
Career
Per 600 PA
47
216.92
Scott Baker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2.92
2.92
Tim Wakefield
Career
Per 600 PA
2.77
2.77
Scott Baker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tim Wakefield
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.06
0.06
Scott Baker
Career
Per 600 PAverified
6
94.74
Tim Wakefield
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
15
69.23
Scott Baker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tim Wakefield
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Scott Baker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tim Wakefield
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Scott Baker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tim Wakefield
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Scott Baker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tim Wakefield
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Scott Baker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tim Wakefield
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Scott Baker
Career
Per 600 PA
Tim Wakefield
Career
Per 600 PA