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Scott Baker

Twins Career team 2005–2011
Number #30
Position Starting Pitcher
Bats Right
Throws Right
Age 44
Height 6' 4"
Weight 215 lbs
Birth Place Shreveport, LA
Born Sep 19, 1981

Key Insights

2015
His fastball is the pitch everything else is built on

Baker's sinker averages 89.2 mph, and has touched 91.2.

107 thrown, 57.8% of his pitches.
When he falls behind, hitters know exactly what is coming

Behind in the count Baker throws a fastball 79.6% of the time, against 45.5% when he is ahead.

49 pitches behind in the count, 44 ahead.
One type of hitter does all the damage against him

Hitters do their damage on his fastballs: a .415 expected average against them, against .250 on his breaking balls.

118 of his fastballs thrown.
This is the pitch he goes to when he needs the out

With two strikes Baker goes to the slider: 42.2% of his two-strike pitches, against 24.8% the rest of the time.

64 two-strike pitches in 2015.
There is one pitch of his that keeps getting hit

Contact off Baker's sinker leaves the bat at 95.7 mph, against 87.0 off his slider.

107 and 57 of them thrown.
When hitters connect off him, they hit it hard

Hitters average 91.4 mph off the bat against Baker, 9th percentile.

185 pitches in 2015. 9th percentile among qualified pitchers in 2015, 620th in MLB.

Movement Profile (Induced Break)

Catcher's Perspective • Pitch movement relative to a spinless ball

Player Bio Data
DOB Sep 19, 1981
Birth Place Shreveport, LA
Height 6' 4"
Weight 215 lbs LBS
Bats/Throws Right/Right
College/Draft Oklahoma State