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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
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.
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.
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.
The contact he allows should not turn into many hits

The quality of contact against Baker projects a .321 average, 87th percentile.

185 pitches in 2015. 87th percentile among qualified pitchers in 2015, 88th in MLB.
His ball is straighter than it should be

Baker's stuff spins at 1,493 rpm, 19th percentile in the league.

185 pitches in 2015. 19th percentile among qualified pitchers in 2015, 555th in MLB.
He gets by without much velocity, and it costs him

Baker averages 86.2 mph across his arsenal, 26th percentile in the league.

185 pitches in 2015. 26th percentile among qualified pitchers in 2015, 506th in MLB.

Contextual Splits

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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