Player Dossier

2016-2017

Western Kentucky

Quinton Baker

RB • 5'9" • 185 lbs • Ashland, KY, USA

Balanced backfield optionSteady chain mover

Quinton Baker leans balanced backfield option traits and 34.4 efficiency.

Usage Score

16.9

Efficiency

34.4

Consistency

65.1

Season Value

43

Career Arc

Value trend by season

Best season by value score: 2016 Postseason · Western Kentucky

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Snapshot

Career Teams
1
Seasons Tracked
3
Program Path
Western Kentucky
Peak Game
Peak game by takeover score: Marshall

Scouting Read

Best season and peak-game context are pinned here so the rest of the page can stay analytical without losing the headline story.

Quinton Baker, RB. Best season Best season by value score: 2016 Postseason · Western Kentucky. Quinton Baker leans balanced backfield option traits and 34.4 efficiency.

Player insights

Lead takeaway

Best season by value score: 2016 Postseason

Western Kentucky paired 585 primary output with 49.6 efficiency.

Supporting note

2017 Regular Season role shape

backfield-heavy usage with 34.4 efficiency.

Supporting note

Career value cooled off

2017 Regular Season fell back from the prior stop by season value score.

Supporting note

Peak game by takeover score: Charlotte

Win with 88 yards from scrimmage and efficient touch value. It landed in the 100th percentile of the selected season.

Analysis workspace

Season Workbench

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Season Explorer

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2017 Regular Season · Western Kentucky

Games

7

Scrimmage Yards / G

46.3

Efficiency

34.4

Usage

16.9

Consistency

65.1

Best Game by takeover score

Vanderbilt

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Game-by-Game Trend

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Chronological game order.

Game by game trend chart. Illinois: 29. Louisiana Tech: 79. Ball State: 2. Charlotte: 88. Old Dominion: 48. Florida Atlantic: 56. Vanderbilt: 22

Volume vs Efficiency

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High volume / high quality

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High volume / lower quality

Volume on the x-axis, quality on the y-axis.

Volume versus efficiency scatter chart. Illinois: 8 by 28.9. Louisiana Tech: 19 by 43.3. Ball State: 1 by 20.8. Charlotte: 16 by 56. Old Dominion: 14 by 35.7. Florida Atlantic: 10 by 40.5. Vanderbilt: 6 by 15.3

Split Comparison

Wins46 · n=3 · -0.5 vs Losses
Losses46.5 · n=4 · +0.5 vs Wins
First Half49.5 · n=4 · +7.5 vs Second Half
Second Half42 · n=3 · -7.5 vs First Half

Game Log

Dense stat lines with inline explanations and season-linked highlights.

7 games

Featured metric

Scrimmage Yards

Top game by takeover score

Charlotte

Best efficiency game

56 vs Charlotte

Result
Sat 11/4@ VanderbiltL 17-314-3-0.8002253.7
Sat 10/28vs Florida AtlanticL 28-428222.8002345.6
Fri 10/20@ Old DominionW 35-3114483.4003.4
Sat 10/14vs CharlotteW 45-1414745.3002145.5
Sat 9/23vs Ball StateW 33-2112202
Sat 9/16vs Louisiana TechL 22-2319794.2014.2
Sun 9/10@ IllinoisL 7-205112.2003183.6

Career Arc

Track team changes, role shifts, and season-to-season movement.

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    Western Kentucky

    2016-2017

    Opening stop

Season Progression

201620162017
SeasonTeamPrimaryEfficiencyUsageDelta
2016 PostseasonWestern Kentucky58549.615.1
2016 Regular SeasonWestern Kentucky58549.615.10
2017 Regular SeasonWestern Kentucky32434.416.9-261

Signature Performances

Top Games

#1 Featured game

Marshall

Win with 104 yards from scrimmage and efficient touch value.

104

Primary metric

104 scrimmage yards and 21.7 usage.

#2

Miami (OH)

115

Primary metric

Win driven by a workhorse rushing load.

115 scrimmage yards and 44.4 usage.

#3

Charlotte

88

Primary metric

Win with 88 yards from scrimmage and efficient touch value.

88 scrimmage yards and 20.8 usage.

#4

Louisiana Tech

79

Primary metric

Loss with 79 yards from scrimmage and efficient touch value.

79 scrimmage yards and 28.8 usage.

#5

Unknown

69

Primary metric

Game with 69 yards from scrimmage and efficient touch value.

69 scrimmage yards and 21.7 usage.

Top Seasons

#1 Season by value score

2016 Postseason · Western Kentucky

585 primary output · 49.6 efficiency · 15.1 usage

55.3

#2

2016 Regular Season · Western Kentucky

55.3

585 primary · 49.6 efficiency · 15.1 usage

#3

2017 Regular Season · Western Kentucky

43

324 primary · 34.4 efficiency · 16.9 usage

Milestones

2

100+ rush yards

0

150+ scrimmage yards

0

2+ TD games

Bio, Recruit, and Data Context

Recruit Profile

3★

Class 2016 · Rating 0.8456

Paul G Blazer · Ashland, KY

Committed To
Western Kentucky
Commit Date
Jan 1, 2016

Career Facts

1

Career teams

3

Seasons tracked

909

Career Scrimmage Yards

Data Context

Coverage spans 3 tracked seasons, 20 games, and base opponent context only. Derived metrics fall back to raw production when share or rating context is missing.

Quick Answers

Quinton Baker quick answers

Recruiting profile

3-star recruit

Position
RB
Teams played for
1
Seasons tracked
3
Career rushing yards
775