Domestic-league season · Seattle Sounders.
Missed 8 of Seattle Sounders's ~37 games this season through 8 injury absences (international duty, hamstring, calf). He still appeared 14 times — a solid return given how little of the season he was available. His rating is judged mainly on the games he was fit to play.
Earlier this season at Tacoma Defiance — MLS Next Pro: 4 apps, 0g 0a, 217 min
Earlier this season at Tacoma Defiance — US Open Cup: 1 apps, 0g 0a, 90 min
The headline Season rating covers his time at Seattle Sounders; availability counts only fixtures while in this squad.
| Competition | Apps | G | A | Min | Match |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Major League Soccer | 14 | 0 | 1 | 548 | 6.79 |
 MLS Next Proat Tacoma Defiance | 4 | 0 | 0 | 217 | — |
 FIFA Club World Cup | 2 | 0 | 0 | 135 | 6.72 |
 World Cup - U20at United States U20 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 123 | 6.65 |
 US Open Cupat Tacoma Defiance | 1 | 0 | 0 | 90 | — |
 Leagues Cup | 3 | 0 | 0 | 90 | 7.7 |
Baker-Whiting's current-season form is level with last season (Season 9→10), while his Rating held around 41. That makes this his strongest season for form to date.
| Season | Club | Apps | G | A | Match | RTG | Season |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025/26 | Seattle Sounders · 5th | 14 | 0 | 1 | 6.79 | 41 | 10 |
| 2024/25 | Seattle Sounders · 8th | 25 | 0 | 0 | 6.67 | 40 | 9 |
| 2023/24 | Seattle Sounders · 8th | 20 | 0 | 1 | 6.65 | 41 | 8 |
| 2022/23 | Seattle Sounders · 7th | 2 | 0 | 0 | 6.9 | 37 | 0 |
| 2021/22 | Seattle Sounders · 7th | 4 | 0 | 0 | 6.4 | 38 | 1 |
Domestic-league totals per season. RTG = Field Insider Rating (potential / ceiling); Season = age-blind form that year.
R. Baker-Whiting is a 21-year-old defensive midfielder at Seattle Sounders, rated 40.9 overall by Field Insider's model. A young player, he has been a fringe squad member this season (21% of available minutes). His defensive output reads 4.43 tackles, blocks and interceptions per 90. Below: strengths, watch-points, market-value outlook and the latest transfer news on Baker-Whiting.
On the season, Baker-Whiting graded 10 for current form (age-blind), on 0 goals, 1 assist and 4.434 defensive actions per 90.
Year-on-year, that's broadly in line with last season (Season 9 → 10). Across the 5 seasons we hold, it's his best return yet.
On long-term talent our Rating reads 41. At 21 Baker-Whiting is still climbing toward his ceiling, and a market index of 19.1 reflects that trajectory.
Read the appearance count in context: Baker-Whiting missed 8 games through injury (international duty, hamstring, calf) out of roughly 37 this season. The 14 he did play is a solid return on the time he was fit, and his ratings are weighted toward those games rather than the ones he sat out injured.
Below his 2024/25 peak but holding a solid level — the platform for a return is there.
4.43 tackles, blocks & interceptions per 90 — solid defensive volume, with 2 clean sheets across 14 appearances. Behind an upper-table side (5th of 15) the side controls more games, so the defensive load is lighter — the value sits as much in composure and ball progression as in raw volume. Going forward he chipped in 0 goals and 1 assist — a useful bonus from the back.
Rated 40.9 overall — developing / rotation level. Defensively he reads as solid defensive volume (4.43 tackles, blocks & interceptions per 90), with a bit more on the ball than most in the role. At 21 the trajectory points up — potential sits near its ceiling (97/100) and market value should climb as minutes and output follow.
Generated from Field Insider's rating model · AI-written analysis to follow.
The gold line is market value — an index (not €) blending rating, age and league. It climbs through the early 20s, peaks around ages 23–27 (~21), then tapers with age. At 21, Baker-Whiting sits on 19.1, still climbing toward its peak. The blue line is Baker-Whiting's projected Rating — 40.9 today — recomputed at each age, so it follows the same rise-and-fall as a career matures and declines. Solid = up to today; dashed = projected.
No transfer news found for this player.
