based on the 2025 season · updated 20 Aug 2026
Profile
Season stats
Full career & schedule →Domestic-league season · Nashville SC.
Also this season
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
Earlier this season at Seattle Sounders — Leagues Cup: 3 apps, 0g 0a, 90 min
The headline Season rating covers his time at Nashville SC; availability counts only fixtures while in this squad.
Performance data · by competition
| Competition | Apps | G | A | Min | Match |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 CONCACAF Champions League | 7 | 0 | 0 | 526 | 6.84 |
 Major League Soccer | 10 | 0 | 0 | 421 | 6.76 |
Scout report
R. Baker-Whiting is a 21-year-old central defender at Seattle Sounders, rated 39.5 overall by Field Insider's model, ranking 176th of 436 on scout potential in the Major League Soccer and 1024th of 1777 U-23 players tracked. A young player, he has been a fringe squad member this season (16.5% 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.
Judged on this season alone, Baker-Whiting graded 9 — a workmanlike campaign that ranks 98th of 101 of the 101 centre-backs in the Major League Soccer, on 2 clean sheets and 4.434 defensive actions per 90.
Year-on-year, that's broadly in line with last season (Season 8 → 8). Over the 6 seasons on record his form has trended upward, peaking in 2023/24.
On long-term talent our Rating reads 40, top 32% of the 101 centre-backs in the Major League Soccer. At 21 Baker-Whiting is still climbing toward his ceiling, and a market index of 6.7 reflects that trajectory.
Baker-Whiting is operating at his career peak — the 2023/24 level is the level.
Output in context · Seattle Sounders finished 5th of 15 · an upper-table side
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.
Strengths
- Attacking threat. Chips in from deep: 0.16 goal involvements per 90, useful for a central defender.
- Defensive volume. 4.43 tackles, blocks & interceptions per 90 — does the unseen work.
Watch points
- Game time. Only 16.5% of available minutes — needs a settled run to prove the level.
- Level. Rates below a nailed-on top-tier starter on our model.
Outlook
With a Rating of 39.5, Baker-Whiting carries the 32nd-highest potential of the centre-backs in the Major League Soccer of 101 — though on just 14 appearances this season, so the standing rests on a small sample. 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.
Season statistics
Bars = where he ranks among centre-backs in the Major League Soccer with 600+ minutes this season.
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Transfer news
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