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Bill
Baker		  
Bats: Right
Throws: Right
Height: 6' 0''
Weight: 210
 
Born: February 22, 1911 in Usa, NC, PAW CREEK
 
Ratings - Batting     Help
                                             
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Year Age Tm Lg Salary   vL vR OA vL vR OA vL vR OA vL vR OA vL vR OA
1940 29 BOS AL $ 300,000   4 4 4 1 1 1 5 5 5 6 6 6 9 9 9
1941 30 BOS AL $ 300,000   4 4 4 1 1 1 5 5 5 6 6 6 9 9 9
1942 31 BOS AL $ 300,000   4 4 4 2 2 2 5 5 5 6 6 6 8 8 8
1943 32 BOS AL $ 350,000   4 4 4 2 2 2 5 5 5 7 7 7 7 7 7
1944 33 BOS AL $ 350,000   4 4 4 2 2 2 5 5 5 6 6 6 7 7 7
1945 34 BOS AL $ 350,000   3 3 3 2 2 2 4 4 4 5 5 5 6 6 6
1946 35 BOS AL $ 350,000   3 3 3 2 2 2 4 4 4 5 5 5 6 6 6
OOTP6 Min Ratings $ 300,000   3 3 3 1 1 1 4 4 4 5 5 5 6 6 6
OOTP6 Max Ratings $ 350,000   4 4 4 2 2 2 5 5 5 7 7 7 9 9 9
Batting Stats     Help
Bold lines indicate player won Silver Slugger or Bronze Rookie.
Year Age Tm Lg G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SB CS BB SO AVG OBP SLG OPS XR OWS
1940 29 BOS AL 103 343 29 71 9 4 0 33 0 1 32 30 .207 .274 .257 .530 23.4 0.0
1941 30 BOS AL 101 335 29 79 7 3 3 29 0 0 22 29 .236 .286 .301 .587 26.5 0.5
1942 31 BOS AL 70 244 23 56 9 2 2 30 0 1 14 20 .230 .271 .307 .579 18.8 0.6
1943 32 BOS AL 118 368 34 82 13 2 5 45 0 0 41 41 .223 .302 .310 .611 31.9 1.6
1944 33 BOS AL 9 29 4 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 6 .138 .138 .138 .276 -0.7 0.0
1945 34 BOS AL 102 319 21 50 12 2 0 12 0 0 29 50 .157 .229 .207 .436 9.7 0.0
1946 35 BOS AL 32 84 13 25 4 1 0 11 0 0 17 11 .298 .416 .369 .785 14.1 2.5
7 Years Sim 535 1722 153 367 54 14 10 160 0 2 155 187 .213 .279 .278 .557 123.7 5.2
162 Game Average 521 46 111 16 4 3 48 0 0 46 56 .213 .279 .278 .557 37.5  
Career Highs 118 368 34 82 13 4 5 45 0 1 41 50 .298 .416 .369 .785 31.9  
Career Batting Splits     Help
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Category G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SB CS BB SO AVG OBP SLG OPS XR
vs RH   1334 120 272 44 10 10 130 0 2 117 148 .204 .270 .274 .544 97.7
vs LH   388 33 95 10 4 0 30 0 0 38 39 .245 .311 .291 .602 36.7
Home 264 849 79 194 26 8 5 83 0 1 81 86 .229 .296 .296 .592 76.1
Away 271 873 74 173 28 6 5 77 0 1 74 101 .198 .263 .261 .524 58.2
RISP   446 0 98 16 3 4 143 0 0 44 49 .220 .286 .296 .582 39.5
Pinch Hitting   20 0 5 0 0 0 2 0 0 3 2 .250 .348 .250 .598 2.1
Close/Late   215 15 47 4 3 1 17 0 0 18 28 .219 .277 .279 .556 16.9
Mar/Apr 74 251 25 47 7 1 2 22 0 0 19 28 .187 .249 .247 .496 14.3
May 93 308 24 60 10 1 2 24 0 0 22 32 .195 .252 .253 .505 18.3
June 101 309 26 73 12 1 0 33 0 2 30 28 .236 .304 .282 .586 26.6
July 85 280 29 70 10 4 1 29 0 0 28 24 .250 .318 .325 .643 29.7
August 101 314 27 61 6 3 2 31 0 0 39 37 .194 .282 .252 .533 24.3
Sep/Oct 80 260 22 56 9 4 3 21 0 0 17 38 .215 .263 .315 .578 21.2
Fielding Stats     Help
Bold lines indicate player won Gold Glove.
Year Age Tm Lg Pos G GS IP PO A E DP FPct RF RSA RTO RTO% PB DWS
1940 29 BOS AL C 100 97 848.7 340 42 4 2 .990 4.05 32 12 .375 2 5.6
    SS 1 0 1.0 1 1 0 1 1.000 18.00 0 0 .000 0 0.0
1941 30 BOS AL C 100 92 831.7 380 49 4 0 .991 4.64 42 19 .452 3 6.0
1942 31 BOS AL C 69 64 579.0 273 25 3 0 .990 4.63 24 8 .333 2 3.5
1943 32 BOS AL C 110 104 916.7 408 34 2 0 .995 4.34 34 10 .294 4 3.7
1944 33 BOS AL C 8 8 63.3 32 1 1 0 .971 4.69 2 1 .500 0 0.3
1945 34 BOS AL C 98 93 816.7 360 47 6 0 .985 4.49 54 19 .352 2 3.6
1946 35 BOS AL C 30 24 222.3 95 6 1 1 .990 4.09 8 1 .125 2 0.8
  C 515 482 4278.3 1888 204 21 3 .990 4.40 196 70 .357 15 23.5
  SS 1 0 1.0 1 1 0 1 1.000 18.00 0 0 .000 0 0.0
Career Totals   516 482 4279.3 1889 205 21 4 .990 4.40 196 70 .357 15 23.5
Career Highs   110 104 916.7 408 49 6 3 .995 4.69 54 19 .500 4  
Similar Batters     What are Similarity Scores?

  1. Sammy Holbrook (966)
  2. Marc Hill (964)
  3. Dave Van Gorder (956)
  4. Hal Naragon (955)
  5. Bruce Benedict (952)
  6. Gary Alexander (952)
  7. Paul Richards (949)
  8. Bruce Look (948)
  9. Jack Shepard (947)
  10. Steve Nicosia (946)
History
Drafted in 3rd round, 40th overall pick, by Boston (A) in 1940
Had first career hit on 4/3/1940, off Carl Hubbell (NYA)
Hit first career homerun on 4/12/1941, off Monte Pearson (SEM)
2/1/1943: Gets a new one-year contract worth $350,000 through salary arbitration
2/1/1944: Gets a new one-year contract worth $350,000 through salary arbitration
Injured on 4/13/1944 with a Broken Wrist, out for full season
2/1/1945: Gets a new one-year contract worth $350,000 through salary arbitration
2/1/1946: Gets a new one-year contract worth $350,000 through salary arbitration
 
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