Jose
Baez
 
Bats: Right
Throws: Right
Height: 5' 8''
Weight: 165
 
Born: December 31, 1953 in D.R., , SAN CRISTOBAL
 
Ratings - Batting     Help
                                             
  Contact Power Gap Eye Ks
Year Age Tm Lg Salary   vL vR OA vL vR OA vL vR OA vL vR OA vL vR OA
1977 23 MON NL     4 4 4 1 1 1 5 5 5 3 3 3 9 9 9
1978 24 MON NL     5 5 5 1 1 1 5 5 5 3 3 3 9 9 9
1979 25 MON NL     5 5 5 1 1 1 5 5 5 4 4 4 8 8 8
1980 26 MON NL     5 5 5 2 2 2 6 6 6 4 4 4 8 8 8
1981 27 MON NL $ 300,000   6 6 6 2 2 2 6 6 6 3 3 3 8 8 8
1982 28 MON NL $ 300,000   6 6 6 2 2 2 6 6 6 3 3 3 8 8 8
1983 29 MON NL $ 300,000   6 6 6 2 2 2 5 5 5 3 3 3 8 8 8
1984 30 MON NL $ 300,000   6 6 6 2 2 2 5 5 5 3 3 3 8 8 8
1985 31 MON NL $ 350,000   5 5 5 2 2 2 5 5 5 3 3 3 8 8 8
1986 32 MON NL $ 350,000   5 5 5 2 2 2 5 5 5 3 3 3 8 8 8
1987 33 MON NL $ 350,000   5 5 5 2 2 2 5 5 5 3 3 3 8 8 8
OOTP6 Min Ratings     4 4 4 1 1 1 5 5 5 3 3 3 8 8 8
OOTP6 Max Ratings $ 350,000   6 6 6 2 2 2 6 6 6 4 4 4 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
1977 23 AA   84 318 25 75 12 0 1 30 10 5 31 18 .236 .304 .283 .587 28.5  
    A   52 191 13 51 10 0 1 11 6 2 23 9 .267 .346 .335 .681 23.5  
1978 24 AA   134 556 51 136 28 2 1 37 14 1 46 30 .245 .302 .308 .610 53.7  
1979 25 AA   100 382 27 117 18 2 0 29 5 1 28 27 .306 .354 .364 .718 48.2  
1980 26 AAA   135 486 44 119 23 1 1 41 11 2 64 39 .245 .333 .302 .635 53.9  
1981 27 MON NL 73 183 18 38 4 1 0 13 5 1 8 24 .208 .240 .240 .480 7.2 0.0
    AAA   25 103 8 35 2 1 0 13 2 0 6 4 .340 .376 .379 .755 14.4  
1982 28 MON NL 38 105 12 25 7 1 0 10 1 1 4 6 .238 .264 .324 .587 7.6 0.1
1983 29 MON NL 154 614 55 167 15 3 7 36 14 4 34 53 .272 .310 .340 .650 62.4 7.7
1984 30 MON NL 149 492 51 143 23 1 4 51 16 0 16 48 .291 .313 .366 .679 52.5 10.6
1985 31 AA   53 214 26 73 8 2 5 32 8 3 14 16 .341 .382 .467 .849 35.7  
    A   83 313 57 109 14 2 10 47 8 5 55 31 .348 .446 .502 .947 67.0  
1986 32 A   137 540 69 192 38 3 7 60 17 3 76 37 .356 .435 .476 .911 107.1  
1987 33 A   137 540 67 174 27 1 9 71 13 0 60 58 .322 .390 .426 .816 89.5  
1988 34 A   133 539 87 164 21 4 14 68 11 3 65 59 .304 .379 .436 .815 89.1  
4 Years Sim 414 1394 136 373 49 6 11 110 36 6 62 131 .268 .298 .335 .633 129.6 18.4
2 Years AAA 160 589 52 154 25 2 1 54 13 2 70 43 .261 .339 .316 .655 68.3  
4 Years AA 371 1470 129 401 66 6 7 128 37 10 119 91 .273 .327 .340 .667 166.1  
5 Years A 542 2123 293 690 110 10 41 257 55 13 279 194 .325 .404 .444 .848 376.2  
11 Years Minors 1073 4182 474 1245 201 18 49 439 105 25 468 328 .298 .369 .390 .758 610.6  
162 Game Average 545 53 145 19 2 4 43 14 2 24 51 .268 .298 .335 .633 50.7  
Career Highs 154 614 55 167 23 3 7 51 16 4 34 53 .291 .313 .366 .679 62.4  
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   1003 91 253 33 3 8 77 24 4 35 98 .252 .278 .315 .593 85.8
vs LH   391 45 120 16 3 3 33 12 2 27 33 .307 .349 .386 .735 52.6
Home 207 690 69 185 22 1 6 64 17 4 35 67 .268 .303 .329 .632 68.7
Away 207 704 67 188 27 5 5 46 19 2 27 64 .267 .294 .341 .635 69.8
RISP   296 0 73 10 1 1 98 0 0 17 32 .247 .281 .297 .579 24.6
Pinch Hitting   20 2 6 0 0 0 3 0 0 2 1 .300 .364 .300 .664 2.3
Close/Late   170 17 47 4 0 1 15 0 0 7 12 .276 .303 .318 .621 15.9
Mar/Apr 64 205 16 50 11 1 1 14 3 0 17 15 .244 .307 .322 .629 20.3
May 98 312 35 92 9 2 2 30 7 1 12 24 .295 .321 .356 .677 34.8
June 83 303 28 78 13 1 1 22 5 1 10 33 .257 .278 .317 .595 25.7
July 53 187 20 56 8 0 3 18 6 4 6 21 .299 .318 .390 .708 21.8
August 59 190 17 54 3 1 2 14 10 0 7 18 .284 .308 .342 .650 21.2
Sep/Oct 57 197 20 43 5 1 2 12 5 0 10 20 .218 .256 .284 .540 14.5
Fielding Stats     Help
Bold lines indicate player won Gold Glove.
Year Age Tm Lg Pos G GS IP PO A E DP FPct RF   DWS
1981 27 MON NL 2B 48 48 407.0 94 176 13 39 .954 5.97   1.2
    SS 15 2 38.7 5 17 0 3 1.000 5.12   0.2
    3B 1 0 1.0 0 1 0 0 1.000 9.00   0.0
1982 28 MON NL 3B 17 13 108.0 14 26 1 2 .976 3.33   0.3
    2B 8 4 48.3 9 29 0 6 1.000 7.08   0.4
    SS 6 4 40.0 6 24 1 3 .968 6.75   0.4
1983 29 MON NL 2B 148 146 1294.3 277 568 12 117 .986 5.88   6.4
    3B 1 0 3.0 1 3 0 0 1.000 12.00   0.1
    SS 1 0 2.0 0 2 0 0 1.000 9.00   0.0
1984 30 MON NL SS 145 144 1238.7 178 589 25 109 .968 5.57   5.4
  2B 204 198 1749.7 380 773 25 162 .979 5.93   8.0
  SS 167 150 1319.3 189 632 26 115 .969 5.60   6.0
  3B 19 13 112.0 15 30 1 2 .978 3.62   0.3
Career Totals   390 361 3181.0 584 1435 52 279 .975 5.71   14.3
Career Highs   150 146 1299.3 278 589 25 117 .986 5.90    
Batting Leaderboards     Help
Top 10 finishes. Stats are Year-Rank-Value. League leaders are in bold.
(*) indicates hit-less at-bats added to meet minimum plate appearances.
Season Rankings are League Based.
At-Bats
1983-7-614
Singles
1983-5-142
       
 
   Black Ink Test: 0    (Avg Batter in HOF ~ 42)
   Gray Ink Test: 1    (Avg Batter in HOF ~ 203)
 
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  6. Mike McNally (965)
  7. Clarence Jones (965)
  8. Moon Mullen (964)
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History
Drafted in 4th round, 103rd overall pick, by Montreal in 1977
Injured on 4/19/1979 with a Ruptured Tricep Tendon, out for 4 weeks
Injured on 6/18/1979 with a Blister On Finger, out for 4 days
Injured on 8/7/1979 with a Tight Shoulder, out for 5 days
Injured on 6/10/1980 with a Tight Shoulder, out for 4 days
Had first career hit on 5/3/1981, off Bart Johnson (WAS)
Injured on 6/28/1981 with a Strained Groin Muscle, out for 3 weeks
Injured on 6/8/1982 with a Torn Rotator Cuff Muscle, out for full season
Hit first career homerun on 4/24/1983, off Don Robinson (BSN)
2/2/1985: Gets a new one-year contract worth $350,000 through salary arbitration
2/2/1986: Gets a new one-year contract worth $350,000 through salary arbitration
2/2/1987: Gets a new one-year contract worth $350,000 through salary arbitration
2/2/1988: Gets a new one-year contract worth $350,000 through salary arbitration
Released by Montreal on 9/1/1988