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Frank
Baker		  
Bats: Left
Throws: Right
Height: 5' 10''
Weight: 190
 
Born: January 11, 1944 in Usa, FL, BARTOW
 
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
1969 25 BSN NL     5 5 4 2 3 3 6 7 7 3 4 3 5 6 6
1970 26 BSN NL $ 300,000   5 5 5 2 2 2 7 8 8 3 4 3 5 6 6
1971 27 BSN NL $ 300,000   5 5 5 3 3 3 8 8 8 3 4 3 5 6 6
1972 28 BSN NL $ 300,000   5 5 5 2 3 3 8 8 8 3 4 3 5 6 6
1973 29 BSN NL $ 350,000   6 6 5 3 3 3 8 8 8 3 4 4 6 7 6
1974 30 BSN NL $ 350,000   6 6 6 3 4 4 8 8 8 3 4 4 6 7 6
1976 32 BSN NL     6 6 6 3 4 4 8 8 8 3 4 4 6 7 7
1977 33 BSN NL     7 7 6 3 4 4 8 8 8 3 4 4 5 6 6
1978 34 BSN NL     5 5 5 2 2 2 6 7 7 3 4 3 4 5 5
OOTP6 Min Ratings     5 5 4 2 2 2 6 7 7 3 4 3 4 5 5
OOTP6 Max Ratings $ 350,000   7 7 6 3 4 4 8 8 8 3 4 4 6 7 7
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
1969 25 AA   31 112 10 32 7 3 0 9 3 0 16 17 .286 .375 .402 .777 17.5  
    A   106 390 49 103 20 5 7 38 5 11 62 54 .264 .365 .395 .760 56.1  
1970 26 BSN NL 100 214 19 56 12 4 2 16 3 1 19 32 .262 .321 .383 .704 23.6 3.3
1971 27 BSN NL 156 499 40 92 17 5 5 32 3 0 23 105 .184 .227 .269 .496 26.5 0.0
1972 28 BSN NL 102 270 25 55 10 5 5 30 2 1 11 58 .204 .233 .333 .567 20.0 0.9
1973 29 BSN NL 104 324 38 80 19 1 2 34 0 4 21 60 .247 .295 .330 .625 29.5 3.3
1974 30 BSN NL 117 296 33 78 15 3 1 24 3 1 17 45 .264 .306 .345 .650 28.6 3.8
1975 31 AAA   102 190 26 50 10 0 6 22 2 1 23 18 .263 .343 .411 .753 27.3  
1976 32 AAA   104 225 36 69 12 2 5 26 0 2 30 28 .307 .388 .444 .833 37.5  
1977 33 AAA   137 530 83 177 44 6 17 84 6 3 56 80 .334 .398 .536 .933 102.7  
1978 34 AAA   132 403 45 118 28 2 7 45 4 5 35 47 .293 .349 .424 .774 56.5  
5 Years Sim 579 1603 155 361 73 18 15 136 11 7 91 300 .225 .269 .321 .590 128.2 11.2
4 Years AAA 475 1348 190 414 94 10 35 177 12 11 144 173 .307 .376 .470 .845 223.9  
1 Years AA 31 112 10 32 7 3 0 9 3 0 16 17 .286 .380 .402 .782 17.5  
1 Years A 106 390 49 103 20 5 7 38 5 11 62 54 .264 .373 .395 .768 56.1  
6 Years Minors 612 1850 249 549 121 18 42 224 20 22 222 244 .297 .375 .450 .825 297.5  
162 Game Average 448 43 101 20 5 4 38 3 1 25 83 .225 .269 .321 .590 35.9  
Career Highs 156 499 40 92 19 5 5 34 3 4 23 105 .264 .321 .383 .704 29.5  
Career Batting Splits     Help
Click on a Category to view yearly stats.
Category G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SB CS BB SO AVG OBP SLG OPS XR
vs RH   1136 114 272 49 14 9 104 8 6 79 190 .239 .292 .331 .623 106.2
vs LH   467 41 89 24 4 6 32 3 1 12 110 .191 .212 .298 .510 25.6
Home 285 779 61 159 28 6 5 54 7 3 43 148 .204 .248 .275 .523 49.0
Away 294 824 94 202 45 12 10 82 4 4 48 152 .245 .289 .365 .654 82.8
RISP   356 0 83 13 7 6 115 0 0 20 63 .233 .273 .360 .633 34.4
Pinch Hitting   61 4 15 2 1 0 6 0 0 6 13 .246 .313 .311 .625 6.1
Close/Late   185 15 37 9 3 0 14 0 0 17 51 .200 .267 .281 .548 13.7
Mar/Apr 87 239 26 64 10 0 4 21 1 1 7 35 .268 .293 .360 .653 23.4
May 97 274 29 64 8 5 4 29 1 1 18 49 .234 .281 .343 .624 26.0
June 104 316 27 69 14 4 2 17 1 1 14 56 .218 .256 .307 .563 22.5
July 81 205 22 46 9 3 0 17 2 1 16 42 .224 .283 .298 .580 16.8
August 104 284 24 62 19 4 3 25 4 1 13 46 .218 .256 .345 .601 23.7
Sep/Oct 106 285 27 56 13 2 2 27 2 2 23 72 .196 .256 .277 .534 19.4
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
1970 26 BSN NL LF 60 52 414.0 90 5 6 2 .941 2.07   1.3
    RF 19 6 82.0 25 0 0 0 1.000 2.74    
    CF 3 2 21.0 8 0 1 0 .889 3.43    
    SS 2 0 5.7 3 2 0 2 1.000 7.95   0.1
1971 27 BSN NL LF 153 150 1223.0 248 10 6 5 .977 1.90   2.1
    RF 6 0 15.0 3 0 0 0 1.000 1.80    
1972 28 BSN NL LF 70 53 478.3 112 3 7 0 .943 2.16   1.2
    RF 17 11 114.0 27 1 0 1 1.000 2.21    
    CF 6 2 23.0 4 0 1 0 .800 1.57    
    SS 1 0 2.0 0 2 0 0 1.000 9.00   0.0
1973 29 BSN NL LF 65 61 519.0 122 6 2 2 .985 2.22   1.5
    RF 16 7 69.7 14 1 1 0 .938 1.94    
    CF 7 7 66.7 13 0 1 0 .929 1.76    
    SS 1 0 10.3 5 5 0 1 1.000 8.71   0.1
1974 30 BSN NL LF 84 56 527.7 92 4 2 1 .980 1.64   1.5
    RF 19 8 89.0 25 2 1 0 .964 2.73    
  LF 432 372 3162.0 664 28 23 10 .968 1.97   7.5
  RF 77 32 369.7 94 4 2 1 .980 2.39    
  CF 16 11 110.7 25 0 3 0 .893 2.03    
  SS 4 0 18.0 8 9 0 3 1.000 8.50   0.2
Career Totals   529 415 3660.3 791 41 28 14 .967 2.05   7.7
Career Highs   159 150 1238.0 251 12 8 5 .978 2.29    
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.
Games
1971-6-156
 Triples
1971-7-5
        
 
   Black Ink Test: 0    (Avg Batter in HOF ~ 42)
   Gray Ink Test: 2    (Avg Batter in HOF ~ 203)
 
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  4. Dizzy Dean (942)
  5. Tom Paciorek (941)
  6. Phil Mankowski (941)
  7. George Vico (937)
  8. Ralph Winegarner (936)
  9. Robin Yount (934)
  10. Mike Squires (934)
History
Drafted in 4th round, 76th overall pick, by Boston (A) in 1969
Traded from Boston (A) to Boston (N) on 7/31/1969 (Going to BSN: 1B Mike Fiore, P Dick Woodson, CF Don Young, LF Frank Baker, CF Mack Jones. Going to BOS: P Jerry Koosman, CF Roger Repoz)
Had first career hit (homerun) on 4/2/1970, off Don Sutton (KCR)
2/1/1973: Gets a new one-year contract worth $350,000 through salary arbitration
2/1/1974: Gets a new one-year contract worth $350,000 through salary arbitration
2/1/1975: Gets a new one-year contract worth $350,000 through salary arbitration
4/2/1975: Signed a minor league contract extension with Boston (N)
Traded from Boston (N) to New York (N) on 7/31/1975 (Going to NYG: LF Frank Baker, CF Joe Wallis, P Andy Messersmith. Going to BSN: P Tom Burgmeier)
Released by New York (N) on 10/3/1975
Signed as a free agent by Oakland on 4/2/1976 to a minor league deal
Traded from Oakland to Boston (N) on 7/1/1976 (Going to OAK: P Oscar Zamora. Going to BSN: DH Frank Baker)
Injured on 7/30/1978 with a Strained Back, out for 1-2 weeks
 
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