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Doug Baker
Douglas Lee Baker

Bats Both, Throws Right
Height 5' 9", Weight 165 lb.
School Arizona State University

Debut July 2, 1984
  vs. CHW 3 AB, 0 H, 0 HR, 0 RBI, 0 SB
Final Game April 12, 1990
Born April 3, 1961 in Fullerton, CA

Brother of Dave Baker

Drafted by the Detroit Tigers in the 9th round of the 1982 amateur draft. (All Transactions)

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Batting  Glossary /
Gamelogs: / Splits: / HR Log / PI Finders:Game / Streak / Event / PI vs. Pitcher
/ Neutralize Stats
 Year Ag Tm  Lg  G   AB    R    H   2B 3B  HR  RBI  SB CS  BB  SO   BA   OBP   SLG *OPS+  TB   SH  SF IBB HBP GDP 
+--------------+---+----+----+----+---+--+---+----+---+--+---+---+-----+-----+-----+----+----+---+---+---+---+---+
 1984 23 DET AL  43  108   15   20   4  1   0   12   3  0   7  22  .185  .241  .241   34   26   2   0   0   1   1
 1985 24 DET AL  15   27    4    5   1  0   0    1   0  0   0   9  .185  .185  .222   11    6   0   0   0   0   0
 1986 25 DET AL  13   24    1    3   1  0   0    0   0  0   2   7  .125  .192  .167   -1    4   4   0   0   0   0
 1987 26 DET AL   8    1    0    0   0  0   0    0   0  0   0   1  .000  .000  .000 -100    0   0   0   0   0   0
 1988 27 MIN AL  11    7    1    0   0  0   0    0   0  0   0   5  .000  .000  .000 -100    0   0   0   0   0   0
 1989 28 MIN AL  43   78   17   23   5  1   0    9   0  0   9  18  .295  .378  .385  110   30   2   1   0   2   0
 1990 29 MIN AL   3    1    0    0   0  0   0    0   0  0   0   0  .000  .000  .000 -100    0   0   0   0   0   0
+--------------+---+----+----+----+---+--+---+----+---+--+---+---+-----+-----+-----+----+----+---+---+---+---+---+
 7 Seasons      136  246   38   51  11  2   0   22   3  0  18  62  .207  .269  .268   49   66   8   1   0   3   1
+--------------+---+----+----+----+---+--+---+----+---+--+---+---+-----+-----+-----+----+----+---+---+---+---+---+
 162 Game Avg        293   45   61  13  2   0   26   4  0  21  74  .207  .269  .268   49   79  10   1   0   4   1
 Career High     43  108   17   23   5  1   0   12   3  0   9  22                          30   4   1   0   2   1
Special Batting  Glossary
 Year Ag Tm  Lg  PA  Outs  RC  RC/G   AIR    BA *lgBA   OBP *lgOBP  SLG *lgSLG  OPS *lgOPS*OPS+  OWP *BtRns BtWin SB% 
+--------------+----+----+----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+----+-----+-----+-----+----+
 1984 23 DET AL  118   91    7   2.1    97| .185  .264| .241  .326| .241  .398| .482  .724|  34  .192  -9.8  -1.0 100%
 1985 24 DET AL   27   22    1   1.2    99| .185  .261| .185  .327| .222  .406| .407  .733|  11  .081  -3.3  -0.3   0%
 1986 25 DET AL   30   25    1   1.1   100| .125  .262| .192  .330| .167  .408| .359  .737|  -1  .063  -3.4  -0.3   0%
 1987 26 DET AL    1    1    0   0.0   102| .000  .260| .000  .328| .000  .418| .000  .746|-100  .000  -0.3   0.0   0%
 1988 27 MIN AL    7    7    0   0.0    97| .000  .263| .000  .328| .000  .396| .000  .724|-100  .000  -1.9  -0.2   0%
 1989 28 MIN AL   92   58   13   6.0    99| .295  .269| .378  .335| .385  .395| .763  .730| 110  .644   1.6   0.2   0%
 1990 29 MIN AL    1    1    0   0.0   100| .000  .267| .000  .336| .000  .399| .000  .735|-100  .000  -0.3   0.0   0%
+--------------+----+----+----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+----+-----+-----+-----+----+
 7 Seasons       276  205   22   2.9    98| .207  .265| .269  .330| .268  .399| .537  .728|  49  .307 -17.5  -1.6 100%

* indicates the value is park adjusted (now all 3-year factors)

Pitch Data Summary (Show or Hide)

Fielding  Glossary / Sort by Position, then Year
 Year Ag Tm  Lg Pos   G     PO    A    E   DP    FP   lgFP  RFg  lgRFg  RF9  lgRF9  GS   Inn  
+--------------+---+----+------+----+----+----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+----+------+
+---- Fielding Sorted by Year ------+
1984 23 DET AL SS 39 46 79 4 18 .969 .962 3.21 3.93 4.41 4.76 27 255.0 2B 5 10 7 1 2 .944 .983 3.40 4.44 3.89 5.24 4 39.3 DH 1 1985 24 DET AL SS 12 12 12 1 2 .960 .964 2.00 3.93 3.66 4.64 6 59.0 2B 1 0 0 0 0 0.00 4.50 0.00 5.40 0 2.0 1986 25 DET AL SS 10 13 19 1 5 .970 .967 3.20 3.94 4.19 4.53 8 68.7 2B 2 4 2 0 0 1.000 .984 3.00 4.35 4.91 5.07 1 11.0 DH 1 1987 26 DET AL SS 6 2 8 0 1 1.000 .971 1.67 4.02 10.00 4.60 0 9.0 2B 1 0 0 0 0 0.00 4.50 0.00 4.95 0 2.0 3B 1 0 0 0 0 0.00 2.30 0.00 2.70 0 1.0 1988 27 MIN AL SS 9 5 6 0 3 1.000 .973 1.22 4.14 3.54 4.69 2 28.0 2B 1 0 0 0 0 0.00 4.40 0.00 5.40 0 1.0 3B 1 0 1 0 0 1.000 1.000 1.00 2.40 9.00 2.70 0 1.0 1989 28 MIN AL 2B 25 22 32 1 4 .982 .982 2.16 4.51 4.75 5.24 9 102.3 SS 19 20 31 1 5 .981 .971 2.68 4.11 4.25 4.79 11 108.0 DH 1 1990 29 MIN AL 2B 3 1 2 0 0 1.000 1.000 1.00 4.53 5.40 5.22 0 5.0
+---- Fielding Sorted by Position --+
1984 23 DET AL 2B 5 10 7 1 2 .944 .983 3.40 4.44 3.89 5.24 4 39.3 1985 24 DET AL 2B 1 0 0 0 0 0.00 4.50 0.00 5.40 0 2.0 1986 25 DET AL 2B 2 4 2 0 0 1.000 .984 3.00 4.35 4.91 5.07 1 11.0 1987 26 DET AL 2B 1 0 0 0 0 0.00 4.50 0.00 4.95 0 2.0 1988 27 MIN AL 2B 1 0 0 0 0 0.00 4.40 0.00 5.40 0 1.0 1989 28 MIN AL 2B 25 22 32 1 4 .982 .982 2.16 4.51 4.75 5.24 9 102.3 1990 29 MIN AL 2B 3 1 2 0 0 1.000 1.000 1.00 4.53 5.40 5.22 0 5.0 1987 26 DET AL 3B 1 0 0 0 0 0.00 2.30 0.00 2.70 0 1.0 1988 27 MIN AL 3B 1 0 1 0 0 1.000 1.000 1.00 2.40 9.00 2.70 0 1.0 1984 23 DET AL DH 1 1986 25 DET AL DH 1 1989 28 MIN AL DH 1 1984 23 DET AL SS 39 46 79 4 18 .969 .962 3.21 3.93 4.41 4.76 27 255.0 1985 24 DET AL SS 12 12 12 1 2 .960 .964 2.00 3.93 3.66 4.64 6 59.0 1986 25 DET AL SS 10 13 19 1 5 .970 .967 3.20 3.94 4.19 4.53 8 68.7 1987 26 DET AL SS 6 2 8 0 1 1.000 .971 1.67 4.02 10.00 4.60 0 9.0 1988 27 MIN AL SS 9 5 6 0 3 1.000 .973 1.22 4.14 3.54 4.69 2 28.0 1989 28 MIN AL SS 19 20 31 1 5 .981 .971 2.68 4.11 4.25 4.79 11 108.0
+--------------+---+----+------+----+----+----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+----+------+ Position Total SS* 95 98 155 7 34 .973 .966 2.66 3.99 4.31 4.72 54 527.7 2B* 38 37 43 2 6 .976 .983 2.11 4.49 4.43 5.23 14 162.7 DH 3 Games not counted in Overall Total below 3B* 2 0 1 0 0 1.000 1.000 0.50 2.35 4.50 2.70 0 2.0 +--------------+---+----+------+----+----+----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+----+------+ Overall Total 135 135 199 9 40 .974 .970 2.47 4.11 4.34 4.83 68 692
An Important note about our fielding stats

Postseason Batting Gamelogs / Vs. Pitcher

 Year   Round Tm  Opp WLser  G   AB  R   H  2B 3B HR RBI  BB  SO   BA   OBP   SLG   SB CS  SH  SF HBP
+------+-----+---+---+-----+---+---+---+---+--+--+--+---+---+---+-----+-----+-----+---+--+---+---+---+
 1984   ALCS  DET KCR     W   1   0   0   0  0  0  0   0   0   0                     0  0   0   0   0 
+------+-----+---+---+-----+---+---+---+---+--+--+--+---+---+---+-----+-----+-----+---+--+---+---+---+

WLser shows whether the player's team Won or Lost the series.


Transactions 

January 13, 1981: Drafted by the Oakland Athletics in the 9th round of the 1981 amateur draft, but did not sign.

June 7, 1982: Drafted by the Detroit Tigers in the 9th round of the 1982 amateur draft.

February 24, 1988: Traded by the Detroit Tigers to the Minnesota Twins for Julius McDougal (minors).

October 15, 1990: Granted Free Agency.


The transaction information used here was obtained free of charge from and is copyrighted by RetroSheet. Last transaction is September 30, 2007.
Salaries Leaders
1990Minnesota Twins$115,000
Career (may be incomplete)$115,000

Salary Data (about) courtesy Doug Pappas, member of SABR.
Salaries for mid-season call-ups or traded players may not be shown.
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