Harold Baines
Harold Douglas Baines
All-Star Player
Bats: Left , Throws: Left
Height: 6' 2" , Weight: 195 lb.

Born: March 15, 1959 in Easton, MD
High School: St. Michael's (Easton, MD)
Drafted by the Chicago White Sox in the 1st round (1st pick) of the 1977 amateur draft. (All Transactions)
Debut: April 10, 1980
Final Game: September 27, 2001
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Standard Fielding

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Year Tm Lg Age Pos G GS Inn Ch PO A E DP Fld% Rtot Rtot/yr Rtz Rtzrd Rtzhm Rof RF/9 RF/G lgFld% lgRF9 lgRFG Awards
1980 CHW AL 21 OF 137 123 1119.2 244 229 6 9 1 .963 -7.4 -7.9 -4.4 -2.1 -2.3 -3 1.89 1.72 .980 2.47 2.15
1980 CHW AL 21 RF 137 123 1119.2 245 230 6 9 1 .963 -7.4 -7.9 -4.4 -2.1 -2.3 -3 1.90 1.72 .975 2.13 1.77
1980 CHW AL 21 DH 1
1981 CHW AL 22 RF 81 67 618.2 138 126 10 2 1 .986 3.2 6.2 -1.8 -4.5 2.8 5 1.98 1.68 .980 2.16 1.75
1981 CHW AL 22 OF 80 67 618.2 132 120 10 2 1 .985 3.2 6.2 -1.8 -4.5 2.8 5 1.89 1.63 .983 2.48 2.16
1981 CHW AL 22 DH 1
1982 CHW AL 23 OF 161 158 1391.0 343 326 10 7 4 .980 4.7 4.1 4.7 -1.2 6.0 0 2.17 2.09 .982 2.47 2.15 MVP-20
1982 CHW AL 23 RF 161 155 1373.0 338 321 11 6 4 .982 4.0 3.5 4.0 -1.1 5.2 0 2.18 2.06 .981 2.27 1.90 MVP-20
1982 CHW AL 23 CF 3 3 18.0 7 7 0 0 0 1.000 0.7 46.7 0.7 -0.1 0.8 0 3.50 2.33 .986 2.85 2.50 MVP-20
1983 CHW AL 24 OF 155 152 1346.1 331 312 10 9 3 .973 0.8 0.7 1.8 -2.0 3.7 -1 2.15 2.08 .981 2.50 2.16 MVP-10
1983 CHW AL 24 RF 142 137 1207.2 299 280 10 9 3 .970 2.3 2.3 3.3 -0.2 3.4 -1 2.16 2.04 .978 2.25 1.85 MVP-10
1983 CHW AL 24 CF 20 15 138.2 33 33 0 0 0 1.000 -1.5 -13.0 -1.5 -1.8 0.3 0 2.14 1.65 .988 2.93 2.56 MVP-10
1984 CHW AL 25 OF 147 145 1287.1 321 307 8 6 1 .981 0.7 0.7 3.7 -1.5 5.2 -3 2.20 2.14 .983 2.51 2.17 MVP-13
1984 CHW AL 25 RF 147 140 1252.0 312 299 7 6 1 .981 0.7 0.7 3.7 -1.7 5.4 -3 2.20 2.08 .979 2.23 1.88 MVP-13
1984 CHW AL 25 CF 7 5 35.1 12 12 0 0 0 1.000 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.2 -0.2 0 3.06 1.71 .983 3.01 2.61 MVP-13
1985 CHW AL 26 OF 159 158 1397.2 328 318 8 2 2 .994 -3.5 -3.0 -3.5 -3.8 0.4 0 2.10 2.05 .982 2.44 2.10 AS,MVP-9
1985 CHW AL 26 RF 159 158 1397.2 330 318 10 2 2 .994 -3.5 -3.0 -3.5 -3.8 0.4 0 2.11 2.06 .980 2.17 1.82 AS,MVP-9
1985 CHW AL 26 DH 1 AS,MVP-9
1986 CHW AL 27 OF 141 141 1228.2 315 295 15 5 5 .984 8.3 8.1 9.3 2.5 6.8 -1 2.27 2.20 .980 2.39 2.06 AS
1986 CHW AL 27 RF 141 141 1228.2 315 296 14 5 5 .984 8.3 8.1 9.3 2.5 6.8 -1 2.27 2.20 .975 2.11 1.79 AS
1986 CHW AL 27 DH 3 AS
1987 CHW AL 28 DH 117 AS
1987 CHW AL 28 OF 8 8 66.0 13 13 0 0 0 1.000 -1.7 -30.9 -1.7 -0.1 -1.5 0 1.77 1.63 .977 2.30 2.00 AS
1987 CHW AL 28 RF 8 8 66.0 13 13 0 0 0 1.000 -1.7 -30.9 -1.7 -0.1 -1.5 0 1.77 1.63 .977 2.11 1.75 AS
1988 CHW AL 29 DH 147
1988 CHW AL 29 RF 10 9 82.1 20 16 2 2 0 .900 -0.1 -1.5 -1.1 -0.7 -0.4 1 1.97 1.80 .975 2.24 1.89
1988 CHW AL 29 OF 9 9 82.1 17 14 1 2 0 .882 -0.1 -1.5 -1.1 -0.7 -0.4 1 1.64 1.67 .982 2.47 2.14
1989 TOT AL 30 DH 116 AS,SS
1989 TOT AL 30 OF 26 24 194.0 56 54 0 2 0 .964 -8.4 -52.0 -5.4 -4.1 -1.3 -3 2.51 2.08 .980 2.42 2.12 AS,SS
1989 TOT AL 30 RF 25 24 194.0 50 48 0 2 0 .960 -8.4 -52.0 -5.4 -4.1 -1.3 -3 2.23 1.92 .980 2.33 1.90 AS,SS
1989 CHW AL 30 DH 70
1989 CHW AL 30 OF 25 23 186.0 53 52 0 1 0 .981 -7.1 -45.8 -4.1 -2.8 -1.3 -3 2.52 2.08 .979 2.42 2.12
1989 CHW AL 30 RF 24 23 186.0 47 46 0 1 0 .979 -7.1 -45.8 -4.1 -2.8 -1.3 -3 2.23 1.92 .979 2.33 1.90
1989 TEX AL 30 DH 46
1989 TEX AL 30 OF 1 1 8.0 3 2 0 1 0 .667 -1.3 -195.0 -1.3 -1.3 0.0 0 2.25 2.00 1.000 2.48 2.10
1989 TEX AL 30 RF 1 1 8.0 3 2 0 1 0 .667 -1.3 -195.0 -1.3 -1.3 0.0 0 2.25 2.00 1.000 2.36 1.90
1990 TOT AL 31 DH 125
1990 TEX AL 31 DH 95
1990 TEX AL 31 OF 2 2 12.0 6 5 0 1 0 .833 -2.7 -270.0 -1.7 -1.7 0.0 -1 3.75 2.50 .983 2.40 2.05
1990 TEX AL 31 RF 2 2 12.0 6 5 0 1 0 .833 -2.7 -270.0 -1.7 -1.7 0.0 -1 3.75 2.50 .983 2.25 1.80
1990 OAK AL 31 DH 30
1991 OAK AL 32 DH 125 AS
1991 OAK AL 32 OF 12 8 70.0 13 11 1 1 0 .923 -2.4 -41.1 -2.4 -0.1 -2.3 0 1.54 1.00 .985 2.37 2.03 AS
1991 OAK AL 32 RF 11 7 64.0 13 11 1 1 0 .923 -0.8 -15.0 -0.8 -0.1 -0.7 0 1.69 1.09 .985 2.19 1.76 AS
1991 OAK AL 32 LF 1 1 6.0 0 0 0 0 0 -1.6 -320.0 -1.6 0.0 -1.6 0 0.00 0.00 2.10 1.70 AS
1992 OAK AL 33 DH 116
1992 OAK AL 33 OF 23 19 140.0 28 27 0 1 0 .964 -3.0 -25.7 -2.0 -1.9 -0.1 -1 1.74 1.17 .982 2.47 2.17
1992 OAK AL 33 RF 17 13 100.0 20 19 0 1 0 .950 -2.7 -32.4 -1.7 -2.0 0.3 -1 1.71 1.12 .985 2.23 1.87
1992 OAK AL 33 LF 6 6 40.0 8 8 0 0 0 1.000 -0.3 -9.0 -0.3 0.1 -0.4 0 1.80 1.33 .975 2.30 1.93
1993 BAL AL 34 DH 116
1994 BAL AL 35 DH 91
1995 BAL AL 36 DH 122
1996 CHW AL 37 DH 141
1997 TOT AL 38 DH 121
1997 CHW AL 38 DH 86
1997 CHW AL 38 OF 1 0 2.0 0 0 0 0 0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.00 0.00 2.25 2.00
1997 BAL AL 38 DH 35
1997 BAL AL 38 RF 1 0 0 0 0 0 0.00 1.80
1998 BAL AL 39 DH 80
1999 TOT AL 40 DH 121 AS
1999 BAL AL 40 DH 96
1999 CLE AL 40 DH 25
2000 TOT AL 41 DH 78
2000 BAL AL 41 DH 62
2000 CHW AL 41 DH 16
2001 CHW AL 42 DH 22
19 Seasons DH 1644
14 Seasons OF 1061 1014 8955.2 2147 2031 69 47 17 .978 -11.5 -1.5 -4.5 -21.2 17.0 -7 2.11 1.98 .981 2.46 2.13
14 Seasons RF 1042 984 8715.2 2099 1982 71 46 17 .978 -8.8 -1.2 -1.8 -19.6 18.1 -7 2.12 1.97 .978 2.20 1.83
3 Seasons CF 30 23 192.0 52 52 0 0 0 1.000 -0.8 -5.0 -0.8 -1.7 0.9 0 2.44 1.73 .987 2.94 2.57
2 Seasons LF 7 7 46.0 8 8 0 0 0 1.000 -1.9 -49.6 -1.9 0.1 -2.0 0 1.57 1.14 .975 2.27 1.90
22 Seasons TOT 1061 1014 8953.2 2147 2031 69 47 17 .978 -11.5 -1.5 -4.5 -21.2 17.0 -7 2.11 1.98 .960 2.46 2.13
Pos G GS Inn Ch PO A E DP Fld% Rtot Rtot/yr Rtz Rtzrd Rtzhm Rof RF/9 RF/G lgFld% lgRF9 lgRFG Awards

Appearances

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Year Tm Lg Age G GS Batting Defense P C 1B 2B 3B SS LF CF RF OF DH PH PR
1980 CHW AL 21 141 123 141 137 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 137 137 0 11 3
1981 CHW AL 22 82 67 82 81 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 81 81 0 8 2
1982 CHW AL 23 161 158 161 161 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 161 161 0 1 2
1983 CHW AL 24 156 152 156 155 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 20 142 155 0 1 0
1984 CHW AL 25 147 145 147 147 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 7 147 147 0 1 0
1985 CHW AL 26 160 159 160 159 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 159 159 1 1 0
1986 CHW AL 27 145 144 145 141 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 141 141 3 1 0
1987 CHW AL 28 132 123 132 8 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 8 8 115 9 0
1988 CHW AL 29 158 154 158 10 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 10 10 145 4 0
1989 CHW AL 30 96 92 96 24 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 24 24 69 4 0
1989 TEX AL 30 50 45 50 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 44 5 0
1990 TEX AL 31 103 88 103 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 2 86 15 0
1990 OAK AL 31 32 27 32 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 27 5 0
1991 OAK AL 32 141 130 141 12 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 11 12 122 11 0
1992 OAK AL 33 140 129 140 23 0 0 0 0 0 0 6 0 17 23 110 11 0
1993 BAL AL 34 118 110 118 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 110 8 0
1994 BAL AL 35 94 81 94 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 81 13 0
1995 BAL AL 36 127 113 127 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 113 14 0
1996 CHW AL 37 143 128 143 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 128 15 0
1997 CHW AL 38 93 85 93 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 85 7 0
1997 BAL AL 38 44 35 44 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 35 9 0
1998 BAL AL 39 104 76 104 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 76 28 0
1999 BAL AL 40 107 93 107 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 93 14 0
1999 CLE AL 40 28 24 28 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 24 4 0
2000 BAL AL 41 72 61 72 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 61 11 0
2000 CHW AL 41 24 15 24 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 15 9 0
2001 CHW AL 42 32 22 32 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 22 10 0
22 Seasons 2830 2579 2830 1062 0 0 0 0 0 0 7 30 1042 1062 1565 230 7
G GS Batting Defense P C 1B 2B 3B SS LF CF RF OF DH PH PR
Appearances table is calculated solely from full RetroSheet play-by-play data available from 1973 on. A combination of RetroSheet (starting with the 1954 season) and non-RetroSheet data is used for other seasons.

Advanced Fielding -- RF*

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Errors Assists Single w/ Runner on 1st Single w/ Runner on 2nd Double w/ Runner on 1st Flyout, <2out, Runner on 3rd Flyout, <2out, Runner on 2nd Baserunning Totals
Year Tm Lg Age Tot Cch Fld Thr ROE Tot 1B 2B 3B Hm Opp Held Kill Opp Held Kill Opp Held Kill Opp Held Kill Opp Held Kill Opp Held Held% Adv Kill Kill% Aother PA RHB% BIP% FBIP% Fld F2O%
1980 CHW AL 21 9 0 9 0 3 6 0 2 1 2 48 18 1 35 7 0 12 6 1 13 2 2 12 9 0 120 42 35.0% 74 4 3.3% 2 5072 62% 79% 24% 479 49%
1981 CHW AL 22 2 0 1 1 1 10 0 1 4 5 42 18 4 14 2 4 4 4 0 7 2 1 9 6 1 76 32 42.1% 34 10 13.2% 0 2688 63% 77% 25% 256 53%
1982 CHW AL 23 6 0 6 0 0 11 0 2 4 4 53 22 3 49 8 1 23 17 0 19 3 2 26 22 0 170 72 42.4% 92 6 3.5% 5 6086 62% 81% 25% 647 51%
1983 CHW AL 24 9 0 9 0 3 10 0 4 2 0 56 28 1 34 7 1 17 12 0 17 5 1 20 13 0 144 65 45.1% 76 3 2.1% 7 5202 64% 78% 24% 537 53%
1984 CHW AL 25 6 0 6 0 1 7 1 2 1 2 5 2 0 12 2 0 4 3 0 20 3 0 22 15 1 63 25 39.7% 37 1 1.6% 6 5468 54% 79% 27% 360 84%
1985 CHW AL 26 2 0 2 0 0 10 0 2 2 4 10 2 1 7 2 1 6 3 0 17 5 1 30 17 0 70 29 41.4% 38 3 4.3% 7 6207 60% 75% 24% 374 86%
1986 CHW AL 27 5 0 5 0 0 14 0 3 2 6 57 23 0 46 15 1 18 7 0 16 3 3 24 17 1 161 65 40.4% 91 5 3.1% 9 5407 53% 77% 26% 585 52%
1987 CHW AL 28 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 5 1 0 1 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 7 2 28.6% 5 0 0.0% 0 296 66% 79% 20% 35 37%
1988 CHW AL 29 2 0 2 0 0 2 0 1 0 1 5 2 0 1 0 1 1 0 0 1 0 0 1 1 0 9 3 33.3% 5 1 11.1% 1 384 55% 77% 39% 38 47%
1989 CHW AL 30 1 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 12 3 0 13 5 0 5 1 0 5 3 0 6 2 0 41 14 34.1% 27 0 0.0% 0 878 56% 78% 40% 101 46%
1989 TEX AL 30 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 0.0% 1 0 0.0% 0 40 70% 63% 43% 2 100%
1990 TEX AL 31 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 4 0 0.0% 4 0 0.0% 0 54 56% 78% 48% 12 42%
1991 OAK AL 32 1 0 1 0 1 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 1 33.3% 2 0 0.0% 1 296 53% 74% 36% 18 61%
1992 OAK AL 33 1 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 5 1 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 8 1 12.5% 7 0 0.0% 0 454 55% 76% 42% 40 48%
1997 CHW AL 38 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 11 36% 82% 45% 0
14 Seasons 46 0 44 2 11 71 1 18 16 24 301 120 10 216 48 9 93 55 1 116 26 10 151 102 3 877 351 40.0% 493 33 3.8% 38 38543 59% 78% 26% 3484 58%
MLB Averages 44.5% 2.6% 56% 76% 34% 54%

Advanced Fielding -- CF*

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Errors Assists Single w/ Runner on 1st Single w/ Runner on 2nd Double w/ Runner on 1st Flyout, <2out, Runner on 3rd Flyout, <2out, Runner on 2nd Baserunning Totals
Year Tm Lg Age Tot Cch Fld Thr ROE Tot 1B 2B 3B Hm Opp Held Kill Opp Held Kill Opp Held Kill Opp Held Kill Opp Held Kill Opp Held Held% Adv Kill Kill% Aother PA RHB% BIP% FBIP% Fld F2O%
1982 CHW AL 23 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 77 61% 81% 19% 11 64%
1983 CHW AL 24 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 4 3 0 5 0 0 2 1 0 2 0 0 2 2 0 15 6 40.0% 9 0 0.0% 0 592 65% 77% 22% 79 42%
1984 CHW AL 25 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 1 1 100.0% 0 0 0.0% 0 152 64% 78% 32% 12 100%
3 Seasons 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 4 3 0 5 0 0 2 1 0 2 0 0 3 3 0 16 7 43.8% 9 0 0.0% 0 821 64% 78% 24% 102 51%
MLB Averages 41.8% 1.9% 56% 76% 34% 58%

Advanced Fielding -- LF*

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Errors Assists Single w/ Runner on 1st Single w/ Runner on 2nd Double w/ Runner on 1st Flyout, <2out, Runner on 3rd Flyout, <2out, Runner on 2nd Baserunning Totals
Year Tm Lg Age Tot Cch Fld Thr ROE Tot 1B 2B 3B Hm Opp Held Kill Opp Held Kill Opp Held Kill Opp Held Kill Opp Held Kill Opp Held Held% Adv Kill Kill% Aother PA RHB% BIP% FBIP% Fld F2O%
1991 OAK AL 32 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 100.0% 0 0 0.0% 0 34 50% 62% 32% 3 0%
1992 OAK AL 33 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 1 0 4 2 50.0% 2 0 0.0% 0 180 48% 78% 37% 16 50%
2 Seasons 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 1 0 0 1 1 0 1 0 0 1 1 0 5 3 60.0% 2 0 0.0% 0 214 48% 76% 36% 19 42%
MLB Averages 59.8% 2.5% 56% 76% 34% 51%

* Many Detailed Statistics are based on play-by-play accounts accumulated by RetroSheet. These totals may be incomplete (3.6% of all plays from 1954 to 1973 are missing or have incomplete accounts, click link for year and team summary) for some players prior to 1974 and even complete seasons may not match the official totals due to errors in both the official totals and the play-by-play accounts.

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