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Chuck Baker

Charles Joseph Baker

Positions: Shortstop and Second Baseman
Bats: Right, Throws: Right
Height: 5' 11", Weight: 180 lb.

Born: December 6, 1952 in Seattle, WA
High School: Garden Grove HS (Orange, CA)
School: Loyola Marymount University (Los Angeles, CA)
Drafted by the San Diego Padres in the 2nd round of the 1975 amateur draft (January Secondary). (All Transactions)
Debut: April 7, 1978
Teams (by GP): Padres/Twins 1978-1981

Final Game: October 4, 1981
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Standard Batting

Year Age Tm Lg G PA AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SB CS BB SO BA OBP SLG OPS OPS+ TB GDP HBP SH SF IBB Pos Awards
1978 25 SDP NL 44 66 58 8 12 1 0 0 3 0 0 2 15 .207 .233 .224 .457 34 13 1 0 6 0 0 46
1980 27 SDP NL 9 22 22 0 3 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 4 .136 .136 .182 .318 -9 4 0 0 0 0 0 /6
1981 28 MIN AL 40 70 66 6 12 0 3 0 6 0 0 1 8 .182 .194 .273 .467 30 18 3 0 3 0 0 6/45D
3 Yrs 93 158 146 14 27 2 3 0 9 0 0 3 27 .185 .201 .240 .441 26 35 4 0 9 0 0
162 Game Avg. 162 275 254 24 47 3 5 0 16 0 0 5 47 .185 .201 .240 .441 26 61 7 0 16 0 0
SDP (2 yrs) 53 88 80 8 15 2 0 0 3 0 0 2 19 .188 .207 .213 .420 22 17 1 0 6 0 0
MIN (1 yr) 40 70 66 6 12 0 3 0 6 0 0 1 8 .182 .194 .273 .467 30 18 3 0 3 0 0
NL (2 yrs) 53 88 80 8 15 2 0 0 3 0 0 2 19 .188 .207 .213 .420 22 17 1 0 6 0 0
AL (1 yr) 40 70 66 6 12 0 3 0 6 0 0 1 8 .182 .194 .273 .467 30 18 3 0 3 0 0

Player Value--Batters

WAR Explained (v2.1): 8+ MVP, 5+ A-S, 2+ Starter, 0-2 Sub, < 0 Repl
Year Age Tm Lg G PA Rbat Rbaser Rdp Rfield Rpos RAA WAA Rrep RAR WAR waaWL% 162WL% oWAR dWAR oRAR Salary Pos Awards
1978 25 SDP NL 44 66 -3 0 0 2 1 0 0.0 2 2 0.2 .500 .500 0.0 0.3 0 $ 46
1980 27 SDP NL 9 22 -2 0 0 2 0 -0 -0.0 1 0 0.0 .496 .500 -0.2 0.2 -1 $ /6
1981 28 MIN AL 40 70 -7 0 -0 -1 1 -6 -0.7 2 -4 -0.5 .482 .496 -0.4 0.1 -4 $ 6/45D
3 Seasons 93 158 -12 0 0 3 3 -7 -0.7 5 -2 -0.3 .492 .498 -0.6 0.6 -4 $
SDP (2 yrs) 53 88 -5 0 0 3 2 -0 -0.0 3 2 0.2 .500 .500 -0.2 0.6 -1 $
MIN (1 yr) 40 70 -7 0 -0 -1 1 -6 -0.7 2 -4 -0.5 .482 .496 -0.4 0.1 -4 $

Advanced Batting

Year Age Tm Lg PA Outs RC RC/G AIR BAbip BA lgBA OBP lgOBP SLG lgSLG OPS lgOPS OPS+ OWn% BtRuns BtWins TotA SecA ISO PwrSpd
1978 25 SDP NL 66 53 3 1.5 87 .279 .207 .251 .233 .318 .224 .370 .457 .687 34 .136 -5.0 -0.5 .319 .052 .017
1980 27 SDP NL 22 19 1 1.4 90 .167 .136 .260 .136 .321 .182 .377 .318 .698 -9 .119 -3.2 -0.3 .211 .045 .045
1981 28 MIN AL 70 60 3 1.4 94 .207 .182 .263 .194 .328 .273 .382 .467 .711 30 .116 -6.7 -0.7 .333 .106 .091
3 Yrs 158 132 7 1.4 91 .227 .185 .258 .201 .323 .240 .376 .441 .699 26 .125 -14.9 -1.6 .309 .075 .055
162 Game Avg. 275 230 12 1.4 91 .227 .185 .258 .201 .323 .240 .376 .441 .699 26 .125 -14.9 -1.6 .309 .075 .055
SDP (2 yrs) 88 72 4 1.5 88 .246 .188 .254 .207 .319 .213 .372 .420 .690 22 .131 -8.2 -0.8 .288 .050 .025
MIN (1 yr) 70 60 3 1.3 94 .207 .182 .263 .194 .328 .273 .382 .467 .711 30 .115 -6.7 -0.7 .333 .106 .091
NL (2 yrs) 88 72 4 1.5 88 .246 .188 .254 .207 .319 .213 .372 .420 .690 22 .131 -8.2 -0.8 .288 .050 .025
AL (1 yr) 70 60 3 1.3 94 .207 .182 .263 .194 .328 .273 .382 .467 .711 30 .115 -6.7 -0.7 .333 .106 .091

Ratio Batting*

Year Age Tm Lg PA HR% SO% BB% XBH% X/H% SO/BB AB/SO AB/HR AB/RBI GB/FB GO/AO IP% LD% HR/FB IF/FB
1978 25 SDP NL 66 0.0% 22.7% 3.0% 1.5% 8% 7.50 3.9 19.3 3.38 65%
1980 27 SDP NL 22 0.0% 18.2% 0.0% 4.6% 33% 5.5 1.80 82%
1981 28 MIN AL 70 0.0% 11.4% 1.4% 4.3% 25% 8.00 8.3 11.0 2.00 83%
3 Yrs 158 0.0% 17.1% 1.9% 3.2% 19% 9.00 5.4 16.2 2.33 75%
MLB Averages 1.9% 12.5% 8.4% 6.5% 28% 1.49 7.1 46.5 8.6 1.10 75%

Win Probability

Year Age Tm Lg BtRuns BtWins Plays WPA WPA+ WPA- aLI WPA/LI Clutch RE24 REW boLI RE24/boLI PHlev AB
1978 25 SDP NL -5.0 -0.5 67 -0.4 0.8 -1.2 1.16 -0.3 -0.1 -2.7 -0.3 1.12 -3.0 2.47 6
1980 27 SDP NL -3.2 -0.3 22 0.1 0.3 -0.2 .51 -0.2 0.4 -1.7 -0.2 0.73 -2.4 2.17 1
1981 28 MIN AL -6.8 -0.7 71 -0.7 0.7 -1.5 .98 -0.6 -0.1 -4.1 -0.4 1.01 -6.0 2.11 5
3 Yrs -15.0 -1.6 160 -1.0 1.8 -2.9 .99 -1.1 0.1 -8.4 -0.9 1.02 -11.4 2.30 12

Baserunning & Misc. Stats*

Year Age Tm Lg ROE XI RS% SBO SB CS SB% SB2 CS2 SB3 CS3 SBH CSH PO PCS OOB BT XBT% 1stS 1stS2 1stS3 1stD 1stD3 1stDH 2ndS 2ndS3 2ndSH
1978 25 SDP NL 3 0 57% 25 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 46% 1 1 0 1 0 1 9 4 4
1980 27 SDP NL 1 0 0% 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
1981 28 MIN AL 0 0 46% 20 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0% 4 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
3 Yrs 4 0 47% 49 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 33% 5 5 0 1 0 1 9 4 4

Situational Hitting*

Hits Pinch Hitting Home Runs SH GIDP PrdOut BaseRunners Advances
Year Age Tm Lg PA Ptn% H Inf Bnt AB H HR RBI PHlev All GS GSo vRH vLH Hm Rd IP Att Suc % Opp DP % Opp Suc % BR BRS BRS% <2,3B Scr % 0,2B Adv % PAu
1978 25 SDP NL 66 35% 12 6 1 0 0 2.47 0 0 3 0 0 0 0 0 8 6 75% 19 1 5% 13 7 54% 52 4 8% 1 0 0% 3 2 67% 0
1980 27 SDP NL 22 23% 3 1 0 0 0 2.17 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 0 0% 1 0 0% 7 0 0% 0 0 0 0 0
1981 28 MIN AL 70 63% 12 5 2 0 2 2.11 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 3 3 100% 22 3 14% 6 2 33% 46 7 15% 3 2 67% 1 0 0% 0
3 Yrs 158 46% 27 12 3 0 2 2.30 0 0 5 0 0 0 0 0 11 9 82% 44 4 9% 20 9 45% 105 11 10% 4 2 50% 4 2 50% 0
MLB Averages 56% 79% 11% 36% 15% 51% 54%

Cumulative Batting

Year Age G PA AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SB CS BB SO BA OBP SLG OPS OPS+ TB GDP HBP SH SF IBB
1978 25 44 66 58 8 12 1 0 0 3 0 0 2 15 .207 .233 .224 .457 34 13 1 0 6 0 0
1979 26 44 66 58 8 12 1 0 0 3 0 0 2 15 .207 .233 .224 .457 34 13 1 0 6 0 0
1980 27 53 88 80 8 15 2 0 0 3 0 0 2 19 .188 .207 .213 .420 22 17 1 0 6 0 0
1981 28 93 158 146 14 27 2 3 0 9 0 0 3 27 .185 .201 .240 .441 26 35 4 0 9 0 0

Neutralized Batting

Change to: Default / 750 Runs / 1968 Dodgers / 2000 Rockies or

All seasons are converted to 162-game seasons &
average team scoring of 716 total runs (4.42 R/G) How this works
Year Age G PA AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SB BB SO BA OBP SLG OPS RC Gact
1978 25 44 68 60 11 14 1 0 0 4 0 2 15 .233 .258 .250 .508 4 44
1980 27 9 23 23 0 4 1 0 0 0 0 0 4 .174 .174 .217 .391 1 9
1981 28 61 109 102 10 20 0 5 0 10 0 2 12 .196 .212 .294 .506 6 40
3 Yrs 114 200 185 21 38 2 5 0 14 0 4 31 .205 .222 .270 .492 11 93
162 Game Avg. 162 284 263 30 54 3 7 0 20 0 6 44 .205 .222 .270 .492 16 93

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