Chuck Baker
Charles Joseph Baker
Bats: Right , Throws: Right
Height: 5' 11" , Weight: 180 lb.

Born: December 6, 1952 in Seattle, WA
High School: Garden Grove (Orange, CA)
School: Loyola Marymount University
Drafted by the San Diego Padres in the 2nd round of the 1975 amateur draft (January Secondary). (All Transactions)
Debut: April 7, 1978
Final Game: October 4, 1981
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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 Rdp RF/9 RF/G lgFld% lgRF9 lgRFG Awards
1978 SDP NL 25 2B 24 9 111.1 83 37 42 4 11 .952 0.4 4.3 0.4 0.3 0.1 0 6.39 3.29 .977 5.29 4.34
1978 SDP NL 25 SS 12 4 52.0 35 5 28 2 5 .943 1.1 25.4 1.1 1.2 -0.1 0 5.71 2.75 .966 4.88 4.25
1980 SDP NL 27 SS 8 5 52.0 27 3 23 1 3 .963 1.7 39.2 1.7 -0.9 2.5 0 4.50 3.25 .967 5.02 4.30
1981 MIN AL 28 SS 31 15 153.2 96 32 61 3 10 .969 -0.9 -7.0 -0.9 0.4 -1.3 0 5.45 3.00 .967 4.99 4.19
1981 MIN AL 28 2B 3 1 17.0 13 3 10 0 2 1.000 0.6 42.4 0.6 0.0 0.6 0 6.88 4.33 .985 5.56 4.93
1981 MIN AL 28 3B 1 0 4.2 2 0 1 1 1 .500 -0.4 -102.9 -0.4 -0.4 0.0 0 1.93 1.00 .950 2.89 2.50
1981 MIN AL 28 DH 1
3 Seasons SS 51 24 257.2 158 40 112 6 18 .962 1.9 8.8 1.9 0.7 1.1 0 5.31 2.98 .966 4.97 4.22
2 Seasons 2B 27 10 128.1 96 40 52 4 13 .958 1.0 9.4 1.0 0.3 0.7 0 6.45 3.41 .978 5.33 4.41
1 Season 3B 1 0 4.2 2 0 1 1 1 .500 -0.4 -102.9 -0.4 -0.4 0.0 0 1.93 1.00 .950 2.89 2.50
1 Season DH 1
3 Seasons TOT 79 34 390.2 256 80 165 11 32 .957 2.5 7.7 2.5 0.6 1.8 0 5.64 3.10 .928 5.07 4.26

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
1978 SDP NL 25 44 13 44 36 0 0 0 24 0 12 0 0 0 0 0 9 4
1980 SDP NL 27 9 5 9 8 0 0 0 0 0 8 0 0 0 0 0 1 0
1981 MIN AL 28 40 17 40 35 0 0 0 3 1 31 0 0 0 0 1 5 5
3 Seasons 93 35 93 79 0 0 0 27 1 51 0 0 0 0 1 15 9
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 -- SS*

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Putouts Assists Errors Double Plays
Year Tm Lg Age PA RHB% BIP% GBIP% Fld F2O% FC Tot Cgt Frc Tag Tot 1B 2B Hm Rly Tot Cch Fld Thr ROE Tot 643 63 463 163 363 GB GBs GBr LD LDs LDf
1978 SDP NL 25 214 72% 79% 28% 31 94% 0 6 3 3 0 31 21 6 0 1 2 0 0 2 1 5 1 0 2 0 0 3 1 2 2 2 0
1980 SDP NL 27 234 68% 82% 26% 25 88% 1 3 0 3 0 24 19 3 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 3 1 0 2 0 0 3 1 2 0 0 0
1981 MIN AL 28 702 47% 82% 28% 69 90% 0 30 11 15 4 60 46 11 0 1 3 0 0 3 1 11 3 0 5 1 0 10 3 7 1 0 1
3 Seasons 1150 56% 82% 28% 125 90% 1 39 14 21 4 115 86 20 0 2 6 0 1 5 2 19 5 0 9 1 0 16 5 11 3 2 1
MLB Averages 57% 79% 27% 90%

Advanced Fielding -- 2B*

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Putouts Assists Errors Double Plays
Year Tm Lg Age PA RHB% BIP% GBIP% Fld F2O% FC Tot Cgt Frc Tag Tot 1B 2B Hm Rly Tot Cch Fld Thr ROE Tot 643 543 463 43 GB GBs GBr LD LDs LDf
1978 SDP NL 25 489 64% 79% 29% 54 89% 0 38 14 18 6 44 36 6 0 0 4 0 4 0 3 11 5 3 1 0 10 2 8 1 1 0
1981 MIN AL 28 78 51% 79% 35% 10 100% 0 3 2 1 1 10 8 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 1 1 0 2 1 1 0 0 0
2 Seasons 567 62% 79% 30% 64 91% 0 41 16 19 7 54 44 8 0 0 4 0 4 0 3 13 5 4 2 0 12 3 9 1 1 0
MLB Averages 57% 79% 27% 94%

Advanced Fielding -- 3B*

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Putouts Assists Errors Double Plays
Year Tm Lg Age PA RHB% BIP% GBIP% Fld F2O% FC Tot Cgt Frc Tag Tot 1B 2B Hm Rly Tot Cch Fld Thr ROE Tot 543 53 GB LD LDs LDf bFld bF2O%
1981 MIN AL 28 29 45% 66% 17% 3 33% 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 1 0 1 0 1 1 1 0 1 0 0 0 0
1 Season 29 45% 66% 17% 3 33% 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 1 0 1 0 1 1 1 0 1 0 0 0 0
MLB Averages 57% 79% 27% 88% 67%

* 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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