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Dave Baker

David Glenn Baker

Position: Third Baseman
Bats: Left, Throws: Right
Height: 6' 0", Weight: 185 lb.

Born: November 25, 1956 in Lacona, IA
High School: Granada Hills HS (Granada Hills, CA)
School: University of California, Los Angeles (Los Angeles, CA)
Drafted by the Toronto Blue Jays in the 11th round of the 1978 amateur draft. (All Transactions)
Debut: September 12, 1982
Team: BlueJays 1982

Final Game: September 29, 1982
Relatives: Brother of Doug Baker
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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
1982 25 TOR AL 9 26 20 3 5 1 0 0 2 0 0 3 3 .250 .400 .300 .700 90 6 0 2 1 0 0 /5
1 Yr 9 26 20 3 5 1 0 0 2 0 0 3 3 .250 .400 .300 .700 90 6 0 2 1 0 0
162 Game Avg. 162 468 360 54 90 18 0 0 36 0 0 54 54 .250 .400 .300 .700 90 108 0 36 18 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
1982 25 TOR AL 9 26 -0 0 0 -2 0 -2 -0.2 1 -1 -0.1 .481 .499 0.1 -0.2 1 $ /5
1 Season 9 26 -0 0 0 -2 0 -2 -0.2 1 -1 -0.1 .481 .499 0.1 -0.2 1 $

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
1982 25 TOR AL 26 16 3 5.0 106 .294 .250 .274 .400 .340 .300 .418 .700 .758 90 .543 -0.0 0.0 .733 .200 .050
1 Yr 26 16 3 5.0 106 .294 .250 .274 .400 .340 .300 .418 .700 .758 90 .543 -0.0 0.0 .733 .200 .050
162 Game Avg. 468 288 54 5.0 106 .294 .250 .274 .400 .340 .300 .418 .700 .758 90 .543 -0.0 0 .733 .200 .050

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
1982 25 TOR AL 26 0.0% 11.5% 11.5% 3.9% 20% 1.00 6.7 10.0 0.30 65%
1 Yr 26 0.0% 11.5% 11.5% 3.9% 20% 1.00 6.7 10.0 0.30 65%
MLB Averages 2.1% 13.2% 8.3% 6.6% 28% 1.60 6.8 42.7 8.5 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
1982 25 TOR AL -0.0 0.0 26 0.3 0.7 -0.4 1.10 0.1 0.2 0.9 0.1 0.98 0.3 0
1 Yr -0.0 0.0 26 0.3 0.7 -0.4 1.10 0.1 0.2 0.9 0.1 0.98 0.3 0

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
1982 25 TOR AL 0 0 30% 9 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 25% 2 2 0 1 0 1 1 1 0
1 Yr 0 0 30% 9 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 25% 2 2 0 1 0 1 1 1 0

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
1982 25 TOR AL 26 73% 5 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 100% 4 0 0% 3 2 67% 17 2 12% 0 0 2 2 100% 0
1 Yr 26 73% 5 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 100% 4 0 0% 3 2 67% 17 2 12% 0 0 2 2 100% 0
MLB Averages 56% 84% 11% 36% 15% 51% 55%

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
1982 25 9 26 20 3 5 1 0 0 2 0 0 3 3 .250 .400 .300 .700 90 6 0 2 1 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
1982 25 9 26 20 3 5 1 0 0 2 0 3 3 .250 .400 .300 .700 2 9
1 Yr 9 26 20 3 5 1 0 0 2 0 3 3 .250 .400 .300 .700 2 9
162 Game Avg. 162 468 360 54 90 18 0 0 36 0 54 54 .250 .400 .300 .700 36 9

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