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Frank Baker

Frank Baker Jr.

Positions: Outfielder and Pinch Hitter
Bats: Left, Throws: Right
Height: 5' 10", Weight: 180 lb.

Born: January 11, 1944 in Bartow, FL
High School: Franklin HS (Somerset, NJ)
Signed by the Cleveland Indians as an amateur free agent in 1964. (All Transactions)
Debut: July 27, 1969
Team: Indians 1969-1971

Final Game: September 29, 1971
Died: January 28, 2010 in Raleigh, NC
Buried: Florida National Cemetery, Bushnell, FL
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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
1969 25 CLE AL 52 189 172 21 44 5 3 3 15 2 1 14 34 .256 .312 .372 .684 89 64 4 1 0 2 0 7/8
1971 27 CLE AL 73 196 181 18 38 12 1 1 23 1 3 12 34 .210 .262 .304 .565 55 55 4 1 0 1 3 97/8
2 Yrs 125 385 353 39 82 17 4 4 38 3 4 26 68 .232 .286 .337 .624 71 119 8 2 0 3 3
162 Game Avg. 162 499 457 51 106 22 5 5 49 4 5 34 88 .232 .286 .337 .624 71 154 10 3 0 4 4

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
1969 25 CLE AL 52 189 -4 -0 0 -7 -2 -13 -1.5 5 -8 -1.0 .471 .491 -0.2 -1.1 -1 $ 7/8
1971 27 CLE AL 73 196 -11 -2 0 -4 -2 -18 -2.2 6 -12 -1.5 .471 .487 -1.0 -0.7 -8 $ 97/8
2 Seasons 125 385 -14 -2 1 -11 -4 -32 -3.7 12 -20 -2.5 .471 .489 -1.2 -1.8 -9 $

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
1969 25 CLE AL 189 135 20 4.0 97 .299 .256 .258 .312 .335 .372 .389 .684 .724 89 .476 -3.1 -0.3 .602 .203 .116 2.4
1971 27 CLE AL 196 151 13 2.3 99 .252 .210 .265 .262 .339 .304 .393 .565 .732 55 .266 -11.4 -1.2 .440 .149 .094 1.0
2 Yrs 385 286 33 3.1 98 .275 .232 .261 .286 .337 .337 .391 .624 .728 71 .373 -14.5 -1.5 .516 .176 .105 3.4
162 Game Avg. 499 371 43 3.1 98 .275 .232 .261 .286 .337 .337 .391 .624 .728 71 .373 -14.5 -1.5 .516 .176 .105 4

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
1969 25 CLE AL 189 1.6% 18.0% 7.4% 5.8% 25% 2.43 5.1 57.3 11.5 1.20 72%
1971 27 CLE AL 196 0.5% 17.4% 6.1% 7.1% 37% 2.83 5.3 181.0 7.9 0.84 75%
2 Yrs 385 1.0% 17.7% 6.8% 6.5% 31% 2.62 5.2 88.3 9.3 0.99 74%
MLB Averages 2.1% 14.8% 8.9% 6.1% 27% 1.66 6.0 41.9 8.9 1.12 72%

Win Probability

Year Age Tm Lg BtRuns BtWins Plays WPA WPA+ WPA- aLI WPA/LI Clutch RE24 REW boLI RE24/boLI PHlev AB
1969 25 CLE AL -3.1 -0.3 194 0.1 3.5 -3.3 1.04 -0.1 0.2 -5.8 -0.6 0.88 -2.2 2.10 7
1971 27 CLE AL -11.4 -1.2 201 -0.2 3.6 -3.7 1.10 -1.0 0.9 -2.0 -0.2 1.04 -9.2 1.68 23
2 Yrs -14.5 -1.5 395 -0.0 7.0 -7.1 1.07 -1.1 1.1 -7.8 -0.8 0.96 -11.4 1.78 30

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
1969 25 CLE AL 1 0 32% 75 2 1 67% 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 4 4 44% 10 7 3 3 1 1 5 1 4
1971 27 CLE AL 3 0 34% 70 1 3 25% 1 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 5 5 47% 9 6 2 1 0 1 9 2 6
2 Yrs 4 0 33% 145 3 4 43% 3 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 9 9 46% 19 13 5 4 1 2 14 3 10

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
1969 25 CLE AL 189 75% 44 7 1 0 1 2.10 3 0 3 3 0 3 0 0 0 0 32 4 13% 19 5 26% 101 13 13% 10 5 50% 12 5 42% 0
1971 27 CLE AL 196 87% 38 23 3 0 2 1.68 1 0 8 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 46 4 9% 19 2 11% 137 23 17% 14 7 50% 5 4 80% 0
2 Yrs 385 81% 82 30 4 0 3 1.78 4 0 11 3 1 4 0 0 0 0 78 8 10% 38 7 18% 238 36 15% 24 12 50% 17 9 53% 0
MLB Averages 53% 75% 11% 30% 14% 47% 52%

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
1969 25 52 189 172 21 44 5 3 3 15 2 1 14 34 .256 .312 .372 .684 89 64 4 1 0 2 0
1970 26 52 189 172 21 44 5 3 3 15 2 1 14 34 .256 .312 .372 .684 89 64 4 1 0 2 0
1971 27 125 385 353 39 82 17 4 4 38 3 4 26 68 .232 .286 .337 .624 71 119 8 2 0 3 3

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
1969 25 52 190 173 22 45 5 3 3 16 2 14 34 .260 .316 .376 .692 21 52
1971 27 73 197 183 19 39 12 1 1 24 1 12 34 .213 .264 .306 .570 15 73
2 Yrs 125 387 356 41 84 17 4 4 40 3 26 68 .236 .289 .340 .629 36 125
162 Game Avg. 162 502 461 53 109 22 5 5 52 4 34 88 .236 .289 .340 .629 47 125

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