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John Baker

John David Baker (twitter: @manbearwolf)

Position: Catcher
Bats: Left, Throws: Right
Height: 6' 1", Weight: 220 lb.

Born: January 20, 1981 in Alameda, CA
High School: De La Salle HS (Walnut Creek, CA)
School: University of California, Berkeley (Berkeley, CA)
Drafted by the Oakland Athletics in the 4th round of the 2002 amateur draft.
Signed June 28, 2002. (All Transactions)
Debut: July 9, 2008
Teams (by GP): Marlins/Padres 2008-2012
2012 Contract Status: 1st-Year Arb Eligible, 1 yr/$750k (12) (details) [*]
Service Time (01/2012): 3.083, Arb Eligible: 2013, Free Agent: 2015 [*], Agents: CAA Sports (Joe Urbon) [*]
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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
2008 27 FLA NL 61 233 197 32 59 14 0 5 32 0 0 30 48 .299 .392 .447 .839 119 88 6 2 1 3 4 2
2009 28 FLA NL 112 423 373 59 101 25 0 9 50 0 0 41 89 .271 .349 .410 .759 99 153 10 5 2 2 5 2
2010 29 FLA NL 23 88 78 7 17 3 1 0 6 0 0 9 18 .218 .307 .282 .589 59 22 5 1 0 0 1 2
2011 30 FLA NL 16 16 13 0 2 0 0 0 1 0 0 2 3 .154 .267 .154 .421 19 2 0 0 1 0 0 /2
2012 31 SDP NL 17 58 51 2 12 5 0 0 5 2 0 7 12 .235 .328 .333 .661 88 17 2 0 0 0 1 2
5 Yrs 229 818 712 100 191 47 1 14 94 2 0 89 170 .268 .354 .396 .750 98 282 23 8 4 5 11
162 Game Avg. 162 579 504 71 135 33 1 10 66 1 0 63 120 .268 .354 .396 .750 98 199 16 6 3 4 8
FLA (4 yrs) 212 760 661 98 179 42 1 14 89 0 0 82 158 .271 .356 .401 .757 99 265 21 8 4 5 10
SDP (1 yr) 17 58 51 2 12 5 0 0 5 2 0 7 12 .235 .328 .333 .661 88 17 2 0 0 0 1

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
2008 27 FLA NL 61 233 6 1 -0 -2 3 8 0.8 6 14 1.4 .513 .505 1.6 0.1 16 $ 2
2009 28 FLA NL 112 423 -1 -1 1 -11 6 -6 -0.7 12 5 0.5 .494 .496 1.6 -0.5 16 $400,000 2
2010 29 FLA NL 23 88 -4 -0 -0 -1 1 -5 -0.5 2 -2 -0.3 .478 .497 -0.2 0.0 -1 $415,000 2
2011 30 FLA NL 16 16 -2 0 0 0 0 -1 -0.2 0 -1 -0.1 .490 .499 -0.1 0.0 -1 $417,000 /2
2012 31 SDP NL 17 58 -1 0 -0 0 1 -0 0.0 2 2 0.2 .499 .500 0.1 0.1 2 $ 2
5 Seasons 229 818 -2 0 0 -14 11 -5 -0.6 22 17 1.7 .498 .499 3.0 -0.3 31 $1,232,000
FLA (4 yrs) 212 760 -1 -0 1 -14 10 -5 -0.6 20 16 1.5 .498 .499 2.9 -0.4 30 $1,232,000
SDP (1 yr) 17 58 -1 0 -0 0 1 -0 0.0 2 2 0.2 .499 .500 0.1 0.1 2 $

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
2008 27 FLA NL 233 148 36 6.5 109 .367 .299 .268 .392 .340 .447 .428 .839 .769 119 .628 7.4 0.7 .833 .299 .147 .0
2009 28 FLA NL 423 286 54 5.0 108 .332 .271 .268 .349 .342 .410 .426 .759 .767 99 .523 -0.1 -0.0 .706 .249 .139 .0
2010 29 FLA NL 88 66 6 2.4 105 .283 .218 .265 .307 .336 .282 .418 .589 .754 59 .239 -4.6 -0.5 .485 .179 .064
2011 30 FLA NL 16 12 1 2.2 99 .200 .154 .260 .267 .328 .154 .405 .421 .733 19 .222 -1.4 -0.2 .364 .154 .000
2012 31 SDP NL 58 41 6 3.9 93 .308 .235 .250 .328 .316 .333 .395 .661 .711 88 .433 -0.4 -0.0 .634 .275 .098 .0
5 Yrs 818 553 103 5.0 107 .332 .268 .266 .354 .339 .396 .423 .750 .762 98 .520 0.8 0.0 .700 .256 .128 3.5
162 Game Avg. 579 391 73 5.0 107 .332 .268 .266 .354 .339 .396 .423 .750 .762 98 .520 1 0 .700 .256 .128 2
FLA (4 yrs) 760 512 97 5.1 108 .334 .271 .268 .356 .340 .401 .425 .757 .766 99 .526 1.2 0.1 .706 .254 .130 .0
SDP (1 yr) 58 41 6 3.9 93 .308 .235 .250 .328 .316 .333 .395 .661 .711 88 .433 -0.4 -0.0 .634 .275 .098 .0

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
2008 27 FLA NL 233 2.2% 20.6% 12.9% 8.2% 32% 1.60 4.1 39.4 6.2 1.03 1.62 63% 25% 7.2% 7%
2009 28 FLA NL 423 2.1% 21.0% 9.7% 8.0% 34% 2.17 4.2 41.4 7.5 0.99 1.68 65% 21% 6.6% 4%
2010 29 FLA NL 88 0.0% 20.5% 10.2% 4.6% 24% 2.00 4.3 13.0 1.19 1.76 68% 20% 0.0% 19%
2011 30 FLA NL 16 0.0% 18.8% 12.5% 0.0% 0% 1.50 4.3 13.0 4.00 8.00 63% 9% 0.0% 0%
2012 31 SDP NL 58 0.0% 20.7% 12.1% 8.6% 42% 1.71 4.3 10.2 0.77 0.94 67% 21% 0.0% 5%
5 Yrs 818 1.7% 20.8% 10.9% 7.6% 33% 1.91 4.2 50.9 7.6 1.03 1.63 65% 22% 5.6% 6%
MLB Averages 2.6% 18.2% 8.5% 7.7% 33% 2.14 4.9 34.8 8.0 0.80 1.08 69% 19% 7.5% 13%

Win Probability

Year Age Tm Lg BtRuns BtWins Plays WPA WPA+ WPA- aLI WPA/LI Clutch RE24 REW boLI RE24/boLI PHlev AB
2008 27 FLA NL 7.4 0.7 238 1.1 4.8 -3.7 1.06 1.1 -0.1 15.9 1.5 0.98 10.8 1.06 3
2009 28 FLA NL -0.1 -0.0 430 0.6 7.8 -7.3 1.06 0.6 -0.1 9.4 0.9 0.98 6.1 2.33 9
2010 29 FLA NL -4.6 -0.5 89 -0.6 1.0 -1.6 .92 -0.4 -0.3 -5.2 -0.5 0.94 -5.0 1.97 3
2011 30 FLA NL -1.4 -0.2 17 -0.1 0.2 -0.3 1.16 -0.2 0.1 -0.8 -0.1 0.93 -1.3 1.30 12
2012 31 SDP NL -0.4 -0.0 61 -0.3 0.9 -1.3 1.05 -0.2 -0.1 -1.2 -0.1 1.01 -1.3 2.70 3
5 Yrs 0.8 0.0 835 0.6 14.7 -14.1 1.05 0.9 -0.4 18.0 1.7 0.98 9.2 1.79 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
2008 27 FLA NL 2 0 31% 105 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 9 29% 14 11 3 5 3 2 9 6 3
2009 28 FLA NL 2 0 36% 189 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 4 13 20% 29 26 3 6 3 1 14 8 6
2010 29 FLA NL 1 0 26% 38 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 29% 10 7 2 3 1 2 1 1 0
2011 30 FLA NL 0 0 0% 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
2012 31 SDP NL 0 0 11% 24 2 0 100% 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0% 2 2 0 0 0 0 1 1 0
5 Yrs 5 0 31% 360 2 0 100% 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 7 24 23% 55 46 8 14 7 5 25 16 9

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
2008 27 FLA NL 233 75% 59 6 2 3 1 1 1 1.06 5 0 13 4 1 3 2 0 3 1 33% 48 6 13% 16 9 56% 153 28 18% 12 8 67% 14 10 71% 0
2009 28 FLA NL 423 90% 101 7 0 9 0 0 0 2.33 9 0 11 8 1 3 6 0 3 2 67% 91 10 11% 48 18 38% 271 41 15% 27 13 48% 28 21 75% 0
2010 29 FLA NL 88 91% 17 2 0 3 1 0 0 1.97 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 25 5 20% 6 1 17% 57 6 11% 5 2 40% 0 0 0
2011 30 FLA NL 16 100% 2 1 0 12 2 0 1 1.30 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 100% 1 0 0% 1 1 100% 7 1 14% 0 0 1 1 100% 0
2012 31 SDP NL 58 93% 12 0 0 3 1 0 0 2.70 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 13 2 15% 8 0 0% 37 5 14% 2 0 0% 1 1 100% 0
5 Yrs 818 86% 191 16 2 30 5 1 2 1.79 14 0 28 12 2 6 8 0 7 4 57% 178 23 13% 79 29 37% 525 81 15% 46 23 50% 44 33 75% 0
MLB Averages 55% 68% 11% 32% 14% 51% 56%

Pitch Summary -- Batting*

Year Age Tm Lg PA Pit Pit/PA Str Str% L/Str S/Str F/Str I/Str AS/Str I/Bll AS/Pit Con 1stS 30% 30c 30s 20% 20c 20s 31% 31c 31s L/SO PAu Pitu Stru
2008 27 FLA NL 234 913 3.90 545 60% 28% 15% 29% 28% 72% 4% 43% 79% 25% 7% 16 0 17% 40 17 9% 20 11 27% -1 0 0
2009 28 FLA NL 424 1595 3.76 970 61% 31% 15% 25% 30% 69% 2% 42% 79% 29% 6% 25 0 14% 61 24 9% 37 23 40% -1 0 0
2010 29 FLA NL 88 339 3.85 209 62% 25% 16% 30% 29% 75% 3% 46% 78% 30% 10% 9 0 15% 13 3 10% 9 4 33% 0 0 0
2011 30 FLA NL 16 67 4.19 39 58% 21% 18% 33% 28% 79% 0% 46% 77% 31% 6% 1 0 19% 3 1 19% 3 2 0% 0 0 0
2012 31 SDP NL 58 240 4.14 142 59% 26% 15% 32% 27% 74% 4% 44% 80% 31% 7% 4 0 10% 6 2 9% 5 3 42% 0 0 0
5 Yrs 820 3154 3.85 1905 60% 29% 15% 27% 29% 71% 3% 43% 79% 28% 7% 55 0 15% 123 47 9% 74 43 35% -2 0 0
MLB Averages 3.81 63% 28% 15% 27% 30% 72% 2% 45% 79% 27% 5% 15% 9% 25%

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
2008 27 61 233 197 32 59 14 0 5 32 0 0 30 48 .299 .392 .447 .839 119 88 6 2 1 3 4
2009 28 173 656 570 91 160 39 0 14 82 0 0 71 137 .281 .364 .423 .787 106 241 16 7 3 5 9
2010 29 196 744 648 98 177 42 1 14 88 0 0 80 155 .273 .358 .406 .763 100 263 21 8 3 5 10
2011 30 212 760 661 98 179 42 1 14 89 0 0 82 158 .271 .356 .401 .757 99 265 21 8 4 5 10
2012 31 229 818 712 100 191 47 1 14 94 2 0 89 170 .268 .354 .396 .750 98 282 23 8 4 5 11

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
2008 27 61 230 195 31 57 14 0 5 31 0 29 48 .292 .384 .441 .825 33 61
2009 28 112 420 371 57 99 25 0 9 49 0 40 89 .267 .344 .407 .752 51 112
2010 29 23 90 79 7 18 3 1 0 6 0 10 18 .228 .322 .291 .613 7 23
2011 30 16 18 14 0 3 0 0 0 2 0 3 3 .214 .353 .214 .567 1 16
2012 31 17 60 52 2 13 5 0 0 5 2 8 12 .250 .350 .346 .696 6 17
5 Yrs 229 818 711 97 190 47 1 14 93 2 90 170 .267 .354 .395 .749 98 229
162 Game Avg. 162 579 503 69 134 33 1 10 66 1 64 120 .267 .354 .395 .749 69 229

* Many Detailed Statistics are based on play-by-play accounts accumulated by RetroSheet. These totals may be incomplete (3.6% of all plays from 1918 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. Pre-1954 seasons have a substantial numbers of games missing play-by-play accounts and should be viewed as essentially incomplete.

Similarity Scores

Explanation of Similarity Scores
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  1. Jesus Flores (967)
  2. Johnny Pramesa (965)
  3. Ken Retzer (963)
  4. Ryan Hanigan (963)
  5. Jonathan Lucroy (961)
  6. Ernie Krueger (959)
  7. Tony Rensa (954)
  8. Josh Thole (953)
  9. Jack Shepard (952)
  10. Chris Coste (950)
Similar Batters through 30 
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  1. Lenny Webster (975)
  2. Matt Batts (966)
  3. Joe Nolan (963)
  4. Ken Retzer (963)
  5. Ryan Hanigan (963)
  6. Tony Eusebio (961)
  7. Ernie Krueger (956)
  8. Mike Difelice (955)
  9. Bob Montgomery (954)
  10. Hank DeBerry (952)
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  2. Brook Fordyce (982)  2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 C
  3. Lenny Webster (975)  2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 C

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