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Kirtley Baker
Kirtley Baker (Whitey)
Bats: Right , Throws: Right
Height: 5' 9" , Weight: 160 lb.

Born: June 24, 1869 in Aurora, IN (All Transactions)
Debut: May 7, 1890
Final Game: June 14, 1899
Died: April 15, 1927 in Covington, KY
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Year Age Tm Lg W L W-L% ERA G GS GF CG SHO SV IP H R ER HR BB IBB SO HBP BK WP BF ERA+ WHIP H/9 HR/9 BB/9 SO/9 SO/BB Awards
1890 21 PIT NL 3 19 .136 5.60 25 21 4 19 2 0 178.1 209 176 111 11 86 76 17 0 22 874 58 1.654 10.5 0.6 4.3 3.8 0.88
1893 24 BLN NL 3 8 .273 8.44 15 12 3 8 0 0 91.2 138 111 86 5 58 26 0 0 6 0 56 2.138 13.5 0.5 5.7 2.6 0.45
1894 25 BLN NL 0 1 .000 1 0 0 0 0 0 0.0 1 5 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0.00
1898 29 WHS NL 2 3 .400 3.06 6 5 1 4 0 0 47.0 56 31 16 1 18 7 0 0 1 0 119 1.574 10.7 0.2 3.4 1.3 0.39
1899 30 WHS NL 1 7 .125 6.83 11 6 5 3 0 0 54.0 79 65 41 3 22 6 6 0 1 0 57 1.870 13.2 0.5 3.7 1.0 0.27
5 Seasons 9 38 .191 6.16 58 44 13 34 2 0 371.0 483 388 254 20 186 115 23 0 30 874 61 1.803 11.7 0.5 4.5 2.8 0.62
162 Game Avg. 6 25 .191 6.16 39 29 9 23 1 0 247 322 259 169 13 124 77 15 0 20 583 61 1.803 11.7 0.5 4.5 2.8 0.62
WHS (2 yrs) 3 10 .231 5.08 17 11 6 7 0 0 101.0 135 96 57 4 40 13 6 0 2 0 74 1.733 12.0 0.4 3.6 1.2 0.33
BLN (2 yrs) 3 9 .250 8.44 16 12 3 8 0 0 91.2 139 116 86 5 60 26 0 0 6 0 56 2.171 13.6 0.5 5.9 2.6 0.43
PIT (1 yr) 3 19 .136 5.60 25 21 4 19 2 0 178.1 209 176 111 11 86 76 17 0 22 874 58 1.654 10.5 0.6 4.3 3.8 0.88
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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
1890 21 PIT NL 26 80 68 6 10 0 0 0 0 1 10 6 .147 .275 .147 .422 31 10 2 1
1893 24 BLN NL 19 65 57 9 17 1 1 0 6 1 8 6 .298 .385 .351 .735 94 20 0 1/O
1894 25 BLN NL 2 4 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 .000 .000 .000 .000 -100 0 0 /O1
1898 29 WHS NL 6 21 18 3 5 0 1 0 3 0 3 .278 .381 .389 .770 120 7 0 0 /1
1899 30 WHS NL 12 20 19 1 3 0 0 0 1 0 1 .158 .200 .158 .358 -1 3 0 0 1
5 Seasons 65 190 166 19 35 1 2 0 10 2 22 13 .211 .311 .241 .551 57 40 2 0
162 Game Avg. 162 474 414 47 87 2 5 0 25 5 55 .211 .311 .241 .551 57 100 5
WHS (2 yrs) 18 41 37 4 8 0 1 0 4 0 4 .216 .293 .270 .563 58 10 0 0
BLN (2 yrs) 21 69 61 9 17 1 1 0 6 1 8 7 .279 .362 .328 .690 81 20 0
PIT (1 yr) 26 80 68 6 10 0 0 0 0 1 10 6 .147 .275 .147 .422 31 10 2
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Year Tm Lg Age Pos G GS Inn Ch PO A E DP Fld% RF/9 RF/G lgFld% lgRF9 lgRFG LF-CF-RF Awards
1890 PIT NL 21 P 25 49 11 32 6 2 .878 1.72 .900 2.01
1893 BLN NL 24 P 15 43 8 32 3 1 .930 2.67 .912 2.07
1893 BLN NL 24 OF 3 12 8 3 1 0 .917 3.67 .917 2.13 3-0-0
1894 BLN NL 25 OF 1 4 3 1 0 0 1.000 4.00 .900 2.20 0-0-1
1894 BLN NL 25 P 1 1 0 0 1 0 .000 0.00 1.000 1.70
1898 WHS NL 29 P 6 11 3 8 0 0 1.000 1.83 .909 2.25
1899 WHS NL 30 P 11 29 1 24 4 0 .862 2.27 .914 2.24
5 Seasons P 58 133 23 96 14 3 .895 2.05 .908 2.09
2 Seasons OF 4 16 11 4 1 0 .938 3.75 .912 2.15 3-0-1
5 Seasons TOT 62 149 34 100 15 3 .899 2.16 .808 2.09 3-0-1

Appearances on Leader Boards, Awards, and Honors

Stats are Year-Value-Rank, Glossary

Strikeouts per 9 IP s c a p y
1890 NL--3.836--9th

Saves s c a p y
1890 NL--0--8th

Shutouts s c a p y
1890 NL--2--8th

Home Runs s c a p y
1890 NL--11--5th

Losses s c a p y
1890 NL--19--5th

Wild Pitches s c a p y
1890 NL--22--6th

Hit By Pitch s c a p y
1890 NL--17--1st
1893 NL--0--4th
1894 NL--0--3rd

Batters Faced s c a p y
1890 NL--874--2nd
1893 NL--0--6th
1894 NL--0--6th

Games Finished s c a p y
1890 NL--4--6th

                                         

Hall Of Fame Statistics

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Gray InkPitching - 4 (2064), Average HOFer ≈ 185

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