Harold Baines

Q: When was Harold Baines born?

Harold Baines was born on March 15, 1959.

Q: Where was Harold Baines born?

Harold Baines was born in Easton, MD .

Q: How tall is Harold Baines?

Harold Baines is 6-2 (188 cm) tall.

Q: How much did Harold Baines weigh when playing?

Harold Baines weighed 175 lbs (79 kg) when playing.

Q: How many seasons did Harold Baines play?

Harold Baines played 22 seasons.

Q: Is Harold Baines in the Hall of Fame?

Harold Baines was elected into the Hall of Fame in 2019.

Q: When was Harold Baines drafted?

Harold Baines was drafted by the Chicago White Sox in the 1st round (1st) of the 1977 MLB June Amateur Draft from St. Michaels HS (St. Michaels, MD) .

Q: What position did Harold Baines play?

Harold Baines was a Designated Hitter and Rightfielder.

Q: How many hits did Harold Baines have?

Harold Baines had 2,866 hits over his career.

Q: How many home runs did Harold Baines have?

Harold Baines had 384 home runs over his career.

Positions: Designated Hitter and Rightfielder

Bats: Left • Throws: Left

6-2, 175lb (188cm, 79kg)

Born: March 15, 1959 in Easton, MD us

Draft: Drafted by the Chicago White Sox in the 1st round (1st) of the 1977 MLB June Amateur Draft from St. Michaels HS (St. Michaels, MD).

High School: St. Michaels HS (St. Michaels, MD)

Debut: April 10, 1980 (Age 21-026d, 14,267th in major league history)
vs. BAL 4 AB, 0 H, 0 HR, 0 RBI, 0 SB

Last Game: September 27, 2001 (Age 42-196d)
vs. MIN 1 AB, 0 H, 0 HR, 0 RBI, 0 SB

Hall of Fame: Inducted as Player in 2019.
View Harold Baines's Page at the Baseball Hall of Fame (plaque, photos, videos).

Rookie Status: Exceeded rookie limits during 1980 season

Agents: Jack Sands, Steve Freyer

Full Name: Harold Douglas Baines

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SUMMARY

Career

WAR

38.8

9908

2866

384

.289

1299

RBI

1628

OBP

.356

SLG

.465

OPS

.820

OPS+

121

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Games by Position

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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
1977	18	CHW-min	A	69	264	222	37	58	11	2	5	29	2	0	38	62	.261	.369	.396	.765		88		1	1	2			APP · MIDW
1978	19	CHW-min	AA	137	551	502	70	138	16	6	13	72	3	2	43	91	.275	.334	.408	.742		205		2	3	1			KNX · SOUL
1979	20	CHW-min	AAA	125	503	466	87	139	25	8	22	87	5	7	33	80	.298	.342	.528	.870		246		0	0	4			IWA · AA
1980	21	CHW	AL	141	518	491	55	125	23	6	13	49	2	4	19	65	.255	.281	.405	.686	87	199	15	1	2	5	7	*9H/D
1981	22	CHW	AL	82	296	280	42	80	11	7	10	41	6	2	12	41	.286	.318	.482	.800	131	135	6	2	0	2	4	*9H
1982	23	CHW	AL	161	668	608	89	165	29	8	25	105	10	3	49	95	.271	.321	.469	.790	115	285	12	0	2	9	10	*9/8H	MVP-20
1983	24	CHW	AL	156	655	596	76	167	33	2	20	99	7	5	49	85	.280	.333	.443	.776	109	264	15	1	3	6	13	*98/H	MVP-10
1984	25	CHW	AL	147	629	569	72	173	28	10	29	94	1	2	54	75	.304	.361	.541	.903	142	308	12	0	1	5	9	*9/8H	MVP-13
1985	26	CHW	AL	160	693	640	86	198	29	3	22	113	1	1	42	89	.309	.348	.467	.815	118	299	23	1	0	10	8	*9/DH	AS,MVP-9
1986	27	CHW	AL	145	618	570	72	169	29	2	21	88	2	1	38	89	.296	.338	.465	.803	113	265	14	2	0	8	9	*9/DH	AS
1987	28	CHW	AL	132	554	505	59	148	26	4	20	93	0	0	46	82	.293	.352	.479	.831	116	242	12	1	0	2	2	*D/H9	AS
1988	29	CHW	AL	158	674	599	55	166	39	1	13	81	0	0	67	109	.277	.347	.411	.758	112	246	21	1	0	7	14	*D9/H
1989	30	TOT	AL	146	583	505	73	156	29	1	16	72	0	3	73	79	.309	.395	.465	.860	144	235	15	1	0	4	13	*D9/H	AS,SS
1989	30	CHW	AL	96	397	333	55	107	20	1	13	56	0	1	60	52	.321	.423	.505	.928	165	168	11	1	0	3	13	D9/H
1989	30	TEX	AL	50	186	172	18	49	9	0	3	16	0	2	13	27	.285	.333	.390	.723	102	67	4	0	0	1	0	D/H9
1990	31	TOT	AL	135	489	415	52	118	15	1	16	65	0	3	67	80	.284	.378	.441	.819	130	183	17	0	0	7	10	*DH/9
1990	31	TEX	AL	103	371	321	41	93	10	1	13	44	0	1	47	63	.290	.377	.449	.826	131	144	13	0	0	3	9	DH/9
1990	31	OAK	AL	32	118	94	11	25	5	0	3	21	0	2	20	17	.266	.381	.415	.796	128	39	4	0	0	4	1	D/H
1991	32	OAK	AL	141	566	488	76	144	25	1	20	90	0	1	72	67	.295	.383	.473	.857	143	231	12	1	0	5	22	*DH9/7	AS
1992	33	OAK	AL	140	543	478	58	121	18	0	16	76	1	3	59	61	.253	.331	.391	.723	108	187	11	0	0	6	6	*D9H/7
1993	34	BAL-min	AA	2	7	6	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	1	.000	.143	.000	.143		0	0	0	0	0	0		BOW · EL
1993	34	BAL	AL	118	480	416	64	130	22	0	20	78	0	0	57	52	.313	.390	.510	.900	137	212	14	0	1	6	9	*D/H
1994	35	BAL	AL	94	357	326	44	96	12	1	16	54	0	0	30	49	.294	.356	.485	.840	110	158	9	1	0	0	6	*DH
1995	36	BAL	AL	127	459	385	60	115	19	1	24	63	0	2	70	45	.299	.403	.540	.943	142	208	17	0	0	4	13	*DH
1996	37	CHW	AL	143	572	495	80	154	29	0	22	95	3	1	73	62	.311	.399	.503	.902	132	249	20	1	0	3	7	*DH
1997	38	TOT	AL	137	510	452	55	136	23	0	16	67	0	1	55	62	.301	.375	.458	.832	120	207	12	0	0	3	11	*DH/9
1997	38	CHW	AL	93	361	318	40	97	18	0	12	52	0	1	41	47	.305	.382	.475	.857	127	151	9	0	0	2	10	D/H9
1997	38	BAL	AL	44	149	134	15	39	5	0	4	15	0	0	14	15	.291	.356	.418	.774	104	56	3	0	0	1	1	D/H
1998	39	BAL	AL	104	328	293	40	88	17	0	9	57	0	0	32	40	.300	.369	.451	.819	114	132	17	1	0	2	4	DH
1999	40	TOT	AL	135	486	430	62	134	18	1	25	103	1	2	54	48	.312	.387	.533	.919	136	229	16	0	0	2	3	*DH	AS
1999	40	BAL	AL	107	390	345	57	111	16	1	24	81	1	2	43	38	.322	.395	.583	.977	151	201	14	0	0	2	3	DH
1999	40	CLE	AL	28	96	85	5	23	2	0	1	22	0	0	11	10	.271	.354	.329	.684	75	28	2	0	0	0	0	D/H
2000	41	TOT	AL	96	320	283	26	72	13	0	11	39	0	0	36	50	.254	.338	.417	.754	93	118	6	0	0	1	7	DH
2000	41	BAL	AL	72	252	222	24	59	8	0	10	30	0	0	29	39	.266	.349	.437	.786	103	97	6	0	0	1	6	DH
2000	41	CHW	AL	24	68	61	2	13	5	0	1	9	0	0	7	11	.213	.294	.344	.638	60	21	0	0	0	0	1	D/H
2001	42	CHW-min	AAA	2	8	8	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	.000	.000	.000	.000		0	0	0	0	0	0		CHR · IL
2001	42	CHW	AL	32	94	84	3	11	1	0	0	6	0	0	8	16	.131	.202	.143	.345	-8	12	2	0	0	2	0	DH
22 Yrs				2830	11092	9908	1299	2866	488	49	384	1628	34	34	1062	1441	.289	.356	.465	.820	121	4604	298	14	9	99	187
162 Game Avg.				162	635	567	74	164	28	3	22	93	2	2	61	82	.289	.356	.465	.820	121	264	17	1	1	6	11
				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
CHW (14 yrs)				1670	6797	6149	786	1773	320	44	221	981	32	21	565	918	.288	.346	.463	.809	118	2844	172	11	8	64	107
BAL (7 yrs)				666	2415	2121	304	638	99	3	107	378	1	4	275	278	.301	.379	.502	.881	127	1064	80	2	1	16	42
OAK (3 yrs)				313	1227	1060	145	290	48	1	39	187	1	6	151	145	.274	.360	.431	.791	126	457	27	1	0	15	29
TEX (2 yrs)				153	557	493	59	142	19	1	16	60	0	3	60	90	.288	.363	.428	.791	121	211	17	0	0	4	9
CLE (1 yr)				28	96	85	5	23	2	0	1	22	0	0	11	10	.271	.354	.329	.684	75	28	2	0	0	0	0

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Frequently Asked Questions

How old is Harold Baines?

Harold Baines is 65 years old.

When was Harold Baines born?

Harold Baines was born on March 15, 1959.

Where was Harold Baines born?

Harold Baines was born in Easton, MD.

How tall is Harold Baines?

Harold Baines is 6-2 (188 cm) tall.

How much did Harold Baines weigh when playing?

Harold Baines weighed 175 lbs (79 kg) when playing.

How many seasons did Harold Baines play?

Harold Baines played 22 seasons.

Is Harold Baines in the Hall of Fame?

Harold Baines was elected into the Hall of Fame in 2019.

When was Harold Baines drafted?

Harold Baines was drafted by the Chicago White Sox in the 1st round (1st) of the 1977 MLB June Amateur Draft from St. Michaels HS (St. Michaels, MD).

What position did Harold Baines play?

Harold Baines was a Designated Hitter and Rightfielder.

How many hits did Harold Baines have?

Harold Baines had 2,866 hits over his career.

How many home runs did Harold Baines have?

Harold Baines had 384 home runs over his career.

What was Harold Baines' average?

Harold Baines had a .289 average over his career.

How many teams has Harold Baines played for?

Harold Baines played for 5 teams; the Chicago White Sox, Texas Rangers, Oakland Athletics, Baltimore Orioles and Cleveland Indians.

How many World Series has Harold Baines won?

Harold Baines has never won a World Series.

When did Harold Baines retire?

Harold Baines last played in 2001.

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