Kirtley Baker

Positions: Pitcher and Leftfielder

Bats: Right • Throws: Right

5-9, 160lb (175cm, 72kg)

Born: June 24, 1869 in Aurora, IN us

Died: April 13, 1927 in Covington, KY

Buried: Greendale Cemetery, Greendale, IN

Debut: May 7, 1890 (Age 20-317d, 1,465th in MLB history)

Last Game: June 14, 1899 (Age 29-355d)

Rookie Status: Exceeded rookie limits during 1890 season

Full Name: Kirtley Baker

Nicknames: Whitey

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SUMMARY

Career

WAR

-5.5

W

L

ERA

6.28

G

GS

SV

IP

371.0

SO

115

WHIP

1.803

Standard Pitching

Standard Pitching
Year	Age	Tm	Lg	W	L	W-L%	ERA	G	GS	GF	CG	SHO	SV	IP	H	R	ER	HR	BB	SO	HBP	BK	WP	BF	ERA+	FIP	WHIP	H9	HR9	BB9	SO9	SO/W	Awards
1890	21	PIT	NL	3	19	.136	5.60	25	21	4	19	2	0	178.1	209	176	111	11	86	76	20	0	22	844	59	4.65	1.654	10.5	0.6	4.3	3.8	0.88

1891	22	OTM,AUR	N/A	6	13	.316	1.99	20	19		18	0		154.0	136	93	34		61	32							1.279	7.9		3.6	1.9	0.52	OTM,AUR ILIA
1892	23	CNG	B	22	18	.550		41	41		41	4		360.0	283	158			99	233							1.061	7.1		2.5	5.8	2.35	CNG SOUA
1893	24	NOR	B	9	4	.692		13	13		13	0																					NOR SOUA
1893	24	BLN	NL	3	8	.273	8.44	15	12	3	8	0	0	91.2	138	111	86	5	58	26	5	0	6	472	56	5.45	2.138	13.5	0.5	5.7	2.6	0.45
1894	25	MLW,NOR	N/A,B	20	16	.556	4.24	39	37		36	0		172.0	224	151	81		64	79	6		3				1.674	11.7		3.3	4.1	1.23	MLW,NOR WL,SOUA
1894	25	BLN	NL	0	1	.000	inf	1	0	0	0	0	0	0.0	1	5	5	0	2	0	0	0	0	3	3							0.00

1895	26	MLW	A	14	22	.389	4.10	36	36		32	1		294.0	422	289	134											12.9					MLW WL
1897	28	MNE,CLB	A	4	10	.286	2.83	19	13		9			136.2	165	131	43		48	32	6		4				1.559	10.9		3.2	2.1	0.67	MNE,CLB WL
1898	29	TTO	A	17	10	.630		31	26		21	3		222.0	221	128			70	76	7		4				1.311	9.0		2.8	3.1	1.09	TTO EL
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	209	121	3.89	1.574	10.7	0.2	3.4	1.3	0.39
1899	30	SPF	A	8	13	.381		21	21		21	0		179.0	216	130			46	45	9		0				1.464	10.9		2.3	2.3	0.98	SPF EL
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	261	57	4.99	1.870	13.2	0.5	3.7	1.0	0.27
1900	31	SPF	A	0	1	.000		1	1		1	0		9.0	18	11			2	1							2.222	18.0		2.0	1.0	0.50	SPF EL
5 Yrs				9	38	.191	6.28	58	44	13	34	2	0	371.0	483	388	259	20	186	115	31	0	30	1789	61	4.82	1.803	11.7	0.5	4.5	2.8	0.62
162 Game Avg.				6	25	.191	6.28	39	29	9	23	1	0	247	322	259	173	13	124	77	21	0	20	1193	61	4.82	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	470	75	4.48	1.733	12.0	0.4	3.6	1.2	0.33
BLN (2 yrs)				3	9	.250	8.93	16	12	3	8	0	0	91.2	139	116	91	5	60	26	5	0	6	475	53	5.45	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	20	0	22	844	59	4.65	1.654	10.5	0.6	4.3	3.8	0.88

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WAR Explained (v2.2): 8+ MVP, 5+ A-S, 2+ Starter, 0-2 Sub, < 0 Repl

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WAR Explained (v2.2): 8+ MVP, 5+ A-S, 2+ Starter, 0-2 Sub, < 0 Repl

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Kirtley Baker

SUMMARY

WAR

W

L

ERA

G

GS

SV

IP

SO

WHIP

Standard Pitching

Player Value--Pitching

Player News

Standard Batting

Player Value--Batting

Standard Fielding

Appearances on Leaderboards, Awards, and Honors

Hall of Fame Statistics

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