Bill Baker was born on Wednesday, February 22, 1911, in Paw Creek, North Carolina. Baker was 29 years old when he broke into the big leagues on May 4, 1940, with the Cincinnati Reds. His biographical data, year-by-year hitting stats, fielding stats, pitching stats (where applicable), career totals, uniform numbers, salary data and miscellaneous items-of-interest are presented by Baseball Almanac on this comprehensive Bill Baker baseball stats page.
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Bill BakerBill Baker Autograph on a 1977 TCMA (#10) |
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Bill BakerBill Baker Pitching Stats |
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Year | Age | Team | G | GS | GF | W | L | PCT | ERA | CG | SHO | SV | IP | BFP | H | ER | R | HR | BB | IBB | SO | WP | HB | BK | HLD |
- | - | Did Not Pitch | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Career | G | GS | GF | W | L | PCT | ERA | CG | SHO | SV | IP | BFP | H | ER | R | HR | BB | IBB | SO | WP | HB | BK | HLD |
Bill BakerBill Baker Hitting Stats |
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Year | Age | Team | G | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | GRSL | RBI | BB | IBB | SO | SH | SF | HBP | GIDP | AVG | OBP | SLG |
1940 | 29 | Reds | 27 | 69 | 5 | 15 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 4 | 0 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | .217 | .260 | .261 |
1941 | 30 | Reds | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | .500 | .000 |
1941 | 30 | Pirates | 35 | 67 | 5 | 15 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 11 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | .224 | .333 | .269 |
1942 | 31 | Pirates | 18 | 17 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .118 | .167 | .118 |
1943 | 32 | Pirates | 63 | 172 | 12 | 47 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 26 | 22 | 8 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 6 | .273 | .365 | .360 |
1946 | 35 | Pirates | 53 | 113 | 7 | 27 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 8 | 12 | 3 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 3 | .239 | .312 | .301 |
1948 | 37 | Cardinals | 45 | 119 | 13 | 35 | 10 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 15 | 15 | 3 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | .294 | .373 | .395 |
1949 | 38 | Cardinals | 20 | 30 | 2 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .133 | .188 | .167 |
Career | G | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | GRSL | RBI | BB | IBB | SO | SH | SF | HBP | GIDP | AVG | OBP | SLG | ||
7 Years | 263 | 588 | 45 | 145 | 25 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 68 | 68 | 17 | 30 | 5 | 0 | 3 | 19 | .247 | .328 | .316 |
Bill BakerBill Baker Fielding Stats |
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Team | POS | G | GS | OUTS | TC | TC/G | CH | PO | A | E | DP | PB | CASB | CACS | FLD% | RF |
1940 Reds | C | 24 | 16 | 323 | 96 | 4.0 | 96 | 87 | 9 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | 8.02 |
1941 Reds | C | 1 | 0 | - | 2 | 2.0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - | 0 | 1.000 | 0.00 |
1941 Pirates | C | 33 | 22 | 375 | 90 | 2.7 | 87 | 73 | 14 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .967 | 6.26 |
1942 Pirates | C | 11 | 1 | 21 | 20 | 1.8 | 20 | 19 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | 25.71 |
1943 Pirates | C | 56 | 50 | 1,040 | 190 | 3.4 | 186 | 157 | 29 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | .979 | 4.83 |
1946 Pirates | 1B | 1 | 0 | 6 | 2 | 2.0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | n/a | n/a | n/a | 1.000 | 9.00 |
1946 Pirates | C | 41 | 26 | 581 | 113 | 2.8 | 109 | 95 | 14 | 4 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 0 | .965 | 5.07 |
1948 Cardinals | C | 36 | 33 | 701 | 168 | 4.7 | 167 | 152 | 15 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 0 | .994 | 6.43 |
1949 Cardinals | C | 10 | 3 | 78 | 17 | 1.7 | 17 | 16 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | 5.88 |
Career | POS | G | GS | OUTS | TC | TC/G | CH | PO | A | E | DP | PB | CASB | CACS | FLD% | RF |
C Totals | 212 | 151 | 3,119 | 696 | 3.3 | 684 | 601 | 83 | 12 | 10 | 11 | 0 | 0 | .983 | 5.92 | |
1B Totals | 1 | 0 | 6 | 2 | 2.0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | n/a | n/a | n/a | 1.000 | 9.00 | |
7 Years | 213 | 151 | 3,125 | 698 | 3.3 | 686 | 603 | 83 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 0 | 0 | .983 | 5.93 |
Bill BakerBill Baker Miscellaneous Stats |
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Baserunning Statistics | Other Positions | Common Hitting Ratios | Common Pitching Ratios | |||||||||
Team | SB | CS | SB% | PH | PR | DH | AB/HR | AB/K | AB/RBI | K/BB | K/9 | BB/9 |
1940 Reds | 2 | 0 | 1.000 | 3 | 0 | n/a | 0.0 | 8.6 | 9.9 | - | - | - |
1941 Reds | 0 | 0 | .000 | 1 | 0 | n/a | 0.0 | 1.0 | 0.0 | - | - | - |
1941 Pirates | 0 | 0 | .000 | 2 | 0 | n/a | 0.0 | 0.0 | 11.2 | - | - | - |
1942 Pirates | 0 | 0 | .000 | 7 | 0 | n/a | 0.0 | 0.0 | 8.5 | - | - | - |
1943 Pirates | 3 | 0 | 1.000 | 7 | 0 | n/a | 172.0 | 28.7 | 6.6 | - | - | - |
1946 Pirates | 0 | 1 | .000 | 10 | 0 | n/a | 113.0 | 18.8 | 14.1 | - | - | - |
1948 Cardinals | 1 | 0 | 1.000 | 9 | 0 | n/a | 0.0 | 17.0 | 7.9 | - | - | - |
1949 Cardinals | 0 | 0 | .000 | 11 | 0 | n/a | 0.0 | 15.0 | 7.5 | - | - | - |
Career | SB | CS | SB% | PH | PR | DH | AB/HR | AB/K | AB/RBI | K/BB | K/9 | BB/9 |
7 Years | 6 | 1 | .857 | 50 | 0 | n/a | 294.0 | 19.6 | 8.6 | - | - | - |
Bill BakerBill Baker Miscellaneous Items of Interest |
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Team | Roster | Uniform Numbers | Salary | All-Star | World Series |
1940 Cincinnati Reds | 6 | Undetermined | - | Stats |
1941 Cincinnati Reds | 6 | Undetermined | - | - |
1941 Pittsburgh Pirates | 1 | Undetermined | - | - |
1942 Pittsburgh Pirates | 1 | Undetermined | - | - |
1943 Pittsburgh Pirates | 1 | Undetermined | - | - |
1946 Pittsburgh Pirates | 44 | Undetermined | - | - |
1948 St. Louis Cardinals | 15 | Undetermined | - | - |
1949 St. Louis Cardinals | 15 | Undetermined | - | - |
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