Tom Baker Stats

Tom Baker was born on Wednesday, June 11, 1913, in Nursery, Texas. Baker was 22 years old when he broke into the big leagues on August 15, 1935, with the Brooklyn Dodgers. 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 Tom Baker baseball stats page.

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Tom Baker
 
 
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Birth Name:   Thomas Calvin Baker
Nickname:   Rattlesnake
Born On:   06-11-1913  (Gemini)
Place of Birth Data Born In:   Nursery, Texas
Year of Death Data Died On:   01-03-1991 (100 Oldest Living)
Place of Death Data Died In:   Fort Worth, Texas
Cemetery:   Greenwood Memorial Park, Fort Worth, Texas
High School:   Undetermined
College:   None Attended
Batting Stances Chart Bats:   Right   Throwing Arms Chart Throws:   Right
Player Height Chart Height:   6-01½   Player Weight Chart Weight:   180
First Game:   08-15-1935 (Age 22)
Last Game:   09-24-1938
Draft:   Not Applicable
Tom Baker

Tom Baker Pitching Stats

G GS GF W L PCT ERA CG SHO SV IP BFP H ER R HR BB IBB SO WP HBP BK HLD
1935 22 Dodgers 11 1 5 1 0 1.000 4.29 1 0 0 42.0 194 48 20 25 2 20 - 10 2 0 0 -
1936 23 Dodgers 35 8 15 1 8 .111 4.72 2 0 2 87.2 401 98 46 56 3 48 - 35 7 2 1 -
1937 24 Dodgers 7 0 4 0 1 .000 8.64 0 0 0 8.1 43 14 8 10 1 5 - 2 0 1 0 -
1937 24 Giants 13 0 11 1 0 1.000 4.06 0 0 0 31.0 133 30 14 15 0 16 - 11 0 0 0 -
1938 25 Giants 2 0 1 0 0 .000 6.75 0 0 0 4.0 20 5 3 3 0 3 - 0 1 0 0 -
G GS GF W L PCT ERA CG SHO SV IP BFP H ER R HR BB IBB SO WP HBP BK HLD
4 Years 68 9 36 3 9 .250 4.73 3 0 2 173.0 791 195 91 109 6 92 - 58 10 3 1 -
Tom Baker

Tom Baker Hitting Stats

G AB R H 2B 3B HR GRSL RBI BB IBB SO SH SF HBP GIDP AVG OBP SLG
1935 22 Dodgers 11 19 3 9 1 0 0 0 0 1 - 0 0 - 0 0 .474 .500 .526
1936 23 Dodgers 37 30 2 7 3 0 0 0 5 1 - 4 0 - 0 1 .233 .258 .333
1937 24 Dodgers 7 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 - 0 0 - 0 0 .000 .000 .000
1937 24 Giants 13 9 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 - 2 0 - 0 0 .222 .222 .222
1938 25 Giants 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 - 0 0 - 0 0 .000 1.000 .000
G AB R H 2B 3B HR GRSL RBI BB IBB SO SH SF HBP GIDP AVG OBP SLG
4 Years 70 58 5 18 4 0 0 0 5 3 - 6 0 - 0 1 .310 .344 .379
Tom Baker

Tom Baker Fielding Stats

POS G GS OUTS TC TC/G CH PO A E DP PB CASB CACS FLD% RF
1935 Dodgers P 11 1 126 5 0.5 5 0 5 0 0 n/a n/a n/a 1.000 1.07
1936 Dodgers P 35 8 263 25 0.7 23 2 21 2 2 n/a n/a n/a .920 2.36
1936 Dodgers RF 1 0 0 0 0.0 0 0 0 0 0 n/a n/a n/a .000 0.00
1937 Dodgers P 7 0 25 4 0.6 3 1 2 1 0 n/a n/a n/a .750 3.24
1937 Giants P 13 0 93 6 0.5 6 1 5 0 0 n/a n/a n/a 1.000 1.74
1938 Giants P 2 0 12 2 1.0 2 1 1 0 0 n/a n/a n/a 1.000 4.50
POS G GS OUTS TC TC/G CH PO A E DP PB CASB CACS FLD% RF
P Totals 68 9 519 42 0.6 39 5 34 3 2 n/a n/a n/a .929 2.03
RF Totals 1 0 0 0 0.0 0 0 0 0 0 n/a n/a n/a .000 0.00
4 Years 69 9 519 42 0.6 39 5 34 3 2 n/a n/a n/a .929 2.03
Tom Baker

Tom Baker Miscellaneous Stats

SB CS SB% PH PR DH AB/HR AB/K AB/RBI K/BB K/9 BB/9
1935 Dodgers 0 - - 0 0 n/a 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.50 2.14 4.29
1936 Dodgers 0 - - 1 0 n/a 0.0 7.5 6.0 0.73 3.59 4.93
1937 Dodgers 0 - - 0 0 n/a 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.40 2.16 5.40
1937 Giants 0 - - 0 0 n/a 0.0 4.5 0.0 0.69 3.19 4.65
1938 Giants 0 - - 0 0 n/a 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.00 0.00 6.75
SB CS SB% PH PR DH AB/HR AB/K AB/RBI K/BB K/9 BB/9
4 Years 0 - - 1 0 n/a 0.0 9.7 11.6 0.63 3.02 4.79
Tom Baker

Tom Baker Miscellaneous Items of Interest

1935 Brooklyn Dodgers 15 Undetermined - -
1936 Brooklyn Dodgers 22 Undetermined - -
1937 Brooklyn Dodgers 20 Undetermined - -
1937 New York Giants 12 Undetermined - -
1938 New York Giants 29 Undetermined - -


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