Dusty Baker was born on Wednesday, June 15, 1949, in Riverside, California. Baker was 19 years old when he broke into the big leagues on September 7, 1968, with the Atlanta Braves. 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 Dusty Baker baseball stats page.
"I believe in movement. You cannot do anything from dead standstill. All good hitters I've seen move. You have to have rhythm." - Dusty Baker in Baseball Digest (June 1985, They Said It..., Page 6)
Dusty Baker![]() Dusty Baker Autograph on a 1984 Donruss Baseball Card (#226 | Checklist) |
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Dusty BakerDusty 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 | ||
Dusty BakerDusty 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 |
| 1968 | 19 | Braves | 6 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .400 | .400 | .400 |
| 1969 | 20 | Braves | 3 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | .000 | .000 |
| 1970 | 21 | Braves | 13 | 24 | 3 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | .292 | .333 | .292 |
| 1971 | 22 | Braves | 29 | 62 | 2 | 14 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 14 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .226 | .238 | .258 |
| 1972 | 23 | Braves | 127 | 446 | 62 | 143 | 27 | 2 | 17 | 0 | 76 | 45 | 2 | 68 | 2 | 6 | 4 | 9 | .321 | .383 | .504 |
| 1973 | 24 | Braves | 159 | 604 | 101 | 174 | 29 | 4 | 21 | 0 | 99 | 67 | 8 | 72 | 1 | 9 | 5 | 14 | .288 | .359 | .454 |
| 1974 | 25 | Braves | 149 | 574 | 80 | 147 | 35 | 0 | 20 | 0 | 69 | 71 | 9 | 87 | 3 | 7 | 1 | 12 | .256 | .335 | .422 |
| 1975 | 26 | Braves | 142 | 494 | 63 | 129 | 18 | 2 | 19 | 0 | 72 | 67 | 7 | 57 | 1 | 5 | 0 | 10 | .261 | .346 | .421 |
| 1976 | 27 | Dodgers | 112 | 384 | 36 | 93 | 13 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 39 | 31 | 3 | 54 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 15 | .242 | .298 | .307 |
| 1977 | 28 | Dodgers | 153 | 533 | 86 | 155 | 26 | 1 | 30 | 1 | 86 | 58 | 6 | 89 | 2 | 5 | 6 | 9 | .291 | .364 | .512 |
| 1978 | 29 | Dodgers | 149 | 522 | 62 | 137 | 24 | 1 | 11 | 1 | 66 | 47 | 2 | 66 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 10 | .262 | .325 | .375 |
| 1979 | 30 | Dodgers | 151 | 554 | 86 | 152 | 29 | 1 | 23 | 1 | 88 | 56 | 0 | 70 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 16 | .274 | .340 | .455 |
| 1980 | 31 | Dodgers | 153 | 579 | 80 | 170 | 26 | 4 | 29 | 0 | 97 | 43 | 4 | 66 | 1 | 12 | 3 | 11 | .294 | .339 | .503 |
| 1981 | 32 | Dodgers | 103 | 400 | 48 | 128 | 17 | 3 | 9 | 0 | 49 | 29 | 1 | 43 | 3 | 5 | 1 | 9 | .320 | .363 | .445 |
| 1982 | 33 | Dodgers | 147 | 570 | 80 | 171 | 19 | 1 | 23 | 1 | 88 | 56 | 5 | 62 | 2 | 9 | 3 | 7 | .300 | .361 | .458 |
| 1983 | 34 | Dodgers | 149 | 531 | 71 | 138 | 25 | 1 | 15 | 0 | 73 | 72 | 2 | 59 | 4 | 7 | 2 | 9 | .260 | .346 | .395 |
| 1984 | 35 | Giants | 100 | 243 | 31 | 71 | 7 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 32 | 40 | 1 | 27 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 5 | .292 | .387 | .374 |
| 1985 | 36 | Athletics | 111 | 343 | 48 | 92 | 15 | 1 | 14 | 0 | 52 | 50 | 0 | 47 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 12 | .268 | .359 | .440 |
| 1986 | 37 | Athletics | 83 | 242 | 25 | 58 | 8 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 19 | 27 | 1 | 37 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 8 | .240 | .314 | .322 |
| Career | G | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | GRSL | RBI | BB | IBB | SO | SH | SF | HBP | GIDP | AVG | OBP | SLG | ||
| 19 Years | 2,039 | 7,117 | 964 | 1,981 | 320 | 23 | 242 | 4 | 1,013 | 762 | 52 | 926 | 27 | 85 | 30 | 158 | .278 | .347 | .432 | ||
Dusty BakerDusty 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 |
| 1968 Braves | CF | 3 | 0 | 24 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | n/a | n/a | n/a | .000 | 0.00 |
| 1969 Braves | CF | 3 | 2 | 51 | 3 | 1.0 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | n/a | n/a | n/a | 1.000 | 1.59 |
| 1969 Braves | LF | 1 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | n/a | n/a | n/a | .000 | 0.00 |
| 1970 Braves | CF | 3 | 1 | 39 | 5 | 1.7 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | n/a | n/a | n/a | .800 | 2.77 |
| 1970 Braves | LF | 5 | 2 | 87 | 2 | 0.4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | n/a | n/a | n/a | .000 | 0.00 |
| 1970 Braves | RF | 3 | 2 | 54 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | n/a | n/a | n/a | .000 | 0.00 |
| 1971 Braves | CF | 4 | 4 | 84 | 7 | 1.8 | 7 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | n/a | n/a | n/a | 1.000 | 2.25 |
| 1971 Braves | LF | 1 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | n/a | n/a | n/a | .000 | 0.00 |
| 1971 Braves | RF | 17 | 8 | 271 | 23 | 1.4 | 23 | 22 | 1 | 0 | 1 | n/a | n/a | n/a | 1.000 | 2.29 |
| 1972 Braves | CF | 120 | 113 | 3,067 | 355 | 3.0 | 351 | 343 | 8 | 4 | 1 | n/a | n/a | n/a | .989 | 3.09 |
| 1972 Braves | LF | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | n/a | n/a | n/a | .000 | 0.00 |
| 1972 Braves | RF | 4 | 2 | 63 | 7 | 1.8 | 7 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 0 | n/a | n/a | n/a | 1.000 | 3.00 |
| 1973 Braves | CF | 156 | 155 | 4,176 | 408 | 2.6 | 401 | 391 | 10 | 7 | 1 | n/a | n/a | n/a | .983 | 2.59 |
| 1974 Braves | CF | 101 | 99 | 2,211 | 243 | 2.4 | 242 | 235 | 7 | 1 | 1 | n/a | n/a | n/a | .996 | 2.96 |
| 1974 Braves | RF | 114 | 48 | 1,805 | 141 | 1.2 | 135 | 131 | 4 | 6 | 1 | n/a | n/a | n/a | .957 | 2.02 |
| 1975 Braves | CF | 14 | 14 | 326 | 27 | 1.9 | 27 | 27 | 0 | 0 | 0 | n/a | n/a | n/a | 1.000 | 2.24 |
| 1975 Braves | RF | 126 | 120 | 3,184 | 273 | 2.2 | 270 | 259 | 11 | 3 | 0 | n/a | n/a | n/a | .989 | 2.29 |
| 1976 Dodgers | CF | 83 | 81 | 2,187 | 213 | 2.6 | 212 | 209 | 3 | 1 | 1 | n/a | n/a | n/a | .995 | 2.62 |
| 1976 Dodgers | RF | 24 | 16 | 486 | 45 | 1.9 | 45 | 45 | 0 | 0 | 0 | n/a | n/a | n/a | 1.000 | 2.50 |
| 1977 Dodgers | LF | 152 | 150 | 3,807 | 232 | 1.5 | 229 | 221 | 8 | 3 | 2 | n/a | n/a | n/a | .987 | 1.62 |
| 1977 Dodgers | RF | 1 | 1 | 12 | 2 | 2.0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | n/a | n/a | n/a | 1.000 | 4.50 |
| 1978 Dodgers | LF | 145 | 142 | 3,575 | 270 | 1.9 | 266 | 253 | 13 | 4 | 1 | n/a | n/a | n/a | .985 | 2.01 |
| 1979 Dodgers | LF | 150 | 147 | 3,872 | 304 | 2.0 | 301 | 286 | 15 | 3 | 4 | n/a | n/a | n/a | .990 | 2.10 |
| 1980 Dodgers | CF | 1 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | n/a | n/a | n/a | .000 | 0.00 |
| 1980 Dodgers | LF | 151 | 149 | 4,004 | 315 | 2.1 | 312 | 308 | 4 | 3 | 2 | n/a | n/a | n/a | .990 | 2.10 |
| 1980 Dodgers | RF | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | n/a | n/a | n/a | .000 | 0.00 |
| 1981 Dodgers | LF | 101 | 101 | 2,643 | 185 | 1.8 | 183 | 175 | 8 | 2 | 1 | n/a | n/a | n/a | .989 | 1.87 |
| 1982 Dodgers | LF | 144 | 142 | 3,790 | 237 | 1.6 | 230 | 223 | 7 | 7 | 1 | n/a | n/a | n/a | .970 | 1.64 |
| 1982 Dodgers | RF | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | n/a | n/a | n/a | .000 | 0.00 |
| 1983 Dodgers | LF | 143 | 142 | 3,604 | 254 | 1.8 | 250 | 246 | 4 | 4 | 2 | n/a | n/a | n/a | .984 | 1.87 |
| 1984 Giants | LF | 29 | 28 | 677 | 44 | 1.5 | 43 | 43 | 0 | 1 | 0 | n/a | n/a | n/a | .977 | 1.71 |
| 1984 Giants | RF | 33 | 31 | 804 | 69 | 2.1 | 67 | 66 | 1 | 2 | 0 | n/a | n/a | n/a | .971 | 2.25 |
| 1985 Athletics | 1B | 58 | 53 | 1,258 | 429 | 7.4 | 426 | 400 | 26 | 3 | 33 | n/a | n/a | n/a | .993 | 9.14 |
| 1985 Athletics | LF | 32 | 22 | 606 | 59 | 1.8 | 58 | 55 | 3 | 1 | 0 | n/a | n/a | n/a | .983 | 2.58 |
| 1985 Athletics | RF | 5 | 3 | 93 | 9 | 1.8 | 8 | 8 | 0 | 1 | 0 | n/a | n/a | n/a | .889 | 2.32 |
| 1986 Athletics | 1B | 3 | 1 | 21 | 10 | 3.3 | 10 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | n/a | n/a | n/a | 1.000 | 12.86 |
| 1986 Athletics | LF | 36 | 33 | 729 | 53 | 1.5 | 53 | 51 | 2 | 0 | 0 | n/a | n/a | n/a | 1.000 | 1.96 |
| 1986 Athletics | RF | 20 | 19 | 456 | 33 | 1.7 | 33 | 31 | 2 | 0 | 1 | n/a | n/a | n/a | 1.000 | 1.95 |
| Career | POS | G | GS | OUTS | TC | TC/G | CH | PO | A | E | DP | PB | CASB | CACS | FLD% | RF |
| LF Totals | 1,091 | 1,058 | 27,409 | 1,955 | 1.8 | 1,925 | 1,861 | 64 | 30 | 13 | n/a | n/a | n/a | .985 | 1.90 | |
| CF Totals | 488 | 469 | 12,169 | 1,261 | 2.6 | 1,247 | 1,218 | 29 | 14 | 4 | n/a | n/a | n/a | .989 | 2.77 | |
| RF Totals | 349 | 250 | 7,233 | 602 | 1.7 | 590 | 570 | 20 | 12 | 3 | n/a | n/a | n/a | .980 | 2.20 | |
| 1B Totals | 61 | 54 | 1,279 | 439 | 7.2 | 436 | 410 | 26 | 3 | 33 | n/a | n/a | n/a | .993 | 9.20 | |
| 19 Years | 1,989 | 1,831 | 48,090 | 4,257 | 2.1 | 4,198 | 4,059 | 139 | 59 | 53 | n/a | n/a | n/a | .986 | 2.36 | |
Dusty BakerDusty 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 |
| 1968 Braves | 0 | 0 | .000 | 3 | 1 | n/a | 0.0 | 5.0 | 0.0 | - | - | - |
| 1969 Braves | 0 | 0 | .000 | 0 | 0 | n/a | 0.0 | 2.3 | 0.0 | - | - | - |
| 1970 Braves | 0 | 0 | .000 | 1 | 6 | n/a | 0.0 | 6.0 | 6.0 | - | - | - |
| 1971 Braves | 0 | 1 | .000 | 13 | 1 | n/a | 0.0 | 4.4 | 15.5 | - | - | - |
| 1972 Braves | 4 | 7 | .364 | 6 | 2 | n/a | 26.2 | 6.6 | 5.9 | - | - | - |
| 1973 Braves | 24 | 3 | .889 | 4 | 0 | n/a | 28.8 | 8.4 | 6.1 | - | - | - |
| 1974 Braves | 18 | 7 | .720 | 1 | 0 | n/a | 28.7 | 6.6 | 8.3 | - | - | - |
| 1975 Braves | 12 | 7 | .632 | 7 | 0 | n/a | 26.0 | 8.7 | 6.9 | - | - | - |
| 1976 Dodgers | 2 | 4 | .333 | 9 | 1 | n/a | 96.0 | 7.1 | 9.8 | - | - | - |
| 1977 Dodgers | 2 | 6 | .250 | 2 | 0 | n/a | 17.8 | 6.0 | 6.2 | - | - | - |
| 1978 Dodgers | 12 | 3 | .800 | 5 | 0 | n/a | 47.5 | 7.9 | 7.9 | - | - | - |
| 1979 Dodgers | 11 | 4 | .733 | 4 | 0 | n/a | 24.1 | 7.9 | 6.3 | - | - | - |
| 1980 Dodgers | 12 | 10 | .545 | 4 | 0 | n/a | 20.0 | 8.8 | 6.0 | - | - | - |
| 1981 Dodgers | 10 | 7 | .588 | 2 | 0 | n/a | 44.4 | 9.3 | 8.2 | - | - | - |
| 1982 Dodgers | 17 | 10 | .630 | 4 | 0 | n/a | 24.8 | 9.2 | 6.5 | - | - | - |
| 1983 Dodgers | 7 | 1 | .875 | 6 | 0 | n/a | 35.4 | 9.0 | 7.3 | - | - | - |
| 1984 Giants | 4 | 1 | .800 | 38 | 0 | n/a | 81.0 | 9.0 | 7.6 | - | - | - |
| 1985 Athletics | 2 | 1 | .667 | 21 | 0 | 13 | 24.5 | 7.3 | 6.6 | - | - | - |
| 1986 Athletics | 0 | 1 | .000 | 15 | 0 | 15 | 60.5 | 6.5 | 12.7 | - | - | - |
| Career | SB | CS | SB% | PH | PR | DH | AB/HR | AB/K | AB/RBI | K/BB | K/9 | BB/9 |
| 19 Years | 137 | 73 | .652 | 145 | 11 | 28 | 29.4 | 7.7 | 7.0 | - | - | - |
Dusty BakerDusty Baker Miscellaneous Items of Interest |
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| Team | Roster | Uniform Numbers | Salary | All-Star | World Series |
| 1968 Atlanta Braves | 12 | Undetermined | - | - |
| 1969 Atlanta Braves | 12 | Undetermined | - | - |
| 1970 Atlanta Braves | 12 | Undetermined | - | - |
| 1971 Atlanta Braves | 12 | Undetermined | - | - |
| 1972 Atlanta Braves | 12 | Undetermined | - | - |
| 1973 Atlanta Braves | 12 | Undetermined | - | - |
| 1974 Atlanta Braves | 12 | Undetermined | - | - |
| 1975 Atlanta Braves | 12 | Undetermined | - | - |
| 1976 Los Angeles Dodgers | 12 | $72,000.00 | - | - |
| 1977 Los Angeles Dodgers | 12 | $100,000.00 | - | Stats |
| 1978 Los Angeles Dodgers | 12 | $200,000.00 | - | Stats |
| 1979 Los Angeles Dodgers | 12 | Undetermined | - | - |
| 1980 Los Angeles Dodgers | 12 | Undetermined | - | - |
| 1981 Los Angeles Dodgers | 12 | Undetermined | Stats | Stats |
| 1982 Los Angeles Dodgers | 12 | Undetermined | Stats | - |
| 1983 Los Angeles Dodgers | 12 | Undetermined | - | - |
| 1984 San Francisco Giants | 12 | Undetermined | - | - |
| 1985 Oakland Athletics | 12 | $575,000.00 | - | - |
| 1986 Oakland Athletics | 12 | $475,000.00 | - | - |
| Dusty Baker Stats by Baseball Almanac | ||||

On October 2, 1977, Dusty Baker hit his thirtieth home run of the season, setting a personal record, and joining teammates Ron Cey (30 HRs), Steve Garvey (33 HRs) and Reggie Smith (32 HRs), each with 30-or-more home runs as well that season, making the 1977 Los Angeles Dodgers the first team in baseball history with four 30-home run hitters.
Did you know that when Dusty Baker won a Silver Slugger Award in 1980, one of the three best hitting National League outfielders (Andre Dawson & George Hendrick), he became the first Los Angeles Dodgers player - at any position - to win a Silver Slugger?
Did you know that when Dusty won it again in 1981, he became, along with future Hall of Famer Andre Dawson, the first National League outfielder to win two consecutive Silver Sluggers?
Trivia You Do Not Know: Who was the second Los Angeles Dodger to ever earn two Silver Sluggers? [Answer]
Dusty Baker hung up his playing cleats after 19 years, then put on a manager's cap for the San Francisco Giants (1993-2002), Chicago Cubs (2003-2006), Cincinnati Reds Managers (2008-2013), and Washington Nationals (2016-2017). Baker had his share of controversy, but ultimately spent 22 years at the helm, winning 1,863 games losing 1,636, finishing in first or second place 13 times, and winning Manager of the Year Award three times!