RF Wayne Baker #10
New York Knickerbockers MLB
Age: 29 | Bats: R | Throws: R | Morale: Good
07/31/1973
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RF WAYNE BAKER #10 - AGE: 29 - BATS: R - THROWS: R - MORALE: GOOD
G AB H 2B 3B HR RBI BB K AVG OBP SLG SB WAR
60 171 59 17 0 1 24 18 23 .345 .405 .462 0 2.6
BATTING RATINGS (OSA)
Overall Pot. Overall Vs Left Vs Right Pot.  
Contact 55 55 50 55
Gap 55 60 55 55
Power 25 25 25 25
Eye 65 70 60 65
Avoid K's 50 50 50 50
FIELDING RATINGS
Catcher Infield Outfield
Range: - 40 60
Errors: - 35 55
Arm: 25 40 60
Turn DP: - 35 -
Framing: 20 - -
POSITION RATINGS
Pitcher: - Shortstop: -
Catcher: - Left Field: 70
1st Base: - Center Field: 50
2nd Base: - Right Field: 65
3rd Base: -
       
RUN/BUNT
Running Speed: 45
Stealing Aggressiveness: 60
Stealing Ability: 50
Baserunning Inst.: 40
Sacrifice Bunt: 60
Bunt for Hit: 60
   
GAME LOG, LAST 10 GAMES
Date Vs. Result AB R H BI HR BB K SB
07/30/1973 BRO Loss, 3-7 4 0 2 0 0 0 0 0
07/29/1973 BRO Win, 6-5 3 1 1 1 0 2 0 0
07/27/1973 @ CLE Loss, 4-5 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
07/25/1973 @ CLE Win, 7-6 5 2 3 3 1 0 0 0
07/20/1973 DEN Win, 9-8 2 0 1 0 0 0 0 0
07/18/1973 DEN Loss, 2-7 3 1 0 0 0 1 0 0
07/14/1973 SDC Win, 8-3 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
07/13/1973 SDC Win, 3-1 2 0 0 0 0 0 1 0
07/12/1973 SDC Win, 7-2 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
07/08/1973 @ WAS Win, 14-0 4 2 1 3 0 0 1 0
PERSONALITY
Less talking and more listening would do him good.
Personality Class: Outspoken
High: Adaptability, Work Ethic
Low: Baseball IQ
Birthday:11/24/1943
Born in:San Diego, CA
Nationality:American
Height:5' 11"
Weight:200 lbs
Local Popularity:Insignificant
National Pop.:Insignificant
STATUS
Contract:Major League Contract
Salary:$170,000
Signed Through:1974 Season
Major Service:8 Years, None
Service This Yr:119 Days
40-Man Service:None, None
Pro Service:7 Years
Arbitration Eligibility:Not eligible, free agent after contract expires!
Option Years:3 option years left
Contract Extension: -
Drafted:1965, 13th Pick in Round 1
MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL 1973 BATTING STATS
Batting G AB H 2B 3B HR RBI R BB K AVG OBP SLG OPS WOBA ISO wRC+
Overall 60 171 59 17 0 1 24 25 18 23 .345 .405 .462 .867 .389 .117 148
Batting GS PA HP IW CI GDP SH SF TB EBH SB CS SB% RC RC/27 WAR  
Overall 41 192 0 0 0 2 2 1 79 18 0 0 0.0 33.3 7.68 2.6  
Batting   AB H 2B 3B HR RBI R BB K SF SH HP AVG OBP SLG OPS
Versus Left   59 20 7 0 0 9 10 6 4 0 0 0 .339 .400 .458 .858
Versus Right   112 39 10 0 1 15 15 12 19 1 2 0 .348 .408 .464 .872
Batting   AB H 2B 3B HR RBI R BB K SF SH HP AVG OBP SLG OPS
This Week   4 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .500 .500 .750 1.250
Last Week   9 4 1 0 1 4 3 2 0 0 0 0 .444 .545 .889 1.434
April   15 5 2 0 0 0 3 1 0 0 0 0 .333 .375 .467 .842
May   42 12 4 0 0 7 4 2 7 0 1 0 .286 .318 .381 .699
June   76 30 7 0 0 10 12 11 13 0 1 0 .395 .471 .487 .958
July   38 12 4 0 1 7 6 4 3 1 0 0 .316 .372 .500 .872
Spring Training   49 12 1 0 0 2 4 13 8 1 1 0 .245 .397 .265 .662
Last Year   328 87 17 3 1 41 42 52 48 3 0 0 .265 .363 .345 .707
2 Years Ago   172 33 12 0 1 11 17 19 39 0 8 1 .192 .276 .279 .555
Career   3157 829 131 49 18 318 385 353 564 9 26 15 .263 .339 .352 .691
Home   81 30 11 0 0 13 12 7 5 0 0 0 .370 .420 .506 .927
Road   90 29 6 0 1 11 13 11 18 1 2 0 .322 .392 .422 .814
Grass   171 59 17 0 1 24 25 18 23 1 2 0 .345 .405 .462 .867
Day   90 29 10 0 0 12 12 10 11 1 0 0 .322 .386 .433 .819
Night   81 30 7 0 1 12 13 8 12 0 2 0 .370 .427 .494 .921
As Starter   147 52 15 0 0 21 21 18 20 1 1 0 .354 .422 .456 .877
As Reliever / Substitution   24 7 2 0 1 3 4 0 3 0 1 0 .292 .292 .500 .792
Pinch Hitting   13 3 1 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 .231 .231 .308 .538
Close/Late   45 14 2 0 1 3 8 2 5 0 0 0 .311 .340 .422 .763
Inning 1-3   44 21 7 0 0 6 6 2 6 1 1 0 .477 .489 .636 1.126
Inning 4-6   63 22 7 0 0 15 10 11 8 0 1 0 .349 .446 .460 .906
Inning 7-9   62 15 3 0 0 2 7 3 9 0 0 0 .242 .277 .290 .567
Extra Innings   2 1 0 0 1 1 2 2 0 0 0 0 .500 .750 2.000 2.750
0 Outs   47 17 4 0 0 0 11 4 9 0 1 0 .362 .412 .447 .859
1 Outs   62 18 7 0 1 10 10 8 7 1 1 0 .290 .366 .452 .818
2 Outs   62 24 6 0 0 14 4 6 7 0 0 0 .387 .441 .484 .925
Scoring Position   44 17 4 0 0 21 6 8 3 1 2 0 .386 .472 .477 .949
Bases Empty   87 29 9 0 1 1 14 10 14 0 0 0 .333 .402 .471 .873
Runner on 1st   40 13 4 0 0 2 5 0 6 0 0 0 .325 .325 .425 .750
Runner on 2nd   13 3 0 0 0 1 1 4 0 0 2 0 .231 .412 .231 .643
Runner on 3rd   3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000
Runner on 1st & 2nd   16 8 1 0 0 6 1 0 1 0 0 0 .500 .500 .562 1.062
Runner on 1st & 3rd   4 3 2 0 0 6 3 1 1 1 0 0 .750 .667 1.250 1.917
Runner on 2nd & 3rd   2 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 .000 .500 .000 .500
Bases Loaded   6 3 1 0 0 8 1 1 1 0 0 0 .500 .571 .667 1.238
Two Strikes   102 31 8 0 0 10 14 9 23 0 0 0 .304 .360 .382 .743
First Pitch   17 7 0 0 0 5 1 0 0 0 0 0 .412 .412 .412 .824
Count 0-1   10 5 2 0 0 2 2 0 0 0 0 0 .500 .500 .700 1.200
Count 0-2   13 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 6 0 0 0 .308 .308 .308 .615
Count 1-0   8 1 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 2 0 .125 .125 .250 .375
Count 1-1   13 5 3 0 1 4 4 0 0 1 0 0 .385 .357 .846 1.203
Count 1-2   25 10 2 0 0 2 3 0 9 0 0 0 .400 .400 .480 .880
Count 2-0   5 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .600 .600 .600 1.200
Count 2-1   12 6 3 0 0 2 2 0 0 0 0 0 .500 .500 .750 1.250
Count 2-2   33 9 4 0 0 6 4 0 5 0 0 0 .273 .273 .394 .667
Count 3-0   0 0 0 0 0 0 0 5 0 0 0 0 .000 1.000 .000 1.000
Count 3-1   4 1 0 0 0 1 1 4 0 0 0 0 .250 .625 .250 .875
Full Count   31 8 2 0 0 2 7 9 3 0 0 0 .258 .425 .323 .748
Behind in Count   48 19 4 0 0 4 5 0 15 0 0 0 .396 .396 .479 .875
Ahead in Count   29 11 4 0 0 3 4 9 0 0 2 0 .379 .526 .517 1.044
Batting Leadoff   3 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 1 0 .333 .333 .333 .667
Batting 4th   8 3 1 0 1 3 2 0 1 0 0 0 .375 .375 .875 1.250
Batting 5th   4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000
Batting 6th   40 12 4 0 0 6 4 6 3 0 0 0 .300 .391 .400 .791
Batting 7th   108 40 11 0 0 15 17 12 17 1 1 0 .370 .430 .472 .902
Batting 9th   8 3 1 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 .375 .375 .500 .875
Low Leverage   85 26 7 0 0 1 8 6 14 0 0 0 .306 .352 .388 .740
Medium Leverage   51 18 7 0 0 8 9 10 5 0 2 0 .353 .459 .490 .949
High Leverage   35 15 3 0 1 15 8 2 4 1 0 0 .429 .447 .600 1.047
CAREER BATTING STATS
Year/Team/League Age G AB H 2B 3B HR RBI R BB HP SF K SB CS AVG OBP SLG OPS OPS+ wRC+ WAR
1966 New York - MLB 22 147 558 144 11 12 2 50 55 43 5 0 118 16 12 .258 .317 .332 .648 91 90 1.1
1967 New York - MLB 23 148 566 151 17 15 2 54 68 46 3 1 107 9 10 .267 .325 .360 .685 108 106 2.2
1968 New York - MLB 24 99 359 93 13 6 4 40 43 33 1 1 71 7 14 .259 .322 .362 .684 111 113 1.6
1969 New York - MLB 25 142 486 134 20 10 2 48 70 72 2 0 84 4 5 .276 .371 .370 .742 115 118 2.9
1970 New York - MLB 26 151 517 128 24 3 5 50 65 70 3 3 74 6 2 .248 .339 .335 .674 86 87 2.1
1971 New York - MLB 27 76 172 33 12 0 1 11 17 19 1 0 39 1 0 .192 .276 .279 .555 61 55 -0.5
1972 New York - MLB 28 92 328 87 17 3 1 41 42 52 0 3 48 0 3 .265 .363 .345 .707 108 110 -0.1
1973 New York - MLB 29 60 171 59 17 0 1 24 25 18 0 1 23 0 0 .345 .405 .462 .867 136 148 2.6
Total MLB 915 3157 829 131 49 18 318 385 353 15 9 564 43 46 .263 .339 .352 .691 102 103 12.0
CAREER MINOR LEAGUE BATTING STATS
Year/Team/League Age G AB H 2B 3B HR RBI R BB HP SF K SB CS AVG OBP SLG OPS OPS+ wRC+ WAR
1965 Total - 21 51 223 69 10 10 4 48 45 32 2 2 13 32 10 .309 .398 .498 .895 100 100 2.2
CAREER POSTSEASON BATTING STATS
Year/Team/League Age G AB H 2B 3B HR RBI R BB HP SF K SB CS AVG OBP SLG OPS OPS+ wRC+ WAR
1968 New York - MLB 24 19 60 13 1 1 0 3 4 5 0 1 14 2 4 .217 .273 .267 .539 67 63 -0.3
1969 New York - MLB 25 6 17 4 0 1 0 0 1 2 0 0 4 0 1 .235 .316 .353 .669 93 94 0.1
Total MLB 25 77 17 1 2 0 3 5 7 0 1 18 2 5 .221 .282 .286 .568 73 70
CAREER FIELDING STATS
Year/Team/League POS G GS PO A DP TC E PCT INN RNG ZR EFF PB RSTA RTO RTO%
1966 New York - MLB LF 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0.0 0.00 0.0 .000
1966 New York - MLB CF 71 68 213 7 4 224 4 .982 587.0 3.37 -7.0 .958
1966 New York - MLB RF 78 70 153 8 0 167 6 .964 647.1 2.24 +3.4 1.018
1967 New York - MLB LF 29 28 63 0 0 65 2 .969 233.1 2.43 +1.3 1.024
1967 New York - MLB CF 23 19 52 2 1 55 1 .982 162.0 3.00 -1.7 .954
1967 New York - MLB RF 102 91 216 7 2 226 3 .987 821.2 2.44 +5.3 1.022
1968 New York - MLB LF 49 47 93 1 0 95 1 .989 399.2 2.12 +0.0 1.032
1968 New York - MLB CF 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0.2 0.00 0.0 .000
1968 New York - MLB RF 48 40 88 4 0 92 0 1.000 363.1 2.28 +1.1 1.026
1969 New York - MLB LF 16 14 31 2 1 34 1 .971 120.1 2.47 +2.5 1.031
1969 New York - MLB CF 4 0 6 0 0 6 0 1.000 6.1 8.53 -0.1 .979
1969 New York - MLB RF 123 118 181 9 0 196 6 .969 1029.1 1.66 +3.4 1.038
1970 New York - MLB LF 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 3.1 0.00 0.0 .000
1970 New York - MLB CF 10 0 6 0 0 6 0 1.000 23.0 2.35 -1.1 .835
1970 New York - MLB RF 144 142 270 14 2 288 4 .986 1219.2 2.10 +16.2 1.104
1971 New York - MLB LF 25 24 37 2 1 39 0 1.000 206.0 1.70 +2.4 1.066
1971 New York - MLB RF 26 15 35 1 0 37 1 .973 158.0 2.05 -0.6 .987
1972 New York - MLB LF 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 9.2 0.00 -0.0 .000
1972 New York - MLB CF 89 89 177 14 1 197 6 .970 779.0 2.21 -16.0 .911
1972 New York - MLB RF 4 2 10 0 0 10 0 1.000 22.1 4.03 +1.1 1.079
1973 New York - MLB LF 15 9 20 1 0 21 0 1.000 96.1 1.96 +1.4 1.082
1973 New York - MLB RF 33 32 73 6 0 82 3 .963 275.1 2.58 +6.7 1.108
TOTAL LF 140 122 244 6 2 254 4 .984 1068.2 2.11 +7.5 1.039
TOTAL CF 198 176 454 23 6 488 11 .977 1558.0 2.76 -26.0 .937
TOTAL RF 558 510 1026 49 4 1098 23 .979 4537.0 2.13 +36.8 1.051
PLAYER HISTORY
12/13/1965 Drafted in the 1965 first-year player draft (Round 1, Pick 13, 13th overall pick) by the New York Knickerbockers, out of college UCLA
01/01/1966 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 50 (65); Power: 20 (25); Eye: 50 (60).
04/12/1966 Named the #16 prospect in the MLB
04/26/1966 Injured (sore wrist),day-to-day for 3 days.
09/30/1966 Injured (fever),out for 4 days.
11/08/1966 Received a 1-year contract through automatic renewal worth a total of $19,800.
01/01/1967 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 50 (65); Power: 20 (25); Eye: 60 (60).
07/07/1967 Injured (strained abdominal muscle),day-to-day for 4 days.
11/08/1967 Received a 1-year contract through automatic renewal worth a total of $21,000.
01/01/1968 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 50 (65); Power: 20 (25); Eye: 60 (65).
05/19/1968 Injured (sore knee),day-to-day for 1 day.
07/23/1968 Injured (strained hamstring),out for 4 weeks.
10/21/1968 Injured (strained abdominal muscle),day-to-day for one week.
11/08/1968 Signed a 1-year contract extension worth a total of $53,000 with the New York Knickerbockers organization.
01/01/1969 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 60 (75); Power: 35 (35); Eye: 60 (65).
03/08/1969 Unsuccessfully completed training to improve his quality of contact at the New York Knickerbockers development complex.
04/11/1969 Goes 5-6 against the Pittsburgh Industrials, with 1 RBI and 2 R.
09/30/1969 Injured (sore hamstring),day-to-day for 3 days.
11/15/1969 Received a 1-year contract through arbitration worth a total of $95,000.
01/01/1970 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 55 (75); Power: 35 (35); Eye: 60 (65).
11/15/1970 Received a 1-year contract through arbitration worth a total of $140,000.
01/01/1971 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 55 (70); Power: 35 (35); Eye: 60 (65).
02/07/1971 Signed a 3-year contract extension worth a total of $500,000 with the New York Knickerbockers organization.
01/01/1972 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 55 (65); Power: 30 (30); Eye: 60 (65).
07/08/1972 Injured (strained calf),day-to-day for 1 day.
07/26/1972 Injured (torn meniscus (knee)),out for 5 months.
01/01/1973 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 55 (60); Power: 30 (30); Eye: 60 (65).
07/20/1973 Injured (strained Achilles tendon),day-to-day for one week.
LEADERBOARD APPEARANCES
Year K Rank
1966 118 8
Year 3B Rank
1966 12 2
1967 15 3
1969 10 9
Year HP Rank
1966 5 8
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