RF Wayne Baker #10
New York Knickerbockers MLB
Age: 28 | Bats: R | Throws: R | Morale: Normal
07/10/1972
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RF WAYNE BAKER #10 - AGE: 28 - BATS: R - THROWS: R - MORALE: NORMAL
G AB H 2B 3B HR RBI BB K AVG OBP SLG SB WAR
80 290 78 13 3 1 35 47 46 .269 .369 .345 0 0.0
BATTING RATINGS (OSA)
Overall Pot. Overall Vs Left Vs Right Pot.  
Contact 55 55 55 60
Gap 55 60 55 55
Power 30 35 30 30
Eye 65 65 60 65
Avoid K's 45 50 45 55
FIELDING RATINGS
Catcher Infield Outfield
Range: - 40 60
Errors: - 35 55
Arm: 25 40 60
Turn DP: - 40 -
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: 55
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
07/09/1972 @ WAS Loss, 3-8 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
07/08/1972 @ WAS Win, 6-2 2 2 1 0 0 2 1 0
07/06/1972 @ CIN Win, 1-0 4 0 0 0 0 0 2 0
07/05/1972 @ CIN Loss, 4-5 4 0 0 0 0 0 1 0
07/04/1972 @ CIN Win, 3-2 4 0 2 2 0 0 1 0
07/04/1972 @ CIN Loss, 2-3 4 0 1 0 0 0 0 0
07/03/1972 @ CLE Win, 8-3 5 2 2 1 0 0 1 0
07/02/1972 @ CLE Loss, 6-10 4 1 0 0 0 1 1 0
06/30/1972 @ CLE Win, 2-0 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
06/29/1972 WAS Loss, 3-4 4 1 1 0 0 0 1 0
PERSONALITY
Baker is not afraid to tell the unvarnished truth.
Personality Class: Outspoken
High: Adaptability, Work Ethic
Low: Intelligence
Birthday:11/24/1943
Born in:San Diego, CA
Nationality:American
Height:5' 11"
Weight:200 lbs
Local Popularity:Fair
National Pop.:Fair
STATUS
Contract:Major League Contract
Salary:$160,000
Signed Through:1974 Season
Major Service:7 Years, None
Service This Yr:97 Days
40-Man Service:None, None
Pro Service:6 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 1972 BATTING STATS
Batting G AB H 2B 3B HR RBI R BB K AVG OBP SLG OPS WOBA ISO wRC+
Overall 80 290 78 13 3 1 35 35 47 46 .269 .369 .345 .714 .334 .076 119
Batting GS PA HP IW CI GDP SH SF TB EBH SB CS SB% RC RC/27 WAR  
Overall 80 339 0 1 0 3 0 2 100 17 0 3 0.0 39.7 4.87 .0  
Batting   AB H 2B 3B HR RBI R BB K SF SH HP AVG OBP SLG OPS
Versus Left   95 29 4 1 0 11 14 16 17 0 0 0 .305 .405 .368 .774
Versus Right   195 49 9 2 1 24 21 31 29 2 0 0 .251 .351 .333 .684
Batting   AB H 2B 3B HR RBI R BB K SF SH HP AVG OBP SLG OPS
Last Week   27 6 0 1 0 3 4 2 6 0 0 0 .222 .276 .296 .572
April   85 26 4 1 0 16 10 14 12 0 0 0 .306 .404 .376 .781
May   81 24 4 1 1 13 12 17 13 1 0 0 .296 .414 .407 .822
June   93 22 5 0 0 3 8 13 14 1 0 0 .237 .327 .290 .617
July   31 6 0 1 0 3 5 3 7 0 0 0 .194 .265 .258 .523
Spring Training   56 18 4 1 0 3 6 7 10 0 0 0 .321 .397 .429 .825
Last Year   172 33 12 0 1 11 17 19 39 0 8 1 .192 .276 .279 .555
2 Years Ago   517 128 24 3 5 50 65 70 74 3 6 3 .248 .339 .335 .674
Career   2948 761 110 49 17 288 353 330 539 7 24 15 .258 .335 .346 .681
Home   114 30 5 1 0 10 10 20 13 0 0 0 .263 .373 .325 .698
Road   176 48 8 2 1 25 25 27 33 2 0 0 .273 .366 .358 .724
Grass   290 78 13 3 1 35 35 47 46 2 0 0 .269 .369 .345 .714
Day   185 48 8 1 0 25 25 23 34 2 0 0 .259 .338 .314 .652
Night   105 30 5 2 1 10 10 24 12 0 0 0 .286 .419 .400 .819
As Starter   290 78 13 3 1 35 35 47 46 2 0 0 .269 .369 .345 .714
Close/Late   56 13 2 0 0 3 8 11 9 0 0 0 .232 .358 .268 .626
Inning 1-3   95 33 6 2 1 17 11 12 12 0 0 0 .347 .421 .484 .905
Inning 4-6   103 28 5 0 0 13 13 19 16 2 0 0 .272 .379 .320 .699
Inning 7-9   84 15 2 1 0 4 10 15 15 0 0 0 .179 .303 .226 .529
Extra Innings   8 2 0 0 0 1 1 1 3 0 0 0 .250 .333 .250 .583
0 Outs   102 26 3 2 1 5 20 16 20 0 0 0 .255 .356 .353 .709
1 Outs   88 24 4 0 0 13 8 10 13 2 0 0 .273 .340 .318 .658
2 Outs   100 28 6 1 0 17 7 21 13 0 0 0 .280 .405 .360 .765
Scoring Position   66 20 3 1 0 31 9 13 8 2 0 0 .303 .407 .379 .786
Bases Empty   173 42 8 1 0 0 18 23 30 0 0 0 .243 .332 .301 .632
Runner on 1st   51 16 2 1 1 4 8 11 8 0 0 0 .314 .435 .451 .886
Runner on 2nd   13 2 0 0 0 2 2 5 2 0 0 0 .154 .389 .154 .543
Runner on 3rd   6 4 0 0 0 4 1 0 1 0 0 0 .667 .667 .667 1.333
Runner on 1st & 2nd   25 7 1 1 0 9 3 6 3 0 0 0 .280 .419 .400 .819
Runner on 1st & 3rd   6 2 1 0 0 3 1 1 0 0 0 0 .333 .429 .500 .929
Runner on 2nd & 3rd   10 5 1 0 0 11 2 0 1 1 0 0 .500 .455 .600 1.055
Bases Loaded   6 0 0 0 0 2 0 1 1 1 0 0 .000 .125 .000 .125
Two Strikes   138 22 5 2 0 12 11 12 46 0 0 0 .159 .227 .225 .451
First Pitch   30 12 3 0 0 7 4 1 0 0 0 0 .400 .419 .500 .919
Count 0-1   23 8 2 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .348 .348 .435 .783
Count 0-2   25 2 1 1 0 2 0 0 13 0 0 0 .080 .080 .200 .280
Count 1-0   29 11 1 1 0 4 3 0 0 0 0 0 .379 .379 .483 .862
Count 1-1   33 11 1 0 0 6 6 0 0 1 0 0 .333 .324 .364 .687
Count 1-2   41 7 0 0 0 1 2 0 11 0 0 0 .171 .171 .171 .341
Count 2-0   11 5 0 0 1 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 .455 .455 .727 1.182
Count 2-1   16 4 0 0 0 2 1 0 0 1 0 0 .250 .235 .250 .485
Count 2-2   37 5 2 0 0 2 1 0 16 0 0 0 .135 .135 .189 .324
Count 3-0   0 0 0 0 0 0 4 16 0 0 0 0 .000 1.000 .000 1.000
Count 3-1   10 5 1 0 0 1 5 18 0 0 0 0 .500 .821 .600 1.421
Full Count   35 8 2 1 0 7 8 12 6 0 0 0 .229 .426 .343 .768
Behind in Count   89 17 3 1 0 4 2 0 24 0 0 0 .191 .191 .247 .438
Ahead in Count   66 25 2 1 1 9 14 34 0 1 0 0 .379 .584 .485 1.069
Batting 4th   34 10 3 0 0 4 6 6 6 0 0 0 .294 .400 .382 .782
Batting 5th   256 68 10 3 1 31 29 41 40 2 0 0 .266 .365 .340 .704
Low Leverage   118 30 6 0 0 3 9 21 20 0 0 0 .254 .367 .305 .672
Medium Leverage   111 33 4 3 1 16 17 19 15 0 0 0 .297 .400 .414 .814
High Leverage   60 15 3 0 0 16 9 7 10 2 0 0 .250 .319 .300 .619
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 92 92 1.2
1967 New York - MLB 23 148 566 151 17 15 2 54 68 46 3 1 107 9 10 .267 .325 .360 .685 108 108 2.4
1968 New York - MLB 24 99 359 93 13 6 4 40 43 33 1 1 71 7 14 .259 .322 .362 .684 114 115 1.7
1969 New York - MLB 25 142 486 134 20 10 2 48 70 72 2 0 84 4 5 .276 .371 .370 .742 117 121 3.1
1970 New York - MLB 26 151 517 128 24 3 5 50 65 70 3 3 74 6 2 .248 .339 .335 .674 87 91 2.4
1971 New York - MLB 27 76 172 33 12 0 1 11 17 19 1 0 39 1 0 .192 .276 .279 .555 61 64 -0.3
1972 New York - MLB 28 80 290 78 13 3 1 35 35 47 0 2 46 0 3 .269 .369 .345 .714 108 119 0.0
Total MLB 843 2948 761 110 49 17 288 353 330 15 7 539 43 46 .258 .335 .346 .681 101 104 10.6
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 70 67 -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 95 95 0.1
Total MLB 25 77 17 1 2 0 3 5 7 0 1 18 2 5 .221 .282 .286 .568 75 74
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 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 9.0 0.00 -0.0 .000
1972 New York - MLB CF 79 79 161 13 1 180 6 .967 701.0 2.23 -14.7 .911
1972 New York - MLB RF 1 0 2 0 0 2 0 1.000 3.0 6.00 +0.4 .971
TOTAL LF 124 113 224 5 2 233 4 .983 971.2 2.12 +6.2 1.035
TOTAL CF 188 166 438 22 6 471 11 .977 1480.0 2.80 -24.7 .938
TOTAL RF 522 476 945 43 4 1008 20 .980 4242.1 2.10 +29.4 1.046
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.
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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