RF Wayne Baker #10
New York Knickerbockers MLB
Age: 29 | Bats: R | Throws: R | Morale: Good
06/11/1973
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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
31 88 31 9 0 0 14 5 11 .352 .387 .455 0 1.3
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: - 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: 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
06/10/1973 @ DEN Loss, 2-9 4 0 1 0 0 0 1 0
06/09/1973 @ DEN Loss, 3-10 4 0 1 0 0 0 0 0
06/08/1973 @ DEN Loss, 4-7 3 0 1 0 0 0 1 0
06/06/1973 CIN Win, 5-1 3 1 2 2 0 1 0 0
06/05/1973 CIN Win, 9-8 5 3 4 0 0 0 0 0
06/04/1973 CIN Win, 6-1 4 1 3 2 0 1 1 0
06/02/1973 CLE Win, 5-3 4 0 0 1 0 0 0 0
06/01/1973 CLE Win, 2-1 4 0 2 2 0 0 1 0
05/31/1973 @ BRO Win, 7-3 4 0 0 0 0 0 1 0
05/30/1973 @ BRO Loss, 6-9 4 0 2 1 0 1 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:7 Years, 69 Days
Service This Yr:69 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 31 88 31 9 0 0 14 12 5 11 .352 .387 .455 .842 .379 .102 139
Batting GS PA HP IW CI GDP SH SF TB EBH SB CS SB% RC RC/27 WAR  
Overall 20 94 0 0 0 1 1 0 40 9 0 0 0.0 15.6 7.13 1.3  
Batting   AB H 2B 3B HR RBI R BB K SF SH HP AVG OBP SLG OPS
Versus Left   30 10 3 0 0 4 5 2 1 0 0 0 .333 .375 .433 .808
Versus Right   58 21 6 0 0 10 7 3 10 0 1 0 .362 .393 .466 .859
Batting   AB H 2B 3B HR RBI R BB K SF SH HP AVG OBP SLG OPS
Last Week   23 12 2 0 0 4 5 2 3 0 0 0 .522 .560 .609 1.169
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   31 14 3 0 0 7 5 2 4 0 0 0 .452 .485 .548 1.033
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   3074 801 123 49 17 308 372 340 552 8 25 15 .261 .336 .349 .685
Home   41 17 6 0 0 10 7 2 2 0 0 0 .415 .442 .561 1.003
Road   47 14 3 0 0 4 5 3 9 0 1 0 .298 .340 .362 .702
Grass   88 31 9 0 0 14 12 5 11 0 1 0 .352 .387 .455 .842
Day   45 13 5 0 0 6 7 3 3 0 0 0 .289 .333 .400 .733
Night   43 18 4 0 0 8 5 2 8 0 1 0 .419 .444 .512 .956
As Starter   77 29 9 0 0 14 11 5 9 0 0 0 .377 .415 .494 .908
As Reliever / Substitution   11 2 0 0 0 0 1 0 2 0 1 0 .182 .182 .182 .364
Pinch Hitting   7 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 .143 .143 .143 .286
Close/Late   24 7 1 0 0 2 5 0 3 0 0 0 .292 .292 .333 .625
Inning 1-3   22 10 5 0 0 1 3 0 2 0 1 0 .455 .455 .682 1.136
Inning 4-6   33 13 3 0 0 11 4 4 4 0 0 0 .394 .459 .485 .944
Inning 7-9   32 8 1 0 0 2 5 1 5 0 0 0 .250 .273 .281 .554
Extra Innings   1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000
0 Outs   25 10 3 0 0 0 5 0 5 0 1 0 .400 .400 .520 .920
1 Outs   30 8 2 0 0 5 5 3 4 0 0 0 .267 .333 .333 .667
2 Outs   33 13 4 0 0 9 2 2 2 0 0 0 .394 .429 .515 .944
Scoring Position   24 10 2 0 0 13 2 4 1 0 1 0 .417 .500 .500 1.000
Bases Empty   42 13 5 0 0 0 7 1 7 0 0 0 .310 .326 .429 .754
Runner on 1st   22 8 2 0 0 1 3 0 3 0 0 0 .364 .364 .455 .818
Runner on 2nd   5 1 0 0 0 1 0 2 0 0 1 0 .200 .429 .200 .629
Runner on 3rd   2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000
Runner on 1st & 2nd   10 6 1 0 0 4 1 0 0 0 0 0 .600 .600 .700 1.300
Runner on 1st & 3rd   1 1 1 0 0 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 1.000 1.000 2.000 3.000
Runner on 2nd & 3rd   1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 .000 .500 .000 .500
Bases Loaded   5 2 0 0 0 6 0 1 1 0 0 0 .400 .500 .400 .900
Two Strikes   52 16 4 0 0 5 7 1 11 0 0 0 .308 .321 .385 .705
First Pitch   11 5 0 0 0 4 1 0 0 0 0 0 .455 .455 .455 .909
Count 0-1   4 3 2 0 0 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 .750 .750 1.250 2.000
Count 0-2   8 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 0 0 0 .250 .250 .250 .500
Count 1-0   5 1 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 .200 .200 .400 .600
Count 1-1   4 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .250 .250 .500 .750
Count 1-2   11 4 1 0 0 1 2 0 5 0 0 0 .364 .364 .455 .818
Count 2-0   3 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .333 .333 .333 .667
Count 2-1   6 3 1 0 0 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 .500 .500 .667 1.167
Count 2-2   18 6 3 0 0 4 2 0 2 0 0 0 .333 .333 .500 .833
Count 3-0   0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 .000 1.000 .000 1.000
Count 3-1   3 1 0 0 0 1 1 2 0 0 0 0 .333 .600 .333 .933
Full Count   15 4 0 0 0 0 3 1 1 0 0 0 .267 .312 .267 .579
Behind in Count   23 9 3 0 0 3 3 0 8 0 0 0 .391 .391 .522 .913
Ahead in Count   17 6 2 0 0 3 3 4 0 0 1 0 .353 .476 .471 .947
Batting Leadoff   3 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 1 0 .333 .333 .333 .667
Batting 4th   1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000
Batting 6th   21 6 3 0 0 4 2 2 1 0 0 0 .286 .348 .429 .776
Batting 7th   58 23 6 0 0 10 9 3 8 0 0 0 .397 .426 .500 .926
Batting 9th   5 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 .200 .200 .200 .400
Low Leverage   42 12 3 0 0 1 5 1 7 0 0 0 .286 .302 .357 .659
Medium Leverage   25 9 4 0 0 5 3 4 2 0 1 0 .360 .448 .520 .968
High Leverage   21 10 2 0 0 8 4 0 2 0 0 0 .476 .476 .571 1.048
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 31 88 31 9 0 0 14 12 5 0 0 11 0 0 .352 .387 .455 .842 129 139 1.3
Total MLB 886 3074 801 123 49 17 308 372 340 15 8 552 43 46 .261 .336 .349 .685 100 101 10.7
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 9 5 14 1 0 15 0 1.000 50.0 2.70 +1.6 1.111
1973 New York - MLB RF 16 15 27 1 0 29 1 .966 131.1 1.92 +3.5 1.183
TOTAL LF 134 118 238 6 2 248 4 .984 1022.1 2.15 +7.8 1.039
TOTAL CF 198 176 454 23 6 488 11 .977 1558.0 2.76 -26.0 .937
TOTAL RF 541 493 980 44 4 1045 21 .980 4393.0 2.10 +33.6 1.050
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).
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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