#63 Norm Baker, Starting Pitcher, 28 yrs, Philadelphia (A) Athletics Thursday, 10/26/1892 |
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Position : Bats : Throws :
| Norm Baker
10/14/1864 28 PHILADELPHIA PA USA 6"4 200
Starting Pitcher R R
| Desire for Winner : Loyalty : Team Leader Skills : National Popularity : Local Popularity : Consistency : Clutch Performance : Injury Rating : Overall Rating :
| Average Average None at all 2 / 6 (Fair) 4 / 6 (Popular) Good GREAT Normal 1.0 Stars
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Contract : Salary : Signed Through : Years of MLB Service : MLB Service Days this Year : Years on 40-Man Roster : Years of Pro Service : Arbitration Eligibility : Minor League Option Years :
| Big League Contract $ 1,000,000 1893 8 Year(s), 14 Days (1390 total Days) 120 Day(s) 9 Year(s), 120 Days (1668 total Days) 10 Year(s) Not eligible Out of Option Years
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Pitching | Stuff | Control | Movement | Velocity |
Overall | 5 | 7 | 8 | 86-89 Mph |
Versus LHB | 5 | 7 | 7 | |
Versus RHB | 5 | 8 | 8 | |
Talent | 6 | 7 | 8 | |
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Pitching Ratings Endurance : Groundball Pct. : Holding Runners : | 9 68 3
| | Pitches: Fastball Changeup Curveball
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Batting | Contact | Gap | Power | Discipline/Eye | Avoid K's |
Overall | 1 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
Versus LHP | 1 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
Versus RHP | 1 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
Talent | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 6 |
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Running & Bunting Ratings Running Speed : Stealing Ability : Sacrifice Bunt : Bunt for Hit : Hitter Type :
| 1 3 2 1 Spray Hitter
| Fielding Ratings P : 3 (Range), .330 (Fielding Pct.) CF : 3 (Range), .992 (Fielding Pct.) Catcher Arm : 1 Outfield Arm : 4
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Overall | G | GS | W | L | SV | ERA | IP | HA | R | ER | BB | K | CG | CG% | SHO | QS | QS% |
Overall | 8 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 7.55 | 31.0 | 43 | 31 | 26 | 14 | 18 | 1 | 25.0 | 0 | 0 | .0 |
Projected | 8 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 7.55 | 31.0 | 43 | 31 | 26 | 14 | 18 | | | | | |
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Overall | SVO | BS | SV% | RA | GF | R/9 | H/9 | K/9 | BB/9 | RL | RLS | RLS% | IR | IRS | IRS% | ERC |
| 0 | 0 | .0 | 4 | 2 | 16.5 | 12.5 | 5.2 | 4.1 | 6 | 2 | 33.3 | 3 | 1 | 33.3 | 6.24 |
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| AB | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | R | BB | K | SF | SH | HP | AVG | OBP | SLG | OPS |
vs. LHB | 52 | 14 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 11 | 11 | 9 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .269 | .359 | .346 | .706 |
vs. RHB | 80 | 29 | 6 | 0 | 2 | 17 | 20 | 5 | 14 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .362 | .391 | .512 | .903 |
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| G | GS | W | L | SV | ERA | IP | HA | R | ER | BB | K |
Home | 4 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 6.86 | 19.2 | 26 | 20 | 15 | 7 | 10 |
Road | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 8.74 | 11.1 | 17 | 11 | 11 | 7 | 8 |
Postseason | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
This Week | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Last Week | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
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Month | G | GS | W | L | SV | ERA | IP | HA | R | ER | BB | K |
March/April | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 6.30 | 10.0 | 13 | 8 | 7 | 4 | 7 |
May | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
June | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 6.35 | 17.0 | 22 | 16 | 12 | 8 | 10 |
July | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 16.21 | 1.2 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
August | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 81.08 | 0.1 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
Sept./Oct. | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4.50 | 2.0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 |
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Year | G | GS | W | L | SV | ERA | IP | HA | R | ER | HR | BB | K | CG | SHO | WHIP | BABIP | Teams |
1884 | 19 | 2 | 5 | 10 | 0 | 2.68 | 40.1 | 44 | 21 | 12 | 0 | 18 | 15 | 1 | 1 | 1.54 | .286 | |
1885 | 17 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2.55 | 17.2 | 19 | 8 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 1.19 | .288 | PIT |
1886 | 34 | 0 | 9 | 6 | 2 | 4.23 | 38.1 | 40 | 22 | 18 | 1 | 13 | 14 | 0 | 0 | 1.38 | .277 | PIT |
1887 | 11 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4.50 | 12.0 | 16 | 6 | 6 | 0 | 2 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 1.50 | .400 | PIT |
1888 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | 3.2 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1.09 | .267 | PIT |
1890 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1.29 | 7.0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0.86 | .118 | PIT |
1891 | 38 | 38 | 14 | 21 | 0 | 3.75 | 324.1 | 330 | 183 | 135 | 20 | 93 | 169 | 30 | 1 | 1.30 | .287 | PHA |
1892 | 8 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 7.55 | 31.0 | 43 | 31 | 26 | 3 | 14 | 18 | 1 | 0 | 1.84 | .360 | PHA |
Total | 136 | 44 | 33 | 39 | 3 | 3.85 | 474.1 | 498 | 273 | 203 | 24 | 146 | 240 | 32 | 2 | 1.36 | .292 | |
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Career Minor League Pitching Stats |
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Year | G | GS | W | L | SV | ERA | IP | HA | R | ER | HR | BB | K | CG | SHO | WHIP | BABIP |
1888, AAA | 14 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 2.53 | 10.2 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 6 | 15 | 0 | 0 | 0.84 | .118 |
1889, AAA | 34 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 1.44 | 50.0 | 40 | 13 | 8 | 2 | 14 | 42 | 0 | 0 | 1.08 | .253 |
1890, AAA | 26 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 6 | 4.44 | 48.2 | 51 | 32 | 24 | 4 | 16 | 38 | 0 | 0 | 1.38 | .290 |
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Career Postseason Pitching Stats |
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Year | G | GS | W | L | SV | ERA | IP | HA | R | ER | BB | K | CG | SHO |
Total | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
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Year | G | AB | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | R | BB | K | SB | CS | AVG | OBP | SLG | OPS | Teams |
1884 | 19 | 7 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | .143 | .143 | .286 | .429 | |
1885 | 17 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | .500 | .667 | 1.000 | 1.667 | PIT |
1886 | 34 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | .000 | .000 | .000 | .000 | PIT |
1887 | 11 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | .000 | .000 | .000 | PIT |
1888 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | .000 | .000 | .000 | PIT |
1890 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | .000 | .000 | .000 | PIT |
1891 | 38 | 117 | 14 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 8 | 1 | 66 | 1 | 0 | .120 | .134 | .171 | .305 | PHA |
1892 | 8 | 12 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | .167 | .167 | .250 | .417 | PHA |
Total | 136 | 142 | 18 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 7 | 9 | 2 | 76 | 1 | 0 | .127 | .145 | .190 | .335 | |
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Position | G | GS | PO | A | DP | TC | E | PCT | INN | RANGE | PB | RSTA | RTO | RTO% |
Pitcher | 8 | 4 | 3 | 5 | 0 | 12 | 4 | .667 | 31.0 | 3.48 | | | | |
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1/31/1886: Gets a new one-year contract worth $435,714 through salary arbitration... 1/31/1887: Gets a new one-year contract worth $435,714 through salary arbitration... 1/31/1888: Gets a new one-year contract worth $435,714 through salary arbitration... 1/31/1889: Gets a new one-year contract worth $435,714 through salary arbitration... 1/31/1890: Gets a new one-year contract worth $435,714 through salary arbitration... Signed as a free agent by Philadelphia (A) on 2/17/1891 to a 3-year deal worth $1,000,000 per year... Injured on 4/5/1892 with a Bone Chips Shoulder, out for 9-10 weeks...
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Pitching Leader Boards Appearances |
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Losses 1891 - 21 - 4th
| Saves 1883 - - 4th 1886 - 2 - 10th
| BB 1891 - 93 - 6th
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