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Season Age Team Lg WAR G PA AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SB CS BB SO BA OBP SLG OPS OPS+ rOBA Rbat+ TB GIDP HBP SH SF IBB Pos Awards
1970 21 BAL AL 0.0 8 20 17 4 4 0 0 0 4 1 1 2 3 .235 .300 .235 .535 49 .242 37 4 0 0 0 1 0 /98H
1971 22 BAL AL 0.2 1 5 2 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 2 1 .000 .600 .000 .600 84 .432 174 0 0 1 0 0 0 /9
1972 23 BAL AL 2.2 102 363 320 33 81 13 3 11 38 24 2 29 50 .253 .330 .416 .745 119 .373 124 133 9 9 2 3 0 97H8/3
1973 24 BAL AL 3.3 118 459 405 64 116 20 4 11 51 32 9 35 48 .286 .357 .437 .794 124 .381 126 177 11 13 0 6 3 *7H/39D
1974 25 BAL AL 1.8 137 549 489 66 133 22 1 10 59 29 12 43 56 .272 .341 .382 .723 111 .355 117 187 10 10 3 4 6 *79H/3D8
1975 26 BAL AL 3.0 145 598 524 79 148 21 6 25 76 32 17 53 64 .282 .360 .489 .849 145 .381 138 256 12 13 4 4 8 *7/D9H83 MVP-20
1976 27 OAK AL 2.9 157 685 595 85 147 25 1 15 68 52 12 58 72 .247 .329 .368 .697 109 .351 113 219 11 20 1 11 4 397D/8H
1977 28 CAL AL 0.4 154 645 561 87 141 27 0 25 75 26 12 62 76 .251 .334 .433 .768 112 .349 110 243 16 12 2 8 7 D7938
1978 29 CAL AL 1.6 158 677 591 103 151 26 0 34 99 22 9 56 71 .255 .332 .472 .804 129 .368 126 279 15 18 0 12 9 D73 MVP-7
1979 30 CAL AL 3.7 162 722 628 120 186 33 3 36 139 22 12 71 51 .296 .371 .530 .901 145 .398 143 333 10 11 0 12 6 7D9/3 AS,MVP-1
1980 31 CAL AL -1.5 90 380 340 39 85 12 2 5 51 6 6 24 32 .250 .316 .341 .657 83 .299 77 116 9 11 0 5 4 7D9
1981 32 CAL AL 1.4 103 432 377 52 90 18 1 17 66 3 3 42 51 .239 .322 .427 .749 116 .350 118 161 13 7 0 6 1 *D/37H
1982 33 CAL AL 0.6 157 680 608 80 160 24 1 24 93 10 4 57 69 .263 .329 .424 .754 106 .340 102 258 18 7 0 8 7 *D/H MVP-23
1983 34 NYY AL 3.5 144 597 534 82 162 33 3 21 85 17 7 40 53 .303 .361 .494 .856 138 .382 137 264 10 13 2 8 11 *DH/973 SS
1984 35 NYY AL 3.0 134 558 493 84 129 29 1 27 89 1 1 38 68 .262 .341 .489 .830 131 .380 137 241 10 23 1 3 6 *DH/97
1985 36 NYY AL 0.7 142 564 477 70 110 24 1 23 91 0 4 52 90 .231 .330 .430 .760 109 .336 105 205 10 24 1 10 6 *DH SS
1986 37 BOS AL 1.6 160 687 585 93 139 23 1 31 94 3 5 62 111 .238 .344 .439 .783 112 .353 112 257 12 35 0 5 8 *D3/7H MVP-13,SS
1987 38 2TM AL 0.4 128 467 388 67 95 9 0 16 63 5 3 45 59 .245 .360 .392 .751 98 .342 99 152 13 28 0 6 3 *DH
1987 38 BOS AL 0.4 108 409 339 64 81 8 0 16 57 5 2 40 47 .239 .355 .404 .759 100 .344 100 137 10 24 0 6 3 DH
1987 38 MIN AL -0.1 20 58 49 3 14 1 0 0 6 0 1 5 12 .286 .397 .306 .703 89 .327 93 15 3 4 0 0 0 D/H
1988 39 OAK AL -0.3 92 313 264 28 58 7 0 7 34 0 1 34 44 .220 .332 .326 .658 88 .317 94 86 7 12 0 3 2 DH
WAR G PA AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SB CS BB SO BA OBP SLG OPS OPS+ rOBA Rbat+ TB GIDP HBP SH SF IBB Pos Awards
19 Yrs 28.5 2292 9401 8198 1236 2135 366 28 338 1276 285 120 805 1069 .260 .342 .436 .777 118 .358 118 3571 196 267 16 115 91 D793H8
162 Game Avg 2.0 162 664 579 87 151 26 2 24 90 20 8 57 76 .260 .342 .436 .777 118 .358 118 252 14 19 1 8 6
CAL (6 Yrs) 6.3 824 3536 3105 481 813 140 7 141 523 89 46 312 350 .262 .337 .448 .785 118 .355 116 1390 81 66 2 51 34 D7938/H
BAL (6 Yrs) 10.4 511 1994 1757 246 482 76 14 57 229 118 41 164 222 .274 .349 .431 .779 125 .371 126 757 42 46 9 18 17 79H38D
NYY (3 Yrs) 7.1 420 1719 1504 236 401 86 5 71 265 18 12 130 211 .267 .345 .472 .817 126 .366 126 710 30 60 4 21 23 *DH/973
BOS (2 Yrs) 2.0 268 1096 924 157 220 31 1 47 151 8 7 102 158 .238 .348 .426 .774 107 .349 107 394 22 59 0 11 11 *DH3/7
OAK (2 Yrs) 2.7 249 998 859 113 205 32 1 22 102 52 13 92 116 .239 .330 .355 .685 102 .340 107 305 18 32 1 14 6 D397H/8
MIN (1 Yr) -0.1 20 58 49 3 14 1 0 0 6 0 1 5 12 .286 .397 .306 .703 89 .327 93 15 3 4 0 0 0 D/H
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Season Age Team Lg G PA AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SB CS BB SO BA OBP SLG OPS TB GIDP HBP SH SF IBB Pos Awards
1973 24 BAL AL 4 14 11 3 3 0 0 0 1 0 0 3 5 .273 .429 .273 .701 3 1 0 0 0 0 /7H
1974 25 BAL AL 4 15 15 0 4 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 2 .267 .267 .267 .533 4 0 0 0 0 0 */7
1979 30 CAL AL 4 17 16 2 3 0 0 1 2 0 0 1 2 .188 .235 .375 .610 6 0 0 0 0 1 /*D7
1982 33 CAL AL 5 20 17 2 5 1 1 1 10 0 0 2 0 .294 .350 .647 .997 11 1 0 0 1 0 /*D
1986 37 BOS AL,WS 11 45 37 7 11 4 0 1 3 0 0 5 8 .297 .422 .486 .909 18 1 3 0 0 0 *D/H
1987 38 MIN AL,WS 7 21 18 3 7 0 0 1 4 0 0 1 1 .389 .476 .556 1.032 10 1 2 0 0 1 /DH
1988 39 OAK AL,WS 3 9 7 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 3 .000 .111 .000 .111 0 0 0 0 1 0 /DH
7 Yrs 38 141 121 17 33 5 1 4 21 0 1 13 21 .273 .362 .430 .791 52 4 5 0 2 2 D/7H
162 Game Avg 162 601 516 72 141 21 4 17 90 0 4 55 90 .273 .362 .430 .791 222 17 21 0 9 9
CAL (2 Yrs) 9 37 33 4 8 1 1 2 12 0 0 3 2 .242 .297 .515 .812 17 1 0 0 1 1 /*D7
BAL (2 Yrs) 8 29 26 3 7 0 0 0 1 0 1 3 7 .269 .345 .269 .614 7 1 0 0 0 0 */7H
BOS (1 Yr) 11 45 37 7 11 4 0 1 3 0 0 5 8 .297 .422 .486 .909 18 1 3 0 0 0 *D/H
MIN (1 Yr) 7 21 18 3 7 0 0 1 4 0 0 1 1 .389 .476 .556 1.032 10 1 2 0 0 1 /DH
OAK (1 Yr) 3 9 7 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 3 .000 .111 .000 .111 0 0 0 0 1 0 /DH
AL (7 Yrs) 28 112 96 13 26 4 1 3 17 0 1 11 16 .271 .357 .427 .784 41 3 3 0 2 1 D/7H
WS (3 Yrs) 10 29 25 4 7 1 0 1 4 0 0 2 5 .280 .379 .440 .819 11 1 2 0 0 1 /DH
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Season Age Team Lg Pos G GS CG Inn Ch PO A E DP Fld% lgFld% Rtot Rtot/yr RF/9 lgRF9 RF/G lgRFG Awards
1970 21 BAL AL OF 6 3 3 48.0 15 15 0 0 0 1.000 .980 1 20 2.81 2.14 2.50 2.13
1970 21 BAL AL RF 4 1 1 22.0 7 7 0 0 0 1.000 .974 1 33 2.86 1.96 1.75 1.98
1970 21 BAL AL CF 3 2 2 26.0 9 9 0 0 0 1.000 .984 0 9 3.12 2.63 3.00 2.60
1971 22 BAL AL OF 1 1 1 9.0 4 4 0 0 0 1.000 .983 1 93 4.00 2.20 4.00 2.20
1971 22 BAL AL RF 1 1 1 9.0 4 4 0 0 0 1.000 .980 1 93 4.00 2.10 4.00 2.00
1972 23 BAL AL OF 84 72 55 669.1 158 152 2 4 0 .975 .983 2 4 2.07 2.22 1.83 2.21
1972 23 BAL AL RF 45 32 26 304.0 67 65 0 2 0 .970 .980 2 6 1.92 2.12 1.44 2.11
1972 23 BAL AL LF 39 29 26 272.1 63 60 2 1 0 .984 .980 2 7 2.05 1.89 1.59 1.89
1972 23 BAL AL CF 13 11 3 93.0 27 26 0 1 0 .963 .987 -1 -17 2.52 2.65 2.00 2.64
1972 23 BAL AL 1B 9 8 3 64.0 57 54 2 1 5 .982 .991 -1 -19 7.88 9.75 6.22 9.71
1973 24 BAL AL OF 110 96 90 894.1 213 204 5 4 0 .981 .979 6 8 2.10 2.29 1.90 2.27
1973 24 BAL AL LF 109 96 90 890.1 211 202 5 4 0 .981 .977 6 8 2.09 2.00 1.90 1.99
1973 24 BAL AL 1B 6 5 3 38.0 31 24 5 2 2 .935 .992 -1 -25 6.87 9.85 4.83 9.80
1973 24 BAL AL RF 2 0 0 4.0 2 2 0 0 0 1.000 .975 0 90 4.50 2.03 1.00 2.05
1974 25 BAL AL OF 129 120 102 1095.2 224 218 1 5 0 .978 .980 -10 -11 1.80 2.41 1.70 2.40
1974 25 BAL AL LF 114 97 90 921.2 190 184 1 5 0 .974 .974 -5 -7 1.81 2.12 1.62 2.11
1974 25 BAL AL RF 26 23 12 171.0 32 32 0 0 0 1.000 .976 -4 -30 1.68 2.18 1.23 2.17
1974 25 BAL AL 1B 8 7 1 50.0 43 42 1 0 2 1.000 .992 -1 -14 7.74 9.70 5.38 9.66
1974 25 BAL AL CF 1 0 0 3.0 0 0 0 0 0 0 -160 0.00 3.00 0.00 2.90
1975 26 BAL AL OF 135 133 126 1190.0 281 268 8 5 0 .982 .979 -8 -8 2.09 2.37 2.04 2.36 MVP-20
1975 26 BAL AL LF 127 124 119 1114.2 263 252 8 3 0 .989 .977 -5 -5 2.10 2.18 2.05 2.17 MVP-20
1975 26 BAL AL RF 6 5 4 42.1 5 4 0 1 0 .800 .976 -2 -62 0.85 2.10 0.67 2.10 MVP-20
1975 26 BAL AL CF 4 4 3 33.0 13 12 0 1 0 .923 .983 -2 -58 3.27 2.84 3.00 2.83 MVP-20
1975 26 BAL AL 1B 2 2 1 14.0 18 18 0 0 1 1.000 .990 0 -17 11.57 9.84 9.00 9.80 MVP-20
1976 27 OAK AL OF 76 72 62 640.0 156 152 1 3 0 .981 .981 -2 -4 2.15 2.47 2.01 2.48
1976 27 OAK AL 1B 69 62 55 559.1 682 629 44 9 40 .987 .992 3 6 10.83 9.85 9.75 9.89
1976 27 OAK AL RF 50 45 38 397.0 104 103 0 1 0 .990 .980 1 2 2.34 2.21 2.06 2.22
1976 27 OAK AL LF 27 26 24 236.0 51 48 1 2 0 .961 .978 -2 -12 1.87 2.23 1.81 2.24
1976 27 OAK AL CF 2 1 0 7.0 1 1 0 0 0 1.000 .980 0 -51 1.29 2.96 0.50 3.00
1977 28 CAL AL OF 77 77 52 642.1 147 139 3 5 0 .966 .978 -14 -25 1.99 2.34 1.84 2.32
1977 28 CAL AL LF 48 47 33 397.0 91 85 2 4 0 .956 .976 -6 -19 1.97 2.11 1.81 2.09
1977 28 CAL AL RF 19 19 12 153.1 38 36 1 1 0 .974 .974 -4 -32 2.17 2.08 1.95 2.07
1977 28 CAL AL 1B 18 16 13 142.1 156 141 13 2 14 .987 .990 -1 -6 9.74 10.02 8.56 9.95
1977 28 CAL AL CF 11 11 7 92.0 16 16 0 0 0 1.000 .983 -3 -42 1.57 2.83 1.45 2.81
1978 29 CAL AL OF 39 39 29 327.0 78 76 0 2 0 .974 .979 -7 -27 2.09 2.47 1.95 2.45 MVP-7
1978 29 CAL AL LF 39 39 29 327.0 79 77 0 2 0 .975 .974 -7 -27 2.12 2.21 1.97 2.19 MVP-7
1978 29 CAL AL 1B 17 17 11 141.0 131 118 9 4 6 .969 .992 -2 -15 8.11 10.05 7.47 9.95 MVP-7
1979 30 CAL AL OF 97 97 83 829.2 206 198 3 5 0 .976 .981 -15 -21 2.18 2.46 2.07 2.43 AS,MVP-1
1979 30 CAL AL LF 78 78 68 667.2 167 161 3 3 0 .982 .980 -11 -20 2.21 2.22 2.10 2.20 AS,MVP-1
1979 30 CAL AL RF 20 19 15 162.0 43 40 1 2 0 .953 .980 -3 -25 2.28 2.25 2.05 2.22 AS,MVP-1
1979 30 CAL AL 1B 1 0 0 4.0 5 5 0 0 1 1.000 .992 0 -90 11.25 10.13 5.00 10.00 AS,MVP-1
1980 31 CAL AL OF 54 54 42 465.2 127 119 4 4 0 .969 .979 -8 -19 2.38 2.47 2.28 2.46
1980 31 CAL AL LF 37 36 30 313.1 89 84 3 2 0 .978 .980 -6 -24 2.50 2.35 2.35 2.35
1980 31 CAL AL RF 18 18 12 152.1 36 33 1 2 0 .944 .974 -1 -9 2.01 2.13 1.89 2.12
1981 32 CAL AL 1B 4 4 3 33.0 35 32 3 0 2 1.000 .993 0 11 9.55 10.06 8.75 10.03
1981 32 CAL AL OF 1 1 1 9.0 6 6 0 0 0 1.000 .983 1 133 6.00 2.50 6.00 2.50
1981 32 CAL AL LF 1 1 1 9.0 6 6 0 0 0 1.000 .978 1 133 6.00 2.40 6.00 2.40
1983 34 NYY AL OF 5 4 2 42.0 10 10 0 0 0 1.000 .981 -1 -40 2.14 2.51 2.00 2.48 SS
1983 34 NYY AL RF 4 3 1 32.0 9 9 0 0 0 1.000 .978 -1 -53 2.53 2.25 2.25 2.23 SS
1983 34 NYY AL LF 2 1 1 10.0 2 2 0 0 0 1.000 .975 0 0 1.80 2.34 1.00 2.30 SS
1983 34 NYY AL 1B 1 1 1 8.0 16 13 2 1 0 .938 .992 1 90 16.88 9.90 15.00 9.80 SS
1984 35 NYY AL OF 5 4 3 36.0 9 8 0 1 0 .889 .983 0 -3 2.00 2.50 1.60 2.50
1984 35 NYY AL RF 5 3 3 28.0 8 8 0 0 0 1.000 .979 0 13 2.57 2.22 1.60 2.22
1984 35 NYY AL LF 1 1 0 8.0 1 0 0 1 0 .000 .980 0 -60 0.00 2.25 0.00 2.30
1986 37 BOS AL 1B 13 13 5 101.0 70 65 4 1 7 .986 .991 0 -5 6.15 9.42 5.31 9.33 MVP-13,SS
1986 37 BOS AL OF 3 3 3 24.0 6 6 0 0 0 1.000 .980 0 -20 2.25 2.40 2.00 2.37 MVP-13,SS
1986 37 BOS AL LF 3 3 3 24.0 6 6 0 0 0 1.000 .977 0 -20 2.25 2.25 2.00 2.23 MVP-13,SS
Standard Total Zone Range Factor
Pos G GS CG Inn Ch PO A E DP Fld% lgFld% Rtot Rtot/yr RF/9 lgRF9 RF/G lgRFG Awards
15 Yrs 970 911 750 8076.2 2884 2716 110 58 80 .980 .985 -57 -8 3.15 3.45 2.91 3.50
OF (15 Yrs) OF 822 776 654 6922.0 1640 1575 27 38 0 .977 .980 -55 -9 2.08 2.38 1.95 2.37
LF (13 Yrs) LF 625 578 514 5191.0 1219 1167 25 27 0 .978 .977 -36 -8 2.07 2.14 1.91 2.12
RF (12 Yrs) RF 200 169 125 1477.0 355 343 3 9 0 .975 .978 -13 -10 2.11 2.16 1.73 2.15
1B (11 Yrs) 1B 148 135 96 1154.2 1244 1141 83 20 80 .984 .992 -2 -2 9.54 9.85 8.27 9.83
CF (6 Yrs) CF 34 29 15 254.0 66 64 0 2 0 .970 .985 -7 -31 2.27 2.75 1.88 2.74
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Season Age Team Lg Pos G GS Inn Ch PO A E DP Fld% RF/9 RF/G Awards
1973 24 BAL AL LF 3 3 28.0 7 7 0 0 0 1.000 2.25 2.33
1974 25 BAL AL LF 4 4 35.0 9 9 0 0 0 1.000 2.31 2.25
1979 30 CAL AL LF 1 1 9.0 4 4 0 0 0 1.000 4.00 4.00
3 Yrs 8 8 72.0 20 20 0 0 0 1.000 2.50 2.50

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Frequently Asked Questions

When was Don Baylor born?

Don Baylor was born on June 28, 1949.

Where was Don Baylor born?

Don Baylor was born in Austin, TX.

How tall was Don Baylor?

Don Baylor was 6-1 (185 cm) tall.

How much did Don Baylor weigh when playing?

Don Baylor weighed 190 lbs (86 kg) when playing.

How many seasons did Don Baylor play?

Don Baylor played 19 seasons.

Is Don Baylor in the Hall of Fame?

Don Baylor has not been elected into the Hall of Fame.

When was Don Baylor drafted?

Don Baylor was drafted by the Baltimore Orioles in the 2nd round of the 1967 MLB June Amateur Draft from Stephen F. Austin HS (Austin, TX).

What position did Don Baylor play?

Don Baylor was a Designated Hitter, Leftfielder and First Baseman.

How many hits did Don Baylor have?

Don Baylor had 2,135 hits over his career.

How many home runs did Don Baylor have?

Don Baylor had 338 home runs over his career.

What was Don Baylor's average?

Don Baylor had a .260 average over his career.

How many teams has Don Baylor played for?

Don Baylor played for 6 teams; the Baltimore Orioles, Oakland Athletics, California Angels, New York Yankees, Boston Red Sox and Minnesota Twins.

How many World Series has Don Baylor won?

Don Baylor won 1 World Series.

When did Don Baylor retire?

Don Baylor last played in 1988.

What are Don Baylor's nicknames?

Groove,The Sneak Thief are nicknames for Don Baylor.

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