Luken Baker

Positions: Designated Hitter and First Baseman

Bats: Right • Throws: Right

6-4, 285lb (193cm, 129kg)

Team: St. Louis Cardinals (minors, 40-man)

Born: March 10, 1997 in Houston, TX us

Draft: Drafted by the Houston Astros in the 37th round of the 2015 MLB June Amateur Draft from Oak Ridge HS (Conroe, TX) and the St. Louis Cardinals in the 2nd round of the 2018 MLB June Amateur Draft from Texas Christian University (Fort Worth, TX).

High School: Oak Ridge HS (Conroe, TX)

School: Texas Christian University (Fort Worth, TX)

Debut: June 4, 2023 (Age 26-086d, 22,951st in major league history)
vs. PIT 4 AB, 2 H, 0 HR, 0 RBI, 0 SB

Rookie Status: Exceeded rookie limits during 2023 season

2024 Contract Status: Pre-Arb Eligible

Service Time (01/2024): 0.081 • Arb Eligible: 2027 • Free Agent: 2030

National Team: us USA (18U,15U,14U)

Full Name: Luken Grosvenor Baker

Pronunciation: \LOO-kehn\

Twitter: @lukenb9

Instagram: @lukenb9

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SUMMARY

Career

WAR

-0.4

.209

RBI

OBP

.313

SLG

.314

OPS

.627

OPS+

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Summary

Team Record in Appearances	9-24 / in Starts: 7-16
Longest Hitting Streak	3 games
Longest On Base Streak	7 games
Most Games w/o HR	12 games
Most Games w/o RBI	12 games
Grand Slams	0 in 4 bases loaded PA and 3 AB
Go-Ahead Hits:	2

RBI Opportunities

RBIs
in 99 PAs	10
Actual Runners on Base	61 (32-20-9)
Avg. MLBer w/ 99 PAs	12
Avg. Runners on Base	59 (30-19-10)

Most Driven In
J Walker	2
P Goldschmidt	2
Self	2
W Contreras	1
N Arenado	1
I Herrera	1
R Palacios	1

Most Driven In By
Self	2
M Winn	2
T Edman	1
L Nootbaar	1
D Carlson	1
J FermÃn	1
J Querecuto	0

2023 Batting Game Log

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2023 Batting Game Log
Rk	Gcar	Gtm	Date	Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	PA	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	BB	IBB	SO	HBP	SH	SF	ROE	GDP	SB	CS	BA	OBP	SLG	OPS	BOP	aLI	WPA	acLI	cWPA	RE24	DFS(DK)	DFS(FD)	Pos
1	1	60 (59)	Jun 4	STL	@	PIT	L,1-2	GS-9	4	4	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.500	.500	.500	1.000	7	1.62	0.045	.87	0.02%	0.04	6.00	6.00	DH
2	2	61	Jun 5	STL	@	TEX	L,3-4	CG	4	4	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.375	.375	.375	.750	5	1.38	-0.113	.60	-0.03%	-0.72	3.00	3.00	DH
3	3	65 (3)	Jun 10	STL		CIN	L,4-8	CG	5	5	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.308	.308	.308	.615	4	.66	-0.068	.26	-0.02%	-0.75	5.00	6.20	DH
4	4	68 (2)	Jun 13	STL		SFG	L,3-11	9-GF	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.286	.286	.286	.571	2	.00	0.000	.00	0.00%	-0.17	0.00	0.00	1B
Jul		Gtm	Date	Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	PA	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	BB	IBB	SO	HBP	SH	SF	ROE	GDP	SB	CS	BA	OBP	SLG	OPS	BOP	aLI	WPA	acLI	cWPA	RE24	DFS(DK)	DFS(FD)	Pos
5	5	84 (15)	Jul 3	STL	@	MIA	L,4-5	CG	4	4	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.278	.278	.278	.556	6	1.50	-0.099	.20	-0.01%	-0.48	5.00	6.20	DH
6	6	85	Jul 4	STL	@	MIA	L,2-15	7-7	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.278	.316	.278	.594	8	.10	0.003	.01	0.00%	0.27	2.00	3.00	PH
7	7	86	Jul 5	STL	@	MIA	L,9-10	9-9	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.263	.300	.263	.563	6	3.91	-0.095	.33	-0.01%	-0.31	0.00	0.00	PH
Aug		Gtm	Date	Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	PA	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	BB	IBB	SO	HBP	SH	SF	ROE	GDP	SB	CS	BA	OBP	SLG	OPS	BOP	aLI	WPA	acLI	cWPA	RE24	DFS(DK)	DFS(FD)	Pos
8	8	119 (32)	Aug 14	STL		OAK	W,7-5	CG	4	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.217	.250	.217	.467	7	1.91	-0.219	.07	-0.01%	-1.55	0.00	0.00	DH
9	9	121 (1)	Aug 16	STL		OAK	L,0-8	CG	4	4	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.222	.250	.222	.472	6	.51	-0.058	.03	0.00%	-0.81	3.00	3.00	DH
10	10	123 (1)	Aug 18	STL		NYM	L,1-7	GS-6	2	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.207	.233	.207	.440	7	1.12	-0.058	.03	0.00%	-0.49	0.00	0.00	1B
11	11	124	Aug 19	STL		NYM	L,2-13	8-GF	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.200	.226	.200	.426	2	.00	0.000	.00	0.00%	-0.24	0.00	0.00	1B
12	12	125	Aug 20	STL		NYM	W,7-3	CG	4	4	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.206	.229	.206	.434	7	.96	-0.077	.01	0.00%	-1.16	3.00	3.00	DH
13	13	126	Aug 21	STL	@	PIT	L,1-11	7-GF	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.200	.222	.200	.422	3	.08	-0.002	.00	0.00%	-0.31	0.00	0.00	1B
14	14	130 (3)	Aug 26	STL	@	PHI	L,1-12	CG	3	3	1	1	0	0	1	1	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	.211	.231	.289	.520	8	.41	0.102	.00	0.00%	-0.26	14.00	18.70	DH
15	15	131	Aug 27	STL	@	PHI	L,0-3	8-8	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.205	.225	.282	.507	8	1.17	-0.029	.00	0.00%	-0.30	0.00	0.00	PH
16	16	134 (2)	Aug 30	STL		SDP	W,5-4	9-GF	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.200	.220	.275	.495	8	2.70	-0.068	.00	0.00%	-0.17	0.00	0.00	PH
Sep/Oct		Gtm	Date	Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	PA	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	BB	IBB	SO	HBP	SH	SF	ROE	GDP	SB	CS	BA	OBP	SLG	OPS	BOP	aLI	WPA	acLI	cWPA	RE24	DFS(DK)	DFS(FD)	Pos
17	17	139 (4)	Sep 6	STL	@	ATL	W,11-6	9-9	1	1	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.220	.238	.293	.531	6	.03	0.001	.00	0.00%	0.40	3.00	3.00	PH DH
18	18	140	Sep 7	STL	@	ATL	L,5-8	GS-9	3	2	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.209	.244	.279	.524	6	1.07	-0.021	.00	0.00%	-0.04	4.00	6.20	1B
19	19	141	Sep 8	STL	@	CIN	W,9-4	GS-8	3	3	0	1	1	0	0	3	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.217	.250	.304	.554	6	.90	0.105	.00	0.00%	2.17	11.00	16.50	DH
20	20	143 (1)	Sep 10	STL	@	CIN	L,1-7	CG	4	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.204	.250	.286	.536	6	.93	-0.058	.00	0.00%	-0.62	2.00	3.00	DH
21	21	148 (4)	Sep 16	STL		PHI	L,1-6	GS-8	3	3	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.212	.255	.288	.543	6	2.04	-0.080	.00	0.00%	-0.77	3.00	3.00	DH
22	22	151 (2)	Sep 19	STL		MIL	L,3-7	2-GF	4	4	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.214	.254	.286	.540	3	1.18	-0.090	.00	0.00%	-0.28	3.00	3.00	1B
23	23	152	Sep 20	STL		MIL	L,2-8	CG	4	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.203	.254	.271	.525	6	1.70	-0.105	.00	0.00%	-0.74	2.00	3.00	DH
24	24	153	Sep 21	STL		MIL	L,0-6	8-GF	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.200	.250	.267	.517	3	.09	-0.002	.00	0.00%	-0.17	0.00	0.00	1B
25	25	154	Sep 22	STL	@	SDP	L,2-4	GS-7	3	3	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.206	.254	.270	.524	7	1.28	0.014	.00	0.00%	-0.10	3.00	3.00	DH
26	26	155	Sep 23	STL	@	SDP	W,5-2	GS-11	5	3	1	1	0	0	0	1	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.212	.278	.273	.551	6	1.51	0.146	.00	0.00%	0.77	11.00	15.70	DH
27	27	156	Sep 24	STL	@	SDP	L,2-12	CG	4	3	1	1	0	0	1	2	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.217	.289	.319	.608	6	.33	-0.041	.00	0.00%	1.09	18.00	25.20	1B
28	28	157	Sep 26	STL	@	MIL	W,4-1	CG	4	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.205	.275	.301	.576	6	.65	-0.072	.00	0.00%	-1.12	0.00	0.00	DH
29	29	158	Sep 27	STL	@	MIL	L,2-3	GS-8	4	2	1	1	0	0	0	0	2	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.213	.298	.307	.604	3	1.62	0.317	.00	0.00%	2.22	9.00	12.20	1B
30	30	159	Sep 28	STL	@	MIL	L,0-3	CG	4	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.205	.295	.295	.590	4	.88	-0.020	.00	0.00%	-0.21	2.00	3.00	1B
31	31	160	Sep 29	STL		CIN	L,2-19	GS-6	2	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	.203	.300	.291	.591	4	.18	0.016	.00	0.00%	0.66	2.00	3.00	DH
32	32	161	Sep 30	STL		CIN	W,15-6	CG	5	3	1	1	1	0	0	2	2	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.207	.316	.305	.621	7	.16	0.040	.00	0.00%	1.54	15.00	22.20	1B
33	33	162	Oct 1	STL		CIN	W,4-3	CG	4	4	1	1	1	0	0	1	0	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.209	.313	.314	.627	4	.92	0.049	.00	0.00%	0.22	9.00	12.70	1B
							9-24		99	86	9	18	3	0	2	10	13	0	31	0	0	0	1	1	0	0	.209	.313	.314	.627		1.06	-0.537	.09	-0.05%	-2.39	138.00	183.80

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