Luken Baker

Positions: First Baseman and Designated Hitter

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)

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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Year	Age	AgeDif	Tm	Lg	Lev	Aff	G	PA	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	SB	CS	BB	SO	BA	OBP	SLG	OPS	TB	GDP	HBP	SH	SF	IBB
2016	19	-1.7	Texas Christian	B12	NCAA		67	298	248	59	94	16	0	11	62	1	0	45	39	.379	.483	.577	1.060	143		5	0	0	3
2017	20	-0.7	Texas Christian	B12	NCAA		47	207	161	39	51	8	1	8	41	2	0	40	36	.317	.454	.528	.982	85		3	0	3	7
2018	21	0.3	Texas Christian	B12	NCAA		31	140	113	23	36	2	0	9	26	1	1	24	18	.319	.443	.575	1.018	65		2	0	1	1
2018	21		2 Teams	2 Lgs	A-Rk	STL	45	184	163	26	52	11	0	4	22	0	0	19	35	.319	.386	.460	.846	75	10	0	0	2	0
2018	21	-0.4	Peoria	MIDW	A	STL	37	156	139	16	40	9	0	3	15	0	0	16	31	.288	.359	.417	.776	58	10	0	0	1	0
2018	21	1.2	Cardinals	GULF	Rk	STL	8	28	24	10	12	2	0	1	7	0	0	3	4	.500	.536	.708	1.244	17	0	0	0	1	0
2019	22	-0.4	Palm Beach	FLOR	A+	STL	122	496	439	47	107	32	1	10	53	1	1	52	112	.244	.327	.390	.716	171	9	3	0	2	1

2021	24		2 Teams	2 Lgs	AA-AAA	STL	93	398	353	52	88	21	0	26	70	0	0	38	105	.249	.324	.530	.854	187	5	3	0	4	0
2021	24	-2.5	Memphis	AAAE	AAA	STL	2	7	6	1	2	1	0	0	2	0	0	0	2	.333	.429	.500	.929	3	0	1	0	0	0
2021	24	-0.1	Springfield	AACN	AA	STL	91	391	347	51	86	20	0	26	68	0	0	38	103	.248	.322	.530	.853	184	5	2	0	4	0
2022	25	-1.4	Memphis	IL	AAA	STL	124	513	464	52	106	14	0	21	66	0	0	37	129	.228	.289	.394	.683	183	9	5	0	7	0
2023	26	-0.3	Memphis	IL	AAA	STL	84	380	314	71	105	22	0	33	98	0	0	59	76	.334	.440	.720	1.159	226	9	3	0	4	1
2023	26	-2.3	STL	NL	Maj	STL	33	99	86	9	18	3	0	2	10	0	0	13	31	.209	.313	.314	.627	27	1	0	0	0	0
2024	27	0.4	Memphis	IL	AAA	STL	16	65	55	7	12	2	0	3	15	0	0	6	13	.218	.277	.418	.695	23	1	0	0	4	0
Year	Age	AgeDif	Tm	Lg	Lev	Aff	G	PA	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	SB	CS	BB	SO	BA	OBP	SLG	OPS	TB	GDP	HBP	SH	SF	IBB
Majors (1 season)					Majors		33	99	86	9	18	3	0	2	10	0	0	13	31	.209	.313	.314	.627	27	1	0	0	0	0
Minors (6 seasons)					Minors		484	2036	1788	255	470	102	1	97	324	1	1	211	470	.263	.341	.484	.825	865	43	14	0	23	2
College (3 seasons)					College		145	645	522	121	181	26	1	28	129	4	1	109	93	.347	.465	.561	1.026	293		10	0	4	11
All Levels (8 Seasons)							662	2780	2396	385	669	131	2	127	463	5	2	333	594	.279	.369	.495	.864	1185	44	24	0	27	13

AAA (4 seasons)					Minors		226	965	839	131	225	39	0	57	181	0	0	102	220	.268	.348	.519	.867	435	19	9	0	15	1
AA (1 season)					Minors		91	391	347	51	86	20	0	26	68	0	0	38	103	.248	.322	.530	.853	184	5	2	0	4	0
A+ (1 season)					Minors		122	496	439	47	107	32	1	10	53	1	1	52	112	.244	.327	.390	.716	171	9	3	0	2	1
A (1 season)					Minors		37	156	139	16	40	9	0	3	15	0	0	16	31	.288	.359	.417	.776	58	10	0	0	1	0
Rk (1 season)					Minors		8	28	24	10	12	2	0	1	7	0	0	3	4	.500	.536	.708	1.244	17	0	0	0	1	0