Harold Baines

Positions: Designated Hitter and Rightfielder

Bats: Left • Throws: Left

6-2, 175lb (188cm, 79kg)

Born: March 15, 1959 in Easton, MD us

Draft: Drafted by the Chicago White Sox in the 1st round (1st) of the 1977 MLB June Amateur Draft from St. Michaels HS (St. Michaels, MD).

High School: St. Michaels HS (St. Michaels, MD)

Last Game: September 27, 2001 (Age 42-196d)
vs. MIN 1 AB, 0 H, 0 HR, 0 RBI, 0 SB

Hall of Fame: Inducted as Player in 2019.
View Harold Baines's Page at the Baseball Hall of Fame (plaque, photos, videos).

Rookie Status: Exceeded rookie limits during 1980 season

Agents: Jack Sands, Steve Freyer

Full Name: Harold Douglas Baines

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SUMMARY

Career

WAR

38.8

9908

2866

384

.289

1299

RBI

1628

OBP

.356

SLG

.465

OPS

.820

OPS+

121

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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
1977	18	-3.1	Appleton	MIDW	A	CHW	69	264	222	37	58	11	2	5	29	2	0	38	62	.261	.369	.396	.765	88		1	1	2
1978	19	-4.0	Knoxville	SOUL	AA	CHW	137	551	502	70	138	16	6	13	72	3	2	43	91	.275	.334	.408	.742	205		2	3	1
1979	20	-4.9	Iowa	AA	AAA	CHW	125	503	466	87	139	25	8	22	87	5	7	33	80	.298	.342	.528	.870	246		0	0	4
1980	21	-7.0	CHW	AL	Maj	CHW	141	518	491	55	125	23	6	13	49	2	4	19	65	.255	.281	.405	.686	199	15	1	2	5	7
1981	22	-6.7	CHW	AL	Maj	CHW	82	296	280	42	80	11	7	10	41	6	2	12	41	.286	.318	.482	.800	135	6	2	0	2	4
1982	23	-5.8	CHW	AL	Maj	CHW	161	668	608	89	165	29	8	25	105	10	3	49	95	.271	.321	.469	.790	285	12	0	2	9	10
1983	24	-4.8	CHW	AL	Maj	CHW	156	655	596	76	167	33	2	20	99	7	5	49	85	.280	.333	.443	.776	264	15	1	3	6	13
1984	25	-3.7	CHW	AL	Maj	CHW	147	629	569	72	173	28	10	29	94	1	2	54	75	.304	.362	.541	.903	308	12	0	1	5	9
1985	26	-2.9	CHW	AL	Maj	CHW	160	693	640	86	198	29	3	22	113	1	1	42	89	.309	.348	.467	.815	299	23	1	0	10	8
1986	27	-1.8	CHW	AL	Maj	CHW	145	618	570	72	169	29	2	21	88	2	1	38	89	.297	.338	.465	.803	265	14	2	0	8	9
1987	28	-0.4	CHW	AL	Maj	CHW	132	554	505	59	148	26	4	20	93	0	0	46	82	.293	.352	.479	.831	242	12	1	0	2	2
1988	29	0.5	CHW	AL	Maj	CHW	158	674	599	55	166	39	1	13	81	0	0	67	109	.277	.347	.411	.758	246	21	1	0	7	14
1989	30		2 Teams	AL	Maj	CHW-TEX	146	583	505	73	156	29	1	16	72	0	3	73	79	.309	.395	.465	.860	235	15	1	0	4	13
1989	30	1.4	CHW	AL	Maj	CHW	96	397	333	55	107	20	1	13	56	0	1	60	52	.321	.423	.505	.928	168	11	1	0	3	13
1989	30	1.4	TEX	AL	Maj	TEX	50	186	172	18	49	9	0	3	16	0	2	13	27	.285	.333	.390	.723	67	4	0	0	1	0
1990	31		2 Teams	AL	Maj	OAK-TEX	135	489	415	52	118	15	1	16	65	0	3	67	80	.284	.378	.441	.819	183	17	0	0	7	10
1990	31	2.4	TEX	AL	Maj	TEX	103	371	321	41	93	10	1	13	44	0	1	47	63	.290	.377	.449	.826	144	13	0	0	3	9
1990	31	2.4	OAK	AL	Maj	OAK	32	118	94	11	25	5	0	3	21	0	2	20	17	.266	.381	.415	.796	39	4	0	0	4	1
1991	32	3.5	OAK	AL	Maj	OAK	141	566	488	76	144	25	1	20	90	0	1	72	67	.295	.383	.473	.857	231	12	1	0	5	22
1992	33	4.4	OAK	AL	Maj	OAK	140	543	478	58	121	18	0	16	76	1	3	59	61	.253	.332	.391	.723	187	11	0	0	6	6
1993	34	10.4	Bowie	EL	AA	BAL	2	7	6	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	1	.000	.143	.000	.143	0	0	0	0	0	0
1993	34	5.1	BAL	AL	Maj	BAL	118	480	416	64	130	22	0	20	78	0	0	57	52	.313	.390	.510	.900	212	14	0	1	6	9
1994	35	5.9	BAL	AL	Maj	BAL	94	357	326	44	96	12	1	16	54	0	0	30	49	.295	.356	.485	.840	158	9	1	0	0	6
1995	36	7.0	BAL	AL	Maj	BAL	127	459	385	60	115	19	1	24	63	0	2	70	45	.299	.403	.540	.943	208	17	0	0	4	13
1996	37	8.1	CHW	AL	Maj	CHW	143	572	495	80	154	29	0	22	95	3	1	73	62	.311	.399	.503	.902	249	20	1	0	3	7
1997	38		2 Teams	AL	Maj	BAL-CHW	137	510	452	55	136	23	0	16	67	0	1	55	62	.301	.375	.458	.833	207	12	0	0	3	11
1997	38	8.9	CHW	AL	Maj	CHW	93	361	318	40	97	18	0	12	52	0	1	41	47	.305	.382	.475	.857	151	9	0	0	2	10
1997	38	8.9	BAL	AL	Maj	BAL	44	149	134	15	39	5	0	4	15	0	0	14	15	.291	.356	.418	.774	56	3	0	0	1	1
1998	39	9.7	BAL	AL	Maj	BAL	104	328	293	40	88	17	0	9	57	0	0	32	40	.300	.369	.451	.819	132	17	1	0	2	4
1999	40		2 Teams	AL	Maj	BAL-CLE	135	486	430	62	134	18	1	25	103	1	2	54	48	.312	.387	.533	.919	229	16	0	0	2	3
1999	40	11.1	BAL	AL	Maj	BAL	107	390	345	57	111	16	1	24	81	1	2	43	38	.322	.395	.583	.978	201	14	0	0	2	3
1999	40	11.1	CLE	AL	Maj	CLE	28	96	85	5	23	2	0	1	22	0	0	11	10	.271	.354	.329	.684	28	2	0	0	0	0
2000	41		2 Teams	AL	Maj	BAL-CHW	96	320	283	26	72	13	0	11	39	0	0	36	50	.254	.338	.417	.755	118	6	0	0	1	7
2000	41	11.9	BAL	AL	Maj	BAL	72	252	222	24	59	8	0	10	30	0	0	29	39	.266	.349	.437	.786	97	6	0	0	1	6
2000	41	11.9	CHW	AL	Maj	CHW	24	68	61	2	13	5	0	1	9	0	0	7	11	.213	.294	.344	.638	21	0	0	0	0	1
2001	42	15.1	Charlotte	IL	AAA	CHW	2	8	8	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	.000	.000	.000	.000	0	0	0	0	0	0
2001	42	13.0	CHW	AL	Maj	CHW	32	94	84	3	11	1	0	0	6	0	0	8	16	.131	.202	.143	.345	12	2	0	0	2	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 (22 seasons)					Majors		2830	11092	9908	1299	2866	488	49	384	1628	34	34	1062	1441	.289	.356	.465	.820	4604	298	14	9	99	187
Minors (5 seasons)					Minors		335	1333	1204	194	335	52	16	40	188	10	9	115	235	.278	.341	.448	.789	539		3	4	7	0
All Levels (25 Seasons)							3165	12425	11112	1493	3201	540	65	424	1816	44	43	1177	1676	.288	.354	.463	.817	5143	298	17	13	106	187

AAA (2 seasons)					Minors		127	511	474	87	139	25	8	22	87	5	7	33	81	.293	.337	.519	.856	246		0	0	4	0
AA (2 seasons)					Minors		139	558	508	70	138	16	6	13	72	3	2	44	92	.272	.332	.404	.735	205		2	3	1	0
A (1 season)					Minors		69	264	222	37	58	11	2	5	29	2	0	38	62	.261	.369	.396	.765	88		1	1	2