#63 Norm Baker, Starting Pitcher, 32 yrs, Brooklyn Bridegrooms Tuesday, 10/24/1896 |
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Position : Bats : Throws :
| Norm Baker
10/14/1864 32 PHILADELPHIA PA USA 6"4 205
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) 3 / 6 (Well Known) Good GREAT Normal 1.0 Stars
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Contract : Salary : Signed Through : Extension : 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 $ 490,000 1896 $ 1,055,000 (4 year(s)) 12 Year(s), 14 Days (2078 total Days) 172 Day(s) 13 Year(s), 120 Days (2356 total Days) 14 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 | 6 | 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 | 14 | 8 | 4 | 5 | 0 | 4.19 | 73.0 | 75 | 45 | 34 | 31 | 36 | 6 | 75.0 | 1 | 5 | 62.5 |
Projected | 14 | 8 | 4 | 5 | 0 | 4.19 | 73.0 | 75 | 45 | 34 | 31 | 36 | | | | | |
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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 |
| 1 | 0 | 1.$ | 6 | 2 | 13.1 | 9.2 | 4.4 | 3.8 | 4 | 0 | .0 | 2 | 1 | 50.0 | 3.99 |
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| AB | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | R | BB | K | SF | SH | HP | AVG | OBP | SLG | OPS |
vs. LHB | 87 | 26 | 8 | 1 | 1 | 8 | 9 | 17 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .299 | .398 | .448 | .846 |
vs. RHB | 193 | 49 | 15 | 1 | 4 | 34 | 36 | 14 | 28 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .254 | .300 | .404 | .704 |
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| G | GS | W | L | SV | ERA | IP | HA | R | ER | BB | K |
Home | 8 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 4.82 | 37.1 | 39 | 27 | 20 | 11 | 16 |
Road | 6 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 3.53 | 35.2 | 36 | 18 | 14 | 20 | 20 |
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 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 36.00 | 1.0 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 0 |
May | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
June | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | 0.2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
July | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | 5.1 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
August | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Sept./Oct. | 8 | 8 | 3 | 4 | 0 | 4.09 | 66.0 | 67 | 38 | 30 | 26 | 36 |
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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 |
1893 | 16 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 5.33 | 25.1 | 30 | 16 | 15 | 0 | 10 | 15 | 1 | 0 | 1.58 | .353 | PHA |
1894 | 13 | 4 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 4.98 | 47.0 | 63 | 31 | 26 | 2 | 15 | 28 | 3 | 0 | 1.66 | .361 | BRO |
1895 | 11 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 3.46 | 13.0 | 7 | 7 | 5 | 1 | 5 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0.92 | .167 | BRO |
1896 | 14 | 8 | 4 | 5 | 0 | 4.19 | 73.0 | 75 | 45 | 34 | 5 | 31 | 36 | 6 | 1 | 1.45 | .293 | BRO |
Total | 190 | 57 | 41 | 51 | 5 | 4.03 | 632.2 | 673 | 372 | 283 | 32 | 207 | 326 | 42 | 3 | 1.39 | .298 | |
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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 |
1893 | 16 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | .143 | .143 | .143 | .286 | PHA |
1894 | 13 | 13 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | .077 | .077 | .077 | .154 | BRO |
1895 | 11 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | .000 | .000 | .000 | .000 | BRO |
1896 | 14 | 22 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 10 | 0 | 0 | .182 | .208 | .273 | .481 | BRO |
Total | 190 | 187 | 24 | 9 | 1 | 0 | 9 | 10 | 3 | 96 | 1 | 0 | .128 | .146 | .187 | .333 | |
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Position | G | GS | PO | A | DP | TC | E | PCT | INN | RANGE | PB | RSTA | RTO | RTO% |
Pitcher | 14 | 8 | 4 | 8 | 0 | 20 | 8 | .600 | 73.0 | 2.47 | | | | |
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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... Signed as a free agent by Brooklyn on 2/4/1894 to a 3-year deal worth $490,000 per year... 9/25/1896: Signed a contract extension with Brooklyn, $1,055,000 per year, for 4 years.
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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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