#7 Kirtley "Whitey" Baker, Reliever, 30 yrs, Pittsburgh Pirates Wednesday, 10/25/1899 |
 | Name : Nickname : Birthday : Age : Born in : Height : Weight :
Position : Bats : Throws :
| Kirtley Baker Whitey 6/24/1869 30 USA,IN,AURORA 5"9 160
Reliever R R
| Desire for Winner : Loyalty : Team Leader Skills : National Popularity : Local Popularity : Consistency : Clutch Performance : Injury Rating : Overall Rating :
| Minimal Minimal None at all 2 / 6 (Fair) 0 / 6 (Unknown) Good Normal Normal 4.5 Stars
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Contract : Salary : Signed Through : 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 $ 300,000 1899 (Arbitration eligible) 4 Year(s), 124 Days (812 total Days) 108 Day(s) 5 Year(s), 139 Days (999 total Days) 9 Year(s) Arbitration eligible Last Option Year
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Pitching | Stuff | Control | Movement | Velocity |
Overall | 3 | 5 | 9 | 89-92 Mph |
Versus LHB | 3 | 4 | 9 | |
Versus RHB | 3 | 5 | 9 | |
Talent | 4 | 5 | 9 | |
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Pitching Ratings Endurance : Groundball Pct. : Holding Runners : | 8 61 4
| | Pitches: Fastball Changeup Slider Splitfinger-Fastball
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Batting | Contact | Gap | Power | Discipline/Eye | Avoid K's |
Overall | 4 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
Versus LHP | 4 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
Versus RHP | 4 | 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 : 7 (Range), .951 (Fielding Pct.) Catcher Arm : 1 Outfield Arm : 1
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Date | Opp. | Result | Start | IP | H | R | ER | BB | K | Dec | | | | |
7/18 | CIN | W 3-1 | | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | SV | | | | |
7/30 | BRO | L 1-3 | | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | | | | | |
8/18 | @PHI | W 3-2 | | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | SV | | | | |
8/25 | @CIN | W 4-2 | | 0.2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | SV | | | | |
8/26 | @CIN | W 6-3 | | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | SV | | | | |
9/7 | @CHN | W 4-3 | | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | SV | | | | |
9/10 | BRO | L 1-2 | | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | | | | | |
9/18 | @NYG | W 4-3 | | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | SV | | | | |
9/22 | PHI | W 5-4 | | 0.2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | SV | | | | |
10/2 | @PHI | W 5-4 | | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | SV | | | | |
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Overall | G | GS | W | L | SV | ERA | IP | HA | R | ER | BB | K | CG | CG% | SHO | QS | QS% |
Overall | 13 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 10 | 1.33 | 20.1 | 14 | 3 | 3 | 13 | 11 | 1 | 100.0 | 0 | 1 | 100.0 |
Projected | 13 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 10 | 1.33 | 20.0 | 14 | 3 | 3 | 13 | 11 | | | | | |
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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 |
| 10 | 0 | 100.0 | 12 | 12 | 12.0 | 6.2 | 4.9 | 5.8 | 0 | 0 | .0 | 2 | 2 | 100.0 | 2.56 |
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| AB | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | R | BB | K | SF | SH | HP | AVG | OBP | SLG | OPS |
vs. LHB | 26 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 8 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .115 | .324 | .192 | .516 |
vs. RHB | 46 | 11 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .239 | .314 | .391 | .705 |
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| G | GS | W | L | SV | ERA | IP | HA | R | ER | BB | K |
Home | 5 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1.42 | 12.2 | 9 | 2 | 2 | 8 | 7 |
Road | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 1.17 | 7.2 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 4 |
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 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
May | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
June | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
July | 5 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 1.38 | 13.0 | 10 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 5 |
August | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0.00 | 2.2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 3 |
Sept./Oct. | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 1.93 | 4.2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 3 |
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Year | G | GS | W | L | SV | ERA | IP | HA | R | ER | HR | BB | K | CG | SHO | WHIP | BABIP | Teams |
1894 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 3.25 | 36.0 | 28 | 14 | 13 | 1 | 15 | 18 | 3 | 1 | 1.19 | .233 | CHN PIT |
1895 | 32 | 32 | 8 | 20 | 0 | 4.94 | 266.0 | 285 | 181 | 146 | 9 | 115 | 116 | 22 | 0 | 1.50 | .303 | PIT |
1896 | 31 | 31 | 8 | 20 | 0 | 4.72 | 257.2 | 282 | 151 | 135 | 7 | 95 | 95 | 22 | 0 | 1.46 | .304 | PIT |
1897 | 20 | 11 | 3 | 9 | 0 | 6.22 | 92.2 | 105 | 74 | 64 | 1 | 42 | 42 | 7 | 0 | 1.59 | .332 | PIT |
1898 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1.86 | 9.2 | 8 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 1.24 | .296 | PIT |
1899 | 13 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 10 | 1.33 | 20.1 | 14 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 13 | 11 | 1 | 0 | 1.33 | .230 | PIT |
Total | 102 | 80 | 22 | 51 | 10 | 4.79 | 682.1 | 722 | 426 | 363 | 18 | 284 | 288 | 56 | 1 | 1.47 | .302 | |
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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 |
1890, A | 7 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 2.02 | 40.0 | 28 | 11 | 9 | 3 | 11 | 51 | 2 | 1 | 0.97 | .272 |
1890, AA | 3 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2.59 | 24.1 | 20 | 8 | 7 | 2 | 10 | 23 | 1 | 0 | 1.23 | .286 |
1890, AAA | 15 | 15 | 7 | 4 | 0 | 3.66 | 108.1 | 100 | 53 | 44 | 6 | 53 | 90 | 2 | 0 | 1.41 | .305 |
1891, AAA | 43 | 15 | 2 | 11 | 3 | 4.62 | 134.1 | 139 | 77 | 69 | 8 | 66 | 135 | 6 | 0 | 1.53 | .341 |
1892, AAA | 32 | 23 | 11 | 10 | 4 | 3.21 | 185.0 | 192 | 78 | 66 | 6 | 66 | 160 | 8 | 0 | 1.39 | .329 |
1893, AA | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0.00 | 6.0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0.67 | .200 |
1893, AAA | 25 | 1 | 9 | 3 | 6 | 2.54 | 39.0 | 27 | 11 | 11 | 1 | 17 | 37 | 0 | 0 | 1.13 | .280 |
1894, AAA | 19 | 19 | 11 | 5 | 0 | 2.43 | 152.0 | 114 | 50 | 41 | 2 | 42 | 165 | 10 | 3 | 1.03 | .281 |
1898, AAA | 9 | 9 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 3.73 | 62.2 | 48 | 26 | 26 | 4 | 27 | 59 | 4 | 2 | 1.20 | .265 |
1899, AAA | 15 | 15 | 6 | 6 | 0 | 3.53 | 114.2 | 103 | 52 | 45 | 6 | 49 | 91 | 4 | 1 | 1.33 | .292 |
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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 |
1894 | 4 | 13 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 6 | 0 | 0 | .231 | .286 | .385 | .670 | CHN PIT |
1895 | 32 | 100 | 19 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 9 | 1 | 56 | 0 | 0 | .190 | .198 | .200 | .398 | PIT |
1896 | 31 | 88 | 9 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 3 | 1 | 58 | 0 | 0 | .102 | .112 | .125 | .237 | PIT |
1897 | 20 | 32 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 16 | 0 | 0 | .125 | .125 | .188 | .313 | PIT |
1898 | 2 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | .200 | .200 | .200 | .400 | PIT |
1899 | 13 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | .333 | .333 | .333 | .667 | PIT |
Total | 102 | 241 | 37 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 16 | 19 | 3 | 139 | 0 | 0 | .154 | .164 | .183 | .347 | |
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Position | G | GS | PO | A | DP | TC | E | PCT | INN | RANGE | PB | RSTA | RTO | RTO% |
Pitcher | 13 | 1 | 0 | 7 | 1 | 8 | 1 | .875 | 20.1 | 3.54 | | | | |
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Drafted in 7th round, 97th overall pick, by Chicago (N) in 1890... Injured on 5/29/1890 with a Tender Shoulder, out for one week... Injured on 7/16/1890 with a Sore Back, out for 1-2 weeks... Injured on 6/9/1892 with a Stiff Shoulder, out for 6 days... Injured on 8/25/1892 with a Inflamed Rotator Cuff Muscle, out for 3 weeks... Injured on 7/13/1894 with a Blister On Finger, out for 4 days... Injured on 7/23/1894 with a Sore Back, out for one week... Traded from Chicago (N) to Pittsburgh on 7/31/1894 (Going to CHN: P Clark Griffith, P Ad Gumbert. Going to PIT: P Kirtley Baker, P Red Donahue, P Bill Bishop, LF Sam Dungan)... Had first career hit on 9/29/1894, off George Davies (NYG)... Earned first career win on 9/29/1894... 1/31/1898: Gets a new one-year contract worth $300,000 through salary arbitration... Injured on 8/1/1898 with a Inflamed Tricep Tendon, out for 2-3 weeks... 1/31/1899: Gets a new one-year contract worth $300,000 through salary arbitration... Injured on 4/23/1899 with a Bruised Finger, out for 4 days...
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Pitching Leader Boards Appearances |
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Losses 1895 - 20 - 2nd 1896 - 20 - 6th
| BB 1895 - 115 - 3rd 1896 - 95 - 5th
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