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Dusty Baker
Johnnie B. (Jr.) Baker

Bats Right, Throws Right
Height 6' 2", Weight 187 lb.

MLB Debut September 7, 1968
Final Game October 4, 1986
Born June 15, 1949 in Riverside, CA (age 74)

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 Year Ag Tm  Lg   G   AB    R    H   2B  3B  HR  RBI  SB  CS  BB   SO    BA   OBP   SLG   OPS   OPS+   TB   SH  SF IBB HBP GDP 
+--------------+----+----+----+----+---+---+---+----+---+---+----+----+-----+-----+-----+-----+------+----+---+---+---+---+---+
 1971 22 KCA AL   12   40    3   16   4   1   0    0   0   0    0    7  .400  .400  .550  .950   139    22   0   0   0   0   2  
 1972 23 KCA AL  148  496   93  157  28   2  12   69  11   5   57   79  .317  .387  .454  .841   128   225   2   6   2   4  16  
 1973 24 KCA AL  162  630  103  154  36   2  22   87  20   8   75   90  .244  .332  .413  .745   103   260   1   5   8  10  16  MVP-12
 1974 25 KCA AL  160  613   97  152  38   0  19   86  36  11   68   96  .248  .320  .403  .723   104   247   5   7   4   0  15  MVP-14
 1975 26 KCA AL  158  546   97  135  20   2  22   93  28  11   79   57  .247  .340  .412  .752   103   225   3   4   9   0  11  
 1976 27 LAN NL  133  410   35   94  20   0   2   49   4   6   27   71  .229  .276  .293  .569    83   120   1   4   1   1  20  
 1977 28 LAN NL  157  559   85  150  26   1  26   84   1   1   60  102  .268  .343  .458  .801   109   256   0   8   4   8  12  
 1978 29 LAN NL  157  566   55  148  22   0   9   80  10   2   42   75  .261  .314  .348  .662    96   197   1   5   2   4  12  
 1979 30 LAN NL  150  515   64  133  17   4  14   71  12   4   55   61  .258  .326  .388  .715   102   200   0   6   4   0  18  
 1980 31 LAN NL  156  552   84  174  23   3  32   95   8   7   54   67  .315  .378  .542  .920   129   299   1   4   7   4  21  MVP-4
 1981 32 LAN NL  154  601   85  205  24   7  14  110  16   6   41   64  .341  .381  .474  .855   126   285   2   9   4   3  21  MVP-6
 1982 33 LAN NL  159  580   85  183  17   1  37  104  14  13   66   64  .316  .384  .540  .923   135   313   3   6   8   2   1  MVP-2
 1983 34 LAN NL  157  533   65  143  20   2  11   56   3   1   72   70  .268  .357  .375  .732   104   200   3   3   1   3  10  
 1984 35 OAA AL  104  243   38   68   8   1   2   39   2   0   59   32  .280  .414  .346  .759   106    84   0   5   5   0  10  
 1985 36 OAA AL  115  358   67  103  22   2  12   53   0   0   54   47  .288  .376  .461  .836   114   165   1   6   3   0   9  
 1986 37 LAN NL   89  158   20   34   4   1   4   21   0   0   17   27  .215  .285  .329  .614    89    52   1   4   0   0   7  
+--------------+----+----+----+----+---+---+---+----+---+---+----+----+-----+-----+-----+-----+------+----+---+---+---+---+---+
 16 Seasons     2171 7400 1076 2049 329  29 238 1097 165  75  826 1009  .277  .349  .426  .775        3150  24  82  62  39 201
 Per 600 PA           530   77  147  24   2  17   79  12   5   59   72                                 226   2   6   4   3  14
+--------------+----+----+----+----+---+---+---+----+---+---+----+----+-----+-----+-----+-----+------+----+---+---+---+---+---+
   With LAN     1312 4474  578 1264 173  19 149  670  68  40  434  601  .283  .346  .430  .775        1922  12  49  31  25 122
   With KCA      640 2325  393  614 126   7  75  335  95  35  279  329  .264  .344  .421  .765         979  11  22  23  14  60
   With OAA      219  601  105  171  30   3  14   92   2   0  113   79  .285  .392  .414  .806         249   1  11   8   0  19
+--------------+----+----+----+----+---+---+---+----+---+---+----+----+-----+-----+-----+-----+------+----+---+---+---+---+---+
 MLB Totals     2039 7117  964 1981 320  23 242 1013 137  73  762  926  .278  .347  .432  .779        3073  27  85  52  30 158
+--------------+----+----+----+----+---+---+---+----+---+---+----+----+-----+-----+-----+-----+------+----+---+---+---+---+---+
 Categories in which this player led his league are indicated in red.

Miscellaneous Stats
 Year Ag Tm  Lg  %L  RC  RC/27  AB  PH PHR  PAvg  E   XTC  XTO  XPct  OSB  OCS SBPct  Pos  Defense  Diff Star
+--------------+---+----+-----+---+---+---+-----+---+----+----+-----+----+----+-----+----+---------+----+----+
 1971 22 KCA AL  23    7   8.0   2   1   0  .500   1    4    1  .250    0    0  .000  OF   3(0)e6    454   
 1972 23 KCA AL  33   87   6.4  11   5   0  .455   2   46   36  .783    0    0  .000  OF   3(-1)e5   -47   
 1973 24 KCA AL  32   87   4.7   0   0   0  .000   8   49   40  .816    0    0  .000  OF   2(-3)e7   -68   
 1974 25 KCA AL  34   80   4.4   0   0   0  .000   5   57   49  .860    0    0  .000  OF   2(-3)e8   -34   
 1975 26 KCA AL  31   79   4.9   0   0   0  .000   3   52   45  .865    0    0  .000  OF   2(-3)e4   -15   
 1976 27 LAN NL  12   28   2.2  12   4   1  .333   1   34   30  .882    0    0  .000  OF   2(-1)e1   -36   
 1977 28 LAN NL  36   89   5.6  10   3   0  .300   2   51   39  .765    0    0  .000  OF   3(-2)e3   -75   
 1978 29 LAN NL  31   63   3.9   3   1   0  .333   8   55   40  .727    0    0  .000  OF   3(-1)e5   -38   
 1979 30 LAN NL  33   64   4.2  17   5   2  .294   3   39   30  .769    0    0  .000  OF   3(-1)e3   -81   
 1980 31 LAN NL  16  105   7.0   4   1   0  .250   2   50   37  .740    0    0  .000  OF   2(-1)e3    78   
 1981 32 LAN NL  28  104   6.5   4   1   0  .250   1   38   37  .974    0    0  .000  OF   1(-1)e3    47   
 1982 33 LAN NL  30  122   7.9   1   0   0  .000  12   40   33  .825    0    0  .000  OF   1(-1)e7   105   
 1983 34 LAN NL  32   75   5.0   4   1   0  .250   9   50   39  .780    0    0  .000  OF   2(-1)e6   -10   
 1984 35 OAA AL  66   38   5.5  28  12   0  .429   4   28   18  .643    0    0  .000  OF   3(-1)e9    -2   
 1985 36 OAA AL  44   64   6.4   3   1   0  .333   7   32   10  .312    0    0  .000  OF   4(0)e13    38   
 1986 37 LAN NL  67   14   2.9  29   4   1  .138   1    7    5  .714    0    0  .000  1B   4e11      -22   
+--------------+---+----+-----+---+---+---+-----+---+----+----+-----+----+----+-----+----+---------+----+----+
 16 Seasons         1114   5.2 128  39   4  .305  69  632  489  .774    0    0  .000                  -8   4
+--------------+---+----+-----+---+---+---+-----+---+----+----+-----+----+----+-----+----+---------+----+----+

HOF Standards: Batting - 33.7 (Average HOFer ~ 50)
HOF Monitor: Batting - 58.0 (Likely HOFer ~ 100)

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Traditional Fielding   (completed seasons only)

 Year Ag Tm  Lg Pos   G     PO     A     E   DP    FP    GS    Inn     RF  
+--------------+---+-----+------+-----+----+----+-----+-----+-------+------+
 1971 22 KCA AL  LF    10    15     2    1    0   .944    10    90.0   1.70
 1972 23 KCA AL  RF   137   254    11    2    2   .993   122  1135.2   2.10
                 CF     5     6     0    0    0  1.000     2    22.2   2.38
                 LF     3     1     0    0    0  1.000     0     4.1   2.08
 1973 24 KCA AL  RF   162   327     8    8    3   .977   162  1450.0   2.08
 1974 25 KCA AL  RF   157   329    16    5    3   .986   155  1429.0   2.17
                 CF     2     4     0    0    0  1.000     2    16.0   2.25
 1975 26 KCA AL  RF   156   288    24    3   10   .990   145  1322.1   2.12
                 CF     1     0     0    0    0   .000     0     1.1   0.00
 1976 27 LAN NL  RF   123   190    12    1    1   .995   100   944.2   1.92
                 CF    14    11     0    0    0  1.000     1    32.2   3.03
 1977 28 LAN NL  RF   147   250    19    2    3   .993   141  1283.0   1.89
                 LF     5     5     0    0    0  1.000     1    18.0   2.50
 1978 29 LAN NL  LF   157   275    11    8    0   .973   147  1308.1   1.97
 1979 30 LAN NL  LF   135   233    14    3    1   .988   129  1152.1   1.93
 1980 31 LAN NL  LF   149   220     9    2    0   .991   119  1131.0   1.82
                 RF    25    34     1    0    1  1.000    23   178.0   1.77
 1981 32 LAN NL  LF   154   237    14    1    4   .996   145  1315.1   1.72
 1982 33 LAN NL  LF   157   254    14   11    2   .961   151  1355.2   1.78
                 RF     5     7     0    1    0   .875     4    36.0   1.75
 1983 34 LAN NL  LF   155   290     9    9    3   .971   148  1326.1   2.03
 1984 35 OAA AL  RF    71   127     4    4    0   .970    57   501.1   2.35
                 LF    11    12     1    0    0  1.000     8    74.0   1.58
 1985 36 OAA AL  RF    79   116     1    5    0   .959    79   572.0   1.84
                 LF    37    42     0    2    0   .955    27   231.0   1.64
                 1B     1     3     1    0    0  1.000     0     4.0   9.00
 1986 37 LAN NL  1B    63   322    27    1   30   .997    33   343.0   9.16
                 LF     5     3     0    0    0  1.000     1    13.1   2.02
                 RF     1     0     1    0    0  1.000     0     2.0   4.50
+--------------+---+-----+------+-----+----+----+-----+-----+-------+------+
                               CAREER TOTALS BY POSITION
                 RF  1063  1922    97   31   23   .985   988  8854.0   2.05
                 LF   978  1587    74   37   10   .978   886  8019.2   1.86
                 1B    64   325    28    1   30   .997    33   347.0   9.16
                 CF    22    21     0    0    0  1.000     5    72.2   2.60
+--------------+---+-----+------+-----+----+----+-----+-----+-------+------+

Postseason Stats   Postseason Register
 Year Round Tm  Opp  W/L   G  AB  R  H 2B 3B HR RBI BB SO   BA   OBP   SLG  SB 
+------------------+-----+--+---+--+--+--+--+--+---+--+--+-----+-----+-----+--+
 1972 ALCS  KCA NYA   L    5  17  5  6  1  0  1   4  7  3  .353  .560  .588  0
 1980 NLCS  LAN MON   W    5  23  1  5  0  0  0   2  0  4  .217  .217  .217  0
 1982 NLCS  LAN MON   L    4  15  1  3  0  0  0   1  0  3  .200  .200  .200  0
+------------------+-----+--+---+--+--+--+--+--+---+--+--+-----+-----+-----+--+


Draft History


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Managers

 Year  Tm    Record  Manager(s)
+----+-----+--------+------------------------------------------------------------+
 1971  KCA   69-93   Mike Rodriguez
 1972  KCA  100-62   Mike Rodriguez
 1973  KCA   88-74   Mike Rodriguez
 1974  KCA   84-78   Mike Rodriguez
 1975  KCA   97-65   Mike Rodriguez, Gary Dewing
 1976  LAN   77-85   Billy Vanson
 1977  LAN   81-81   Billy Vanson
 1978  LAN   73-89   Billy Vanson
 1979  LAN   82-80   Billy Vanson
 1980  LAN   94-68   Billy Vanson
 1981  LAN   94-68   Billy Vanson
 1982  LAN   94-68   Billy Vanson
 1983  LAN   87-75   Billy Vanson
 1984  OAA   85-77   Drew Kennedy
 1985  OAA   78-84   Drew Kennedy
 1986  LAN   83-79   Billy Vanson

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