#63 Norm Baker, Starting Pitcher, 30 yrs, Brooklyn Grooms Friday, 2/24/1895 |
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Position : Bats : Throws :
| Norm Baker
10/14/1864 30 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) 2 / 6 (Fair) Good GREAT Normal 1.5 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 $ 490,000 1896 10 Year(s), 14 Days (1734 total Days) 0 Day(s) 11 Year(s), 120 Days (2012 total Days) 13 Year(s) Not eligible Out of Option Years
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| Pitching | Stuff | Control | Movement | Velocity |
| Overall | 5 | 7 | 9 | 86-89 Mph |
| Versus LHB | 5 | 6 | 8 | |
| Versus RHB | 6 | 8 | 9 | |
| 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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| Date | Opp. | Result | Start | IP | H | R | ER | BB | K | Dec | | | | |
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| Overall | G | GS | W | L | SV | ERA | IP | HA | R | ER | BB | K | CG | CG% | SHO | QS | QS% |
| Overall | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .0 | 0 | 0 | .0 |
| Projected | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | | | | | |
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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 |
| | 0 | 0 | .0 | 0 | 0 | .0 | .0 | .0 | .0 | 0 | 0 | .0 | 0 | 0 | .0 | 0.00 |
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| | AB | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | R | BB | K | SF | SH | HP | AVG | OBP | SLG | OPS |
| vs. LHB | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | .000 | .000 | .000 |
| vs. RHB | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | .000 | .000 | .000 |
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| | G | GS | W | L | SV | ERA | IP | HA | R | ER | BB | K |
| Home | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Road | 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 |
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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 |
| Total | 165 | 49 | 35 | 45 | 4 | 4.02 | 546.2 | 591 | 320 | 244 | 26 | 171 | 283 | 36 | 2 | 1.39 | .301 | |
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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 |
| Total | 165 | 162 | 20 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 7 | 10 | 2 | 85 | 1 | 0 | .123 | .139 | .179 | .318 | |
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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...
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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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