Norm Baker

Full Name: Norman Leslie Baker

Position: Pitcher

Bats: Right • Throws: Right

Born: October 14, 1862 in Philadelphia, PA

Died: February 20, 1949 in Hurffville, NJ

League Debut: March 30, 1885 (PAT @ STL, box score) • Age 22

Real-life MLB career: 1883–1890 • Baseball-Reference page ↗

 
1885
Career
WAR
-0.7
-0.7
W
9
9
L
14
14
ERA
3.75
3.75
G
88
88
GS
0
0
SV
10
10
IP
151
151.0
SO
25
25
WHIP
1.540
1.536

Standard Pitching

YearTeamLgWLERAG GSCGSHOSVIPHRER BBSOWHIPWAR
1885 PAT AA 9 14 3.75 88000 10 151 17212563 60 25 1.54 -0.7
Career— 9143.75 8800 010 151.0172125 636025 1.54 -0.7
Bold season stats indicate the player led their league (AA or NL) that season. Bold italic season stats indicate the player led both major leagues that season. See how WAR is calculated on this site.

Standard Batting

YearAgeTmLgGPAABRH2B3BHRRBI SBCSBBSOBAOBPSLGOPSOPS+TBGIDPHBPSHSFIBBPosAwards
188522PATAA 883028 39 100 300 22 .321.367.357.724 11410 0 P
1 Yr 88302839 100300 22.321.367.357.724 1141000 000
Bold = led the league. OPS+ compares OBP and SLG with the league average (100 = average; no park adjustment). Blank GIDP/SH/SF/IBB cells: that season's source data didn't track them (PA there = AB+BB+HBP).

Value Batting

YearAgeTmLgPARbatRbaserRposRAAWAARrepRARWARoWARdWARPosAwards
188522PATAA30 0.4-0.01.72.10.21.03.10.30.30.1 P
1 Yr30 0.40.01.72.10.21.03.10.30.30.1
Runs above average from batting (Rbat), baserunning (Rbaser) and position (Rpos); RAA/WAA = runs/wins above average, Rrep = replacement runs, RAR = runs above replacement (see how WAR is calculated).

Advanced Batting

YearAgeTmLgPABAbipISOHR%SO%BB%XBH%X/H%GB/FBGB%SB%P/PARCeBAClutchWIS WAR
188522PATAA30 .346.0360.06.76.7 3.311.1
1 Yr30 .346.0360.06.76.7 3.311.1
BAbip = batting average on balls in play; ISO = SLG − BA; HR%, SO%, BB%, XBH% are per plate appearance; X/H% = extra-base hits per hit; GB/FB and P/PA come from the sim's batted-ball and pitch counts; RC = runs created. eBA, Clutch and WIS WAR are WhatIfSports' own metrics (1886 onward).

Appearances

YearAgeTmLgGGSBattingDefense PC1B2B3BSSLFCFRFPHPR
188522PATAA8808888 88
1 Yr8808888 88
Games by position come from the fielding data; GS = games started; PH/PR = games entered as a pinch hitter or pinch runner (counted from the box scores).

Standard Fielding

YearAgeTmLgPosGGSInnChPOAEDP Fld%lgFld%RF/9lgRF9RF/G+Plays−PlaysPBSBCSCS%C.ERAPK
188522 PAT AAP880151.0 2261330 .864.9201.131.05 0.2201 10532 0
CareerP880151.0 2261330 .8641.13 0.2201 10532 0
Positions listed in scorebook order (P, C, 1B, 2B, 3B, SS, LF, CF, RF). Ch = chances (PO+A+E); RF/9 = 9×(PO+A)/Inn; RF/G = (PO+A)/G; lgFld% and lgRF9 = league average at that position. +Plays/−Plays are the sim's good and poor defensive plays. For pitchers, SB/CS are runners stealing while he pitched.

Leaderboards, Awards, & Honors

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Top-10 finishes in each league. Rate stats require 3.1 plate appearances (batters) or 1 inning pitched (pitchers) per team game.

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