What years did Doug Baker play?

Doug Baker played in Major League Baseball from 1984 to 1990.

Was Doug Baker a pitcher?

No. Doug Baker was a position player (Shortstop).

How many home runs did Doug Baker hit?

Doug Baker hit 0 career home runs with 51 hits.

Doug Baker

Shortstop · Career Stats, Bio & Records (1984-1990)

AVG .207

HR 0

RBI 22

H 51

OPS .537

PIV -382

Position: Shortstop
Bats / Throws: B / R
Height / Weight: 5'9" / 165 lb
Born: 4/3/1961 in Fullerton, CA, USA
MLB Debut: 1984-07-02
Last Game: 1990-04-12

Full name: Douglas Lee Baker

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Career Batting Statistics

G	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	SB	BB	SO	AVG	OBP	SLG	OPS	PIV
136	246	38	51	11	2	0	22	3	18	62	.207	.269	.268	.537	-382

Career AVG .207 vs. league average .258 across their career seasons — 19.6% below league average.

Career OBP .269 vs. league average .324 across their career seasons — 17.0% below league average.

Career SLG .268 vs. league average .389 across their career seasons — 31.1% below league average.

Career OPS .537 vs. league average .713 across their career seasons — 24.7% below league average.

Season-by-Season Batting

Career Arc

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Year	Team	Lg	G	AB	R	H	2B	3B	RBI	SB	BB	SO	AVG	Lg AVG	Lg OBP	Lg SLG	Lg OPS	PIV
1984	DET	AL	43	108	15	20	4	1	12	3	7	22	.185	.259 (-29%)	.322 (-25%)	.384 (-37%)	.707 (-32%)	-536.7
1985	DET	AL	15	27	4	5	1	0	1	0	0	9	.185	—	—	—	—	0.0
1986	DET	AL	13	24	1	3	1	0	0	0	2	7	.125	—	—	—	—	0.0
1987	DET	AL	8	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	.000	—	—	—	—	0.0
1988	MIN	AL	11	7	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	5	.000	—	—	—	—	0.0
1989	MIN	AL	43	78	17	23	5	1	9	0	9	18	.295	.254 (+16%)	.319 (+18%)	.375 (+3%)	.694 (+10%)	154.6
1990	MIN	AL	3	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000	—	—	—	—	0.0
Career · 7 seasons			136	246	38	51	11	2	22	3	18	62	.207	—	—	—	—	-382

Lg columns show the league average for that season, with the player's figure as a percentage above or below it. Career totals the seasons listed above.

Postseason Statistics

Playoff Career Batting

G	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	BB	SO	AVG
1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000

Playoff Batting by Year

Year	Round	Team	G	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	BB	SO	AVG
1984	ALCS	DET	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000

Game Log & Splits

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Per-game data from Retrosheet (regular season, through 2025).

Batting — Home / Away

Split	G	AB	R	H	HR	RBI	AVG
Home	61	100	18	22	0	15	.220
Away	75	146	20	29	0	7	.199

Last 10 Games — Batting

Date	Tm	Opp	Res	AB	R	H	RBI	BB	SO
1990-04-12	MIN	LAA	L	0	0	0	0	0	0
1990-04-10	MIN	OAK	L	1	0	0	0	0	0
1990-04-09	MIN	OAK	L	0	0	0	0	0	0
1989-10-01	MIN	SEA	L	2	0	0	0	1	0
1989-09-29	MIN	SEA	W	0	0	0	0	0	0
1989-09-27	MIN	CHW	W	4	0	1	0	0	2
1989-09-26	MIN	CHW	W	3	0	1	0	1	1
1989-09-25	MIN	CHW	L	2	1	2	0	0	0
1989-09-17	MIN	DET	L	2	0	0	0	0	0
1989-09-15	MIN	DET	W	1	1	1	1	0	0

Fielding Statistics

Career Fielding Totals by Position

Position	G	GS	PO	A	E	DP
2B	38	14	37	43	2	6
3B	2	0	0	1	0	0
SS	95	54	98	155	7	34

Season-by-Season Fielding

Year	Team	Pos	G	GS	PO	A	E	DP
1984	DET	2B	5	4	10	7	1	2
1984	DET	SS	39	27	46	79	4	18
1985	DET	2B	1	0	0	0	0	0
1985	DET	SS	12	6	12	12	1	2
1986	DET	2B	2	1	4	2	0	0
1986	DET	SS	10	8	13	19	1	5
1987	DET	2B	1	0	0	0	0	0
1987	DET	3B	1	0	0	0	0	0
1987	DET	SS	6	0	2	8	0	1
1988	MIN	2B	1	0	0	0	0	0
1988	MIN	3B	1	0	0	1	0	0
1988	MIN	SS	9	2	5	6	0	3
1989	MIN	2B	25	9	22	32	1	4
1989	MIN	SS	19	11	20	31	1	5
1990	MIN	2B	3	0	1	2	0	0

Career Games by Position

Position Diamond

Circle size = games played at each position.

Position	Games
Second Base	38
Third Base	2
Shortstop	95
Designated Hitter	3

Salary History

Year	Team	League	Salary
1990	MIN	AL	$115,000
Total Career Earnings			$115,000

College History

School Name	City	State	Years Attended
Arizona State University	Tempe	AZ	1982

Frequently Asked Questions about Doug Baker

What years did Doug Baker play?: Doug Baker played in Major League Baseball from 1984 to 1990.
Was Doug Baker a pitcher?: No. Doug Baker was a position player (Shortstop).
How many home runs did Doug Baker hit?: Doug Baker hit 0 career home runs with 51 hits.