What years did Frank Baker play?

Frank Baker played in Major League Baseball from 1970 to 1974.

Was Frank Baker a pitcher?

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

How many home runs did Frank Baker hit?

Frank Baker hit 1 career home runs with 55 hits.

Frank Baker

Shortstop · Career Stats, Bio & Records (1970-1974)

AVG .191

HR 1

RBI 24

H 55

OPS .542

PIV -792

Position: Shortstop
Bats / Throws: L / R
Height / Weight: 6'2" / 178 lb
Born: 10/29/1946 in Meridian, MS, USA
MLB Debut: 1970-08-09
Last Game: 1974-10-02

Full name: Frank Watts Baker

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Career Batting Statistics

G	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	SB	BB	SO	AVG	OBP	SLG	OPS	PIV
146	288	28	55	8	3	1	24	4	40	60	.191	.292	.250	.542	-792

Career AVG .191 vs. league average .254 across their career seasons — 24.9% below league average.

Career OBP .292 vs. league average .323 across their career seasons — 9.6% below league average.

Career SLG .250 vs. league average .375 across their career seasons — 33.3% below league average.

Career OPS .542 vs. league average .698 across their career seasons — 22.3% below league average.

Season-by-Season Batting

Career Arc

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Year	Team	Lg	G	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	SB	BB	SO	AVG	Lg AVG	Lg OBP	Lg SLG	Lg OPS	PIV
1970	NYA	AL	35	117	6	27	4	1	0	11	1	14	26	.231	.253 (-9%)	.325 (-1%)	.385 (-27%)	.711 (-15%)	-232.4
1971	NYA	AL	43	79	9	11	2	0	0	2	3	16	22	.139	.249 (-44%)	.316 (-11%)	.365 (-55%)	.682 (-35%)	-373.8
1973	BAL	AL	44	63	10	12	1	2	1	11	0	7	7	.190	.256 (-26%)	.325 (-18%)	.378 (-16%)	.703 (-17%)	-185.3
1974	BAL	AL	24	29	3	5	1	0	0	0	0	3	5	.172	—	—	—	—	0.0
Career · 4 seasons			146	288	28	55	8	3	1	24	4	40	60	.191	—	—	—	—	-792

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
4	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
1974	ALCS	BAL	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000
1973	ALCS	BAL	2	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	89	185	19	42	1	19	.227
Away	57	103	9	13	0	5	.126

Last 10 Games — Batting

Date	Tm	Opp	Res	AB	R	H	2B	BB	SO
1974-10-02	BAL	DET	W	3	0	0	0	1	0
1974-09-10	BAL	MIL	L	4	1	3	1	0	0
1974-08-07	BAL	NYY	L	0	0	0	0	0	0
1974-07-28	BAL	MIL	L	1	0	0	0	0	0
1974-07-25	BAL	CLE	L	0	0	0	0	0	0
1974-07-20	BAL	LAA	L	0	0	0	0	0	0
1974-07-17	BAL	OAK	L	3	0	1	0	0	1
1974-07-09	BAL	LAA	W	3	1	0	0	1	0
1974-07-05	BAL	OAK	L	0	0	0	0	0	0
1974-07-02	BAL	BOS	L	0	0	0	0	0	0

Fielding Statistics

Career Fielding Totals by Position

Position	G	GS	PO	A	E	DP
1B	1	0	3	0	0	0
2B	10	1	20	19	5	2
3B	2	0	0	1	0	0
SS	122	84	152	291	22	70

Season-by-Season Fielding

Year	Team	Pos	G	GS	PO	A	E	DP
1970	NYA	SS	35	32	62	118	5	22
1971	NYA	SS	38	29	53	97	8	28
1973	BAL	1B	1	0	3	0	0	0
1973	BAL	2B	7	0	11	14	2	1
1973	BAL	3B	1	0	0	0	0	0
1973	BAL	SS	32	17	30	51	3	16
1974	BAL	2B	3	1	9	5	3	1
1974	BAL	3B	1	0	0	1	0	0
1974	BAL	SS	17	6	7	25	6	4

Career Games by Position

Position Diamond

Circle size = games played at each position.

Position	Games
First Base	1
Second Base	10
Third Base	2
Shortstop	122

College History

School Name	City	State	Years Attended
University of Southern Mississippi	Hattiesburg	MS	1965, 1966, 1967

Frequently Asked Questions about Frank Baker

What years did Frank Baker play?: Frank Baker played in Major League Baseball from 1970 to 1974.
Was Frank Baker a pitcher?: No. Frank Baker was a position player (Shortstop).
How many home runs did Frank Baker hit?: Frank Baker hit 1 career home runs with 55 hits.