Gene Baker

Second Baseman · Career Stats, Bio & Records (1953-1961)

AVG .263
HR 42
RBI 255
H 635
OPS .707
PIV -766
Position
Second Baseman
Bats / Throws
R / R
Height / Weight
6'1" / 170 lb
Born
6/15/1925 in Davenport, IA, USA
Died
12/1/1999 in Davenport, IA, USA
MLB Debut
1953-09-20
Last Game
1961-06-10
Awards
All-Star

Full name: Eugene Walter Baker

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Negro Leagues Career Statistics

Batting

PA AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI BB SO SB BA OBP SLG OPS
528.0 474.0 84.0 123.0 22.0 12.0 8.0 48.0 47.0 2.0 14.0 .259 .327 .407 .734

Negro Leagues (season totals). Additive Retrosheet-digitized totals for seasons not already in the logs above; they are not summed into the career line. No team/league breakdown is available, and coverage may be partial.

Negro Leagues Season-by-Season Batting

Season PA AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI BB SO SB BA OBP SLG OPS
1947 5.0 4.0 0 2.0 0 0 0 0 1.0 0 0 .500 .600 .500 1.100
1949 284.0 255.0 38.0 65.0 15.0 4.0 2.0 14.0 26.0 0 7.0 .255 .324 .369 .693
Listed seasons · 2 289 259 38 67 15 4 2 14 27 0 7 .259 — — —

Career Batting Statistics

G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SB BB SO AVG OBP SLG OPS PIV
676 2,411 304 635 118 28 42 255 26 199 219 .263 .320 .388 .707 -766

Career AVG .263 vs. league average .259 across their career seasons — near league average.

Career OBP .320 vs. league average .331 across their career seasons — near league average.

Career SLG .388 vs. league average .392 across their career seasons — near league average.

Career OPS .707 vs. league average .723 across their career seasons — near 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
1948 KCM NAL 46 181 39 45 9 7 3 28 5 15 0 .249 .263 (-6%) .340 (-10%) .379 (+12%) .719 (+2%) -43.0
1953 CHN NL 7 22 1 5 1 0 0 0 1 1 4 .227 — — — — 0.0
1954 CHN NL 135 541 68 149 32 5 13 61 4 47 55 .275 .261 (+6%) .333 (avg) .390 (+9%) .723 (+5%) 427.3
1955 CHN NL 154 609 82 163 29 7 11 52 9 49 57 .268 .258 (+4%) .332 (-3%) .393 (avg) .726 (-1%) -221.2
1956 CHN NL 140 546 65 141 23 3 12 57 4 39 54 .258 .258 (avg) .331 (-7%) .397 (-5%) .728 (-6%) -589.4
1957 CHN NL 12 44 4 11 3 1 1 10 0 6 3 .250 — — — — 77.0
1957 PIT NL 111 365 36 97 19 4 2 36 3 29 29 .266 .257 (+3%) .323 (-2%) .391 (-9%) .715 (-6%) 77.0
1958 PIT NL 29 56 3 14 2 1 0 7 0 8 6 .250 .257 (-3%) .324 (+4%) .394 (-18%) .719 (-8%) -62.5
1960 PIT NL 33 37 5 9 0 0 0 4 0 2 9 .243 — — — — 0.0
1961 PIT NL 9 10 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 3 2 .100 — — — — 0.0
Career · 10 seasons 676 2,411 304 635 118 28 42 255 26 199 219 .263 — — — — -335

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
10 26 4 4 0 0 1 1 3 1 .154

Playoff Batting by Year

Year Round Team G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI BB SO AVG
1960 WS PIT 3 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 .000
1948 ALC KCM 7 23 4 4 0 0 1 1 3 0 .174

Game Log & Splits

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

Batting — Home / Away

SplitGABRHHRRBIAVG
Home395140820641125156.292
Away345123013028820113.234

Last 10 Games — Batting

DateTmOppResABRH2B3BHRRBIBBSO
1961-06-10 PITSFGL 100000000
1961-05-30 PITCHCL 010000000
1961-05-28 PITSTLL 100000001
1961-05-21 PITPHIW 000000000
1961-05-16 PITSTLW 100000001
1961-05-10 PITSFGL 000000010
1961-04-19 PITCHCW 201000020
1961-04-18 PITCHCW 400000000
1961-04-13 PITSFGL 100000000
1960-09-30 PITATLL 101000000

Fielding Statistics

Career Fielding Totals by Position

Position G GS PO A E DP
2B 452 439 1200 1304 84 326
3B 93 83 89 155 12 15
SS 74 70 128 203 30 34

Season-by-Season Fielding

Year Team Pos G GS PO A E DP
1948 KCM 2B 1 0 1 1 0 0
1948 KCM SS 46 46 90 118 20 17
1953 CHN 2B 6 0 11 11 2 3
1954 CHN 2B 134 134 355 385 25 102
1955 CHN 2B 154 154 432 444 30 114
1956 CHN 2B 140 139 362 426 25 99
1957 CHN 3B 12 12 11 15 4 1
1957 PIT 2B 13 10 30 26 2 6
1957 PIT 3B 60 57 61 108 8 12
1957 PIT SS 28 24 38 85 10 17
1958 PIT 2B 3 2 8 11 0 2
1958 PIT 3B 11 9 11 17 0 0
1960 PIT 2B 1 0 1 0 0 0
1960 PIT 3B 7 3 6 9 0 2
1961 PIT 3B 3 2 0 6 0 0

Career Games by Position

Position Diamond

Circle size = games played at each position.

Position Games
Second Base 452
Third Base 93
Shortstop 74

Award Voting History

Year Award League Finish Points Won Points Max Votes First
1955 Most Valuable Player NL 21th 2.0 336 0

Most Similar Players

Career comps based on counting + rate stats and primary position. Score is relative — closest peer anchors at ~98%.

Career Spans

Gene Baker (highlighted) compared to peers across the same era.

  1. 98
    Keith Lockhart
    .261 avg, 44 HR
  2. 96
    Lew Riggs
    .262 avg, 28 HR
  3. 90
    Art Howe
    .260 avg, 43 HR
  4. 90
    Joe Panik
    .264 avg, 42 HR
  5. 89
    Johnny Vergez
    .255 avg, 52 HR
  6. 86
    Pep Young
    .262 avg, 32 HR

Frequently Asked Questions about Gene Baker

What years did Gene Baker play?
Gene Baker played in Major League Baseball from 1953 to 1961.
Was Gene Baker a pitcher?
No. Gene Baker was a position player (Second Baseman).
How many home runs did Gene Baker hit?
Gene Baker hit 42 career home runs with 635 hits.