What years did Jeff Baker play?

Jeff Baker played in Major League Baseball from 2005 to 2015.

Was Jeff Baker a pitcher?

No. Jeff Baker was a position player (Second Baseman).

How many home runs did Jeff Baker hit?

Jeff Baker hit 54 career home runs with 474 hits.

What was Jeff Baker's career batting average?

Jeff Baker batted .264 over his career, with 474 hits in 1,793 at bats.

How many RBI did Jeff Baker have?

Jeff Baker drove in 235 runs in his career.

Is Jeff Baker in the Hall of Fame?

No. Jeff Baker has not been inducted into the National Baseball Hall of Fame.

Jeff Baker

Second Baseman · Career Stats, Bio & Records (2005-2015)

Jeff Baker was a second baseman who played in Major League Baseball from 2005 to 2015 for 6 teams, including the Colorado Rockies, a span of 11 seasons. In 748 career games, he hit .264 with 474 hits, 54 home runs, and 235 RBI. His career PIV — Baseball Data Hub's era-adjusted measure of offensive impact — is 1,134.

AVG (Batting Average):: Hits divided by at bats. .300 is the traditional mark of an excellent hitter.
HR (Home Runs):: Hits on which the batter circled the bases and scored, almost always by clearing the outfield fence.
RBI (Runs Batted In):: Runs that scored as a direct result of a batter's plate appearance.
OPS (On-Base Plus Slugging):: On-base percentage plus slugging percentage, the quickest single summary of offensive value. .900 or better is star-level.

Data updated September 8, 2026

AVG .264

HR 54

RBI 235

H 474

OPS .750

PIV 1,134

Position: Second Baseman
Bats / Throws: R / R
Height / Weight: 6'2" / 220 lb
Born: 6/21/1981 in Bad Kissingen, Bavaria, West Germany
MLB Debut: 2005-04-04
Last Game: 2015-07-07

Full name: Jeffrey Glen Baker

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Career Batting Statistics

Jeff Baker — Career Batting Statistics
G	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	SB	BB	SO	AVG	OBP	SLG	OPS	PIV
748	1,793	244	474	108	15	54	235	14	139	472	.264	.318	.432	.750	1,134

Career AVG .264 vs. league average .259 across their career seasons — near league average.

Career OBP .318 vs. league average .326 across their career seasons — near league average.

Career SLG .432 vs. league average .409 across their career seasons — +5.5% above league average.

Career OPS .750 vs. league average .735 across their career seasons — near league average.

Season-by-Season Batting

Career Arc

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Jeff Baker Stats, Bio & Career Records
Year	Team	Lg	G	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	SB	BB	SO	AVG	Lg AVG	Lg OBP	Lg SLG	Lg OPS	PIV
2005	COL	NL	12	38	6	8	4	0	1	4	0	5	12	.211	—	—	—	—	0.0
2006	COL	NL	18	57	13	21	7	2	5	21	2	1	14	.368	.269 (+37%)	.336 (+13%)	.431 (+91%)	.768 (+57%)	499.3
2007	COL	NL	85	144	17	32	2	2	4	12	0	13	40	.222	.268 (-17%)	.335 (-12%)	.422 (-18%)	.758 (-15%)	-355.5
2008	COL	NL	104	299	55	80	22	1	12	48	4	26	85	.268	.263 (+1%)	.333 (-3%)	.416 (+12%)	.749 (+5%)	206.1
2009	COL	NL	12	23	0	3	0	1	0	3	1	1	7	.130	—	—	—	—	0.0
2009	CHN	NL	69	203	27	62	15	1	4	21	0	17	46	.305	.262 (+16%)	.332 (+9%)	.417 (+7%)	.750 (+8%)	0.0
2010	CHN	NL	79	206	29	56	13	2	4	21	1	16	50	.272	.257 (+6%)	.325 (avg)	.402 (+2%)	.728 (+1%)	28.6
2011	CHN	NL	81	201	20	54	12	1	3	23	0	10	46	.269	.255 (+5%)	.320 (-6%)	.399 (-4%)	.719 (-5%)	-185.4
2012	CHN	NL	54	134	16	36	10	1	4	20	4	8	28	.269	.254 (+6%)	.318 (-4%)	.405 (+10%)	.724 (+4%)	41.0
2012	DET	AL	15	35	1	7	2	0	0	4	0	2	10	.200	—	—	—	—	41.0
2012	ATL	NL	14	19	1	2	0	0	0	1	0	1	10	.105	—	—	—	—	41.0
2013	TEX	AL	74	154	21	43	8	0	11	21	1	18	48	.279	.253 (+10%)	.317 (+13%)	.396 (+38%)	.714 (+27%)	744.6
2014	MIA	NL	90	208	27	55	10	4	3	28	1	13	51	.264	.251 (+5%)	.313 (-2%)	.386 (+2%)	.700 (avg)	-50.2
2015	MIA	NL	41	72	11	15	3	0	3	8	0	8	25	.208	.254 (-18%)	.316 (-9%)	.404 (-7%)	.721 (-8%)	-89.1
Career · 14 seasons			748	1,793	244	474	108	15	54	235	14	139	472	.264	—	—	—	—	921

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

Jeff Baker — Playoff Career Batting
G	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	BB	SO	AVG
4	4	0	2	0	0	0	1	0	1	.500

Playoff Batting by Year

Jeff Baker — Playoff Batting by Year
Year	Round	Team	G	AB	H	RBI	SO	AVG
2007	NLCS	COL	2	2	1	0	1	.500
2007	NLDS2	COL	1	1	1	1	0	1.000
2007	WS	COL	1	1	0	0	0	.000

Game Log & Splits

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

Batting — Home / Away

Jeff Baker — Batting — Home / Away
Split	G	AB	R	H	HR	RBI	AVG
Home	395	932	142	251	34	134	.269
Away	352	860	102	223	20	101	.259

Last 10 Games — Batting

Jeff Baker — Last 10 Games — Batting
Date	Tm	Opp	Res	AB	H	RBI	BB	SO
2015-07-07	MIA	BOS	L	1	0	0	0	1
2015-07-04	MIA	CHC	L	3	1	1	0	1
2015-07-03	MIA	CHC	W	1	0	0	0	1
2015-06-28	MIA	LAD	L	1	0	0	0	0
2015-06-27	MIA	LAD	W	3	0	0	0	2
2015-06-26	MIA	LAD	L	3	0	0	0	1
2015-06-25	MIA	STL	L	1	0	0	0	0
2015-06-24	MIA	STL	L	3	0	0	0	1
2015-06-23	MIA	STL	L	0	0	0	1	0
2015-06-21	MIA	CIN	L	1	0	0	0	0

Fielding Statistics

Career Fielding Totals by Position

Jeff Baker — Career Fielding Totals by Position
Position	G	GS	PO	A	E	DP
1B	170	115	1041	42	9	82
2B	177	145	285	403	8	100
3B	102	64	35	140	11	9
OF	102	76	110	2	1	0

Season-by-Season Fielding

Jeff Baker — Season-by-Season Fielding
Year	Team	Pos	G	GS	PO	A	E	DP
2005	COL	3B	10	10	3	20	1	1
2006	COL	1B	1	0	4	0	0	0
2006	COL	OF	12	10	11	1	0	0
2007	COL	1B	20	9	120	2	3	12
2007	COL	3B	2	2	0	3	0	0
2007	COL	OF	18	13	27	1	0	0
2008	COL	1B	22	13	143	5	0	14
2008	COL	2B	49	47	71	131	4	31
2008	COL	3B	9	7	5	17	0	4
2008	COL	OF	3	3	2	0	1	0
2009	COL	1B	1	0	3	0	0	2
2009	COL	2B	3	2	4	5	1	1
2009	COL	3B	3	2	0	2	0	0
2009	CHN	1B	2	0	8	0	0	2
2009	CHN	2B	49	43	103	116	1	33
2009	CHN	3B	17	8	6	18	1	0
2010	CHN	1B	4	1	19	1	0	0
2010	CHN	2B	26	20	52	54	0	13
2010	CHN	3B	33	23	9	56	7	2
2010	CHN	OF	4	4	5	0	0	0
2011	CHN	1B	19	15	114	7	0	4
2011	CHN	2B	18	15	26	37	1	9
2011	CHN	3B	11	5	4	6	0	0
2011	CHN	OF	11	7	11	0	0	0
2012	CHN	1B	20	20	143	7	2	11
2012	CHN	2B	8	3	6	11	0	3
2012	CHN	OF	15	11	20	0	0	0
2012	DET	3B	4	2	3	4	1	1
2012	DET	OF	12	9	10	0	0	0
2012	ATL	2B	1	0	0	1	0	0
2012	ATL	OF	4	3	4	0	0	0
2013	TEX	1B	21	15	109	3	0	7
2013	TEX	2B	1	1	1	1	0	1
2013	TEX	3B	10	5	5	14	1	1
2013	TEX	OF	22	16	20	0	0	0
2014	MIA	1B	43	28	263	15	2	23
2014	MIA	2B	21	13	21	45	1	9
2014	MIA	3B	2	0	0	0	0	0
2015	MIA	1B	17	14	115	2	2	7
2015	MIA	2B	1	1	1	2	0	0
2015	MIA	3B	1	0	0	0	0	0
2015	MIA	OF	1	0	0	0	0	0

Career Games by Position

Position Diamond

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Jeff Baker Stats, Bio & Career Records
Position	Games
First Base	170
Second Base	177
Third Base	102
Left Field	36
Right Field	67
Designated Hitter	22

Awards & Honors

Jeff Baker — Awards & Honors
Year	Award	Notes
2008	Player of the Week	Week of 2008-06-21

Salary History

Jeff Baker — Salary History
Year	Team	League	Salary
2015	MIA	NL	$2,100,000
2014	MIA	NL	$1,600,000
2012	CHN	NL	$1,375,000
2011	CHN	NL	$1,175,000
2010	CHN	NL	$975,000
2009	COL	NL	$415,000
2008	COL	NL	$403,000
2007	COL	NL	$400,000
2005	COL	NL	$316,000
Total Career Earnings			$8,759,000

College History

Jeff Baker — College History
School Name	City	State	Years Attended
Clemson University	Clemson	SC	2000, 2001, 2002

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Frequently Asked Questions about Jeff Baker

What years did Jeff Baker play?: Jeff Baker played in Major League Baseball from 2005 to 2015.
Was Jeff Baker a pitcher?: No. Jeff Baker was a position player (Second Baseman).
How many home runs did Jeff Baker hit?: Jeff Baker hit 54 career home runs with 474 hits.
What was Jeff Baker's career batting average?: Jeff Baker batted .264 over his career, with 474 hits in 1,793 at bats.
How many RBI did Jeff Baker have?: Jeff Baker drove in 235 runs in his career.
Is Jeff Baker in the Hall of Fame?: No. Jeff Baker has not been inducted into the National Baseball Hall of Fame.