What years did John Baker play?

John Baker played in Major League Baseball from 2008 to 2014.

Was John Baker a pitcher?

No. John Baker was a position player (Catcher), though he did pitch in 1 career game.

How many home runs did John Baker hit?

John Baker hit 14 career home runs with 266 hits.

John Baker

Catcher · Career Stats, Bio & Records (2008-2014)

AVG .247

HR 14

RBI 120

H 266

OPS .671

PIV -809

Position: Catcher
Bats / Throws: L / R
Height / Weight: 6'1" / 215 lb
Born: 1/20/1981 in Alameda, CA, USA
MLB Debut: 2008-07-09
Last Game: 2014-09-28

Full name: John David Baker

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Career Batting Statistics

G	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	SB	BB	SO	AVG	OBP	SLG	OPS	PIV
359	1,076	124	266	57	1	14	120	2	127	269	.247	.330	.341	.671	-809

Career AVG .247 vs. league average .257 across their career seasons — near league average.

Career OBP .330 vs. league average .323 across their career seasons — near league average.

Career SLG .341 vs. league average .403 across their career seasons — 15.5% below league average.

Career OPS .671 vs. league average .727 across their career seasons — 7.6% 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
2008	FLO	NL	61	197	32	59	14	0	5	32	0	30	48	.299	.263 (+14%)	.333 (+18%)	.416 (+7%)	.749 (+12%)	512.4
2009	FLO	NL	112	373	59	101	25	0	9	50	0	41	89	.271	.262 (+3%)	.332 (+5%)	.417 (-2%)	.750 (+1%)	158.7
2010	FLO	NL	23	78	7	17	3	1	0	6	0	9	18	.218	.257 (-15%)	.325 (-6%)	.402 (-30%)	.728 (-19%)	-219.6
2011	FLO	NL	16	13	0	2	0	0	0	1	0	2	3	.154	—	—	—	—	0.0
2012	SDN	NL	63	193	17	46	8	0	0	14	2	20	41	.238	.254 (-6%)	.318 (-3%)	.405 (-31%)	.724 (-19%)	-509.7
2013	SDN	NL	16	40	0	6	0	0	0	2	0	6	12	.150	—	—	—	—	0.0
2014	CHN	NL	68	182	9	35	7	0	0	15	0	19	58	.192	.251 (-23%)	.313 (-13%)	.386 (-40%)	.700 (-28%)	-750.4
Career · 7 seasons			359	1,076	124	266	57	1	14	120	2	127	269	.247	—	—	—	—	-809

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.

Career Pitching Statistics

W	L	G	GS	CG	SHO	SV	IP	H	ER	HR	BB	SO	ERA	Pitcher PIV
1	0	1	0	0	0	0	1.0	0	0	0	1	0	0.00	0.0

Career ERA 0.00 vs. league average 3.74 across their career seasons — 100.0% better than league average.

Season-by-Season Pitching

Pitching Career Arc

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Year	Team	Lg	W	L	G	GS	CG	SHO	SV	IP	H	ER	BB	SO	ERA	Lg ERA	Pitcher PIV
2014	CHN	NL	1	0	1	0	0	0	0	1.0	0	0	1	0	0.00	—	0.0
Career · 1 season			1	0	1	0	0	0	0	1.0	0	0	1	0	0.00	—	0

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.

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	179	532	63	136	6	65	.256
Away	180	544	61	130	8	55	.239

Pitching — Home / Away

Split	G	IP	H	ER	BB	SO	ERA
Home	1	1.0	0	0	1	0	0.00

Last 10 Games — Batting

Date	Tm	Opp	Res	AB	R	H	2B	RBI	BB	SO
2014-09-28	CHC	MIL	W	3	0	0	0	0	1	1
2014-09-20	CHC	LAD	W	4	0	1	0	0	0	1
2014-09-19	CHC	LAD	L	1	0	1	0	1	0	0
2014-09-18	CHC	LAD	L	4	0	0	0	0	0	2
2014-09-14	CHC	PIT	L	1	0	0	0	1	1	0
2014-09-05	CHC	PIT	L	4	0	0	0	0	1	2
2014-08-31	CHC	STL	L	3	1	1	0	0	0	0
2014-08-30	CHC	STL	W	4	0	0	0	0	0	2
2014-08-28	CHC	CIN	L	2	0	0	0	0	1	1
2014-08-22	CHC	BAL	W	2	0	1	1	0	0	1

Last 1 Games — Pitching

Date	Tm	Opp	Dec	IP	H	R	ER	BB	SO	HR
2014-07-29	CHC	COL	W	1.0	0	0	0	1	0	0

Fielding Statistics

Career Fielding Totals by Position

Position	G	GS	PO	A	E	DP
C	311	288	2190	135	18	7
P	1	0	0	0	0	0

Season-by-Season Fielding

Year	Team	Pos	G	GS	PO	A	E	DP
2008	FLO	C	59	54	402	22	4	0
2009	FLO	C	105	99	748	42	6	2
2010	FLO	C	21	20	152	9	2	1
2011	FLO	C	1	0	2	0	0	0
2012	SDN	C	56	52	368	23	4	0
2013	SDN	C	14	12	81	9	0	2
2014	CHN	C	55	51	437	30	2	2
2014	CHN	P	1	0	0	0	0	0

Career Games by Position

Position Diamond

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Position	Games
Pitcher	1
Catcher	311

Salary History

Year	Team	League	Salary
2014	CHN	NL	$875,000
2013	SDN	NL	$930,000
2012	SDN	NL	$750,000
2011	FLO	NL	$417,000
2010	FLO	NL	$415,000
2009	FLO	NL	$400,000
Total Career Earnings			$3,787,000

College History

School Name	City	State	Years Attended
University of California - Berkeley	Berkeley	CA	2000, 2001, 2002

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Frequently Asked Questions about John Baker

What years did John Baker play?: John Baker played in Major League Baseball from 2008 to 2014.
Was John Baker a pitcher?: No. John Baker was a position player (Catcher), though he did pitch in 1 career game.
How many home runs did John Baker hit?: John Baker hit 14 career home runs with 266 hits.