Rufus Baker

Shortstop · Career Stats, Bio & Records

AVG .199
HR 0
RBI 26
H 91
OPS .518
PIV -1,723
Position
Shortstop
Bats / Throws
— / R
Height / Weight
5'7" / 152 lb
Born
9/20/1918 in Bridgeport, CT, USA
Died
6/22/1992 in Bridgeport, CT, USA
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Negro Leagues Career Statistics

Batting

PA AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI BB SO SB BA OBP SLG OPS
547.0 491.0 58.0 101.0 7.0 3.0 0 6.0 45.0 2.0 9.0 .206 .274 .232 .506

Pitching

W L GS CG GF SV IP H R ER HR BB SO ERA WHIP
0 0 0 0 2 0 1.0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0.00 0.00

Career Batting Statistics

G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SB BB SO AVG OBP SLG OPS PIV
151 458 54 91 9 5 0 26 9 47 1 .199 .278 .240 .518 -1,723

Career AVG .199 vs. league average .260 across their career seasons — 23.6% below league average.

Career OBP .278 vs. league average .331 across their career seasons — 16.1% below league average.

Career SLG .240 vs. league average .362 across their career seasons — 33.7% below league average.

Career OPS .518 vs. league average .693 across their career seasons — 25.3% 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
1943 NBY NN2 31 101 15 21 1 2 0 4 4 16 0 .208 .255 (-19%) .324 (-1%) .346 (-26%) .671 (-14%) -164.3
1944 NBY NN2 15 47 5 11 0 1 0 0 3 5 0 .234 — — — — -75.9
1945 NBY NN2 25 83 17 17 5 0 0 7 0 9 0 .205 .260 (-22%) .328 (-14%) .354 (-25%) .683 (-20%) -247.9
1946 NBY NN2 31 85 7 14 0 0 0 3 2 7 0 .165 .256 (-36%) .328 (-31%) .358 (-54%) .687 (-43%) -547.0
1947 NBY NN2 29 86 7 16 1 2 0 7 0 8 0 .186 .262 (-29%) .336 (-24%) .376 (-35%) .712 (-30%) -417.3
1948 NBY NN2 20 56 3 12 2 0 0 5 0 2 1 .214 .263 (-19%) .340 (-25%) .379 (-34%) .719 (-30%) -270.4
Career · 6 seasons 151 458 54 91 9 5 0 26 9 47 1 .199 — — — — -1,723

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
0 0 1 0 0 0 0 1.0 0 0 0 0 1 0.00 0.0

Career ERA 0.00 vs. league average 3.97 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
1947 NBY NN2 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 1.0 0 0 0 1 0.00 — 0.0
Career · 1 season 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 1.0 0 0 0 1 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

SplitGABRHHRRBIAVG
Home4111772802.239
Away106308435804.188

Pitching — Home / Away

SplitGIPHERBBSOERA
Away21.000010.00

Last 10 Games — Batting

DateTmOppResABRH2B3BHRRBIBBSO
1948-09-05 NY5NW2L 301000000
1948-09-05 NY5NW2W 411000000
1948-08-08 NY5HOML 201000000
1948-08-08 NY5HOML 412000000
1948-07-29 NY5PH5L 000000000
1948-07-27 NY5PH5L 412000000
1948-07-26 NY5NY6W 202000010
1948-07-25 NY5NY6W 301000100
1948-07-18 NY5BLGL 300000000
1948-07-18 NY5BLGL 300000000

Last 2 Games — Pitching

DateTmOppDecIPHRERBBSOHR
1948-05-21 NY5NW2 — 0.0000000
1947-05-16 NY5BLG — 1.0000010

Fielding Statistics

Career Fielding Totals by Position

Position G GS PO A E DP
2B 1 1 3 2 0 1
3B 14 9 13 25 4 0
C 34 25 99 25 6 0
OF 47 41 86 4 1 0
P 1 0 0 0 0 0
SS 58 53 105 147 24 13

Season-by-Season Fielding

Year Team Pos G GS PO A E DP
1943 NBY 3B 2 1 1 5 2 0
1943 NBY SS 29 29 57 76 14 5
1944 NBY C 3 3 11 1 1 0
1944 NBY SS 13 10 27 36 5 4
1945 NBY 3B 8 6 10 12 1 0
1945 NBY C 1 1 8 1 0 0
1945 NBY OF 11 8 14 2 0 0
1945 NBY SS 7 7 13 21 5 3
1946 NBY 2B 1 1 3 2 0 1
1946 NBY 3B 4 2 2 8 1 0
1946 NBY C 10 8 27 7 0 0
1946 NBY OF 15 14 25 2 1 0
1946 NBY SS 1 0 0 0 0 0
1947 NBY C 7 2 11 4 0 0
1947 NBY OF 20 18 45 0 0 0
1947 NBY P 1 0 0 0 0 0
1947 NBY SS 2 1 0 2 0 0
1948 NBY C 13 11 42 12 5 0
1948 NBY OF 1 1 2 0 0 0
1948 NBY SS 6 6 8 12 0 1

Career Games by Position

Position Diamond

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Position Games
Pitcher 1
Catcher 34
Second Base 1
Third Base 14
Shortstop 58
Left Field 21
Center Field 19
Right Field 7

Frequently Asked Questions about Rufus Baker

Was Rufus Baker a pitcher?
No. Rufus Baker was a position player (Shortstop), though he did pitch in 1 career game.
How many home runs did Rufus Baker hit?
Rufus Baker hit 0 career home runs with 91 hits.