Bio
- Height
- 6' 1"
- Debut
- 1970
- AL MVP
- 1979
- NL Manager of the Year
- 1995
- AL Silver Slugger
- 3x
Bio
- Height
- 6' 1"
- Debut
- 1970
- AL MVP
- 1979
- NL Manager of the Year
- 1995
- AL Silver Slugger
- 3x
Stats
Standard
Career regular season
- GP
- 2,292
- AB
- 8,198
- R
- 1,236
- H
- 2,135
- HR
- 338
- RBI
- 1,276
- SB
- 285
- AVG
- .260
Ranked among MLB players who qualify (AB, R, H, HR, RBI, SB: 40+ games; AVG: 300+ AB) that season; only the top 50 are shown. How each stat qualifies: glossary.
| GP: Games the player appeared in, however briefly. | AB: At-bats: trips to the plate that ended in a hit, an out or an error. Walks and sacrifices are not counted. | R: Runs — scored by the batter, or allowed by the pitcher. | H: Times the batter reached base by hitting the ball, without help from an error. | HR: Home runs hit. | RBI: Runs that scored because of this batter's plate appearance. | SB: Bases taken while the pitcher was delivering. Being caught is counted separately. | AVG: Hits per at-bat. .300 is the traditional line between a good hitter and a great one. | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970 | BAL | 8 | 17 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 4 | 1 | .235 |
| 1971 | BAL | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | .000 |
| 1972 | BAL | 102 | 320 | 33 | 81 | 11 | 38 | 24 | .253 |
| 1973 | BAL | 118 | 405 | 64 | 116 | 11 | 51 | 32 | .286 |
| 1974 | BAL | 137 | 489 | 66 | 133 | 10 | 59 | 29 | .272 |
| 1975 | BAL | 145 | 524 | 79 | 148 | 25 | 76 | 32 | .282 |
| 1976 | ATH | 157 | 595 | 85 | 147 | 15 | 68 | 52 | .247 |
| 1977 | LAA | 154 | 561 | 87 | 141 | 25 | 75 | 26 | .251 |
| 1978 | LAA | 158 | 591 | 103 | 151 | 34 | 99 | 22 | .255 |
| 1979 | LAA | 162 | 628 | 120 | 186 | 36 | 139 | 22 | .296 |
| 1980 | LAA | 90 | 340 | 39 | 85 | 5 | 51 | 6 | .250 |
| 1981 | LAA | 103 | 377 | 52 | 90 | 17 | 66 | 3 | .239 |
| 1982 | LAA | 157 | 608 | 80 | 160 | 24 | 93 | 10 | .263 |
| 1983 | NYY | 144 | 534 | 82 | 162 | 21 | 85 | 17 | .303 |
| 1984 | NYY | 134 | 493 | 84 | 129 | 27 | 89 | 1 | .262 |
| 1985 | NYY | 142 | 477 | 70 | 110 | 23 | 91 | 0 | .231 |
| 1986 | BOS | 160 | 585 | 93 | 139 | 31 | 94 | 3 | .238 |
| 1987 |  BOS/MIN | 128 | 388 | 67 | 95 | 16 | 63 | 5 | .245 |
| 1988 | ATH | 92 | 264 | 28 | 58 | 7 | 34 | 0 | .220 |
Career Postseason
- GP
- 38
- AB
- 121
- R
- 17
- H
- 33
- HR
- 4
- RBI
- 21
- SB
- 0
- AVG
- .273
Expanded
Career regular season
- PA
- 9,401
- TB
- 3,571
- XBH
- 732
- HBP
- 267
- IBB
- 91
- GIDP
- 0
- P/PA
- 0.00
Ranked among MLB players who qualify (PA: 100+ AB; TB, XBH, HBP, IBB: 300+ AB; P/PA: 300+ PA) that season; only the top 50 are shown. How each stat qualifies: glossary.
| PA: Plate appearances — every trip to the plate, walks and sacrifices included. | TB: Total bases — one for a single, four for a home run. | XBH: Extra-base hits: doubles, triples and home runs. | HBP: Times the batter was hit by a pitch and took first base. | IBB: Walks the other team issued on purpose. | GIDP: Times the batter grounded into a double play — lower is better. | P/PA: Pitches the batter saw per trip to the plate. Above 4.0 is a patient hitter. | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970 | BAL | 20 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1971 | BAL | 5 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1972 | BAL | 363 | 133 | 27 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1973 | BAL | 459 | 177 | 35 | 13 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| 1974 | BAL | 549 | 187 | 33 | 10 | 6 | 0 | 0 |
| 1975 | BAL | 598 | 256 | 52 | 13 | 8 | 0 | 0 |
| 1976 | ATH | 685 | 219 | 41 | 20 | 4 | 0 | 0 |
| 1977 | LAA | 645 | 243 | 52 | 12 | 7 | 0 | 0 |
| 1978 | LAA | 677 | 279 | 60 | 18 | 9 | 0 | 0 |
| 1979 | LAA | 722 | 333 | 72 | 11 | 6 | 0 | 0 |
| 1980 | LAA | 380 | 116 | 19 | 11 | 4 | 0 | 0 |
| 1981 | LAA | 432 | 161 | 36 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 1982 | LAA | 680 | 258 | 49 | 7 | 7 | 0 | 0 |
| 1983 | NYY | 597 | 264 | 57 | 13 | 11 | 0 | 0 |
| 1984 | NYY | 558 | 241 | 57 | 23 | 6 | 0 | 0 |
| 1985 | NYY | 564 | 205 | 48 | 24 | 6 | 0 | 0 |
| 1986 | BOS | 687 | 257 | 55 | 35 | 8 | 0 | 0 |
| 1987 | BOS/MIN | 467 | 152 | 25 | 28 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| 1988 | ATH | 313 | 86 | 14 | 12 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
What the columns mean: PA · TB · XBH · HBP · IBB · GIDP · P/PA
Advanced
Career regular season
- WAR
- 24.4
- RC
- 1322.6
- RC/27
- 5.70
- ISOP
- .175
- SECA
- .293
- BB/K
- 0.75
- AB/HR
- 24.3
- GO/FO
- 0.00
Ranked among MLB players with 300+ AB that season; only the top 50 are shown. How each stat qualifies: glossary.
| WAR: Wins above replacement — wins the player added over a freely available fill-in. | RC: Runs created — an estimate of how many runs the batter's hitting produced. | RC/27: Runs a lineup of this batter would score in a full game of 27 outs. | ISOP: Isolated power: slugging minus batting average, so only extra bases count. | SECA: Secondary average: bases from walks, steals and extra-base hits, per at-bat. | BB/K: Walks for every strikeout, a measure of plate discipline. | AB/HR: At-bats per home run — lower means more power. | GO/FO: Ground-ball outs for every fly-ball out. | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970 | BAL | -0.1 | 1.3 | 2.4 | .000 | 0.1 | 0.7 | 0 | 0 |
| 1971 | BAL | 0.2 | 0.8 | 10.1 | .000 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 1972 | BAL | 2.0 | 50.9 | 5.6 | .163 | 0.3 | 0.6 | 29.1 | 0 |
| 1973 | BAL | 3.0 | 70.2 | 6.2 | .151 | 0.3 | 0.7 | 36.8 | 0 |
| 1974 | BAL | 1.5 | 69.9 | 5 | .110 | 0.2 | 0.8 | 48.9 | 0 |
| 1975 | BAL | 2.7 | 95.6 | 6.4 | .206 | 0.3 | 0.8 | 21 | 0 |
| 1976 | ATH | 2.6 | 85.9 | 4.9 | .121 | 0.3 | 0.8 | 39.7 | 0 |
| 1977 | LAA | 0.1 | 88.2 | 5.4 | .182 | 0.3 | 0.8 | 22.4 | 0 |
| 1978 | LAA | 1.3 | 99.9 | 5.9 | .217 | 0.3 | 0.8 | 17.4 | 0 |
| 1979 | LAA | 3.5 | 127.4 | 7.4 | .234 | 0.4 | 1.4 | 17.4 | 0 |
| 1980 | LAA | -1.6 | 39.2 | 4 | .091 | 0.2 | 0.8 | 68 | 0 |
| 1981 | LAA | 1.2 | 55.6 | 5.1 | .188 | 0.3 | 0.8 | 22.2 | 0 |
| 1982 | LAA | 0.4 | 91 | 5.3 | .161 | 0.3 | 0.8 | 25.3 | 0 |
| 1983 | NYY | 3.2 | 98.9 | 6.9 | .191 | 0.3 | 0.8 | 25.4 | 0 |
| 1984 | NYY | 2.7 | 85.6 | 6.3 | .227 | 0.3 | 0.6 | 18.3 | 0 |
| 1985 | NYY | 0.4 | 73.2 | 5.2 | .199 | 0.3 | 0.6 | 20.7 | 0 |
| 1986 | BOS | 1.5 | 94.5 | 5.6 | .202 | 0.3 | 0.6 | 18.9 | 0 |
| 1987 | BOS/MIN | 0.2 | 62 | 5.5 | .147 | 0.3 | 0.8 | 24.3 | 0 |
| 1988 | ATH | -0.4 | 32.8 | 4.2 | .106 | 0.2 | 0.8 | 37.7 | 0 |
What the columns mean: WAR · RC · RC/27 · ISOP · SECA · BB/K · AB/HR
What were Don Baylor's career stats?
Don Baylor played 19 seasons for the Orioles, the Athletics, the Angels, the Yankees and the Red Sox. He was a career .260 hitter with 2,135 hits, 338 home runs and 1,276 RBI. His best season was 1983: a .303 batting average, 21 home runs and 85 RBI.
League leaderboards and awards
19 seasons, 7 postseasons, 1970 to 1988
Don Baylor led MLB in RBI (1979); finished top 10 in a stat 6 times.
Championships ×2
- 1970 World Series with the Baltimore Orioles
- 1987 World Series with the Minnesota Twins
Awards
All-time career rank
- 116th in home runs (338)
- 219th in hits (2,135)
- 111th in rbi (1,276)
- 183rd in stolen bases (285)
Among the 10,340 MLB players with a career line on file, regular season. A place deeper than 300th is not listed.
Season top 10 finishes
Among qualified MLB players each season, as the glossary defines each stat. All-time places are among players on file.
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