Don Baylor stats

Last played for the Athletics, 1988

Designated Hitter

Age 77 · 6' 1"

Compare with…

Don Baylor played 19 MLB seasons, 1970 to 1988.

Stats

Choose how these numbers are shown

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.

Standard by season
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.
1970BAL81744041.235
1971BAL1200010.000
1972BAL1023203381113824.253
1973BAL11840564116115132.286
1974BAL13748966133105929.272
1975BAL14552479148257632.282
1976ATH15759585147156852.247
1977LAA15456187141257526.251
1978LAA158591103151349922.255
1979LAA1626281201863613922.296
1980LAA9034039855516.250
1981LAA103377529017663.239
1982LAA15760880160249310.263
1983NYY14453482162218517.303
1984NYY1344938412927891.262
1985NYY1424777011023910.231
1986BOS1605859313931943.238
1987BOS/MIN128388679516635.245
1988ATH9226428587340.220

What the columns mean: AB · R · H · HR · RBI · SB · AVG

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.

Expanded by season
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.
1970BAL20400000
1971BAL5001000
1972BAL363133279000
1973BAL4591773513300
1974BAL5491873310600
1975BAL5982565213800
1976ATH6852194120400
1977LAA6452435212700
1978LAA6772796018900
1979LAA7223337211600
1980LAA3801161911400
1981LAA432161367100
1982LAA680258497700
1983NYY59726457131100
1984NYY5582415723600
1985NYY5642054824600
1986BOS6872575535800
1987BOS/MIN4671522528300
1988ATH313861412200

What the columns mean: PA · TB · XBH · HBP · IBB · GIDP · P/PA

Advanced

Career regular season

WAR
24.4
RC
1,322.6
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.

Advanced by season
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.
1970BAL-0.11.32.4.0000.10.700
1971BAL0.20.810.1.0001200
1972BAL2.050.95.6.1630.30.629.10
1973BAL3.070.26.2.1510.30.736.80
1974BAL1.569.95.1100.20.848.90
1975BAL2.795.66.4.2060.30.8210
1976ATH2.685.94.9.1210.30.839.70
1977LAA0.188.25.4.1820.30.822.40
1978LAA1.399.95.9.2170.30.817.40
1979LAA3.5127.47.4.2340.41.417.40
1980LAA-1.639.24.0910.20.8680
1981LAA1.255.65.1.1880.30.822.20
1982LAA0.4915.3.1610.30.825.30
1983NYY3.298.96.9.1910.30.825.40
1984NYY2.785.66.3.2270.30.618.30
1985NYY0.473.25.2.1990.30.620.70
1986BOS1.594.55.6.2020.30.618.90
1987BOS/MIN0.2625.5.1470.30.824.30
1988ATH-0.432.84.2.1060.20.837.70

What the columns mean: WAR · RC · RC/27 · ISOP · SECA · BB/K · AB/HR · GO/FO

Bio

Age
77 yearsJun 28, 1949
Height
6' 1"
Debut
1970
Birthplace
Austin, United States
AL MVP
1979
AL Silver Slugger
3x

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

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 10,544 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.

More on Don Baylor