Javier Baez stats
TigersBio
- Age
- 33 yearsDec 1, 1992
- Height
- 5' 11"
- Weight
- 190 lbs
- NL Gold Glove
- 2020
Javier Baez recorded a .241 batting average, 3 home runs and 20 RBI in 58 games of 2026 for the Detroit Tigers. Last game: .
Stats
Standard
Tigers- GP
- 58
- AB
- 187
- R
- 25
- H
- 45
- HR
- 3
- RBI
- 20
- SB
- 1
- AVG
- .241
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. | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2014 | CHC | 52 | 213 | 25 | 36 | 9 | 20 | 5 | .169 |
| 2015 | CHC | 28 | 76 | 4 | 22 | 1 | 4 | 1 | .289 |
| 2016 | CHC | 142 | 421 | 50 | 115 | 14 | 59 | 12 | .273 |
| 2017 | CHC | 145 | 469 | 75 | 128 | 23 | 75 | 10 | .273 |
| 2018 | CHC | 160 | 606 | 101 | 176 | 34 | 111 | 21 | .290 |
| 2019 | CHC | 138 | 531 | 89 | 149 | 29 | 85 | 11 | .281 |
| 2020 | CHC | 59 | 222 | 27 | 45 | 8 | 24 | 3 | .203 |
| 2021 |  CHC/NYM | 142 | 502 | 80 | 133 | 31 | 87 | 18 | .265 |
| 2022 | DET | 144 | 555 | 64 | 132 | 17 | 67 | 9 | .238 |
| 2023 | DET | 136 | 510 | 58 | 113 | 9 | 59 | 12 | .222 |
| 2024 | DET | 80 | 272 | 25 | 50 | 6 | 37 | 8 | .184 |
| 2025 | DET | 126 | 417 | 55 | 107 | 12 | 57 | 5 | .257 |
| 2026 | DET | 58 | 187 | 25 | 45 | 3 | 20 | 1 | .241 |
Career regular season
- GP
- 1,410
- AB
- 4,981
- R
- 678
- H
- 1,251
- HR
- 196
- RBI
- 705
- SB
- 116
- AVG
- .251
Career Postseason
- GP
- 44
- AB
- 154
- R
- 15
- H
- 37
- HR
- 6
- RBI
- 19
- SB
- 8
- AVG
- .240
Expanded
- PA
- 196
- TB
- 68
- XBH
- 16
- HBP
- 2
- IBB
- 0
- GIDP
- 7
- P/PA
- 3.53
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. | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2014 | CHC | 229 | 69 | 15 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 4.1 |
| 2015 | CHC | 80 | 31 | 7 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3.9 |
| 2016 | CHC | 450 | 178 | 34 | 11 | 3 | 8 | 3.7 |
| 2017 | CHC | 508 | 225 | 49 | 1 | 15 | 10 | 3.6 |
| 2018 | CHC | 645 | 336 | 83 | 5 | 8 | 11 | 3.5 |
| 2019 | CHC | 561 | 282 | 71 | 0 | 3 | 16 | 3.6 |
| 2020 | CHC | 235 | 80 | 18 | 4 | 0 | 8 | 3.9 |
| 2021 | CHC/NYM | 547 | 248 | 51 | 13 | 2 | 12 | 3.8 |
| 2022 | DET | 590 | 218 | 48 | 6 | 1 | 13 | 3.6 |
| 2023 | DET | 547 | 166 | 31 | 9 | 0 | 12 | 3.6 |
| 2024 | DET | 289 | 80 | 18 | 2 | 1 | 10 | 3.6 |
| 2025 | DET | 437 | 166 | 32 | 6 | 0 | 8 | 3.5 |
| 2026 | DET | 196 | 68 | 16 | 2 | 0 | 7 | 3.5 |
What the columns mean: PA · TB · XBH · HBP · IBB · GIDP · P/PA
Career regular season
- PA
- 5,314
- TB
- 2,147
- XBH
- 473
- HBP
- 60
- IBB
- 34
- GIDP
- 120
- P/PA
- 3.64
Advanced
- WAR
- -0.5
- RC
- 15.5
- RC/27
- 2.80
- ISOP
- .123
- SECA
- .150
- BB/K
- 0.15
- AB/HR
- 62.3
- GO/FO
- 1.00
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. | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2014 | CHC | -1.1 | 13.7 | 2 | .155 | 0.2 | 0.2 | 23.7 | 0.8 |
| 2015 | CHC | 0.6 | 9.6 | 4.6 | .118 | 0.2 | 0.2 | 76 | 0.6 |
| 2016 | CHC | 3.4 | 55.3 | 4.7 | .150 | 0.2 | 0.1 | 30.1 | 0.9 |
| 2017 | CHC | 2.9 | 69.3 | 5.2 | .207 | 0.3 | 0.2 | 20.4 | 1 |
| 2018 | CHC | 6.3 | 105.4 | 6.3 | .264 | 0.3 | 0.2 | 17.8 | 0.9 |
| 2019 | CHC | 4.8 | 82.2 | 5.5 | .250 | 0.3 | 0.2 | 18.3 | 1 |
| 2020 | CHC | 0.6 | 16.7 | 2.4 | .158 | 0.2 | 0.1 | 27.8 | 1.1 |
| 2021 | CHC/NYM | 4.5 | 77.2 | 5.4 | .229 | 0.3 | 0.2 | 16.2 | 0 |
| 2022 | DET | 2.6 | 58.2 | 3.6 | .155 | 0.2 | 0.2 | 32.6 | 1 |
| 2023 | DET | 0.7 | 43 | 2.8 | .104 | 0.2 | 0.2 | 56.7 | 1 |
| 2024 | DET | -1.1 | 14.1 | 1.6 | .110 | 0.2 | 0.2 | 45.3 | 0.9 |
| 2025 | DET | 1.9 | 45.2 | 3.8 | .141 | 0.2 | 0.1 | 34.8 | 0.8 |
| 2026 | DET | -0.5 | 15.5 | 2.8 | .123 | 0.2 | 0.2 | 62.3 | 1 |
What the columns mean: WAR · RC · RC/27 · ISOP · SECA · BB/K · AB/HR · GO/FO
Career regular season
- WAR
- 25.6
- RC
- 604.2
- RC/27
- 4.20
- ISOP
- .180
- SECA
- .243
- BB/K
- 0.16
- AB/HR
- 25.4
- GO/FO
- 0.90
Bio
- Age
- 33 yearsDec 1, 1992
- Height
- 5' 11"
- Weight
- 190 lbs
- Experience
- 13 yearsDebut 2014
- Birthplace
- Bayamon, Puerto Rico
- Draft
- 2011Rd 1, Pk 9
- NL Gold Glove
- 2020
- NL Silver Slugger
- 2018
Against other shortstops
2026 regular season, 55 MLB shortstops with 25+ games.
- Home Runs3
Higher than 17% of the other 54 MLB shortstops.
- Batting Average.241
Higher than 56% of the other 54 MLB shortstops.
- RBI20
Higher than 30% of the other 54 MLB shortstops.
Latest performance
Javier Baez
Sep 26 · vs PIT · W 4-3
- AB
- 4
- R
- 0
- H
- 2
- HR
- 0
- RBI
- 1
- BB
- 0
- SO
- 1
- AVG
- .241
Games
All games| Date | Opponent | AB | R | H | HR | RBI |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sat, Sep 26 | vs PITW 4-3 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 |
| Tue, Sep 22 | vs WSHL 3-1 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Mon, Sep 21 | vsWSHW 9-2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| Fri, Sep 18 | at CHWW 11-8 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Thu, Sep 17 | atCHWL 3-1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Fri, Sep 11 | vs COLW 6-2 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
What are Javier Baez's career stats?
Javier Baez has played 13 seasons for the Cubs and the Tigers. He is a career .251 hitter with 1,251 hits, 196 home runs and 705 RBI. His best season so far is 2018: a .290 batting average, 34 home runs and 111 RBI.
Milestones within reach
- 4 more home runs for 200 — 196 now, 12 in his best season of the last two
Best single games
- Hits: 4 vs PIT on Aug 29, 2016, W 8-7 F/13
- Home Runs: 2 @ COL on Aug 7, 2014, W 6-2
- RBI: 6 @ PIT on Sep 26, 2016, W 12-2
- Runs: 4 @ LAA on May 4, 2025, W 13-1
- Stolen Bases: 2 vs PIT on Aug 30, 2017, W 17-3
- Walks: 3 @ MIL on Apr 5, 2018, W 8-0
Regular season only, from MLB game logs since 2014.
League leaderboards and awards
13 seasons, 6 postseasons, 2014 to 2026
Javier Baez finished top 10 in a stat 1 time.
Championships
- 2016 World Series with the Chicago Cubs
Awards
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 Javier Baez
Playoff series
Javier Baez played 44 games across 6 MLB postseasons in 11 series — 6 won, 5 lost.
| AB: At-bats: trips to the plate that ended in a hit, an out or an error. Walks and sacrifices are not counted. | 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. | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 |  CLE | Won 2-1 | 3 | 11 | 5 | 0 | 1 |
| 2025 |  SEA | Lost 2-3 | 5 | 21 | 5 | 1 | 4 |
| 2020 |  MIA | Lost 0-2 | 2 | 8 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 2018 | COL | Lost 0-1 | 1 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2017 | WSH | Won 3-2 | 5 | 14 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2017 |  LAD | Lost 1-4 | 5 | 12 | 2 | 2 | 2 |
| 2016 |  SF | Won 3-1 | 4 | 16 | 6 | 1 | 2 |
| 2016 | LAD | Won 4-2 | 6 | 22 | 7 | 0 | 5 |
| 2016 | CLE | Won 4-3 | 7 | 30 | 5 | 1 | 1 |
| 2015 |  STL | Won 2-0 | 2 | 5 | 4 | 1 | 3 |
| 2015 | NYM | Lost 0-4 | 4 | 10 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
Javier Baez’s playoff series, round by round
Totals, from MLB game logs since the 2001 postseason — earlier series are not counted.
Javier Baez against each club
- vs Milwaukee Brewers (122)
- vs Pittsburgh Pirates (120)
- vs St. Louis Cardinals (118)
- vs Cincinnati Reds (108)
- vs Cleveland Guardians (73)
- vs Chicago White Sox (66)
- vs Los Angeles Dodgers (58)
- vs Miami Marlins (55)
- vs Kansas City Royals (54)
- vs Minnesota Twins (54)
- vs San Francisco Giants (54)
- vs Washington Nationals (52)
- vs New York Mets (48)
- vs Arizona Diamondbacks (43)
- vs Philadelphia Phillies (41)
- vs Atlanta Braves (36)
- vs Colorado Rockies (34)
- vs San Diego Padres (34)
- vs Seattle Mariners (32)
- vs Toronto Blue Jays (31)
- vs Texas Rangers (30)
- vs Tampa Bay Rays (29)
- vs Houston Astros (26)
- vs Athletics (25)
- vs Boston Red Sox (25)
- vs Baltimore Orioles (23)
- vs Los Angeles Angels (23)
- vs New York Yankees (22)
- vs Detroit Tigers (10)
- vs Chicago Cubs (5)
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