Dusty Baker

#56 RANKED AT POSITION
1968—1986
Left Field
BORN
June 15, 1949, in Riverside, CA
BATS / THROWS
Right / Right
HEIGHT / WEIGHT
6-2 / 183
PRIMARY TEAM
Big Blue Wrecking Crew
.278
BATTING AVERAGE
2039
GAMES
37.1
WAR
.347
ON-BASE PCT
964
RUNS
26.2
WAR7
.432
SLUGGING
1981
HITS
13.7
WAR3
.779
ON-BASE + SLUGGING
242
HOME RUNS
2.9
WAR PER SEASON
Learned from Hank Aaron, forged long, successful playing career, winning a World Series title with the 1981 Los Angeles Dodgers. Baker managed five teams to the playoffs, and won more than 2,000 games, all of them with his trademark toothpick in his mouth. He won the World Series as manager of the 2022 Houston Astros.

Baker is credited with helping to invent the “high five,” when he participated in what could have been the first one with teammate Glenn Burke in 1977.
2 -TIME
ALL-STAR
1981
WORLD SERIES CHAMPION

Compared to Hall of Fame Left Fielders

CAREER LONG PEAK PRIME SHORT PEAK JAWS WAR PER
Baker
37.1
26.2
15.9
13.7
31.7
2.9
AVERAGE HALL OF FAMER
68.7
43.2
31.4
22.4
56.0
4.7

Where Does Dusty Baker Rank

Among Left Fielders?

RANKING CAREER LONG PEAK PRIME SHORT PEAK JAWS
56
47
61
92
80
50
EGG RANKING
WAR
WAR7
WAR 5 CONSECUTIVE
WAR3
JAWS