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

Where Does Dusty Baker Rank Among Left Fielders?

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

Hall of Fame Left Fielders Wins Above Replacement Comparison