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Dusty Baker

Left Field
1968—1986
BORN
June 15, 1949, in Riverside, CA
BATS / THROWS
Right / Right
HT / WT
6-2 / 183
MLB DEBUT
September 7, 1968
FINAL GAME
October 4, 1986
PRIMARY TEAM
Big Blue Wrecking Crew
.278
BATTING AVERAGE
1981
HITS
37.0
WAR
.347
ON-BASE PCT
242
HOME RUNS
26.1
WAR7
.432
SLUGGING
.779
ON-BASE + SLUGGING
2.9
WAR PER SEASON
Dusty Baker
 
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.
— 1981 CHAMP —

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Compared to Hall of Fame Left Fielders

CAREER LONG PEAK PRIME SHORT PEAK JAWS WAR PER
Baker
37.0
26.1
15.9
13.7
31.6
2.9
AVG HOFer
68.7
43.2
31.4
22.4
56.0
4.7

CAREER = WAR

LONG PEAK = WAR7

PRIME = WAR in 5 best consecutive seasons

SHORT PEAK = WAR3

JAWS = AVG of WAR & WAR7

WAR PER = WAR per 162 G

Where Does Dusty Baker Rank?

No. 56 Ranked

at Left Field

Ranking Among Left Fielders by Wins Above Replacement ↓

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

Ranking only appears if the player rates in the top 100 Left Fielders