Javier Báez

Shortstop

2014—2022

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Player LeveL
Regular
Top 100 Rank
NR
Shortstop RANK
#71

Player Detail

Ednel Javier
GIVEN NAME
Báez
SURNAME
December 1, 1992 (Age: 29-072d) in Bayamon, Puerto Rico
BORN
STILL LIVING
DIED
2014—2022
Playing Career
Played from 21-28
PLAYING AGE
Chicago Cubs
Teams Played For
Shortstop
PRIMARY POSITION
Chicago Cubs
PRIMARY TEAM
2016
World Series titles
El Mago
NICKNAME
9
UNIFORM NUMBER
#8 IN LINEUP
BATTING ORDER
6-0 / 190
HEIGHT / WEIGHT
RH / RH
BATTED / THREW
August 5, 2014
Major League Debut
STILL PLAYING
FINAL GAME
A lot of sizzle. Very little steak.

50

HITTING

50

POWER

60

RUNNING

69

FIELDING

60

THROWING
20 = NOT MLB CALIBER
30 = WELL BELOW AVG
40 = Below Average
50 = MLB AVERAGE
60 = ABOVE AVG
70 = EXCELLENT
80 = RARE, ELITE

Career Stats

GAMES HITS HR RBI AVG
862
802
149
465
.264
2 ALL-STAR SELECTIONS

Teammate Team

CATCHER:
First Base:
Second Base:
Shortstop:
Third Base:
Left Field:
Center Field:
Right Field:
Pitcher:
pitcher:
manager:
Willson Contreras
Kyle Schwarber
Dexter Fowler
Jon Lester
Jacob deGrom
Joe Maddon

BEST SEASON

2019 Cubs

26 Years Old

.281
AVG
29
HR
85
RBI
89
RUNS
.316
OBP
149
HITS
38
2B
4
3B
.531
SLG
28
BB
11
SB
6.6
WAR

SLASH LINE

AVG OBP SLG
.264
.307
.477

FOR THE TRADITIONALISTS.

VERSUS HIS PEERS

OPS LG OPS COMP
.783
729
UNK

PLAYER OPS COMPARED TO AVERAGE PLAYER AT HIS POSITION IN HIS LEAGUE AND ERA. OPS = ON-BASE + SLUGGING.

Hall of Fame Worthy?

JAWS JAWS BY HOFER
23.9
55.4

PLAYER JAWS COMPARED TO HOF PLAYER AT HIS POSITION. JAWS = AVERAGE OF CAREER WAR & WAR7.

One Degree Of Separation

Occasional double play partner with the Cubs.

Contemporaries

Addison Russell

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Javier Báez Per Season

PER 600 PLATE APPEARANCES COMPARED TO Contemporaries AT HIS POSITION

AB H R 2B 3B HR RBI BB SO SB TB TRB AVG OBP SLG OPS
Báez
UNK
UNK
UNK
UNK
UNK
UNK
UNK
UNK
UNK
UNK
.264
.307
.477
783
AVG SS
542
136
70
27
3
17
50
132
8
251
321
408
729

Javier Báez Rankings

AT Shortstop BY THESE SOURCES

BASEBALL EGG HALL OF STATS BASEBALL SCHOLAR JAWS BILL JAMES
71
NR
NR
NR
NR
Updated THRU 2021
Updated THRU 2021
UPDATED THRU 2021
Updated THRU 2021
UPDATED THRU 2020

AT Shortstop BY VALUE

CAREER LONG PEAK PRIME SHORT PEAK
100
79
75
39
CAREER WAR
WAR7
WAR 5 CONSECUTIVE
WAR3

Javier Báez PLAYER VALUE

WAR COMPARED TO AVERAGE HALL OF FAMER AT HIS POSITION

CAREER WAR7 WAR5C WAR3 WAR PER SN
23.4
24.3
18.1
17.5
4.40
67.7
43.1
30.3
21.6
4.89
BLUE = Javier Báez
GRAY = AVERAGE HALL OF FAME SS

WIN SHARES COMPARED TO AVERAGE HALL OF FAMER AT HIS POSITION

CAREER WIN SHARES 7 WIN SHARES 5C WIN SHARES 3 WS PER SN
UNK
UNK
UNK
UNK
UNK
BLUE = Javier Báez
GRAY = AVERAGE HALL OF FAME SS

— Explanation of Advanced Statistics —

Wins Above Replacement is a non-standardized sabermetric statistic developed to sum up a player’s total contributions to his team. A player’s WAR value is claimed to be the number of additional wins his team has achieved above the number of expected team wins if that player were substituted with a replacement-level player:

A player’s best seven seasons according to his Wins Above Replacement (WAR). Also called LONG PEAK.

A player’s best five consecutive seasons according to his Wins Above Replacement (WAR). Also called PLAYER PRIME.

A player’s best three seasons according to his Wins Above Replacement (WAR). Also called SHORT PEAK.

A player’s Wins Above Replacement (WAR) per season (calculated for 162 games).

Advanced statistical method devised by Bill James. A Win Share represents one-third of a team win, by definition, and takes into account defense, offense, baserunning, park effects, and level of competition, era, and many other factors.

A player’s best seven seasons according to his Win Shares. A measure of LONG PEAK.

A player’s best five consecutive seasons according to his Win Shares. A measure of a player’s PRIME.

A player’s best three seasons according to his Win Shares. A measure of a player’s SHORT PEAK.

A player’s Win Shares per season (calculated for 162 games).