Player

Don Baylor

Player Info
Full Name
Don Edward
Born
June 28, 1949
Austin, TX, USA
Died
August 7, 2017
Size
6'1" / 190 lbs
B/T
R / R
Debut
September 18, 1970
Final Game
October 1, 1988
Career
19 years
Teams
Honors
1 x All-Star
1979
1995 - BBWAA Manager of the Year (NL)
1995 - TSN Manager of the Year (NL)
1986 - Sporting News All-Star (AL)
1986 - Silver Slugger (AL)
1986 - Outstanding DH Award (AL)
1985 - Sporting News All-Star (AL)
1985 - Silver Slugger (AL)
1985 - Roberto Clemente Award (ML)
1985 - Outstanding DH Award (AL)
1983 - Silver Slugger (AL)
... and 8 more
Career Batting
2,292
G
.260
AVG
2,135
H
338
HR
1,276
RBI
.762
OPS
116
OPS vs Lg
Qualified for career rate leaderboards · about these stats
Batting Season by Season
Year Team G AB H 2B 3B HR R AVG
1988 Oakland Athletics 92 264 58 7 0 7 28 .220
1987 Boston Red Sox 108 339 81 8 0 16 64 .239
1987 Minnesota Twins 20 49 14 1 0 0 3 .286
1986 Boston Red Sox 160 585 139 23 1 31 93 .238
1985 New York Yankees 142 477 110 24 1 23 70 .231
1984 New York Yankees 134 493 129 29 1 27 84 .262
1983 New York Yankees 144 534 162 33 3 21 82 .303
1982 California Angels 157 608 160 24 1 24 80 .263
1981 California Angels 103 377 90 18 1 17 52 .239
1980 California Angels 90 340 85 12 2 5 39 .250
1979 California Angels 162 628 186 33 3 36 120 .296
1978 California Angels 158 591 151 26 0 34 103 .255
1977 California Angels 154 561 141 27 0 25 87 .251
1976 Oakland Athletics 157 595 147 25 1 15 85 .247
1975 Baltimore Orioles 145 524 148 21 6 25 79 .282
1974 Baltimore Orioles 137 489 133 22 1 10 66 .272
1973 Baltimore Orioles 118 405 116 20 4 11 64 .286
1972 Baltimore Orioles 102 320 81 13 3 11 33 .253
1971 Baltimore Orioles 1 2 0 0 0 0 0 .000
1970 Baltimore Orioles 8 17 4 0 0 0 4 .235
Advanced Batting About these stats
Year Lg PA ISO BABIP BB% K% OPS vs Lg HR/162 Qual
1988 AL 313 .106 .236 10.9 14.1 86 7.0
1987 AL 467 .147 .248 9.6 12.6 101 16.0
1986 AL 687 .202 .241 9.0 16.2 112 31.2 ✓
1985 AL 564 .199 .233 9.2 16.0 107 23.1 ✓
1984 AL 558 .227 .254 6.8 12.2 128 27.0 ✓
1983 AL 597 .191 .301 6.7 8.9 134 21.0 ✓
1982 AL 680 .161 .260 8.4 10.1 106 24.0 ✓
1981 AL 432 .188 .232 9.7 11.8 115 25.0 ✓
1980 AL 380 .091 .260 6.3 8.4 81 5.1
1979 AL 722 .234 .271 9.8 7.1 142 36.0 ✓
1978 AL 677 .217 .235 8.3 10.5 125 34.0 ✓
1977 AL 645 .182 .248 9.6 11.8 108 25.0 ✓
1976 AL 685 .121 .254 8.5 10.5 105 15.1 ✓
1975 AL 598 .206 .280 8.9 10.7 139 25.5 ✓
1974 AL 549 .110 .288 7.8 10.2 109 10.0 ✓
1973 AL 459 .151 .298 7.6 10.5 124 11.0
1972 AL 363 .163 .267 8.0 13.8 129 11.6
1971 AL 5 .000 .000 40.0 20.0 89 0.0
1970 AL 20 .000 .267 10.0 15.0 55 0.0
Career Fielding by Position
Pos G PO A E DP FPct
OF 822 1,575 27 38 0 .977
1B 148 1,141 83 20 80 .984
Fielding Season by Season
Year Team Pos G PO A E DP FPct
1986 Boston Red Sox 1B 13 65 4 1 7 .986
1986 Boston Red Sox OF 3 6 0 0 0 1.000
1984 New York Yankees OF 5 8 0 1 0 .889
1983 New York Yankees 1B 1 13 2 1 0 .938
1983 New York Yankees OF 5 10 0 0 0 1.000
1981 California Angels 1B 4 32 3 0 2 1.000
1981 California Angels OF 1 6 0 0 0 1.000
1980 California Angels OF 54 119 4 4 0 .969
1979 California Angels 1B 1 5 0 0 1 1.000
1979 California Angels OF 97 198 3 5 0 .976
1978 California Angels 1B 17 118 9 4 6 .969
1978 California Angels OF 39 76 0 2 0 .974
1977 California Angels 1B 18 141 13 2 14 .987
1977 California Angels OF 77 139 3 5 0 .966
1976 Oakland Athletics 1B 69 629 44 9 40 .987
1976 Oakland Athletics OF 76 152 1 3 0 .981
1975 Baltimore Orioles 1B 2 18 0 0 1 1.000
1975 Baltimore Orioles OF 135 268 8 5 0 .982
1974 Baltimore Orioles 1B 8 42 1 0 2 1.000
1974 Baltimore Orioles OF 129 218 1 5 0 .978
1973 Baltimore Orioles 1B 6 24 5 2 2 .935
1973 Baltimore Orioles OF 110 204 5 4 0 .981
1972 Baltimore Orioles 1B 9 54 2 1 5 .982
1972 Baltimore Orioles OF 84 152 2 4 0 .975
1971 Baltimore Orioles OF 1 4 0 0 0 1.000
1970 Baltimore Orioles OF 6 15 0 0 0 1.000
Postseason Batting
Year Round Team G AB H HR RBI AVG
Career 38 121 33 4 21 .273
1988 AL Championship Series Oakland Athletics 2 6 0 0 1 .000
1988 World Series Oakland Athletics 1 1 0 0 0 .000
1987 AL Championship Series Minnesota Twins 2 5 2 0 1 .400
1987 World Series Minnesota Twins 5 13 5 1 3 .385
1986 AL Championship Series Boston Red Sox 7 26 9 1 2 .346
1986 World Series Boston Red Sox 4 11 2 0 1 .182
1982 AL Championship Series California Angels 5 17 5 1 10 .294
1979 AL Championship Series California Angels 4 16 3 1 2 .188
1974 AL Championship Series Baltimore Orioles 4 15 4 0 0 .267
1973 AL Championship Series Baltimore Orioles 4 11 3 0 1 .273
Managerial record: 627-689 (.476) Full Managerial Record
Year Team League G W L PCT Finish
2002 Chicago Cubs NL 83 34 49 .410 5
2001 Chicago Cubs NL 162 88 74 .543 3
2000 Chicago Cubs NL 162 65 97 .401 6
1998 Colorado Rockies NL 162 77 85 .475 4
1997 Colorado Rockies NL 162 83 79 .512 3
1996 Colorado Rockies NL 163 83 79 .512 3
1995 Colorado Rockies NL 144 77 67 .535 2
1994 Colorado Rockies NL 117 53 64 .453 3
1993 Colorado Rockies NL 162 67 95 .414 6