George Baker
Career 126 G · 74 H · 5 RBI · .156 AVG
Seasons leading his league
2
1 best in baseball
1 league only
5
Top-5 finishes
1
Title seasons
2
Categories led
1884
Best season
Spanning 1884–1884, peaking at 2 titles in 1884.
All-Time Standing
Against every player since 1871Among league leaders
- 2,187th League titles 2
- 1,845th Best in baseball 1
- 3,813th Top-5 finishes 5
Each rank is against the players who have achieved that thing at least once.
Career leaderboards
No top-500 all-time placing
His career totals do not reach the top 500 in any tracked
category — unsurprising for most careers, and no reflection
on the season titles alongside.
Where He Led
led all of MLB led his league| Category | Titles | Best | Streak | Seasons |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Catcher Double Plays | 1 | 1st | — | 1884 11 |
| Catcher Putouts | 1 | 1st | — | 1884 UA 435 |
| Catcher Range Factor | — | #3 | — | 1884 #3 |
| Catcher Fielding Percentage | — | #3 | — | 1884 #3 |
Batting
4 seasons| Year | Team | Lg | G | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | BB | SO | SB | AVG | OBP | SLG | OPS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1883 | BL2 | AA | 7 | 22 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .227 | .227 | .227 | .455 |
| 1884 | SLU | UA | 80 | 317 | 39 | 52 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | .164 | .177 | .183 | .360 |
| 1885 | SL5 | NL | 38 | 131 | 5 | 16 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 9 | 28 | 0 | .122 | .179 | .122 | .301 |
| 1886 | KCN | NL | 1 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | .250 | .250 | .250 | .500 |
| Career | — | — | 126 | 474 | 45 | 74 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 14 | 29 | 0 | .156 | .180 | .169 | .349 |
Fielding
5 positions| Year | Team | Lg | Pos | G | GS | INN | PO | A | E | DP | TC | FLD% | RF |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1883 | BL2 | AA | SS | 4 | — | 19.0 | 2 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 9 | .667 | 1.50 |
| C | 3 | — | 18.0 | 10 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 15 | .800 | 4.00 | |||
| OF | 1 | — | 10.0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | .500 | 1.00 | |||
| 1884 | SLU | UA | C | 68 | — | 601.0 | 435 | 113 | 63 | 11 | 611 | .897 | 8.06 |
| 2B | 4 | — | 35.0 | 11 | 14 | 5 | 1 | 30 | .833 | 6.25 | |||
| OF | 4 | — | 28.0 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 6 | .667 | 1.00 | |||
| 3B | 3 | — | 13.0 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 6 | .667 | 1.33 | |||
| SS | 2 | — | 18.0 | 2 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 9 | .889 | 4.00 | |||
| 1885 | SL5 | NL | C | 32 | — | 280.0 | 148 | 31 | 28 | 1 | 207 | .865 | 5.59 |
| 3B | 3 | — | 14.0 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 6 | .667 | 1.33 | |||
| OF | 2 | — | 9.0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | .500 | 0.50 | |||
| 2B | 1 | — | 5.0 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 4 | .750 | 3.00 | |||
| 1886 | KCN | NL | C | 1 | — | 10.0 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 9 | .889 | 8.00 |
| Career | — | — | C | 104 | — | 909.0 | 598 | 149 | 95 | 13 | 842 | .887 | 7.18 |
| — | — | OF | 7 | — | 47.0 | 4 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 10 | .600 | 0.86 | |
| — | — | 3B | 6 | — | 27.0 | 2 | 6 | 4 | 2 | 12 | .667 | 1.33 | |
| — | — | SS | 6 | — | 37.0 | 4 | 10 | 4 | 2 | 18 | .778 | 2.33 | |
| — | — | 2B | 5 | — | 40.0 | 14 | 14 | 6 | 1 | 34 | .824 | 5.60 |