SS Ben Baker #47
Seattle Kings FABL
Age: 33 | Bats: R | Throws: R | Morale: Great
10/14/1975
BNN Index | FABL | SCORES | STANDINGS | STATS | TEAMS | PLAYERS | TRANSACTIONS | HISTORY
SS BEN BAKER #47 - AGE: 33 - BATS: R - THROWS: R - MORALE: GREAT
G AB H 2B 3B HR RBI BB K AVG OBP SLG SB WAR
151 497 133 28 2 6 67 48 51 .268 .330 .368 10 2.0
GAME LOG, LAST 10 GAMES
Date Vs. Result AB R H BI HR BB K SB
10/04/1975 @ NYI Loss, 1-3 4 0 0 0 0 0 1 0
10/03/1975 @ NYI Loss, 5-10 4 1 0 1 0 0 1 0
10/01/1975 NYI Win, 5-2 3 0 1 0 0 1 0 0
09/30/1975 NYI Loss, 2-6 2 0 1 0 0 1 0 0
09/26/1975 @ SFS Loss, 2-4 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0
09/24/1975 @ CHC Loss, 4-5 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
09/23/1975 @ CHC Win, 5-4 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
09/21/1975 SFS Win, 4-3 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
09/20/1975 SFS Loss, 1-5 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
09/19/1975 SFS Loss, 4-5 4 2 1 0 0 1 0 0
PERSONALITY
Birthday:10/20/1941
Born in:Rochester, NY
Nationality:American
Height:5' 11"
Weight:200 lbs
Local Popularity:Well Known
National Pop.:Well Known
STATUS
Contract:Major League Contract
Salary:$67,000
Signed Through:1975 Season
Major Service:9 Years, 163 Days
Service This Yr:175 Days
40-Man Service:10 Years, 98 Days
Pro Service:15 Years
Arbitration Eligibility:Not eligible, free agent after contract expires!
Option Years:2 option years left
Contract Extension: -
Drafted:1960, 11th Pick in Round 2
FEDERALLY ALIGNED BASEBALL LEAGUES 1975 BATTING STATS
Batting G AB H 2B 3B HR RBI R BB K AVG OBP SLG OPS WOBA ISO wRC+
Overall 151 497 133 28 2 6 67 63 48 51 .268 .330 .368 .698 .321 .101 103
Batting GS PA HP IW CI GDP SH SF TB EBH SB CS SB% RC RC/27 WAR  
Overall 139 554 0 1 0 11 5 4 183 36 10 6 62.5 60.7 4.20 2.0  
Batting   AB H 2B 3B HR RBI R BB K SF SH HP AVG OBP SLG OPS
Versus Left   108 36 11 0 0 22 13 16 13 1 0 0 .333 .416 .435 .851
Versus Right   389 97 17 2 6 45 50 32 38 3 5 0 .249 .304 .350 .654
Batting   AB H 2B 3B HR RBI R BB K SF SH HP AVG OBP SLG OPS
April   60 16 4 0 1 5 9 3 5 0 0 0 .267 .302 .383 .685
May   88 25 5 0 0 19 6 7 12 2 0 0 .284 .330 .341 .671
June   87 16 2 0 1 8 11 11 8 1 3 0 .184 .273 .241 .514
July   93 26 5 1 0 12 9 13 12 1 0 0 .280 .364 .355 .719
August   97 37 11 1 0 14 19 8 4 0 1 0 .381 .429 .515 .944
September   72 13 1 0 4 9 9 6 10 0 1 0 .181 .244 .361 .605
Spring Training   50 11 2 0 0 4 1 5 4 0 1 0 .220 .291 .260 .551
Postseason   13 2 0 0 0 1 1 2 2 0 1 1 .154 .312 .154 .466
Last Year   548 153 25 4 12 70 68 52 40 3 5 1 .279 .341 .405 .746
2 Years Ago   556 129 20 7 9 58 75 52 39 4 4 1 .232 .297 .342 .639
Career   5741 1590 276 71 112 701 743 449 554 45 33 6 .277 .328 .408 .736
Home   246 68 16 1 0 31 32 23 25 0 4 0 .276 .338 .350 .688
Road   251 65 12 1 6 36 31 25 26 4 1 0 .259 .321 .386 .708
Grass   415 111 25 1 4 58 53 43 46 3 5 0 .267 .334 .361 .696
Turf   82 22 3 1 2 9 10 5 5 1 0 0 .268 .307 .402 .709
Day   95 20 5 0 2 12 11 7 10 0 0 0 .211 .265 .326 .591
Night   402 113 23 2 4 55 52 41 41 4 5 0 .281 .345 .378 .723
As Starter   488 131 28 2 6 66 62 47 50 4 5 0 .268 .330 .371 .701
As Reliever / Substitution   9 2 0 0 0 1 1 1 1 0 0 0 .222 .300 .222 .522
Pinch Hitting   8 2 0 0 0 1 1 1 1 0 0 0 .250 .333 .250 .583
Close/Late   117 28 5 0 1 11 13 10 14 0 0 0 .239 .299 .308 .607
Inning 1-3   148 36 10 0 1 25 12 11 18 2 2 0 .243 .292 .331 .623
Inning 4-6   191 53 11 1 3 25 28 23 17 2 3 0 .277 .352 .393 .745
Inning 7-9   154 42 7 1 2 16 23 12 16 0 0 0 .273 .325 .370 .695
Extra Innings   4 2 0 0 0 1 0 2 0 0 0 0 .500 .667 .500 1.167
0 Outs   178 46 7 1 2 9 35 19 15 1 3 0 .258 .328 .343 .671
1 Outs   163 38 8 0 1 25 17 14 18 3 2 0 .233 .289 .301 .590
2 Outs   156 49 13 1 3 33 11 15 18 0 0 0 .314 .374 .468 .842
Scoring Position   148 43 12 0 2 59 22 17 12 4 5 0 .291 .355 .412 .767
Bases Empty   272 69 12 2 3 3 33 25 31 0 0 0 .254 .316 .346 .662
Runner on 1st   77 21 4 0 1 5 8 6 8 0 0 0 .273 .325 .364 .689
Runner on 2nd   46 15 3 0 1 13 5 3 4 0 4 0 .326 .367 .457 .824
Runner on 3rd   13 5 1 0 1 8 2 2 0 2 0 0 .385 .412 .692 1.104
Runner on 1st & 2nd   47 14 4 0 0 13 10 7 5 0 0 0 .298 .389 .383 .772
Runner on 1st & 3rd   18 4 1 0 0 7 3 2 2 0 0 0 .222 .300 .278 .578
Runner on 2nd & 3rd   7 0 0 0 0 2 0 2 0 1 0 0 .000 .200 .000 .200
Bases Loaded   17 5 3 0 0 16 2 1 1 1 1 0 .294 .316 .471 .786
Two Strikes   203 39 8 1 0 21 20 25 51 2 0 0 .192 .278 .241 .520
First Pitch   77 24 4 0 1 7 10 1 0 0 3 0 .312 .321 .403 .723
Count 0-1   47 13 2 0 2 7 4 0 0 1 1 0 .277 .271 .447 .718
Count 0-2   31 4 1 0 0 2 1 0 10 0 0 0 .129 .129 .161 .290
Count 1-0   51 17 6 0 1 14 9 0 0 1 1 0 .333 .327 .510 .837
Count 1-1   56 15 2 1 0 4 5 0 0 0 0 0 .268 .268 .339 .607
Count 1-2   75 12 2 1 0 8 3 0 24 0 0 0 .160 .160 .213 .373
Count 2-0   18 7 3 0 0 5 2 0 0 0 0 0 .389 .389 .556 .944
Count 2-1   31 12 2 0 2 5 8 0 0 0 0 0 .387 .387 .645 1.032
Count 2-2   57 13 3 0 0 9 4 0 10 2 0 0 .228 .220 .281 .501
Count 3-0   2 2 1 0 0 0 3 12 0 0 0 0 1.000 1.000 1.500 2.500
Count 3-1   12 4 0 0 0 4 2 10 0 0 0 0 .333 .636 .333 .970
Full Count   40 10 2 0 0 2 12 25 7 0 0 0 .250 .538 .300 .838
Behind in Count   153 29 5 1 2 17 8 0 34 1 1 0 .190 .188 .275 .463
Ahead in Count   114 42 12 0 3 28 24 22 0 1 1 0 .368 .467 .553 1.020
Batting 3rd   11 5 2 0 0 2 3 2 2 0 0 0 .455 .538 .636 1.175
Batting 4th   8 1 1 0 0 1 0 0 2 0 0 0 .125 .125 .250 .375
Batting 5th   34 6 0 0 0 2 4 5 3 0 0 0 .176 .282 .176 .459
Batting 6th   287 86 18 2 4 37 36 24 22 1 5 0 .300 .353 .418 .771
Batting 7th   67 17 3 0 2 12 10 7 11 2 0 0 .254 .316 .388 .704
Batting 8th   84 16 4 0 0 12 9 10 11 1 0 0 .190 .274 .238 .512
Batting 9th   6 2 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 .333 .333 .333 .667
Low Leverage   206 58 16 1 2 16 22 16 25 0 0 0 .282 .333 .398 .731
Medium Leverage   201 48 3 1 3 20 24 22 21 1 4 0 .239 .312 .308 .621
High Leverage   89 27 9 0 1 31 17 10 5 3 1 0 .303 .363 .438 .801
CAREER BATTING STATS
Year/Team/League Age G AB H 2B 3B HR RBI R BB HP SF K SB CS AVG OBP SLG OPS OPS+ wRC+ WAR
1965 Detroit - FABL 23 39 112 32 6 3 3 16 16 8 0 4 12 1 0 .286 .323 .473 .796 132 128 1.2
1966 Detroit - FABL 24 160 612 179 37 10 13 77 87 36 0 4 58 10 7 .292 .330 .449 .779 124 130 6.0
1967 Detroit - FABL 25 155 601 183 31 10 15 84 67 43 1 5 54 6 12 .304 .349 .464 .813 149 153 7.6
1968 Detroit - FABL 26 158 563 150 24 8 13 79 64 48 0 3 66 7 6 .266 .322 .407 .729 128 132 6.7
1969 Seattle - FABL 27 119 455 126 22 7 9 59 59 26 1 4 53 5 6 .277 .315 .415 .730 114 114 2.9
1970 Seattle - FABL 28 160 602 176 38 9 15 66 96 57 1 2 71 7 7 .292 .353 .460 .814 124 130 5.4
1971 Seattle - FABL 29 155 634 187 26 8 9 63 79 40 0 4 53 6 9 .295 .335 .404 .739 117 121 5.2
1972 Seattle - FABL 30 157 561 142 19 3 8 62 69 39 1 8 57 4 3 .253 .299 .340 .639 93 95 3.0
1973 Seattle - FABL 31 151 556 129 20 7 9 58 75 52 1 4 39 3 7 .232 .297 .342 .639 84 81 2.3
1974 Seattle - FABL 32 155 548 153 25 4 12 70 68 52 1 3 40 5 5 .279 .341 .405 .746 119 120 4.8
1975 Seattle - FABL 33 151 497 133 28 2 6 67 63 48 0 4 51 10 6 .268 .330 .368 .698 93 103 2.0
Total FABL 1560 5741 1590 276 71 112 701 743 449 6 45 554 64 68 .277 .328 .408 .736 116 119 47.2
CAREER MINOR LEAGUE BATTING STATS
Year/Team/League Age G AB H 2B 3B HR RBI R BB HP SF K SB CS AVG OBP SLG OPS OPS+ wRC+ WAR
1960 Biloxi - R 18 28 100 27 1 1 4 16 12 12 1 1 22 4 3 .270 .351 .420 .771 94 84 0.3
1960 Chattanooga - A 18 41 158 46 3 2 3 18 22 27 2 1 28 6 4 .291 .399 .392 .791 98 100 0.4
1961 Chattanooga - A 19 110 414 112 22 9 10 78 73 82 6 4 94 12 5 .271 .395 .440 .835 112 114 3.1
1961 Terre Haute - A 19 26 96 17 1 3 3 12 11 12 2 0 25 1 0 .177 .282 .344 .626 67 59 -0.4
1962 Terre Haute - A 20 56 203 55 9 2 6 26 27 40 3 2 37 1 1 .271 .395 .424 .819 118 127 2.2
1962 Akron - AA 20 43 140 28 5 0 5 17 20 23 2 1 26 3 3 .200 .319 .343 .662 93 100 1.3
1963 Akron - AA 21 36 124 35 6 3 3 21 23 27 2 1 20 1 1 .282 .416 .452 .867 155 158 2.5
1963 Newark - AAA 21 101 359 81 16 3 6 31 55 71 6 3 49 14 3 .226 .360 .337 .697 105 106 3.5
1964 Newark - AAA 22 51 194 59 12 3 6 19 36 31 1 0 20 4 4 .304 .403 .490 .892 150 155 2.9
1965 Atlanta - AAA 23 89 333 110 21 4 13 54 61 45 2 2 20 11 5 .330 .411 .535 .946 165 171 5.8
1969 Portland - AAA 27 3 12 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 .083 .083 .167 .250 -31 -43 -0.1
Total EA 79 264 63 11 3 8 38 43 50 4 2 46 4 4 .239 .366 .394 .760 122 128
Total GWL 3 12 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 .083 .083 .167 .250 -31 -43
Total HL 82 299 72 10 5 9 38 38 52 5 2 62 2 1 .241 .360 .398 .758 102 106
Total UL 241 886 250 49 10 25 104 152 147 9 5 89 29 12 .282 .388 .445 .832 136 140
Total SEL 151 572 158 25 11 13 96 95 109 8 5 122 18 9 .276 .396 .427 .823 109 110
Total GSL 28 100 27 1 1 4 16 12 12 1 1 22 4 3 .270 .351 .420 .771 94 84
CAREER POSTSEASON BATTING STATS
Year/Team/League Age G AB H 2B 3B HR RBI R BB HP SF K SB CS AVG OBP SLG OPS OPS+ wRC+ WAR
1974 Seattle - FABL 32 10 33 14 4 1 2 9 5 2 0 1 3 0 0 .424 .444 .788 1.232 257 254 1.8
1975 Seattle - FABL 33 4 13 2 0 0 0 1 1 2 1 0 2 0 0 .154 .312 .154 .466 32 49 -0.6
Total FABL 14 46 16 4 1 2 10 6 4 1 1 5 0 0 .348 .404 .609 1.013 186 190
CAREER FIELDING STATS
Year/Team/League POS G GS PO A DP TC E PCT INN RNG ZR EFF PB RSTA RTO RTO%
1960 Chattanooga - A SS 40 40 75 127 28 207 5 .976 365.1 4.98 -3.2 .941
1960 Biloxi - R SS 28 27 54 73 11 127 0 1.000 228.2 5.00 +1.3 1.002
1961 Terre Haute - A SS 25 25 45 47 16 95 3 .968 208.1 3.97 -3.5 .907
1961 Chattanooga - A SS 107 105 193 285 78 487 9 .982 946.2 4.54 +1.4 1.021
1961 Chattanooga - A LF 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0.0 0.00 0.0 .000
1962 Akron - AA SS 34 32 50 114 29 169 5 .970 288.2 5.11 +5.1 1.053
1962 Terre Haute - A SS 53 53 93 160 39 259 6 .977 469.2 4.85 +3.8 1.036
1963 Newark - AAA SS 97 95 197 282 58 486 7 .986 855.2 5.04 +6.8 1.054
1963 Akron - AA SS 35 34 62 99 13 163 2 .988 298.0 4.86 +7.2 1.100
1964 Newark - AAA SS 49 46 82 145 19 235 8 .966 426.0 4.80 +3.8 1.041
1965 Detroit - MLB SS 31 25 47 84 12 136 5 .963 251.0 4.70 +1.6 .994
1965 Atlanta - AAA SS 86 86 155 222 36 385 8 .979 671.1 5.05 +6.5 1.059
1966 Detroit - MLB SS 157 151 292 517 71 833 24 .971 1343.0 5.42 +6.5 1.017
1967 Detroit - MLB SS 154 151 253 511 82 782 18 .977 1335.2 5.15 +7.7 1.027
1968 Detroit - MLB SS 155 149 254 507 65 788 27 .966 1321.2 5.18 +10.1 1.029
1969 Seattle - MLB SS 115 113 201 388 57 615 26 .958 1000.0 5.30 -0.1 1.004
1969 Portland - AAA SS 3 3 3 8 3 11 0 1.000 27.0 3.67 +0.2 1.083
1970 Seattle - MLB SS 150 148 255 469 89 742 18 .976 1297.2 5.02 +4.2 1.032
1971 Seattle - MLB SS 151 151 260 517 101 800 23 .971 1361.0 5.14 +5.5 1.021
1972 Seattle - MLB SS 153 153 256 507 98 788 25 .968 1321.2 5.20 +2.8 1.004
1973 Seattle - MLB SS 151 150 284 536 103 843 23 .973 1319.1 5.59 +9.4 1.028
1974 Seattle - MLB SS 153 153 239 486 89 753 28 .963 1321.0 4.94 +3.3 1.013
1975 Seattle - MLB SS 142 139 251 420 85 691 20 .971 1211.1 4.99 -11.2 .961
TOTAL SS 2069 2029 3601 6504 1182 10395 290 .972 17868.2 5.09 +69.1 1.018
PLAYER HISTORY
06/19/1960 Drafted in the 1960 first-year player draft out of high school (Allegany; Allegany, NY) by the Detroit Dynamos. (Round 2, Pick 11, 27th overall pick).
03/08/1961 Unsuccessfully completed training to improve his running mechanics at the Detroit Dynamos development complex.
04/18/1961 Successfully completed training to work on his bunting at the Detroit Dynamos development complex.
09/07/1961 Injured (bruised elbow),day-to-day for 4 days.
10/20/1961 Named the #95 prospect in the FABL
03/07/1962 Unsuccessfully completed training to improve his running mechanics at the Detroit Dynamos development complex.
04/17/1962 Named the #72 prospect in the FABL
07/04/1962 Injured (fractured thumb),out for 5-6 weeks.
08/30/1962 Injured (mild shoulder strain),day-to-day for 2 weeks.
10/13/1962 Named the #83 prospect in the FABL
01/01/1963 OSA scouting updated ratings: Contact: 3; Power: 2; Eye: 3.
04/07/1963 Unsuccessfully completed training to learn a new position at the Detroit Dynamos development complex.
04/08/1963 Named the #74 prospect in the FABL
07/03/1963 Hits for the CYCLE, going 4-4 against the Dayton Dukes, with 4 RBI and 1 runs scored.
01/01/1964 OSA scouting updated ratings: Contact: 3; Power: 2; Eye: 4.
04/13/1964 Named the #95 prospect in the FABL
06/14/1964 Injured (broken bone in elbow),out for 4 months.
09/21/1964 Wins the 1964 Championship with the Newark Aces!
12/10/1964 Added to the secondary (40-man) roster for the Detroit Dynamos.
04/12/1965 Named the #44 prospect in the FABL
06/12/1965 Injured (gout),out for 1 day.
07/08/1965 Named the #63 prospect in the FABL
07/26/1965 Wins the UL Player of the Week Award.
04/11/1966 Named the #40 prospect in the FABL
06/05/1966 Injured (hand soreness),day-to-day for 4 days.
07/10/1966 Was selected to the 1966 Federally Aligned Baseball Leagues All-Star Game.
10/23/1966 Wins the 1966 FABL FA Kellogg Award.
03/28/1967 Injured (sprained ankle),day-to-day for 3 days.
05/08/1967 Wins the FABL FA Player of the Week Award.
07/09/1967 Was selected to the 1967 Federally Aligned Baseball Leagues All-Star Game.
07/15/1967 Injured (mild oblique strain),day-to-day for 2 days.
08/26/1967 Injured (hamstring tendinitis),out for 4 days.
05/20/1968 Wins the FABL FA Player of the Week Award.
07/09/1968 Was selected to the 1968 Federally Aligned Baseball Leagues All-Star Game.
01/27/1969 Was traded by the Detroit Dynamos to the Seattle Kings, along with SP Gary Preston, in exchange for 2B Bill Austin and CL Dick Howard.
04/27/1969 Goes 5-5 against the Cleveland Foresters, with 3 RBI and 1 R.
06/22/1969 Injured (hamstring soreness),day-to-day for one week.
08/02/1969 Injured (biceps strain),out for 6-7 weeks.
06/14/1970 Injured (sprained finger),day-to-day for 2 weeks.
09/07/1970 Wins the FABL CA Player of the Week Award.
08/16/1971 Wins the FABL CA Player of the Week Award.
08/22/1971 Goes 0-3 against the Cleveland Foresters, ending his hitting streak at 21 games.
09/28/1971 Injured (food poisoning),out for 2 days.
04/23/1973 Wins the FABL CA Player of the Week Award.
09/14/1973 Injured (dead arm),out for 5 days.
09/26/1973 Injured (fractured thumb),out for 6 weeks.
05/07/1974 Injured (mild hip strain),day-to-day for one week.
07/08/1974 Injured (dead arm),out for 5 days.
10/08/1974 Wins the 1974 FABL CA Association Championship Series MVP Award.
10/18/1974 Wins the 1974 World Championship Series MVP Award.
10/19/1974 Wins the 1974 World Championship Series with the Seattle Kings.
04/21/1975 Injured (hamstring soreness),day-to-day for one week.
LEADERBOARD APPEARANCES
Year PA Rank
1971 687 5
Year AB Rank
1966 612 7
1967 601 10
1970 602 9
1971 634 1
Year H Rank
1966 179 3
1967 183 4
1970 176 7
1971 187 4
Year TB Rank
1966 275 8
1967 279 6
Year 2B Rank
1966 37 1
1967 31 3
1970 38 10
Year 3B Rank
1966 10 5
1967 10 2
1968 8 3
1969 7 9
1971 8 7
1973 7 6
Year RBI Rank
1968 79 10
Year SF Rank
1967 5 8
1972 8 2
Year EBH Rank
1966 60 5
1967 56 6
Year AVG Rank
1966 .292 8
1967 .304 6
Year SLG Rank
1967 .464 9
Year RC Rank
1967 88.54 10
Year wOBA Rank
1967 .361 8
Year OPS Rank
1967 .813 9
Year WAR Rank
1966 6.1 6
1967 7.9 3
1968 7.1 5
1971 5.4 10
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