SS Ben Baker #47
Seattle Kings FABL
Age: 33 | Bats: R | Throws: R | Morale: Great
09/01/1975
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
129 425 120 27 2 2 58 42 41 .282 .344 .369 10 2.0
GAME LOG, LAST 10 GAMES
Date Vs. Result AB R H BI HR BB K SB
08/31/1975 MON Win, 3-1 3 0 0 0 0 0 1 0
08/30/1975 MON Win, 9-4 3 1 0 0 0 1 0 0
08/29/1975 MON Win, 4-1 3 1 1 2 0 0 0 0
08/28/1975 MON Loss, 6-7 4 1 2 2 0 0 0 0
08/27/1975 CLE Win, 7-1 5 1 2 1 0 0 0 0
08/26/1975 CLE Win, 4-3 3 1 1 1 0 1 0 0
08/24/1975 MIL Win, 4-3 4 1 2 0 0 1 0 0
08/24/1975 MIL Win, 3-0 3 1 1 0 0 0 1 0
08/23/1975 MIL Loss, 3-5 4 0 3 1 0 0 1 0
08/22/1975 MIL Win, 11-7 4 1 3 2 0 0 0 0
PERSONALITY
Birthday:10/20/1941
Born in:Rochester, NY
Nationality:American
Height:5' 11"
Weight:205 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, 138 Days
Service This Yr:147 Days
40-Man Service:10 Years, 73 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 129 425 120 27 2 2 58 54 42 41 .282 .344 .369 .713 .328 .087 108
Batting GS PA HP IW CI GDP SH SF TB EBH SB CS SB% RC RC/27 WAR  
Overall 119 475 0 1 0 11 4 4 157 31 10 6 62.5 54.0 4.42 2.0  
Batting   AB H 2B 3B HR RBI R BB K SF SH HP AVG OBP SLG OPS
Versus Left   88 32 11 0 0 22 12 14 9 1 0 0 .364 .447 .489 .935
Versus Right   337 88 16 2 2 36 42 28 32 3 4 0 .261 .315 .338 .653
Batting   AB H 2B 3B HR RBI R BB K SF SH HP AVG OBP SLG OPS
Last Week   21 6 2 0 0 6 5 2 1 0 1 0 .286 .348 .381 .729
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
Spring Training   50 11 2 0 0 4 1 5 4 0 1 0 .220 .291 .260 .551
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   5669 1577 275 71 108 692 734 443 544 45 32 6 .278 .329 .409 .738
Home   204 62 16 1 0 30 27 19 20 0 3 0 .304 .363 .392 .755
Road   221 58 11 1 2 28 27 23 21 4 1 0 .262 .327 .348 .675
Grass   349 99 24 1 1 50 45 37 38 3 4 0 .284 .350 .367 .716
Turf   76 21 3 1 1 8 9 5 3 1 0 0 .276 .317 .382 .699
Day   87 18 5 0 1 10 10 7 9 0 0 0 .207 .266 .299 .565
Night   338 102 22 2 1 48 44 35 32 4 4 0 .302 .363 .388 .751
As Starter   417 118 27 2 2 57 53 41 41 4 4 0 .283 .344 .372 .716
As Reliever / Substitution   8 2 0 0 0 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 .250 .333 .250 .583
Pinch Hitting   7 2 0 0 0 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 .286 .375 .286 .661
Close/Late   100 26 5 0 1 11 12 10 11 0 0 0 .260 .327 .340 .667
Inning 1-3   124 33 10 0 0 22 11 10 16 2 1 0 .266 .316 .347 .663
Inning 4-6   165 46 10 1 0 19 21 19 13 2 3 0 .279 .349 .352 .701
Inning 7-9   132 39 7 1 2 16 22 11 12 0 0 0 .295 .350 .409 .759
Extra Innings   4 2 0 0 0 1 0 2 0 0 0 0 .500 .667 .500 1.167
0 Outs   151 42 7 1 1 8 31 17 12 1 3 0 .278 .349 .358 .707
1 Outs   140 35 8 0 0 24 14 12 14 3 1 0 .250 .303 .307 .610
2 Outs   134 43 12 1 1 26 9 13 15 0 0 0 .321 .381 .448 .829
Scoring Position   128 38 11 0 1 54 20 15 8 4 4 0 .297 .361 .406 .767
Bases Empty   231 63 12 2 1 1 28 24 27 0 0 0 .273 .341 .355 .696
Runner on 1st   66 19 4 0 0 3 6 3 6 0 0 0 .288 .319 .348 .667
Runner on 2nd   38 14 3 0 0 11 4 2 2 0 3 0 .368 .400 .447 .847
Runner on 3rd   11 5 1 0 1 8 2 2 0 2 0 0 .455 .467 .818 1.285
Runner on 1st & 2nd   40 10 3 0 0 10 9 6 3 0 0 0 .250 .348 .325 .673
Runner on 1st & 3rd   15 4 1 0 0 7 3 2 2 0 0 0 .267 .353 .333 .686
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   172 34 7 1 0 18 18 21 41 2 0 0 .198 .282 .250 .532
First Pitch   65 22 4 0 0 5 9 1 0 0 2 0 .338 .348 .400 .748
Count 0-1   35 10 2 0 0 4 1 0 0 1 1 0 .286 .278 .343 .621
Count 0-2   26 3 1 0 0 2 1 0 9 0 0 0 .115 .115 .154 .269
Count 1-0   46 15 6 0 0 13 7 0 0 1 1 0 .326 .319 .457 .776
Count 1-1   53 15 2 1 0 4 5 0 0 0 0 0 .283 .283 .358 .642
Count 1-2   64 10 1 1 0 5 3 0 20 0 0 0 .156 .156 .203 .359
Count 2-0   17 7 3 0 0 5 2 0 0 0 0 0 .412 .412 .588 1.000
Count 2-1   26 11 2 0 2 5 7 0 0 0 0 0 .423 .423 .731 1.154
Count 2-2   47 11 3 0 0 9 3 0 8 2 0 0 .234 .224 .298 .522
Count 3-0   2 2 1 0 0 0 3 11 0 0 0 0 1.000 1.000 1.500 2.500
Count 3-1   9 4 0 0 0 4 2 9 0 0 0 0 .444 .722 .444 1.167
Full Count   35 10 2 0 0 2 11 21 4 0 0 0 .286 .554 .343 .896
Behind in Count   125 23 4 1 0 11 5 0 29 1 1 0 .184 .183 .232 .415
Ahead in Count   100 39 12 0 2 27 21 20 0 1 1 0 .390 .488 .570 1.058
Batting 3rd   8 5 2 0 0 2 3 2 1 0 0 0 .625 .700 .875 1.575
Batting 4th   7 1 1 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 .143 .143 .286 .429
Batting 5th   26 4 0 0 0 1 3 4 2 0 0 0 .154 .267 .154 .421
Batting 6th   227 75 17 2 0 29 28 19 15 1 4 0 .330 .381 .423 .803
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   179 55 15 1 1 13 21 14 22 0 0 0 .307 .358 .419 .777
Medium Leverage   175 42 3 1 0 15 18 18 17 1 3 0 .240 .309 .269 .578
High Leverage   70 23 9 0 1 30 15 10 2 3 1 0 .329 .398 .500 .898
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 33 129 425 120 27 2 2 58 54 42 0 4 41 10 6 .282 .344 .369 .713 99 108 2.0
Total FABL 1538 5669 1577 275 71 108 692 734 443 6 45 544 64 68 .278 .329 .409 .738 116 120 47.1
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
Total FABL 10 33 14 4 1 2 9 5 2 0 1 3 0 0 .424 .444 .788 1.232 257 254
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 121 119 206 359 69 584 19 .967 1035.1 4.91 -9.9 .965
TOTAL SS 2048 2009 3556 6443 1166 10288 289 .972 17692.2 5.09 +70.4 1.019
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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