Deep league advice -- Baker on the rise
Do you get my headline? It's a pun about yeast. Anyway, the Rangers' Jeff Baker deserves a look in deeper leagues. Read on!
- Born: 1981/10/18
- Age: 31
- Height: 6-4
- Weight: 205
- Bats/Throws: L / L
- Seasons: 7
- Place of birth: Houston, TX
- Drafted by: the Boston Red Sox in 2003 (1st round)
| Year | Team | G | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | BB | K | SB | CS | AVG | OBP | SLG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2003 | 45 | 153 | 18 | 37 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 18 | 20 | 33 | 6 | 2 | .242 | .329 | .307 | |
| 2004 | 5 | 18 | 3 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | .278 | .316 | .333 | |
| 2005 | 135 | 484 | 71 | 133 | 25 | 4 | 14 | 75 | 46 | 83 | 13 | 6 | .275 | .337 | .430 | |
| 2006 | Red Sox | 20 | 22 | 4 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | .227 | .346 | .409 |
| 2006 | 42 | 172 | 22 | 47 | 17 | 1 | 3 | 25 | 11 | 29 | 4 | 2 | .273 | .315 | .436 | |
| 2007 | Rangers | 43 | 103 | 16 | 35 | 12 | 1 | 2 | 14 | 7 | 19 | 0 | 0 | .340 | .382 | .534 |
| 2007 | Red Sox | 3 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | .500 | .500 | 1.5 |
| 2007 | 2 | 7 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 1 | .286 | .286 | .286 | |
| 2008 | Rangers | 108 | 415 | 64 | 114 | 28 | 3 | 15 | 74 | 31 | 70 | 7 | 2 | .275 | .321 | .465 |
| 2009 | Rangers | 128 | 432 | 61 | 116 | 24 | 1 | 17 | 57 | 49 | 106 | 9 | 4 | .269 | .338 | .447 |
| 2010 | Rangers | 138 | 419 | 54 | 122 | 26 | 2 | 12 | 65 | 45 | 71 | 14 | 2 | .291 | .358 | .449 |
| 2011 | Rangers | 120 | 404 | 46 | 111 | 14 | 2 | 11 | 46 | 33 | 61 | 11 | 6 | .275 | .328 | .401 |
| 2012 | Rangers | 147 | 457 | 65 | 139 | 29 | 3 | 15 | 61 | 54 | 74 | 10 | 5 | .304 | .380 | .479 |
| Career Total | 707 | 2254 | 311 | 643 | 134 | 13 | 73 | 319 | 223 | 406 | 51 | 19 | .285 | .348 | .453 | |
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