Don Baylor Career Stats & Summary

Don Baylor made their MLB debut in 1970 and appeared in 2,292 games over 19 seasons. They posted a batting average of 0.260, OPS of 0.778, hit 338 HRs, and recorded 28.5 WAR. They rank 113th all-time in HRs and 625th in WAR.

Don Baylor Year-by-Year Stat Trends

This chart visualizes Don Baylor's seasonal trends in HR, H, and BA.

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    📊 Career Summary

    Don Baylor made their MLB debut in 1970 and played in 2,292 games over 19 seasons.
    Below are key cumulative stats along with their respective all-time MLB ranks.

    G2,292 (MLB Rank: 118)
    AB8,198 (MLB Rank: 130)
    H2,135 (MLB Rank: 219)
    BA0.260 (MLB Rank: 4,604)
    2B366 (MLB Rank: 272)
    3B28 (MLB Rank: 1,537)
    HR338 (MLB Rank: 113)
    RBI1276 (MLB Rank: 126)
    R1236 (MLB Rank: 163)
    BB805 (MLB Rank: 263)
    OBP0.342 (MLB Rank: 3,032)
    SLG0.436 (MLB Rank: 1,834)
    OPS0.778 (MLB Rank: 1,938)
    SB285 (MLB Rank: 183)
    SO1,069 (MLB Rank: 319)
    GIDP196 (MLB Rank: 122)
    CS120 (MLB Rank: 66)
    Rbat+117 (MLB Rank: 1,823)
    WAR28.5 (MLB Rank: 625)

    📊 Last Season Summary (1988)

    In 1988, Don Baylor played in 92 games and posted the following stats:

    G92
    AB264
    H58
    BA0.220
    2B7
    3B0
    HR7
    RBI34
    R28
    BB34
    OBP0.332
    SLG0.326
    OPS0.658
    SB0
    SO44
    GIDP7
    CS1
    Rbat+94
    WAR−0.3

    📈 Peak Seasons

    Here are Don Baylor's best seasons by category:

    • Most HR in a season: 1979, 36 HR
    • Most H in a season: 1979, 186 H
    • Most RBI in a season: 1979, 139 RBI
    • Most SB in a season: 1976, 52 SB
    • Best BA in a season: 1983, 0.303 BA
    • Best OBP in a season: 1971, 0.600 OBP
    • Best SLG in a season: 1979, 0.530 SLG
    • Best OPS in a season: 1979, 0.901 OPS
    • Best WAR in a season: 1979, 3.7 WAR

    🎯 Postseason Stats

    Don Baylor appeared in 31 postseason games. In those games, they recorded a batting average of 0.252, OBP of 0.342, SLG of 0.408, and OPS of 0.750. They also tallied 3 HR, 26 H, 17 RBI, and 0 SB.

    Don Baylor Career Stat Summary

    seasonHHRRBIBAROPSWAROBPSLGPABBSO2B3BTBrOBARbat+OPS+GGIDPHBPIBBSBCSSFSHAB
    1970
    4
    0
    4
    0.235
    4
    0.535
    -0.1
    0.3
    0.235
    20
    2
    3
    0
    0
    4
    0.242
    37
    49
    8
    0
    0
    0
    1
    1
    1
    0
    17
    1971
    0
    0
    1
    0
    0
    0.6
    0.2
    0.6
    0
    5
    2
    1
    0
    0
    0
    0.432
    174
    84
    1
    0
    1
    0
    0
    0
    0
    0
    2
    1972
    81
    11
    38
    0.253
    33
    0.745
    2.3
    0.33
    0.416
    363
    29
    50
    13
    3
    133
    0.373
    124
    119
    102
    9
    9
    0
    24
    2
    3
    2
    320
    1973
    116
    11
    51
    0.286
    64
    0.794
    3.3
    0.357
    0.437
    459
    35
    48
    20
    4
    177
    0.381
    126
    124
    118
    11
    13
    3
    32
    9
    6
    0
    405
    1974
    133
    10
    59
    0.272
    66
    0.723
    1.8
    0.341
    0.382
    549
    43
    56
    22
    1
    187
    0.355
    117
    111
    137
    10
    10
    6
    29
    12
    4
    3
    489
    1975
    148
    25
    76
    0.282
    79
    0.849
    3
    0.36
    0.489
    598
    53
    64
    21
    6
    256
    0.381
    138
    145
    145
    12
    13
    8
    32
    17
    4
    4
    524
    1976
    147
    15
    68
    0.247
    85
    0.697
    2.9
    0.329
    0.368
    685
    58
    72
    25
    1
    219
    0.351
    113
    109
    157
    11
    20
    4
    52
    12
    11
    1
    595
    1977
    141
    25
    75
    0.251
    87
    0.768
    0.4
    0.334
    0.433
    645
    62
    76
    27
    0
    243
    0.349
    110
    112
    154
    16
    12
    7
    26
    12
    8
    2
    561
    1978
    151
    34
    99
    0.255
    103
    0.804
    1.6
    0.332
    0.472
    677
    56
    71
    26
    0
    279
    0.368
    126
    129
    158
    15
    18
    9
    22
    9
    12
    0
    591
    1979
    186
    36
    139
    0.296
    120
    0.901
    3.7
    0.371
    0.53
    722
    71
    51
    33
    3
    333
    0.398
    143
    145
    162
    10
    11
    6
    22
    12
    12
    0
    628
    1980
    85
    5
    51
    0.25
    39
    0.657
    -1.5
    0.316
    0.341
    380
    24
    32
    12
    2
    116
    0.299
    77
    83
    90
    9
    11
    4
    6
    6
    5
    0
    340
    1981
    90
    17
    66
    0.239
    52
    0.749
    1.4
    0.322
    0.427
    432
    42
    51
    18
    1
    161
    0.35
    118
    116
    103
    13
    7
    1
    3
    3
    6
    0
    377
    1982
    160
    24
    93
    0.263
    80
    0.754
    0.6
    0.329
    0.424
    680
    57
    69
    24
    1
    258
    0.34
    102
    106
    157
    18
    7
    7
    10
    4
    8
    0
    608
    1983
    162
    21
    85
    0.303
    82
    0.856
    3.5
    0.361
    0.494
    597
    40
    53
    33
    3
    264
    0.382
    137
    138
    144
    10
    13
    11
    17
    7
    8
    2
    534
    1984
    129
    27
    89
    0.262
    84
    0.83
    3
    0.341
    0.489
    558
    38
    68
    29
    1
    241
    0.38
    137
    131
    134
    10
    23
    6
    1
    1
    3
    1
    493
    1985
    110
    23
    91
    0.231
    70
    0.76
    0.7
    0.33
    0.43
    564
    52
    90
    24
    1
    205
    0.336
    105
    109
    142
    10
    24
    6
    0
    4
    10
    1
    477
    1986
    139
    31
    94
    0.238
    93
    0.783
    1.6
    0.344
    0.439
    687
    62
    111
    23
    1
    257
    0.353
    112
    112
    160
    12
    35
    8
    3
    5
    5
    0
    585
    1987
    95
    16
    63
    0.245
    67
    0.751
    0.4
    0.36
    0.392
    467
    45
    59
    9
    0
    152
    0.342
    99
    98
    128
    13
    28
    3
    5
    3
    6
    0
    388
    1988
    58
    7
    34
    0.22
    28
    0.658
    -0.3
    0.332
    0.326
    313
    34
    44
    7
    0
    86
    0.317
    94
    88
    92
    7
    12
    2
    0
    1
    3
    0
    264