Bill Baker
1940–1949 · bats R / throws R · Cincinnati Reds, Pittsburgh Pirates, St. Louis Cardinals
263G
.247AVG
.328OBP
.316SLG
More career statistics
145H
2HR
68RBI
6SB
1Rare feat
Career summary: MLB’s official regular-season totals. Season lines, splits and historical game logs below are reconstructed from the covered Retrosheet records and can differ in coverage or scorer revisions. Compare sources and coverage.
Why official totals and the game-record sums differ
The sources can disagree on historical scorer decisions, appearances, and which games belong to a major-league record. The career summary uses the official total; the source game rows retain their recorded values.
| Statistic | MLB official | Recorded game sum |
|---|---|---|
| Batting · Hit by pitch | 3 | 4 |
| Batting · Plate appearances | 664 | 666 |
| Batting · RBI | 68 | 66 |
| Batting · Walks | 68 | 69 |
Career batting
| G | PA | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | BB | K | SB | CS | HBP | SF | TB | AVG | OBP | SLG | OPS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 263 | 664 | 588 | 45 | 145 | 25 | 5 | 2 | 68 | 68 | 30 | 6 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 186 | .247 | .328 | .316 | .644 |
Streaks
8longest hitting streak · 1943-06-17 to 1943-07-10
14longest on-base streak
The rarest thing in this career
| Rarity | What | Date | Rate | Game |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 90 | Four Intentional Walks | 1943-09-28 | 1 in 18,636 games | box score ↗ |
Splits
Regular season only.
Home and away
| G | PA | H | HR | RBI | BB | K | AVG | OBP | SLG | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Home | 143 | 330 | 77 | 2 | 37 | 38 | 9 | .268 | .348 | .366 |
| Away | 120 | 336 | 68 | 0 | 29 | 31 | 21 | .226 | .295 | .269 |
By month
| G | PA | H | HR | RBI | BB | K | AVG | OBP | SLG | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| April | 12 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | .000 | .286 | .000 |
| May | 30 | 71 | 17 | 0 | 6 | 6 | 2 | .266 | .324 | .359 |
| June | 36 | 89 | 18 | 0 | 13 | 6 | 4 | .225 | .270 | .275 |
| July | 63 | 153 | 41 | 1 | 19 | 13 | 6 | .299 | .353 | .409 |
| August | 64 | 174 | 36 | 0 | 18 | 18 | 10 | .231 | .310 | .276 |
| September | 57 | 168 | 32 | 1 | 10 | 23 | 8 | .224 | .327 | .287 |
| October | 1 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | .333 | .500 | .333 |
Most-faced opponents
| G | PA | H | HR | RBI | BB | K | AVG | OBP | SLG | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| boston-braves | 42 | 126 | 26 | 0 | 12 | 12 | 8 | .232 | .302 | .268 |
| brooklyn-dodgers | 42 | 80 | 16 | 0 | 7 | 15 | 3 | .246 | .388 | .323 |
| st-louis-cardinals | 35 | 84 | 18 | 0 | 6 | 6 | 4 | .234 | .286 | .247 |
| philadelphia-phillies | 34 | 97 | 20 | 0 | 9 | 11 | 4 | .235 | .320 | .388 |
| cincinnati-reds | 34 | 83 | 20 | 0 | 11 | 5 | 3 | .263 | .301 | .329 |
| new-york-giants | 31 | 77 | 20 | 1 | 12 | 6 | 2 | .290 | .338 | .391 |
| chicago-cubs | 30 | 79 | 19 | 1 | 8 | 8 | 2 | .271 | .342 | .314 |
| pittsburgh-pirates | 15 | 40 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 4 | .176 | .300 | .265 |
Season by season
| Year | Team | G | AB | H | HR | RBI | SB | AVG | IP | K |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1940 |  Cincinnati Reds | 27 | 69 | 15 | – | 7 | 2 | .217 | – | – |
| 1941 | Cincinnati Reds, Pittsburgh Pirates | 37 | 68 | 15 | – | 6 | – | .221 | – | – |
| 1942 |  Pittsburgh Pirates | 18 | 17 | 2 | – | 2 | – | .118 | – | – |
| 1943 | Pittsburgh Pirates | 63 | 172 | 47 | 1 | 24 | 3 | .273 | – | – |
| 1946 | Pittsburgh Pirates | 53 | 113 | 27 | 1 | 8 | – | .239 | – | – |
| 1948 |  St. Louis Cardinals | 45 | 119 | 35 | – | 15 | 1 | .294 | – | – |
| 1949 | St. Louis Cardinals | 20 | 30 | 4 | – | 4 | – | .133 | – | – |