Don Baylor
1970–1988 · bats R / throws R · ALS, Baltimore Orioles, Boston Red Sox, California Angels, Minnesota Twins, New York Yankees, Athletics
2,292G
.260AVG
.342OBP
.436SLG
2,135H
338HR
1,276RBI
285SB
3Rare feats
Career batting
| G | PA | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | BB | K | SB | CS | HBP | SF | TB | AVG | OBP | SLG | OPS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2,292 | 9,401 | 8,198 | 1,236 | 2,135 | 366 | 28 | 338 | 1,276 | 805 | 1,067 | 285 | 120 | 267 | 115 | 3,571 | .260 | .342 | .436 | .778 |
Streaks
14longest hitting streak · 1976-08-18 to 1976-09-03
30longest on-base streak
The three rarest things in this career
| Rarity | What | Date | Rate | Game |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 67 | 8 RBI | 1979-08-25 | 1 in 26,239 player-games | box score ↗ |
| 62 | 4 stolen bases | 1976-05-17 | 1 in 16,493 player-games | box score ↗ |
| 57 | Triple Play | 1981-04-27 | 1 in 497 games | box score ↗ |
Splits
Regular season only.
Home and away
| G | PA | H | HR | RBI | BB | K | AVG | OBP | SLG | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Home | 1134 | 4548 | 1001 | 156 | 628 | 389 | 525 | .253 | .306 | .421 |
| Away | 1158 | 4853 | 1134 | 182 | 648 | 416 | 542 | .267 | .319 | .449 |
By month
| G | PA | H | HR | RBI | BB | K | AVG | OBP | SLG | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| April | 311 | 1326 | 275 | 42 | 165 | 136 | 139 | .241 | .310 | .408 |
| May | 380 | 1600 | 353 | 63 | 228 | 144 | 189 | .256 | .311 | .443 |
| June | 370 | 1496 | 320 | 55 | 182 | 128 | 180 | .244 | .299 | .413 |
| July | 389 | 1557 | 365 | 61 | 234 | 128 | 168 | .269 | .317 | .457 |
| August | 417 | 1733 | 414 | 55 | 230 | 137 | 186 | .271 | .318 | .439 |
| September | 396 | 1582 | 389 | 61 | 229 | 121 | 193 | .279 | .322 | .457 |
| October | 29 | 107 | 19 | 1 | 8 | 11 | 12 | .213 | .280 | .292 |
Most-faced opponents
| G | PA | H | HR | RBI | BB | K | AVG | OBP | SLG | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| cleveland-guardians | 202 | 834 | 196 | 32 | 131 | 76 | 93 | .273 | .326 | .455 |
| chicago-white-sox | 187 | 765 | 176 | 24 | 112 | 63 | 79 | .267 | .312 | .451 |
| minnesota-twins | 185 | 777 | 180 | 26 | 111 | 68 | 84 | .267 | .319 | .438 |
| detroit-tigers | 184 | 748 | 156 | 22 | 93 | 78 | 66 | .241 | .313 | .390 |
| texas-rangers | 184 | 725 | 170 | 30 | 92 | 53 | 102 | .268 | .308 | .461 |
| milwaukee-brewers | 174 | 719 | 163 | 28 | 88 | 51 | 77 | .255 | .298 | .442 |
| kansas-city-royals | 172 | 686 | 159 | 32 | 99 | 40 | 72 | .256 | .290 | .455 |
| boston-red-sox | 172 | 731 | 192 | 26 | 110 | 55 | 84 | .297 | .338 | .464 |
Season by season
| Year | Team | G | AB | H | HR | RBI | SB | AVG | IP | K |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 8 | 17 | 4 | – | 4 | 1 | .235 | – | – | |
| 1971 | 1 | 2 | – | – | 1 | – | .000 | – | – | |
| 1972 | 102 | 320 | 81 | 11 | 38 | 24 | .253 | – | – | |
| 1973 | 118 | 405 | 116 | 11 | 51 | 32 | .286 | – | – | |
| 1974 | 137 | 489 | 133 | 10 | 59 | 29 | .272 | – | – | |
| 1975 | 145 | 524 | 148 | 25 | 76 | 32 | .282 | – | – | |
| 1976 | 157 | 595 | 147 | 15 | 68 | 52 | .247 | – | – | |
| 1977 | 154 | 561 | 141 | 25 | 75 | 26 | .251 | – | – | |
| 1978 | 158 | 591 | 151 | 34 | 99 | 22 | .255 | – | – | |
| 1979 | 162 | 628 | 186 | 36 | 139 | 22 | .296 | – | – | |
| 1980 | 90 | 340 | 85 | 5 | 51 | 6 | .250 | – | – | |
| 1981 | 103 | 377 | 90 | 17 | 66 | 3 | .239 | – | – | |
| 1982 | 157 | 608 | 160 | 24 | 93 | 10 | .263 | – | – | |
| 1983 | 144 | 534 | 162 | 21 | 85 | 17 | .303 | – | – | |
| 1984 | 134 | 493 | 129 | 27 | 89 | 1 | .262 | – | – | |
| 1985 | 142 | 477 | 110 | 23 | 91 | – | .231 | – | – | |
| 1986 | 160 | 585 | 139 | 31 | 94 | 3 | .238 | – | – | |
| 1987 | Boston Red Sox, Minnesota Twins | 128 | 388 | 95 | 16 | 63 | 5 | .245 | – | – |
| 1988 | 92 | 264 | 58 | 7 | 34 | – | .220 | – | – |