Javier Baez
2014–2026 · bats R / throws R · Chicago Cubs, Detroit Tigers, New York Mets
1,406G
.251AVG
.291OBP
.431SLG
More career statistics
1,251H
196HR
705RBI
116SB
8Rare feats
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.
Career batting
| G | PA | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | BB | K | SB | CS | HBP | SF | TB | AVG | OBP | SLG | OPS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1,406 | 5,314 | 4,981 | 678 | 1,251 | 246 | 31 | 196 | 705 | 234 | 1,444 | 116 | 36 | 60 | 28 | 2,147 | .251 | .291 | .431 | .722 |
Streaks
15longest hitting streak · 2019-05-01 to 2019-05-17
24longest on-base streak
The three rarest things in this career
| Rarity | What | Date | Rate | Game |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 64 | Platinum Sombrero | 2017-07-25 | 1 in 927 games | box score ↗ |
| 57 | Triple Play | 2017-08-27 | 1 in 498 games | box score ↗ |
| 48 | Hitless in Seven | 2018-03-30 | 1 in 202 games | box score ↗ |
Splits
Regular season only.
Home and away
| G | PA | H | HR | RBI | BB | K | AVG | OBP | SLG | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Home | 689 | 2529 | 574 | 95 | 314 | 117 | 681 | .243 | .273 | .422 |
| Away | 659 | 2589 | 632 | 98 | 371 | 111 | 722 | .260 | .287 | .445 |
By month
| G | PA | H | HR | RBI | BB | K | AVG | OBP | SLG | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| March | 13 | 54 | 13 | 2 | 9 | 3 | 11 | .260 | .296 | .420 |
| April | 181 | 693 | 167 | 26 | 108 | 34 | 186 | .261 | .290 | .460 |
| May | 227 | 880 | 202 | 34 | 118 | 27 | 209 | .242 | .260 | .413 |
| June | 208 | 777 | 182 | 32 | 113 | 37 | 217 | .251 | .282 | .459 |
| July | 205 | 783 | 199 | 33 | 114 | 29 | 206 | .268 | .291 | .460 |
| August | 256 | 1001 | 221 | 38 | 124 | 45 | 310 | .235 | .266 | .413 |
| September | 244 | 888 | 211 | 27 | 93 | 53 | 252 | .258 | .297 | .414 |
| October | 14 | 42 | 11 | 1 | 6 | 0 | 12 | .268 | .262 | .390 |
Most-faced opponents
| G | PA | H | HR | RBI | BB | K | AVG | OBP | SLG | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| milwaukee-brewers | 118 | 415 | 88 | 7 | 31 | 28 | 126 | .232 | .280 | .353 |
| pittsburgh-pirates | 117 | 450 | 110 | 17 | 55 | 18 | 122 | .259 | .284 | .441 |
| st-louis-cardinals | 112 | 384 | 84 | 13 | 42 | 20 | 107 | .236 | .271 | .393 |
| cincinnati-reds | 104 | 399 | 102 | 18 | 64 | 14 | 117 | .268 | .291 | .471 |
| chicago-white-sox | 62 | 252 | 61 | 8 | 33 | 8 | 60 | .254 | .274 | .425 |
| cleveland-guardians | 57 | 224 | 51 | 5 | 20 | 6 | 54 | .243 | .254 | .376 |
| miami-marlins | 52 | 201 | 45 | 5 | 24 | 11 | 58 | .247 | .279 | .385 |
| minnesota-twins | 50 | 185 | 37 | 5 | 28 | 9 | 55 | .215 | .249 | .395 |
Season by season
| Year | Team | G | AB | H | HR | RBI | SB | AVG | IP | K |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2014 |  Chicago Cubs | 52 | 213 | 36 | 9 | 20 | 5 | .169 | – | – |
| 2015 | Chicago Cubs | 28 | 76 | 22 | 1 | 4 | 1 | .289 | – | – |
| 2016 | Chicago Cubs | 142 | 421 | 115 | 14 | 59 | 12 | .273 | – | – |
| 2017 | Chicago Cubs | 145 | 469 | 128 | 23 | 75 | 10 | .273 | – | – |
| 2018 | Chicago Cubs | 160 | 606 | 176 | 34 | 111 | 21 | .290 | – | – |
| 2019 | Chicago Cubs | 138 | 531 | 149 | 29 | 85 | 11 | .281 | – | – |
| 2020 | Chicago Cubs | 59 | 222 | 45 | 8 | 24 | 3 | .203 | – | – |
| 2021 | Chicago Cubs, New York Mets | 138 | 502 | 133 | 31 | 87 | 18 | .265 | – | – |
| 2022 |  Detroit Tigers | 144 | 555 | 132 | 17 | 67 | 9 | .238 | – | – |
| 2023 | Detroit Tigers | 136 | 510 | 113 | 9 | 59 | 12 | .222 | – | – |
| 2024 | Detroit Tigers | 80 | 272 | 50 | 6 | 37 | 8 | .184 | – | – |
| 2025 | Detroit Tigers | 126 | 417 | 107 | 12 | 57 | 5 | .257 | – | – |
| 2026 | Detroit Tigers | 58 | 187 | 45 | 3 | 20 | 1 | .241 | – | – |