League Leaders
Home Run Baker

Home Run Baker

1908–1922  ·  Bats L  ·  Throws R  ·  5'11", 173 lb  ·  b. 1886 Trappe, MD

Career 1,575 G · 1,838 H · 96 HR · 987 RBI · .307 AVG

Seasons leading his league
7
2 best in baseball 5 league only
45 Top-5 finishes
5 Title seasons
3 Categories led
1912 Best season

Spanning 19091914, peaking at 2 titles in 1912.

Led in Home Runs for 4 straight seasons (1911–1914) — his longest run atop any category.

All-Time Standing

Against every player since 1871

Among league leaders

  • 263rd League titles 7
  • 392nd Best in baseball 2
  • 126th Top-5 finishes 45

Each rank is against the players who have achieved that thing at least once.

Career leaderboards

All-time career totals, top 500 per category.

Where He Led

led all of MLB   led his league
Category Titles Best Streak Seasons
Home Runs 4 1st 4 yrs (1911–1914) 1911 AL 11 1912 AL 10 1913 AL 12 1914 AL 9 1916 #2 1918 #3 1919 #2
Runs Batted In 2 1st 2 yrs (1912–1913) 1912 130 1913 AL 117 1909 #3 1911 #2
Triples 1 1st 1909 19 1912 #3
Total Bases #3 1913 #3 1914 #3 1918 #3
Doubles #3 1911 #3 1912 #3 1913 #3
Runs #2 1913 #2
Hits #3 1913 #3 1914 #3 1918 #3

Title Seasons

5 seasons with at least one title
Year Titles Led in
1914 1 HR 9
1913 2 HR 12 RBI 117
1912 2 HR 10 RBI 130
1911 1 HR 11
1909 1 3B 19

Batting

13 seasons
Year Team Lg G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI BB SO SB AVG OBP SLG OPS
1908 PHA AL 9 31 5 9 3 0 0 2 0 2 0 .290 .290 .387 .677
1909 PHA AL 148 541 73 165 27 19 4 85 26 48 20 .305 .343 .447 .790
1910 PHA AL 146 561 83 159 25 15 2 74 34 36 21 .283 .329 .392 .721
1911 PHA AL 148 592 96 198 42 14 11 115 40 38 38 .335 .379 .508 .887
1912 PHA AL 149 577 116 200 40 21 10 130 50 38 40 .347 .404 .541 .945
1913 PHA AL 149 564 116 190 34 9 12 117 63 31 34 .337 .413 .493 .906
1914 PHA AL 150 570 84 182 23 10 9 89 53 37 19 .319 .380 .442 .822
1916 NYA AL 100 360 46 97 23 2 10 52 36 30 15 .269 .344 .428 .772
1917 NYA AL 146 553 57 156 24 2 6 71 48 27 18 .282 .345 .365 .710
1918 NYA AL 126 504 65 154 24 5 6 62 38 13 8 .306 .357 .409 .765
1919 NYA AL 141 567 70 166 22 1 10 83 44 18 13 .293 .346 .388 .734
1921 NYA AL 94 330 46 97 16 2 9 71 26 12 8 .294 .353 .436 .789
1922 NYA AL 69 234 30 65 12 3 7 36 15 14 1 .278 .327 .444 .771
Career 1,575 5,984 887 1,838 315 103 96 987 473 344 235 .307 .363 .442 .805

Fielding by Position

Pos GPOAEDPFLD%
3B 1,548 2,154 3,155 322 259 .943