Don Baylor
Career 2,292 G · 2,135 H · 338 HR · 1,276 RBI · .260 AVG
Seasons leading his league
2
2 best in baseball
9
Top-5 finishes
1
Title seasons
2
Categories led
1979
Best season
Spanning 1979–1979, peaking at 2 titles in 1979.
All-Time Standing
Against every player since 1871Among league leaders
- 840th League titles 2
- 392nd Best in baseball 2
- 1,216th Top-5 finishes 9
Each rank is against the players who have achieved that thing at least once.
Career leaderboards
- 116th Home Runs 338
- 127th Runs Batted In 1,276
- 162nd Total Bases 3,571
- 164th Runs 1,236
- 186th Stolen Bases 285
- 220th Hits 2,135
- 266th Walks 805
- 275th Doubles 366
All-time career totals, top 500 per category.
Where He Led
led all of MLB led his league| Category | Titles | Best | Streak | Seasons |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Runs | 1 | 1st | — | 1979 120 1978 #3 |
| Runs Batted In | 1 | 1st | — | 1979 139 |
| Total Bases | — | #3 | — | 1978 #3 |
| Home Runs | — | #2 | — | 1978 #2 |
Batting
19 seasons| Year | Team | Lg | G | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | BB | SO | SB | AVG | OBP | SLG | OPS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970 | BAL | AL | 8 | 17 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 3 | 1 | .235 | .300 | .235 | .535 |
| 1971 | BAL | AL | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | .000 | .600 | .000 | .600 |
| 1972 | BAL | AL | 102 | 320 | 33 | 81 | 13 | 3 | 11 | 38 | 29 | 50 | 24 | .253 | .330 | .416 | .745 |
| 1973 | BAL | AL | 118 | 405 | 64 | 116 | 20 | 4 | 11 | 51 | 35 | 48 | 32 | .286 | .357 | .437 | .794 |
| 1974 | BAL | AL | 137 | 489 | 66 | 133 | 22 | 1 | 10 | 59 | 43 | 56 | 29 | .272 | .341 | .382 | .723 |
| 1975 | BAL | AL | 145 | 524 | 79 | 148 | 21 | 6 | 25 | 76 | 53 | 64 | 32 | .282 | .360 | .489 | .849 |
| 1976 | OAK | AL | 157 | 595 | 85 | 147 | 25 | 1 | 15 | 68 | 58 | 72 | 52 | .247 | .329 | .368 | .697 |
| 1977 | CAL | AL | 154 | 561 | 87 | 141 | 27 | 0 | 25 | 75 | 62 | 76 | 26 | .251 | .334 | .433 | .768 |
| 1978 | CAL | AL | 158 | 591 | 103 | 151 | 26 | 0 | 34 | 99 | 56 | 71 | 22 | .256 | .332 | .472 | .804 |
| 1979 | CAL | AL | 162 | 628 | 120 | 186 | 33 | 3 | 36 | 139 | 71 | 51 | 22 | .296 | .371 | .530 | .902 |
| 1980 | CAL | AL | 90 | 340 | 39 | 85 | 12 | 2 | 5 | 51 | 24 | 32 | 6 | .250 | .316 | .341 | .657 |
| 1981 | CAL | AL | 103 | 377 | 52 | 90 | 18 | 1 | 17 | 66 | 42 | 51 | 3 | .239 | .322 | .427 | .749 |
| 1982 | CAL | AL | 157 | 608 | 80 | 160 | 24 | 1 | 24 | 93 | 57 | 69 | 10 | .263 | .329 | .424 | .754 |
| 1983 | NYA | AL | 144 | 534 | 82 | 162 | 33 | 3 | 21 | 85 | 40 | 53 | 17 | .303 | .361 | .494 | .856 |
| 1984 | NYA | AL | 134 | 493 | 84 | 129 | 29 | 1 | 27 | 89 | 38 | 68 | 1 | .262 | .341 | .489 | .830 |
| 1985 | NYA | AL | 142 | 477 | 70 | 110 | 24 | 1 | 23 | 91 | 52 | 90 | 0 | .231 | .330 | .430 | .760 |
| 1986 | BOS | AL | 160 | 585 | 93 | 139 | 23 | 1 | 31 | 94 | 62 | 111 | 3 | .238 | .344 | .439 | .783 |
| 1987 | BOS +1 | AL | 128 | 388 | 67 | 95 | 9 | 0 | 16 | 63 | 45 | 59 | 5 | .245 | .360 | .392 | .752 |
| 1988 | OAK | AL | 92 | 264 | 28 | 58 | 7 | 0 | 7 | 34 | 34 | 44 | 0 | .220 | .332 | .326 | .658 |
| Career | — | — | 2,292 | 8,198 | 1,236 | 2,135 | 366 | 28 | 338 | 1,276 | 805 | 1,069 | 285 | .260 | .342 | .436 | .777 |
Fielding by Position
| Pos | G | PO | A | E | DP | FLD% |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| OF | 822 | 1,575 | 27 | 38 | 0 | .977 |
| 1B | 148 | 1,141 | 83 | 20 | 80 | .984 |