How John Baker's Plate Appearances Compares to Similar Players

John Baker totaled 1,228 career Plate Appearances, well below the league average of 2,004.2 — production that significantly underperformed against league baselines. His best Plate Appearances season came in 2009, posting 423, well above the league average of 236.6 that year. The lowest point came in 2011 at 16, well below the league average of 231.3 that year. Output was consistent through the final seasons. The Plate Appearances total went from 214 in 2012 to 46 in 2013 and 208 in 2014, holding steady over the span. The consistent output characterized his final seasons. Significant season-to-season variance characterizes the Plate Appearances profile — ranging from 16 to 423 — though the career average remained well below league norms.

John Baker Lifetime Plate Appearances

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John Baker Plate Appearances Per Season

John Baker's Plate Appearances for each season of his MLB career, plotted against that year's league average. Switch between comparisons — National League, Hall of Fame, C, North America, or players born in the same country — to see how he stacked up year by year.
John Baker Plate Appearances per season line chart

John Baker Plate Appearances by Team

John Baker's career Plate Appearances totals broken down by each team he played for, ordered by when he first joined that team.
John Baker career Plate Appearances by team bar chart

John Baker Cumulative Plate Appearances — Career Progression

A running total of John Baker's career Plate Appearances, plotted season by season. Each point shows the cumulative figure through the end of that year, making it easy to see when he reached key milestones and how his pace changed over time.
John Baker Plate Appearances year-over-year waterfall chart

John Baker Plate Appearances Distribution vs. Comparable Players

Each box summarizes John Baker's seasonal Plate Appearances alongside a selected comparison group across all seasons he played. The box covers the middle 50% of seasons, the center line is the median, and the whiskers extend to the min and max. A tighter box means more consistency; a higher median means more output. Use the selector to switch comparison groups.
John Baker Plate Appearances distribution box chart versus comparable players

John Baker Plate Appearances — Season-by-Season Breakdown

Every season of John Baker's MLB career with Plate Appearances alongside league, Hall of Fame, positional, birth region, and country-of-birth averages for that year. Career totals include sum, average, min, max, and median.

Note: A dash (—) means no qualifying players existed in that comparison group for that season. Most commonly this happens for the Hall of Fame group.
John Baker Plate Appearances season-by-season breakdown table