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Billy Joe
Baron		  
Bats: Both
Throws: Right
Height: 6' 2''
Weight: 205
 
Born: May 17, 1942 in Usa
 
Ratings - Batting     Help
  AVG 2B 3B HR BB SO
Year Age Tm Lg Salary vL vR OA vL vR OA vL vR OA vL vR OA vL vR OA vL vR OA
1973 31 LOU JL $ 1,295,000 3 5 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 3 4 3 5 6 5 4 3 4
1974 32 LOU JL $ 1,295,000 3 5 4 4 5 4 4 4 4 3 4 3 5 6 5 4 3 4
1975 33 LOU JL $ 1,295,000 3 5 4 4 5 5 4 4 4 3 4 3 5 6 5 4 4 4
1976 34 VAN JL $ 1,350,000 3 4 4 4 5 5 4 4 4 3 4 3 5 6 5 4 3 4
1977 35 VAN JL $ 1,350,000 3 5 4 5 5 5 4 4 4 3 4 3 5 6 5 5 4 4
1978 36 VAN JL $ 1,350,000 2 4 3 4 5 5 4 4 4 3 4 3 4 5 5 4 4 4
1979 37 BIR FL   2 3 3 3 4 4 0 0 0 2 2 2 3 4 4 4 3 4
OOTP5 Min Ratings   2 3 3 3 4 4 0 0 0 2 2 2 3 4 4 4 3 4
OOTP5 Max Ratings $ 1,350,000 3 5 4 5 5 5 4 4 4 3 4 3 5 6 5 5 4 4
Batting Stats     Help
Bold lines indicate player won Owner's Choice - Hitter Award or Owner's Choice - Rookie Award.
Year Age Tm Lg G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SB CS BB SO AVG OBP SLG OPS XR OWS
1973 31 LOU JL 119 397 55 105 13 3 11 41 31 11 37 94 .264 .331 .395 .727 53.6 6.7
1974 32 LOU JL 120 289 31 82 17 4 4 38 22 8 20 60 .284 .329 .412 .741 38.3 7.2
1975 33 LOU JL 112 201 27 60 10 5 3 19 13 7 23 43 .299 .372 .443 .814 32.5 6.2
1976 34 VAN JL 129 441 64 124 18 10 5 35 32 9 48 117 .281 .354 .401 .756 65.7 15.0
1977 35 VAN JL 123 312 42 70 19 5 4 40 19 9 35 74 .224 .305 .356 .661 34.2 4.5
1978 36 VAN JL 60 125 18 30 9 1 1 13 11 2 15 39 .240 .326 .352 .678 16.0 2.8
1979 37 AAA   117 439 47 114 25 4 10 57 4 0 39 102 .260 .320 .403 .723 56.8  
6 Years Sim 663 1765 237 471 86 28 28 186 128 46 178 427 .267 .336 .395 .731 240.2 42.3
1 Years AAA 117 439 47 114 25 4 10 57 4 0 39 102 .260 .324 .403 .728 56.8  
162 Game Average 431 57 115 21 6 6 45 31 11 43 104 .267 .336 .395 .731 58.7  
Career Highs 129 441 64 124 19 10 11 41 32 11 48 117 .299 .372 .443 .814 65.7  
Career Batting Splits     Help
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Category G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SB CS BB SO AVG OBP SLG OPS XR
vs RH   1619 208 430 81 21 27 176 116 43 163 391 .266 .335 .392 .727 217.9
vs LH   146 29 41 5 7 1 10 12 3 15 36 .281 .348 .432 .779 22.5
Home 333 872 119 230 42 12 14 89 54 22 89 200 .264 .332 .388 .720 115.2
Away 330 893 118 241 44 16 14 97 74 24 89 227 .270 .340 .402 .742 125.3
RISP   352 0 108 25 6 7 147 0 0 42 67 .307 .379 .472 .850 60.2
Pinch Hitting   60 10 19 3 2 0 6 2 1 6 12 .317 .373 .433 .806 9.4
Close/Late   191 42 53 9 1 5 14 0 0 18 51 .277 .340 .414 .753 26.6
Mar/Apr 123 375 54 95 20 9 4 30 35 8 35 95 .253 .318 .387 .705 49.3
May 122 348 43 98 22 4 7 45 22 12 31 82 .282 .344 .428 .772 49.2
June 119 333 42 82 16 4 6 38 21 7 28 79 .246 .309 .372 .681 39.3
July 113 312 42 85 8 4 6 31 20 10 35 69 .272 .348 .381 .729 42.6
August 89 213 22 54 8 4 3 23 14 3 24 55 .254 .331 .371 .701 28.2
Sep/Oct 97 184 34 57 12 3 2 19 16 6 25 47 .310 .393 .440 .834 31.9
Fielding Stats     Help
Bold lines indicate player won Slick Fielder Award.
Year Age Tm Lg Pos G GS IP PO A E DP FPct RF RSA RTO RTO% PB DWS
1973 31 LOU JL 1B 108 105 873.0 907 82 5 86 .995 10.20 0 0 .000 0 1.6
    RF 10 0 11.0 3 0 0 0 1.000 2.45 0 0 .000 0 0.0
    LF 2 0 1.3 0 0 0 0 .000 0.00 0 0 .000 0  
1974 32 LOU JL 1B 88 82 657.7 645 52 3 42 .996 9.54 0 0 .000 0 2.3
    LF 4 0 10.0 1 1 0 1 1.000 1.80 0 0 .000 0 0.0
    RF 3 0 5.0 1 0 0 0 1.000 1.80 0 0 .000 0  
    3B 2 0 2.3 0 1 0 0 1.000 3.86 0 0 .000 0 0.0
1975 33 LOU JL 1B 25 17 154.0 190 12 1 15 .995 11.81 0 0 .000 0 0.4
    LF 19 16 141.3 29 1 1 0 .968 1.91 0 0 .000 0 0.6
    RF 25 15 139.7 28 1 0 1 1.000 1.87 0 0 .000 0  
    SS 2 0 3.0 0 1 0 0 1.000 3.00 0 0 .000 0 0.0
1976 34 VAN JL LF 75 71 628.3 149 4 6 1 .962 2.19 0 0 .000 0 2.0
    1B 45 44 332.0 369 32 3 32 .993 10.87 0 0 .000 0 0.4
    RF 6 0 14.0 1 0 0 0 1.000 0.64 0 0 .000 0  
1977 35 VAN JL 1B 108 91 784.3 846 69 2 67 .998 10.50 0 0 .000 0 2.3
    LF 6 1 16.0 0 0 1 0 .000 0.00 0 0 .000 0 0.0
1978 36 VAN JL 1B 40 34 289.3 312 26 6 31 .983 10.51 0 0 .000 0 0.6
    LF 4 0 13.7 3 0 0 0 1.000 1.98 0 0 .000 0 0.1
    RF 2 0 3.0 2 0 0 0 1.000 6.00 0 0 .000 0  
    C 1 0 1.0 0 0 0 0 .000 0.00 0 0 .000 0 0.0
  1B 414 373 3090.3 3269 273 20 273 .994 10.32 0 0 .000 0 7.6
  LF 110 88 810.7 182 6 8 2 .959 2.09 0 0 .000 0 2.7
  RF 46 15 172.7 35 1 0 1 1.000 1.88 0 0 .000 0 0.0
  SS 2 0 3.0 0 1 0 0 1.000 3.00 0 0 .000 0 0.0
  3B 2 0 2.3 0 1 0 0 1.000 3.86 0 0 .000 0 0.0
  C 1 0 1.0 0 0 0 0 .000 0.00 0 0 .000 0 0.0
Career Totals   575 476 4080.0 3486 282 28 276 .993 8.31 0 0 .000 0 10.4
Career Highs   126 115 974.3 910 82 9 86 .997 10.29 0 0 .000 0  
Batting Leaderboards     Help
Top 10 finishes. Stats are Year-Rank-Value. League leaders are in bold.
(*) indicates hit-less at-bats added to meet minimum plate appearances.
Season Rankings are League Based.
Triples
1976-6-10
 Stolen Bases
1973-9-31
 Caught Stealing
1973-9-11
      
 
   Black Ink Test: 0    (Avg Batter in HOF ~ 13)
   Gray Ink Test: 3    (Avg Batter in HOF ~ 95)
 
Similar Batters     What are Similarity Scores?

  1. Charlie Dale (971)
  2. David Rameriz (968)
  3. Roy Tucker (967)
  4. Paul Bender (964)
  5. Paco Alvarez (961)
  6. Dominique Whitnall (958)
  7. Eddie Guerrero (958)
  8. John Rayford (953)
  9. Robert Dillon (953)
  10. Ali Mowbray (952)
History
Drafted in 29th round, 683rd overall pick, by Louisville in 1973
Had first career hit on 4/5/1973, off Alexander Buckland (WAS)
Hit first career homerun on 4/20/1973, off Ben Beguine (CAL)
Signed as a free agent by Vancouver on 2/21/1976 to a 3-year deal worth $1,350,000 per year
Signed as a free agent by Birmingham on 4/21/1979 to a minor league deal
Injured on 6/18/1979 with a Inflamed Groin Muscle, out for 1-2 weeks
 
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