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Kal
Baron		  
Bats: Right
Throws: Right
Height: 6' 1''
Weight: 230
 
Born: January 12, 1940 in Usa
 
Awards & Accomplishments
All-Star Selections 1976   
Ratings - Pitching     Help
  ERA AVG 2B 3B HR BB SO
Year Age Tm Lg Salary   OA vL vR OA vL vR OA vL vR OA vL vR OA vL vR OA vL vR OA
1973 33 BIR FL $ 5,990,000   6 6 7 6 3 4 4 6 6 6 6 7 6 7 7 7 5 5 5
1974 34 VAN JL $ 7,750,000   6 5 7 6 4 4 4 6 6 6 6 7 6 7 7 7 5 5 5
1975 35 VAN JL $ 7,750,000   6 5 7 6 3 4 3 6 6 6 6 6 6 7 7 7 5 4 5
1976 36 VAN JL $ 7,750,000   6 5 7 6 3 3 3 6 6 6 6 6 6 7 7 7 5 4 5
OOTP5 Min Ratings $ 5,990,000   6 5 7 6 3 3 3 6 6 6 6 6 6 7 7 7 5 4 5
OOTP5 Max Ratings $ 7,750,000   6 6 7 6 4 4 4 6 6 6 6 7 6 7 7 7 5 5 5
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 33 BIR FL $ 5,990,000 0 0 0 2 2 2 1 1 1 1 1 1 2 2 2 0 0 0
1974 34 VAN JL $ 7,750,000 0 0 0 2 2 2 1 1 1 1 1 1 2 2 2 0 0 0
1975 35 VAN JL $ 7,750,000 0 0 0 2 2 2 1 1 1 1 1 1 2 2 2 0 0 0
1976 36 VAN JL $ 7,750,000 0 0 0 2 2 2 1 1 1 1 1 1 2 2 2 0 0 0
OOTP5 Min Ratings $ 5,990,000 0 0 0 2 2 2 1 1 1 1 1 1 2 2 2 0 0 0
OOTP5 Max Ratings $ 7,750,000 0 0 0 2 2 2 1 1 1 1 1 1 2 2 2 0 0 0
Pitching Stats     Help
Bold lines indicate player won Owner's Choice - Pitcher Award or Owner's Choice - Rookie Award.
Year Age Tm Lg W L Pct G GS CG SHO SV IP H ER HR BB SO ERA OAVG OOBP OSLG OOPS PWS
1973 33 BIR FL 9 12 .429 35 35 0 0 0 221.0 226 108 23 73 143 4.40 .265 .331 .432 .763 12.7
1974 34 VAN JL 12 19 .387 34 34 16 3 0 255.7 218 111 24 73 159 3.91 .228 .292 .371 .663 12.3
1975 35 VAN JL 1 4 .200 9 9 1 0 0 63.0 63 28 12 15 39 4.00 .260 .314 .463 .777 2.1
1976 36 VAN JL 22 12 .647 40 40 14 1 0 302.0 250 103 24 90 170 3.07 .226 .293 .365 .658 23.0
4 Years Sim 44 47 .484 118 118 31 4 0 841.7 757 350 83 251 511 3.74 .240 .305 .392 .697 50.0
Season Average 11 11 .500 29 29 7 1 0 210.4 189 87 20 62 127 3.74 .240 .305 .392 .697  
Career Highs 22 19 .647 40 40 16 3 0 302.0 250 111 24 90 170 4.40 .265 .331 .463 .777  
Career Pitching Splits     Help
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Category W L Pct G GS CG SHO SV IP H ER HR BB SO ERA OAVG OOBP OSLG OOPS
vs RH   386 167 34 119 257   .226 .276 .354 .630
vs LH   371 183 49 132 254   .256 .318 .437 .755
Home 23 23 .500 56 56 15 2 0 406.0 366 165 41 116 236 3.66 .241 .295 .396 .690
Away 21 24 .467 62 62 16 2 0 435.7 391 185 42 135 275 3.82 .238 .296 .389 .686
Mar/Apr 9 11 .450 25 25 3 0 0 170.7 162 80 21 64 109 4.22 .250 .318 .417 .735
May 6 6 .500 17 17 6 0 0 129.0 110 44 9 28 82 3.07 .230 .272 .353 .625
June 10 6 .625 20 20 8 1 0 158.7 126 49 16 37 84 2.78 .216 .263 .347 .610
July 7 8 .467 17 17 5 3 0 109.3 101 50 9 27 62 4.12 .248 .294 .400 .694
August 5 10 .333 20 20 5 0 0 141.3 137 63 8 57 94 4.01 .253 .324 .396 .720
Sep/Oct 7 6 .538 19 19 4 0 0 132.7 121 64 20 38 80 4.34 .241 .294 .441 .735
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 33 BIR FL 35 68 7 9 1 0 1 2 0 0 5 27 .132 .189 .191 .380 2.0 0.0
1974 34 VAN JL 34 90 5 7 2 0 0 2 0 0 3 41 .078 .108 .100 .208 -2.9 0.0
1975 35 VAN JL 9 20 0 2 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 10 .100 .100 .100 .200 -0.6 0.0
1976 36 VAN JL 40 99 7 13 4 0 1 8 0 0 5 45 .131 .173 .202 .375 2.0 0.0
4 Years Sim 118 277 19 31 7 0 2 13 0 0 13 123 .112 .151 .159 .310 0.5 0.0
162 Game Average 380 26 42 9 0 2 17 0 0 17 168 .112 .151 .159 .310 0.7  
Career Highs 40 99 7 13 4 0 1 8 0 0 5 45 .132 .189 .202 .380 2.0  
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   200 15 22 4 0 1 5 0 0 12 89 .110 .160 .145 .305 -0.2
vs LH   77 4 9 3 0 1 8 0 0 1 34 .117 .128 .195 .323 -0.1
Home 56 118 9 10 3 0 2 9 0 0 8 60 .085 .142 .161 .303 -0.1
Away 62 159 10 21 4 0 0 4 0 0 5 63 .132 .159 .157 .316 -0.2
RISP   54 0 7 3 0 0 11 0 0 5 22 .130 .200 .185 .385 1.3
Close/Late   21 1 3 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 13 .143 .143 .190 .333 0.0
Mar/Apr 25 55 5 9 1 0 1 2 0 0 3 23 .164 .207 .236 .443 2.3
May 17 41 3 4 2 0 0 2 0 0 4 19 .098 .178 .146 .324 0.2
June 20 53 5 10 3 0 1 8 0 0 0 25 .189 .185 .302 .487 2.5
July 17 35 1 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 17 .057 .132 .057 .189 -1.1
August 20 47 4 2 0 0 0 1 0 0 2 25 .043 .082 .043 .124 -2.6
Sep/Oct 19 46 1 4 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 14 .087 .106 .109 .215 -1.5
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    
1973 33 BIR FL P 35 35 221.0 12 28 1 1 .976 1.63    
1974 34 VAN JL P 34 34 255.7 15 35 2 2 .962 1.76    
1975 35 VAN JL P 9 9 63.0 6 12 1 0 .947 2.57    
1976 36 VAN JL P 40 40 302.0 22 49 5 4 .934 2.12    
Career Totals   118 118 841.7 55 124 9 7 .952 1.91    
Career Highs   40 40 302.0 22 49 5 4 .976 2.57    
Pitching Leaderboards     Help
Top 10 finishes. Stats are Year-Rank-Value. League leaders are in bold.
Season Rankings are League Based.
ERA
1976-9-3.07
 Wins
1976-3-22
 Losses
1974-3-19
 Winning Pct
1976-8-.647
 Games Started
1973-9-35
1976-1-40
 Complete Games
1974-3-16
1976-4-14
Shutouts
1974-5-3
 Innings Pitched
1976-3-302.0
 Hits Allowed
1976-10-250
 Hits per 9IP
1976-8-7.5
 OAVG
1974-7-.228
1976-9-.226
 OSLG
1974-9-.371
OOPS
1974-10-.663
          
 
   Black Ink Test: 1    (Avg Pitcher in HOF ~ 38)
   Gray Ink Test: 23    (Avg Pitcher in HOF ~ 149)
 
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  6. Joey Hotpoint (948)
  7. Ronnie Lee (942)
  8. Harland Riles (941)
  9. Shawn Boskie (941)
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History
Drafted in 3rd round, 63rd overall pick, by Birmingham in 1973
Had first career hit (homerun) on 4/2/1973, off Tyson Mihewon (DM)
Earned first career win on 4/2/1973
Signed as a free agent by Vancouver on 2/7/1974 to a 3-year deal worth $7,750,000 per year
Injured on 6/22/1975 with a Ruptured Disc Back, out for full season
 
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