Jeff Baker Notable

b. June 21, 1981 · Colorado Rockies 2005–2009, Chicago Cubs 2009–2012, Detroit Tigers 2012, Atlanta Braves 2012, Texas Rangers 2013, Miami Marlins 2014–2015

Jeff Baker played for six clubs across 11 seasons as a second baseman, opening with the Colorado Rockies in 2005 and closing with the Miami Marlins in 2015.

Across 748 games he batted .264, with 474 hits and 244 runs. He finished with 54 home runs, 108 doubles and 14 stolen bases.

He played 177 games at second base, with 403 assists and 8 errors. He turned 100 double plays. He also played 170 games at first base, 102 games at third base and 102 games in the outfield.

He was born in Bad Kissingen, Bavaria, West Germany on June 21, 1981. He batted right-handed and threw right-handed.

Honors

Award	Times	Years
Player of the Week	1	2008

Batting, season by season

Year	Team	G	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	BB	SO	SB	AVG
2005	COL	12	38	6	8	4	0	1	4	5	12	0	.211
2006	COL	18	57	13	21	7	2	5	21	1	14	2	.368
2007	COL	85	144	17	32	2	2	4	12	13	40	0	.222
2008	COL	104	299	55	80	22	1	12	48	26	85	4	.268
2009	CHC/COL	81	226	27	65	15	2	4	24	18	53	1	.288
2010	CHC	79	206	29	56	13	2	4	21	16	50	1	.272
2011	CHC	81	201	20	54	12	1	3	23	10	46	0	.269
2012	ATL/CHC/DET	83	188	18	45	12	1	4	25	11	48	4	.239
2013	TEX	74	154	21	43	8	0	11	21	18	48	1	.279
2014	MIA	90	208	27	55	10	4	3	28	13	51	1	.264
2015	MIA	41	72	11	15	3	0	3	8	8	25	0	.208
Career	—	748	1793	244	474	108	15	54	235	139	472	14	.264

On this day & linked events

1981

Born June 21, 1981

Bad Kissingen, Bavaria, West Germany

2005

Major-league debut: Jeff Baker

Jeff Baker made a major-league debut on April 4, 2005.

2015

Final major-league game: Jeff Baker

Jeff Baker played a final major-league game on July 7, 2015.

Image: Mike LaChance on Flickr, CC BY 2.0