John Baker Notable

b. January 20, 1981 · Florida Marlins 2008–2011, San Diego Padres 2012–2013, Chicago Cubs 2014

John Baker played for three clubs across seven seasons as a catcher, opening with the Florida Marlins in 2008 and closing with the Chicago Cubs in 2014.

Across 359 games he batted .247, with 266 hits and 124 runs. He finished with 14 home runs, 57 doubles and 2 stolen bases. He went 1 and 0 with a 0.00 earned run average, pitching 1 inning in 1 game.

He played 311 games behind the plate, with 2,190 putouts and 18 errors. He turned 7 double plays.

He was born in Alameda, CA, USA on January 20, 1981. He batted left-handed and threw right-handed.

Batting, season by season

Year	Team	G	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	BB	SO	SB	AVG
2008	FLA	61	197	32	59	14	0	5	32	30	48	0	.299
2009	FLA	112	373	59	101	25	0	9	50	41	89	0	.271
2010	FLA	23	78	7	17	3	1	0	6	9	18	0	.218
2011	FLA	16	13	0	2	0	0	0	1	2	3	0	.154
2012	SDP	63	193	17	46	8	0	0	14	20	41	2	.238
2013	SDP	16	40	0	6	0	0	0	2	6	12	0	.150
2014	CHC	68	182	9	35	7	0	0	15	19	58	0	.192
Career	—	359	1076	124	266	57	1	14	120	127	269	2	.247

Pitching, season by season

Year	Team	W	L	G	GS	SV	IP	H	ER	BB	SO	ERA
2014	CHC	1	0	1	0	0	1.0	0	0	1	0	0.00
Career	—	1	0	1	0	0	1.0	0	0	1	0	0.00

On this day & linked events

1981

Born January 20, 1981

Alameda, CA, USA

Image: Keith Allison / UCinternational, CC BY-SA 2.0