In his pro baseball career, Baylor drilled 338 balls out of the park while driving in 1,276 runs. Over the course of his time in the league, he stepped up to bat 9,401 times and came through with a base knock 2,135 times. His career slugging percentage was .436 in addition to earning 3,571 bases. He struck out 1,069 times and was walked on 805 attempts at the plate, contributing to a .342 OBP. Baylor accrued an average at the plate of .260 for his baseball career with 1,236 scored runs and an OPS of .777.
Don Baylor Stats
| Year | Team | BA | HR | H | BB | R | RBI | OBP | PA | AB | OPS | OPS+ | 2B | 3B | G | SLG | SB | CS | TB | SO |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Career | .260 | 338 | 2,135 | 805 | 1,236 | 1,276 | .342 | 9,401 | 8,198 | .777 | 118 | 366 | 28 | 2,292 | .436 | 285 | 120 | 3,571 | 1,069 | |
| 1988 | OAK | .220 | 7 | 58 | 34 | 28 | 34 | .332 | 313 | 264 | .658 | 88 | 7 | 0 | 92 | .326 | 0 | 1 | 86 | 44 |
| 1987 | TOT | .245 | 16 | 95 | 45 | 67 | 63 | .360 | 467 | 388 | .751 | 98 | 9 | 0 | 128 | .392 | 5 | 3 | 152 | 59 |
| 1987 | BOS | .239 | 16 | 81 | 40 | 64 | 57 | .355 | 409 | 339 | .759 | 100 | 8 | 0 | 108 | .404 | 5 | 2 | 137 | 47 |
| 1987 | MIN | .286 | 0 | 14 | 5 | 3 | 6 | .397 | 58 | 49 | .703 | 89 | 1 | 0 | 20 | .306 | 0 | 1 | 15 | 12 |
| 1986 | BOS | .238 | 31 | 139 | 62 | 93 | 94 | .344 | 687 | 585 | .783 | 112 | 23 | 1 | 160 | .439 | 3 | 5 | 257 | 111 |
| 1985 | NYY | .231 | 23 | 110 | 52 | 70 | 91 | .330 | 564 | 477 | .760 | 109 | 24 | 1 | 142 | .430 | 0 | 4 | 205 | 90 |
| 1984 | NYY | .262 | 27 | 129 | 38 | 84 | 89 | .341 | 558 | 493 | .830 | 131 | 29 | 1 | 134 | .489 | 1 | 1 | 241 | 68 |
| 1983 | NYY | .303 | 21 | 162 | 40 | 82 | 85 | .361 | 597 | 534 | .856 | 138 | 33 | 3 | 144 | .494 | 17 | 7 | 264 | 53 |
| 1982 | CAL | .263 | 24 | 160 | 57 | 80 | 93 | .329 | 680 | 608 | .754 | 106 | 24 | 1 | 157 | .424 | 10 | 4 | 258 | 69 |
| 1981 | CAL | .239 | 17 | 90 | 42 | 52 | 66 | .322 | 432 | 377 | .749 | 116 | 18 | 1 | 103 | .427 | 3 | 3 | 161 | 51 |
| 1980 | CAL | .250 | 5 | 85 | 24 | 39 | 51 | .316 | 380 | 340 | .657 | 83 | 12 | 2 | 90 | .341 | 6 | 6 | 116 | 32 |
| 1979 | CAL | .296 | 36 | 186 | 71 | 120 | 139 | .371 | 722 | 628 | .901 | 145 | 33 | 3 | 162 | .530 | 22 | 12 | 333 | 51 |
| 1978 | CAL | .255 | 34 | 151 | 56 | 103 | 99 | .332 | 677 | 591 | .804 | 129 | 26 | 0 | 158 | .472 | 22 | 9 | 279 | 71 |
| 1977 | CAL | .251 | 25 | 141 | 62 | 87 | 75 | .334 | 645 | 561 | .768 | 112 | 27 | 0 | 154 | .433 | 26 | 12 | 243 | 76 |
| 1976 | OAK | .247 | 15 | 147 | 58 | 85 | 68 | .329 | 685 | 595 | .697 | 109 | 25 | 1 | 157 | .368 | 52 | 12 | 219 | 72 |
| 1975 | BAL | .282 | 25 | 148 | 53 | 79 | 76 | .360 | 598 | 524 | .849 | 145 | 21 | 6 | 145 | .489 | 32 | 17 | 256 | 64 |
| 1974 | BAL | .272 | 10 | 133 | 43 | 66 | 59 | .341 | 549 | 489 | .723 | 111 | 22 | 1 | 137 | .382 | 29 | 12 | 187 | 56 |
| 1973 | BAL | .286 | 11 | 116 | 35 | 64 | 51 | .357 | 459 | 405 | .794 | 124 | 20 | 4 | 118 | .437 | 32 | 9 | 177 | 48 |
| 1972 | BAL | .253 | 11 | 81 | 29 | 33 | 38 | .330 | 363 | 320 | .745 | 119 | 13 | 3 | 102 | .416 | 24 | 2 | 133 | 50 |
| 1971 | BAL | .000 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | .600 | 5 | 2 | .600 | 84 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .000 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 1970 | BAL | .235 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 4 | 4 | .300 | 20 | 17 | .535 | 49 | 0 | 0 | 8 | .235 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 3 |
1988 Stats for Don Baylor
| Stat | Total | MLB Rank |
|---|---|---|
| Games Played | 92 | 250th |
| Plate Appearances | 313 | 237th |
| At-Bats | 264 | 252nd |
| Runs Scored | 28 | 259th |
| Hits | 58 | 269th |
| Doubles | 7 | 310th |
| Triples | 0 | 358th |
| Home Runs | 7 | 166th |
| Runs Batted In | 34 | 218th |
| Stolen Bases | 0 | 409th |
| Caught Stealing | 1 | 281st |
| Walks | 34 | 155th |
| Strikeouts | 44 | 227th |
| Batting Average | .220 | 447th |
| On-Base Percentage | .332 | 194th |
| Slugging Percentage | .326 | 384th |
| OPS | .658 | 315th |
| OPS+ | 88 | 316th |
| Total Bases | 86 | 264th |
| Grounded Into Double Plays | 7 | 184th |
| Hit By Pitch | 12 | 4th |
| Sacrifice Hits | 0 | 482nd |
| Sacrifice Flies | 3 | 158th |
| Intentional Walks | 2 | 189th |
1987 Stats for Don Baylor
| Stat | Total | MLB Rank |
|---|---|---|
| Games Played | 128 | 151st |
| Plate Appearances | 467 | 158th |
| At-Bats | 388 | 174th |
| Runs Scored | 67 | 116th |
| Hits | 95 | 186th |
| Doubles | 9 | 278th |
| Triples | 0 | 343rd |
| Home Runs | 16 | 100th |
| Runs Batted In | 63 | 114th |
| Stolen Bases | 5 | 167th |
| Caught Stealing | 3 | 167th |
| Walks | 45 | 112th |
| Strikeouts | 59 | 167th |
| Batting Average | .245 | 356th |
| On-Base Percentage | .360 | 127th |
| Slugging Percentage | .392 | 281st |
| OPS | .751 | 223rd |
| OPS+ | 98 | 225th |
| Total Bases | 152 | 181st |
| Grounded Into Double Plays | 13 | 58th |
| Hit By Pitch | 28 | 1st |
| Sacrifice Hits | 0 | 484th |
| Sacrifice Flies | 6 | 31st |
| Intentional Walks | 3 | 131st |
1987 Stats for Don Baylor
| Stat | Total | MLB Rank |
|---|---|---|
| Games Played | 108 | 219th |
| Plate Appearances | 409 | 189th |
| At-Bats | 339 | 203rd |
| Runs Scored | 64 | 128th |
| Hits | 81 | 218th |
| Doubles | 8 | 292nd |
| Triples | 0 | 344th |
| Home Runs | 16 | 101st |
| Runs Batted In | 57 | 135th |
| Stolen Bases | 5 | 168th |
| Caught Stealing | 2 | 211th |
| Walks | 40 | 135th |
| Strikeouts | 47 | 219th |
| Batting Average | .239 | 387th |
| On-Base Percentage | .355 | 149th |
| Slugging Percentage | .404 | 252nd |
| OPS | .759 | 212th |
| OPS+ | 100 | 208th |
| Total Bases | 137 | 200th |
| Grounded Into Double Plays | 10 | 102nd |
| Hit By Pitch | 24 | 2nd |
| Sacrifice Hits | 0 | 485th |
| Sacrifice Flies | 6 | 32nd |
| Intentional Walks | 3 | 132nd |
1987 Stats for Don Baylor
| Stat | Total | MLB Rank |
|---|---|---|
| Games Played | 20 | 627th |
| Plate Appearances | 58 | 499th |
| At-Bats | 49 | 507th |
| Runs Scored | 3 | 534th |
| Hits | 14 | 444th |
| Doubles | 1 | 502nd |
| Triples | 0 | 345th |
| Home Runs | 0 | 497th |
| Runs Batted In | 6 | 452nd |
| Stolen Bases | 0 | 416th |
| Caught Stealing | 1 | 260th |
| Walks | 5 | 443rd |
| Strikeouts | 12 | 495th |
| Batting Average | .286 | 132nd |
| On-Base Percentage | .397 | 59th |
| Slugging Percentage | .306 | 482nd |
| OPS | .703 | 309th |
| OPS+ | 89 | 280th |
| Total Bases | 15 | 481st |
| Grounded Into Double Plays | 3 | 326th |
| Hit By Pitch | 4 | 56th |
| Sacrifice Hits | 0 | 486th |
| Sacrifice Flies | 0 | 413th |
| Intentional Walks | 0 | 356th |
1986 Stats for Don Baylor
| Stat | Total | MLB Rank |
|---|---|---|
| Games Played | 160 | 9th |
| Plate Appearances | 687 | 16th |
| At-Bats | 585 | 33rd |
| Runs Scored | 93 | 20th |
| Hits | 139 | 77th |
| Doubles | 23 | 92nd |
| Triples | 1 | 213th |
| Home Runs | 31 | 7th |
| Runs Batted In | 94 | 23rd |
| Stolen Bases | 3 | 201st |
| Caught Stealing | 5 | 113th |
| Walks | 62 | 55th |
| Strikeouts | 111 | 25th |
| Batting Average | .238 | 383rd |
| On-Base Percentage | .344 | 183rd |
| Slugging Percentage | .439 | 158th |
| OPS | .783 | 155th |
| OPS+ | 112 | 162nd |
| Total Bases | 257 | 35th |
| Grounded Into Double Plays | 12 | 68th |
| Hit By Pitch | 35 | 1st |
| Sacrifice Hits | 0 | 481st |
| Sacrifice Flies | 5 | 56th |
| Intentional Walks | 8 | 43rd |
1985 Stats for Don Baylor
| Stat | Total | MLB Rank |
|---|---|---|
| Games Played | 142 | 103rd |
| Plate Appearances | 564 | 97th |
| At-Bats | 477 | 117th |
| Runs Scored | 70 | 79th |
| Hits | 110 | 145th |
| Doubles | 24 | 98th |
| Triples | 1 | 217th |
| Home Runs | 23 | 36th |
| Runs Batted In | 91 | 27th |
| Stolen Bases | 0 | 395th |
| Caught Stealing | 4 | 118th |
| Walks | 52 | 75th |
| Strikeouts | 90 | 45th |
| Batting Average | .231 | 406th |
| On-Base Percentage | .330 | 235th |
| Slugging Percentage | .430 | 137th |
| OPS | .760 | 163rd |
| OPS+ | 109 | 156th |
| Total Bases | 205 | 89th |
| Grounded Into Double Plays | 10 | 115th |
| Hit By Pitch | 24 | 1st |
| Sacrifice Hits | 1 | 318th |
| Sacrifice Flies | 10 | 6th |
| Intentional Walks | 6 | 61st |
1984 Stats for Don Baylor
| Stat | Total | MLB Rank |
|---|---|---|
| Games Played | 134 | 122nd |
| Plate Appearances | 558 | 93rd |
| At-Bats | 493 | 96th |
| Runs Scored | 84 | 40th |
| Hits | 129 | 104th |
| Doubles | 29 | 29th |
| Triples | 1 | 225th |
| Home Runs | 27 | 15th |
| Runs Batted In | 89 | 28th |
| Stolen Bases | 1 | 281st |
| Caught Stealing | 1 | 279th |
| Walks | 38 | 138th |
| Strikeouts | 68 | 111th |
| Batting Average | .262 | 263rd |
| On-Base Percentage | .341 | 196th |
| Slugging Percentage | .489 | 58th |
| OPS | .830 | 77th |
| OPS+ | 131 | 79th |
| Total Bases | 241 | 48th |
| Grounded Into Double Plays | 10 | 103rd |
| Hit By Pitch | 23 | 1st |
| Sacrifice Hits | 1 | 300th |
| Sacrifice Flies | 3 | 152nd |
| Intentional Walks | 6 | 60th |
1983 Stats for Don Baylor
| Stat | Total | MLB Rank |
|---|---|---|
| Games Played | 144 | 90th |
| Plate Appearances | 597 | 74th |
| At-Bats | 534 | 66th |
| Runs Scored | 82 | 37th |
| Hits | 162 | 38th |
| Doubles | 33 | 24th |
| Triples | 3 | 111th |
| Home Runs | 21 | 31st |
| Runs Batted In | 85 | 28th |
| Stolen Bases | 17 | 58th |
| Caught Stealing | 7 | 65th |
| Walks | 40 | 137th |
| Strikeouts | 53 | 160th |
| Batting Average | .303 | 81st |
| On-Base Percentage | .361 | 118th |
| Slugging Percentage | .494 | 59th |
| OPS | .856 | 59th |
| OPS+ | 138 | 52nd |
| Total Bases | 264 | 27th |
| Grounded Into Double Plays | 10 | 112th |
| Hit By Pitch | 13 | 2nd |
| Sacrifice Hits | 2 | 234th |
| Sacrifice Flies | 8 | 15th |
| Intentional Walks | 11 | 24th |
1982 Stats for Don Baylor
| Stat | Total | MLB Rank |
|---|---|---|
| Games Played | 157 | 30th |
| Plate Appearances | 680 | 23rd |
| At-Bats | 608 | 24th |
| Runs Scored | 80 | 58th |
| Hits | 160 | 47th |
| Doubles | 24 | 83rd |
| Triples | 1 | 220th |
| Home Runs | 24 | 30th |
| Runs Batted In | 93 | 32nd |
| Stolen Bases | 10 | 92nd |
| Caught Stealing | 4 | 131st |
| Walks | 57 | 57th |
| Strikeouts | 69 | 88th |
| Batting Average | .263 | 259th |
| On-Base Percentage | .329 | 244th |
| Slugging Percentage | .424 | 161st |
| OPS | .754 | 172nd |
| OPS+ | 106 | 186th |
| Total Bases | 258 | 40th |
| Grounded Into Double Plays | 18 | 18th |
| Hit By Pitch | 7 | 11th |
| Sacrifice Hits | 0 | 501st |
| Sacrifice Flies | 8 | 17th |
| Intentional Walks | 7 | 60th |
1981 Stats for Don Baylor
| Stat | Total | MLB Rank |
|---|---|---|
| Games Played | 103 | 36th |
| Plate Appearances | 432 | 41st |
| At-Bats | 377 | 50th |
| Runs Scored | 52 | 40th |
| Hits | 90 | 98th |
| Doubles | 18 | 48th |
| Triples | 1 | 163rd |
| Home Runs | 17 | 13th |
| Runs Batted In | 66 | 12th |
| Stolen Bases | 3 | 160th |
| Caught Stealing | 3 | 115th |
| Walks | 42 | 43rd |
| Strikeouts | 51 | 52nd |
| Batting Average | .239 | 334th |
| On-Base Percentage | .322 | 253rd |
| Slugging Percentage | .427 | 114th |
| OPS | .749 | 152nd |
| OPS+ | 116 | 143rd |
| Total Bases | 161 | 33rd |
| Grounded Into Double Plays | 13 | 11th |
| Hit By Pitch | 7 | 4th |
| Sacrifice Hits | 0 | 438th |
| Sacrifice Flies | 6 | 14th |
| Intentional Walks | 1 | 205th |
1980 Stats for Don Baylor
| Stat | Total | MLB Rank |
|---|---|---|
| Games Played | 90 | 277th |
| Plate Appearances | 380 | 198th |
| At-Bats | 340 | 195th |
| Runs Scored | 39 | 197th |
| Hits | 85 | 207th |
| Doubles | 12 | 219th |
| Triples | 2 | 170th |
| Home Runs | 5 | 189th |
| Runs Batted In | 51 | 129th |
| Stolen Bases | 6 | 134th |
| Caught Stealing | 6 | 75th |
| Walks | 24 | 222nd |
| Strikeouts | 32 | 264th |
| Batting Average | .250 | 329th |
| On-Base Percentage | .316 | 304th |
| Slugging Percentage | .341 | 338th |
| OPS | .657 | 325th |
| OPS+ | 83 | 321st |
| Total Bases | 116 | 214th |
| Grounded Into Double Plays | 9 | 142nd |
| Hit By Pitch | 11 | 3rd |
| Sacrifice Hits | 0 | 498th |
| Sacrifice Flies | 5 | 74th |
| Intentional Walks | 4 | 126th |
1979 Stats for Don Baylor
| Stat | Total | MLB Rank |
|---|---|---|
| Games Played | 162 | 3rd |
| Plate Appearances | 722 | 5th |
| At-Bats | 628 | 14th |
| Runs Scored | 120 | 1st |
| Hits | 186 | 13th |
| Doubles | 33 | 22nd |
| Triples | 3 | 120th |
| Home Runs | 36 | 6th |
| Runs Batted In | 139 | 1st |
| Stolen Bases | 22 | 39th |
| Caught Stealing | 12 | 21st |
| Walks | 71 | 33rd |
| Strikeouts | 51 | 148th |
| Batting Average | .296 | 112th |
| On-Base Percentage | .371 | 108th |
| Slugging Percentage | .530 | 42nd |
| OPS | .901 | 54th |
| OPS+ | 145 | 50th |
| Total Bases | 333 | 4th |
| Grounded Into Double Plays | 10 | 122nd |
| Hit By Pitch | 11 | 3rd |
| Sacrifice Hits | 0 | 512th |
| Sacrifice Flies | 12 | 3rd |
| Intentional Walks | 6 | 76th |