Luken Baker
1B | Bats/Throws: R/R | 6' 4" 285LBS | Age: 27
Draft: 2018 | Rd: 2C, #75, St. Louis Cardinals | TCU
PA AB R H HR SB AVG OBP SLG OPS
2023 99 86 9 18 2 0 .209 .313 .314 .627
1 Season 99 86 9 18 2 0 .209 .313 .314 .627
AVG HR SB OPS
2023 .209 2 0 .627
1 Season .209 2 0 .627
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Hits Spray Chart

Statcast Batting Statistics

Season Age Pitches Batted
Balls
Barrels Barrel % Barrel/PA Exit
Velocity
Max EV Launch
Angle
Sweet
Spot %
XBA XSLG WOBA XWOBA XWOBACON HardHit% K% BB%
2023 26 448 55 4 7.3 4.0 93.1 111.1 16.9 38.2 .237 .384 .285 .320 .412 52.7 31.3 13.1
Player 448 55 4 7.3 4.0 93.1 111.1 16.9 38.2 .237 .384 .285 .320 .412 52.7 31.3 13.1
MLB 6.9 4.7 88.4 122.4 12.2 33.1 .245 .406 .316 .315 .369 36.3 22.1 8.4
! Note: All figures in this table cover the period 2015-present.




Fastball: 4 Seam, 2 Seam, Cutter, Sinker. Offspeed: Split, Change, Fork, Screw. Breaking: Slider, Curve, Knuckle, Sweeper, Slurve, Other
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Batted Ball Profile

Season GB % FB % LD % PU % Pull % Straight % Oppo % Weak % Topped % Under % Flare/Burner % Solid % Barrel % Barrel/PA
2023 36.4 30.9 25.5 7.3 34.5 43.6 21.8 3.6 20.0 25.5 29.1 14.5 7.3 4.0
Player 36.4 30.9 25.5 7.3 34.5 43.6 21.8 3.6 20.0 25.5 29.1 14.5 7.3 4.0
MLB 44.6 23.5 24.9 7.0 37.0 37.6 25.3 3.9 32.9 24.7 24.4 5.8 6.9 4.7
! Note: All figures in this table cover the period 2015-present.

Run Values by Pitch Type

Year Pitch Type Team RV/100 Run Value Pitches % PA BA SLG wOBA Whiff% K% PutAway % xBA xSLG xwOBA Hard Hit %
2023 4-Seam Fastball -2.4 -3 121 27.0 29 .200 .280 .276 27.5 37.9 26.8 .210 .310 .288 57.1
2023 Slider -4.7 -4 93 20.8 20 .000 .000 .035 46.5 50.0 27.8 .111 .263 .180 66.7
2023 Sinker -1.6 -1 75 16.7 18 .250 .250 .278 17.9 16.7 21.4 .328 .395 .356 53.8
2023 Cutter 1.9 1 55 12.3 11 .333 .333 .455 18.2 27.3 18.8 .342 .423 .401 50.0
2023 Curveball -0.1 0 46 10.3 8 .143 .143 .200 44.4 37.5 23.1 .156 .213 .225 25.0
2023 Changeup 1.9 1 37 8.3 9 .429 .857 .578 35.0 11.1 11.1 .325 .674 .481 33.3
2023 Sweeper 21.3 3 16 3.6 3 .667 2.000 1.083 20.0 0.0 0.0 .451 1.325 .721 66.7
2023 Split-Finger 13.1 0 3 0.7 1 -- -- .700 -- 0.0 0.0 -- -- .700 --
2023 Knuckleball 3.2 0 2 0.4 -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- --
! Note: Years are in reverse order.
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Swing/Take

Runs
Year Team PA Pitches Heart Shadow Chase Waste All
2023 99 448 -8 0 5 1 -3
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Plate Discipline

Season Pitches Zone % Zone Swing % Zone Contact % Chase % Chase Contact % Edge % 1st Pitch Swing % Swing % Whiff % Meatball % Meatball Swing %
2023 448 45.5 64.2 77.1 23.0 48.2 41.5 17.2 41.7 31.6 7.4 72.7
Player 448 45.5 64.2 77.1 23.0 48.2 41.5 17.2 41.7 31.6 7.4 72.7
MLB 48.6 67.0 82.0 28.5 58.0 42.6 29.6 47.1 24.8 7.3 76.1
! Note: All figures in this table cover the period 2015-present.

Percentile Rankings

Year xwOBA xBA xSLG xISO xOBP Brl Brl% EV Max EV Hard
Hit%
K% BB% Whiff% Chase
Rate
Speed OAA Arm
Strength
2023 69 4
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Expected Home Runs

Year Team Avg HR Trot Actual HR xHR HR-xHR Doubters Mostly Gone No Doubters No Doubter %
2023 23.2 2 2.4 0 0 3 0 0.0
Player 23.2 2 2.4 0 0 3 0 0.0

Expected Home Runs by Park

Year HR
2023 2 2 2 2 3 2 3 2 3 2 3 3 2 2 3 2 2 2 3 3 2 2 3 2 2 2 3 3 2 3 2
Player 2 2 2 2 3 2 3 2 3 2 3 3 2 2 3 2 2 2 3 3 2 2 3 2 2 2 3 3 2 3 2
! Note: This tells how many of this player's home runs would have been out of other stadiums. This accounts for different wall heights, distances and environmental effects. For these purposes, the 2020 Blue Jays home field was still Rogers Centre, not Sahlen Field.
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Statcast Fielder Positioning

wOBA
SeasonAlignment TypeBat SidePAShifts/Shades%No Shift/ShadeShift/Shade
2023 Shades R 99 1 1.0 .288 .000
! Note: Shifts are through the 2022 season, Shaded starting from the 2023 season, Shift: three or more infielders are on the same side of second base, Shade: positioned outside of their typical responsible slices of the field.
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Pitch Tempo

Bases EmptyRunners On Base
SeasonTeamPitchesTempoFast %Slow %PitchesTempoFast %Slow %
2023 135 15.2 48.1% 1.5% 83 17.3 13.3% 0.0%
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