SS Javier 'El Mago' Baez #9
Age: 27 | Bats: R | Throws: R | Morale: Great
10/30/2020
SS JAVIER 'EL MAGO' BAEZ #9 - AGE: 27 - BATS: R - THROWS: R - MORALE: GREAT
G AB H 2B 3B HR RBI BB K AVG OBP SLG SB WAR
152 615 165 33 5 44 113 41 190 .268 .315 .553 14 7.6
BATTING RATINGS (OSA)
Overall Pot. Overall Vs Left Vs Right Pot.  
Contact 50 50 50 55
Gap 60 60 60 60
Power 60 60 60 65
Eye 45 45 45 45
Avoid K's 45 45 45 50
FIELDING RATINGS
Catcher Infield Outfield
Range: - 75 25
Errors: - 60 25
Arm: - 65 25
Turn DP: - 65 -
Framing: - - -
POSITION RATINGS
Pitcher: - Shortstop: 65
Catcher: - Left Field: -
1st Base: - Center Field: -
2nd Base: 70 Right Field: -
3rd Base: 60
       
RUN/BUNT
Running Speed: 65
Stealing Aggressiveness: 75
Stealing Ability: 75
Baserunning Inst.: 75
Sacrifice Bunt: 25
Bunt for Hit: 45
   
GAME LOG, LAST 10 GAMES
Date Vs. Result AB R H BI HR BB K SB
10/23/2020 @ MIL Loss, 5-6 3 1 1 1 0 1 1 1
10/21/2020 MIL Loss, 5-6 4 0 0 0 0 1 1 0
10/20/2020 MIL Loss, 4-7 3 1 1 1 1 1 0 0
10/19/2020 MIL Loss, 2-7 4 1 1 1 1 0 2 0
10/17/2020 @ MIL Win, 1-0 4 0 1 0 0 0 1 0
10/16/2020 @ MIL Win, 4-0 3 0 0 0 0 1 1 0
10/14/2020 MON Win, 8-5 3 1 1 0 0 1 1 0
10/13/2020 MON Loss, 5-8 6 0 2 0 0 0 3 0
10/11/2020 @ MON Loss, 3-9 4 1 1 1 1 0 1 0
10/10/2020 @ MON Loss, 7-9 5 1 2 1 0 0 1 0
PERSONALITY
Nothing stands out about Baez.
Birthday:12/01/1992
Born in:Unknown
Nationality:Puerto Rican
Height:6' 0"
Weight:190 lbs
Local Popularity:Extremely Popular
National Pop.:Extremely Popular
STATUS
Contract:Major League Contract
Salary:$22,000,000
Signed Through:2023 Season
Major Service:7 Years, None
Service This Yr:178 Days
40-Man Service:7 Years, None
Pro Service:7 Years
Arbitration Eligibility:Not eligible, free agent after contract expires!
Option Years:3 option years left
Contract Extension: -
Drafted:2013, 16th Pick in Round 1
MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL 2020 BATTING STATS
Batting G AB H 2B 3B HR RBI R BB K AVG OBP SLG OPS WOBA ISO wRC+
Overall 152 615 165 33 5 44 113 104 41 190 .268 .315 .553 .868 .359 .285 123
Batting GS PA HP IW CI GDP SH SF TB EBH SB CS SB% RC RC/27 WAR  
Overall 148 664 3 1 1 12 0 5 340 82 14 1 93.3 106.6 6.15 7.6  
Batting   AB H 2B 3B HR RBI R BB K SF SH HP AVG OBP SLG OPS
Versus Left   170 34 7 0 11 23 23 8 55 1 0 1 .200 .239 .435 .674
Versus Right   445 131 26 5 33 90 81 33 135 4 0 2 .294 .343 .598 .941
Batting   AB H 2B 3B HR RBI R BB K SF SH HP AVG OBP SLG OPS
Last Week   14 3 0 0 2 3 3 3 4 0 0 0 .214 .353 .643 .996
March   10 5 3 0 1 3 1 0 4 0 0 0 .500 .500 1.100 1.600
April   110 26 7 1 4 18 14 7 31 0 0 1 .236 .288 .427 .715
May   103 32 6 0 9 26 20 8 28 1 0 1 .311 .363 .631 .994
June   99 28 6 1 11 20 20 10 29 2 0 0 .283 .342 .697 1.039
July   98 21 2 1 7 16 15 9 40 1 0 1 .214 .284 .469 .754
August   108 31 8 1 4 13 18 6 31 0 0 0 .287 .325 .491 .815
September   87 22 1 1 8 17 16 1 27 1 0 0 .253 .258 .563 .822
All-Star Game   3 3 0 0 1 2 2 0 0 0 0 0 1.000 1.000 2.000 3.000
Spring Training   54 18 9 0 2 8 11 5 18 0 0 1 .333 .400 .611 1.011
Postseason   76 22 4 1 6 17 15 8 23 0 0 0 .289 .357 .605 .962
Last Year   584 157 37 4 47 110 101 56 188 5 0 4 .269 .334 .587 .922
2 Years Ago   596 144 26 3 34 79 81 46 213 5 0 2 .242 .296 .466 .762
Career   3821 986 185 22 240 623 568 300 1278 25 0 15 .258 .313 .506 .819
Home   292 89 14 4 28 63 63 21 75 2 0 2 .305 .353 .668 1.021
Road   323 76 19 1 16 50 41 20 115 3 0 1 .235 .280 .449 .728
Grass   591 155 29 5 41 108 98 40 185 5 0 3 .262 .310 .536 .846
Turf   24 10 4 0 3 5 6 1 5 0 0 0 .417 .440 .958 1.398
Day   231 46 5 2 13 33 27 14 73 3 0 2 .199 .248 .407 .655
Night   384 119 28 3 31 80 77 27 117 2 0 1 .310 .355 .641 .996
As Starter   611 164 33 5 44 111 104 41 187 5 0 3 .268 .315 .555 .870
As Reliever / Substitution   4 1 0 0 0 2 0 0 3 0 0 0 .250 .250 .250 .500
Pinch Hitting   4 1 0 0 0 2 0 0 3 0 0 0 .250 .250 .250 .500
Close/Late   129 39 6 1 8 26 23 9 39 1 0 0 .302 .345 .550 .896
Inning 1-3   233 57 10 0 20 43 38 15 77 1 0 2 .245 .295 .545 .840
Inning 4-6   196 55 14 3 11 29 33 12 59 3 0 1 .281 .321 .551 .872
Inning 7-9   170 49 9 2 11 38 30 13 48 1 0 0 .288 .337 .559 .896
Extra Innings   16 4 0 0 2 3 3 1 6 0 0 0 .250 .294 .625 .919
0 Outs   191 49 10 1 14 28 41 11 60 1 0 0 .257 .296 .539 .835
1 Outs   211 62 9 1 16 44 38 14 63 4 0 2 .294 .338 .573 .911
2 Outs   213 54 14 3 14 41 25 16 67 0 0 1 .254 .309 .545 .853
Scoring Position   146 31 8 0 7 65 17 9 45 5 0 1 .212 .255 .411 .666
Bases Empty   338 102 20 4 29 29 67 24 110 0 0 2 .302 .352 .642 .994
Runner on 1st   131 32 5 1 8 19 20 8 35 0 0 0 .244 .288 .481 .769
Runner on 2nd   46 6 0 0 2 7 3 3 12 0 0 0 .130 .184 .261 .445
Runner on 3rd   13 2 0 0 1 4 2 1 6 0 0 1 .154 .267 .385 .651
Runner on 1st & 2nd   39 9 2 0 3 14 6 2 11 0 0 0 .231 .268 .513 .781
Runner on 1st & 3rd   16 5 2 0 0 9 1 0 8 1 0 0 .312 .294 .438 .732
Runner on 2nd & 3rd   14 1 0 0 0 8 1 1 4 3 0 0 .071 .111 .071 .183
Bases Loaded   18 8 4 0 1 23 4 2 4 1 0 0 .444 .476 .833 1.310
Two Strikes   313 55 12 1 16 33 38 18 190 0 0 1 .176 .223 .374 .597
First Pitch   83 29 8 2 5 16 16 1 0 1 0 2 .349 .368 .675 1.043
Count 0-1   46 15 4 0 1 10 5 0 0 2 0 0 .326 .312 .478 .791
Count 0-2   56 9 1 0 4 5 8 0 37 0 0 1 .161 .175 .393 .568
Count 1-0   60 20 3 1 4 16 9 0 0 2 0 0 .333 .323 .617 .939
Count 1-1   51 17 5 0 7 18 14 0 0 0 0 0 .333 .333 .843 1.176
Count 1-2   109 15 7 0 2 10 6 0 68 0 0 0 .138 .138 .257 .394
Count 2-0   17 7 1 0 1 3 1 0 0 0 0 0 .412 .412 .647 1.059
Count 2-1   27 14 0 1 5 7 9 0 0 0 0 0 .519 .519 1.148 1.667
Count 2-2   87 17 0 1 8 12 12 0 57 0 0 0 .195 .195 .494 .690
Count 3-0   1 1 0 0 1 4 3 9 0 0 0 0 1.000 1.000 4.000 5.000
Count 3-1   17 7 0 0 4 6 9 13 0 0 0 0 .412 .667 1.118 1.784
Full Count   61 14 4 0 2 6 12 18 28 0 0 0 .230 .405 .393 .799
Behind in Count   211 39 12 0 7 25 19 0 105 2 0 1 .185 .187 .341 .528
Ahead in Count   122 49 4 2 15 36 31 22 0 2 0 0 .402 .486 .836 1.322
Batting Leadoff   5 2 1 0 0 0 2 0 1 0 0 0 .400 .400 .600 1.000
Batting 2nd   135 39 14 1 8 31 23 10 42 0 0 0 .289 .338 .585 .923
Batting 3rd   398 107 14 3 32 75 64 26 115 5 0 3 .269 .315 .560 .875
Batting 4th   58 14 4 1 3 6 12 4 20 0 0 0 .241 .290 .500 .790
Batting 5th   19 3 0 0 1 1 3 1 12 0 0 0 .158 .200 .316 .516
Low Leverage   263 71 13 5 19 31 49 20 87 1 0 2 .270 .325 .574 .899
Medium Leverage   252 65 15 0 16 43 35 13 75 1 0 0 .258 .293 .508 .801
High Leverage   100 29 5 0 9 39 20 8 28 3 0 1 .290 .339 .610 .949
CAREER BATTING STATS
Year/Team/League Age G AB H 2B 3B HR RBI R BB HP SF K SB CS AVG OBP SLG OPS OPS+ wRC+ WAR
2014 Houston - MLB 21 148 578 150 29 3 29 90 85 41 2 3 197 14 5 .260 .309 .471 .780 125 127 6.3
2015 Houston - MLB 22 102 245 65 8 1 18 37 39 24 1 0 68 3 1 .265 .333 .527 .860 133 132 2.5
2016 Houston - MLB 23 147 605 161 29 3 37 123 88 43 3 3 225 8 6 .266 .317 .507 .824 120 118 5.1
2017 Houston - MLB 24 147 598 144 23 3 31 71 70 49 0 4 197 14 1 .241 .296 .445 .741 96 92 3.7
2018 Houston - MLB 25 148 596 144 26 3 34 79 81 46 2 5 213 9 4 .242 .296 .466 .762 108 104 6.1
2019 Houston - MLB 26 148 584 157 37 4 47 110 101 56 4 5 188 13 4 .269 .334 .587 .922 136 133 6.3
2020 Houston - MLB 27 152 615 165 33 5 44 113 104 41 3 5 190 14 1 .268 .315 .553 .868 128 123 7.6
Total MLB 992 3821 986 185 22 240 623 568 300 15 25 1278 75 22 .258 .313 .506 .819 120 117 37.6
CAREER MINOR LEAGUE BATTING STATS
Year/Team/League Age G AB H 2B 3B HR RBI R BB HP SF K SB CS AVG OBP SLG OPS OPS+ wRC+ WAR
2013 Oak Park - AA 20 54 205 65 15 0 11 46 33 20 3 1 66 14 7 .317 .384 .551 .935 139 143 1.6
2013 Columbus - AAA 20 25 94 24 2 0 5 14 10 5 0 0 39 5 6 .255 .293 .436 .729 100 98 0.1
Total MAAA 25 94 24 2 0 5 14 10 5 0 0 39 5 6 .255 .293 .436 .729 100 98
Total MAA 54 205 65 15 0 11 46 33 20 3 1 66 14 7 .317 .384 .551 .935 139 143
CAREER POSTSEASON BATTING STATS
Year/Team/League Age G AB H 2B 3B HR RBI R BB HP SF K SB CS AVG OBP SLG OPS OPS+ wRC+ WAR
2014 Houston - MLB 21 6 24 4 0 0 0 1 0 2 0 0 10 1 1 .167 .231 .167 .397 19 11 1.4
2016 Houston - MLB 23 12 49 12 4 0 1 9 2 0 0 1 9 0 0 .245 .240 .388 .628 67 60 1.3
2018 Houston - MLB 25 5 19 3 2 0 1 2 2 1 0 0 8 0 0 .158 .200 .421 .621 67 61 3.2
2019 Houston - MLB 26 6 30 8 3 0 2 6 5 2 1 0 11 0 0 .267 .333 .567 .900 131 130 1.8
2020 Houston - MLB 27 19 76 22 4 1 6 17 15 8 0 0 23 1 0 .289 .357 .605 .962 153 151 4.0
Total MLB 48 198 49 13 1 10 35 24 13 1 1 61 2 1 .247 .296 .475 .771 105 101
CAREER FIELDING STATS
Year/Team/League POS G GS PO A DP TC E PCT INN RNG ZR EFF PB RSTA RTO RTO%
2014 Houston - MLB 2B 2 2 2 2 0 4 0 1.000 18.0 2.00 +0.3 1.997
2014 Houston - MLB 3B 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 1.0 0.00 0.0 .000
2014 Houston - MLB SS 145 145 187 418 87 628 23 .963 1285.0 4.24 +7.0 1.019
2015 Houston - MLB 2B 50 20 45 100 18 150 5 .967 220.1 5.92 +1.3 1.001
2015 Houston - MLB 3B 23 9 2 15 4 19 2 .895 106.0 1.44 -0.8 .990
2015 Houston - MLB SS 30 27 33 90 14 129 6 .953 249.1 4.44 +0.8 .980
2015 Houston - MLB CF 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 1.0 0.00 0.0 .000
2016 Houston - MLB 2B 106 106 173 301 77 482 8 .983 946.0 4.51 +9.2 1.045
2016 Houston - MLB 3B 12 12 7 17 1 29 5 .828 107.0 2.02 -2.9 .784
2016 Houston - MLB SS 31 29 48 100 24 151 3 .980 269.0 4.95 +3.4 1.110
2017 Houston - MLB 2B 134 134 219 413 97 643 11 .983 1180.1 4.82 +13.6 1.076
2017 Houston - MLB 3B 8 0 1 0 0 1 0 1.000 11.2 0.77 +0.0 1.043
2017 Houston - MLB SS 19 13 33 36 6 73 4 .945 127.0 4.89 +1.9 1.079
2018 Houston - MLB 3B 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 2.0 0.00 0.0 .000
2018 Houston - MLB SS 147 147 230 461 98 703 12 .983 1335.0 4.66 +24.9 1.100
2019 Houston - MLB SS 148 147 195 399 87 617 23 .963 1326.2 4.03 +8.9 1.032
2020 Houston - MLB SS 150 148 207 442 83 668 19 .972 1325.2 4.41 +26.2 1.116
TOTAL 2B 292 262 439 816 192 1279 24 .981 2364.2 4.78 +24.4 1.056
TOTAL 3B 45 21 10 32 5 49 7 .857 227.2 1.66 -3.6 .876
TOTAL SS 670 656 933 1946 399 2969 90 .970 5917.2 4.38 +73.1 1.067
TOTAL CF 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 1.0 0.00 0.0 .000
PLAYER HISTORY
06/01/2013 Drafted in the 2013 first-year player draft (Round 1, Pick 16, 16th overall pick) by the Houston Astros.
06/21/2013 Named the #34 prospect in the MLB
10/27/2013 Named the #6 prospect in the MLB
01/01/2014 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 50 (60); Power: 60 (65); Eye: 45 (45).
03/31/2014 Named the #3 prospect in the MLB
04/04/2014 Injured (neck stiffness),day-to-day for 2 days.
04/20/2014 Injured (flu),day-to-day for 2 days.
08/10/2014 Hits three home runs against the New York Mets, going 3-4 with 5 RBI and 3 runs scored!
11/14/2014 Wins the 2014 MLB NL Rookie of the Year Award.
11/25/2014 Received a 1-year contract through automatic renewal worth a total of $500,000.
01/01/2015 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 45 (60); Power: 65 (65); Eye: 45 (45).
11/24/2015 Received a 1-year contract through automatic renewal worth a total of $510,000.
01/01/2016 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 45 (60); Power: 65 (65); Eye: 45 (45).
05/23/2016 Wins the MLB NL Player of the Week Award.
07/18/2016 Wins the MLB NL Player of the Week Award.
08/01/2016 Wins the MLB NL Batter of the Month Award.
08/29/2016 Wins the MLB NL Player of the Week Award.
10/30/2016 Wins the 2016 MLB NL Great Glove Award at 2B.
10/30/2016 Wins the 2016 MLB NL Platinum Stick Award at 2B.
11/03/2016 Signed a 7-year contract extension worth a total of $123,400,000 with the Houston Astros organization.
01/01/2017 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 50 (60); Power: 65 (65); Eye: 45 (45).
01/01/2018 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 50 (55); Power: 65 (65); Eye: 45 (45).
06/10/2018 Was selected to the 2018 Major League Baseball All-Star Game.
10/30/2018 Wins the 2018 MLB NL Great Glove Award at SS.
01/01/2019 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 50 (55); Power: 65 (65); Eye: 45 (45).
05/06/2019 Wins the MLB NL Player of the Week Award.
06/09/2019 Was selected to the 2019 Major League Baseball All-Star Game.
01/01/2020 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 50 (55); Power: 65 (65); Eye: 45 (45).
04/06/2020 Wins the MLB NL Player of the Week Award.
05/04/2020 Wins the MLB NL Player of the Week Award.
06/06/2020 Hits three home runs against the Montreal Expos, going 3-4 with 4 RBI and 3 runs scored!
06/14/2020 Was selected to the 2020 Major League Baseball All-Star Game.
06/16/2020 Earned 2020 Major League Baseball All-Star Game MVP honors.
09/14/2020 Wins the MLB NL Player of the Week Award.
LEADERBOARD APPEARANCES
Year AB Rank
2016 605 9
2020 615 10
Year K Rank
2014 197 2
2016 225 2
2017 197 5
2018 213 4
2019 188 6
Year TB Rank
2014 272 7
2016 307 8
2019 343 7
2020 340 5
Year 3B Rank
2020 5 7
Year HR Rank
2014 29 5
2016 37 10
2018 34 7
2019 47 7
2020 44 4
Year RBI Rank
2014 90 9
2016 123 2
2020 113 6
Year R Rank
2014 85 7
Year EBH Rank
2014 61 8
2019 88 2
2020 82 3
Year SLG Rank
2014 .471 9
2019 .587 7
2020 .553 7
Year ISO Rank
2014 .211 7
2019 .318 5
2020 .285 4
Year WAR Rank
2014 6.3 2
2016 5.3 8
2018 6.4 6
2019 6.6 4
2020 7.6 3
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