SS Javier 'El Mago' Baez #9
Chicago Cubs MLB
Age: 27 | Bats: R | Throws: R | Morale: Great
09/24/2020
 OA: 70 POT: 70
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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
157 668 204 48 5 31 108 32 187 .305 .339 .531 17 6.1
BATTING RATINGS (OSA)
Overall Pot. Overall Vs Left Vs Right Pot.  
Contact 55 70 55 55
Gap 60 65 60 60
Power 60 70 60 60
Eye 35 40 35 35
Avoid K's 45 45 45 45
FIELDING RATINGS
Catcher Infield Outfield
Range: - 70 45
Errors: - 65 50
Arm: 20 65 60
Turn DP: - 70 -
Ability: 20 - -
POSITION RATINGS
Pitcher: - Shortstop: 70
Catcher: - Left Field: -
1st Base: - Center Field: -
2nd Base: 40 Right Field: -
3rd Base: 40
       
RUN/BUNT
Running Speed: 60
Stealing Ability: 65
Baserunning Inst.: 65
Sacrifice Bunt: 45
Bunt for Hit: 50
   
GAME LOG, LAST 10 GAMES
Date Vs. Result AB R H BI HR BB K SB
09/23/2020 @ PIT Win, 17-1 7 1 3 4 1 0 2 0
09/22/2020 @ PIT Win, 9-5 6 1 1 0 0 0 0 0
09/20/2020 COL Win, 7-4 5 0 1 0 0 0 1 0
09/19/2020 COL Loss, 3-4 3 1 1 2 1 1 1 0
09/18/2020 COL Win, 10-5 5 1 1 3 1 0 4 0
09/17/2020 PIT Win, 10-6 5 2 2 1 0 0 1 0
09/16/2020 PIT Win, 13-10 4 3 2 0 0 0 1 0
09/15/2020 PIT Win, 8-7 5 0 1 0 0 0 1 0
09/14/2020 PIT Loss, 2-7 4 0 1 0 0 0 1 0
09/13/2020 @ STL Loss, 3-6 4 1 2 0 0 0 1 0
PERSONALITY
Baez often shows a lack of effort.
High: Greed
Low: Leader, Work Ethic
Birthday:12/01/1992
Born in:Bayamón, BAY
Nationality:Puerto Rican
Height:6' 0"
Weight:195 lbs
Local Popularity:Very Popular
National Pop.:Very Popular
STATUS
Contract:Major League Contract
Salary:$10,000,000
Signed Through:2020 Season
Major Service:4 Years, 94 Days
Service This Yr:349 Days
40-Man Service:4 Years, 94 Days
Pro Service:8 Years
Arbitration Eligibility:Arbitration eligible in offseason
Option Years:2 option years left
Contract Extension: -
Drafted:-
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 157 668 204 48 5 31 108 106 32 187 .305 .339 .531 .870 .361 .226 120
Batting GS PA HP IW CI GDP SH SF TB EBH SB CS SB% RC RC/27 WAR  
Overall 154 711 5 2 0 17 0 6 355 84 17 3 85.0 116.9 6.44 6.1  
Batting   AB H 2B 3B HR RBI R BB K SF SH HP AVG OBP SLG OPS
Versus Left   183 66 19 2 6 30 33 12 43 2 0 1 .361 .399 .585 .984
Versus Right   485 138 29 3 25 78 73 20 144 4 0 4 .285 .316 .511 .827
Batting   AB H 2B 3B HR RBI R BB K SF SH HP AVG OBP SLG OPS
This Week   13 4 3 0 1 4 2 0 2 0 0 0 .308 .308 .769 1.077
Last Week   31 9 1 0 2 6 7 1 10 0 0 1 .290 .333 .516 .849
March   21 8 1 0 1 3 3 2 8 0 0 0 .381 .435 .571 1.006
April   111 31 5 0 6 18 21 8 28 2 0 1 .279 .328 .486 .814
May   110 39 13 0 8 19 18 7 27 0 0 1 .355 .398 .691 1.089
June   106 27 7 2 5 14 14 3 31 0 0 0 .255 .275 .500 .775
July   98 28 6 1 3 17 13 7 30 1 0 0 .286 .330 .459 .789
August   124 30 6 0 2 15 14 3 40 3 0 1 .242 .260 .339 .598
September   98 41 10 2 6 22 23 2 23 0 0 2 .418 .441 .745 1.186
All-Star Game   2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000
Last Year   531 149 38 4 29 85 89 28 156 2 0 0 .281 .316 .531 .847
2 Years Ago   606 176 40 9 34 111 101 29 167 4 1 5 .290 .326 .554 .881
Career   2984 830 181 21 141 462 450 153 881 16 8 23 .278 .317 .495 .811
Home   319 100 15 2 16 53 53 18 88 2 0 2 .313 .352 .524 .875
Road   349 104 33 3 15 55 53 14 99 4 0 3 .298 .327 .539 .866
Grass   654 200 47 5 30 106 104 32 181 6 0 5 .306 .340 .531 .871
Turf   14 4 1 0 1 2 2 0 6 0 0 0 .286 .286 .571 .857
Day   287 85 22 2 15 46 52 21 78 2 0 4 .296 .350 .544 .894
Night   381 119 26 3 16 62 54 11 109 4 0 1 .312 .330 .522 .852
As Starter   665 203 48 5 31 108 106 32 185 6 0 5 .305 .339 .532 .871
As Reliever / Substitution   3 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 .333 .333 .333 .667
Pinch Hitting   3 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 .333 .333 .333 .667
Close/Late   124 33 6 0 4 13 13 5 39 1 0 0 .266 .292 .411 .704
Inning 1-3   253 72 12 3 12 48 36 6 77 2 0 2 .285 .304 .498 .802
Inning 4-6   214 62 21 2 11 33 35 15 56 2 0 1 .290 .336 .561 .897
Inning 7-9   188 69 15 0 8 27 35 9 52 2 0 2 .367 .398 .574 .972
Extra Innings   13 1 0 0 0 0 0 2 2 0 0 0 .077 .200 .077 .277
0 Outs   186 62 15 1 10 33 41 11 51 6 0 1 .333 .363 .586 .949
1 Outs   239 62 19 3 9 34 38 11 72 0 0 4 .259 .303 .477 .780
2 Outs   243 80 14 1 12 41 27 10 64 0 0 0 .329 .356 .543 .899
Scoring Position   180 54 12 1 6 64 31 12 53 6 0 1 .300 .337 .478 .814
Bases Empty   295 96 23 3 15 15 44 14 81 0 0 3 .325 .362 .576 .938
Runner on 1st   193 54 13 1 10 29 31 6 53 0 0 1 .280 .305 .513 .818
Runner on 2nd   52 15 3 0 2 11 8 6 17 0 0 0 .288 .362 .462 .824
Runner on 3rd   20 5 1 1 0 7 0 0 6 1 0 0 .250 .238 .400 .638
Runner on 1st & 2nd   58 17 5 0 0 10 10 3 17 0 0 0 .293 .328 .379 .707
Runner on 1st & 3rd   19 8 2 0 1 13 5 0 4 2 0 1 .421 .409 .684 1.093
Runner on 2nd & 3rd   15 5 1 0 3 14 4 1 7 1 0 0 .333 .353 1.000 1.353
Bases Loaded   16 4 0 0 0 9 4 2 2 2 0 0 .250 .300 .250 .550
Two Strikes   298 47 8 2 7 24 32 16 187 1 0 3 .158 .208 .268 .476
First Pitch   102 45 18 1 5 19 18 2 0 0 0 0 .441 .452 .784 1.236
Count 0-1   66 23 7 0 4 18 15 0 0 2 0 1 .348 .348 .636 .984
Count 0-2   65 6 2 1 1 4 7 0 43 0 0 2 .092 .119 .200 .319
Count 1-0   59 30 5 1 6 24 8 0 0 0 0 0 .508 .508 .932 1.441
Count 1-1   70 31 8 1 3 11 18 0 0 1 0 1 .443 .444 .714 1.159
Count 1-2   93 13 3 0 2 5 7 0 63 1 0 0 .140 .138 .237 .375
Count 2-0   22 10 1 0 3 6 5 0 0 2 0 0 .455 .417 .909 1.326
Count 2-1   36 11 1 0 1 4 3 0 0 0 0 0 .306 .306 .417 .722
Count 2-2   96 20 2 1 3 7 11 0 57 0 0 1 .208 .216 .344 .560
Count 3-0   3 3 0 0 2 2 4 3 0 0 0 0 1.000 1.000 3.000 4.000
Count 3-1   12 4 0 0 0 0 3 11 0 0 0 0 .333 .652 .333 .986
Full Count   44 8 1 0 1 8 7 16 24 0 0 0 .182 .400 .273 .673
Behind in Count   224 42 12 1 7 27 29 0 106 3 0 3 .188 .196 .344 .539
Ahead in Count   132 58 7 1 12 36 23 14 0 2 0 0 .439 .486 .780 1.267
Batting 3rd   466 134 33 3 23 72 70 28 131 3 0 2 .288 .329 .519 .848
Batting 4th   199 69 15 2 8 36 36 4 54 3 0 3 .347 .364 .563 .926
Batting 9th   3 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 .333 .333 .333 .667
Low Leverage   283 91 22 4 14 31 45 18 84 1 0 2 .322 .365 .576 .941
Medium Leverage   253 75 16 1 13 44 40 8 71 2 0 3 .296 .323 .522 .845
High Leverage   126 36 9 0 4 33 21 6 31 3 0 0 .286 .311 .452 .763
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 Chicago - MLB 21 52 213 36 6 0 9 20 25 15 1 0 95 5 1 .169 .227 .324 .551 56 53 -0.3
2015 Chicago - MLB 22 28 76 22 6 0 1 4 4 4 0 0 24 1 2 .289 .325 .408 .733 104 98 0.2
2016 Chicago - MLB 23 142 421 115 19 1 14 59 50 15 11 2 108 12 3 .273 .314 .423 .737 98 95 1.4
2017 Chicago - MLB 24 145 469 128 24 2 23 75 75 30 1 2 144 10 3 .273 .317 .480 .796 109 92 1.7
2018 Chicago - MLB 25 160 606 176 40 9 34 111 101 29 5 4 167 21 9 .290 .326 .554 .881 138 133 5.1
2019 Chicago - MLB 26 138 531 149 38 4 29 85 89 28 0 2 156 11 7 .281 .316 .531 .847 119 117 3.4
2020 Chicago - MLB 27 157 668 204 48 5 31 108 106 32 5 6 187 17 3 .305 .339 .531 .870 116 120 6.1
Total MLB 822 2984 830 181 21 141 462 450 153 23 16 881 77 28 .278 .317 .495 .811 113 109 17.5
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
2011 Chicago N (AZL) - R 18 3 12 4 2 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 2 2 0 .333 .333 .500 .833 112 111 0.1
2011 Boise - A- 18 2 6 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 .167 .167 .167 .333 -17 12 -0.1
2012 Peoria - A 19 57 213 71 10 5 12 33 41 9 10 3 48 20 3 .333 .383 .596 .979 134 123 1.8
2012 Daytona - A+ 19 23 80 15 3 1 4 13 9 5 1 0 21 4 2 .188 .244 .400 .644 67 69 0.0
2012 Total - A+ 19 80 293 86 13 6 16 46 50 14 11 3 69 24 5 .294 .346 .543 .888 116 109 1.8
2013 Daytona - A+ 20 76 299 82 19 4 17 57 59 21 11 6 78 12 2 .274 .338 .535 .873 127 119 2.0
2013 Tennessee - AA 20 54 218 64 15 0 20 54 39 19 0 3 69 8 2 .294 .346 .638 .983 150 132 1.9
2014 Iowa - AAA 21 104 388 101 24 2 23 80 64 34 5 7 130 16 8 .260 .323 .510 .833 82 87 0.4
2015 Chicago N (AZL) - R 22 4 12 5 1 0 0 1 3 1 2 0 0 1 0 .417 .533 .500 1.033 168 165 0.2
2015 Iowa - AAA 22 70 281 91 14 2 13 61 49 21 8 2 76 17 3 .324 .385 .527 .911 100 101 0.9
2016 Iowa - AAA 23 4 15 4 0 0 1 1 3 0 0 0 4 1 0 .267 .267 .467 .733 59 77 -0.0
2017 Puerto Rico - TRN 24 7 27 8 1 0 1 5 4 1 1 0 5 4 0 .296 .345 .444 .789 100 104 0.1
Total PCL 178 684 196 38 4 37 142 116 55 13 9 210 34 11 .287 .347 .516 .863 89 92
Total SL 54 218 64 15 0 20 54 39 19 0 3 69 8 2 .294 .346 .638 .983 150 132
Total FSL 99 379 97 22 5 21 70 68 26 12 6 99 16 4 .256 .319 .507 .826 115 108
Total MID 57 213 71 10 5 12 33 41 9 10 3 48 20 3 .333 .383 .596 .979 134 123
Total NWL 2 6 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 .167 .167 .167 .333 -17 12
Total AZL 7 24 9 3 0 0 1 5 1 2 0 2 3 0 .375 .444 .500 .944 143 141
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
2015 Chicago - MLB 22 4 15 5 0 0 1 3 1 0 0 0 4 2 0 .333 .333 .533 .867 138 144 0.2
2016 Chicago - MLB 23 7 46 8 0 0 2 3 5 1 0 0 17 0 0 .174 .191 .304 .496 32 24 -0.3
2017 Chicago - MLB 24 5 26 2 0 0 2 2 3 2 0 0 11 2 0 .077 .143 .308 .451 16 7 0.2
2018 Chicago - MLB 25 1 5 1 1 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 2 1 0 .200 .333 .400 .733 102 105 0.5
Total MLB 17 92 16 1 0 5 9 9 4 0 0 34 5 0 .174 .208 .348 .556 48 43
CAREER FIELDING STATS
Year/Team/League POS G GS PO A DP TC E PCT INN RNG ZR EFF PB RSTA RTO RTO%
2014 Chicago - MLB 2B 25 25 60 51 18 116 5 .957 0.0 0.00 0.0 .000
2014 Chicago - MLB SS 30 27 45 89 22 139 5 .964 0.0 0.00 0.0 .000
2015 Chicago - MLB 1B 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 1.0 0.00 0.0 .000
2015 Chicago - MLB 2B 17 5 13 16 7 30 1 .967 59.2 4.37 0.0 .000
2015 Chicago - MLB 3B 11 6 5 19 1 25 1 .960 64.0 3.38 0.0 .000
2015 Chicago - MLB SS 8 5 7 14 3 21 0 1.000 45.0 4.20 0.0 .000
2016 Chicago - MLB 1B 6 2 18 4 1 22 0 1.000 0.0 0.00 0.0 .000
2016 Chicago - MLB 2B 59 38 88 127 23 221 6 .973 0.0 0.00 0.0 .000
2016 Chicago - MLB 3B 62 36 27 91 4 125 7 .944 0.0 0.00 0.0 .000
2016 Chicago - MLB SS 25 21 40 61 13 103 2 .981 0.0 0.00 0.0 .000
2016 Chicago - MLB LF 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0.0 0.00 0.0 .000
2017 Chicago - MLB 1B 4 0 1 0 1 1 0 1.000 1.0 9.00 0.0 .000
2017 Chicago - MLB 2B 80 56 105 132 33 241 4 .983 503.2 4.23 0.0 .000
2017 Chicago - MLB 3B 8 4 8 11 2 19 0 1.000 43.0 3.98 0.0 .000
2017 Chicago - MLB SS 73 67 91 165 39 267 11 .959 573.1 4.02 0.0 .000
2017 Chicago - MLB RF 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 2.0 0.00 0.0 .000
2018 Chicago - MLB 1B 1 0 1 0 0 1 0 1.000 0.1 27.00 0.0 .000
2018 Chicago - MLB 2B 104 75 163 204 60 373 6 .984 699.2 4.72 0.0 .000
2018 Chicago - MLB 3B 22 18 11 36 7 50 3 .940 142.2 2.96 0.0 .000
2018 Chicago - MLB SS 65 52 67 155 29 230 8 .965 462.2 4.32 0.0 .000
2019 Chicago - MLB 3B 1 1 2 3 0 5 0 1.000 9.0 5.00 0.0 .000
2019 Chicago - MLB SS 129 128 165 366 88 546 15 .973 1116.2 4.28 0.0 .000
2020 Chicago - MLB SS 154 154 233 448 107 693 12 .983 1374.1 4.46 +13.8 1.060
TOTAL 1B 12 2 20 4 2 24 0 1.000 2.1 92.57 0.0 .000
TOTAL 2B 285 199 429 530 141 981 22 .978 1263.0 6.83 0.0 .000
TOTAL 3B 104 65 53 160 14 224 11 .951 258.2 7.41 0.0 .000
TOTAL SS 484 454 648 1298 301 1999 53 .973 3572.0 4.90 +13.8 1.060
TOTAL LF 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0.0 0.00 0.0 .000
TOTAL RF 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 2.0 0.00 0.0 .000
PLAYER HISTORY
06/06/2011 Drafted by the Chicago Cubs in the 1st round (9th) of the 2011 MLB June Amateur Draft from Arlington Country Day School (Jacksonville, FL).
10/22/2016 Voted the 2016 NLCS Co-Most Valuable Player.
11/02/2016 Won the 2016 MLB World Series with the Chicago Cubs.
07/08/2018 Was selected to the 2018 Major League Baseball All-Star Game.
11/08/2018 Wins the 2018 MLB NL Silver Slugger Award at 2B.
01/11/2019 Signed a 1-year contract extension worth a total of $5,200,000 with the Chicago Cubs organization.
06/30/2019 Was selected to the 2019 Major League Baseball All-Star Game.
01/10/2020 Signed a 1-year contract extension worth a total of $10,000,000 with the Chicago Cubs organization.
07/12/2020 Was selected to the 2020 Major League Baseball All-Star Game.
07/23/2020 Goes 5-5 against the St. Louis Cardinals, with 1 2B, 2 RBI and 3 R.
09/09/2020 Injured (Mild oblique strain), day-to-day for 6 days.
09/14/2020 Wins the MLB NL Player of the Week Award.
LEADERBOARD APPEARANCES
Year AB Rank
2018 606 8
Year H Rank
2018 176 8
Year K Rank
2018 167 5
Year TB Rank
2018 336 3
Year 2B Rank
2018 40 6
2019 38 5
Year 3B Rank
2018 9 2
Year HR Rank
2018 34 7
Year RBI Rank
2018 111 1
Year R Rank
2018 101 8
Year IBB Rank
2017 15 2
Year EBH Rank
2018 83 2
Year SLG Rank
2018 .554 4
Year RC Rank
2018 105.50 10
Year ISO Rank
2018 .264 6
Year WAR Rank
2018 4.7 6
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