Javier Baez | Detroit Tigers

MLB Player
Javier Baez
Height5' 11"Weight190 lbsAge33Experience13th Season
.241AVG
3HRTied-390th
20RBITied-351st
.634OPS
Player Information
PositionShortstop
Jersey#28
Date of Birth1/12/1992
BirthplaceBayamon, Puerto Rico
Experience13th Season
Draft2011: Rd 1, Pk 9 (CHC)
Bats / ThrowsRight/Right
MLB Debut2014
StatusActive
Awards
🏆 Gold Glove1x 2020
🏆 Silver Slugger1x 2018
🏆 NLCS MVP1x 2016
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Season, Postseason & Career
| Split | GP | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | BB | SO |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Regular Season | 58 | 187 | 25 | 45 | 12 | 1 | 3 | 20 | 6 | 41 |
| Career | 1410 | 4981 | 678 | 1251 | 246 | 31 | 196 | 705 | 234 | 1444 |
Career Batting by Season
| Season | GP | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | BB | HBP | SO | SB | CS | AVG | OBP | SLG | OPS | WAR |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2014 | 52 | 213 | 25 | 36 | 6 | 0 | 9 | 20 | 15 | 1 | 95 | 5 | 1 | .169 | .227 | .324 | .551 | -1.1 |
| 2015 | 28 | 76 | 4 | 22 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 24 | 1 | 2 | .289 | .325 | .408 | .733 | 0.6 |
| 2016 | 142 | 421 | 50 | 115 | 19 | 1 | 14 | 59 | 15 | 11 | 108 | 12 | 3 | .273 | .314 | .423 | .737 | 3.4 |
| 2017 | 145 | 469 | 75 | 128 | 24 | 2 | 23 | 75 | 30 | 1 | 144 | 10 | 3 | .273 | .317 | .480 | .796 | 2.9 |
| 2018 | 160 | 606 | 101 | 176 | 40 | 9 | 34 | 111 | 29 | 5 | 167 | 21 | 9 | .290 | .326 | .554 | .881 | 6.3 |
| 2019 | 138 | 531 | 89 | 149 | 38 | 4 | 29 | 85 | 28 | 0 | 156 | 11 | 7 | .281 | .316 | .531 | .847 | 4.8 |
| 2020 | 59 | 222 | 27 | 45 | 9 | 1 | 8 | 24 | 7 | 4 | 75 | 3 | 0 | .203 | .238 | .360 | .599 | 0.6 |
| 2021 | 91 | 335 | 48 | 83 | 9 | 2 | 22 | 65 | 15 | 7 | 131 | 13 | 3 | .248 | .292 | .484 | .775 | 2.7 |
| 2021 | 47 | 167 | 32 | 50 | 9 | 0 | 9 | 22 | 13 | 6 | 53 | 5 | 2 | .299 | .371 | .515 | .886 | 1.9 |
| 2021 | 142 | 502 | 80 | 133 | 18 | 2 | 31 | 87 | 28 | 13 | 184 | 18 | 5 | .265 | .319 | .494 | .813 | 4.5 |
| 2022 | 144 | 555 | 64 | 132 | 27 | 4 | 17 | 67 | 26 | 6 | 147 | 9 | 2 | .238 | .278 | .393 | .671 | 2.6 |
| 2023 | 136 | 510 | 58 | 113 | 18 | 4 | 9 | 59 | 24 | 9 | 125 | 12 | 0 | .222 | .267 | .325 | .593 | 0.7 |
| 2024 | 80 | 272 | 25 | 50 | 12 | 0 | 6 | 37 | 12 | 2 | 69 | 8 | 1 | .184 | .221 | .294 | .516 | -1.1 |
| 2025 | 126 | 417 | 55 | 107 | 17 | 3 | 12 | 57 | 10 | 6 | 109 | 5 | 1 | .257 | .282 | .398 | .680 | 1.9 |
| 2026 | 58 | 187 | 25 | 45 | 12 | 1 | 3 | 20 | 6 | 2 | 41 | 1 | 2 | .241 | .270 | .364 | .634 | -0.5 |
| Career | 1410 | 4981 | 678 | 1251 | 246 | 31 | 196 | 705 | 234 | 60 | 1444 | 116 | 36 | .251 | .291 | .431 | .722 | -- |
Postseason Batting by Season
| Season | GP | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | BB | HBP | K | SB | CS | AVG | OBP | SLG | OPS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2015 | 6 | 15 | 1 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 0 | .333 | .333 | .533 | .867 |
| 2016 | 17 | 68 | 8 | 18 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 8 | 2 | 0 | 21 | 2 | 0 | .265 | .282 | .412 | .693 |
| 2017 | 10 | 26 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 11 | 2 | 0 | .077 | .143 | .308 | .451 |
| 2018 | 1 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | .200 | .333 | .400 | .733 |
| 2020 | 2 | 8 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | .125 | .125 | .125 | .250 |
| 2025 | 8 | 32 | 3 | 10 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 0 | .313 | .333 | .469 | .802 |
| Career | 44 | 154 | 15 | 37 | 7 | 0 | 6 | 19 | 6 | 0 | 44 | 8 | 0 | .240 | .267 | .403 | .670 |
Expanded Batting by Season
| Season | PA | P | P/PA | XBH | TB | IBB | HBP | GIDP | SH | SF | SB | CS | SB% |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2014 | 229 | 939 | 4.10 | 15 | 69 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 1 | 0.83 |
| 2015 | 80 | 311 | 3.89 | 7 | 31 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0.33 |
| 2016 | 450 | 1683 | 3.74 | 34 | 178 | 3 | 11 | 8 | 1 | 2 | 12 | 3 | 0.80 |
| 2017 | 508 | 1845 | 3.63 | 49 | 225 | 15 | 1 | 10 | 6 | 2 | 10 | 3 | 0.77 |
| 2018 | 645 | 2245 | 3.48 | 83 | 336 | 8 | 5 | 11 | 1 | 4 | 21 | 9 | 0.70 |
| 2019 | 561 | 2002 | 3.57 | 71 | 282 | 3 | 0 | 16 | 0 | 2 | 11 | 7 | 0.61 |
| 2020 | 235 | 909 | 3.87 | 18 | 80 | 0 | 4 | 8 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 1.00 |
| 2021 | 361 | 1365 | 3.78 | 33 | 162 | 1 | 7 | 7 | 0 | 3 | 13 | 3 | 0.81 |
| 2021 | 186 | 701 | 3.77 | 18 | 86 | 1 | 6 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 2 | 0.71 |
| 2021 | 547 | 2070 | 3.78 | 51 | 248 | 2 | 13 | 12 | 0 | 3 | 18 | 5 | 0.78 |
| 2022 | 590 | 2092 | 3.55 | 48 | 218 | 1 | 6 | 13 | 0 | 3 | 9 | 2 | 0.82 |
| 2023 | 547 | 1970 | 3.60 | 31 | 166 | 0 | 9 | 12 | 0 | 3 | 12 | 0 | 1.00 |
| 2024 | 289 | 1028 | 3.56 | 18 | 80 | 1 | 2 | 10 | 0 | 3 | 8 | 1 | 0.89 |
| 2025 | 437 | 1543 | 3.53 | 32 | 166 | 0 | 6 | 8 | 0 | 3 | 5 | 1 | 0.83 |
| 2026 | 196 | 691 | 3.53 | 16 | 68 | 0 | 2 | 7 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0.33 |
| Career | 5314 | 19328 | 3.64 | 473 | 2147 | 34 | 60 | 120 | 8 | 28 | 116 | 36 | 0.76 |
Advanced Batting by Season
| Season | WAR | OWAR | RC | RC/27 | ISOP | SECA | AB/HR | BB/PA | BB/K | GO | FO | GO/FO |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2014 | -1.1 | -0.6 | 13.7 | 2.0 | .155 | .244 | 23.7 | .066 | 0.16 | 51 | 66 | 0.8 |
| 2015 | 0.6 | 0.2 | 9.6 | 4.6 | .118 | .158 | 76.0 | .050 | 0.17 | 20 | 32 | 0.6 |
| 2016 | 3.4 | 1.7 | 55.3 | 4.7 | .150 | .207 | 30.1 | .033 | 0.14 | 151 | 165 | 0.9 |
| 2017 | 2.9 | 2.4 | 69.3 | 5.2 | .207 | .286 | 20.4 | .059 | 0.21 | 166 | 167 | 1.0 |
| 2018 | 6.3 | 5.3 | 105.4 | 6.3 | .264 | .332 | 17.8 | .045 | 0.17 | 210 | 234 | 0.9 |
| 2019 | 4.8 | 3.3 | 82.2 | 5.5 | .250 | .311 | 18.3 | .050 | 0.18 | 190 | 187 | 1.0 |
| 2020 | 0.6 | -0.1 | 16.7 | 2.4 | .158 | .203 | 27.8 | .030 | 0.09 | 75 | 71 | 1.1 |
| 2021 | 2.7 | 2.3 | 47.1 | 4.8 | .236 | .310 | 15.2 | .042 | 0.11 | 100 | 107 | 0.9 |
| 2021 | 1.9 | 1.7 | 30.2 | 6.6 | .216 | .311 | 18.6 | .070 | 0.25 | 50 | 62 | 0.8 |
| 2021 | 4.5 | 4.0 | 77.2 | 5.4 | .229 | .311 | 16.2 | .051 | 0.15 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2022 | 2.6 | 3.1 | 58.2 | 3.6 | .155 | .214 | 32.6 | .044 | 0.18 | 208 | 203 | 1.0 |
| 2023 | 0.7 | 0.3 | 43.0 | 2.8 | .104 | .175 | 56.7 | .044 | 0.19 | 196 | 192 | 1.0 |
| 2024 | -1.1 | -0.7 | 14.1 | 1.6 | .110 | .180 | 45.3 | .042 | 0.17 | 96 | 110 | 0.9 |
| 2025 | 1.9 | 1.6 | 45.2 | 3.8 | .141 | .175 | 34.8 | .023 | 0.09 | 141 | 170 | 0.8 |
| 2026 | -0.5 | 0.1 | 15.5 | 2.8 | .123 | .150 | 62.3 | .031 | 0.15 | 75 | 72 | 1.0 |
| Career | -- | -- | 604.2 | 4.2 | .180 | .243 | 25.4 | .044 | 0.16 | 1504 | 1598 | 0.9 |
Game Log
| Game | Result | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | BB | HBP | SO | SB | CS | AVG | OBP | SLG | OPS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
vs PIT2026 Regular Season | W 4-3 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | .241 | .270 | .364 | .634 |
vs WSH2026 Regular Season | L 3-1 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | .235 | .266 | .355 | .621 |
vs WSH2026 Regular Season | W 9-2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | .240 | .271 | .363 | .634 |
@ CHW2026 Regular Season | W 11-8 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | .237 | .265 | .345 | .609 |
@ CHW2026 Regular Season | L 3-1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | .234 | .262 | .343 | .605 |
vs COL2026 Regular Season | W 6-2 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .238 | .267 | .349 | .616 |
@ CLE2026 Regular Season | W 6-0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | .243 | .271 | .355 | .626 |
@ CLE2026 Regular Season | L 7-6 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .248 | .277 | .364 | .641 |
@ MIN2026 Regular Season | W 11-6 F/12 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .253 | .282 | .370 | .653 |
@ MIN2026 Regular Season | L 15-2 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | .248 | .278 | .360 | .638 |
vs LAD2026 Regular Season | L 6-1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .255 | .285 | .369 | .654 |
vs LAD2026 Regular Season | W 2-1 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | .260 | .290 | .377 | .667 |
vs LAD2026 Regular Season | L 2-1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | .258 | .285 | .371 | .656 |
vs TB2026 Regular Season | W 4-1 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .262 | .288 | .376 | .664 |
vs TB2026 Regular Season | L 4-1 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | .260 | .288 | .363 | .651 |
@ KC2026 Regular Season | L 11-7 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .259 | .287 | .364 | .650 |
@ KC2026 Regular Season | L 5-2 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | .255 | .284 | .355 | .638 |
@ PIT2026 Regular Season | L 4-1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .255 | .285 | .350 | .635 |
@ PIT2026 Regular Season | W 8-5 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | .261 | .291 | .358 | .649 |
vs CHW2026 Regular Season | L 7-5 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .269 | .294 | .369 | .663 |
vs CHW2026 Regular Season | L 4-3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | .278 | .303 | .381 | .684 |
vs CLE2026 Regular Season | W 3-0 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | .285 | .310 | .390 | .700 |
vs CLE2026 Regular Season | L 6-4 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | .283 | .310 | .383 | .693 |
vs CLE2026 Regular Season | W 6-4 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .284 | .311 | .388 | .699 |
@ SF2026 Regular Season | W 8-0 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | .281 | .303 | .386 | .688 |
@ SF2026 Regular Season | L 5-2 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .275 | .298 | .385 | .684 |
@ SEA2026 Regular Season | W 11-0 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .286 | .309 | .400 | .709 |
@ SEA2026 Regular Season | W 8-0 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | .280 | .305 | .400 | .705 |
@ ATH2026 Regular Season | W 8-6 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | .289 | .307 | .412 | .719 |
@ ATH2026 Regular Season | W 13-1 | 5 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .304 | .323 | .435 | .758 |
vs BAL2026 Regular Season | L 10-9 F/12 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | .287 | .308 | .425 | .733 |
vs BAL2026 Regular Season | W 14-0 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .280 | .302 | .427 | .729 |
@ ATL2026 Regular SeasonWeek 17 | L 5-2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .256 | .280 | .397 | .678 |
@ CIN2026 Regular SeasonWeek 17 | W 8-3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .263 | .288 | .408 | .695 |
@ CIN2026 Regular SeasonWeek 17 | L 9-2 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | .267 | .291 | .413 | .704 |
@ CIN2026 Regular SeasonWeek 17 | L 9-8 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | .278 | .303 | .431 | .733 |
vs MIL2026 Regular SeasonWeek 17 | W 5-4 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .279 | .306 | .397 | .703 |
vs MIL2026 Regular SeasonWeek 16 | W 5-2 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .277 | .304 | .400 | .704 |
vs MIL2026 Regular SeasonWeek 16 | L 12-4 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | .279 | .308 | .410 | .718 |
@ BOS2026 Regular SeasonWeek 16 | W 6-2 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | .293 | .323 | .431 | .754 |
@ BOS2026 Regular SeasonWeek 16 | W 4-1 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .278 | .310 | .426 | .736 |
@ BOS2026 Regular SeasonWeek 16 | L 1-0 F/10 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .280 | .315 | .420 | .735 |
vs KC2026 Regular SeasonWeek 16 | W 10-9 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | .277 | .314 | .426 | .739 |
vs KC2026 Regular SeasonWeek 15 | W 2-1 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .295 | .319 | .455 | .774 |
vs KC2026 Regular SeasonWeek 15 | W 2-1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .293 | .318 | .439 | .757 |
vs MIA2026 Regular SeasonWeek 15 | W 8-2 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | .316 | .341 | .474 | .815 |
vs MIA2026 Regular SeasonWeek 15 | W 2-0 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | .324 | .351 | .500 | .851 |
@ MIN2026 Regular SeasonWeek 15 | L 3-1 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .323 | .353 | .419 | .772 |
@ MIN2026 Regular SeasonWeek 14 | L 8-6 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .296 | .333 | .370 | .704 |
@ MIN2026 Regular SeasonWeek 14 | L 4-2 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | .261 | .308 | .304 | .612 |
vs STL2026 Regular SeasonWeek 14 | L 5-3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | .200 | .227 | .200 | .427 |
vs STL2026 Regular SeasonWeek 14 | W 4-0 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | .235 | .278 | .235 | .513 |
@ ARI2026 Regular SeasonWeek 13 | L 1-0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | .143 | .200 | .143 | .343 |
@ ARI2026 Regular SeasonWeek 13 | L 9-6 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | .182 | .250 | .182 | .432 |
@ SD2026 Regular SeasonWeek 13 | W 5-2 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | .143 | .250 | .143 | .393 |
@ SD2026 Regular SeasonWeek 13 | W 8-2 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | .333 | .500 | .333 | .833 |
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