Bill Baker
Position: D ▪ Shoots: Left
Height: 6-1 ▪ Weight: 195 lbs.
Born: November 29, 1956 in Grand Rapids, Minnesota
Draft: Montreal, 3rd round (54th overall), 1976 NHL Amateur
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NHL Standard
| Scoring Stats | Goals | Assists | Ice Time | ||||||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Season | Age | Tm | Lg | GP | G | A | PTS | GC | +/- | PIM | EV | PP | SH | GW | EV | SH | PP | S | S% | TOI | ATOI |
| 1980-81 | 24 | TOT | NHL | 24 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 1 | -1 | 44 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 25 | 0.0 | ||
| 1980-81 | 24 | MTL | NHL | 11 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 32 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 0.0 | ||
| 1980-81 | 24 | CLR | NHL | 13 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 12 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 17 | 0.0 | ||
| 1981-82 | 25 | TOT | NHL | 49 | 3 | 8 | 11 | 4 | -21 | 67 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 1 | 55 | 5.5 | ||
| 1981-82 | 25 | CLR | NHL | 14 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 1 | -13 | 17 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 11 | 0.0 | ||
| 1981-82 | 25 | STL | NHL | 35 | 3 | 5 | 8 | 3 | -8 | 50 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 44 | 6.8 | ||
| 1982-83 | 26 | NYR | NHL | 70 | 4 | 14 | 18 | 6 | -8 | 64 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 12 | 0 | 2 | 63 | 6.3 | ||
| Career | NHL | 143 | 7 | 25 | 32 | 11 | -30 | 175 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 21 | 0 | 4 | 143 | 4.9 | ||||
NHL Miscellaneous
| Per Game | Adjusted | Plus/Minus | Point Shares | |||||||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Season | Age | Tm | Lg | GP | G | A | PTS | GC | PIM | S | G | A | PTS | GC | TGF | PGF | TGA | PGA | +/- | OPS | DPS | PS |
| 1980-81 | 24 | TOT | NHL | 24 | 0.00 | 0.13 | 0.13 | 0.03 | 1.83 | 1.04 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 18 | 2 | 25 | 8 | -1 | -0.3 | 1.4 | 1.1 |
| 1980-81 | 24 | MTL | NHL | 11 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 2.91 | 0.73 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 8 | 1 | -1 | -0.2 | 0.6 | 0.3 |
| 1980-81 | 24 | CLR | NHL | 13 | 0.00 | 0.23 | 0.23 | 0.06 | 0.92 | 1.31 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 12 | 2 | 17 | 7 | 0 | -0.1 | 0.9 | 0.8 |
| 1981-82 | 25 | TOT | NHL | 49 | 0.06 | 0.16 | 0.22 | 0.08 | 1.37 | 1.12 | 2 | 6 | 8 | 3 | 50 | 7 | 76 | 12 | -21 | 0.0 | 1.5 | 1.5 |
| 1981-82 | 25 | CLR | NHL | 14 | 0.00 | 0.21 | 0.21 | 0.06 | 1.21 | 0.79 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 7 | 1 | 25 | 6 | -13 | -0.1 | 0.2 | 0.1 |
| 1981-82 | 25 | STL | NHL | 35 | 0.09 | 0.14 | 0.23 | 0.09 | 1.43 | 1.26 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 2 | 43 | 6 | 51 | 6 | -8 | 0.0 | 1.3 | 1.3 |
| 1982-83 | 26 | NYR | NHL | 70 | 0.06 | 0.20 | 0.26 | 0.08 | 0.91 | 0.90 | 3 | 11 | 14 | 5 | 54 | 5 | 71 | 14 | -8 | 0.1 | 3.1 | 3.3 |
| Career | NHL | 143 | 0.05 | 0.17 | 0.22 | 0.07 | 1.22 | 1.00 | 5 | 19 | 24 | 8 | 122 | 14 | 172 | 34 | -30 | -0.2 | 6.0 | 5.8 | ||
NHL Playoffs
Other Standard
| Scoring Stats | Goals | Ice Time | ||||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Season | Age | Team | Lg | GP | G | A | PTS | GC | +/- | PIM | EV | PP | SH | GW | S | S% | TOI | ATOI |
| 1975-76 | 19 | University of Minnesota | WCHA | 44 | 8 | 15 | 23 | 28 | ||||||||||
| 1976-77 | 20 | University of Minnesota | WCHA | 28 | 0 | 8 | 8 | 42 | ||||||||||
| 1977-78 | 21 | University of Minnesota | WCHA | 38 | 10 | 23 | 33 | 24 | ||||||||||
| 1978-79 | 22 | University of Minnesota | WCHA | 44 | 12 | 42 | 54 | 38 | ||||||||||
| 1978-79 | 22 | United States | WEC-A | 7 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 2 | ||||||||||
| 1979-80 | 23 | United States | Nat-Tm | 60 | 5 | 25 | 30 | 74 | ||||||||||
| 1979-80 | 23 | United States | Olympics | 7 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 4 | ||||||||||
| 1979-80 | 23 | Nova Scotia Voyageurs | AHL | 12 | 4 | 8 | 12 | 5 | ||||||||||
| 1980-81 | 24 | Nova Scotia Voyageurs | AHL | 18 | 5 | 12 | 17 | 42 | ||||||||||
| 1980-81 | 24 | United States | WEC-A | 7 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 8 | ||||||||||
| 1981-82 | 25 | United States | Can-Cup | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||||||||
| 1981-82 | 25 | Fort Worth Texans | CHL | 10 | 3 | 12 | 15 | 20 | ||||||||||
| 1983-84 | 27 | Tulsa Oilers | CHL | 59 | 11 | 22 | 33 | 47 | ||||||||||
| Career | 2 Seasons | AHL | 30 | 9 | 20 | 29 | 47 | |||||||||||
| Career | 1 Season | Can-Cup | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||||||||||
| Career | 2 Seasons | CHL | 69 | 14 | 34 | 48 | 67 | |||||||||||
| Career | 1 Season | Nat-Tm | 60 | 5 | 25 | 30 | 74 | |||||||||||
| Career | 1 Season | Olympics | 7 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 4 | |||||||||||
| Career | 4 Seasons | WCHA | 154 | 30 | 88 | 118 | 132 | |||||||||||
| Career | 2 Seasons | WEC-A | 14 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 10 | |||||||||||
Other Playoffs
| Scoring Stats | Goals | Ice Time | ||||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Season | Age | Team | Lg | GP | G | A | PTS | GC | +/- | PIM | EV | PP | SH | GW | S | S% | TOI | ATOI |
| 1979-80 | 23 | Nova Scotia Voyageurs | AHL | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | ||||||||||
| Career | 1 Season | AHL | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | |||||||||||
Similarity Scores
Explanation ▪ Players with careers of similar quality and shape (thru 2012-13)
| Thru 3 Years | Adjusted Point Shares (Best to Worst) | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Player | 1 | 2 | 3 | |
| Bill Baker | 3.3 | 1.5 | 1.1 | |
| Tim Gleason | 97.4 | 3.3 | 1.5 | 1.1 |
| Wade Campbell | 95.7 | 3.3 | 1.3 | 0.9 |
| Mike Pelyk | 93.9 | 3.5 | 1.6 | 0.9 |
| Rick Wilson | 93.5 | 3.5 | 1.8 | 1.1 |
| Francis Bouillon | 92.6 | 3.4 | 1.4 | 0.8 |
| Jim Hay | 92.1 | 3.3 | 1.4 | 0.7 |
| Vitaly Vishnevski | 91.3 | 3.3 | 1.7 | 0.7 |
| Mark Eaton | 90.4 | 3.0 | 1.6 | 1.1 |
| Ray Fortin | 90.3 | 3.3 | 1.2 | 1.0 |
| Ernie Dickens | 89.8 | 3.1 | 1.1 | 1.0 |
| Career | Adjusted Point Shares (Best to Worst) | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Player | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | |
| Bill Baker | 3.3 | 1.5 | 1.1 | |||
| Jim Hay | 92.1 | 3.3 | 1.4 | 0.7 | ||
| Ray Fortin | 90.3 | 3.3 | 1.2 | 1.0 | ||
| Bill Speer | 89.4 | 3.8 | 1.4 | 1.2 | 0.0 | |
| Rags Raglan | 87.6 | 2.9 | 1.7 | 0.8 | ||
| Per Djoos | 85.9 | 3.2 | 1.3 | 0.4 | ||
| Ben Lovejoy | 85.3 | 3.9 | 1.9 | 1.1 | 1.1 | 0.0 |
| Paul Curtis | 84.8 | 3.3 | 1.8 | 1.7 | 0.0 | |
| Karel Pilar | 84.2 | 3.2 | 1.0 | 0.8 | ||
| Kent Carlson | 83.6 | 2.8 | 1.5 | 1.0 | 0.3 | |
| Nathan Paetsch | 83.4 | 3.4 | 1.9 | 1.4 | 0.3 | 0.0 |
Transactions
Transaction information may be incomplete.
March 10, 1981: Traded to Colorado by Montreal for Colorado's 3rd round choice (Daniel Letendre) in 1983 Entry Draft, March 10, 1981.
December 4, 1981: Traded to St. Louis by Colorado for Joe Micheletti and Dick Lamby, December 4, 1981.
October 4, 1982: Claimed by NY Rangers from St. Louis in Waiver Draft, October 4, 1982.
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