Javier Baez is a shortstop for the Detroit Tigers. Across 1371 MLB games, with a .252 batting average and 195 home runs. This page covers season stats, team history, salary history, and related info.
Season-by-season performance, contract terms, and the complete archive.
| Year | Team | G | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | SB | BB | SO | AVG | OBP | SLG | OPS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2014 | CHC | 52 | 213 | 25 | 36 | 6 | 0 | 9 | 20 | 5 | 15 | 95 | .169 | .227 | .324 | .551 |
| 2015 | CHC | 28 | 76 | 4 | 22 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 4 | 24 | .289 | .325 | .408 | .733 |
| 2016 | CHC | 142 | 421 | 50 | 115 | 19 | 1 | 14 | 59 | 12 | 15 | 108 | .273 | .314 | .423 | .737 |
| 2017 | CHC | 145 | 469 | 75 | 128 | 24 | 2 | 23 | 75 | 10 | 30 | 144 | .273 | .317 | .480 | .796 |
| 2018 | CHC | 160 | 606 | 101 | 176 | 40 | 9 | 34 | 111 | 21 | 29 | 167 | .290 | .326 | .554 | .881 |
| 2019 | CHC | 138 | 531 | 89 | 149 | 38 | 4 | 29 | 85 | 11 | 28 | 156 | .281 | .316 | .531 | .847 |
| 2020 | CHC | 59 | 222 | 27 | 45 | 9 | 1 | 8 | 24 | 3 | 7 | 75 | .203 | .238 | .360 | .599 |
| 2021 | CHC | 91 | 335 | 48 | 83 | 9 | 2 | 22 | 65 | 13 | 15 | 131 | .248 | .292 | .484 | .775 |
| 2021 | NYM | 47 | 167 | 32 | 50 | 9 | 0 | 9 | 22 | 5 | 13 | 53 | .299 | .371 | .515 | .886 |
| 2022 | DET | 144 | 555 | 64 | 132 | 27 | 4 | 17 | 67 | 9 | 26 | 147 | .238 | .278 | .393 | .671 |
| 2023 | DET | 135 | 510 | 58 | 113 | 18 | 4 | 9 | 59 | 12 | 24 | 125 | .222 | .267 | .325 | .593 |
| 2024 | DET | 80 | 272 | 25 | 50 | 12 | 0 | 6 | 37 | 8 | 12 | 69 | .184 | .221 | .294 | .516 |
| 2025 | DET | 126 | 417 | 55 | 107 | 17 | 3 | 12 | 57 | 5 | 10 | 109 | .257 | .282 | .398 | .680 |
| 2026 | DET | 24 | 78 | 10 | 20 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 6 | 1 | 2 | 16 | .256 | .280 | .397 | .678 |
| Career Totals | — | 1371 | 4872 | 663 | 1226 | 239 | 30 | 195 | 691 | 116 | 230 | 1419 | .252 | .292 | .433 | .725 |
2018, 2019, 2025
| Year | Salary |
|---|---|
| 2016 | $512,000 |
| 2017 | $609,000 |
| 2018 | $657,000 |
| 2019 | $5,200,000 |
| 2020 | $10,000,000 |
| 2021 | $11,650,000 |
| 2022 | $20,000,000 |
| 2023 | $22,000,000 |
| 2024 | $25,000,000 |
| 2025 | $25,000,000 |
| 2026 | $24,000,000 |
Career Total: $144,628,000 (11 seasons)
Average: $13,148,000
Salary data is available from 1985 onward.
TGN salary figures show base salary. Signing bonuses, accounting allocations, and luxury-tax values are listed separately where available.
Javier Baez's 2026 Opening Day salary with DET is $24,000,000 on a nominal basis (no deferred component recorded).
| Date | Opp | Result | AB | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | BB | K | SB |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 27 | @ ATL | 2-5 L | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Apr 25 | @ CIN | 8-3 W | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Apr 24 | @ CIN | 2-9 L | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| Apr 23 | @ CIN | 8-9 L | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Apr 22 | vs MIL | 5-4 W | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Apr 21 | vs MIL | 5-2 W | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Apr 20 | vs MIL | 4-12 L | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Apr 18 | @ BOS | 6-2 W | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Apr 17 | @ BOS | 4-1 W | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Apr 16 | @ BOS | 0-1 L | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Split | G | AB | H | HR | RBI | AVG | OPS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| vs LHP | 0 | 26 | 5 | 1 | 0 | .192 | .530 |
| vs RHP | 0 | 54 | 15 | 1 | 0 | .278 | .736 |
| Home | 0 | 32 | 7 | 1 | 0 | .219 | .579 |
| Away | 0 | 48 | 13 | 1 | 0 | .271 | .730 |
| Day | 0 | 29 | 9 | 0 | 0 | .310 | .713 |
| Night | 0 | 48 | 10 | 2 | 0 | .208 | .631 |