Player
Leon Baker
Essendon · #4·5 seasons (1984–1988)·86 games·Born 17-Aug-1956 (age 69)·183 cm·85 kg
Games
86
Disposals
1,710
Goals
70
Tackles
46
Brownlow votes
28
What is KICK? A 0-100 rating for every player, every game. 85+ elite · 70-84 top tier · 50-69 best-22 · <50 fringe. How it works →
Form
Recent matches
The last 5 games, newest first. Click any row for the full match recap.
27 Aug 1988R22
vs
St Kilda
Won by 19
12.12 (84) – 8.17 (65)
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20 Aug 1988R21
vs
Melbourne
Won by 38
19.14 (128) – 13.12 (90)
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13 Aug 1988R20
@
Collingwood
Lost by 1
10.13 (73) – 10.14 (74)
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6 Aug 1988R19
vs
Geelong
Lost by 67
12.18 (90) – 24.13 (157)
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30 Jul 1988R18
@
Hawthorn
Lost by 26
9.8 (62) – 12.16 (88)
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Per-game KICK caps at 100 for display. A game that exceeded the cap shows as 100+; season and career averages use the uncapped raw value, which is why a stretch of 100+ games can lift the headline number above a naive average of what's shown here.
What do K, HB, I50, CP mean?
KKicks
HBHandballs
DDisposals (kicks + handballs)
MMarks
TTackles
GGoals
BBehinds
HOHit-outs (rucks tapping the ball from a bounce)
I50Inside-50s (ball moved into attacking zone)
CLClearances (first possession from a stoppage)
CPContested possessions
CGClangers (errors: bad kicks, turnovers, frees against)
BRBrownlow votes (3-2-1 best-on-ground, one match)
R50Rebound 50s (ball cleared from defensive zone)
TOG%Time on ground percentage
Full glossary: AFL stats & terms →
Career
Per-game averages
| Year | Team | GP | K | HB | D | M | T | G | B | HO | I50 | R50 | CL | CP | UP | CG | BR |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1984 | Essendon | 24 | 13.8 | 4.9 | 18.7 | 4.8 | — | 1.1 | 0.7 | 0.1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 0.4 |
| 1985 | Essendon | 23 | 13.6 | 5.6 | 19.2 | 4.3 | — | 1.2 | 1.0 | 0.0 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 0.1 |
| 1986 | Essendon | 20 | 16.1 | 6.5 | 22.7 | 4.5 | — | 0.5 | 0.5 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 0.3 |
| 1987 | Essendon | 11 | 15.1 | 5.8 | 20.9 | 3.9 | 3.3 | 0.6 | 0.6 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 0.6 |
| 1988 | Essendon | 8 | 13.6 | 3.4 | 17.0 | 4.4 | 1.2 | 0.2 | 0.5 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 0.4 |
Career totals
| Year | Team | GP | K | HB | D | M | T | G | B | HO | I50 | R50 | CL | CP | UP | CG | BR |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1984 | Essendon | 24 | 332 | 117 | 449 | 116 | — | 26 | 16 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 9 |
| 1985 | Essendon | 23 | 312 | 129 | 441 | 100 | — | 27 | 22 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 3 |
| 1986 | Essendon | 20 | 323 | 131 | 454 | 90 | — | 9 | 9 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6 |
| 1987 | Essendon | 11 | 166 | 64 | 230 | 43 | 36 | 6 | 6 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7 |
| 1988 | Essendon | 8 | 109 | 27 | 136 | 35 | 10 | 2 | 4 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 3 |
Records
Top 10 single-game performances
Disposals
40
37, 35, 34, 32, 32, 31, 31, 29, 29
Kicks
28
26, 26, 24, 24, 22, 22, 22, 22, 22
Marks
10
10, 10, 9, 9, 8, 8, 8, 8, 8
Handballs
14
14, 13, 12, 12, 10, 10, 10, 10, 10
Goals
6
4, 4, 3, 3, 3, 3, 2, 2, 2
Behinds
3
2, 2, 2, 2, 2, 2, 2, 2, 2
Hit Outs
1
1, 1
Tackles
7
5, 5, 3, 3, 3, 3, 3, 2, 2
Frees
8
6, 5, 5, 5, 5, 4, 4, 4, 4
Frees Against
5
5, 5, 4, 4, 3, 3, 3, 3, 3