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Al Baker

James Albert London Baker (Bubba)

Position: DE
Height: 6-6    Weight: 265 lbs.

Born: December 9, 1956 in Jacksonville, FL
College: Colorado St.   (school history)
Drafted by the Detroit Lions in the 2nd round (40th overall) of the 1978 NFL Draft.

Weighted Career AV (100-95-...): 73 (556th overall since 1950)
3-time Pro Bowler & 1-time First-Team All-Pro (fine print)

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Fine Details  · Last updated May 25, 2013 10:25PM
All-Time Rank: #575. Vonnie Holliday… #576. Ron Jaworski… #577. John David Crow… #578. AL BAKER… #579. Bubba Smith… #580. Del Shofner… #581. Larry Stallings… 

Defense & Fumbles

Def Interceptions Fumbles Tackles
Year Age Tm Pos No. G GS Sk Int Yds TD Lng PD FF Fmb FR Yds TD Tkl Ast Sfty AV
1978*+ 22 DET RDE 60 16 16 0 0 1 0 0 12
1979* 23 DET RDE 60 16 16 0 0 1 0 0 10
1980* 24 DET RDE 60 15 15 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 13
1981 25 DET RDE 60 11 11 1 9 0 9 0 5
1982 26 DET RDE 68 9 8 8.5 0 0 1 0 0 8
1983 27 STL LDE 60 16 16 13.0 2 24 0 19 0 0 0 2 0 0 9
1984 28 STL LDE 60 15 15 10.0 7
1985 29 STL LDE 60 16 16 4.0 0 0 1 0 0 6
1986 30 STL RDE 60 16 13 10.5 6
1987 31 CLE de 60 12 1 3.5 0 0 1 0 0 2
1988 32 MIN de 60 14 4 5.5 3
1989 33 CLE LDE 60 16 16 7.5 9
1990 34 CLE LDE 60 9 9 3.0 3
Career 181 156 65.5 4 33 0 19 0 0 0 8 0 0 93
5 yrs DET 67 66 8.5 2 9 0 9 0 0 0 4 0 0 48
4 yrs STL 63 60 37.5 2 24 0 19 0 0 0 3 0 0 28
3 yrs CLE 37 26 14.0 0 0 1 0 0 14
1 yr MIN 14 4 5.5 3

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4 John Dutton, Dwight Freeney, Trent Cole, John Elliott, Warren Sapp*, Julius Peppers, Verlon Biggs, Tom Sestak, Dan Hampton*, Chris Doleman*
5 Trent Cole, Earl Faison, Tom Sestak, Dan Hampton*, Neil Smith, Dwight Freeney, Buck Buchanan*, Bob Baumhower, Otis Sistrunk, John Dutton
6 Larry Brooks, Vince Wilfork, Claude Humphrey, Tom Sestak, Ray Childress, Dwight White, Neil Smith, Mike Hartenstine, Aaron Kampman, Buck Buchanan*
7 Charles Mann, Gary Johnson, Henry Thomas, Fred Dean*, Larry Brooks, Ray Childress, Jacob Green, Manny Fernandez, Aaron Kampman, Dwight Freeney
8 Charles Mann, Gary Johnson, Henry Thomas, Gary Walker, Jacob Green, Fred Dean*, Dwight White, Fred Dryer, Fred Miller, Aaron Kampman
9 Gary Johnson, Fred Dean*, Jacob Green, Gary Walker, Jerry Sherk, Adewale Ogunleye, Coy Bacon, Fred Williams, Dwight White, Henry Thomas
10 Coy Bacon, Fred Dean*, Gary Walker, Gary Johnson, Ted Washington, Robert Porcher, Jerry Sherk, Jethro Pugh, Bill Glass, Carl Hairston
11 Greg Kragen, John Dutton, Gary Johnson, Coy Bacon, Gary Walker, Fred Dean*, Robert Porcher, Patrick Kerney, Jerry Sherk, Jim Marshall
12 Coy Bacon, Greg Kragen, John Dutton, Mike Hartenstine, Robert Porcher, Fred Williams, Art Still, Rubin Carter, Tom Scott, Sherman White
13 Dave Butz, John Dutton, Greg Kragen, Ron McDole, Coy Bacon, Mike Hartenstine, Bob Golic, Sean Jones, Pat Williams, Fred Williams
Career Greg Kragen, John Dutton, Mike Hartenstine, Pat Williams, Bob Golic, Art Still, Sean Jones, Robert Porcher, Sherman White, Coy Bacon

Appearances on Leader Boards, Awards, and Honors

Stats are Year Lg Value (Rank/All-Time)

Awards
1978 NFL AP Defensive Rookie of the Year

Pro Bowls
1978
1979
1980

First-Team All-Pro
1978

Sacks
1978 NFL 0.0 (1)
1979 NFL 0.0 (1)
1980 NFL 0.0 (1)
1981 NFL 0.0 (1)
1982 NFL 8.5 (4)
1983 NFL 13.0 (9)
Career 65.5 (81)

All-Pro Teams

Year Team Level Voters
19781st TeamAll-Conf.Pro Football Weekly
19782nd TeamAll-Conf.UPI
19781st TeamAll-NFLAssociated Press
19781st TeamAll-NFLPro Football Writers
19781st TeamAll-NFLNewspaper Ent. Assoc.
19781st TeamAll-NFLPro Football Weekly
19792nd TeamAll-NFLNewspaper Ent. Assoc.