Al Baker
James Albert London Baker "Bubba"
Born: December 9, 1956
Jacksonville, FL USA
Position: DE
Height: 6'6"
Weight: 265
College: Colorado St.
High School: Weequahic (Newark, NJ)
Career: 1978-1990
Drafted: 1978 in Round 2, #40 overall by the Detroit Lions
Al Baker played from 1978 to 1990 during his career with the Cleveland Browns, Detroit Lions, Minnesota Vikings and St. Louis Cardinals. Baker recorded 65.5 quarterback sacks in his career.
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Interceptions:
| Year | Team | No. | Yds | Avg. | Long | TDs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980 | NFL Detroit Lions | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1981 | NFL Detroit Lions | 1 | 9 | 9.0 | 9 | 0 |
| 1983 | NFL St. Louis Cardinals | 2 | 24 | 12.0 | 19 | 0 |
| Totals | 4 | 33 | 8.2 | 19 | 0 |
Sacks:
| Year | Team | No. | Yds | Avg. |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1982 | NFL Detroit Lions | 8.5 | 0.0 | |
| 1983 | NFL St. Louis Cardinals | 13.0 | 0.0 | |
| 1984 | NFL St. Louis Cardinals | 10.0 | 0.0 | |
| 1985 | NFL St. Louis Cardinals | 4.0 | 0.0 | |
| 1986 | NFL St. Louis Cardinals | 10.5 | 0.0 | |
| 1987 | NFL Cleveland Browns | 3.5 | 0.0 | |
| 1988 | NFL Minnesota Vikings | 5.5 | 0.0 | |
| 1989 | NFL Cleveland Browns | 7.5 | 0.0 | |
| 1990 | NFL Cleveland Browns | 3.0 | 0.0 | |
| Totals | 65.5 | 0 | 0.0 |
Defense and Fumbles:
| Year | Team | Tackle | Brup | Fum | F Rec | FYds | FTD | FF |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1978 | NFL Detroit Lions | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 1979 | NFL Detroit Lions | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 1980 | NFL Detroit Lions | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 1982 | NFL Detroit Lions | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 1983 | NFL St. Louis Cardinals | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 1985 | NFL St. Louis Cardinals | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 1987 | NFL Cleveland Browns | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Totals | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Playing Career:
| Year | League | Team | GP | GS |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1978 | NFL | Detroit Lions | 16 | 16 |
| 1979 | NFL | Detroit Lions | 16 | 16 |
| 1980 | NFL | Detroit Lions | 15 | 15 |
| 1981 | NFL | Detroit Lions | 11 | 11 |
| 1982 | NFL | Detroit Lions | 9 | 8 |
| 1983 | NFL | St. Louis Cardinals | 16 | 16 |
| 1984 | NFL | St. Louis Cardinals | 15 | 15 |
| 1985 | NFL | St. Louis Cardinals | 16 | 16 |
| 1986 | NFL | St. Louis Cardinals | 16 | 13 |
| 1987 | NFL | Cleveland Browns | 12 | 1 |
| 1988 | NFL | Minnesota Vikings | 14 | 4 |
| 1989 | NFL | Cleveland Browns | 16 | 16 |
| 1990 | NFL | Cleveland Browns | 9 | 9 |
Awards
1978 - AP Defensive Rookie of the Year
Honors
1978 - Associated Press All-NFL (1st Team)
1978 - Newspaper Enterprise Association All-NFL (1st Team)
1978 - Pro Football Weekly All-Conference (1st Team)
1978 - Pro Football Weekly All-NFL (1st Team)
1978 - Pro Football Writers Association All-NFL (1st Team)
1978 - United Press International All-Conference (2nd Team)
1979 - Newspaper Enterprise Association All-NFL (2nd Team)
