Art Baker
Arthur L. Baker
Born: December 31, 1937
Erie, PA USA
Position: FB
Height: 6'0"
Weight: 220
College: Syracuse
High School: Erie Academy (Erie, PA)
Career: 1961-1966
Drafted: 1961 in Round 1, #14 overall by the Philadelphia Eagles
Drafted: 1961 in Round 3, #19 overall (AFL) by the Buffalo Bills
Art Baker played from 1961 to 1966 during his career with the Buffalo Bills, Calgary Stampeders and Hamilton Tiger-Cats. Baker ran for 2,108 yards in his career on 482 attempts, scoring 12 rushing touchdowns. He also caught 22 passes for 124 yards and 1 receiving touchdowns..
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Rushing:
| Year | Team | No. | Yds | Avg. | Long | TDs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1961 | AFL Buffalo Bills | 152 | 498 | 3.3 | 35 | 3 |
| 1962 | AFL Buffalo Bills | 2 | 9 | 4.5 | 7 | 0 |
| 1963 | CFL Hamilton Tiger-Cats | 18 | 154 | 8.6 | 60 | 2 |
| 1964 | CFL Hamilton Tiger-Cats | 150 | 726 | 4.8 | 55 | 3 |
| 1965 | CFL Hamilton Tiger-Cats | 114 | 555 | 4.9 | 90 | 3 |
| 1966 | CFL Calgary Stampeders | 35 | 123 | 3.5 | 12 | 0 |
| 1966 | CFL Hamilton Tiger-Cats | 11 | 43 | 3.9 | 10 | 1 |
| AFL | 154 | 507 | 3.3 | 35 | 3 | |
| CFL | 328 | 1601 | 4.9 | 90 | 9 | |
| Totals | 482 | 2108 | 4.4 | 90 | 12 |
Receiving:
| Year | Team | No. | Yds | Avg. | Long | TDs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1961 | AFL Buffalo Bills | 6 | 73 | 12.2 | 29 | 0 |
| 1962 | AFL Buffalo Bills | 3 | 12 | 4.0 | 9 | 0 |
| 1964 | CFL Hamilton Tiger-Cats | 5 | 11 | 2.2 | 7 | 1 |
| 1966 | CFL Calgary Stampeders | 8 | 28 | 3.5 | 9 | 0 |
| AFL | 9 | 85 | 9.4 | 29 | 0 | |
| CFL | 13 | 39 | 3.0 | 9 | 1 | |
| Totals | 22 | 124 | 5.6 | 29 | 1 |
Kick Returns:
| Year | Team | No. | Yds | Avg. | Long | TDs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1961 | AFL Buffalo Bills | 12 | 281 | 23.4 | 36 | 0 |
| 1962 | AFL Buffalo Bills | 7 | 220 | 31.4 | 100 | 1 |
| 1963 | CFL Hamilton Tiger-Cats | 2 | 36 | 18.0 | 27 | 0 |
| 1964 | CFL Hamilton Tiger-Cats | 4 | 51 | 12.8 | 19 | 0 |
| AFL | 19 | 501 | 26.4 | 100 | 1 | |
| CFL | 6 | 87 | 14.5 | 27 | 0 | |
| Totals | 25 | 588 | 23.5 | 100 | 1 |
Interceptions:
| Year | Team | No. | Yds | Avg. | Long | TDs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1963 | CFL Hamilton Tiger-Cats | 1 | -18 | -18.0 | -18 | 0 |
| CFL | 1 | -18 | -18.0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Totals | 1 | -18 | -18.0 | 0 | 0 |
Defense and Fumbles:
Total Scoring:
| Touchdowns | Other | Total | |||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Year | Team | Rush | Rec | Punt | Kick | MFG | Int | Fum | Other | FG | X/C | Single | 2Pt | Saf | Points |
| 1961 | AFL Buffalo Bills | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 18 | |||||||
| 1962 | AFL Buffalo Bills | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | |||||||
| 1963 | CFL Hamilton Tiger-Cats | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 12 | |||||||
| 1964 | CFL Hamilton Tiger-Cats | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 24 | |||||||
| 1965 | CFL Hamilton Tiger-Cats | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 18 | |||||||||
| 1966 | CFL Hamilton Tiger-Cats | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | |||||||||
| AFL | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 24 | |
| CFL | 9 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 60 | |
| Totals | 12 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 84 | |
Playing Career:
| Year | League | Team | GP | GS |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1961 | AFL | Buffalo Bills | 14 | 0 |
| 1962 | AFL | Buffalo Bills | 3 | 0 |
| 1963 | CFL | Hamilton Tiger-Cats | 7 | |
| 1964 | CFL | Hamilton Tiger-Cats | 14 | |
| 1965 | CFL | Hamilton Tiger-Cats | 10 | |
| 1966 | CFL | Calgary Stampeders | 3 | |
| 1966 | CFL | Hamilton Tiger-Cats | 1 |
