Stephen Baker (American football)

For other people with the same name, see Stephen Baker (disambiguation).

Stephen Baker
Career information
No. 85
Date of birth	(1964-08-30) August 30, 1964
Place of birth	San Antonio, Texas
Position(s)	Wide receiver
Height	5 ft 8 in (173 cm)
Weight	160 lb (73 kg)
College	Fresno State
NFL draft	1987 / Round: 3 / Pick: 83
Career history
As player
1987–1992	New York Giants
Career stats
Playing stats at NFL.com Playing stats at DatabaseFootball.com

Stephen Edward Baker (born August 30, 1964 in San Antonio, Texas) is a former professional American football player who played wide receiver for the New York Giants.

Professional career

Drafted by the New York Giants in the third round (83rd overall) of the 1987 NFL Draft. A wide receiver from Fresno State University, Baker played for the Giants his entire career from 1987-1992. Also known as Stephen Baker "The Touchdown Maker," he won a championship ring with New York in Super Bowl XXV, when they defeated the Buffalo Bills 20-19. Baker caught two passes for 31 yards, including a 14-yard touchdown pass from Jeff Hostetler late in the 2nd quarter.

Baker finished his six NFL seasons with 141 receptions for 2,587 yards and 21 touchdowns, along with 21 rushing yards.

In 1992, according to Football Outsiders, Baker had the worst catch rate of any wide receiver from 1991–2011, catching only 28.8% of the passes thrown to him.^[1]

High School

Stephen Baker attended Alexander Hamilton High School in Los Angeles, CA.^[2]

References

↑ Football Outsiders Almanac 2012 (ISBN 1-4782-0152-5), p.359
↑ http://www.pro-football-reference.com/players/B/BakeSt00.htm

New York Giants 1987 NFL draft selections

Mark Ingram Adrian White Stephen Baker Odessa Turner Paul O'Connor Tim Richardson Doug Riesenberg Rod Jones Stan Parker Dana Wright Chuck Faucette Dave Walter Bill Berthusen Chad Stark

New York Giants Super Bowl XXV champions

2 Raul Allegre 3 Matt Stover 5 Sean Landeta 6 Matt Cavanaugh 9 Matt Bahr 11 Phil Simms 15 Jeff Hostetler 21 Reyna Thompson 22 Lee Rouson 23 Perry Williams 24 Ottis Anderson (MVP) 25 Mark Collins 26 Dave Duerson 27 Rodney Hampton 28 Everson Walls 29 Myron Guyton 30 Dave Meggett 34 Lewis Tillman 43 David Whitmore 44 Maurice Carthon 46 Roger Brown 47 Greg Jackson 51 Bobby Abrams 52 Pepper Johnson 55 Gary Reasons 56 Lawrence Taylor 57 Larry McGrew 58 Carl Banks 59 Brian Williams 60 Eric Moore 61 Bob Kratch 64 Tom Rehder 65 Bart Oates 66 William Roberts 70 Leonard Marshall 72 Doug Riesenberg 73 John Washington 74 Erik Howard 76 Jumbo Elliott 77 Eric Dorsey 80 Bob Mrosko 81 Stacy Robinson 82 Mark Ingram 83 Odessa Turner 84 Troy Kyles 85 Stephen Baker 86 Lionel Manuel 87 Howard Cross 89 Mark Bavaro 93 Mike Fox 98 Johnie Cooks 99 Steve DeOssie

Head coach: Bill Parcells

Coaches: Bill Belichick Romeo Crennel Tom Coughlin Ron Erhardt Al Groh Ray Handley Fred Hoaglin Johnny Parker Mike Pope Mike Sweatman Bob Trott Charlie Weis

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