Skeeter Barnes

Positions: Pinch Hitter, Third Baseman and First Baseman

Bats: Right • Throws: Right

5-11, 175lb (180cm, 79kg)

Born: March 7, 1957 in Cincinnati, OH us

Draft: Drafted by the Cincinnati Reds in the 16th round of the 1978 MLB June Amateur Draft from University of Cincinnati (Cincinnati, OH).

School: University of Cincinnati (Cincinnati, OH)

Debut: September 6, 1983 (Age 26-183d, 14,827th in major league history)
vs. SFG 3 AB, 0 H, 0 HR, 1 RBI, 1 SB

Last Game: June 20, 1994 (Age 37-105d)
vs. CLE 0 AB, 0 H, 0 HR, 0 RBI, 0 SB

Rookie Status: Exceeded rookie limits during 1991 season

Full Name: William Henry Barnes

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SUMMARY

Career

WAR

1.1

614

159

.259

RBI

OBP

.306

SLG

.389

OPS

.695

OPS+

Standard Batting

Games by Position

Standard Batting
Year	Age	Tm	Lg	G	PA	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	SB	CS	BB	SO	BA	OBP	SLG	OPS	OPS+	TB	GDP	HBP	SH	SF	IBB	Pos	Awards
1978	21	CIN-min	Rk	68	314	277	66	102	22	5	3	76	21	3	29	27	.368	.422	.516	.938		143		1	1	6			BIL · PION
1979	22	CIN-min	AA	145	542	500	54	133	19	4	12	77	5	3	27	64	.266	.305	.392	.697		196		4	4	7			NVL · SOUL
1980	23	CIN-min	AA	138	571	533	62	156	27	6	4	64	18	10	24	54	.293	.320	.388	.709		207		1	6	7			WBY · EL
1981	24	CIN-min	AA,AAA	132	535	481	55	124	23	1	7	60	16	5	42	39	.258	.322	.353	.675		170		5	4	3	10		WBY,INA · EL,AA
1982	25	CIN-min	AA,AAA	130	532	477	75	146	29	7	13	75	32	11	45	38	.306	.366	.478	.844		228		1	7	2	5		WBY,INA · EL,AA
1983	26	CIN-min	AAA	109	408	377	67	127	19	6	7	56	10	5	26	42	.337	.378	.475	.853		179		0	3	2	2		INA · AA
1983	26	CIN	NL	15	43	34	5	7	0	0	1	4	2	2	7	3	.206	.372	.294	.666	85	10	0	2	0	0	0	/35H
1984	27	CIN-min	AAA	92	393	360	59	118	23	4	14	67	24	5	26	30	.328	.370	.531	.900		191		1	1	5	3		WCH · AA
1984	27	CIN	NL	32	46	42	5	5	0	0	1	3	0	0	4	6	.119	.196	.190	.386	8	8	1	0	0	0	1	H5/7
1985	28	MON-CIN-min	AAA	95																									INA,DEN · AA
1985	28	MON	NL	19	26	26	0	4	1	0	0	0	0	1	0	2	.154	.154	.192	.346	-1	5	1	0	0	0	0	H/5937

1986	29	MON-PHI-min	AAA,AA	126	505	449	62	136	26	9	6	70	19	15	34	38	.303	.355	.441	.796		198		8	4	10	2		INA,POR,JCK · AA,PCL,SOUL
1987	30	MIL-STL-min	AAA	110																									DEN,LOU · AA
1987	30	STL	NL	4	4	4	1	1	0	0	1	3	0	0	0	0	.250	.250	1.000	1.250	210	4	0	0	0	0	0	/H5

1988	31	CIN-PIT-min	AAA	122																									NVL,BFL · AA
1989	32	CIN-min	AAA	124	522	472	57	143	39	3	6	55	15	6	32	59	.303	.348	.436	.785		206		5	5	8	2		NVL · AA
1989	32	CIN	NL	5	3	3	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	.000	.000	.000	.000	-100	0	0	0	0	0	0	/H

1990	33	CIN-min	AAA	144	615	548	83	156	21	2	7	66	34	11	47	57	.285	.350	.369	.718		202		11	3	6	2		NVL · AA
1991	34	DET-min	AAA	62	264	233	48	77	14	0	9	40	27	7	23	26	.330	.397	.506	.903		118	6	4	2	2	1		TOL · IL
1991	34	DET	AL	75	171	159	28	46	13	2	5	17	10	7	9	24	.289	.325	.491	.816	121	78	1	0	2	1	1	H597/348D
1992	35	DET	AL	95	181	165	27	45	8	1	3	25	3	1	10	18	.273	.318	.388	.706	98	64	4	2	2	2	1	H53/4D897
1993	36	DET	AL	84	180	160	24	45	8	1	2	27	5	5	11	19	.281	.318	.381	.699	89	61	2	0	4	5	0	H35D74/96
1994	37	DET-min	AAA	36	144	128	18	33	10	0	3	16	5	1	13	18	.258	.324	.406	.730		52	2	0	2	1	0		TOL · IL
1994	37	DET	AL	24	21	21	4	6	0	0	1	4	0	1	0	2	.286	.286	.429	.714	82	9	1	0	0	0	0	3H/7D
9 Yrs				353	675	614	95	159	30	4	14	83	20	18	41	74	.259	.306	.389	.695	90	239	10	4	8	8	3
162 Game Avg.				162	310	282	44	73	14	2	6	38	9	8	19	34	.259	.306	.389	.695	90	110	5	2	4	4	1

DET (4 yrs)				278	553	505	83	142	29	4	11	73	18	14	30	63	.281	.319	.420	.739	102	212	8	2	8	8	2
CIN (3 yrs)				52	92	79	11	12	0	0	2	7	2	3	11	9	.152	.272	.228	.500	39	18	1	2	0	0	1
MON (1 yr)				19	26	26	0	4	1	0	0	0	0	1	0	2	.154	.154	.192	.346	-1	5	1	0	0	0	0
STL (1 yr)				4	4	4	1	1	0	0	1	3	0	0	0	0	.250	.250	1.000	1.250	210	4	0	0	0	0	0

NL (5 yrs)				75	122	109	12	17	1	0	3	10	2	4	11	11	.156	.246	.248	.494	38	27	2	2	0	0	1
AL (4 yrs)				278	553	505	83	142	29	4	11	73	18	14	30	63	.281	.319	.420	.739	102	212	8	2	8	8	2

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WAR Explained (v2.2): 8+ MVP, 5+ A-S, 2+ Starter, 0-2 Sub, < 0 Repl

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