Len Barker Stats

Len Barker was born on Thursday, July 7, 1955, in Fort Knox, Kentucky. Barker was 21 years old when he broke into the big leagues on September 14, 1976, with the Texas Rangers. His biographical data, year-by-year hitting stats, fielding stats, pitching stats (where applicable), career totals, uniform numbers, salary data and miscellaneous items-of-interest are presented by Baseball Almanac on this comprehensive Len Barker baseball stats page.

"When I see (Len) Barker watching a plane going overhead when he's on the mound, I know he's through." - Cleveland Indians President Gabe Paul (1980)

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Len Barker

Len Barker Autograph on a 1984 Donruss (#443)

Len Barker Autograph on a 1984 Donruss (#443)
 

Career All-Star Division LCS World Series Trades Awards
Birth Name:   Leonard Harold Barker, III
Nickname:   Len
Born On:   07-07-1955
Place of Birth Data Born In:   Fort Knox, Kentucky
Zodiac:   Cancer
Year of Death Data Died On:   Still Living
Place of Death Data Died In:   Still Living
Cemetery:   n/a
College:   None Attended
Batting Stances Chart Bats:   Right
Throwing Arms Chart Throws:   Right
Player Height Chart Height:   6-05
Player Weight Chart Weight:   225
First Game:   09-14-1976 (Age 21)
Last Game:   09-26-1987
Draft:   1973 : 3rd Round (49th)
Len Barker

Len Barker Pitching Stats

G GS GF W L PCT ERA CG SHO SV IP BFP H ER R HR BB IBB SO WP HBP BK HLD
1976 Rangers 2 2 0 1 0 1.000 2.40 1 1 0 15.0 56 7 4 4 0 6 0 7 1 2 0 -
1977 Rangers 15 3 7 4 1 .800 2.66 0 0 1 47.1 196 36 14 15 1 24 3 51 5 1 0 -
1978 Rangers 29 0 15 1 5 .167 4.82 0 0 4 52.1 243 63 28 31 6 29 2 33 6 2 0 -
1979 Indians 29 19 3 6 6 .500 4.92 2 0 0 137.1 609 146 75 79 6 70 1 93 10 2 0 -
1980 Indians 36 36 0 19 12 .613 4.17 8 1 0 246.1 1,052 237 114 127 17 92 3 187 14 3 1 -
1981 Indians 22 22 0 8 7 .533 3.91 9 3 0 154.1 660 150 67 72 7 46 0 127 5 1 0 -
1982 Indians 33 33 0 15 11 .577 3.90 10 1 0 244.2 1,021 211 106 117 17 88 2 187 10 3 0 -
1983 Indians 24 24 0 8 13 .381 5.11 4 1 0 149.2 633 150 85 92 16 52 3 105 6 2 0 -
1983 Braves 6 6 0 1 3 .250 3.82 0 0 0 33.0 143 31 14 17 0 14 2 21 2 0 0 -
1984 Braves 21 20 0 7 8 .467 3.85 1 0 0 126.1 528 120 54 59 10 38 2 95 3 2 1 -
1985 Braves 20 18 1 2 9 .182 6.35 0 0 0 73.2 335 84 52 55 10 37 1 47 3 1 0 -
1987 Brewers 11 11 0 2 1 .667 5.36 0 0 0 43.2 198 54 26 27 6 17 1 22 0 2 0 -
G GS GF W L PCT ERA CG SHO SV IP BFP H ER R HR BB IBB SO WP HBP BK HLD
11 Years 248 194 26 74 76 .493 4.34 35 7 5 1,323.2 5,674 1,289 639 695 96 513 20 975 65 21 2 -
Len Barker

Len Barker Hitting Stats

G AB R H 2B 3B HR GS RBI BB IBB SO SH SF HBP GIDP AVG OBP SLG
1976 Rangers 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000
1977 Rangers 15 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000
1978 Rangers 29 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000
1979 Indians 29 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000
1980 Indians 36 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000
1981 Indians 22 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000
1982 Indians 33 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000
1983 Indians 24 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000
1983 Braves 6 8 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 5 2 0 0 0 .125 .125 .125
1984 Braves 21 38 2 2 1 0 0 0 1 6 0 19 4 0 0 1 .053 .182 .079
1985 Braves 20 17 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 7 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000
1987 Brewers 11 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000
G AB R H 2B 3B HR GS RBI BB IBB SO SH SF HBP GIDP AVG OBP SLG
11 Years 248 63 3 3 1 0 0 0 1 6 0 31 6 0 0 1 .048 .130 .063
Len Barker

Len Barker Fielding Stats

POS G GS OUTS TC TC/G CH PO A E DP PB CASB CACS FLD% RF ZR
1976 Rangers P 2 2 45 2 1.0 2 0 2 0 0 n/a n/a n/a 1.000 1.20 -
1977 Rangers P 15 3 142 12 0.8 12 4 8 0 1 n/a n/a n/a 1.000 2.28 -
1978 Rangers P 29 0 157 12 0.4 11 2 9 1 1 n/a n/a n/a .917 1.89 -
1979 Indians P 29 19 412 23 0.8 21 8 13 2 1 n/a n/a n/a .913 1.38 -
1980 Indians P 36 36 739 35 1.0 35 11 24 0 2 n/a n/a n/a 1.000 1.28 -
1981 Indians P 22 22 463 32 1.5 30 9 21 2 1 n/a n/a n/a .938 1.75 -
1982 Indians P 33 33 734 52 1.6 50 23 27 2 1 n/a n/a n/a .962 1.84 -
1983 Indians P 24 24 449 22 0.9 21 5 16 1 3 n/a n/a n/a .955 1.26 -
1983 Braves P 6 6 99 14 2.3 12 4 8 2 0 n/a n/a n/a .857 3.27 -
1984 Braves P 21 20 379 41 2.0 39 5 34 2 2 n/a n/a n/a .951 2.78 -
1985 Braves P 20 18 221 12 0.6 11 2 9 1 0 n/a n/a n/a .917 1.34 -
1987 Brewers P 11 11 131 9 0.8 9 3 6 0 0 n/a n/a n/a 1.000 1.85 -
POS G GS OUTS TC TC/G CH PO A E DP PB CASB CACS FLD% RF ZR
P Totals 248 194 3,971 266 1.1 253 76 177 13 12 n/a n/a n/a .951 1.72 --
11 Years 248 194 3,971 266 1.1 253 76 177 13 12 n/a n/a n/a .951 1.72 --
Len Barker

Len Barker Miscellaneous Stats

SB CS SB% PH PR DH AB/HR AB/K AB/RBI K/BB K/9 BB/9
1976 Rangers 0 0 .000 - - 0 0.0 0.0 0.0 1.17 4.20 3.60
1977 Rangers 0 0 .000 - - 0 0.0 0.0 0.0 2.13 9.70 4.56
1978 Rangers 0 0 .000 - - 0 0.0 0.0 0.0 1.14 5.68 4.99
1979 Indians 0 0 .000 - - 0 0.0 0.0 0.0 1.33 6.09 4.59
1980 Indians 0 0 .000 - - 0 0.0 0.0 0.0 2.03 6.83 3.36
1981 Indians 0 0 .000 - - 0 0.0 0.0 0.0 2.76 7.41 2.68
1982 Indians 0 0 .000 - - 0 0.0 0.0 0.0 2.13 6.88 3.24
1983 Indians 0 0 .000 - - 0 0.0 0.0 0.0 2.02 6.31 3.13
1983 Braves 0 0 .000 - - n/a 0.0 1.6 0.0 1.50 5.73 3.82
1984 Braves 0 0 .000 - - n/a 0.0 2.0 38.0 2.50 6.77 2.71
1985 Braves 0 1 .000 - - n/a 0.0 2.4 0.0 1.27 5.74 4.52
1987 Brewers 0 0 .000 - - 0 0.0 0.0 0.0 1.29 4.53 3.50
SB CS SB% PH PR DH AB/HR AB/K AB/RBI K/BB K/9 BB/9
11 Years 0 1 .000 - - 0 0.0 2.0 63.0 1.90 6.63 3.49
Len Barker

Len Barker Miscellaneous Items of Interest

1976 Texas Rangers 39 Undetermined - -
1977 Texas Rangers 39 $19,000.00 - -
1978 Texas Rangers 39 Undetermined - -
1979 Cleveland Indians 39 Undetermined - -
1980 Cleveland Indians 39 Undetermined - -
1981 Cleveland Indians 39 Undetermined Stats -
1982 Cleveland Indians 39 Undetermined - -
1983 Cleveland Indians 39 Undetermined - -
1983 Atlanta Braves 39 Undetermined - -
1984 Atlanta Braves 39 Undetermined - -
1985 Atlanta Braves 39 $870,000.00 - -
1987 Milwaukee Brewers 39 $72,500.00 - -


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