John Barnes - Seamheads Negro Leagues Database

John Barnes

John Barnes
(Soup; Fat; Tubby)

Born: February 12, 1904 in Scottsville, KY
Died: September 5, 1977 in St. Louis, MO
(73 years old)

Bats: L

Throws: R

Ht: 5'11"

Wt: 219

About Graph

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Biographical
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Notes:

• Buried: Calvary Cemetery (St. Louis, MO)

Batting

Basic Batting

Year	Team	Lg	Age	Pos	G	PA	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	SB	CS	BB	SO	IBB	HBP	SH	SF	DP	BA	OBP	SLG	OPS	OPS+
1925	SLS	NNC/NNL	21	C	61	210	189	29	57	12	1	3	37	4	0	12	0	0	2	7		1	.302	.350	.423	.773	94
1921	CTS	WES	17	C	37	126	116	7	23	3	1	0	6	0		5			1	4			.198	.238	.241	.479	24
1926	MULT	NNL	22	C	22	79	71	9	23	3	0	1	8	0		6			1	1			.324	.385	.408	.793	100
1930	MRS	NNL	26	C	53	177	164	10	42	7	2	0	20	1		7			1	5			.256	.291	.323	.614	65
1928	CTG	NNL	24	C	6	15	12	2	0	0	0	0	0	0		1			1	1			.000	.143	.000	.143	-59
1931	SLS	NNL/NVM	27	C	6	20	18	2	4	1	0	0	2	0		2			0	0			.222	.300	.278	.578	35
1924	CBN/DS	NNL	20	C	17	65	56	13	15	4	2	1	6	0		7			0	2			.268	.349	.464	.813	114
1923	CTS/TT	IND/NNL	19	C	13	43	40	3	5	0	1	0	1	0		2			0	1			.125	.167	.175	.342	6
1922	CTS	NNL/NVM	18	C	36	125	116	11	24	5	1	0	11	1		6			0	3			.207	.246	.267	.513	32
1927	CHT	NNL	23	C	25	79	67	9	12	1	0	1	6	0		8			0	4			.179	.267	.239	.505	37
10	10			C	276	939	849	95	205	36	8	6	97	6	0	56	0	0	6	28		1	.241	.293	.324	.617	60
162 Game Average						551	498	56	120	21	5	4	57	4	0	33	0	0	4	16		81	.241	.293	.324	.617	60

Year	Team	Lg	Age	Pos	G	PA	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	SB	CS	BB	SO	IBB	HBP	SH	SF	DP	BA	OBP	SLG	OPS	OPS+
10	Negro Leagues				273	926	837	93	201	35	8	6	95	6	0	55	0	0	6	28		1	.240	.292	.323	.614	60
2	vs Major Leagues				3	13	12	2	4	1	0	0	2	0		1			0	0			.333	.385	.417	.801	71

Year	Team	Lg	Age	Pos	G	PA	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	SB	CS	BB	SO	IBB	HBP	SH	SF	DP	BA	OBP	SLG	OPS	OPS+
3	Cleveland Tate Stars			C	85	292	270	21	52	8	3	0	18	1		13			1	8			.193	.232	.244	.477	26
1	Toledo Tigers			C	1	2	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0			0	0			.000	.000	.000	.000	-100
1	Cleveland Browns			C	6	27	22	6	6	2	1	0	2	0		4			0	1			.273	.385	.455	.839	120
1	Detroit Stars I			C	11	38	34	7	9	2	1	1	4	0		3			0	1			.265	.324	.471	.795	110
3	St. Louis Stars I			C	69	233	210	32	62	13	1	4	40	4	0	14	0	0	2	7		1	.295	.345	.424	.769	91
1	Indianapolis ABCs I			C	10	30	28	2	9	0	0	0	0	0		2			0	0			.321	.367	.321	.688	76
1	Cleveland Elites			C	10	46	40	6	13	3	0	0	7	0		4			1	1			.325	.400	.400	.800	103
1	Cleveland Hornets			C	25	79	67	9	12	1	0	1	6	0		8			0	4			.179	.267	.239	.505	37
1	Cleveland Tigers			C	6	15	12	2	0	0	0	0	0	0		1			1	1			.000	.143	.000	.143	-59
1	Memphis Red Sox			C	53	177	164	10	42	7	2	0	20	1		7			1	5			.256	.291	.323	.614	65

Advanced Batting

Year	Team	Lg	PA		wOBA	LG		BB%	LG		K%	LG		BB/K	LG		HR%	LG		ISO	LG
1921	CTS	WES	126		.226	.358		4.0%	7.8%			0.0%			212.00		0.0%	0.4%		.043	.098
1922	CTS	NNL/NVM	125		.236	.352		4.8%				8.3%					0.0%	1.2%		.060	.122
1923	CTS/TT	IND/NNL	43		.166	.308		4.7%				7.4%					0.0%	0.5%		.050	.071
1924	CBN/DS	NNL	65		.363	.348		10.8%				8.4%					1.5%	0.9%		.196	.108
1925	SLS	NNC/NNL	210		.343	.354		5.7%			0.0%	8.7%					1.4%	1.3%		.122	.134
1926	MULT	NNL	79		.367	.356		7.6%				8.3%					1.3%	1.4%		.085	.130
1927	CHT	NNL	79		.236	.334		10.1%	7.5%								1.3%	1.2%		.060	.116
1928	CTG	NNL	15		.101	.340		6.7%	6.8%								0.0%	1.1%		.000	.115
1930	MRS	NNL	177		.278	.336		4.0%	7.6%								0.0%	1.2%		.067	.121
1931	SLS	NNL/NVM	20		.271	.383		10.0%				9.3%					0.0%	1.1%		.056	.154
10	10		939		.282	.347		6.0%	8.1%		0.0%	0.5%			185.75		0.6%	1.1%		.082	.119

Year	Team	Lg	PA		wOBA	LG		BB%	LG		K%	LG		BB/K	LG		HR%	LG		ISO	LG
10	Negro Leagues		926		.281	.347		5.9%	8.1%		0.0%	0.2%			203.98		0.6%	1.1%		.082	.118
2	vs Major Leagues		13		.358	.386		7.7%	9.0%								0.0%	1.1%		.083	.181

Year	Team	Lg	PA		wOBA	LG		BB%	LG		K%	LG		BB/K	LG		HR%	LG		ISO	LG
3	Cleveland Tate Stars		292		.223	.348		4.5%	8.0%								0.0%	0.8%		.052	.104
1	Toledo Tigers		2		.000	.358		0.0%	8.4%								0.0%	1.3%		.000	.126
1	Cleveland Browns		27		.378	.351		14.8%	8.4%								0.0%	0.9%		.182	.109
1	Detroit Stars I		38		.353	.346		7.9%	8.3%								2.6%	0.9%		.206	.107
3	St. Louis Stars I		233		.341	.357		6.0%	8.7%		0.0%	5.9%			1.59		1.7%	1.3%		.129	.135
1	Indianapolis ABCs I		30		.332	.354		6.7%	8.3%								0.0%	1.4%		.000	.130
1	Cleveland Elites		46		.371	.355		8.7%	8.3%								0.0%	1.4%		.075	.130
1	Cleveland Hornets		79		.236	.334		10.1%	7.5%								1.3%	1.2%		.060	.116
1	Cleveland Tigers		15		.101	.340		6.7%	6.8%								0.0%	1.1%		.000	.115
1	Memphis Red Sox		177		.278	.336		4.0%	7.6%								0.0%	1.2%		.067	.121

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