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John Barnes



John Cleveland Barnes
(Soup; Fat; Tubby)

Born: June 5, 1903 in Pensacola, FL
Died: August 27, 1972
in Cleveland Heights, OH
          (69 years old)

Bats: L
Throws: R
Ht: 6'0"
Wt: 240
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Teammates


Glossary
# Pos First Last Team
1
SP
5
1923
1931
MULT
11.6
0.2
0.0
11.5
0.0
2
SS
3
1925
1931
SLS
8.4
5.7
1.6
0.0
1.1
3
LF
2
1926
1931
SLS
5.3
7.0
-1.2
0.0
-0.4
4
CF
3
1925
1931
SLS
5.3
6.4
-0.7
0.0
-0.4
5
SP
6
1921
1927
MULT
4.7
0.2
0.0
4.5
0.0
6
SP
3
1922
1926
ABC/CTS
4.2
-0.2
0.0
4.3
0.0
7
3B
3
1925
1931
SLS
4.1
5.2
-1.6
0.0
0.5
8
SP
3
1925
1931
SLS
4.0
-0.8
0.0
4.8
0.0
9
SP
3
1925
1928
CTG/SLS
3.5
0.5
0.0
3.0
0.0
10
RF
3
1925
1931
SLS
3.4
4.2
-0.3
0.0
-0.4
11
C
4
1922
1926
MULT
3.3
2.9
0.5
-0.6
0.5
12
1B
3
1925
1928
CTG/SLS
3.1
4.6
-0.9
0.0
-0.6
13
2B
1
1926
1926
ABC
2.9
-0.3
2.9
0.0
0.2
14
1B
1
1924
1924
DS
2.8
2.5
0.5
0.0
-0.2
15
SS
2
1924
1927
CHT/DS
2.6
2.5
-0.4
0.0
0.6
16
SP
1
1924
1924
DS
2.5
-0.3
-0.1
2.9
0.0
17
CF
1
1924
1924
DS
2.4
2.5
0.0
0.0
-0.1
18
RF
1
1926
1926
ABC
2.3
1.0
1.5
0.0
-0.3
19
2B
3
1921
1923
CTS
2.2
1.8
0.2
0.0
0.3
20
SP
1
1923
1923
TT
2.2
-0.1
0.0
2.3
0.0
21
SS
1
1926
1926
ABC
2.2
2.3
-0.5
0.0
0.4
22
SP
1
1926
1926
ABC
2.2
0.4
0.0
1.7
0.0
23
LF
2
1924
1926
ABC/DS
2.0
1.0
1.2
0.0
-0.2
24
SP
1
1930
1930
MRS
1.9
-0.1
0.0
2.1
0.0
25
SP
2
1922
1923
CTS
1.9
-0.3
-0.1
2.2
0.0
26
2B
1
1931
1931
SLS
1.8
0.4
1.3
0.0
0.1
27
RF
1
1930
1930
MRS
1.8
1.3
0.6
0.0
-0.1
28
SP
2
1927
1928
CHT/CTG
1.7
-0.6
0.0
2.3
0.0
29
SP
2
1926
1930
MRS/SLS
1.7
0.2
0.0
1.5
0.0
30
3B
5
1922
1928
MULT
1.7
1.3
0.2
0.0
0.1
31
2B
2
1926
1928
CEL/CTG
1.7
2.1
-0.3
-0.1
0.0
32
SP
1
1926
1926
ABC
1.6
-0.2
0.0
1.7
0.0
33
SP
2
1922
1931
CTS/SLS
1.6
0.3
-0.1
1.4
0.0
34
SP
1
1926
1926
ABC
1.6
0.5
0.0
1.1
0.0
35
RP
2
1928
1930
CTG/MRS
1.4
1.6
-0.1
0.0
-0.1
36
1B
1
1926
1926
ABC
1.4
1.9
-0.2
-0.2
-0.1
37
3B
2
1924
1930
DS/MRS
1.4
0.6
0.6
0.0
0.1
38
3B
6
1921
1930
MULT
1.4
1.2
0.8
-1.0
0.4
39
SP
4
1923
1928
MULT
1.4
1.9
0.1
-0.5
-0.2
40
SP
1
1930
1930
MRS
1.4
-0.1
0.0
1.4
0.0
41
SP
1
1931
1931
SLS
1.3
-0.1
0.0
1.4
0.0
42
RF
1
1924
1924
DS
1.3
0.6
1.0
-0.1
-0.2
43
SP
2
1924
1926
CEL/DS
1.3
-0.3
0.0
1.6
0.0
44
SP
2
1921
1922
CTS
1.3
0.0
-0.2
1.7
-0.2
45
CF
2
1924
1928
CBN/CTG
1.2
0.5
0.8
0.0
-0.2
46
SP
2
1923
1924
CBN/TT
1.1
-0.1
-0.4
1.6
0.0
47
1B
1
1927
1927
CHT
1.1
1.2
0.0
0.0
-0.1
48
RF
1
1930
1930
MRS
1.1
-0.1
1.6
-0.4
0.0
49
RF
2
1921
1922
CTS
1.1
1.1
0.2
0.0
-0.3
50
2B
1
1924
1924
DS
1.0
0.6
0.2
0.0
0.2
51
LF
2
1923
1924
CBN/CTS
1.0
0.7
0.5
0.0
-0.2
52
SS
1
1930
1930
MRS
0.9
0.9
-0.3
0.0
0.4
53
RP
3
1924
1927
MULT
0.9
0.0
0.0
0.9
0.0
54
SP
1
1926
1926
ABC
0.9
0.8
-0.7
1.0
-0.2
55
SP
2
1925
1926
SLS
0.9
-0.3
0.0
1.2
0.0
56
RF
3
1926
1928
MULT
0.9
2.0
-0.8
0.0
-0.3
57
1B
1
1930
1930
MRS
0.8
0.8
0.3
0.0
-0.2
58
SP
2
1921
1924
CBN/CTS
0.8
0.1
0.0
0.7
0.0
59
C
2
1923
1924
CBN/CTS
0.8
1.5
-0.7
0.0
0.0
60
LF
2
1921
1922
CTS
0.7
0.9
-0.3
0.1
0.0
61
LF
4
1924
1931
CBN/SLS
0.7
3.9
-2.5
0.0
-0.7
62
SS
2
1928
1930
CTG/MRS
0.7
0.1
0.4
0.0
0.2
63
SP
1
1931
1931
SLS
0.6
0.2
0.0
0.4
0.0
64
SP
1
1931
1931
SLS
0.5
-0.2
0.0
0.7
0.0
65
2B
1
1926
1926
SLS
0.5
0.9
-0.6
0.0
0.2
66
SS
1
1923
1923
CTS
0.5
-0.2
0.5
0.0
0.1
67
SS
1
1922
1922
CTS
0.4
0.1
0.2
0.0
0.1
68
RF
2
1928
1930
CTG/MRS
0.4
0.6
-0.3
0.2
-0.1
69
2B
2
1923
1925
SLS/TT
0.4
0.4
-0.1
0.0
0.1
70
RF
1
1930
1930
MRS
0.4
1.4
-0.3
-0.5
-0.1
71
SP
1
1925
1925
SLS
0.4
0.0
0.0
0.4
0.0
72
LF
4
1923
1928
MULT
0.4
0.3
0.5
0.0
-0.4
73
SP
1
1924
1924
CBN
0.4
-0.1
0.0
0.5
0.0
74
SP
2
1926
1928
CTG/SLS
0.4
0.0
0.0
0.4
0.0
75
CF
1
1930
1930
MRS
0.4
1.1
-0.6
0.0
-0.1
76
LF
1
1930
1930
MRS
0.4
0.5
0.0
0.0
-0.2
77
SP
1
1926
1926
SLS
0.3
0.0
0.0
0.3
0.0
78
2B
3
1925
1927
MULT
0.3
-0.4
0.5
0.0
0.2
79
C
1
1926
1926
SLS
0.3
0.2
0.0
0.0
0.0
80
RP
1
1921
1921
CTS
0.3
0.0
0.0
0.3
0.0
81
RP
1
1924
1924
CBN
0.3
0.0
-0.1
0.3
0.0
82
CF
1
1921
1921
CTS
0.3
0.1
0.2
0.0
0.0
83
RF
2
1925
1926
CEL/SLS
0.3
0.2
0.2
0.0
-0.2
84
1B
1
1921
1921
CTS
0.3
0.6
-0.2
0.0
-0.1
85
3B
1
1924
1924
CBN
0.3
0.0
0.3
0.0
0.0
86
1B
1
1931
1931
SLS
0.3
-0.1
0.5
0.0
-0.1
87
RF
1
1930
1930
MRS
0.3
0.0
0.2
0.0
0.0
88
LF
2
1921
1923
CTS
0.2
0.1
0.2
0.0
0.0
89
SP
1
1922
1922
CTS
0.2
-0.2
-0.1
0.4
0.0
90
C
1
1928
1928
CTG
0.2
0.1
0.0
0.0
0.1
91
RP
1
1924
1924
DS
0.2
0.0
0.0
0.2
0.0
92
SS
1
1928
1928
CTG
0.2
0.1
0.0
0.0
0.1
93
RF
1
1926
1926
CEL
0.2
0.3
0.2
-0.2
0.0
94
RP
2
1923
1925
SLS/TT
0.2
-0.2
-0.1
0.5
0.0
95
RP
1
1923
1923
TT
0.2
0.0
0.0
0.2
0.0
96
C
1
1930
1930
MRS
0.2
0.1
0.1
0.0
0.0
97
SS
1
1928
1928
CTG
0.2
0.1
0.1
0.0
0.0
98
3B
1
1927
1927
CHT
0.2
0.1
0.0
0.0
0.0
99
LF
1
1921
1921
CTS
0.2
0.1
0.1
0.0
0.0
100
3B
1
1930
1930
MRS
0.1
-0.5
0.5
0.0
0.1
101
C
1
1931
1931
SLS
0.1
0.1
0.0
0.0
0.0
102
1B
1
1928
1928
CTG
0.1
0.1
0.0
0.0
0.0
103
2B
1
1923
1923
TT
0.1
0.1
0.0
0.0
0.0
104
C
1
1930
1930
MRS
0.1
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
105
CF
6
1921
1927
MULT
0.1
1.4
-0.6
-0.5
-0.2
106
C
1
1921
1921
CTS
0.1
0.1
0.0
0.0
0.0
107
CF
1
1923
1923
TT
0.1
0.0
0.1
0.0
0.0
108
RP
2
1923
1925
SLS/TT
0.1
0.0
0.0
0.1
0.0
109
C
1
1924
1924
DS
0.1
0.6
-0.5
0.0
0.0
110
C
1
1930
1930
MRS
0.1
0.0
0.1
0.0
0.0
111
2B
1
1927
1927
CHT
0.1
0.1
0.0
0.0
0.0
112
RP
2
1921
1924
CBN/CTS
0.1
-0.1
0.0
0.2
0.0
113
1B
1
1924
1924
CBN
0.1
0.2
-0.1
0.0
0.0
114
RP
1
1921
1921
CTS
0.1
0.0
0.0
0.1
0.0
115
RF
3
1921
1923
CTS
0.1
0.0
-0.3
0.4
-0.1
116
C
1
1921
1921
CTS
0.1
0.0
0.1
0.0
0.0
117
LF
1
1930
1930
MRS
0.1
0.1
0.0
0.0
0.0
118
1B
1
1924
1924
CBN
0.0
0.1
0.0
0.0
0.0
119
RP
1
1930
1930
MRS
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
120
3B
1
1923
1923
CTS
0.0
-0.1
0.1
0.0
0.0
121
RP
1
1923
1923
TT
0.0
0.1
0.0
0.0
0.0
122
-
1
1922
1922
CTS
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
123
-
1
1925
1925
SLS
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
124
-
1
1922
1922
CTS
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
125
RF
4
1923
1931
SLS/TT
0.0
0.4
-0.2
0.0
-0.2
126
CF
1
1921
1921
CTS
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
127
3B
1
1928
1928
CTG
0.0
0.2
-0.1
0.0
0.0
128
RP
2
1921
1922
CTS
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
129
LF
1
1921
1921
CTS
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
130
RP
1
1926
1926
CEL
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
131
2B
1
1928
1928
CTG
0.0
0.2
-0.2
0.0
0.0
132
-
1
1926
1926
CEL
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
133
3B
1
1923
1923
TT
0.0
-0.1
0.1
0.0
0.0
134
-
1
1921
1921
CTS
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
135
C
1
1930
1930
MRS
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
136
-
1
1928
1928
CTG
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
137
C
1
1925
1925
SLS
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
138
C
1
1925
1925
SLS
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
139
-
1
1921
1921
CTS
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
140
-
1
1921
1921
CTS
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
141
2B
1
1926
1926
SLS
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
142
-
1
1928
1928
CTG
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
143
-
1
1922
1922
CTS
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
144
-
1
1922
1922
CTS
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
145
-
1
1923
1923
TT
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
146
-
1
1926
1926
CEL
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
147
-
1
1928
1928
CTG
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
148
SS
2
1926
1928
ABC/CTG
0.0
-0.1
0.0
0.0
0.1
149
SS
1
1924
1924
CBN
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
150
C
1
1923
1923
TT
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
151
-
1
1921
1921
CTS
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
152
RF
1
1926
1926
CEL
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
153
-
1
1928
1928
CTG
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
154
SP
1
1924
1924
DS
0.0
-0.1
0.0
0.0
0.0
155
1B
2
1923
1926
CEL/TT
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
156
-
1
1930
1930
MRS
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
157
LF
1
1923
1923
CTS
0.0
0.0
-0.1
0.0
0.0
158
-
1
1928
1928
CTG
-0.1
0.1
0.0
-0.1
0.0
159
C
1
1931
1931
SLS
-0.1
0.0
-0.1
0.0
0.0
160
LF
2
1925
1926
SLS
-0.1
0.0
0.0
0.0
-0.1
161
C
1
1926
1926
ABC
-0.1
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
162
-
1
1923
1923
TT
-0.1
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
163
2B
1
1923
1923
TT
-0.1
0.1
-0.2
0.0
0.0
164
1B
1
1928
1928
CTG
-0.1
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
165
RP
2
1926
1927
CEL/CHT
-0.1
0.0
0.0
-0.1
0.0
166
-
1
1928
1928
CTG
-0.1
0.0
0.0
-0.1
0.0
167
-
1
1921
1921
CTS
-0.1
0.0
0.0
-0.1
0.0
168
LF
1
1923
1923
TT
-0.1
0.1
-0.2
0.0
0.0
169
-
1
1924
1924
DS
-0.1
0.0
0.0
-0.1
0.0
170
RP
1
1926
1926
CEL
-0.2
0.0
0.0
-0.2
0.0
171
3B
1
1930
1930
MRS
-0.2
-0.1
-0.1
0.0
0.0
172
SS
1
1926
1926
CEL
-0.2
-0.2
0.0
0.0
0.0
173
SS
2
1923
1924
CBN/CTS
-0.2
-0.2
0.0
-0.1
0.1
174
-
1
1926
1926
CEL
-0.2
0.0
0.0
-0.2
0.0
175
SS
1
1924
1924
CBN
-0.2
-0.1
-0.1
0.0
0.1
176
-
1
1931
1931
SLS
-0.2
0.0
0.0
-0.2
0.0
177
C
2
1923
1924
CBN/TT
-0.2
0.0
-0.2
0.0
0.0
178
-
1
1924
1924
CBN
-0.2
0.0
0.0
-0.2
0.0
179
SS
2
1921
1924
CBN/CTS
-0.2
0.0
-0.3
0.0
0.2
180
1B
3
1926
1928
MULT
-0.2
0.0
-0.1
0.0
0.0
181
-
1
1924
1924
CBN/DS
-0.2
0.0
0.0
-0.3
0.0
182
SP
1
1930
1930
MRS
-0.2
-0.3
0.0
0.1
0.0
183
C
1
1926
1926
CEL
-0.3
-0.2
-0.1
0.0
0.0
184
C
1
1924
1924
DS
-0.3
-0.3
0.0
0.0
0.1
185
SS
3
1921
1926
CEL/CTS
-0.3
-0.2
-0.1
0.0
0.0
186
-
1
1922
1922
CTS
-0.3
0.0
0.0
-0.3
0.0
187
-
1
1922
1922
CTS
-0.3
-0.1
0.0
-0.2
0.0
188
1B
1
1928
1928
CTG
-0.3
-0.2
-0.1
0.0
0.0
189
3B
1
1922
1922
CTS
-0.3
-0.1
-0.2
0.0
0.0
190
-
1
1930
1930
MRS
-0.3
-0.1
-0.2
0.0
0.0
191
1B
2
1922
1923
CTS
-0.3
-0.3
0.1
0.0
-0.1
192
-
1
1923
1923
TT
-0.3
0.0
-0.1
-0.3
0.0
193
SS
1
1923
1923
CTS/TT
-0.3
-0.4
0.0
0.0
0.0
194
RP
2
1921
1928
CTG/CTS
-0.4
0.0
0.0
-0.4
0.0
195
3B
1
1930
1930
MRS
-0.4
-0.1
0.0
-0.3
0.0
196
SS
1
1930
1930
MRS
-0.4
-0.4
-0.1
0.0
0.1
197
C
1
1930
1930
MRS
-0.4
-0.3
-0.1
0.0
0.0
198
SS
1
1926
1926
CEL
-0.4
-0.2
-0.3
0.0
0.1
199
-
1
1923
1923
TT
-0.4
0.0
0.0
-0.4
0.0
200
1B
1
1928
1928
CTG
-0.4
-0.1
-0.2
0.0
-0.1
201
1B
1
1924
1924
CBN
-0.4
-0.2
-0.1
0.0
0.0
202
-
1
1924
1924
DS
-0.4
0.1
0.0
-0.5
0.0
203
3B
1
1924
1924
CBN
-0.4
-0.1
-0.4
0.0
0.1
204
3B
1
1926
1926
CEL
-0.4
0.2
-0.8
0.0
0.1
205
RP
1
1926
1926
SLS
-0.5
-0.1
0.0
-0.4
0.0
206
SP
1
1926
1926
ABC
-0.5
0.0
0.0
-0.5
0.0
207
CF
2
1926
1927
ABC/CHT
-0.6
-0.8
0.4
0.0
-0.1
208
2B
1
1930
1930
MRS
-0.6
0.0
-0.6
0.0
0.0
209
C
1
1924
1924
DS
-0.6
-0.4
-0.2
0.0
0.1
210
SP
1
1924
1924
DS
-0.6
-0.2
0.0
-0.4
0.0
211
-
1
1921
1921
CTS
-0.6
0.0
0.0
-0.6
0.0
212
C
1
1928
1928
CTG
-0.6
-0.3
-0.3
0.0
0.0
213
3B
1
1926
1926
CEL
-0.6
-0.4
-0.3
0.0
0.0
214
RF
4
1923
1928
MULT
-0.6
0.5
-1.0
0.0
-0.2
215
C
2
1924
1926
ABC/CBN
-0.6
-0.6
-0.2
0.0
0.2
216
2B
1
1926
1926
CEL
-0.7
0.3
-0.7
-0.4
0.1
217
C
3
1926
1928
MULT
-0.7
-0.8
-0.1
0.0
0.2
218
LF
1
1924
1924
DS
-0.8
0.0
-0.7
0.0
-0.1
219
SP
1
1930
1930
MRS
-0.8
0.0
0.1
-0.8
0.0
220
RP
2
1923
1924
DS/TT
-0.8
0.0
0.0
-0.8
0.0
221
-
1
1928
1928
CTG
-0.8
-0.1
-0.4
-0.4
0.0
222
SS
2
1927
1928
CHT/CTG
-0.9
-0.2
-0.8
0.0
0.1
223
RP
2
1925
1926
CEL/SLS
-1.1
-0.1
0.0
-1.0
0.0
224
SP
4
1924
1930
MULT
-1.1
-0.1
-0.3
-0.7
-0.1
225
1B
5
1921
1926
MULT
-1.1
-0.7
-0.2
0.0
-0.2
226
2B
5
1926
1931
MULT
-1.1
0.1
-1.4
-0.1
0.2
227
CF
1
1926
1926
ABC
-1.2
-0.3
-0.7
0.0
-0.2
228
RP
1
1930
1930
MRS
-1.3
-0.2
0.0
-1.1
0.0
229
SS
4
1921
1924
MULT
-1.3
-0.6
-1.0
0.0
0.4
230
CF
5
1921
1927
MULT
-1.5
0.1
-1.3
0.0
-0.2
231
SP
3
1926
1928
MULT
-1.5
0.0
0.0
-1.5
0.0
232
RP
3
1925
1927
MULT
-1.6
0.3
0.0
-1.9
0.0
233
RF
2
1926
1927
CEL/CHT
-1.6
-0.1
0.0
-1.5
0.0
234
RP
1
1924
1924
DS
-1.8
-0.2
0.0
-1.6
0.0
235
3B
1
1926
1926
ABC
-1.9
-1.0
-1.1
0.0
0.2
236
RP
3
1926
1928
MULT
-2.0
0.0
0.0
-2.0
0.0
237
RF
2
1924
1926
CBN/CEL
-2.4
0.3
0.0
-2.7
0.0

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