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Skeeter Barnes
William Henry Barnes

Bats Right, Throws Right
Height 5' 10", Weight 180 lb.
School University of Cincinnati

Debut September 6, 1983
  vs. SFG 3 AB, 0 H, 0 HR, 1 RBI, 1 SB
Final Game June 20, 1994
Born March 3, 1957 in Cincinnati, OH

Drafted by the Cincinnati Reds in the 16th round of the 1978 amateur draft. Player signed June 8, 1978. (All Transactions)

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Batting  Glossary / Minors /
Gamelogs: / Splits: / HR Log / PI Finders:Game / Streak / Event / PI vs. Pitcher
/ Neutralize Stats
 Year Ag Tm  Lg  G   AB    R    H   2B 3B  HR  RBI  SB CS  BB  SO   BA   OBP   SLG *OPS+  TB   SH  SF IBB HBP GDP 
+--------------+---+----+----+----+---+--+---+----+---+--+---+---+-----+-----+-----+----+----+---+---+---+---+---+
 1983 26 CIN NL  15   34    5    7   0  0   1    4   2  2   7   3  .206  .372  .294   85   10   0   0   0   2   0
 1984 27 CIN NL  32   42    5    5   0  0   1    3   0  0   4   6  .119  .196  .190    8    8   0   0   1   0   1
 1985 28 MON NL  19   26    0    4   1  0   0    0   0  1   0   2  .154  .154  .192   -1    5   0   0   0   0   1
 1987 30 STL NL   4    4    1    1   0  0   1    3   0  0   0   0  .250  .250 1.000  210    4   0   0   0   0   0
 1989 32 CIN NL   5    3    1    0   0  0   0    0   0  1   0   0  .000  .000  .000 -100    0   0   0   0   0   0
 1991 34 DET AL  75  159   28   46  13  2   5   17  10  7   9  24  .289  .325  .491  121   78   2   1   1   0   1
 1992 35 DET AL  95  165   27   45   8  1   3   25   3  1  10  18  .273  .318  .388   97   64   2   2   1   2   4
 1993 36 DET AL  84  160   24   45   8  1   2   27   5  5  11  19  .281  .318  .381   89   61   4   5   0   0   2
 1994 37 DET AL  24   21    4    6   0  0   1    4   0  1   0   2  .286  .286  .429   81    9   0   0   0   0   1
+--------------+---+----+----+----+---+--+---+----+---+--+---+---+-----+-----+-----+----+----+---+---+---+---+---+
 9 Seasons      353  614   95  159  30  4  14   83  20 18  41  74  .259  .306  .389   90  239   8   8   3   4  10
+--------------+---+----+----+----+---+--+---+----+---+--+---+---+-----+-----+-----+----+----+---+---+---+---+---+
 162 Game Avg        282   44   73  14  2   6   38   9  8  19  34  .259  .306  .389   90  110   4   4   1   2   5
 Career High     95  165   28   46  13  2   5   27  10  7  11  24                          78   4   5   1   2   4
Special Batting  Glossary
 Year Ag Tm  Lg  PA  Outs  RC  RC/G   AIR    BA *lgBA   OBP *lgOBP  SLG *lgSLG  OPS *lgOPS*OPS+  OWP *BtRns BtWin SB% 
+--------------+----+----+----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+----+-----+-----+-----+----+
 1983 26 CIN NL   43   29    4   3.7    99| .206  .267| .372  .336| .294  .395| .666  .731|  85  .439  -0.3   0.0  50%
 1984 27 CIN NL   46   38    2   1.4    97| .119  .268| .196  .333| .190  .390| .386  .723|   8  .122  -5.5  -0.6   0%
 1985 28 MON NL   26   24    0   0.0    91| .154  .254| .154  .321| .192  .379| .346  .700|  -1  .000  -3.5  -0.4   0%
 1987 30 STL NL    4    3    1   9.0   108| .250  .272| .250  .341|1.000  .423|1.250  .764| 210  .761   0.5   0.1   0%
 1989 32 CIN NL    3    4    0   0.0    94| .000  .258| .000  .326| .000  .385| .000  .711|-100  .000  -0.8  -0.1   0%
 1991 34 DET AL  171  124   24   5.2    99| .289  .263| .325  .331| .491  .398| .816  .730| 121  .563   4.0   0.4  58%
 1992 35 DET AL  181  129   20   4.2    95| .273  .260| .318  .330| .388  .387| .706  .716|  97  .475  -1.0  -0.1  75%
 1993 36 DET AL  180  131   19   3.9   102| .281  .265| .318  .336| .381  .406| .699  .742|  89  .402  -2.3  -0.2  50%
 1994 37 DET AL   21   17    2   3.2   112| .286  .274| .286  .346| .429  .436| .715  .782|  81  .275  -0.8  -0.1   0%
+--------------+----+----+----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+----+-----+-----+-----+----+
 9 Seasons       675  499   72   3.9    99| .259  .263| .306  .333| .389  .397| .695  .730|  90  .428  -9.7  -1.0  52%

* indicates the value is park adjusted (now all 3-year factors)

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Fielding  Glossary / Minors / Sort by Position, then Year
 Year Ag Tm  Lg Pos   G     PO    A    E   DP    FP   lgFP  RFg  lgRFg  RF9  lgRF9  GS   Inn  
+--------------+---+----+------+----+----+----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+----+------+
+---- Fielding Sorted by Year ------+
1983 26 CIN NL 1B 7 43 6 0 5 1.000 .992 7.00 8.39 8.37 9.96 6 52.7 3B 7 2 5 1 2 .875 .946 1.00 2.29 1.85 2.70 2 34.0 1984 27 CIN NL 3B 11 6 15 0 0 1.000 .942 1.91 2.36 3.03 2.79 7 62.3 LF 3 1 0 0 0 1.000 1.000 0.33 1.53 1.29 2.06 1 7.0 1985 28 MON NL 3B 4 4 6 0 1 1.000 .952 2.50 2.48 4.09 2.86 1 22.0 OF 3 5 0 0 0 1.000 .980 1.67 1.87 2.50 2.20 2 18.0 RF 2 1 0 0 0 1.000 1.000 0.50 1.70 1.00 2.00 1 9.0 1B 1 4 0 0 0 1.000 1.000 4.00 8.50 12.00 10.20 0 3.0 LF 1 4 0 0 0 1.000 .976 4.00 1.50 4.00 1.90 1 9.0 1987 30 STL NL 3B 1 0 0 0 0 0.00 2.30 0.00 2.70 0 3.0 1991 34 DET AL OF 33 54 5 0 0 1.000 .983 1.79 2.03 2.62 2.37 22 202.7 RF 17 21 1 0 0 1.000 .982 1.29 1.76 2.65 2.19 6 74.7 3B 17 9 22 2 2 .939 .954 1.82 2.33 3.06 2.79 9 91.3 LF 13 24 3 0 0 1.000 .978 2.08 1.72 2.53 2.17 12 96.0 1B 9 24 1 0 2 1.000 .992 2.78 8.30 11.25 9.76 0 20.0 2B 7 5 10 0 0 1.000 .980 2.14 4.44 3.46 5.19 4 39.0 CF 5 9 1 0 0 1.000 .990 2.00 2.40 2.81 2.76 4 32.0 DH 3 1992 35 DET AL 3B 39 34 68 9 7 .919 .950 2.62 2.40 3.45 2.78 33 266.3 1B 17 82 6 1 7 .989 .993 5.18 8.36 13.42 9.69 3 59.0 OF 15 9 1 1 1 .909 .980 0.67 2.17 3.21 2.48 0 28.0 2B 7 2 3 0 1 1.000 .980 0.71 4.60 2.25 5.26 0 20.0 DH 7 CF 6 6 1 0 1 1.000 .986 1.17 2.60 4.50 2.89 0 14.0 RF 5 3 0 0 0 1.000 .968 0.60 1.88 3.86 2.19 0 7.0 LF 4 0 0 1 0 .000 0.00 1.95 0.00 2.31 0 7.0 1993 36 DET AL 1B 27 113 9 2 6 .984 .993 4.52 8.24 10.23 9.57 9 107.3 OF 18 29 0 0 0 1.000 .983 1.61 2.09 2.25 2.41 14 116.0 3B 13 9 17 1 0 .963 .952 2.00 2.31 3.56 2.68 7 65.7 DH 13 LF 12 20 0 0 0 1.000 .985 1.67 1.84 2.25 2.23 10 80.0 2B 10 7 10 0 1 1.000 .983 1.70 4.54 4.94 5.14 1 31.0 RF 6 9 0 0 0 1.000 .978 1.50 1.85 2.25 2.23 4 36.0 SS 2 0 1 1 0 .500 1.000 0.50 4.15 4.50 4.50 0 2.0 1994 37 DET AL 1B 15 19 1 0 2 1.000 .990 1.33 8.49 7.73 9.58 0 23.3 LF 4 1 1 1 0 .667 1.000 0.50 1.80 1.06 2.17 1 17.0 DH 1
+---- Fielding Sorted by Position --+
1983 26 CIN NL 1B 7 43 6 0 5 1.000 .992 7.00 8.39 8.37 9.96 6 52.7 1985 28 MON NL 1B 1 4 0 0 0 1.000 1.000 4.00 8.50 12.00 10.20 0 3.0 1991 34 DET AL 1B 9 24 1 0 2 1.000 .992 2.78 8.30 11.25 9.76 0 20.0 1992 35 DET AL 1B 17 82 6 1 7 .989 .993 5.18 8.36 13.42 9.69 3 59.0 1993 36 DET AL 1B 27 113 9 2 6 .984 .993 4.52 8.24 10.23 9.57 9 107.3 1994 37 DET AL 1B 15 19 1 0 2 1.000 .990 1.33 8.49 7.73 9.58 0 23.3 1991 34 DET AL 2B 7 5 10 0 0 1.000 .980 2.14 4.44 3.46 5.19 4 39.0 1992 35 DET AL 2B 7 2 3 0 1 1.000 .980 0.71 4.60 2.25 5.26 0 20.0 1993 36 DET AL 2B 10 7 10 0 1 1.000 .983 1.70 4.54 4.94 5.14 1 31.0 1983 26 CIN NL 3B 7 2 5 1 2 .875 .946 1.00 2.29 1.85 2.70 2 34.0 1984 27 CIN NL 3B 11 6 15 0 0 1.000 .942 1.91 2.36 3.03 2.79 7 62.3 1985 28 MON NL 3B 4 4 6 0 1 1.000 .952 2.50 2.48 4.09 2.86 1 22.0 1987 30 STL NL 3B 1 0 0 0 0 0.00 2.30 0.00 2.70 0 3.0 1991 34 DET AL 3B 17 9 22 2 2 .939 .954 1.82 2.33 3.06 2.79 9 91.3 1992 35 DET AL 3B 39 34 68 9 7 .919 .950 2.62 2.40 3.45 2.78 33 266.3 1993 36 DET AL 3B 13 9 17 1 0 .963 .952 2.00 2.31 3.56 2.68 7 65.7 1991 34 DET AL CF 5 9 1 0 0 1.000 .990 2.00 2.40 2.81 2.76 4 32.0 1992 35 DET AL CF 6 6 1 0 1 1.000 .986 1.17 2.60 4.50 2.89 0 14.0 1991 34 DET AL DH 3 1992 35 DET AL DH 7 1993 36 DET AL DH 13 1994 37 DET AL DH 1 1984 27 CIN NL LF 3 1 0 0 0 1.000 1.000 0.33 1.53 1.29 2.06 1 7.0 1985 28 MON NL LF 1 4 0 0 0 1.000 .976 4.00 1.50 4.00 1.90 1 9.0 1991 34 DET AL LF 13 24 3 0 0 1.000 .978 2.08 1.72 2.53 2.17 12 96.0 1992 35 DET AL LF 4 0 0 1 0 .000 0.00 1.95 0.00 2.31 0 7.0 1993 36 DET AL LF 12 20 0 0 0 1.000 .985 1.67 1.84 2.25 2.23 10 80.0 1994 37 DET AL LF 4 1 1 1 0 .667 1.000 0.50 1.80 1.06 2.17 1 17.0 1984 27 CIN NL OF 3 1 0 0 0 1.000 1.000 0.33 1.90 1.29 2.31 1 7.0 1985 28 MON NL OF 3 5 0 0 0 1.000 .980 1.67 1.87 2.50 2.20 2 18.0 1991 34 DET AL OF 33 54 5 0 0 1.000 .983 1.79 2.03 2.62 2.37 22 202.7 1992 35 DET AL OF 15 9 1 1 1 .909 .980 0.67 2.17 3.21 2.48 0 28.0 1993 36 DET AL OF 18 29 0 0 0 1.000 .983 1.61 2.09 2.25 2.41 14 116.0 1994 37 DET AL OF 4 1 1 1 0 .667 1.000 0.50 2.10 1.06 2.38 1 17.0 1985 28 MON NL RF 2 1 0 0 0 1.000 1.000 0.50 1.70 1.00 2.00 1 9.0 1991 34 DET AL RF 17 21 1 0 0 1.000 .982 1.29 1.76 2.65 2.19 6 74.7 1992 35 DET AL RF 5 3 0 0 0 1.000 .968 0.60 1.88 3.86 2.19 0 7.0 1993 36 DET AL RF 6 9 0 0 0 1.000 .978 1.50 1.85 2.25 2.23 4 36.0 1993 36 DET AL SS 2 0 1 1 0 .500 1.000 0.50 4.15 4.50 4.50 0 2.0
+--------------+---+----+------+----+----+----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+----+------+ Position Total 3B* 92 64 133 13 12 .938 .950 2.14 2.36 3.26 2.77 59 544.7 1B* 76 285 23 3 22 .990 .993 4.05 8.34 10.45 9.70 18 265.3 OF* 76 99 7 2 1 .981 .983 1.39 2.06 2.45 2.38 40 388.7 37 11 30# LF* 37 50 4 2 0 .964 .982 1.46 1.77 2.25 2.18 25 216.0 RF* 30 34 1 0 0 1.000 .980 1.17 1.79 2.49 2.19 11 126.7 2B* 24 14 23 0 2 1.000 .981 1.54 4.53 3.70 5.19 5 90.0 DH 24 Games not counted in Overall Total below CF* 11 15 2 0 1 1.000 .988 1.55 2.51 3.33 2.80 4 46.0 SS* 2 0 1 1 0 .500 1.000 0.50 4.15 4.50 4.50 0 2.0 +--------------+---+----+------+----+----+----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+----+------+ Overall Total 270 462 187 19 37 .972 .977 2.40 4.17 4.52 4.25 122 1291
# indicates breakdown of outfield by position games played is for entire career.
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Transactions 

June 6, 1978: Drafted by the Cincinnati Reds in the 16th round of the 1978 amateur draft. Player signed June 8, 1978.

April 26, 1985: Traded by the Cincinnati Reds to the Montreal Expos for Max Venable.

July 24, 1986: Traded by the Montreal Expos with Dan Schatzeder to the Philadelphia Phillies for Tom Foley and Lary Sorensen.

October 15, 1986: Granted Free Agency.

January 26, 1987: Signed as a Free Agent with the St. Louis Cardinals.

July 16, 1987: Purchased by the Milwaukee Brewers from the St. Louis Cardinals.

October 15, 1987: Granted Free Agency.

November 20, 1987: Signed as a Free Agent with the Pittsburgh Pirates.

May 7, 1988: Released by the Pittsburgh Pirates.

May 14, 1988: Signed as a Free Agent with the Cincinnati Reds.

October 15, 1988: Granted Free Agency.

November 5, 1988: Signed as a Free Agent with the Cincinnati Reds.

October 22, 1989: Granted Free Agency.

January 29, 1990: Signed as a Free Agent with the Cincinnati Reds.

October 15, 1990: Granted Free Agency.

January 21, 1991: Signed as a Free Agent with the Detroit Tigers.

March 28, 1994: Released by the Detroit Tigers.

April 3, 1994: Signed as a Free Agent with the Detroit Tigers.

October 15, 1994: Granted Free Agency.


The transaction information used here was obtained free of charge from and is copyrighted by RetroSheet. Last transaction is September 30, 2007.
Salaries Leaders
1992Detroit Tigers$150,000
1993Detroit Tigers$265,000
Career (may be incomplete)$415,000

Salary Data (about) courtesy Doug Pappas, member of SABR.
Salaries for mid-season call-ups or traded players may not be shown.
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