Jesse Lee Barfield
Position: Rightfielder
Bats: Right, Throws: Right
Height: 6' 1", Weight: 200 lb.
Born: October 29, 1959 in Joliet, IL
High School: Central (Joliet, Il)
Drafted by the Toronto Blue Jays in the 9th round of the 1977 amateur draft.
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Debut: September 3, 1981
Teams (by GP): BlueJays/Yankees 1981-1992
Agents: Ray Negron, previously: Chuck Berry,Tom Reich [*]
Final Game: June 17, 1992
Relatives: Father of Josh Barfield
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| All-Time Rank (among Batters): #499. Hank Sauer… #500. Jack Clements… #501. B.J. Surhoff… #502. JESSE BARFIELD… #503. John Kruk… #504. Edgardo Alfonzo… #505. Jeff Heath… |
| Year | Age | Tm | Lg | G | PA | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | SB | CS | BB | SO | TB | GDP | HBP | SH | SF | IBB | Pos | Awards | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1981 | 21 | TOR | AL | 25 | 100 | 95 | 7 | 22 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 9 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 19 | .232 | .270 | .368 | .638 | 79 | 35 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 1982 | 22 | TOR | AL | 139 | 446 | 394 | 54 | 97 | 13 | 2 | 18 | 58 | 1 | 4 | 42 | 79 | .246 | .323 | .426 | .749 | 97 | 168 | 7 | 3 | 6 | 1 | 3 | * | RoY-8 |
| 1983 | 23 | TOR | AL | 128 | 420 | 388 | 58 | 98 | 13 | 3 | 27 | 68 | 2 | 5 | 22 | 110 | .253 | .296 | .510 | .806 | 113 | 198 | 8 | 4 | 1 | 5 | 0 | * | |
| 1984 | 24 | TOR | AL | 110 | 360 | 320 | 51 | 91 | 14 | 1 | 14 | 49 | 8 | 2 | 35 | 81 | .284 | .357 | .466 | .822 | 122 | 149 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 5 | ||
| 1985 | 25 | TOR | AL | 155 | 612 | 539 | 94 | 156 | 34 | 9 | 27 | 84 | 22 | 8 | 66 | 143 | .289 | .369 | .536 | .905 | 141 | 289 | 14 | 4 | 0 | 3 | 5 | * | MVP-7 |
| 1986 | 26 | TOR | AL | 158 | 671 | 589 | 107 | 170 | 35 | 2 | 40 | 108 | 8 | 8 | 69 | 146 | .289 | .368 | .559 | .927 | 145 | 329 | 9 | 8 | 0 | 5 | 5 | * | AS,MVP-5,GG,SS |
| 1987 | 27 | TOR | AL | 159 | 654 | 590 | 89 | 155 | 25 | 3 | 28 | 84 | 3 | 5 | 58 | 141 | .263 | .331 | .458 | .788 | 105 | 270 | 13 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 7 | * | GG |
| 1988 | 28 | TOR | AL | 137 | 520 | 468 | 62 | 114 | 21 | 5 | 18 | 56 | 7 | 3 | 41 | 108 | .244 | .302 | .425 | .728 | 102 | 199 | 10 | 1 | 4 | 6 | 6 | * | |
| 1989 | 29 | TOT | AL | 150 | 615 | 521 | 79 | 122 | 23 | 1 | 23 | 67 | 5 | 5 | 87 | 150 | .234 | .345 | .415 | .760 | 116 | 216 | 8 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 6 | *98/D7 | |
| 1989 | 29 | TOR | AL | 21 | 86 | 80 | 8 | 16 | 4 | 0 | 5 | 11 | 0 | 2 | 5 | 28 | .200 | .256 | .438 | .693 | 98 | 35 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 9/7 | |
| 1989 | 29 | NYY | AL | 129 | 529 | 441 | 71 | 106 | 19 | 1 | 18 | 56 | 5 | 3 | 82 | 122 | .240 | .360 | .410 | .770 | 118 | 181 | 8 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 6 | *98/D | |
| 1990 | 30 | NYY | AL | 153 | 570 | 476 | 69 | 117 | 21 | 2 | 25 | 78 | 4 | 3 | 82 | 150 | .246 | .359 | .456 | .815 | 128 | 217 | 6 | 5 | 2 | 5 | 4 | * | |
| 1991 | 31 | NYY | AL | 84 | 321 | 284 | 37 | 64 | 12 | 0 | 17 | 48 | 1 | 0 | 36 | 80 | .225 | .312 | .447 | .759 | 108 | 127 | 11 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 6 | ||
| 1992 | 32 | NYY | AL | 30 | 105 | 95 | 8 | 13 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 7 | 1 | 1 | 9 | 27 | .137 | .210 | .221 | .431 | 21 | 21 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | ||
| 12 Seasons | 1428 | 5394 | 4759 | 715 | 1219 | 216 | 30 | 241 | 716 | 66 | 47 | 551 | 1234 | .256 | .335 | .466 | .802 | 117 | 2218 | 100 | 34 | 16 | 34 | 49 | |||||
| 162 Game Avg. | 162 | 612 | 540 | 81 | 138 | 25 | 3 | 27 | 81 | 7 | 5 | 63 | 140 | .256 | .335 | .466 | .802 | 117 | 252 | 11 | 4 | 2 | 4 | 6 | |||||
| TOR (9 yrs) | 1032 | 3869 | 3463 | 530 | 919 | 162 | 27 | 179 | 527 | 55 | 40 | 342 | 855 | .265 | .334 | .483 | .817 | 118 | 1672 | 70 | 27 | 13 | 24 | 31 | |||||
| NYY (4 yrs) | 396 | 1525 | 1296 | 185 | 300 | 54 | 3 | 62 | 189 | 11 | 7 | 209 | 379 | .231 | .339 | .421 | .760 | 113 | 546 | 30 | 7 | 3 | 10 | 18 | |||||
| Year | Age | Tm | Lg | PA | Rbat | Rbaser | Rroe | Rdp | Rfield | Rpos | Rrep | RAR | WAR | oRAR | oWAR | dWAR | Pos | Awards | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1981 | 21 | TOR | AL | 100 | -3 | -1 | 0 | 0 | 7 | -1 | 3 | 5 | 0.5 | -2 | -0.2 | 0.7 | $ | ||
| 1982 | 22 | TOR | AL | 446 | -2 | -4 | 2 | 0 | 4 | -6 | 14 | 8 | 0.8 | 4 | 0.4 | 0.4 | $ | * | RoY-8 |
| 1983 | 23 | TOR | AL | 420 | 2 | -3 | 3 | 0 | 11 | -5 | 13 | 21 | 2.1 | 10 | 1.0 | 1.1 | $ | * | |
| 1984 | 24 | TOR | AL | 360 | 6 | 1 | -1 | 0 | 11 | -4 | 11 | 24 | 2.5 | 13 | 1.4 | 1.1 | $ | ||
| 1985 | 25 | TOR | AL | 612 | 29 | 2 | 0 | -1 | 23 | -7 | 19 | 65 | 6.6 | 42 | 4.3 | 2.3 | $325,000 | * | MVP-7 |
| 1986 | 26 | TOR | AL | 671 | 38 | -2 | 2 | 0 | 21 | -7 | 20 | 72 | 7.3 | 51 | 5.2 | 2.1 | $725,000 | * | AS,MVP-5,GG,SS |
| 1987 | 27 | TOR | AL | 654 | 4 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 25 | -7 | 20 | 46 | 4.6 | 21 | 2.1 | 2.5 | $1,525,000 | * | GG |
| 1988 | 28 | TOR | AL | 520 | -1 | -2 | 0 | -1 | 20 | -6 | 16 | 27 | 2.7 | 6 | 0.6 | 2.1 | $1,400,000 | * | |
| 1989 | 29 | TOR | AL | 86 | -1 | -2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | -1 | 3 | 1 | 0.1 | -1 | -0.1 | 0.2 | $1,300,000 | 9/7 | |
| 1989 | 29 | NYY | AL | 529 | 12 | 1 | -1 | 0 | 13 | -6 | 17 | 36 | 3.6 | 23 | 2.4 | 1.2 | $ | *98/D | |
| 1990 | 30 | NYY | AL | 570 | 15 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 15 | -7 | 20 | 45 | 4.6 | 30 | 3.1 | 1.5 | $1,233,333 | * | |
| 1991 | 31 | NYY | AL | 321 | 0 | 0 | -1 | -1 | 11 | -4 | 11 | 16 | 1.6 | 5 | 0.5 | 1.1 | $1,333,333 | ||
| 1992 | 32 | NYY | AL | 105 | -11 | 0 | -1 | -1 | -2 | -1 | 4 | -12 | -1.3 | -10 | -1.0 | -0.3 | $2,166,667 | ||
| 12 Seasons | 5394 | 88 | -10 | 8 | -3 | 161 | -62 | 171 | 354 | 35.7 | 192 | 19.7 | 16.0 | $10,008,333 | |||||
| TOR (9 yrs) | 3869 | 72 | -11 | 10 | -2 | 124 | -44 | 119 | 269 | 27.2 | 144 | 14.7 | 12.5 | $5,275,000 | |||||
| NYY (4 yrs) | 1525 | 16 | 1 | -2 | -1 | 38 | -18 | 52 | 85 | 8.5 | 48 | 5.0 | 3.5 | $4,733,333 | |||||
| Year | Tm | Lg | Age | Pos | G | GS | CG | Inn | Ch | PO | A | E | DP | Fld% | Rtot | Rtot/yr | RF/9 | RF/G | lgFld% | lgRF9 | lgRFG | Awards |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1981 | TOR | AL | 21 | OF | 25 | 73 | 71 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1.000 | 7 | 2.92 | .983 | 2.47 | |||||||
| 1981 | TOR | AL | 21 | RF | 25 | 25 | 25 | 220.2 | 71 | 69 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1.000 | 7 | 36 | 2.90 | 2.84 | .980 | 2.16 | 2.15 | |
| 1982 | TOR | AL | 22 | OF | 137 | 241 | 217 | 15 | 9 | 4 | .963 | 4 | 1.69 | .982 | 2.46 | RoY-8 | ||||||
| 1982 | TOR | AL | 22 | RF | 136 | 104 | 88 | 973.0 | 239 | 216 | 14 | 9 | 4 | .962 | 4 | 5 | 2.13 | 1.69 | .981 | 2.27 | 2.26 | RoY-8 |
| 1982 | TOR | AL | 22 | CF | 3 | 0 | 0 | 6.0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | -0 | -40 | 1.50 | 0.33 | .980 | 2.85 | 2.83 | RoY-8 |
| 1982 | TOR | AL | 22 | LF | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1.0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | 0 | 120 | 9.00 | 1.00 | .980 | 2.70 | 2.30 | RoY-8 |
| 1983 | TOR | AL | 23 | OF | 120 | 237 | 213 | 16 | 8 | 4 | .966 | 11 | 1.91 | .981 | 2.48 | |||||||
| 1983 | TOR | AL | 23 | RF | 118 | 94 | 78 | 873.1 | 237 | 212 | 17 | 8 | 4 | .966 | 11 | 15 | 2.36 | 1.94 | .978 | 2.25 | 2.23 | |
| 1983 | TOR | AL | 23 | DH | 4 | 4 | ||||||||||||||||
| 1983 | TOR | AL | 23 | CF | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 3.15 | 2.90 | |||
| 1983 | TOR | AL | 23 | LF | 1 | 1 | 0 | 5.0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | -0 | -48 | 1.80 | 1.00 | .980 | 2.34 | 2.30 | |
| 1984 | TOR | AL | 24 | OF | 88 | 209 | 190 | 9 | 10 | 5 | .952 | 11 | 2.26 | .983 | 2.49 | |||||||
| 1984 | TOR | AL | 24 | RF | 79 | 71 | 61 | 648.0 | 196 | 177 | 10 | 9 | 5 | .954 | 12 | 22 | 2.60 | 2.37 | .979 | 2.23 | 2.21 | |
| 1984 | TOR | AL | 24 | CF | 9 | 5 | 4 | 60.0 | 13 | 12 | 0 | 1 | 0 | .923 | -1 | -24 | 1.80 | 1.33 | .986 | 3.02 | 2.99 | |
| 1985 | TOR | AL | 25 | OF | 154 | 375 | 349 | 22 | 4 | 8 | .989 | 23 | 2.41 | .982 | 2.42 | MVP-7 | ||||||
| 1985 | TOR | AL | 25 | RF | 147 | 145 | 137 | 1290.1 | 353 | 328 | 21 | 4 | 7 | .989 | 19 | 18 | 2.43 | 2.37 | .980 | 2.17 | 2.15 | MVP-7 |
| 1985 | TOR | AL | 25 | CF | 8 | 7 | 7 | 66.2 | 26 | 25 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1.000 | 4 | 67 | 3.51 | 3.25 | .988 | 2.92 | 2.88 | MVP-7 |
| 1986 | TOR | AL | 26 | OF | 157 | 391 | 368 | 20 | 3 | 8 | .992 | 21 | 2.47 | .980 | 2.37 | AS,MVP-5,GG,SS | ||||||
| 1986 | TOR | AL | 26 | RF | 147 | 145 | 135 | 1297.0 | 355 | 335 | 17 | 3 | 7 | .992 | 16 | 15 | 2.44 | 2.39 | .975 | 2.10 | 2.08 | AS,MVP-5,GG,SS |
| 1986 | TOR | AL | 26 | CF | 18 | 11 | 9 | 111.0 | 41 | 37 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 1.000 | 5 | 51 | 3.32 | 2.28 | .986 | 2.83 | 2.80 | AS,MVP-5,GG,SS |
| 1987 | TOR | AL | 27 | OF | 158 | 361 | 341 | 17 | 3 | 4 | .992 | 25 | 2.27 | .980 | 2.29 | GG | ||||||
| 1987 | TOR | AL | 27 | RF | 153 | 136 | 131 | 1250.2 | 332 | 313 | 16 | 3 | 3 | .991 | 23 | 22 | 2.37 | 2.15 | .979 | 2.12 | 2.10 | GG |
| 1987 | TOR | AL | 27 | CF | 13 | 10 | 5 | 87.2 | 31 | 31 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | 2 | 21 | 3.18 | 2.38 | .986 | 2.70 | 2.68 | GG |
| 1988 | TOR | AL | 28 | OF | 136 | 341 | 325 | 12 | 4 | 4 | .988 | 20 | 2.48 | .979 | 2.45 | |||||||
| 1988 | TOR | AL | 28 | RF | 132 | 116 | 108 | 1053.0 | 307 | 294 | 9 | 4 | 4 | .987 | 16 | 18 | 2.59 | 2.30 | .974 | 2.24 | 2.22 | |
| 1988 | TOR | AL | 28 | CF | 13 | 10 | 4 | 82.0 | 35 | 33 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1.000 | 5 | 67 | 3.84 | 2.69 | .985 | 2.91 | 2.89 | |
| 1989 | TOT | AL | 29 | OF | 150 | 145 | 133 | 1280.2 | 370 | 340 | 20 | 10 | 4 | .973 | 16 | 15 | 2.53 | 2.40 | .980 | 30.98 | 2.39 | |
| 1989 | TOT | AL | 29 | RF | 140 | 132 | 124 | 1167.2 | 325 | 300 | 18 | 7 | 4 | .978 | 16 | 17 | 2.45 | 2.27 | .979 | 2.33 | 2.30 | |
| 1989 | TOR | AL | 29 | OF | 21 | 20 | 20 | 179.0 | 48 | 43 | 4 | 1 | 1 | .979 | 2 | 14 | 2.36 | 2.24 | .980 | 30.98 | 2.39 | |
| 1989 | TOR | AL | 29 | RF | 20 | 19 | 19 | 171.0 | 48 | 43 | 4 | 1 | 1 | .979 | 2 | 14 | 2.47 | 2.35 | .979 | 2.33 | 2.30 | |
| 1989 | TOR | AL | 29 | LF | 1 | 1 | 1 | 8.0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | 0 | 15 | 2.25 | 2.00 | .975 | 2.14 | 2.10 | |
| 1989 | NYY | AL | 29 | OF | 129 | 125 | 113 | 1101.2 | 322 | 297 | 16 | 9 | 3 | .972 | 13 | 15 | 2.56 | 2.43 | .980 | 30.98 | 2.39 | |
| 1989 | NYY | AL | 29 | RF | 120 | 113 | 105 | 996.2 | 277 | 257 | 14 | 6 | 3 | .978 | 14 | 17 | 2.45 | 2.26 | .979 | 2.33 | 2.30 | |
| 1989 | NYY | AL | 29 | CF | 18 | 12 | 8 | 105.0 | 41 | 36 | 2 | 3 | 0 | .927 | -1 | -8 | 3.26 | 2.11 | .984 | 2.78 | 2.75 | |
| 1989 | NYY | AL | 29 | DH | 1 | 1 | ||||||||||||||||
| 1990 | NYY | AL | 30 | OF | 151 | 330 | 305 | 16 | 9 | 3 | .973 | 15 | 2.13 | .981 | 2.36 | |||||||
| 1990 | NYY | AL | 30 | RF | 151 | 133 | 127 | 1193.1 | 322 | 297 | 17 | 8 | 3 | .975 | 15 | 15 | 2.37 | 2.08 | .978 | 2.23 | 2.21 | |
| 1990 | NYY | AL | 30 | CF | 4 | 3 | 0 | 27.0 | 9 | 8 | 0 | 1 | 0 | .889 | 0 | 13 | 2.67 | 2.00 | .984 | 2.73 | 2.70 | |
| 1991 | NYY | AL | 31 | OF | 81 | 188 | 178 | 10 | 0 | 3 | 1.000 | 11 | 2.32 | .983 | 2.37 | |||||||
| 1991 | NYY | AL | 31 | RF | 81 | 76 | 71 | 677.2 | 188 | 178 | 10 | 0 | 3 | 1.000 | 11 | 20 | 2.50 | 2.32 | .980 | 2.19 | 2.19 | |
| 1992 | NYY | AL | 32 | OF | 30 | 59 | 54 | 3 | 2 | 0 | .966 | -2 | 1.90 | .983 | 2.46 | |||||||
| 1992 | NYY | AL | 32 | RF | 30 | 26 | 25 | 236.0 | 58 | 53 | 3 | 2 | 0 | .966 | -2 | -9 | 2.14 | 1.87 | .982 | 2.23 | 2.22 | |
| 12 Seasons | OF | 1387 | 145 | 133 | 1280.2 | 3175 | 2951 | 162 | 62 | 48 | .980 | 161 | 151 | 2.53 | 2.24 | .981 | 30.98 | 2.41 | ||||
| 12 Seasons | RF | 1339 | 1203 | 1110 | 10880.2 | 2983 | 2772 | 154 | 57 | 45 | .981 | 149 | 16 | 2.42 | 2.19 | .978 | 2.21 | 2.19 | ||||
| 9 Seasons | CF | 87 | 58 | 37 | 547.1 | 197 | 183 | 9 | 5 | 3 | .975 | 13 | 28 | 3.16 | 2.21 | .986 | 2.84 | 2.81 | ||||
| 3 Seasons | LF | 3 | 2 | 1 | 14.0 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | 0 | 0 | 2.57 | 1.33 | .978 | 2.25 | 2.23 | ||||
| 12 Seasons | TOT | 1387 | 145 | 133 | 1280.2 | 3175 | 2951 | 162 | 62 | 48 | .980 | 161 | 151 | 2.53 | 2.24 | .981 | 30.98 | 2.41 | ||||
| Lg | Pos | G | GS | CG | Inn | Ch | PO | A | E | DP | Fld% | Rtot | Rtot/yr | RF/9 | RF/G | lgFld% | lgRF9 | lgRFG | Awards | |||
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| Black Ink | Batting - 4 (421), Average HOFer ≈ 27 |
| Gray Ink | Batting - 35 (695), Average HOFer ≈ 144 |
| Hall of Fame Monitor | Batting - 20 (802), Likely HOFer ≈ 100 |
| Hall of Fame Standards | Batting - 18 (838), Average HOFer ≈ 50 |
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| Year | Age | Team | Salary | Sources | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1985 | 25 | Toronto Blue Jays | $325,000 | 3/3/86 TSN | |
| 1986 | 26 | Toronto Blue Jays | $725,000 | 1986 USA Today survey | |
| 1987 | 27 | Toronto Blue Jays | $1,525,000 | 1987 USA Today survey | |
| 1988 | 28 | Toronto Blue Jays | $1,400,000 | USA Today, 4/1/88 | |
| 1989 | 29 | Toronto Blue Jays | $1,300,000 | 1989 USA Today survey | |
| 1990 | 30 | New York Yankees | $1,233,333 | USA Today | |
| 1991 | 31 | New York Yankees | $1,333,333 | 1991 USA Today | |
| 1992 | 32 | New York Yankees | $2,166,667 | 4/2/92 USA Today | |
| Career to date (may be incomplete) | $10,008,333 | ||||
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