Len Barker

Leonard Harold Barker

Position: Pitcher
Bats: Right, Throws: Right
Height: 6' 5", Weight: 225 lb.

Born: July 27, 1955 in Fort Knox, KY
High School: Neshaminy HS (Trevose, PA)
Drafted by the Texas Rangers in the 3rd round of the 1973 amateur draft. (All Transactions)
Debut: September 14, 1976
Teams (by GP): Indians/Braves/Rangers/Brewers 1976-1987
Agents: Randy Hendricks,Alan Hendricks [*]
Final Game: September 26, 1987
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All-Star

Standard Batting

Year	Age	Tm	Lg	G	PA	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	SB	CS	BB	SO	BA	OBP	SLG	OPS	OPS+	TB	GDP	HBP	SH	SF	IBB	Pos	Awards
1973	17	TEX-min	Rk	11	3	3		0	0	0	0						.000	.000	.000	.000		0							RGS · GULF
1974	18	TEX-min	A	20	50	41	0	6	1	0	0	3	0	0	8	25	.146	.286	.171	.456		7		0	1	0			GST · WCRS
1975	19	TEX-min	AA	24	4	4		0	0	0	0						.000	.000	.000	.000		0							PFD · EL
1976	20	TEX-min	AAA	27	2	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	.000	.000	.000	.000		0		0	1	0			SAC · PCL
1976	20	TEX	AL	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0						0	0	0	0	0	0	/1
1977	21	TEX-min	AAA	20	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0						0		0	0	0			TUC · PCL
1977	21	TEX	AL	15	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0						0	0	0	0	0	0	1
1978	22	TEX-min	AAA	8	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0						0		0	0	0			TUC · PCL
1978	22	TEX	AL	29	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0						0	0	0	0	0	0	1
1979	23	CLE	AL	29	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0						0	0	0	0	0	0	1
1980	24	CLE	AL	36	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0						0	0	0	0	0	0	1
1981	25	CLE	AL	22	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0						0	0	0	0	0	0	1	AS
1982	26	CLE	AL	33	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0						0	0	0	0	0	0	1
1983	27	TOT	MLB	30	10	8	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	5	.125	.125	.125	.250	-32	1	0	0	2	0	0	1
1983	27	CLE	AL	24	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0						0	0	0	0	0	0	1
1983	27	ATL	NL	6	10	8	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	5	.125	.125	.125	.250	-32	1	0	0	2	0	0	/1
1984	28	ATL	NL	21	48	38	2	2	1	0	0	1	0	0	6	19	.053	.182	.079	.261	-26	3	1	0	4	0	0	1
1985	29	ATL-min	AA	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0						0		0	0	0	0		GRV · SOUL
1985	29	ATL	NL	20	18	17	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	7	.000	.000	.000	.000	-100	0	0	0	0	0	0	1

1986	30	WSN-min	AAA	13	2	2	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	.000	.000	.000	.000		0		0	0	0	0		INA · AA
1987	31	MIL-min	AAA	13	2	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	.000	.000	.000	.000		0		0	1	0	0		DEN · AA
1987	31	MIL	AL	11	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0						0	0	0	0	0	0	1
11 Yrs				248	76	63	3	3	1	0	0	1	0	1	6	31	.048	.130	.063	.194	-45	4	1	0	6	0	0
162 Game Avg.				162	50	41	2	2	1	0	0	1	0	1	4	20	.048	.130	.063	.194	-45	3	1	0	4	0	0

CLE (5 yrs)				144	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0						0	0	0	0	0	0
ATL (3 yrs)				47	76	63	3	3	1	0	0	1	0	1	6	31	.048	.130	.063	.194	-45	4	1	0	6	0	0
TEX (3 yrs)				46	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0						0	0	0	0	0	0
MIL (1 yr)				11	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0						0	0	0	0	0	0

AL (9 yrs)				201	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0						0	0	0	0	0	0
NL (3 yrs)				47	76	63	3	3	1	0	0	1	0	1	6	31	.048	.130	.063	.194	-45	4	1	0	6	0	0

Player Value--Batters

WAR Explained (v2.1): 8+ MVP, 5+ A-S, 2+ Starter, 0-2 Sub, < 0 Repl

Year	Age	Tm	Lg	G	PA	Rbat	Rbaser	Rdp	Rfield	Rpos	RAA	WAA	Rrep	RAR	WAR	waaWL%	162WL%	oWAR	dWAR	oRAR	Salary	Pos	Awards
1976	20	TEX	AL	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0.0	0	0	0.0	.500	.500	0.0	0.0	0	$	/1
1977	21	TEX	AL	15	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0.0	0	0	0.0	.500	.500	0.0	0.0	0	$	1
1978	22	TEX	AL	29	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0.0	0	0	0.0	.500	.500	0.0	0.0	0	$	1
1979	23	CLE	AL	29	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0.0	0	0	0.0	.500	.500	0.0	0.0	0	$	1
1980	24	CLE	AL	36	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0.0	0	0	0.0	.500	.500	0.0	0.0	0	$90,000	1
1981	25	CLE	AL	22	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0.0	0	0	0.0	.500	.500	0.0	0.0	0	$250,000	1	AS
1982	26	CLE	AL	33	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0.0	0	0	0.0	.500	.500	0.0	0.0	0	$366,000	1
1983	27	CLE	AL	24	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0.0	0	0	0.0	.500	.500	0.0	0.0	0	$475,000	1
1983	27	ATL	NL	6	10	-2	-0	0	0	1	-1	-0.1	0	-0	-0.1	.487	.500	-0.1	0.0	-0	$	/1
1984	28	ATL	NL	21	48	-7	-0	-0	0	6	-2	-0.2	2	-0	-0.2	.491	.499	-0.2	0.0	-0	$900,000	1
1985	29	ATL	NL	20	18	-5	-1	0	0	2	-3	-0.4	1	-3	-0.4	.482	.498	-0.4	0.0	-3	$870,000	1

1987	31	MIL	AL	11	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0.0	0	0	0.0	.500	.500	0.0	0.0	0	$72,500	1
11 Seasons				248	76	-14	-1	0	0	9	-6	-0.6	2	-3	-0.7	.497	.500	-0.7	0.2	-3	$3,023,500

CLE (5 yrs)				144	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0.0	0	0	0.0	.500	.500	0.0	0.1	0	$1,181,000
ATL (3 yrs)				47	76	-14	-1	0	0	9	-6	-0.6	2	-3	-0.7	.487	.499	-0.7	0.0	-3	$1,770,000
TEX (3 yrs)				46	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0.0	0	0	0.0	.500	.500	0.0	0.0	0	$
MIL (1 yr)				11	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0.0	0	0	0.0	.500	.500	0.0	0.0	0	$72,500

Advanced Batting

Year	Age	Tm	Lg	PA	Outs	RC	RC/G	AIR	BAbip	BA	lgBA	OBP	lgOBP	SLG	lgSLG	OPS	lgOPS	OPS+	OWn%	BtRuns	BtWins	TotA	SecA	ISO
1983	27	TOT	MLB	10	9	0	0.0	103	.333	.125	.272	.125	.342	.125	.404	.250	.746	-32	.000	-1.5	-0.2	.143	.000	.000
1983	27	ATL	NL	10	9	0	0.0	103	.333	.125	.272	.125	.342	.125	.404	.250	.746	-32	.000	-1.5	-0.2	.143	.000	.000
1984	28	ATL	NL	48	41	1	0.7	99	.105	.053	.271	.182	.337	.079	.394	.261	.732	-26	.033	-6.7	-0.7	.243	.184	.026
1985	29	ATL	NL	18	18	0	0.0	99	.000	.000	.266	.000	.334	.000	.396	.000	.730	-100	.000	-4.7	-0.5	-.056	-.059	.000
11 Yrs				76	68	1	0.4	100	.094	.048	.270	.130	.337	.063	.396	.194	.733	-45	.013	-12.8	-1.4	.145	.095	.016
162 Game Avg.				50	44	1	0.4	100	.094	.048	.270	.130	.337	.063	.396	.194	.733	-45	.013	-12.8	-1.4	.145	.095	.016

NL (3 yrs)				76	68	1	0.4	100	.094	.048	.270	.130	.337	.063	.396	.194	.733	-45	.013	-12.8	-1.4	.145	.095	.016

All-Star Batting

Year	Tm	Lg	Age	GS	PA	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	SB	CS	BB	SO	BA	OBP	SLG	OPS	TB	GDP	HBP	SH	SF	IBB
1981	CLE	AL	25		0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0					0	0	0	0	0

Ratio Batting*

Year	Age	Tm	Lg	PA	HR%	SO%	BB%	XBH%	X/H%	SO/BB	AB/SO	AB/HR	AB/RBI	GO/AO	IP%
1983	27	TOT	MLB	10	0.0%	50.0%	0.0%	0.0%	0%		1.6			3.00	30%
1983	27	ATL	NL	10	0.0%	50.0%	0.0%	0.0%	0%		1.6			3.00	30%
1984	28	ATL	NL	48	0.0%	39.6%	12.5%	2.1%	50%	3.17	2.0		38.0	2.14	40%
1985	29	ATL	NL	18	0.0%	38.9%	0.0%	0.0%			2.4			3.50	56%
11 Yrs				76	0.0%	40.8%	7.9%	1.3%	33%	5.17	2.0		63.0	2.50	42%
MLB Averages					2.1%	13.5%	8.5%	6.7%	29%	1.59	6.6	42.6	8.4	1.09	74%

Win Probability

Year	Age	Tm	Lg	BtRuns	BtWins	Plays	WPA	WPA+	WPA-	aLI	WPA/LI	Clutch	RE24	REW	boLI	RE24/boLI	AB
1976	20	TEX	AL	0.0	0.0
1977	21	TEX	AL	0.0	0.0
1978	22	TEX	AL	0.0	0.0
1979	23	CLE	AL	0.0	0.0
1980	24	CLE	AL	0.0	0.0
1981	25	CLE	AL	0.0	0.0
1982	26	CLE	AL	0.0	0.0
1983	27	TOT	MLB	-1.5	-0.2	10	-0.1	0.0	-0.2	.82	-0.2	-0.0	-1.3	-0.1	0.83	-1.7	0
1983	27	CLE	AL	0.0	0.0
1983	27	ATL	NL	-1.5	-0.2	10	-0.1	0.0	-0.2	.82	-0.2	-0.0	-1.3	-0.1	0.83	-1.7	0
1984	28	ATL	NL	-6.7	-0.7	48	-0.8	0.2	-1.0	1.01	-0.6	-0.2	-7.2	-0.7	0.99	-7.2	0
1985	29	ATL	NL	-4.7	-0.5	19	-0.6	0.1	-0.6	1.12	-0.4	-0.1	-5.7	-0.6	1.05	-4.7	0

1987	31	MIL	AL	0.0	0.0
11 Yrs				-12.8	-1.4	77	-1.5	0.3	-1.8	1.01	-1.2	-0.3	-14.2	-1.5	0.99	-13.6	0

Baserunning & Misc. Stats*

Year	Age	Tm	Lg	XI	RS%	SBO	CS	SB%	CS3	PO	PCS	XBT%	1^stS	1^stS2
1983	27	TOT	MLB	0	100%	2	0		0	0	0	0%	1	1
1983	27	ATL	NL	0	100%	2	0		0	0	0	0%	1	1
1984	28	ATL	NL	0	25%	6	0		0	0	0	0%	1	1
1985	29	ATL	NL	1		6	1	0%	1	1	1	0%	3	3
11 Yrs				1	33%	14	1	0%	1	1	1	0%	5	5

Situational Hitting*

						Hits			Pinch Hitting					Home Runs								SH			GIDP			PrdOut			BaseRunners			Advances
Year	Age	Tm	Lg	PA	Ptn%	H	Inf	Bnt	AB	H	HR	RBI	PHlev	All	GS	GSo	vRH	vLH	Hm	Rd	IP	Att	Suc	%	Opp	DP	%	Opp	Suc	%	BR	BRS	BRS%	<2,3B	Scr	%	0,2B	Adv	%	PAu
1983	27	TOT	MLB	10	30%	1			0	0	0	0		0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	2	100%	2	0	0%	2	1	50%	3	0	0%	0	0		0	0		0
1983	27	ATL	NL	10	30%	1			0	0	0	0		0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	2	100%	2	0	0%	2	1	50%	3	0	0%	0	0		0	0		0
1984	28	ATL	NL	48	19%	2			0	0	0	0		0	0	3	0	0	0	0	0	5	4	80%	10	1	10%	12	2	17%	37	2	5%	1	1	100%	0	0		0
1985	29	ATL	NL	18	28%	0			0	0	0	0		0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	0%	3	0	0%	5	0	0%	14	0	0%	3	0	0%	0	0		0
11 Yrs				76	22%	3			0	0	0	0		0	0	3	0	0	0	0	0	9	6	67%	15	1	7%	19	3	16%	54	2	4%	4	1	25%	0	0		0
MLB Averages					57%																			80%			11%			35%			15%			51%			55%

Cumulative Batting

Year	Age	G	PA	AB	R	H	2B	RBI	CS	BB	SO	BA	OBP	SLG	OPS	OPS+	TB	GDP	SH
1983	27	196	10	8	1	1	0	0	0	0	5	.125	.125	.125	.250	-32	1	0	2
1984	28	217	58	46	3	3	1	1	0	6	24	.065	.173	.087	.260	-27	4	1	6
1985	29	237	76	63	3	3	1	1	1	6	31	.048	.130	.063	.194	-45	4	1	6
1986	30	237	76	63	3	3	1	1	1	6	31	.048	.130	.063	.194	-45	4	1	6
1987	31	248	76	63	3	3	1	1	1	6	31	.048	.130	.063	.194	-45	4	1	6

Neutralized Batting

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average team scoring of 716 total runs (4.42 R/G) How this works

Year	Age	G	PA	AB	R	H	2B	RBI	BB	SO	BA	OBP	SLG	OPS	RC	Gact
1983	27	30	10	8	0	0	0	0	0	5	.000	.000	.000	.000	0	30
1984	28	21	52	39	4	3	2	2	9	19	.077	.250	.128	.378	1	21
1985	29	20	17	17	0	0	0	0	0	7	.000	.000	.000	.000	0	20
3 Yrs		71	79	64	4	3	2	2	9	31	.047	.164	.078	.243	1	71
162 Game Avg.		162	180	146	9	7	5	5	21	71	.047	.164	.078	.243	2	71

* Many Detailed Statistics are based on play-by-play accounts accumulated by RetroSheet. These totals may be incomplete (3.6% of all plays from 1918 to 1973 are missing or have incomplete accounts, click link for year and team summary) for some players prior to 1974 and even complete seasons may not match the official totals due to errors in both the official totals and the play-by-play accounts. Pre-1954 seasons have a substantial numbers of games missing play-by-play accounts and should be viewed as essentially incomplete.

Appearances on Leader Boards, Awards, and Honors

Stats are Year-Value-Rank · Glossary

All-Star Games 1981 *	Youngest s c a p y 1976 AL born 1955-07-27 (7th)

All-Star Games
1981 *

Youngest s c a p y
1976 AL born 1955-07-27 (7th)

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