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Babe Barna

Herbert Paul Barna

Position: Leftfielder
Bats: Left, Throws: Right
Height: 6' 2", Weight: 210 lb.

Born: March 2, 1915 in Clarksburg, WV
School: West Virginia University (Morgantown, WV)(All Transactions)
Debut: September 16, 1937
Teams (by GP): Giants/RedSox/Athletics 1937-1943

Final Game: July 28, 1943
Died: May 18, 1972 in Charleston, WV
Buried: Mountain View Memorial Park, Dunbar, WV
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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
1937 22 PHA AL 14 38 36 10 14 2 0 2 9 1 0 2 6 .389 .421 .611 1.032 159 22 0 0 /7O3
1938 23 PHA AL 9 33 30 4 4 0 0 0 2 0 0 3 5 .133 .212 .133 .345 -10 4 0 0 /O79
1941 26 NYG NL 10 45 42 5 9 3 0 1 5 0 2 6 .214 .250 .357 .607 68 15 0 0 1 O/97
1942 27 NYG NL 104 370 331 39 85 8 7 6 58 3 38 48 .257 .333 .378 .711 107 125 4 0 1 O7/9
1943 28 TOT MLB 70 257 225 30 42 9 2 3 22 5 1 31 33 .187 .285 .284 .570 65 64 2 0 1 7O
1943 28 NYG NL 40 130 113 11 23 5 1 1 12 3 16 9 .204 .302 .292 .594 72 33 1 0 1 7O
1943 28 BOS AL 30 127 112 19 19 4 1 2 10 2 1 15 24 .170 .268 .277 .545 58 31 1 0 0 7O
5 Yrs 207 743 664 88 154 22 9 12 96 9 1 76 98 .232 .311 .346 .657 88 230 6 0 3
162 Game Avg. 162 581 520 69 121 17 7 9 75 7 59 77 .232 .311 .346 .657 88 180 0 2
NYG (3 yrs) 154 545 486 55 117 16 8 8 75 6 56 63 .241 .319 .356 .675 95 173 5 0 3
PHA (2 yrs) 23 71 66 14 18 2 0 2 11 1 0 5 11 .273 .324 .394 .718 82 26 0 0
BOS (1 yr) 30 127 112 19 19 4 1 2 10 2 1 15 24 .170 .268 .277 .545 58 31 1 0 0
NL (3 yrs) 154 545 486 55 117 16 8 8 75 6 56 63 .241 .319 .356 .675 95 173 5 0 3
AL (3 yrs) 53 198 178 33 37 6 1 4 21 3 1 20 35 .208 .288 .320 .608 67 57 1 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
1937 22 PHA AL 14 38 3 0 0 -2 -0 1 0.1 1 2 0.2 .504 .500 0.4 -0.2 4 $ /7O3
1938 23 PHA AL 9 33 -5 0 0 0 -0 -6 -0.5 1 -4 -0.4 .443 .497 -0.4 -0.0 -4 $ /O79
1941 26 NYG NL 10 45 -2 0 0 0 -0 -2 -0.3 2 -1 -0.1 .475 .498 -0.1 -0.1 -1 $ O/97
1942 27 NYG NL 104 370 2 -0 0 -2 -4 -4 -0.6 11 7 0.6 .495 .497 0.9 -0.8 9 $ O7/9
1943 28 NYG NL 40 130 -4 0 0 -2 -1 -7 -0.8 4 -3 -0.4 .480 .495 -0.2 -0.4 -1 $ 7O
1943 28 BOS AL 30 127 -6 0 0 -2 -1 -9 -1.1 3 -6 -0.8 .464 .493 -0.6 -0.4 -4 $ 7O
5 Seasons 207 743 -11 0 0 -8 -8 -27 -3.2 22 -5 -0.9 .485 .497 -0.0 -1.8 2 $
NYG (3 yrs) 154 545 -3 -0 0 -4 -6 -13 -1.6 17 4 0.1 .490 .497 0.6 -1.2 8 $
PHA (2 yrs) 23 71 -2 0 0 -2 -1 -5 -0.4 2 -3 -0.2 .480 .499 0.0 -0.3 -1 $
BOS (1 yr) 30 127 -6 0 0 -2 -1 -9 -1.1 3 -6 -0.8 .464 .493 -0.6 -0.4 -4 $

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 PwrSpd
1937 22 PHA AL 38 22 9 10.8 115 .429 .389 .287 .421 .362 .611 .428 1.032 .790 159 .790 3.1 0.3 1.136 .306 .222 1.3
1938 23 PHA AL 33 26 1 1.0 115 .160 .133 .285 .212 .363 .133 .425 .345 .788 -10 .046 -5.2 -0.5 .269 .100 .000
1941 26 NYG NL 45 34 4 3.2 96 .229 .214 .268 .250 .339 .357 .378 .607 .717 68 .376 -2.0 -0.2 .515 .190 .143 .0
1942 27 NYG NL 370 251 42 4.5 88 .285 .257 .257 .333 .329 .378 .357 .711 .687 107 .577 2.1 0.2 .664 .245 .121 4.0
1943 28 TOT MLB 257 187 18 2.6 89 .206 .187 .262 .285 .333 .284 .358 .570 .691 65 .327 -9.9 -1.1 .532 .253 .098 3.8
1943 28 NYG NL 130 92 10 2.9 89 .214 .204 .265 .302 .333 .292 .359 .594 .693 72 .367 -3.8 -0.4 .571 .257 .088 1.5
1943 28 BOS AL 127 95 8 2.3 89 .198 .170 .258 .268 .333 .277 .357 .545 .690 58 .285 -6.2 -0.7 .495 .250 .107 2.0
5 Yrs 743 520 74 3.8 91 .256 .232 .262 .311 .334 .346 .366 .657 .700 88 .482 -11.9 -1.3 .607 .241 .114 10.3
162 Game Avg. 581 407 58 3.8 91 .256 .232 .262 .311 .334 .346 .366 .657 .700 88 .482 -11.9 -1.3 .607 .241 .114 8
NYG (3 yrs) 545 377 56 4.0 89 .263 .241 .260 .319 .331 .356 .359 .675 .690 95 .515 -3.6 -0.4 .628 .243 .115 6.9
PHA (2 yrs) 71 48 10 5.5 115 .302 .273 .286 .324 .363 .394 .427 .718 .789 82 .520 -2.1 -0.2 .667 .212 .121 1.3
BOS (1 yr) 127 95 8 2.3 89 .198 .170 .258 .268 .333 .277 .357 .545 .690 58 .285 -6.2 -0.7 .495 .250 .107 2.0
NL (3 yrs) 545 377 56 4.0 89 .263 .241 .260 .319 .331 .356 .359 .675 .690 95 .515 -3.6 -0.4 .628 .243 .115 6.9
AL (3 yrs) 198 143 18 3.4 98 .237 .208 .269 .288 .344 .320 .383 .608 .726 67 .391 -8.2 -0.9 .552 .236 .112 3.4

Ratio Batting*

Year Age Tm Lg PA HR% SO% BB% XBH% X/H% SO/BB AB/SO AB/HR AB/RBI GB/FB GO/AO IP% LD% HR/FB IF/FB
1937 22 PHA AL 38 5.3% 15.8% 5.3% 10.5% 29% 3.00 6.0 18.0 4.0 74%
1938 23 PHA AL 33 0.0% 15.2% 9.1% 0.0% 0% 1.67 6.0 15.0 76%
1941 26 NYG NL 45 2.2% 13.3% 4.4% 8.9% 44% 3.00 7.0 42.0 8.4 78%
1942 27 NYG NL 370 1.6% 13.0% 10.3% 5.7% 25% 1.26 6.9 55.2 5.7 75%
1943 28 TOT MLB 257 1.2% 12.8% 12.1% 5.5% 33% 1.06 6.8 75.0 10.2 74%
1943 28 NYG NL 130 0.8% 6.9% 12.3% 5.4% 30% 0.56 12.6 113.0 9.4 79%
1943 28 BOS AL 127 1.6% 18.9% 11.8% 5.5% 37% 1.60 4.7 56.0 11.2 68%
5 Yrs 743 1.6% 13.2% 10.2% 5.8% 28% 1.29 6.8 55.3 6.9 75%
MLB Averages 1.4% 9.1% 8.9% 6.4% 27% 1.02 9.8 64.6 8.2 79%

Cumulative Batting

Year Age G PA AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SB CS BB SO BA OBP SLG OPS OPS+ TB GDP HBP SH SF IBB
1937 22 14 38 36 10 14 2 0 2 9 1 0 2 6 .389 .421 .611 1.032 159 22 0 0
1938 23 23 71 66 14 18 2 0 2 11 1 0 5 11 .273 .324 .394 .718 82 26 0 0
1939 24 23 71 66 14 18 2 0 2 11 1 0 5 11 .273 .324 .394 .718 82 26 0 0
1940 25 23 71 66 14 18 2 0 2 11 1 0 5 11 .273 .324 .394 .718 82 26 0 0
1941 26 33 116 108 19 27 5 0 3 16 1 0 7 17 .250 .296 .380 .675 77 41 0 0 1
1942 27 137 486 439 58 112 13 7 9 74 4 0 45 65 .255 .324 .378 .703 99 166 4 0 2
1943 28 207 743 664 88 154 22 9 12 96 9 1 76 98 .232 .311 .346 .657 88 230 6 0 3

Neutralized Batting

Change to: Default / 750 Runs / 1968 Dodgers / 2000 Rockies or

All seasons are converted to 162-game seasons &
average team scoring of 716 total runs (4.42 R/G)
How this works
Year Age G PA AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SB BB SO BA OBP SLG OPS RC Gact
1937 22 15 38 36 9 13 2 0 2 8 1 2 6 .361 .395 .583 .978 8 14
1938 23 10 37 33 5 5 0 0 0 2 0 4 5 .152 .243 .152 .395 1 9
1941 26 10 47 44 6 10 3 0 1 6 0 2 6 .227 .261 .364 .625 4 10
1942 27 110 401 357 47 97 9 8 7 69 3 43 51 .272 .350 .401 .751 50 104
1943 28 73 273 238 34 46 10 2 3 25 5 34 35 .193 .294 .290 .584 21 70
5 Yrs 218 796 708 101 171 24 10 13 110 9 85 103 .242 .323 .359 .682 84 207
162 Game Avg. 162 592 526 75 127 18 7 10 82 7 63 77 .242 .323 .359 .682 62 207

Appearances on Leader Boards, Awards, and Honors

Stats are Year-Value-Rank · Glossary

Triples s c a p y
1942 NL  7 (5th)

                                         

Hall Of Fame Statistics

Player rank in (·)

Gray InkBatting - 1 (2399), Average HOFer ≈ 144

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