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Skeeter Barnes

William Henry Barnes

Positions: Pinch Hitter, Third Baseman and Outfielder
Bats: Right, Throws: Right
Height: 5' 11", Weight: 175 lb.

Born: March 3, 1957 in Cincinnati, OH
School: University of Cincinnati
Drafted by the Cincinnati Reds in the 16th round of the 1978 amateur draft.
Signed June 8, 1978. (All Transactions)
Debut: September 6, 1983
Teams (by GP): Tigers/Reds/Expos/Cardinals 1983-1994

Final Game: June 20, 1994
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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
1978	21	CIN-min	Rk	68	277	277		102	22	5	3						.368	.368	.516	.884		143						BIL · PION
1979	22	CIN-min	AA	145	542	500	54	133	19	4	12	77	5	3	27	64	.266	.305	.392	.697		196		4	4	7		NVL · SOUL
1980	23	CIN-min	AA	138	571	533	62	156	27	6	4	64	18	10	24	54	.293	.320	.388	.709		207		1	6	7		WBY · EL
1981	24	CIN-min	AA,AAA	132	535	481	55	124	23	1	7	60	16	5	42	39	.258	.322	.353	.675		170		5	4	3	10	WBY,INA · EL,AA
1982	25	CIN-min	AA,AAA	130	532	477	75	146	29	7	13	75	32	11	45	38	.306	.366	.478	.844		228		1	7	2	5	WBY,INA · EL,AA
1983	26	CIN-min	AAA	109	408	377	67	127	19	6	7	56	10	5	26	42	.337	.378	.475	.853		179		0	3	2	2	INA · AA
1983	26	CIN	NL	15	43	34	5	7	0	0	1	4	2	2	7	3	.206	.372	.294	.666	85	10	0	2	0	0	0	/35
1984	27	CIN-min	AAA	92	393	360	59	118	23	4	14	67	24	5	26	30	.328	.370	.531	.900		191		1	1	5	3	WCH · AA
1984	27	CIN	NL	32	46	42	5	5	0	0	1	3	0	0	4	6	.119	.196	.190	.386	8	8	1	0	0	0	1	5/7
1985	28	WSN-CIN-min	AAA	95	389	340	51	95	16	0	8	63	20	8	38	45	.279	.358	.397	.755		135		5	3	3	3	INA,DEN · AA
1985	28	MON	NL	19	26	26	0	4	1	0	0	0	0	1	0	2	.154	.154	.192	.346	-1	5	1	0	0	0	0	/5937

1987	30	STL-MIL-min	AAA	220	482	431	79	131	33	5	16	76	17	5	41	38	.304	.363	.515	.878		222		2	2	6	1	LOU,DEN · AA
1987	30	STL	NL	4	4	4	1	1	0	0	1	3	0	0	0	0	.250	.250	1.000	1.250	210	4	0	0	0	0	0	/5

1989	32	CIN-min	AAA	124	522	472	57	143	39	3	6	55	15	6	32	59	.303	.348	.436	.785		206		5	5	8	2	NVL · AA
1989	32	CIN	NL	5	3	3	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	.000	.000	.000	.000	-100	0	0	0	0	0	0

1991	34	DET-min	AAA	62	264	233	48	77	14	0	9	40	27	7	23	26	.330	.397	.506	.903		118	6	4	2	2	1	TOL · IL
1991	34	DET	AL	75	171	159	28	46	13	2	5	17	10	7	9	24	.289	.325	.491	.816	121	78	1	0	2	1	1	597/348D
1992	35	DET	AL	95	181	165	27	45	8	1	3	25	3	1	10	18	.273	.318	.388	.706	97	64	4	2	2	2	1	53/4897D
1993	36	DET	AL	84	180	160	24	45	8	1	2	27	5	5	11	19	.281	.318	.381	.699	89	61	2	0	4	5	0	3574/D96
1994	37	DET-min	AAA	36	144	128	18	33	10	0	3	16	5	1	13	18	.258	.324	.406	.730		52	2	0	2	1	0	TOL · IL
1994	37	DET	AL	24	21	21	4	6	0	0	1	4	0	1	0	2	.286	.286	.429	.714	81	9	1	0	0	0	0	3/7D
9 Seasons				353	675	614	95	159	30	4	14	83	20	18	41	74	.259	.306	.389	.695	90	239	10	4	8	8	3
162 Game Avg.				162	310	282	44	73	14	2	6	38	9	8	19	34	.259	.306	.389	.695	90	110	5	2	4	4	1

DET (4 yrs)				278	553	505	83	142	29	4	11	73	18	14	30	63	.281	.319	.420	.739	101	212	8	2	8	8	2
CIN (3 yrs)				52	92	79	11	12	0	0	2	7	2	3	11	9	.152	.272	.228	.500	39	18	1	2	0	0	1
STL (1 yr)				4	4	4	1	1	0	0	1	3	0	0	0	0	.250	.250	1.000	1.250	210	4	0	0	0	0	0
MON (1 yr)				19	26	26	0	4	1	0	0	0	0	1	0	2	.154	.154	.192	.346	-1	5	1	0	0	0	0

NL (5 yrs)				75	122	109	12	17	1	0	3	10	2	4	11	11	.156	.246	.248	.494	38	27	2	2	0	0	1
AL (4 yrs)				278	553	505	83	142	29	4	11	73	18	14	30	63	.281	.319	.420	.739	101	212	8	2	8	8	2

Player Value--Batters

WAR: 8+ MVP, 5+ A-S, 2+ Strtr, 0-2 Sub, < 0 Repl.

Year	Age	Tm	Lg	PA	Rbat	Rbaser	Rroe	Rdp	Rfield	Rpos	Rrep	RAR	WAR	oRAR	oWAR	dWAR	Salary	Pos
1983	26	CIN	NL	43	0	-1	0	0	0	0	1	0	0.0	0	0.0	0.0	$	/35
1984	27	CIN	NL	46	-5	0	1	0	0	0	1	-3	-0.3	-3	-0.3	0.0	$	5/7
1985	28	MON	NL	26	-3	-1	0	0	1	0	1	-1	-0.2	-3	-0.3	0.1	$	/5937

1987	30	STL	NL	4	1	0	0	0	-0	0	0	0	0.0	1	0.1	-0.1	$	/5

1989	32	CIN	NL	3	-1	0	0	0	0	0	0	-1	-0.1	-1	-0.1	0.0	$

1991	34	DET	AL	171	4	-1	0	1	4	-1	6	13	1.3	9	0.9	0.4	$	597/348D
1992	35	DET	AL	181	0	0	0	0	-1	-1	6	4	0.4	5	0.5	-0.1	$150,000	53/4897D
1993	36	DET	AL	180	-2	-1	1	0	-0	-3	6	1	0.1	1	0.1	0.0	$265,000	3574/D96
1994	37	DET	AL	21	-1	-1	0	0	0	0	1	-1	-0.1	-1	-0.1	0.0	$	3/7D
9 Seasons				675	-7	-5	2	1	3	-5	22	12	1.1	8	0.8	0.3	$415,000

DET (4 yrs)				553	1	-3	1	1	3	-5	19	17	1.7	14	1.4	0.3	$415,000
CIN (3 yrs)				92	-6	-1	1	0	0	0	2	-4	-0.4	-4	-0.4	0.0	$
STL (1 yr)				4	1	0	0	0	-0	0	0	0	0.0	1	0.1	-0.1	$
MON (1 yr)				26	-3	-1	0	0	1	0	1	-1	-0.2	-3	-0.3	0.1	$

Standard Fielding

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Adv Fielding w/ run summary

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
1983	CIN	NL	26	1B	7	6	5	52.2	49	43	6	0	5	1.000	0	2	8.37	7.00	.992	9.96	9.91
1983	CIN	NL	26	3B	7	2	2	34.0	8	2	5	1	2	.875	-0	-4	1.85	1.00	.949	2.70	2.69
1984	CIN	NL	27	3B	11	7	5	62.1	21	6	15	0	0	1.000	0	6	3.03	1.91	.943	2.79	2.78
1984	CIN	NL	27	LF	3	1	0	7.0	1	1	0	0	0	1.000	0	0	1.29	0.33	.970	2.06	2.03
1984	CIN	NL	27	OF	3	1	0	7.0	1	1	0	0	0	1.000	0	0	1.29	0.33	.980	2.31	2.27
1985	MON	NL	28	3B	4	1	1	22.0	10	4	6	0	1	1.000	1	33	4.09	2.50	.948	2.86	2.88
1985	MON	NL	28	OF	3	2	2	18.0	5	5	0	0	0	1.000	0	13	2.50	1.67	.980	2.20	2.20
1985	MON	NL	28	RF	2	1	1	9.0	1	1	0	0	0	1.000	-0	-40	1.00	0.50	.980	2.00	2.00
1985	MON	NL	28	1B	1	0	0	3.0	4	4	0	0	0	1.000	0	0	12.00	4.00	.992	10.20	10.00
1985	MON	NL	28	LF	1	1	1	9.0	4	4	0	0	0	1.000	0	67	4.00	4.00	.978	1.90	1.90
1987	STL	NL	30	3B	1	0	0	3.0	0	0	0	0	0		-0	-200	0.00	0.00		2.70	2.80
1991	DET	AL	34	OF	33	22	12	202.2	59	54	5	0	0	1.000	3	19	2.62	1.79	.983	2.37	2.37
1991	DET	AL	34	3B	17	9	6	91.1	33	9	22	2	2	.939	0	3	3.05	1.82	.955	2.79	2.79
1991	DET	AL	34	RF	17	6	3	74.2	22	21	1	0	0	1.000	2	26	2.65	1.29	.980	2.19	2.19
1991	DET	AL	34	LF	13	12	7	96.0	27	24	3	0	0	1.000	4	44	2.53	2.08	.978	2.17	2.16
1991	DET	AL	34	1B	9	0	0	20.0	25	24	1	0	2	1.000	0	6	11.25	2.78	.992	9.76	9.74
1991	DET	AL	34	2B	7	4	2	39.0	15	5	10	0	0	1.000	0	12	3.46	2.14	.981	5.19	5.19
1991	DET	AL	34	CF	5	4	2	32.0	10	9	1	0	0	1.000	-2	-71	2.81	2.00	.989	2.76	2.76
1991	DET	AL	34	DH	1	1
1992	DET	AL	35	3B	39	33	15	266.1	111	34	68	9	7	.919	-1	-3	3.45	2.62	.950	2.78	2.77
1992	DET	AL	35	1B	17	3	1	59.0	89	82	6	1	7	.989	0	6	13.42	5.18	.993	9.69	9.64
1992	DET	AL	35	OF	15	0	0	28.0	11	9	1	1	1	.909	-1	-43	3.21	0.67	.983	2.48	2.46
1992	DET	AL	35	2B	7	0	0	20.0	5	2	3	0	1	1.000	0	6	2.25	0.71	.984	5.26	5.23
1992	DET	AL	35	CF	6	0	0	14.0	7	6	1	0	1	1.000	0	43	4.50	1.17	.986	2.89	2.88
1992	DET	AL	35	RF	5	0	0	7.0	3	3	0	0	0	1.000	-0	-17	3.86	0.60	.983	2.19	2.22
1992	DET	AL	35	LF	4	0	0	7.0	1	0	0	1	0	.000	-1	-240	0.00	0.00	.980	2.31	2.28
1992	DET	AL	35	DH	3	3
1993	DET	AL	36	1B	27	9	7	107.1	124	113	9	2	6	.984	1	7	10.23	4.52	.993	9.57	9.48
1993	DET	AL	36	OF	18	14	6	116.0	29	29	0	0	0	1.000	-0	-2	2.25	1.61	.983	2.41	2.39
1993	DET	AL	36	3B	13	7	3	65.2	27	9	17	1	0	.963	-0	-2	3.56	2.00	.951	2.69	2.66
1993	DET	AL	36	LF	12	10	4	80.0	20	20	0	0	0	1.000	2	31	2.25	1.67	.984	2.23	2.21
1993	DET	AL	36	2B	10	1	1	31.0	17	7	10	0	1	1.000	0	12	4.94	1.70	.981	5.14	5.11
1993	DET	AL	36	DH	7	7
1993	DET	AL	36	RF	6	4	2	36.0	9	9	0	0	0	1.000	-2	-77	2.25	1.50	.978	2.22	2.22
1993	DET	AL	36	SS	2	0	0	2.0	2	0	1	1	0	.500	-1	-420	4.50	0.50	.975	4.50	4.65
1994	DET	AL	37	1B	15	0	0	23.1	20	19	1	0	2	1.000	0	5	7.71	1.33	.992	9.57	9.49
1994	DET	AL	37	LF	4	1	0	17.0	3	1	1	1	0	.667	-0	-7	1.06	0.50	.977	2.17	2.15
1994	DET	AL	37	OF	4	1	0	17.0	3	1	1	1	0	.667	-0	-7	1.06	0.50	.983	2.38	2.35
1994	DET	AL	37	DH	1	1
	7 Seasons			3B	92	59	32	544.2	210	64	133	13	12	.938	-0	-0	3.26	2.14	.950	2.77	2.76
	6 Seasons			OF	76	40	20	388.2	108	99	7	2	1	.981	2	6	2.45	1.39	.983	2.38	2.38
	6 Seasons			1B	76	18	13	265.1	311	285	23	3	22	.990	1	5	10.45	4.05	.993	9.69	9.60
	6 Seasons			LF	37	25	12	216.0	56	50	4	2	0	.964	5	26	2.25	1.46	.980	2.18	2.17
	4 Seasons			RF	30	11	6	126.2	35	34	1	0	0	1.000	-1	-10	2.49	1.17	.980	2.19	2.19
	3 Seasons			2B	24	5	3	90.0	37	14	23	0	2	1.000	1	11	3.70	1.54	.982	5.19	5.17
	2 Seasons			CF	11	4	2	46.0	17	15	2	0	1	1.000	-1	-37	3.33	1.55	.988	2.80	2.83
	1 Season			SS	2	0	0	2.0	2	0	1	1	0	.500	-1	-420	4.50	0.50	.975	4.50	4.65
	9 Seasons			TOT	270	122	68	1290.2	668	462	187	19	37	.972	3	3	4.53	2.40	.977	4.25	4.80
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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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.

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Salaries

Salaries may not be complete (especially pre-1985) and may not include some earned bonuses

Year	Age	Team	Salary	Sources	Notes
1992	35	Detroit Tigers	$150,000	1994 Joint Exhibit 1
1993	36	Detroit Tigers	$265,000	1994 Joint Exhibit 1	Includes $15,000 earned bonus

Career to date (may be incomplete)			$415,000

Salary Data (about) courtesy Doug Pappas, and the Society for American Baseball Research.
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