Barbaro Garbey
Barbaro (Garbey) Garbey
Bats: Right , Throws: Right
Height: 5' 10" , Weight: 170 lb.

Born: December 4, 1956 in Santiago De Cuba, Cuba
Signed by the Detroit Tigers as an amateur free agent in 1980. (All Transactions)
Debut: April 3, 1984
Final Game: October 2, 1988
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Standard Batting

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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 Awards
1984 27 DET AL 110 348 327 45 94 17 1 5 52 6 7 17 35 .287 .325 .391 .716 98 128 8 2 0 2 2 35D/7489
1985 28 DET AL 86 259 237 27 61 9 1 6 29 3 2 15 37 .257 .305 .380 .685 87 90 7 3 0 4 1 3D97/58
1988 31 TEX AL 30 67 62 4 12 2 0 0 5 0 0 4 11 .194 .239 .226 .465 30 14 3 0 0 1 0 /3D759
3 Seasons 226 674 626 76 167 28 2 11 86 9 9 36 83 .267 .309 .371 .679 87 232 18 5 0 7 3
162 Game Avg. 162 483 449 54 120 20 1 8 62 6 6 26 59 .267 .309 .371 .679 87 166 13 4 0 5 2
DET (2 yrs) 196 607 564 72 155 26 2 11 81 9 9 32 72 .275 .316 .387 .703 93 218 15 5 0 6 3
TEX (1 yr) 30 67 62 4 12 2 0 0 5 0 0 4 11 .194 .239 .226 .465 30 14 3 0 0 1 0

Advanced Batting

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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
1984 27 DET AL 348 250 38 4.1 97 .308 .287 .264 .325 .326 .391 .398 .716 .724 98 .453 -1.3 -0.1 .589 .153 .104 5.5
1985 28 DET AL 259 189 27 3.8 99 .278 .257 .261 .305 .327 .380 .406 .685 .733 87 .417 -4.4 -0.4 .589 .190 .122 4.0
1988 31 TEX AL 67 54 3 1.5 96 .231 .194 .262 .239 .327 .226 .394 .465 .721 30 .121 -5.8 -0.6 .340 .097 .032
3 Seasons 674 493 68 3.7 98 .289 .267 .262 .309 .327 .371 .400 .679 .727 87 .406 -11.5 -1.1 .562 .161 .104 9.9
162 Game Avg. 483 353 49 3.7 98 .289 .267 .262 .309 .327 .371 .400 .679 .727 87 .406 -11.5 -1.1 .562 .161 .104 7
DET (2 yrs) 607 439 65 4.0 98 .296 .275 .263 .316 .327 .387 .401 .703 .728 93 .437 -5.7 -0.5 .589 .168 .112 9.9
TEX (1 yr) 67 54 3 1.5 96 .231 .194 .262 .239 .327 .226 .394 .465 .721 30 .120 -5.8 -0.6 .340 .097 .032

Postseason Batting

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Year Age Tm Lg Series Opp Rslt G PA AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SB CS BB SO BA OBP SLG OPS TB GDP HBP SH SF IBB
1984 27 DET AL ALCS KCR W 3 9 9 1 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 .333 .333 .333 .667 3 1 0 0 0 0
1984 27 DET AL WS SDP W 4 12 12 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 .000 .000 .000 .000 0 0 0 0 0 0
1 Season (2 Series) 7 21 21 1 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 .143 .143 .143 .286 3 1 0 0 0 0
1 ALCS 3 9 9 1 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 .333 .333 .333 .667 3 1 0 0 0 0
1 WS 4 12 12 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 .000 .000 .000 .000 0 0 0 0 0 0

Ratio Batting*

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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
1984 27 DET AL 348 1.4% 10.1% 4.9% 6.6% 25% 2.06 9.3 65.4 6.3 0.99 83%
1985 28 DET AL 259 2.3% 14.3% 5.8% 6.2% 26% 2.47 6.4 39.5 8.2 1.19 76%
1988 31 TEX AL 67 0.0% 16.4% 6.0% 3.0% 17% 2.75 5.6 12.4 0.79 1.00 78% 25% 0.0% 34%
3 Seasons 674 1.6% 12.3% 5.3% 6.1% 25% 2.31 7.5 56.9 7.3 0.79 1.06 80% 25% 0.0% 34%
MLB Averages

Baserunning & Misc. Stats*

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Year Age Tm Lg ROE XI RS% SBO SB CS SB% SB2 CS2 SB3 CS3 SBH CSH PO PCS OOB BT XBT% 1stS 1stS2 1stS3 1stD 1stD3 1stDH 2ndS 2ndS3 2ndSH
1984 27 DET AL 9 0 37% 133 6 7 46% 5 5 0 2 1 0 1 1 1 5 41% 22 18 4 5 0 5 17 7 9
1985 28 DET AL 3 0 29% 112 3 2 60% 3 2 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 2 50% 11 6 4 3 3 0 8 1 7
1988 31 TEX AL 1 0 25% 20 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 38% 5 3 2 2 2 0 1 0 1
3 Seasons 13 0 33% 265 9 9 50% 8 7 0 2 1 0 2 1 2 8 43% 38 27 10 10 5 5 26 8 17
MLB Averages

Situational Hitting*

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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
1984 27 DET AL 348 71% 94 20 5 0 5 1.56 5 0 11 0 5 2 3 0 0 0 76 8 11% 35 4 11% 245 49 20% 20 11 55% 28 11 39% 0
1985 28 DET AL 259 58% 61 17 3 1 2 1.47 6 0 12 2 4 4 2 0 0 0 52 7 13% 27 10 37% 185 23 12% 21 9 43% 14 3 21% 0
1988 31 TEX AL 67 58% 12 1 0 7 2 0 2 1.53 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 17 3 18% 5 2 40% 40 5 13% 5 3 60% 7 2 29% 0
3 Seasons 674 65% 167 1 0 44 10 1 9 1.52 11 0 23 2 9 6 5 0 0 0 145 18 12% 67 16 24% 470 77 16% 46 23 50% 49 16 33% 0
MLB Averages

Pitch Summary -- Batting*

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Year Age Tm Lg PA Pit Pit/PA Str Str% L/Str S/Str F/Str I/Str AS/Str I/Bll AS/Pit Con 1stS 30% 30c 30s 20% 20c 20s 31% 31c 31s L/SO PAu Pitu Stru
1988 31 TEX AL 67 260 3.88 160 62% 24% 18% 26% 33% 76% 0% 47% 76% 25% 4% 3 1 19% 13 7 6% 4 2 36% 0 0 0
1 Season 67 260 3.88 160 62% 24% 18% 26% 33% 76% 0% 47% 76% 25% 4% 3 1 19% 13 7 6% 4 2 36% 0 0 0
MLB Averages

Cumulative Batting

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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
1984 27 110 348 327 45 94 17 1 5 52 6 7 17 35 .287 .325 .391 .716 98 128 8 2 0 2 2
1985 28 196 607 564 72 155 26 2 11 81 9 9 32 72 .275 .316 .387 .703 93 218 15 5 0 6 3
1986 29 196 607 564 72 155 26 2 11 81 9 9 32 72 .275 .316 .387 .703 93 218 15 5 0 6 3
1987 30 196 607 564 72 155 26 2 11 81 9 9 32 72 .275 .316 .387 .703 93 218 15 5 0 6 3
1988 31 226 674 626 76 167 28 2 11 86 9 9 36 83 .267 .309 .371 .679 87 232 18 5 0 7 3

Neutralized Batting

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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
1984 27 110 348 327 48 94 17 1 5 55 6 17 35 .287 .325 .391 .716 41 110
1985 28 86 259 237 28 61 9 1 6 30 3 15 37 .257 .305 .380 .685 27 86
1988 31 30 66 61 4 11 2 0 0 5 0 4 11 .180 .227 .213 .440 3 30
3 Seasons 226 673 625 80 166 28 2 11 90 9 36 83 .266 .308 .370 .677 71 226
162 Game Avg. 162 482 448 57 119 20 1 8 65 6 26 59 .266 .308 .370 .677 51 226

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Hall Of Fame Statistics

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Hall of Fame StandardsBatting - 2 (3544), Average HOFer ≈ 50

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