Barney McCosky
William Barney McCosky
Bats: Left , Throws: Right
Height: 6' 1" , Weight: 184 lb.

Born: April 11, 1917 in Coal Run, PA
High School: Southwestern (Detroit, MI)
Signed by the Detroit Tigers as an amateur free agent in 1936. (All Transactions)
Debut: April 18, 1939
Final Game: July 8, 1953
Died: September 6, 1996 in Venice, FL
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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
1939 22 DET AL 147 692 611 120 190 33 14 4 58 20 4 70 45 .311 .384 .430 .814 102 263 7 2 9 *O MVP-27
1940 23 DET AL 143 660 589 123 200 39 19 4 57 13 9 67 41 .340 .408 .491 .899 124 289 8 1 3 *O MVP-16
1941 24 DET AL 127 565 494 80 160 25 8 3 55 8 3 61 33 .324 .401 .425 .827 110 210 5 3 7 *O MVP-15
1942 25 DET AL 154 680 600 75 176 28 11 7 50 11 5 68 37 .293 .365 .412 .777 111 247 12 0 12 *O MVP-29
1946 29 TOT AL 117 471 399 44 127 22 4 2 45 2 2 60 22 .318 .407 .409 .816 128 163 7 0 12 *O
1946 29 DET AL 25 109 91 11 18 5 0 1 11 0 0 17 9 .198 .324 .286 .610 67 26 2 0 1 O
1946 29 PHA AL 92 362 308 33 109 17 4 1 34 2 2 43 13 .354 .433 .445 .878 146 137 5 0 11 O
1947 30 PHA AL 137 616 546 77 179 22 7 1 52 1 4 57 29 .328 .395 .399 .795 119 218 5 4 9 *O MVP-11
1948 31 PHA AL 135 605 515 95 168 21 5 0 46 1 3 68 22 .326 .405 .386 .791 111 199 10 0 22 *O MVP-27
1950 33 PHA AL 66 207 179 19 43 10 1 0 11 0 0 22 12 .240 .323 .307 .631 63 55 4 0 6 O
1951 34 TOT MLB 68 154 138 14 37 7 1 2 14 1 0 15 11 .268 .340 .377 .717 94 52 2 0 1 O
1951 34 TOT AL 43 99 88 12 21 5 0 1 3 1 0 11 9 .239 .323 .330 .653 79 29 2 0 0 O
1951 34 PHA AL 12 30 27 4 8 2 0 1 1 0 0 3 4 .296 .367 .481 .848 126 13 0 0 0 /O
1951 34 CIN NL 25 55 50 2 16 2 1 1 11 0 0 4 2 .320 .370 .460 .830 120 23 0 0 1 O
1951 34 CLE AL 31 69 61 8 13 3 0 0 2 1 0 8 5 .213 .304 .262 .567 57 16 2 0 0 O
1952 35 CLE AL 54 88 80 14 17 4 1 1 6 1 1 8 5 .213 .284 .325 .609 74 26 2 0 0 O
1953 36 CLE AL 22 22 21 3 4 3 0 0 3 0 0 1 4 .190 .227 .333 .561 51 7 0 0 0
11 Seasons 1170 4760 4172 664 1301 214 71 24 397 58 31 497 261 .312 .386 .414 .801 111 1729 62 10 81
162 Game Avg. 162 659 578 92 180 30 10 3 55 8 4 69 36 .312 .386 .414 .801 111 239 9 1 11
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
PHA (5 yrs) 442 1820 1575 228 507 72 17 3 144 4 9 193 80 .322 .397 .395 .792 115 622 24 4 48
DET (5 yrs) 596 2706 2385 409 744 130 52 19 231 52 21 283 165 .312 .386 .434 .820 110 1035 34 6 32
CLE (3 yrs) 107 179 162 25 34 10 1 1 11 2 1 17 14 .210 .285 .302 .587 65 49 4 0 0
CIN (1 yr) 25 55 50 2 16 2 1 1 11 0 0 4 2 .320 .370 .460 .830 120 23 0 0 1
AL (11 yrs) 1145 4705 4122 662 1285 212 70 23 386 58 31 493 259 .312 .387 .414 .800 110 1706 62 10 80
NL (1 yr) 25 55 50 2 16 2 1 1 11 0 0 4 2 .320 .370 .460 .830 120 23 0 0 1

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
1939 22 DET AL 692 441 103 6.2 120 .331 .311 .295 .384 .371 .430 .436 .814 .807 102 .590 2.0 0.2 .813 .260 .119 6.7
1940 23 DET AL 660 409 116 7.5 119 .360 .340 .290 .408 .364 .491 .439 .899 .804 124 .682 21.9 2.1 .889 .272 .151 6.1
1941 24 DET AL 565 349 84 6.4 115 .343 .324 .287 .401 .366 .425 .423 .827 .789 110 .637 9.1 0.9 .816 .235 .101 4.4
1942 25 DET AL 680 453 91 5.4 101 .304 .293 .275 .365 .350 .412 .385 .777 .735 111 .621 8.9 0.9 .728 .242 .118 8.6
1946 29 TOT AL 471 293 67 6.1 96 .333 .318 .264 .407 .339 .409 .380 .816 .719 128 .669 18.0 1.8 .794 .241 .090 2.0
1946 29 DET AL 109 76 8 2.8 101 .210 .198 .271 .324 .346 .286 .389 .610 .735 67 .328 -3.5 -0.4 .573 .275 .088 .0
1946 29 PHA AL 362 217 59 7.3 95 .367 .354 .262 .433 .337 .445 .378 .878 .714 146 .735 21.6 2.2 .874 .231 .091 1.3
1947 30 PHA AL 616 385 84 5.8 98 .345 .328 .265 .395 .345 .399 .381 .795 .726 119 .648 15.9 1.6 .734 .170 .071 1.0
1948 31 PHA AL 605 382 80 5.6 105 .341 .326 .273 .405 .358 .386 .394 .791 .752 111 .586 10.9 1.1 .736 .188 .060 .0
1950 33 PHA AL 207 146 18 3.3 112 .257 .240 .276 .323 .363 .307 .414 .631 .776 63 .318 -9.4 -0.9 .550 .190 .067
1951 34 TOT MLB 154 104 19 4.9 102 .280 .268 .266 .340 .344 .377 .395 .717 .739 94 .538 -1.0 -0.1 .660 .225 .109 1.3
1951 34 TOT AL 99 69 10 3.9 100 .256 .239 .264 .323 .345 .330 .387 .653 .732 79 .433 -2.3 -0.2 .594 .227 .091 1.0
1951 34 PHA AL 30 19 5 7.1 104 .318 .296 .270 .367 .351 .481 .396 .848 .747 126 .695 1.0 0.1 .842 .296 .185 .0
1951 34 CIN NL 55 35 9 6.9 105 .319 .320 .270 .370 .344 .460 .409 .830 .753 120 .685 1.3 0.1 .794 .220 .140 .0
1951 34 CLE AL 69 50 5 2.7 98 .232 .213 .261 .304 .342 .262 .383 .567 .725 57 .280 -3.3 -0.3 .500 .197 .049 .0
1952 35 CLE AL 88 66 7 2.9 91 .216 .213 .253 .284 .332 .325 .369 .609 .701 74 .336 -2.9 -0.3 .515 .213 .113 1.0
1953 36 CLE AL 22 17 2 3.2 101 .235 .190 .267 .227 .343 .333 .393 .561 .736 51 .347 -1.4 -0.1 .471 .190 .143
11 Seasons 4760 3045 671 5.9 108 .329 .312 .278 .386 .356 .414 .406 .801 .762 111 .613 72.0 7.2 .763 .228 .103 34.0
162 Game Avg. 659 422 93 5.9 108 .329 .312 .278 .386 .356 .414 .406 .801 .762 111 .613 10 1 .763 .228 .103 5
PA Outs RC RC/G AIR BAbip BA lgBA OBP lgOBP SLG lgSLG OPS lgOPS OPS+ OWn% BtRuns BtWins TotA SecA ISO PwrSpd
PHA (5 yrs) 1820 1149 246 5.7 102 .338 .322 .268 .397 .350 .395 .389 .792 .738 115 .616 39.9 4.1 .739 .192 .073 3.4
DET (5 yrs) 2706 1728 402 6.2 113 .329 .312 .286 .386 .362 .434 .420 .820 .782 110 .625 38.5 3.7 .799 .254 .122 27.8
CLE (3 yrs) 179 133 14 2.8 95 .224 .210 .258 .285 .337 .302 .378 .587 .715 65 .316 -7.6 -0.7 .504 .204 .093 1.3
CIN (1 yr) 55 35 9 6.9 105 .319 .320 .270 .370 .344 .460 .409 .830 .753 120 .685 1.3 0.1 .794 .220 .140 .0
AL (11 yrs) 4705 3010 662 5.9 108 .329 .312 .278 .387 .356 .414 .406 .800 .762 110 .612 70.7 7.1 .763 .228 .102 32.9
NL (1 yr) 55 35 9 6.9 105 .319 .320 .270 .370 .344 .460 .409 .830 .753 120 .685 1.3 0.1 .794 .220 .140 .0

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
1940 23 DET AL WS CIN L 7 30 23 5 7 1 0 0 1 0 0 7 0 .304 .467 .348 .814 8 0 0 0 0 0
1 WS 7 30 23 5 7 1 0 0 1 0 0 7 0 .304 .467 .348 .814 8 0 0 0 0 0

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
1939 22 147 692 611 120 190 33 14 4 58 20 4 70 45 .311 .384 .430 .814 102 263 7 2 9
1940 23 290 1352 1200 243 390 72 33 8 115 33 13 137 86 .325 .396 .460 .856 113 552 15 3 12
1941 24 417 1917 1694 323 550 97 41 11 170 41 16 198 119 .325 .397 .450 .847 112 762 20 6 19
1942 25 571 2597 2294 398 726 125 52 18 220 52 21 266 156 .316 .389 .440 .829 112 1009 32 6 31
1943 26 571 2597 2294 398 726 125 52 18 220 52 21 266 156 .316 .389 .440 .829 112 1009 32 6 31
1944 27 571 2597 2294 398 726 125 52 18 220 52 21 266 156 .316 .389 .440 .829 112 1009 32 6 31
1945 28 571 2597 2294 398 726 125 52 18 220 52 21 266 156 .316 .389 .440 .829 112 1009 32 6 31
1946 29 688 3068 2693 442 853 147 56 20 265 54 23 326 178 .317 .392 .435 .827 114 1172 39 6 43
1947 30 825 3684 3239 519 1032 169 63 21 317 55 27 383 207 .319 .392 .429 .821 115 1390 44 10 52
1948 31 960 4289 3754 614 1200 190 68 21 363 56 30 451 229 .320 .394 .423 .817 114 1589 54 10 74
1949 32 960 4289 3754 614 1200 190 68 21 363 56 30 451 229 .320 .394 .423 .817 114 1589 54 10 74
1950 33 1026 4496 3933 633 1243 200 69 21 374 56 30 473 241 .316 .391 .418 .809 112 1644 58 10 80
1951 34 1094 4650 4071 647 1280 207 70 23 388 57 30 488 252 .314 .389 .417 .806 111 1696 60 10 81
1952 35 1148 4738 4151 661 1297 211 71 24 394 58 31 496 257 .312 .387 .415 .802 111 1722 62 10 81
1953 36 1170 4760 4172 664 1301 214 71 24 397 58 31 497 261 .312 .386 .414 .801 111 1729 62 10 81

Neutralized Batting

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Year Age G PA AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SB BB SO BA OBP SLG OPS RC Gact
1939 22 155 687 620 100 177 31 13 4 49 19 65 47 .285 .355 .397 .752 86 147
1940 23 149 652 590 105 183 36 17 4 49 12 61 43 .310 .376 .449 .825 99 143
1941 24 132 557 497 70 150 23 8 3 48 8 57 34 .302 .377 .398 .775 74 127
1942 25 163 701 631 76 182 29 11 7 51 11 70 39 .288 .359 .403 .762 92 154
1946 29 122 492 425 50 141 24 4 2 51 2 67 23 .332 .423 .421 .844 76 117
1947 30 142 634 570 84 189 23 7 1 57 1 60 30 .332 .399 .402 .801 91 137
1948 31 141 599 531 93 168 21 5 0 45 1 68 23 .316 .394 .375 .769 78 135
1950 33 69 205 184 18 42 10 1 0 10 0 21 13 .228 .307 .293 .601 17 66
1951 34 71 161 145 14 39 7 1 2 14 1 16 12 .269 .342 .372 .714 19 68
1952 35 56 94 85 16 19 4 1 1 7 1 9 5 .224 .298 .329 .627 8 54
1953 36 23 24 23 4 5 4 0 0 4 0 1 4 .217 .250 .391 .641 2 22
11 Seasons 1223 4806 4301 630 1295 212 68 24 385 56 495 273 .301 .375 .399 .773 642 1170
162 Game Avg. 162 637 570 83 172 28 9 3 51 7 66 36 .301 .375 .399 .773 85 1170

Appearances on Leader Boards, Awards, and Honors

Stats are Year-Value-Rank, Glossary

MVP (yr-lg-rk-shr)
1939-AL-27-2%
1940-AL-16-3%
1941-AL-15-4%
1942-AL-29-0%
1947-AL-11-10%
1948-AL-27-1%
0.20 Career Shares (720th)

Batting Average s c a p y
1940 AL--.340--6th
1941 AL--.324--6th
1942 AL--.293--9th
1947 AL--.328--2nd
1948 AL--.326--5th
Career--.312--90th

On-Base% s c a p y
1940 AL--.408--10th
1941 AL--.401--9th
1947 AL--.395--5th
1948 AL--.405--6th
Career--.386--123rd

On-Base Plus Slugging s c a p y
1940 AL--.899--8th

Games Played s c a p y
1942 AL--154--2nd

At Bats s c a p y
1939 AL--611--4th

Plate Appearances s c a p y
1939 AL--692--4th
1940 AL--660--10th
1942 AL--680--7th

Runs Scored s c a p y
1939 AL--120--4th
1940 AL--123--3rd

Hits s c a p y
1939 AL--190--4th
1940 AL--200--1st
1942 AL--176--7th
1947 AL--179--4th

Total Bases s c a p y
1940 AL--289--9th

Doubles s c a p y
1939 AL--33--6th
1940 AL--39--7th

Triples s c a p y
1939 AL--14--2nd
1940 AL--19--1st
1942 AL--11--5th

Stolen Bases s c a p y
1939 AL--20--4th
1940 AL--13--8th

Singles s c a p y
1939 AL--139--4th
1940 AL--138--6th
1941 AL--124--6th
1942 AL--130--6th
1947 AL--149--2nd
1948 AL--142--3rd

Runs Created s c a p y
1939 AL--103--10th
1940 AL--116--6th
1947 AL--84--10th

Adj. Batting Wins s c a p y
1940 AL--2.1--9th

Times On Base s c a p y
1939 AL--262--5th
1940 AL--268--4th
1942 AL--244--10th
1947 AL--240--6th

Offensive Win % s c a p y
1940 AL--.682--6th
1947 AL--.648--10th

Hit By Pitch s c a p y
1941 AL--3--10th
1947 AL--4--5th

Sacrifice Hits s c a p y
1942 AL--12--6th
1946 AL--12--5th
1948 AL--22--1st

Caught Stealing s c a p y
1940 AL--9--5th

Power-Speed # s c a p y
1942 AL--8.6--9th

AB per SO s c a p y
1947 AL--18.828--7th
1948 AL--23.409--4th
Career--15.980--210th

Outs Made s c a p y
1939 AL--441--7th
1942 AL--453--9th

Hall Of Fame Statistics

Player rank in (·)

Black InkBatting - 4 (374), Average HOFer ≈ 27
Gray InkBatting - 31 (628), Average HOFer ≈ 144
Hall of Fame MonitorBatting - 39 (461), Likely HOFer ≈ 100
Hall of Fame StandardsBatting - 25 (424), Average HOFer ≈ 50

Similarity Scores

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  5. Johnny Hopp (927)
  6. Ira Flagstead (926)
  7. Johnny Mostil (925)
  8. Mule Haas (924)
  9. Fred Schulte (924)
  10. Ethan Allen (922)
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  4. Jesse Burkett (953) * 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 C
  5. Dale Mitchell (969)  2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 C
  6. Dale Mitchell (968)  2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 C
  7. Dale Mitchell (961)  2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 C
  8. Dale Mitchell (958)  2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 C
  9. Dale Mitchell (955)  2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 C
  10. Billy Southworth (929) * 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 C
  11. Rip Radcliff (932)  2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 C
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