Bio
- Height
- 6' 1"
- Debut
- 1981
- AL Gold Glove
- 2x
- AL Silver Slugger
- 1986
Bio
- Height
- 6' 1"
- Debut
- 1981
- AL Gold Glove
- 2x
- AL Silver Slugger
- 1986
Stats
Standard
Career regular season
- GP
- 1,428
- AB
- 4,759
- R
- 715
- H
- 1,219
- HR
- 241
- RBI
- 716
- SB
- 66
- AVG
- .256
Ranked among MLB players who qualify (AB, R, H, HR, RBI, SB: 40+ games; AVG: 300+ AB) that season; only the top 50 are shown. How each stat qualifies: glossary.
| GP: Games the player appeared in, however briefly. | AB: At-bats: trips to the plate that ended in a hit, an out or an error. Walks and sacrifices are not counted. | R: Runs — scored by the batter, or allowed by the pitcher. | H: Times the batter reached base by hitting the ball, without help from an error. | HR: Home runs hit. | RBI: Runs that scored because of this batter's plate appearance. | SB: Bases taken while the pitcher was delivering. Being caught is counted separately. | AVG: Hits per at-bat. .300 is the traditional line between a good hitter and a great one. | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1981 | TOR | 25 | 95 | 7 | 22 | 2 | 9 | 4 | .232 |
| 1982 | TOR | 139 | 394 | 54 | 97 | 18 | 58 | 1 | .246 |
| 1983 | TOR | 128 | 388 | 58 | 98 | 27 | 68 | 2 | .253 |
| 1984 | TOR | 110 | 320 | 51 | 91 | 14 | 49 | 8 | .284 |
| 1985 | TOR | 155 | 539 | 94 | 156 | 27 | 84 | 22 | .289 |
| 1986 | TOR | 158 | 589 | 107 | 170 | 40 | 108 | 8 | .289 |
| 1987 | TOR | 159 | 590 | 89 | 155 | 28 | 84 | 3 | .263 |
| 1988 | TOR | 137 | 468 | 62 | 114 | 18 | 56 | 7 | .244 |
| 1989 |  TOR/NYY | 150 | 521 | 79 | 122 | 23 | 67 | 5 | .234 |
| 1990 | NYY | 153 | 476 | 69 | 117 | 25 | 78 | 4 | .246 |
| 1991 | NYY | 84 | 284 | 37 | 64 | 17 | 48 | 1 | .225 |
| 1992 | NYY | 30 | 95 | 8 | 13 | 2 | 7 | 1 | .137 |
Career Postseason
- GP
- 7
- AB
- 25
- R
- 3
- H
- 7
- HR
- 1
- RBI
- 4
- SB
- 1
- AVG
- .280
Expanded
Career regular season
- PA
- 5,394
- TB
- 2,218
- XBH
- 487
- HBP
- 34
- IBB
- 49
- GIDP
- 0
- P/PA
- 0.00
Ranked among MLB players who qualify (PA: 100+ AB; TB, XBH, HBP, IBB: 300+ AB; P/PA: 300+ PA) that season; only the top 50 are shown. How each stat qualifies: glossary.
| PA: Plate appearances — every trip to the plate, walks and sacrifices included. | TB: Total bases — one for a single, four for a home run. | XBH: Extra-base hits: doubles, triples and home runs. | HBP: Times the batter was hit by a pitch and took first base. | IBB: Walks the other team issued on purpose. | GIDP: Times the batter grounded into a double play — lower is better. | P/PA: Pitches the batter saw per trip to the plate. Above 4.0 is a patient hitter. | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1981 | TOR | 100 | 35 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1982 | TOR | 446 | 168 | 33 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| 1983 | TOR | 420 | 198 | 43 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1984 | TOR | 360 | 149 | 29 | 2 | 5 | 0 | 0 |
| 1985 | TOR | 612 | 289 | 70 | 4 | 5 | 0 | 0 |
| 1986 | TOR | 671 | 329 | 77 | 8 | 5 | 0 | 0 |
| 1987 | TOR | 654 | 270 | 56 | 3 | 7 | 0 | 0 |
| 1988 | TOR | 520 | 199 | 44 | 1 | 6 | 0 | 0 |
| 1989 | TOR/NYY | 615 | 216 | 47 | 3 | 6 | 0 | 0 |
| 1990 | NYY | 570 | 217 | 48 | 5 | 4 | 0 | 0 |
| 1991 | NYY | 321 | 127 | 29 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 0 |
| 1992 | NYY | 105 | 21 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
What the columns mean: PA · TB · XBH · HBP · IBB · GIDP · P/PA
Advanced
Career regular season
- WAR
- 37.2
- RC
- 773.7
- RC/27
- 5.70
- ISOP
- .210
- SECA
- .330
- BB/K
- 0.45
- AB/HR
- 19.7
- GO/FO
- 0.00
Ranked among MLB players with 300+ AB that season; only the top 50 are shown. How each stat qualifies: glossary.
| WAR: Wins above replacement — wins the player added over a freely available fill-in. | RC: Runs created — an estimate of how many runs the batter's hitting produced. | RC/27: Runs a lineup of this batter would score in a full game of 27 outs. | ISOP: Isolated power: slugging minus batting average, so only extra bases count. | SECA: Secondary average: bases from walks, steals and extra-base hits, per at-bat. | BB/K: Walks for every strikeout, a measure of plate discipline. | AB/HR: At-bats per home run — lower means more power. | GO/FO: Ground-ball outs for every fly-ball out. | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1981 | TOR | 0.5 | 9.2 | 3.3 | .137 | 0.2 | 0.2 | 47.5 | 0 |
| 1982 | TOR | 0.9 | 56.1 | 4.9 | .180 | 0.3 | 0.5 | 21.9 | 0 |
| 1983 | TOR | 2.6 | 59.1 | 5.3 | .258 | 0.3 | 0.2 | 14.4 | 0 |
| 1984 | TOR | 2.7 | 55.8 | 6.4 | .181 | 0.3 | 0.4 | 22.9 | 0 |
| 1985 | TOR | 6.6 | 109 | 7.5 | .247 | 0.4 | 0.5 | 20 | 0 |
| 1986 | TOR | 7.3 | 120.5 | 7.5 | .270 | 0.4 | 0.5 | 14.7 | 0 |
| 1987 | TOR | 4.4 | 91.2 | 5.6 | .195 | 0.3 | 0.4 | 21.1 | 0 |
| 1988 | TOR | 2.7 | 63.8 | 4.7 | .182 | 0.3 | 0.4 | 26 | 0 |
| 1989 | TOR/NYY | 4.0 | 80.5 | 5.3 | .180 | 0.3 | 0.6 | 22.7 | 0 |
| 1990 | NYY | 5.0 | 83.8 | 6.1 | .210 | 0.4 | 0.6 | 19 | 0 |
| 1991 | NYY | 1.8 | 41.9 | 5.1 | .222 | 0.4 | 0.5 | 16.7 | 0 |
| 1992 | NYY | -1.3 | 3.3 | 1.1 | .084 | 0.2 | 0.3 | 47.5 | 0 |
What the columns mean: WAR · RC · RC/27 · ISOP · SECA · BB/K · AB/HR
What were Jesse Barfield's career stats?
Jesse Barfield played 12 seasons for the Blue Jays and the Yankees. He was a career .256 hitter with 1,219 hits, 241 home runs and 716 RBI. His best season was 1985: a .289 batting average, 27 home runs and 84 RBI.
League leaderboards and awards
12 seasons, 1 postseason, 1981 to 1992
Jesse Barfield led MLB in home runs (1986); finished top 10 in a stat 3 times.
Awards
All-time career rank
- 284th in home runs (241)
Among the 10,340 MLB players with a career line on file, regular season. A place deeper than 300th is not listed.
Season top 10 finishes
Among qualified MLB players each season, as the glossary defines each stat. All-time places are among players on file.
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