Len Barker stats

Last played for the Milwaukee Brewers, 1987

Starting Pitcher

Age 71 · 6' 5"

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Len Barker played 11 MLB seasons, 1976 to 1987.

Stats

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Standard

Career regular season

GP
248
W
74
L
76
ERA
4.34
IP
1,323.2
K
975
BB
513
WHIP
1.36

Ranked among MLB players who qualify (W, IP, K: 10+ games; ERA, WHIP: 100+ IP) that season; only the top 50 are shown. How each stat qualifies: glossary.

Standard by season
GP: Games the player appeared in, however briefly.W: Games in which this pitcher was credited with the win.L: Games in which this pitcher was charged with the loss.ERA: Earned runs allowed per nine innings pitched — lower is better. Under 3.00 is excellent.IP: Innings pitched. The decimal counts outs, so 6.2 is six innings and two more outs.K: Batters this pitcher struck out.BB: Times the batter reached first base on four balls.WHIP: Walks and hits allowed per inning pitched — lower is better. Around 1.00 is elite.
1976TEX2102.4015.0760.87
1977TEX15412.6647.151241.27
1978TEX29154.8252.133291.76
1979CLE29664.92137.193701.57
1980CLE3619124.17246.1187921.34
1981CLE22873.91154.1127461.27
1982CLE3315113.90244.2187881.22
1983CLE/ATL309164.88182.2126661.35
1984ATL21783.85126.195381.25
1985ATL20296.3573.247371.64
1987MIL11215.3643.222171.63

What the columns mean: W · L · ERA · IP · K · BB · WHIP

Expanded

Career regular season

QS
0
CG
35
SHO
7
K/9
6.6
GB
0
FB
0
G/F
0.00
WP
0

Ranked among MLB players who qualify (QS, CG, SHO: 10+ GS; K/9: 100+ IP; G/F: 50+ IP) that season; only the top 50 are shown. How each stat qualifies: glossary.

Expanded by season
QS: Quality starts: six innings or more with no more than three earned runs.CG: Complete games, pitched from the first out to the last.SHO: Shutouts — complete games with no run allowed.K/9: Strikeouts for every nine innings pitched.GB: Ground balls hit against this pitcher.FB: Fly balls hit against this pitcher.G/F: Ground balls for every fly ball hit against this pitcher.WP: Wild pitches — throws the catcher had no chance to stop.
1976TEX0114.20000
1977TEX0009.70000
1978TEX0005.70000
1979CLE0206.10000
1980CLE0816.80000
1981CLE0937.40000
1982CLE01016.90000
1983CLE/ATL0416.20000
1984ATL0106.80000
1985ATL0005.70000
1987MIL0004.50000

What the columns mean: QS · CG · SHO · K/9 · G/F · WP

Bio

Age
71 yearsJul 7, 1955
Height
6' 5"
Debut
1976
Birthplace
Fort Knox, KY

What were Len Barker's career stats?

Len Barker played 11 seasons for the Rangers, the Guardians, the Braves and the Brewers. He had 74 wins and 975 strikeouts with a 4.34 ERA over 1,323.2 innings. His best season was 1980: 19 wins, a 4.17 ERA and 187 strikeouts.

League leaderboards and awards

11 seasons, 1976 to 1987

Len Barker finished top 10 in a stat 3 times.

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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