Virgil Barnes Stats

Virgil Barnes was born on Friday, March 5, 1897, in Ontario, Kansas. Barnes was 22 years old when he broke into the big leagues on September 25, 1919, with the New York Giants. His biographical data, year-by-year hitting stats, fielding stats, pitching stats (where applicable), career totals, uniform numbers, salary data and miscellaneous items-of-interest are presented by Baseball Almanac on this comprehensive Virgil Barnes baseball stats page.

"It's possible to get the ball to break several feet by pitching a roundhouse curve, but that wouldn't deceive any smart batter. It's the sudden, sharp dart to one side and down that fools the batter." - Virgil Barnes in Baseball Magazine (September 1926)

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Virgil Barnes
 
 
Career All-Star Division LCS World Series Trades Awards
Birth Name:   Virgil Jennings Barnes
Nickname:   Zeke
Born On:   03-05-1897
Place of Birth Data Born In:   Ontario, Kansas
Zodiac:   Pisces
Year of Death Data Died On:   07-24-1958
Place of Death Data Died In:   Wichita, Kansas
Cemetery:   Holton Cemetery, Holton, Kansas
College:   None Attended
Batting Stances Chart Bats:   Right
Throwing Arms Chart Throws:   Right
Player Height Chart Height:   6-00
Player Weight Chart Weight:   165
First Game:   09-25-1919 (Age 22)
Last Game:   09-15-1928
Draft:   Not Applicable
Virgil Barnes

Virgil Barnes Pitching Stats

G GS GF W L PCT ERA CG SHO SV IP BFP H ER R HR BB IBB SO WP HBP BK HLD
1919 Giants 1 0 1 0 0 .000 18.00 0 0 0 2.0 12 6 4 4 0 1 - 1 0 0 0 -
1920 Giants 1 1 0 0 1 .000 3.86 0 0 0 7.0 30 9 3 3 0 1 - 2 0 0 0 -
1922 Giants 22 3 7 1 0 1.000 3.48 1 0 2 51.2 206 46 20 27 1 11 - 16 3 0 0 -
1923 Giants 22 2 7 2 3 .400 3.91 0 0 1 53.0 232 59 23 31 2 19 - 6 1 0 0 -
1924 Giants 35 29 4 16 10 .615 3.06 15 1 3 229.1 958 239 78 87 10 57 - 59 1 0 1 -
1925 Giants 32 27 4 15 11 .577 3.53 17 1 2 221.2 934 242 87 110 9 53 - 53 0 1 0 -
1926 Giants 31 25 4 8 13 .381 2.87 9 2 1 185.0 777 183 59 73 4 56 - 54 1 3 0 -
1927 Giants 35 29 3 14 11 .560 3.98 12 2 2 228.2 963 251 101 116 14 51 - 66 2 4 0 -
1928 Giants 10 9 0 3 3 .500 5.04 3 1 0 55.1 245 71 31 32 3 18 - 11 1 0 0 -
1928 Braves 16 10 1 2 7 .222 5.82 1 0 0 60.1 286 86 39 42 3 26 - 7 0 0 0 -
G GS GF W L PCT ERA CG SHO SV IP BFP H ER R HR BB IBB SO WP HBP BK HLD
9 Years 205 135 31 61 59 .508 3.66 58 7 11 1,094.0 4,643 1,192 445 525 46 293 - 275 9 8 1 -
Virgil Barnes

Virgil Barnes Hitting Stats

G AB R H 2B 3B HR GS RBI BB IBB SO SH SF HBP GIDP AVG OBP SLG
1919 Giants 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 - 0 0 - 0 0 .000 .000 .000
1920 Giants 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 - 0 1 - 0 - .000 .000 .000
1922 Giants 22 12 1 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 - 5 1 - 0 - .167 .167 .167
1923 Giants 22 14 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 - 3 0 - 0 - .000 .000 .000
1924 Giants 35 77 8 14 0 0 0 0 4 6 - 26 4 - 0 - .182 .241 .182
1925 Giants 32 89 4 9 0 0 0 0 0 0 - 26 2 - 0 - .101 .101 .101
1926 Giants 31 56 1 3 0 0 0 0 1 0 - 15 1 - 0 - .054 .054 .054
1927 Giants 35 83 5 9 0 0 0 0 4 0 - 29 4 - 0 - .108 .108 .108
1928 Giants 10 22 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 - 9 0 - 0 - .091 .091 .091
1928 Braves 16 17 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 - 6 2 - 0 - .059 .111 .059
G AB R H 2B 3B HR GS RBI BB IBB SO SH SF HBP GIDP AVG OBP SLG
9 Years 205 371 20 40 0 0 0 0 9 7 - 119 15 - 0 0 .108 .124 .108
Virgil Barnes

Virgil Barnes Fielding Stats

POS G GS OUTS TC TC/G CH PO A E DP PB CASB CACS FLD% RF ZR
1919 Giants P 1 0 6 0 0.0 0 0 0 0 0 n/a n/a n/a .000 0.00 -
1920 Giants P 1 1 21 4 4.0 4 0 4 0 0 n/a n/a n/a 1.000 5.14 -
1922 Giants P 22 3 155 16 0.7 16 3 13 0 1 n/a n/a n/a 1.000 2.79 -
1923 Giants P 22 2 159 16 0.7 16 0 16 0 0 n/a n/a n/a 1.000 2.72 -
1924 Giants P 35 29 688 77 2.2 76 10 66 1 3 n/a n/a n/a .987 2.98 -
1925 Giants P 32 27 665 64 2.0 62 8 54 2 3 n/a n/a n/a .969 2.52 -
1926 Giants P 31 25 555 54 1.7 52 10 42 2 1 n/a n/a n/a .963 2.53 -
1927 Giants P 35 29 686 59 1.7 55 6 49 4 1 n/a n/a n/a .932 2.16 -
1928 Giants P 10 9 166 14 1.4 12 0 12 2 1 n/a n/a n/a .857 1.95 -
1928 Braves P 16 10 181 15 0.9 14 2 12 1 0 n/a n/a n/a .933 2.09 -
POS G GS OUTS TC TC/G CH PO A E DP PB CASB CACS FLD% RF ZR
P Totals 205 135 3,282 319 1.6 307 39 268 12 10 n/a n/a n/a .962 2.53 --
9 Years 205 135 3,282 319 1.6 307 39 268 12 10 n/a n/a n/a .962 2.53 --
Virgil Barnes

Virgil Barnes Miscellaneous Stats

SB CS SB% PH PR DH AB/HR AB/K AB/RBI K/BB K/9 BB/9
1919 Giants 0 - - - - n/a 0.0 0.0 0.0 1.00 4.50 4.50
1920 Giants 0 0 .000 - - n/a 0.0 0.0 0.0 2.00 2.57 1.29
1922 Giants 0 0 .000 - - n/a 0.0 2.4 0.0 1.45 2.79 1.92
1923 Giants 0 0 .000 - - n/a 0.0 4.7 0.0 0.32 1.02 3.23
1924 Giants 0 1 .000 - - n/a 0.0 3.0 19.3 1.04 2.32 2.24
1925 Giants 0 1 .000 - - n/a 0.0 3.4 0.0 1.00 2.15 2.15
1926 Giants 0 - - - - n/a 0.0 3.7 56.0 0.96 2.63 2.72
1927 Giants 0 - - - - n/a 0.0 2.9 20.8 1.29 2.60 2.01
1928 Giants 0 - - - - n/a 0.0 2.4 0.0 0.61 1.79 2.93
1928 Braves 0 - - - - n/a 0.0 2.8 0.0 0.27 1.04 3.88
SB CS SB% PH PR DH AB/HR AB/K AB/RBI K/BB K/9 BB/9
9 Years 0 2 .000 - - n/a 0.0 3.1 41.2 0.94 2.26 2.41
Virgil Barnes

Virgil Barnes Miscellaneous Items of Interest

1919 New York Giants n/a Undetermined n/a -
1920 New York Giants n/a Undetermined n/a -
1922 New York Giants n/a Undetermined n/a -
1923 New York Giants n/a Undetermined n/a Stats
1924 New York Giants n/a Undetermined n/a Stats
1925 New York Giants n/a Undetermined n/a -
1926 New York Giants n/a Undetermined n/a -
1927 New York Giants n/a Undetermined n/a -
1928 New York Giants n/a Undetermined n/a -
1928 Boston Braves n/a Undetermined n/a -


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