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Len
Barker		  
Bats: Right
Throws: Right
Height: 6' 5''
Weight: 225
 
Born: July 7, 1955 in Usa, KY, FORT KNOX
 
Ratings - Pitching     Help
                                                   
  Stuff Control Movement
Year Age Tm Lg Salary Endurance vL vR OA vL vR OA vL vR OA
1976 20 MIN AL   8 6 7 7 5 5 5 7 8 8
1977 21 MIN AL   8 6 7 7 5 5 5 6 7 7
1978 22 MIN AL $ 300,000 8 6 7 6 5 6 5 6 7 6
1979 23 MIN AL $ 300,000 9 6 7 7 5 5 5 6 7 6
1980 24 MIN AL $ 300,000 9 6 7 6 5 6 6 7 7 7
1981 25 MIN AL $ 300,000 9 5 6 5 5 6 6 5 6 6
1982 26 MIN AL $ 482,143 9 5 6 5 6 6 6 5 6 6
1983 27 MIN AL $ 482,143 9 5 6 5 6 6 6 5 6 5
1984 28 MIN AL $ 482,143 9 5 6 5 6 6 6 5 6 6
1985 29 NYG NL $ 516,000 9 5 5 5 5 6 6 5 6 6
1986 30 WAS NL $ 2,034,000 9 4 5 5 5 6 6 4 5 4
1987 31 WAS NL $ 2,034,000 8 4 5 5 5 6 6 4 5 4
OOTP6 Min Ratings   8 4 5 5 5 5 5 4 5 4
OOTP6 Max Ratings $ 2,034,000 9 6 7 7 6 6 6 7 8 8
Pitching Stats     Help
Bold lines indicate player won Platinum Arm or Bronze Rookie.
Year Age Tm Lg W L Pct G GS CG SHO SV IP H ER HR BB SO ERA OAVG OOBP OSLG OOPS PWS
1976 20 AAA   13 9 .591 28 28 3 0 0 192.7 170 69 10 90 140 3.22 .240 .325 .343 .668  
1977 21 AAA   3 1 .750 12 12 0 0 0 75.3 61 16 2 29 60 1.91 .221 .295 .283 .578  
1978 22 MIN AL 15 7 .682 28 28 7 1 0 216.0 215 86 16 101 106 3.58 .262 .343 .378 .721 16.0
    AAA   0 1 .000 3 3 0 0 0 23.7 18 4 1 5 16 1.52 .212 .256 .271 .526  
1979 23 MIN AL 5 8 .385 27 19 3 1 0 138.0 148 80 16 64 74 5.22 .275 .350 .442 .791 2.1
1980 24 MIN AL 14 15 .483 68 9 2 0 22 161.7 138 57 15 78 87 3.17 .232 .320 .342 .662 17.2
1981 25 MIN AL 2 0 1.000 2 2 0 0 0 14.0 8 2 1 6 3 1.29 .167 .255 .229 .484 2.1
1982 26 MIN AL 12 17 .414 30 30 11 3 0 222.7 229 105 24 90 102 4.24 .269 .339 .418 .757 9.7
1983 27 MIN AL 1 4 .200 44 0 0 0 0 46.7 45 21 1 19 24 4.05 .254 .323 .328 .651 2.4
1984 28 MIN AL 7 5 .583 56 8 4 1 28 116.3 109 46 9 34 60 3.56 .247 .301 .380 .681 15.2
1985 29 NYG NL 4 2 .667 63 0 0 0 12 70.7 68 28 10 16 28 3.57 .258 .300 .417 .717 7.6
1986 30 WAS NL 15 11 .577 34 27 8 2 0 220.7 206 85 18 75 127 3.47 .249 .312 .354 .666 14.7
1987 31 WAS NL 4 2 .667 28 3 1 0 1 75.7 89 42 9 29 37 5.00 .294 .353 .439 .792 1.9
10 Years Sim 79 71 .527 380 126 36 8 63 1282.3 1255 552 119 512 648 3.87 .258 .328 .386 .714 89.0
3 Years AAA 16 11 .593 43 43 3 0 0 291.7 249 89 13 124 216 2.75 .233 .312 .321 .634  
Season Average 7 7 .500 38 12 3 0 6 128.2 125 55 11 51 64 3.87 .258 .328 .386 .714  
Career Highs 15 17 1.000 68 30 11 3 28 222.7 229 105 24 101 127 5.22 .294 .353 .442 .792  
Career Pitching Splits     Help
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Category W L Pct G GS CG SHO SV IP H ER HR BB SO ERA OAVG OOBP OSLG OOPS
vs RH   563 263 58 221 356   .240 .306 .365 .671
vs LH   692 289 61 291 292   .274 .349 .406 .755
Home 34 39 .466 187 53 14 2 29 588.6 550 252 58 224 262 3.85 .249 .318 .385 .704
Away 45 32 .584 193 73 22 6 34 693.6 705 300 61 288 386 3.89 .265 .337 .387 .724
Mar/Apr 11 9 .550 54 15 4 0 11 170.3 173 74 18 48 76 3.91 .265 .315 .404 .718
May 16 14 .533 74 28 9 3 6 273.0 283 118 25 112 171 3.89 .267 .338 .401 .738
June 12 13 .480 54 27 7 1 10 220.0 195 103 19 125 118 4.21 .236 .336 .359 .695
July 12 14 .462 51 24 5 1 5 210.0 216 96 22 81 103 4.11 .270 .338 .408 .746
August 16 12 .571 77 18 6 1 14 214.0 202 91 19 79 87 3.83 .254 .322 .380 .701
Sep/Oct 12 9 .571 70 14 5 2 17 195.0 186 70 16 67 93 3.23 .254 .316 .363 .679
Fielding Stats     Help
Bold lines indicate player won Gold Glove.
Year Age Tm Lg Pos G GS IP PO A E DP FPct RF    
1978 22 MIN AL P 28 28 216.0 12 33 1 5 .978 1.88    
1979 23 MIN AL P 27 19 138.0 10 16 1 2 .963 1.70    
1980 24 MIN AL P 68 9 161.7 4 34 3 0 .927 2.12    
1981 25 MIN AL P 2 2 14.0 1 4 1 3 .833 3.21    
1982 26 MIN AL P 30 30 222.7 17 45 4 5 .939 2.51    
1983 27 MIN AL P 44 0 46.7 2 7 1 1 .900 1.74    
1984 28 MIN AL P 56 8 116.3 8 18 0 0 1.000 2.01    
1985 29 NYG NL P 63 0 70.7 5 9 0 1 1.000 1.78    
1986 30 WAS NL P 34 27 220.7 8 33 1 5 .976 1.67    
1987 31 WAS NL P 28 3 75.7 5 14 3 0 .864 2.26    
Career Totals   380 126 1282.3 72 213 15 22 .950 2.00    
Career Highs   68 30 222.7 17 45 4 5 1.000 3.21    
Post-Season Pitching Stats     Help
Bold lines indicate player won Post Season MVP Award.
Year Age Tm Lg W L Pct G GS CG SHO SV IP H ER HR BB SO ERA OAVG OOBP OSLG OOPS
1978 22 MIN AL 0 3 .000 3 3 0 0 0 21.7 32 19 7 10 16 7.89 .352 .416 .637 1.053
Career Post-Season Pitching 0 3 .000 3 3 0 0 0 21.7 32 19 7 10 16 7.89 .352 .416 .637 1.053
Pitching Leaderboards     Help
Top 10 finishes. Stats are Year-Rank-Value. League leaders are in bold.
Season Rankings are League Based.
Losses
1982-2-17
 Winning Pct
1978-4-.682
 Saves
1980-8-22
1984-4-28
 Games Pitched
1980-8-68
1985-6-63
 Complete Games
1982-3-11
 Shutouts
1982-2-3
1986-6-2
Homeruns Allowed
1982-7-24
 Walks Allowed
1982-10-90
        
 
   Black Ink Test: 0    (Avg Pitcher in HOF ~ 64)
   Gray Ink Test: 15    (Avg Pitcher in HOF ~ 278)
 
Similar Pitchers     What are Similarity Scores?

  1. Frank Williams (956)
  2. Sammy Ellis (955)
  3. Jim Slaton (953)
  4. Fred Holdsworth (952)
  5. Ray Lamb (951)
  6. Joe Schaffernoth (950)
  7. Don Robinson (950)
  8. Howie Koplitz (945)
  9. Dickie Noles (943)
  10. Charlie Williams (941)
History
Drafted in 1st round, 3rd overall pick, by Minnesota in 1976
Injured on 5/9/1976 with a Stiff Elbow, out for one week
Injured on 6/5/1976 with a Pulled Elbow Ligament, out for one week
Injured on 4/23/1977 with a Bone Chips Elbow, out for 5-6 weeks
Injured on 7/4/1977 with a Ruptured Disc Back, out for full season
Earned first career win on 5/10/1978
Injured on 4/11/1981 with a Torn Bicep Muscle, out for full season
2/2/1982: Gets a new one-year contract worth $482,143 through salary arbitration
2/2/1983: Gets a new one-year contract worth $482,143 through salary arbitration
2/2/1984: Gets a new one-year contract worth $482,143 through salary arbitration
Signed as a free agent by New York (N) on 4/3/1985 to a 1-year deal worth $516,000 per year
Signed as a free agent by Washington on 2/26/1986 to a 2-year deal worth $2,034,000 per year
 
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