Barry
Larkin
 
Bats: Right
Throws: Right
Height: 6' 0''
Weight: 190
 
Born: April 28, 1964 in Usa, OH, CINCINNATI
 
Awards & Accomplishments
All-Star Selections 1989   
Ratings - Batting     Help
                                             
  Contact Power Gap Eye Ks
Year Age Tm Lg Salary   vL vR OA vL vR OA vL vR OA vL vR OA vL vR OA
1986 22 DET AL     7 7 7 5 5 5 7 7 7 6 6 6 8 8 8
1987 23 DET AL $ 300,000   8 8 8 6 6 6 8 8 8 7 7 7 8 7 7
1988 24 DET AL $ 300,000   8 8 8 6 6 6 8 7 7 8 8 8 8 8 8
1989 25 DET AL $ 300,000   8 8 8 6 6 6 8 7 7 8 8 8 8 8 8
1990 26 DET AL $ 4,414,286   8 8 8 6 6 6 8 7 7 8 8 8 8 8 8
OOTP6 Min Ratings     7 7 7 5 5 5 7 7 7 6 6 6 8 7 7
OOTP6 Max Ratings $ 4,414,286   8 8 8 6 6 6 8 8 8 8 8 8 8 8 8
Batting Stats     Help
Bold lines indicate player won Silver Slugger or Bronze Rookie.
Year Age Tm Lg G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SB CS BB SO AVG OBP SLG OPS XR OWS
1986 22 AAA   92 353 61 106 27 2 8 52 11 5 52 39 .300 .390 .456 .846 61.9  
1987 23 DET AL 152 593 83 162 35 6 15 93 24 8 52 74 .273 .334 .428 .763 80.3 13.9
1988 24 DET AL 132 512 90 149 36 6 18 80 21 4 59 77 .291 .362 .490 .852 90.0 18.6
1989 25 DET AL 153 597 102 175 42 5 18 94 26 9 60 80 .293 .357 .471 .828 96.5 20.5
1990 26 DET AL 153 624 107 181 41 6 16 69 32 14 71 78 .290 .361 .452 .813 99.3 16.5
4 Years Sim 590 2326 382 667 154 23 67 336 103 35 242 309 .287 .354 .459 .813 366.2 69.5
1 Years AAA 92 353 61 106 27 2 8 52 11 5 52 39 .300 .390 .456 .846 61.9  
162 Game Average 638 104 183 42 6 18 92 28 9 66 84 .287 .354 .459 .813 100.5  
Career Highs 153 624 107 181 42 6 18 94 32 14 71 80 .293 .362 .490 .852 99.3  
Career Batting Splits     Help
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Category G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SB CS BB SO AVG OBP SLG OPS XR
vs RH   1662 272 463 119 16 41 242 69 23 174 221 .279 .347 .443 .790 254.0
vs LH   664 110 204 35 7 26 94 34 12 68 88 .307 .370 .498 .869 119.2
Home 286 1119 203 335 85 11 39 179 46 15 120 148 .299 .369 .500 .868 197.8
Away 304 1207 179 332 69 12 28 157 57 20 122 161 .275 .339 .422 .761 175.3
RISP   562 0 169 33 6 17 245 0 0 58 82 .301 .358 .472 .829 93.0
Pinch Hitting   25 7 9 3 0 1 5 1 0 4 2 .360 .448 .600 1.048 6.1
Close/Late   287 44 81 14 5 12 60 0 0 29 39 .282 .346 .491 .837 47.6
Mar/Apr 97 382 61 112 32 5 2 46 18 6 48 51 .293 .373 .419 .792 59.3
May 104 420 74 121 23 1 18 75 19 6 40 47 .288 .348 .476 .825 69.4
June 101 370 54 96 26 2 8 43 14 6 38 52 .259 .329 .405 .734 49.5
July 87 358 58 106 22 5 12 46 16 5 33 56 .296 .355 .486 .841 60.1
August 97 387 62 111 28 5 15 69 16 4 33 46 .287 .344 .501 .846 64.8
Sep/Oct 104 409 73 121 23 5 12 57 20 8 50 57 .296 .370 .465 .834 69.9
Fielding Stats     Help
Bold lines indicate player won Gold Glove.
Year Age Tm Lg Pos G GS IP PO A E DP FPct RF   DWS
1987 23 DET AL SS 143 139 1243.7 185 477 19 94 .972 4.79   6.1
    2B 8 0 17.7 2 7 0 0 1.000 4.59   0.0
1988 24 DET AL SS 127 124 1119.0 176 435 14 73 .978 4.91   6.3
    2B 4 2 19.3 5 8 0 1 1.000 6.05   0.1
1989 25 DET AL SS 150 145 1284.0 179 502 21 85 .970 4.77   2.3
    2B 3 0 6.0 0 2 0 0 1.000 3.00   0.0
1990 26 DET AL SS 150 148 1330.7 212 537 25 93 .968 5.07   5.1
    2B 1 0 3.0 1 3 0 0 1.000 12.00   0.0
  SS 570 556 4977.3 752 1951 79 345 .972 4.89   19.8
  2B 16 2 46.0 8 20 0 1 1.000 5.48   0.2
Career Totals   586 558 5023.3 760 1971 79 346 .972 4.89   20.0
Career Highs   153 148 1333.7 213 540 25 94 .978 5.08    
Post-Season Batting Stats     Help
Bold lines indicate player won Post Season MVP Award.
Year Age Tm Lg G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SB CS BB SO AVG OBP SLG OPS
1988 24 DET AL 6 29 3 5 1 1 0 2 0 0 1 5 .172 .200 .276 .476
1989 25 DET AL 11 47 5 10 4 0 0 3 0 1 3 10 .213 .260 .298 .558
1990 26 DET AL 7 29 5 6 2 1 1 2 0 0 2 4 .207 .258 .448 .706
Career Post-Season Batting 24 105 13 21 7 2 1 7 0 1 6 19 .200 .243 .333 .577
Batting Leaderboards     Help
Top 10 finishes. Stats are Year-Rank-Value. League leaders are in bold.
(*) indicates hit-less at-bats added to meet minimum plate appearances.
Season Rankings are League Based.
OPS
1988-10-.852
XR
1989-8-96.5
1990-9-99.3
At-Bats
1989-3-597
1990-1-624
Runs
1989-5-102
1990-3-107
Hits
1989-4-175
1990-6-181
Total Bases
1989-7-281
1990-9-282
Doubles
1989-9-42
Triples
1987-9-6
1990-10-6
RBIs
1989-10-94
Stolen Bases
1989-10-26
1990-7-32
Caught Stealing
1989-10-9
1990-8-14
 
 
   Black Ink Test: 1    (Avg Batter in HOF ~ 42)
   Gray Ink Test: 26    (Avg Batter in HOF ~ 203)
   Hall of Fame Standards: 37    (Avg Batter in HOF ~ 64)
 
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  1. Shawon Dunston (924)
  2. Joe Sewell (918)
  3. George Grantham (885)
  4. Bob Meacham (884)
  5. Bobby Adams (884)
  6. Dion James (882)
  7. Tom Foley (881)
  8. Joe Koppe (879)
  9. Ernest Riles (877)
  10. Hal Rhyne (872)
History
Drafted in 1st round, 5th overall pick, by Detroit in 1986
Injured on 6/15/1986 with a Torn Tricep Muscle, out for 7 weeks
Had first career hit on 4/5/1987, off Jim Beattie (IND)
Hit first career homerun on 5/1/1987, off David Clyde (CLE)
Won Bronze Rookie in 1987, hitting .273 with 15 HR, 93 RBI
Injured on 7/17/1988 with a Strained Anterior Cruciate Ligament, out for 4 weeks
Was selected to the 1989 Allstar game
2/2/1990: Gets a new one-year contract worth $4,414,286 through salary arbitration
Won Player of the Week award on 6/3/1990, hitting .435 with 2 HR, 7 RBI
7/1/1990: Signed a contract extension with Detroit, $4,750,000 per year, for 3 years