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Jesse
Barfield		  
Bats: Right
Throws: Right
Height: 6' 1''
Weight: 210
 
Born: October 29, 1959 in Usa, IL, JOLIET
 
Awards & Accomplishments
World Championships Won 1987   
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
1981 21 BAL AL     4 4 4 7 7 7 6 6 6 6 6 6 3 3 3
1982 22 BAL AL     4 4 4 7 7 7 6 6 6 6 6 6 4 4 4
1983 23 BAL AL     4 4 4 7 7 7 7 7 7 6 6 6 5 5 5
1984 24 BAL AL     4 4 4 8 8 8 7 7 7 6 6 6 5 5 5
1985 25 BAL AL     4 4 4 8 8 8 7 7 7 6 6 6 5 5 5
1986 26 BOS AL $ 300,000   4 4 4 8 8 8 7 7 7 6 6 6 5 5 5
1987 27 BOS AL $ 300,000   4 4 4 8 8 8 7 7 7 6 6 6 4 4 4
1988 28 BOS AL $ 300,000   4 4 4 8 8 8 7 7 7 6 6 6 5 5 5
1989 29 BOS AL $ 435,714   4 4 4 8 8 8 7 7 7 6 6 6 5 5 5
1990 30 BOS AL $ 1,528,571   4 4 4 8 8 8 7 7 7 6 6 6 5 5 5
OOTP6 Min Ratings     4 4 4 7 7 7 6 6 6 6 6 6 3 3 3
OOTP6 Max Ratings $ 1,528,571   4 4 4 8 8 8 7 7 7 6 6 6 5 5 5
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
1981 21 AA   134 503 87 141 35 2 34 99 4 4 81 99 .280 .380 .561 .941 103.5  
1982 22 AAA   33 125 13 42 6 1 12 36 0 1 9 24 .336 .381 .688 1.069 28.9  
    AA   104 410 65 119 22 2 27 70 6 0 47 90 .290 .363 .551 .914 79.9  
1983 23 AAA   133 484 72 123 25 2 21 84 1 3 50 88 .254 .324 .444 .768 69.4  
1984 24 AAA   135 483 84 130 37 2 32 91 4 3 56 103 .269 .345 .553 .898 89.2  
1985 25 AAA   136 496 101 136 20 3 46 112 9 2 74 87 .274 .368 .605 .973 108.8  
1986 26 BOS AL 115 312 45 57 16 1 16 37 0 0 35 88 .183 .269 .394 .663 32.9 2.8
1987 27 BOS AL 149 464 52 88 30 5 13 49 3 1 42 130 .190 .258 .360 .618 41.9 2.5
1988 28 BOS AL 117 385 52 82 35 1 14 59 2 0 39 96 .213 .288 .418 .706 44.0 6.2
1989 29 BOS AL 153 520 70 110 29 3 32 91 2 1 45 128 .212 .278 .463 .742 69.7 10.3
1990 30 BOS AL 141 483 67 103 33 3 27 67 5 0 34 117 .213 .269 .462 .730 60.6 10.4
5 Years Sim 675 2164 286 440 143 13 102 303 12 2 195 559 .203 .272 .423 .695 249.2 32.2
4 Years AAA 437 1588 270 431 88 8 111 323 14 9 189 302 .271 .352 .547 .898 296.3  
2 Years AA 238 913 152 260 57 4 61 169 10 4 128 189 .285 .372 .556 .928 183.4  
6 Years Minors 675 2501 422 691 145 12 172 492 24 13 317 491 .276 .359 .550 .909 479.7  
162 Game Average 519 68 105 34 3 24 72 2 0 46 134 .203 .272 .423 .695 59.8  
Career Highs 153 520 70 110 35 5 32 91 5 1 45 130 .213 .288 .463 .742 69.7  
Career Batting Splits     Help
Click on a Category to view yearly stats.
Category G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SB CS BB SO AVG OBP SLG OPS XR
vs RH   1671 199 330 110 8 67 207 7 2 151 447 .197 .267 .393 .660 179.7
vs LH   493 87 110 33 5 35 96 5 0 44 112 .223 .290 .523 .813 77.0
Home 340 1067 134 199 68 5 47 133 6 1 100 280 .187 .260 .392 .652 112.8
Away 335 1097 152 241 75 8 55 170 6 1 95 279 .220 .284 .453 .737 143.9
RISP   543 0 115 39 1 28 196 0 0 46 147 .212 .269 .442 .711 67.5
Pinch Hitting   11 1 4 1 0 1 3 0 0 1 2 .364 .417 .727 1.144 2.8
Close/Late   226 32 54 18 2 13 32 0 0 23 42 .239 .314 .509 .823 35.6
Mar/Apr 97 301 37 53 19 2 9 27 0 0 39 74 .176 .274 .342 .616 29.7
May 114 355 60 76 20 1 28 69 4 1 37 87 .214 .289 .513 .801 55.5
June 116 369 51 81 30 6 20 55 0 0 30 98 .220 .278 .496 .773 51.7
July 107 369 49 87 28 1 15 62 2 0 21 94 .236 .284 .439 .723 44.7
August 119 370 47 70 24 0 18 45 2 1 29 107 .189 .252 .400 .652 38.3
Sep/Oct 122 400 42 73 22 3 12 45 4 0 39 99 .183 .260 .343 .602 36.8
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
1986 26 BOS AL 1B 105 103 830.3 1054 69 7 93 .994 12.17   1.9
    LF 5 4 36.7 5 1 0 0 1.000 1.47   0.1
    CF 3 1 13.0 2 0 0 0 1.000 1.38    
    RF 1 0 4.0 0 0 0 0 .000 0.00    
1987 27 BOS AL 1B 147 146 1227.0 1549 110 15 135 .991 12.17   2.0
    CF 4 0 5.3 2 0 1 0 .667 3.38   0.0
    LF 1 0 2.0 0 0 0 0 .000 0.00    
1988 28 BOS AL 1B 3 0 6.0 6 2 0 0 1.000 12.00   0.0
    LF 1 0 6.0 3 0 0 0 1.000 4.50   0.1
    CF 2 0 4.0 2 0 0 0 1.000 4.50    
    RF 1 0 2.0 0 0 0 0 .000 0.00    
1989 29 BOS AL 1B 40 38 327.3 416 38 4 41 .991 12.48   0.7
    RF 1 0 4.0 0 0 0 0 .000 0.00   0.0
    CF 1 0 2.0 0 0 0 0 .000 0.00    
    LF 1 0 1.0 0 0 0 0 .000 0.00    
1990 30 BOS AL LF 97 97 822.7 140 7 2 2 .987 1.61   1.1
    1B 37 36 313.0 416 30 2 45 .996 12.82   0.7
    CF 2 0 4.0 2 0 0 0 1.000 4.50    
    RF 1 0 3.0 0 0 0 0 .000 0.00    
  1B 332 323 2703.7 3441 249 28 314 .992 12.28   5.3
  LF 105 101 868.3 148 8 2 2 .987 1.62   1.3
  CF 12 1 28.3 8 0 1 0 .889 2.54   0.0
  RF 4 0 13.0 0 0 0 0 .000 0.00   0.0
Career Totals   453 425 3613.3 3597 257 31 316 .992 9.60   6.6
Career Highs   152 146 1234.3 1551 110 16 135 1.000 12.22    
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
1986 26 BOS AL 6 17 1 1 0 0 0 2 0 0 1 7 .059 .105 .059 .164
1987 27 BOS AL 18 55 11 16 4 0 0 6 0 0 7 10 .291 .371 .364 .735
Career Post-Season Batting 24 72 12 17 4 0 0 8 0 0 8 17 .236 .309 .292 .600
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.
Homeruns
1989-4-32
1990-7-27
 Strikeouts
1987-8-130
        
 
   Black Ink Test: 0    (Avg Batter in HOF ~ 42)
   Gray Ink Test: 8    (Avg Batter in HOF ~ 203)
 
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History
Drafted in 1st round, 9th overall pick, by Baltimore in 1981
Injured on 4/8/1981 with a Pulled Rib Cage Muscle, out for one week
Injured on 8/15/1985 with a Pulled Hip Muscle, out for 5 days
Traded from Baltimore to Boston (A) on 2/14/1986 (Going to BAL: 2B Bip Roberts. Going to BOS: 1B Jesse Barfield)
Had first career hit on 4/8/1986, off Dave Stieb (NYG)
Hit first career homerun on 4/24/1986, off Joe Cowley (OAK)
Had 5 hits with 4 RBI against Kansas City on 7/12/1987
Won World Championship with Boston (A) in 1987
2/2/1989: Gets a new one-year contract worth $435,714 through salary arbitration
Hit 3 homeruns against Cleveland (N), driving in 9 runs on 7/8/1989
2/2/1990: Gets a new one-year contract worth $1,528,571 through salary arbitration
Injured on 4/16/1990 with a Inflamed Achilles Tendon, out for one week
Hit 3 homeruns against Miami, driving in 4 runs on 6/9/1990
 
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