Rex
Barney
 
Bats: Right
Throws: Right
Height: 6' 3''
Weight: 195
 
Born: December 19, 1924 in Usa, NE, OMAHA
 
Awards & Accomplishments
All-Star Selections 1947   
Ratings - Pitching     Help
                                                   
  Stuff Control Movement
Year Age Tm Lg Salary Endurance vL vR OA vL vR OA vL vR OA
1943 18 SEM AL   6 7 8 7 1 2 2 6 6 6
1944 19 SEM AL   6 7 8 7 1 2 2 6 6 6
1945 20 SEM AL $ 300,000 6 7 7 7 1 2 2 7 7 7
1946 21 SEM AL $ 300,000 6 7 8 7 2 2 2 6 6 6
1947 22 SEM AL $ 300,000 6 7 8 8 2 2 2 7 7 7
1948 23 SEM AL $ 300,000 6 8 8 8 2 2 2 6 6 6
1949 24 SEM AL $ 300,000 6 8 9 9 2 2 2 9 9 9
1950 25 SEM AL   6 7 8 7 2 2 2 8 8 8
1951 26 BRK NL $ 3,300,000 6 7 8 8 2 2 2 4 4 4
1952 27 BRK NL $ 3,300,000 6 7 8 7 2 2 2 4 4 4
1953 28 BRK NL $ 3,300,000 6 7 8 7 2 2 2 4 4 4
1954 29 MON NL $ 400,000 6 7 8 7 2 2 2 4 4 4
1955 30 PIT NL $ 750,000 6 7 7 7 2 2 2 5 5 5
1956 31 PIT NL $ 750,000 6 7 7 7 2 2 2 6 6 6
1958 33 BSN NL $ 450,000 5 6 6 6 2 2 2 6 6 6
1959 34 MON NL $ 1,400,000 5 6 6 6 2 2 2 8 8 8
OOTP6 Min Ratings   5 6 6 6 1 2 2 4 4 4
OOTP6 Max Ratings $ 3,300,000 6 8 9 9 2 2 2 9 9 9
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
1943 18 SEM AL     3 3 2 1 1 1 3 3 3 1 1 1 2 2 2
1944 19 SEM AL     3 3 2 1 1 1 3 3 3 1 1 1 2 2 2
1945 20 SEM AL $ 300,000   3 3 2 1 1 1 3 3 3 1 1 1 2 2 2
1946 21 SEM AL $ 300,000   3 3 2 1 1 1 3 3 3 1 1 1 2 2 2
1947 22 SEM AL $ 300,000   3 3 2 1 1 1 3 3 3 1 1 1 2 2 2
1948 23 SEM AL $ 300,000   3 3 2 1 1 1 3 3 3 1 1 1 2 2 2
1949 24 SEM AL $ 300,000   3 3 2 1 1 1 3 3 3 1 1 1 2 2 2
1950 25 SEM AL     3 3 2 1 1 1 3 3 3 1 1 1 2 2 2
1951 26 BRK NL $ 3,300,000   3 3 2 1 1 1 3 3 3 1 1 1 2 2 2
1952 27 BRK NL $ 3,300,000   3 3 2 1 1 1 3 3 3 1 1 1 2 2 2
1953 28 BRK NL $ 3,300,000   3 3 2 1 1 1 3 3 3 1 1 1 2 2 2
1954 29 MON NL $ 400,000   3 3 2 1 1 1 3 3 3 1 1 1 2 2 2
1955 30 PIT NL $ 750,000   3 3 2 1 1 1 3 3 3 1 1 1 2 2 2
1956 31 PIT NL $ 750,000   3 3 2 1 1 1 3 3 3 1 1 1 2 2 2
1958 33 BSN NL $ 450,000   3 3 2 1 1 1 3 3 3 1 1 1 2 2 2
1959 34 MON NL $ 1,400,000   3 3 2 1 1 1 3 3 3 1 1 1 2 2 2
OOTP6 Min Ratings     3 3 2 1 1 1 3 3 3 1 1 1 2 2 2
OOTP6 Max Ratings $ 3,300,000   3 3 2 1 1 1 3 3 3 1 1 1 2 2 2
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
1943 18 AA   11 7 .611 23 23 0 0 0 155.0 116 52 10 90 214 3.02 .205 .314 .305 .619  
1944 19 AA   8 8 .500 24 24 1 1 0 164.7 127 52 11 84 203 2.84 .212 .309 .309 .619  
1945 20 SEM AL 1 0 1.000 9 0 0 0 6 7.7 5 2 1 5 3 2.35 .185 .313 .370 .683 2.0
    AAA   7 3 .700 14 14 1 1 0 81.7 67 37 6 56 78 4.08 .220 .341 .311 .652  
    AA   5 1 .833 9 9 0 0 0 66.0 41 14 4 26 89 1.91 .176 .259 .236 .495  
1946 21 SEM AL 4 8 .333 17 15 1 0 0 94.7 100 59 12 70 45 5.61 .279 .398 .437 .835 2.8
    AAA   4 5 .444 13 10 0 0 2 63.3 60 32 6 41 49 4.55 .249 .358 .373 .732  
1947 22 SEM AL 4 11 .267 44 11 1 0 13 105.0 107 70 10 87 43 6.00 .274 .407 .425 .831 2.7
1948 23 SEM AL 3 9 .250 62 4 0 0 0 93.3 98 57 12 67 53 5.50 .273 .388 .443 .831 3.6
1949 24 SEM AL 10 7 .588 51 16 1 0 2 137.7 123 81 15 108 78 5.30 .237 .371 .389 .760 6.9
1950 25 SEM AL 6 11 .353 69 2 0 0 4 88.0 79 46 5 76 64 4.70 .245 .386 .353 .739 5.1
1951 26 BRK NL 7 7 .500 59 2 0 0 10 79.7 76 52 9 59 45 5.87 .255 .378 .399 .777 5.5
1952 27 BRK NL 0 2 .000 16 2 0 0 1 24.7 33 29 5 29 13 10.58 .324 .473 .520 .993 0.0
    AAA   0 0 .000 6 0 0 0 0 6.7 8 9 3 9 6 12.16 .308 .486 .654 1.140  
    AA   2 1 .667 16 0 0 0 11 19.3 15 5 3 6 26 2.33 .208 .269 .347 .616  
1953 28 AAA   3 5 .375 25 0 0 0 14 30.0 27 18 3 23 33 5.40 .245 .376 .364 .740  
    AA   4 1 .800 56 0 0 0 3 64.7 37 13 3 28 80 1.81 .169 .263 .242 .505  
1954 29 MON NL 4 8 .333 56 2 0 0 4 78.3 71 51 12 73 48 5.86 .244 .396 .405 .801 2.2
1955 30 AAA   6 11 .353 58 0 0 0 27 71.7 67 28 11 51 84 3.52 .251 .371 .401 .772  
1956 31 AAA   6 2 .750 77 0 0 0 3 78.7 60 26 6 39 87 2.97 .217 .313 .325 .638  
1957 32 AAA   2 3 .400 79 0 0 0 9 78.7 83 47 11 50 87 5.38 .275 .378 .440 .818  
1958 33 BSN NL 3 2 .600 46 0 0 0 2 51.7 46 25 6 31 39 4.36 .245 .351 .372 .724 3.3
    AA   3 1 .750 16 0 0 0 3 21.7 15 4 1 5 21 1.66 .190 .238 .241 .479  
1959 34 AA   3 7 .300 37 22 0 0 1 99.7 80 30 6 44 132 2.71 .215 .298 .304 .602  
10 Years Sim 42 65 .393 429 54 3 0 42 760.6 738 472 87 605 431 5.58 .258 .388 .409 .797 34.0
7 Years AAA 28 29 .491 272 24 1 1 55 410.6 372 197 46 269 424 4.32 .243 .357 .374 .731  
7 Years AA 36 26 .581 181 78 1 1 18 591.0 431 170 38 283 765 2.59 .201 .295 .291 .586  
14 Years Minors 64 55 .538 453 102 2 2 73 1001.6 803 367 84 552 1189 3.30 .219 .321 .326 .647  
Season Average 4 6 .400 42 5 0 0 4 76.1 73 47 8 60 43 5.58 .258 .388 .409 .797  
Career Highs 10 11 1.000 69 16 1 0 13 137.7 123 81 15 108 78 10.58 .324 .473 .520 .993  
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   364 257 55 284 245   .246 .368 .412 .780
vs LH   374 215 32 321 186   .271 .409 .405 .814
Home 22 27 .449 215 23 2 0 12 377.0 367 258 41 310 216 6.16 .261 .394 .417 .811
Away 20 38 .345 214 31 1 0 30 383.6 371 214 46 295 215 5.02 .256 .382 .401 .783
Mar/Apr 4 12 .250 73 3 0 0 10 84.6 96 80 17 89 57 8.51 .282 .431 .476 .908
May 6 8 .429 81 2 0 0 9 106.3 105 56 15 77 57 4.74 .263 .382 .439 .821
June 4 13 .235 65 10 1 0 3 118.7 123 78 11 97 67 5.92 .276 .406 .413 .819
July 12 7 .632 61 10 0 0 2 126.6 101 63 11 100 70 4.48 .221 .362 .355 .717
August 11 10 .524 73 15 0 0 5 164.3 144 85 16 121 93 4.66 .238 .365 .372 .737
Sep/Oct 5 15 .250 76 14 2 0 13 160.0 169 110 17 121 87 6.19 .276 .396 .425 .820
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
1946 21 SEM AL 17 30 1 7 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 10 .233 .258 .233 .491 1.5 0.0
1947 22 SEM AL 44 21 2 4 1 0 0 1 0 0 2 7 .190 .261 .238 .499 1.4 0.0
1948 23 SEM AL 62 15 3 2 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 6 .133 .176 .133 .310 0.5 0.0
1949 24 SEM AL 51 40 1 7 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 10 .175 .175 .175 .350 0.6 0.0
1950 25 SEM AL 69 5 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 .200 .200 .200 .400 0.1 0.0
1951 26 BRK NL 59 7 1 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 .143 .143 .143 .286 0.0 0.0
1952 27 BRK NL 16 5 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 .200 .200 .200 .400 0.1 0.0
1954 29 MON NL 56 6 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 .167 .167 .167 .333 0.0 0.0
1958 33 BSN NL 46 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000 -0.2 0.0
9 Years Sim 420 131 9 24 1 0 0 5 0 0 3 40 .183 .206 .191 .397 4.0 0.0
162 Game Average 50 3 9 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 15 .183 .206 .191 .397 1.6  
Career Highs 69 40 3 7 1 0 0 1 0 0 2 10 .233 .261 .238 .499 1.5  
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   83 5 12 1 0 0 2 0 0 3 25 .145 .182 .157 .338 0.4
vs LH   48 4 12 0 0 0 3 0 0 0 15 .250 .250 .250 .500 2.5
Home 212 60 2 8 1 0 0 3 0 0 2 18 .133 .161 .150 .311 -0.1
Away 188 71 7 16 0 0 0 2 0 0 1 22 .225 .243 .225 .469 3.1
RISP   26 0 4 0 0 0 5 0 0 1 10 .154 .179 .154 .332 0.2
Close/Late   6 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 .000 .000 .000 .000 -0.6
Mar/Apr 31 4 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 .250 .400 .250 .650 0.6
May 37 10 2 4 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 2 .400 .400 .400 .800 1.4
June 37 19 0 2 1 0 0 1 0 0 1 9 .105 .143 .158 .301 -0.1
July 46 28 4 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 10 .143 .172 .143 .315 -0.3
August 52 38 1 7 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 11 .184 .184 .184 .368 0.5
Sep/Oct 58 32 2 6 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 7 .188 .212 .188 .400 0.8
Fielding Stats     Help
Bold lines indicate player won Gold Glove.
Year Age Tm Lg Pos G GS IP PO A E DP FPct RF    
1945 20 SEM AL P 9 0 7.7 0 0 0 0 .000 0.00    
1946 21 SEM AL P 17 15 94.7 8 15 1 1 .958 2.19    
1947 22 SEM AL P 44 11 105.0 6 25 1 0 .969 2.66    
1948 23 SEM AL P 62 4 93.3 9 20 2 1 .935 2.80    
1949 24 SEM AL P 51 16 137.7 11 39 3 1 .943 3.27    
1950 25 SEM AL P 69 2 88.0 3 18 1 2 .955 2.15    
1951 26 BRK NL P 59 2 79.7 9 14 1 1 .958 2.60    
1952 27 BRK NL P 16 2 24.7 2 3 0 0 1.000 1.82    
1954 29 MON NL P 56 2 78.3 7 16 1 0 .958 2.64    
1958 33 BSN NL P 46 0 51.7 1 12 0 1 1.000 2.26    
Career Totals   429 54 760.6 56 162 10 7 .956 2.58    
Career Highs   69 16 137.7 11 39 3 2 1.000 3.27    
Pitching Leaderboards     Help
Top 10 finishes. Stats are Year-Rank-Value. League leaders are in bold.
Season Rankings are League Based.
Winning Pct
1949-10-.588
Saves
1947-5-13
1951-6-10
Games Pitched
1948-8-62
1950-8-69
1951-10-59
     
 
   Black Ink Test: 0    (Avg Pitcher in HOF ~ 64)
   Gray Ink Test: 12    (Avg Pitcher in HOF ~ 278)
 
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History
Drafted in 2nd round, 31st overall pick, by Seattle in 1943
Earned first career win on 9/9/1945
Had first career hit on 8/21/1946, off Warren Spahn (STL)
Was selected to the 1947 Allstar game
Injured on 5/26/1948 with a Strained Back Muscle, out for 1-2 weeks
Injured on 8/9/1948 with a Strained Back, out for one week
Won Pitcher of the Month award on 8/1/1949, going 4-1, 2.86
Injured on 9/15/1949 with a Sore Back, out for one week
2/1/1950: Gets a new one-year contract worth $2,292,857 through salary arbitration
Released by Seattle on 10/21/1950
Signed as a free agent by Brooklyn on 2/3/1951 to a 3-year deal worth $3,300,000 per year
Signed as a free agent by Montreal on 2/8/1954 to a 1-year deal worth $400,000 per year
Signed as a free agent by Pittsburgh on 2/12/1955 to a 4-year deal worth $750,000 per year
Released by Pittsburgh on 10/16/1957
Signed as a free agent by Boston (N) on 2/11/1958 to a 1-year deal worth $450,000 per year
Signed as a free agent by Montreal on 2/14/1959 to a 1-year deal worth $1,400,000 per year
6/1/1959: Signed a minor league contract extension with Montreal