Steve David Barber
[edit] Biography
Born on February 22, 1938 in Takoma Park, Maryland, Steve Barber (Stephen David Barber) played for the Baltimore Orioles, New York Yankees, Seattle Pilots, Chicago Cubs, Atlanta Braves, California Angels and San Francisco Giants over the course of his 15 year career. Barber broke into the bigs on April 21, 1960 with the Baltimore Orioles, and put up a 3.22 ERA in 181.2 innings pitched in 1960, his rookie year.
Most people believe that Steve Barber's best season was 1963, when he posted a 2.75 ERA, won 20 games and struck out 180 batters.
[edit] Statistics
[edit] Pitching Stats
| 1960
| BAL
| A
| 36
| 27
| 10
| 7
| 3.22
| 112
| 78
| 65
| 6
| 1
| 2
| 181.2
| 148
| 10
| 113
| 1
| 10
| 3
|
| 1961
| BAL
| A
| 37
| 34
| 18
| 12
| 3.33
| 150
| 102
| 92
| 14
| 8
| 1
| 248.1
| 194
| 13
| 130
| 4
| 9
| 2
|
| 1962
| BAL
| A
| 28
| 19
| 9
| 6
| 3.46
| 89
| 66
| 54
| 5
| 2
| 0
| 140.1
| 145
| 9
| 61
| 2
| 3
| 1
|
| 1963
| BAL
| A
| 39
| 36
| 20
| 13
| 2.75
| 180
| 99
| 79
| 11
| 2
| 0
| 258.2
| 253
| 12
| 92
| 10
| 3
| 4
|
| 1964
| BAL
| A
| 36
| 26
| 9
| 13
| 3.84
| 118
| 72
| 67
| 4
| 0
| 1
| 157
| 144
| 15
| 81
| 5
| 7
| 7
|
| 1965
| BAL
| A
| 37
| 32
| 15
| 10
| 2.69
| 130
| 79
| 66
| 7
| 2
| 0
| 220.2
| 177
| 16
| 81
| 5
| 8
| 2
|
| 1966
| BAL
| A
| 25
| 22
| 10
| 5
| 2.30
| 91
| 38
| 34
| 5
| 3
| 0
| 133.1
| 104
| 6
| 49
| 1
| 7
| 3
|
| 1967
| NY
| A
| 17
| 17
| 6
| 9
| 4.05
| 70
| 47
| 44
| 3
| 1
| 0
| 97.2
| 103
| 4
| 54
| 3
| 9
| 3
|
| 1967
| BAL
| A
| 15
| 15
| 4
| 9
| 4.10
| 48
| 39
| 34
| 1
| 1
| 0
| 74.2
| 47
| 5
| 61
| 2
| 5
| 5
|
| 1967
| TOT
| A
| 32
| 32
| 10
| 18
| 4.07
| 118
| 86
| 78
| 4
| 2
| 0
| 172.1
| 150
| 9
| 115
| 5
| 14
| 8
|
| 1968
| NY
| A
| 20
| 19
| 6
| 5
| 3.23
| 87
| 63
| 46
| 3
| 1
| 0
| 128.1
| 127
| 7
| 64
| 4
| 5
| 3
|
| 1969
| SEA
| A
| 25
| 16
| 4
| 7
| 4.80
| 69
| 51
| 46
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 86.1
| 99
| 9
| 48
| 2
| 6
| 1
|
| 1970
| CHI
| N
| 5
| 0
| 0
| 1
| 9.53
| 3
| 6
| 6
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 5.2
| 10
| 0
| 6
| 3
| 1
| 0
|
| 1970
| ATL
| N
| 5
| 2
| 0
| 1
| 4.91
| 11
| 10
| 8
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 14.2
| 17
| 3
| 5
| 0
| 2
| 1
|
| 1970
| TOT
| N
| 10
| 2
| 0
| 2
| 6.20
| 14
| 16
| 14
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 20.1
| 27
| 3
| 11
| 3
| 3
| 1
|
| 1971
| ATL
| N
| 39
| 3
| 3
| 1
| 4.80
| 40
| 42
| 40
| 0
| 0
| 2
| 75
| 92
| 6
| 25
| 2
| 7
| 2
|
| 1972
| CAL
| A
| 34
| 3
| 4
| 4
| 2.02
| 34
| 16
| 13
| 0
| 0
| 2
| 58
| 37
| 4
| 30
| 11
| 1
| 1
|
| 1972
| ATL
| N
| 5
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 5.74
| 6
| 10
| 10
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 15.2
| 18
| 1
| 6
| 0
| 2
| 1
|
| 1972
| Total
|
| 39
| 3
| 4
| 4
| 2.81
| 40
| 26
| 23
| 0
| 0
| 2
| 73.2
| 55
| 5
| 36
| 11
| 3
| 2
|
| 1973
| CAL
| A
| 50
| 1
| 3
| 2
| 3.53
| 58
| 40
| 35
| 0
| 0
| 4
| 89.1
| 90
| 5
| 32
| 3
| 4
| 3
|
| 1974
| SF
| N
| 13
| 0
| 0
| 1
| 5.27
| 13
| 12
| 8
| 0
| 0
| 1
| 13.2
| 13
| 0
| 12
| 1
| 2
| 0
|
| Total
| NL
|
| 67
| 5
| 3
| 4
| 5.20
| 73
| 80
| 72
| 0
| 0
| 3
| 124.2
| 150
| 10
| 54
| 6
| 14
| 4
|
| Total
| AL
|
| 399
| 267
| 118
| 102
| 3.24
| 1236
| 790
| 675
| 59
| 21
| 10
| 1874.1
| 1668
| 115
| 896
| 53
| 77
| 38
|
| Total
|
|
| 466
| 272
| 121
| 106
| 3.36
| 1309
| 870
| 747
| 59
| 21
| 13
| 1999
| 1818
| 125
| 950
| 59
| 91
| 42
|
[edit] Fielding Stats
| 1960
| BAL
| A
| P
| 36
| 27
| 181.2
| 4
| 30
| 2
| 5
| 0
| 1
| 1
| 4
| 2
| .944
|
| 1961
| BAL
| A
| P
| 37
| 34
| 248.1
| 13
| 60
| 4
| 8
| 0
| 4
| 6
| 4
| 2
| .948
|
| 1962
| BAL
| A
| P
| 28
| 19
| 140.1
| 16
| 26
| 2
| 1
| 0
| 2
| 3
| 0
| 0
| .955
|
| 1963
| BAL
| A
| P
| 39
| 36
| 258.2
| 19
| 43
| 4
| 8
| 0
| 3
| 4
| 7
| 0
| .939
|
| 1964
| BAL
| A
| P
| 36
| 26
| 157
| 11
| 37
| 2
| 3
| 0
| 3
| 5
| 3
| 0
| .960
|
| 1965
| BAL
| A
| P
| 37
| 32
| 220.2
| 12
| 47
| 6
| 1
| 0
| 2
| 4
| 7
| 0
| .908
|
| 1966
| BAL
| A
| P
| 25
| 22
| 133.1
| 5
| 30
| 2
| 1
| 0
| 2
| 4
| 2
| 2
| .946
|
| 1967
| NY
| A
| P
| 17
| 17
| 97.2
| 5
| 12
| 2
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 11
| 7
| 0
| .895
|
| 1967
| BAL
| A
| P
| 15
| 15
| 74.2
| 6
| 13
| 4
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 4
| 2
| 0
| .826
|
| 1967
| TOT
| A
| P
| 32
| 32
| 172.1
| 11
| 25
| 6
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 15
| 9
| 0
| .857
|
| 1968
| NY
| A
| P
| 20
| 19
| 128.1
| 2
| 24
| 4
| 1
| 0
| 1
| 9
| 4
| 2
| .867
|
| 1969
| SEA
| A
| P
| 25
| 16
| 86.1
| 3
| 13
| 2
| 2
| 0
| 3
| 5
| 2
| 0
| .889
|
| 1970
| CHI
| N
| P
| 5
| 0
| 5.2
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1
| 0
| .000
|
| 1970
| ATL
| N
| P
| 5
| 2
| 14.2
| 0
| 2
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1.000
|
| 1970
| TOT
| N
| P
| 10
| 2
| 20.1
| 0
| 2
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1
| 0
| 1.000
|
| 1971
| ATL
| N
| P
| 39
| 3
| 75
| 4
| 13
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 4
| 6
| 0
| 0
| .944
|
| 1972
| CAL
| A
| P
| 34
| 3
| 58
| 1
| 7
| 2
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 3
| 2
| 1
| .800
|
| 1972
| ATL
| N
| P
| 5
| 0
| 15.2
| 2
| 5
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1.000
|
| 1972
| Total
|
| P
| 39
| 3
| 73.2
| 3
| 12
| 2
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 3
| 2
| 1
| .882
|
| 1973
| CAL
| A
| P
| 50
| 1
| 89.1
| 3
| 10
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 4
| 4
| 1
| 1.000
|
| 1974
| SF
| N
| P
| 13
| 0
| 13.2
| 0
| 0
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 3
| 0
| 0
| .000
|
| Total
|
|
| P
| 466
| 272
| 1999
| 106
| 372
| 38
| 31
| 0
| 25
| 72
| 49
| 10
| .926
|
[edit] Batting Stats
| 1960
| BAL
| A
| 36
| 54
| 1
| 3
| 0
| 1
| .056
| .136
| .056
| 0
| 0
| 5
| 32
| 0
| 4
| 0
| 0
| 0
|
| 1961
| BAL
| A
| 37
| 80
| 6
| 13
| 2
| 6
| .162
| .221
| .250
| 1
| 0
| 5
| 42
| 1
| 9
| 0
| 0
| 0
|
| 1962
| BAL
| A
| 28
| 42
| 2
| 3
| 0
| 1
| .071
| .133
| .071
| 0
| 0
| 2
| 24
| 1
| 5
| 0
| 0
| 0
|
| 1963
| BAL
| A
| 39
| 87
| 3
| 12
| 1
| 4
| .138
| .176
| .195
| 2
| 0
| 4
| 38
| 0
| 5
| 0
| 0
| 0
|
| 1964
| BAL
| A
| 36
| 47
| 2
| 7
| 1
| 4
| .149
| .216
| .213
| 0
| 0
| 4
| 24
| 0
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 1
|
| 1965
| BAL
| A
| 37
| 65
| 2
| 5
| 1
| 2
| .077
| .129
| .138
| 1
| 0
| 4
| 43
| 0
| 6
| 0
| 0
| 0
|
| 1966
| BAL
| A
| 25
| 44
| 1
| 3
| 0
| 1
| .068
| .068
| .068
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 30
| 0
| 7
| 0
| 0
| 0
|
| 1967
| NY
| A
| 17
| 29
| 2
| 5
| 0
| 4
| .172
| .200
| .276
| 1
| 1
| 1
| 17
| 0
| 2
| 0
| 0
| 0
|
| 1967
| BAL
| A
| 15
| 22
| 0
| 2
| 0
| 3
| .091
| .167
| .091
| 0
| 0
| 2
| 14
| 0
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 1
|
| 1967
| TOT
| A
| 32
| 51
| 2
| 7
| 0
| 7
| .137
| .185
| .196
| 1
| 1
| 3
| 31
| 0
| 3
| 0
| 0
| 1
|
| 1968
| NY
| A
| 20
| 39
| 1
| 2
| 0
| 0
| .051
| .178
| .051
| 0
| 0
| 6
| 23
| 0
| 2
| 0
| 0
| 0
|
| 1969
| SEA
| A
| 25
| 25
| 4
| 5
| 0
| 1
| .200
| .231
| .280
| 0
| 1
| 1
| 15
| 0
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
|
| 1970
| CHI
| N
| 5
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .000
| .000
| .000
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
|
| 1970
| ATL
| N
| 5
| 4
| 0
| 1
| 0
| 0
| .250
| .250
| .250
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 3
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
|
| 1970
| TOT
| N
| 10
| 4
| 0
| 1
| 0
| 0
| .250
| .250
| .250
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 3
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
|
| 1971
| ATL
| N
| 39
| 13
| 0
| 2
| 0
| 0
| .154
| .214
| .154
| 0
| 0
| 1
| 10
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
|
| 1972
| CAL
| A
| 34
| 7
| 0
| 1
| 0
| 0
| .143
| .400
| .143
| 0
| 0
| 3
| 4
| 0
| 2
| 0
| 0
| 0
|
| 1972
| ATL
| N
| 5
| 5
| 0
| 1
| 0
| 0
| .200
| .200
| .200
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
|
| 1972
| Total
|
| 39
| 12
| 0
| 2
| 0
| 0
| .167
| .333
| .167
| 0
| 0
| 3
| 5
| 0
| 2
| 0
| 0
| 0
|
| 1973
| CAL
| A
| 50
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .000
| .000
| .000
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
|
| 1974
| SF
| N
| 13
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .000
| .000
| .000
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
|
| Total
| NL
|
| 67
| 22
| 0
| 4
| 0
| 0
| .182
| .217
| .182
| 0
| 0
| 1
| 14
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
|
| Total
| AL
|
| 399
| 541
| 24
| 61
| 5
| 27
| .113
| .172
| .157
| 5
| 2
| 37
| 306
| 2
| 45
| 0
| 0
| 2
|
| Total
|
|
| 466
| 563
| 24
| 65
| 5
| 27
| .115
| .174
| .158
| 5
| 2
| 38
| 320
| 2
| 45
| 0
| 0
| 2
|
[edit] Transactions
- Signed as an amateur free agent by Baltimore Orioles (1957).
- Traded by Baltimore Orioles to New York Yankees in exchange for Ray Barker, cash and 2 players to be named later (July 4, 1967); Baltimore Orioles received Chet Trail and Joe Brady (December 15, 1967).
- Selected by Seattle Pilots from New York Yankees (37th pick overall) in the expansion draft (October 15, 1968).
- Released by Milwaukee Brewers (April 1, 1970).
- Signed by Chicago Cubs (April 23, 1970).
- Released by Chicago Cubs (June 30, 1970).
- Signed by Atlanta Braves (July 5, 1970).
- Released by Atlanta Braves (May 11, 1972).
- Signed by California Angels (May 16, 1972).
- Traded by California Angels with Clyde Wright, Ken Berry, Art Kusnyer and cash to Milwaukee Brewers in exchange for Ellie Rodriguez, Skip Lockwood, Gary Ryerson, Ollie Brown and Joe Lahoud (October 22, 1973).
- Released by Milwaukee Brewers (March 27, 1974).
- Signed by San Francisco Giants (May 25, 1974).
- Released by San Francisco Giants (August 11, 1974).
- Signed by St. Louis Cardinals (August 11, 1974).
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