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John Barnes



John Cleveland Barnes
(Soup; Fat; Tubby)

Born: June 5, 1903 in Pensacola, FL
Died: August 27, 1972
in Cleveland Heights, OH
          (69 years old)

Bats: L
Throws: R
Ht: 6'0"
Wt: 240
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Teammates


Glossary
# Pos First Last Team
1
SP
5
1923
1931
MULT
11.6
0.1
0.0
11.5
0.0
2
SS
3
1925
1931
SLS
8.4
5.7
1.6
0.0
1.1
3
LF
2
1926
1931
SLS
5.3
7.0
-1.3
0.0
-0.4
4
CF
3
1925
1931
SLS
5.3
6.4
-0.7
0.0
-0.4
5
SP
6
1921
1927
MULT
4.4
0.2
0.0
4.2
0.0
6
3B
3
1925
1931
SLS
4.1
5.2
-1.6
0.0
0.5
7
SP
3
1925
1931
SLS
3.9
-0.9
0.0
4.8
0.0
8
SP
3
1922
1926
ABC/CTS
3.7
-0.2
0.0
3.8
0.0
9
RF
3
1925
1931
SLS
3.5
4.2
-0.3
0.0
-0.4
10
C
4
1922
1926
MULT
3.3
3.0
0.5
-0.6
0.5
11
SP
3
1925
1928
CTG/SLS
3.2
0.2
0.0
3.1
0.0
12
1B
3
1925
1928
CTG/SLS
3.1
4.6
-0.9
0.0
-0.6
13
2B
1
1926
1926
ABC
2.9
-0.3
2.9
0.0
0.2
14
1B
1
1924
1924
DS
2.8
2.6
0.5
0.0
-0.2
15
SP
1
1924
1924
DS
2.6
-0.3
-0.1
3.0
0.0
16
2B
3
1921
1923
CTS
2.5
1.8
0.4
0.0
0.3
17
SS
2
1924
1927
CHT/DS
2.3
2.2
-0.5
0.0
0.6
18
RF
1
1926
1926
ABC
2.3
1.0
1.5
0.0
-0.3
19
SS
1
1926
1926
ABC
2.2
2.3
-0.5
0.0
0.4
20
SP
1
1926
1926
ABC
2.2
0.4
0.0
1.7
0.0
21
SP
1
1923
1923
TT
2.1
-0.1
0.0
2.3
0.0
22
CF
1
1924
1924
DS
2.1
2.2
0.0
0.0
-0.1
23
LF
2
1924
1926
ABC/DS
2.0
1.0
1.2
0.0
-0.2
24
SP
2
1927
1928
CHT/CTG
2.0
-0.6
0.0
2.6
0.0
25
RP
1
1930
1930
MRS
1.8
-0.2
0.0
2.0
0.0
26
SP
2
1922
1931
CTS/SLS
1.8
0.3
-0.1
1.7
0.0
27
2B
1
1931
1931
SLS
1.8
0.4
1.3
0.0
0.1
28
SP
2
1926
1930
MRS/SLS
1.7
0.2
0.0
1.5
0.0
29
3B
2
1924
1930
DS/MRS
1.7
0.8
0.8
0.0
0.1
30
SP
2
1928
1930
CTG/MRS
1.7
1.7
0.2
-0.1
-0.1
31
SP
1
1926
1926
ABC
1.6
-0.2
0.0
1.8
0.0
32
2B
2
1926
1928
CEL/CTG
1.6
2.1
-0.3
-0.1
0.0
33
SP
1
1926
1926
ABC
1.6
0.5
0.0
1.1
0.0
34
3B
6
1921
1930
MULT
1.6
1.2
0.9
-1.0
0.4
35
SP
2
1922
1923
CTS
1.6
-0.3
0.0
1.8
0.0
36
SP
4
1923
1928
MULT
1.5
1.9
0.2
-0.4
-0.2
37
RF
1
1924
1924
DS
1.4
0.6
1.1
-0.1
-0.2
38
SS
1
1930
1930
MRS
1.4
1.0
0.0
0.0
0.4
39
1B
1
1926
1926
ABC
1.4
1.9
-0.2
-0.2
-0.1
40
SP
1
1931
1931
SLS
1.4
-0.1
0.0
1.5
0.0
41
3B
4
1922
1928
MULT
1.4
1.3
-0.1
0.0
0.1
42
RF
1
1930
1930
MRS
1.3
1.4
0.0
0.0
-0.1
43
LF
2
1923
1924
CBN/CTS
1.2
0.7
0.8
0.0
-0.2
44
SP
2
1921
1922
CTS
1.2
-0.1
-0.2
1.6
-0.2
45
CF
1
1930
1930
MRS
1.2
1.2
0.0
0.0
-0.1
46
1B
1
1927
1927
CHT
1.1
1.2
0.0
0.0
-0.1
47
CF
2
1924
1928
CBN/CTG
1.1
0.5
0.8
0.0
-0.2
48
SP
2
1923
1924
CBN/TT
1.1
-0.1
-0.4
1.6
0.0
49
SP
2
1924
1926
CEL/DS
1.1
-0.2
0.0
1.3
0.0
50
-
1
1930
1930
MRS
1.1
0.0
0.0
1.1
0.0
51
RF
2
1921
1922
CTS
1.1
1.1
0.2
0.0
-0.3
52
C
2
1923
1924
CBN/CTS
1.0
1.5
-0.5
0.0
0.0
53
RF
3
1926
1928
MULT
0.9
2.1
-0.8
0.0
-0.4
54
RP
3
1924
1927
MULT
0.9
0.0
0.0
0.9
0.0
55
SP
1
1926
1926
ABC
0.9
0.8
-0.7
1.0
-0.2
56
SP
2
1925
1926
SLS
0.9
-0.3
0.0
1.2
0.0
57
2B
1
1924
1924
DS
0.9
0.6
0.1
0.0
0.2
58
SS
2
1928
1930
CTG/MRS
0.8
0.1
0.5
0.0
0.2
59
SP
2
1921
1924
CBN/CTS
0.8
0.1
0.0
0.7
0.0
60
LF
2
1921
1922
CTS
0.8
1.0
-0.3
0.1
0.0
61
RF
1
1930
1930
MRS
0.7
1.3
0.0
-0.5
-0.1
62
LF
4
1924
1931
CBN/SLS
0.7
3.9
-2.5
0.0
-0.7
63
SP
1
1931
1931
SLS
0.6
0.2
0.0
0.4
0.0
64
SP
1
1931
1931
SLS
0.6
-0.2
0.0
0.8
0.0
65
2B
1
1926
1926
SLS
0.5
0.9
-0.6
0.0
0.2
66
SS
1
1922
1922
CTS
0.5
0.1
0.2
0.0
0.1
67
LF
4
1923
1928
MULT
0.4
0.3
0.5
0.0
-0.4
68
SP
1
1925
1925
SLS
0.4
0.0
0.0
0.4
0.0
69
SP
2
1926
1928
CTG/SLS
0.4
0.0
0.0
0.4
0.0
70
SP
1
1924
1924
CBN
0.4
-0.1
0.0
0.5
0.0
71
LF
1
1930
1930
MRS
0.4
0.6
0.0
0.0
-0.2
72
RF
2
1928
1930
CTG/MRS
0.4
0.6
-0.4
0.2
-0.1
73
SP
1
1926
1926
SLS
0.3
0.0
0.0
0.3
0.0
74
3B
1
1924
1924
CBN
0.3
0.0
0.3
0.0
0.0
75
RP
1
1921
1921
CTS
0.3
0.0
0.0
0.3
0.0
76
C
1
1926
1926
SLS
0.3
0.2
0.0
0.0
0.0
77
CF
1
1921
1921
CTS
0.3
0.2
0.2
0.0
0.0
78
RP
1
1924
1924
CBN
0.3
0.0
-0.1
0.3
0.0
79
RF
2
1925
1926
CEL/SLS
0.3
0.2
0.2
0.0
-0.2
80
1B
1
1931
1931
SLS
0.3
-0.1
0.5
0.0
-0.1
81
1B
1
1921
1921
CTS
0.3
0.6
-0.2
0.0
-0.1
82
2B
1
1925
1925
SLS
0.2
0.1
0.0
0.0
0.1
83
C
1
1928
1928
CTG
0.2
0.1
0.0
0.0
0.1
84
RF
1
1926
1926
CEL
0.2
0.3
0.2
-0.2
0.0
85
RP
1
1924
1924
DS
0.2
0.0
0.0
0.2
0.0
86
1B
1
1930
1930
MRS
0.2
0.4
0.0
0.0
-0.2
87
SS
1
1928
1928
CTG
0.2
0.1
0.0
0.0
0.1
88
RP
2
1923
1925
SLS/TT
0.2
-0.3
-0.1
0.5
0.0
89
2B
3
1925
1927
MULT
0.2
-0.6
0.5
0.1
0.2
90
RP
1
1923
1923
TT
0.2
0.0
0.0
0.2
0.0
91
SS
1
1928
1928
CTG
0.2
0.1
0.1
0.0
0.0
92
3B
1
1927
1927
CHT
0.2
0.1
0.0
0.0
0.0
93
LF
1
1921
1921
CTS
0.2
0.1
0.1
0.0
0.0
94
SP
1
1922
1922
CTS
0.2
-0.2
-0.1
0.4
0.0
95
LF
2
1921
1923
CTS
0.2
0.1
0.1
0.0
0.0
96
C
1
1931
1931
SLS
0.1
0.1
0.0
0.0
0.0
97
CF
6
1921
1927
MULT
0.1
1.4
-0.4
-0.6
-0.2
98
LF
2
1925
1926
SLS
0.1
0.2
0.0
0.0
-0.1
99
RF
1
1930
1930
MRS
0.1
-0.1
0.0
0.3
0.0
100
C
1
1930
1930
MRS
0.1
0.1
0.0
0.0
0.0
101
3B
2
1923
1924
CBN/CTS
0.1
-0.2
0.3
-0.1
0.1
102
RP
2
1921
1924
CBN/CTS
0.1
-0.1
0.0
0.2
0.0
103
1B
1
1928
1928
CTG
0.1
0.1
0.0
0.0
0.0
104
2B
1
1923
1923
TT
0.1
0.1
0.0
0.0
0.0
105
C
1
1924
1924
DS
0.1
0.6
-0.5
0.0
0.0
106
C
1
1921
1921
CTS
0.1
0.1
0.0
0.0
0.0
107
LF
1
1930
1930
MRS
0.1
0.1
0.0
0.0
0.0
108
-
1
1923
1923
TT
0.1
0.0
0.1
0.0
0.0
109
2B
1
1927
1927
CHT
0.1
0.1
0.0
0.0
0.0
110
RP
1
1921
1921
CTS
0.1
0.0
0.0
0.1
0.0
111
RP
2
1923
1925
SLS/TT
0.1
0.0
0.0
0.1
0.0
112
RF
3
1921
1923
CTS
0.1
-0.1
-0.1
0.4
-0.1
113
1B
1
1924
1924
CBN
0.1
0.2
-0.1
0.0
0.0
114
C
1
1921
1921
CTS
0.1
0.0
0.1
0.0
0.0
115
2B
1
1926
1926
CEL
0.1
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
116
C
1
1930
1930
MRS
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
117
1B
1
1924
1924
CBN
0.0
0.1
0.0
0.0
0.0
118
2B
1
1930
1930
MRS
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
119
RP
1
1930
1930
MRS
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
120
-
1
1922
1922
CTS
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
121
-
1
1925
1925
SLS
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
122
RF
4
1923
1931
SLS/TT
0.0
0.4
-0.2
0.0
-0.2
123
-
1
1922
1922
CTS
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
124
CF
1
1921
1921
CTS
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
125
3B
1
1928
1928
CTG
0.0
0.2
-0.1
0.0
0.0
126
RP
2
1921
1922
CTS
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
127
LF
1
1921
1921
CTS
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
128
RP
1
1926
1926
CEL
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
129
RP
1
1923
1923
TT
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
130
2B
1
1928
1928
CTG
0.0
0.2
-0.2
0.0
0.0
131
LF
1
1923
1923
CTS
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
132
-
1
1926
1926
CEL
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
133
-
1
1921
1921
CTS
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
134
-
1
1923
1923
TT
0.0
-0.1
0.1
0.0
0.0
135
RF
1
1930
1930
MRS
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
136
C
1
1930
1930
MRS
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
137
-
1
1928
1928
CTG
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
138
C
1
1925
1925
SLS
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
139
C
1
1925
1925
SLS
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
140
-
1
1921
1921
CTS
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
141
-
1
1921
1921
CTS
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
142
2B
1
1926
1926
SLS
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
143
-
1
1928
1928
CTG
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
144
-
1
1922
1922
CTS
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
145
-
1
1922
1922
CTS
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
146
-
1
1923
1923
TT
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
147
RP
1
1930
1930
MRS
0.0
0.0
0.0
-0.1
0.0
148
-
1
1928
1928
CTG
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
149
SP
1
1924
1924
DS
0.0
-0.1
0.0
0.1
0.0
150
-
1
1926
1926
CEL
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
151
SS
1
1924
1924
CBN
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
152
LF
1
1930
1930
MRS
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
153
SS
2
1926
1928
ABC/CTG
0.0
-0.1
0.0
0.0
0.1
154
C
1
1923
1923
TT
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
155
-
1
1921
1921
CTS
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
156
1B
2
1923
1926
CEL/TT
0.0
0.1
0.0
0.0
0.0
157
RF
1
1926
1926
CEL
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
158
-
1
1928
1928
CTG
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
159
SS
1
1923
1923
CTS
0.0
-0.2
0.0
0.0
0.1
160
C
1
1930
1930
MRS
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
161
C
1
1931
1931
SLS
0.0
0.0
-0.1
0.0
0.0
162
-
1
1928
1928
CTG
0.0
0.1
0.0
-0.1
0.0
163
3B
1
1923
1923
CTS
-0.1
-0.1
0.0
0.0
0.0
164
-
1
1926
1926
ABC
-0.1
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
165
-
1
1923
1923
TT
-0.1
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
166
2B
1
1923
1923
TT
-0.1
0.1
-0.2
0.0
0.0
167
2B
1
1930
1930
MRS
-0.1
-0.1
0.0
0.0
0.0
168
1B
1
1928
1928
CTG
-0.1
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
169
RP
2
1926
1927
CEL/CHT
-0.1
0.0
0.0
-0.1
0.0
170
3B
1
1930
1930
MRS
-0.1
-0.1
0.0
0.0
0.0
171
-
1
1928
1928
CTG
-0.1
0.0
0.0
-0.1
0.0
172
-
1
1921
1921
CTS
-0.1
0.0
0.0
-0.1
0.0
173
LF
1
1923
1923
TT
-0.1
0.1
-0.2
0.0
0.0
174
RP
1
1926
1926
CEL
-0.1
0.0
0.0
-0.2
0.0
175
-
1
1924
1924
DS
-0.1
0.0
0.0
-0.1
0.0
176
SS
1
1924
1924
CBN
-0.2
-0.1
-0.1
0.0
0.1
177
-
1
1926
1926
CEL
-0.2
-0.2
0.0
0.0
0.0
178
SS
2
1921
1924
CBN/CTS
-0.2
0.0
-0.3
0.0
0.2
179
C
1
1924
1924
DS
-0.2
-0.2
0.0
0.0
0.1
180
-
1
1926
1926
CEL
-0.2
0.0
0.0
-0.2
0.0
181
SS
3
1921
1926
CEL/CTS
-0.2
-0.2
0.0
0.0
0.0
182
-
1
1931
1931
SLS
-0.2
0.0
0.0
-0.2
0.0
183
C
2
1923
1924
CBN/TT
-0.2
0.0
-0.2
0.0
0.0
184
-
1
1922
1922
CTS
-0.2
0.0
0.0
-0.2
0.0
185
-
1
1924
1924
CBN
-0.2
0.0
0.0
-0.2
0.0
186
1B
3
1926
1928
MULT
-0.2
0.0
-0.1
0.0
0.0
187
-
1
1924
1924
CBN/DS
-0.2
0.0
0.0
-0.2
0.0
188
C
1
1930
1930
MRS
-0.2
-0.3
0.0
0.0
0.1
189
3B
1
1930
1930
MRS
-0.3
0.0
0.0
-0.3
0.0
190
-
1
1926
1926
CEL
-0.3
-0.2
-0.1
0.0
0.0
191
2B
1
1923
1923
TT
-0.3
0.3
-0.1
-0.5
0.0
192
SS
1
1923
1923
CTS/TT
-0.3
-0.4
0.1
0.0
0.1
193
1B
1
1928
1928
CTG
-0.3
-0.2
-0.1
0.0
0.0
194
-
1
1922
1922
CTS
-0.3
-0.1
0.0
-0.2
0.0
195
3B
1
1922
1922
CTS
-0.3
-0.1
-0.2
0.0
0.0
196
SS
1
1930
1930
MRS
-0.3
-0.4
0.0
0.0
0.1
197
-
1
1923
1923
TT
-0.3
0.0
-0.1
-0.3
0.0
198
3B
1
1924
1924
CBN
-0.3
-0.1
-0.3
0.0
0.1
199
RP
2
1921
1928
CTG/CTS
-0.4
0.0
0.0
-0.4
0.0
200
1B
2
1922
1923
CTS
-0.4
-0.3
0.1
0.0
-0.1
201
-
1
1926
1926
CEL
-0.4
-0.2
-0.3
0.0
0.1
202
-
1
1924
1924
DS
-0.4
0.1
0.0
-0.5
0.0
203
1B
1
1928
1928
CTG
-0.4
-0.1
-0.2
0.0
-0.1
204
3B
1
1926
1926
CEL
-0.4
0.2
-0.7
0.0
0.1
205
1B
1
1924
1924
CBN
-0.4
-0.3
-0.1
0.0
0.0
206
3B
1
1930
1930
MRS
-0.4
-0.5
0.0
0.0
0.1
207
RP
1
1926
1926
SLS
-0.5
-0.1
0.0
-0.4
0.0
208
2B
1
1930
1930
MRS
-0.5
-0.2
0.0
-0.3
0.0
209
SP
1
1926
1926
ABC
-0.5
0.0
0.0
-0.5
0.0
210
SP
1
1924
1924
DS
-0.5
-0.2
0.0
-0.3
0.0
211
C
1
1924
1924
DS
-0.6
-0.4
-0.2
0.0
0.1
212
-
1
1921
1921
CTS
-0.6
0.0
0.0
-0.5
0.0
213
CF
2
1926
1927
ABC/CHT
-0.6
-0.8
0.4
0.0
-0.1
214
-
1
1926
1926
CEL
-0.6
-0.4
-0.3
0.0
0.0
215
C
1
1928
1928
CTG
-0.6
-0.3
-0.3
0.0
0.0
216
C
2
1924
1926
ABC/CBN
-0.7
-0.6
-0.2
0.0
0.2
217
2B
1
1926
1926
CEL
-0.7
0.3
-0.7
-0.4
0.1
218
RF
4
1923
1928
MULT
-0.7
0.5
-1.0
0.0
-0.2
219
C
3
1926
1928
MULT
-0.7
-0.8
-0.1
0.0
0.2
220
LF
1
1924
1924
DS
-0.8
0.0
-0.7
0.0
-0.1
221
CF
5
1921
1927
MULT
-0.8
0.1
-0.6
0.0
-0.2
222
2B
5
1926
1931
MULT
-0.8
0.2
-1.1
-0.1
0.2
223
RP
2
1923
1924
DS/TT
-0.8
0.0
0.0
-0.8
0.0
224
-
1
1928
1928
CTG
-0.8
-0.1
-0.4
-0.4
0.0
225
SS
2
1927
1928
CHT/CTG
-0.9
-0.2
-0.8
0.0
0.1
226
RF
1
1930
1930
MRS
-0.9
0.0
0.0
-0.9
0.0
227
SP
3
1924
1928
MULT
-1.0
-0.2
-0.2
-0.6
0.0
228
-
1
1926
1926
CEL
-1.2
-0.1
0.0
-1.1
0.0
229
1B
5
1921
1926
MULT
-1.2
-0.7
-0.2
0.0
-0.2
230
CF
1
1926
1926
ABC
-1.2
-0.3
-0.7
0.0
-0.2
231
RP
1
1930
1930
MRS
-1.3
-0.2
0.0
-1.1
0.0
232
SS
4
1921
1924
MULT
-1.4
-0.6
-1.1
0.0
0.4
233
RP
3
1926
1928
MULT
-1.5
0.0
0.0
-1.5
0.0
234
-
2
1926
1927
CEL/CHT
-1.6
0.0
0.0
-1.5
0.0
235
RP
1
1924
1924
DS
-1.7
-0.3
0.0
-1.5
0.0
236
-
1
1926
1926
ABC
-1.9
-1.0
-1.1
0.0
0.2
237
RP
3
1925
1927
MULT
-2.0
0.2
0.0
-2.1
0.0
238
RP
3
1926
1928
MULT
-2.0
0.0
0.0
-2.0
0.0
239
RF
2
1924
1926
CBN/CEL
-2.4
0.3
0.0
-2.7
0.0

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