Bud Barbee

First Baseman · Career Stats, Bio & Records

AVG .266
HR 6
RBI 67
H 130
OPS .687
PIV -460
Position
First Baseman
Bats / Throws
R / R
Height / Weight
6'2" / 205 lb
Born
3/16/1914 in Durham, NC, USA
Died
1/14/2000 in Durham, NC, USA
Awards
All-Star

Full name: John Quincy Adams Barbee

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Negro Leagues Career Statistics

Batting

PA AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI BB SO SB BA OBP SLG OPS
581.0 530.0 64.0 142.0 14.0 6.0 12.0 62.0 44.0 3.0 4.0 .268 .325 .385 .710

Pitching

W L GS CG GF SV IP H R ER HR BB SO ERA WHIP
16 15 43 14 19 0 274.0 285 210 58 22 143 104 1.91 1.56

Negro Leagues (season totals). Additive Retrosheet-digitized totals for seasons not already in the logs above; they are not summed into the career line. No team/league breakdown is available, and coverage may be partial.

Negro Leagues Season-by-Season Batting

Season PA AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI BB SO SB BA OBP SLG OPS
1941 5.0 4.0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1.0 0 0 .000 .200 .000 .200
1949 2.0 2.0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000
Listed seasons · 2 7 6 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 .000 — — —

Negro Leagues Season-by-Season Pitching

Season W L GS CG GF SV IP H R ER HR BB SO ERA WHIP
1948 0 1 1 1 1 0 8.0 15 9 0 0 0 0 0.00 1.88
Listed seasons · 1 0 1 1 1 1 0 8.0 15 9 0 0 0 0 0.00 1.88

Career Batting Statistics

G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SB BB SO AVG OBP SLG OPS PIV
172 489 63 130 13 5 6 67 4 52 1 .266 .338 .350 .687 -460

Career AVG .266 vs. league average .264 across their career seasons — near league average.

Career OBP .338 vs. league average .334 across their career seasons — near league average.

Career SLG .350 vs. league average .374 across their career seasons — 6.4% below league average.

Career OPS .687 vs. league average .708 across their career seasons — near league average.

Season-by-Season Batting

Career Arc

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Year Team Lg G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SB BB SO AVG Lg AVG Lg OBP Lg SLG Lg OPS PIV
1937 NBY NN2 19 30 10 16 2 0 2 10 0 5 0 .533 — — — — 0.0
1938 NBY NN2 3 5 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 2 0 .200 — — — — 0.0
1940 NBY NN2 9 12 1 3 0 0 0 0 0 3 0 .250 — — — — 0.0
1940 BEG NN2 16 37 3 7 0 1 2 7 0 3 1 .189 — — — — 0.0
1942 PS NN2 6 4 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .250 — — — — 0.0
1943 BEG NN2 42 151 25 44 4 3 1 20 3 14 0 .291 .255 (+14%) .324 (+9%) .346 (+9%) .671 (+9%) 227.0
1946 NBY NN2 24 87 5 20 2 0 1 7 1 7 0 .230 .256 (-10%) .328 (-13%) .358 (-20%) .687 (-16%) -217.5
1947 NBY NN2 30 83 8 19 0 0 0 15 0 9 0 .229 .262 (-13%) .336 (-10%) .376 (-39%) .712 (-25%) -305.2
1948 NBY NN2 23 80 11 19 4 1 0 8 0 9 0 .237 .263 (-10%) .340 (-7%) .379 (-18%) .719 (-13%) -164.5
Career · 9 seasons 172 489 63 130 13 5 6 67 4 52 1 .266 — — — — -460

Lg columns show the league average for that season, with the player's figure as a percentage above or below it. Career totals the seasons listed above.

Career Pitching Statistics

W L G GS CG SHO SV IP H ER HR BB SO ERA Pitcher PIV
13 12 47 34 10 0 0 221.0 261 157 18 142 121 6.39 -4199.2

Career ERA 6.39 vs. league average 3.93 across their career seasons — 62.7% worse than league average.

Season-by-Season Pitching

Pitching Career Arc

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Year Team Lg W L G GS CG SHO SV IP H ER BB SO ERA Lg ERA Pitcher PIV
1937 NBY NN2 2 2 7 5 2 0 0 30.3 53 28 14 21 8.31 4.34 (-92%) -188.6
1938 NBY NN2 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 3.7 2 0 0 1 0.00 — 0.0
1940 NBY NN2 3 2 8 6 2 0 0 35.3 36 22 24 15 5.60 4.21 (-33%) -1031.2
1940 BEG NN2 6 2 12 9 3 0 0 65.0 69 40 46 41 5.54 4.21 (-31%) -958.9
1942 PS NN2 0 1 4 3 0 0 0 11.7 12 7 7 5 5.40 3.57 (-51%) 14.2
1943 BEG NN2 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 3.7 5 4 2 1 9.82 — 0.0
1946 NBY NN2 0 1 2 1 0 0 0 5.0 12 10 5 4 18.00 — 0.0
1947 NBY NN2 2 4 12 10 3 0 0 66.3 72 46 44 33 6.24 3.97 (-57%) -2034.6
Career · 8 seasons 13 12 47 34 10 0 0 221.0 261 157 142 121 6.39 — -4,199

Lg columns show the league average for that season, with the player's figure as a percentage above or below it. Career totals the seasons listed above.

Game Log & Splits

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Per-game data from Retrosheet (regular season, through 2025).

Batting — Home / Away

SplitGABRHHRRBIAVG
Home651522648623.316
Away932632563425.240

Pitching — Home / Away

SplitGIPHERBBSOERA
Home2191.0973248313.16
Away24108.11241069450.83

Last 10 Games — Batting

DateTmOppResABRH2B3BHRRBIBBSO
1949-08-31 LCBCAGL 200000000
1948-09-05 NY5NW2L 300000000
1948-09-05 NY5NW2W 511000000
1948-08-14 NY5HOML 000000000
1948-08-08 NY5HOML 302000000
1948-08-08 NY5HOML 301000000
1948-07-29 NY5PH5L 000000000
1948-07-27 NY5PH5L 400000000
1948-07-26 NY5NY6W 412100000
1948-07-25 NY5NY6W 401000000

Last 10 Games — Pitching

DateTmOppDecIPHRERBBSOHR
1948-05-15 NY5HOM — 0.0000000
1947-08-29 NY5BLG L 6.0880330
1947-08-19 NY5NY6 L 8.01170431
1947-08-19 NY5NY6 L 0.0440101
1947-08-12 NY5NW2 L 8.0960501
1947-07-21 NY5BLG — 1.0550100
1947-06-29 NY5NW2 — 5.0030001
1947-05-26 NY5PH5 — 9.0820210
1947-05-24 NY5HOM L 3.0760542
1947-05-18 NY5BLG — 7.0850330

Fielding Statistics

Career Fielding Totals by Position

Position G GS PO A E DP
1B 76 72 670 31 22 32
3B 1 0 1 1 0 0
C 2 0 2 0 0 0
OF 34 32 55 5 7 1
P 47 34 8 63 7 5

Season-by-Season Fielding

Year Team Pos G GS PO A E DP
1937 NBY 3B 1 0 1 1 0 0
1937 NBY OF 5 5 11 1 2 0
1937 NBY P 7 5 1 9 0 1
1938 NBY OF 1 1 1 0 1 0
1938 NBY P 1 0 0 1 1 0
1940 NBY P 8 6 0 6 3 0
1940 BEG C 1 0 1 0 0 0
1940 BEG OF 2 1 1 0 0 0
1940 BEG P 12 9 3 17 2 1
1942 PS OF 1 0 0 0 0 0
1942 PS P 4 3 0 2 0 0
1943 BEG 1B 41 39 334 20 11 19
1943 BEG P 1 0 0 2 1 0
1946 NBY 1B 23 22 233 8 8 12
1946 NBY OF 1 1 1 0 0 0
1946 NBY P 2 1 0 2 0 0
1947 NBY 1B 2 1 12 1 0 0
1947 NBY OF 13 13 20 4 3 1
1947 NBY P 12 10 4 24 0 3
1948 NBY 1B 10 10 91 2 3 1
1948 NBY C 1 0 1 0 0 0
1948 NBY OF 11 11 21 0 1 0

Career Games by Position

Position Diamond

Circle size = games played at each position.

Position Games
Pitcher 47
Catcher 2
First Base 76
Third Base 1
Left Field 20
Center Field 1
Right Field 13

Frequently Asked Questions about Bud Barbee

Was Bud Barbee a pitcher?
Both. Bud Barbee pitched in 47 games, going 13-12 with a 6.39 ERA, but spent most of his career as a First Baseman.
How many home runs did Bud Barbee hit?
Bud Barbee hit 6 career home runs with 130 hits.