Bud Barbee

First Baseman · Career Stats, Bio & Records

Bud Barbee was a first baseman who played in Major League Baseball for the New York Black Yankees, the Baltimore Elite Giants, and the Philadelphia Stars. In 172 career games, he hit .266 with 130 hits, 6 home runs, and 67 RBI. He also pitched in 47 games, going 13-12 with a 6.39 ERA. Bud Barbee was an All-Star. His totals include Negro Leagues seasons, which MLB recognized as major league in 2020.

AVG (Batting Average):
Hits divided by at bats. .300 is the traditional mark of an excellent hitter.
HR (Home Runs):
Hits on which the batter circled the bases and scored, almost always by clearing the outfield fence.
RBI (Runs Batted In):
Runs that scored as a direct result of a batter's plate appearance.
OPS (On-Base Plus Slugging):
On-base percentage plus slugging percentage, the quickest single summary of offensive value. .900 or better is star-level.

Data updated

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

Bud Barbee — 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

Bud Barbee — 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

Bud Barbee — 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

Bud Barbee — 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

Bud Barbee — 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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Bud Barbee Stats, Bio & Career Records
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

Bud Barbee — 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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Bud Barbee Stats, Bio & Career Records
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 30.1 53 28 14 21 8.31 4.34 (-92%) -188.6
1938 NBY NN2 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 3.2 2 0 0 1 0.00 — 0.0
1940 NBY NN2 3 2 8 6 2 0 0 35.1 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 11.2 12 7 7 5 5.40 3.57 (-51%) 14.2
1943 BEG NN2 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 3.2 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 66.1 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

Bud Barbee — Batting — Home / Away
SplitGABRHHRRBIAVG
Home651522648623.316
Away932632563425.240

Pitching — Home / Away

Bud Barbee — Pitching — Home / Away
SplitGIPHERBBSOERA
Home2191.0973248313.16
Away24108.11241069450.83

Last 10 Games — Batting

Bud Barbee — 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

Bud Barbee — 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

Bud Barbee — 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

Bud Barbee — 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

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Bud Barbee Stats, Bio & Career Records
Position Games
Pitcher 47
Catcher 2
First Base 76
Third Base 1
Left Field 20
Center Field 1
Right Field 13

Bud Barbee: the record in brief

Bud Barbee's record on this page is drawn from the season tables, which run from 1937 to 1948. The team column moves through the New York Black Yankees (1937 to 1948), the Baltimore Elite Giants (1940 through 1943), and the Philadelphia Stars (1942). At 205 pounds on a 6-foot-2 frame, Barbee is listed as a first baseman. Barbee both batted and threw right-handed, per the bio block. Barbee was born on March 16, 1914, in Durham, NC, USA. The bio records the death on January 14, 2000, in Durham, NC, USA. The given name on file is John Quincy Adams Barbee.

In 172 games and 489 at bats, Barbee batted .266 with 130 hits, plus 6 home runs and 67 runs batted in. On-base and slugging figures of .338 and .350 give Barbee a career OPS of .687. Barbee hit .266 while the league hit .264 over the same span, a figure close to average. Barbee collected a career-high 44 hits in 1943.

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.
What was Bud Barbee's career batting average?
Bud Barbee batted .266 over his career, with 130 hits in 489 at bats.
How many RBI did Bud Barbee have?
Bud Barbee drove in 67 runs in his career.
What was Bud Barbee's career ERA?
Bud Barbee finished with a 6.39 career ERA, going 13-12 with 121 strikeouts.
Is Bud Barbee in the Hall of Fame?
No. Bud Barbee has not been inducted into the National Baseball Hall of Fame.