Jesse Barber
Right Fielder · Career Stats, Bio & Records
Jesse Barber was a right fielder who played in Major League Baseball for 8 teams, including the Philadelphia Giants. In 521 career games, he hit .295 with 615 hits, 10 home runs, and 232 RBI. His totals include Negro Leagues seasons, which MLB recognized as major league in 2020. His career PIV — Baseball Data Hub's era-adjusted measure of offensive impact — is 1,976.
- 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
- Position
- Right Fielder
- Bats / Throws
- L / R
- Height / Weight
- 6'0" / 176 lb
- Died
- 10/21/1959 in Bridgeport, CT, USA
Full name: Jesse Bernard Barber
Career Batting Statistics
| G | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | SB | BB | SO | AVG | OBP | SLG | OPS | PIV |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 521 | 2,087 | 367 | 615 | 82 | 37 | 10 | 232 | 55 | 151 | 2 | .295 | .345 | .384 | .729 | 1,976 |
Career AVG .295 vs. league average .264 across their career seasons — +11.5% above league average.
Career OBP .345 vs. league average .329 across their career seasons — near league average.
Career SLG .384 vs. league average .354 across their career seasons — +8.5% above league average.
Career OPS .729 vs. league average .682 across their career seasons — +6.8% above league average.
Season-by-Season Batting
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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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1910 | PG | EAS | 19 | 76 | 14 | 22 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 15 | 0 | 5 | 0 | .289 | .249 (+16%) | .317 (+10%) | .326 (+37%) | .644 (+24%) | 241.4 |
| 1911 | PG | EAS | 17 | 71 | 10 | 20 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 0 | .282 | .266 (+6%) | .336 (-2%) | .356 (+7%) | .693 (+2%) | 3.7 |
| 1911 | COG | WES | 8 | 31 | 5 | 13 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 1 | 3 | 0 | .419 | — | — | — | — | 3.7 |
| 1911 | CAG | WES | 1 | 5 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .600 | — | — | — | — | 3.7 |
| 1912 | CAG | WES | 45 | 179 | 39 | 66 | 12 | 4 | 0 | 25 | 1 | 17 | 0 | .369 | .268 (+37%) | .335 (+26%) | .358 (+34%) | .694 (+30%) | 907.0 |
| 1913 | CAG | WES | 50 | 205 | 27 | 64 | 8 | 5 | 0 | 24 | 2 | 9 | 0 | .312 | .259 (+20%) | .325 (+6%) | .345 (+16%) | .670 (+11%) | 303.5 |
| 1914 | CAG | WES | 43 | 179 | 38 | 59 | 9 | 0 | 2 | 21 | 6 | 12 | 0 | .330 | .255 (+29%) | .322 (+15%) | .339 (+22%) | .661 (+19%) | 525.2 |
| 1915 | CAG | WES | 56 | 222 | 40 | 57 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 13 | 2 | 19 | 0 | .257 | .250 (+2%) | .318 (avg) | .332 (-12%) | .651 (-6%) | -170.0 |
| 1916 | ABC | WES | 4 | 18 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | .222 | — | — | — | — | 0.0 |
| 1916 | CAG | WES | 59 | 227 | 36 | 71 | 8 | 6 | 0 | 31 | 8 | 13 | 0 | .313 | .248 (+26%) | .314 (+11%) | .326 (+23%) | .640 (+17%) | 0.0 |
| 1917 | CAG | WES | 58 | 219 | 31 | 49 | 9 | 0 | 1 | 24 | 7 | 20 | 0 | .224 | .248 (-10%) | .312 (-4%) | .323 (-14%) | .635 (-9%) | -233.4 |
| 1918 | CAG | WES | 25 | 104 | 15 | 30 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 7 | 3 | 7 | 0 | .288 | .255 (+13%) | .318 (+5%) | .326 (+6%) | .645 (+5%) | 81.9 |
| 1919 | CAG | WES | 26 | 95 | 15 | 27 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 13 | 3 | 7 | 0 | .284 | .262 (+8%) | .322 (+3%) | .347 (+15%) | .670 (+9%) | 129.0 |
| 1920 | HIL | EAS | 5 | 22 | 6 | 13 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | .591 | — | — | — | — | 0.0 |
| 1920 | AC | EAS | 27 | 105 | 14 | 28 | 3 | 4 | 0 | 9 | 4 | 10 | 0 | .267 | .271 (-2%) | .331 (avg) | .363 (+2%) | .694 (+1%) | 0.0 |
| 1921 | AC | EAS | 61 | 261 | 53 | 73 | 11 | 4 | 0 | 26 | 11 | 16 | 2 | .280 | .286 (-2%) | .344 (-7%) | .395 (-11%) | .739 (-9%) | -395.6 |
| 1922 | DS | NNL | 15 | 63 | 18 | 15 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 10 | 4 | 6 | 0 | .238 | .285 (-17%) | .345 (-12%) | .397 (+20%) | .743 (+5%) | 26.3 |
| 1924 | HBG | ECL | 2 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .200 | — | — | — | — | 0.0 |
| Career · 18 seasons | 521 | 2,087 | 367 | 615 | 82 | 37 | 10 | 232 | 55 | 151 | 2 | .295 | — | — | — | — | 1,426 | ||
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.
Fielding Statistics
Career Fielding Totals by Position
| Position | G | GS | PO | A | E | DP |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1B | 95 | 1 | 915 | 48 | 19 | 42 |
| 2B | 35 | 6 | 49 | 83 | 12 | 6 |
| 3B | 47 | 0 | 63 | 89 | 22 | 5 |
| OF | 301 | 120 | 432 | 30 | 32 | 4 |
| SS | 63 | 2 | 125 | 157 | 30 | 17 |
Season-by-Season Fielding
| Year | Team | Pos | G | GS | PO | A | E | DP |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1910 | PG | OF | 18 | 0 | 45 | 4 | 0 | 2 |
| 1910 | PG | SS | 1 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 1911 | PG | 3B | 17 | 0 | 25 | 39 | 9 | 1 |
| 1911 | COG | 2B | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 |
| 1911 | COG | 3B | 7 | 0 | 10 | 8 | 2 | 2 |
| 1911 | CAG | SS | 1 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 1 |
| 1912 | CAG | 3B | 16 | 0 | 25 | 34 | 10 | 2 |
| 1912 | CAG | SS | 30 | 0 | 65 | 76 | 19 | 8 |
| 1913 | CAG | 1B | 1 | 0 | 8 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 1913 | CAG | 2B | 6 | 0 | 18 | 15 | 3 | 1 |
| 1913 | CAG | 3B | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 1913 | CAG | OF | 34 | 0 | 44 | 4 | 6 | 1 |
| 1913 | CAG | SS | 12 | 0 | 16 | 24 | 4 | 3 |
| 1914 | CAG | 1B | 41 | 0 | 378 | 28 | 8 | 21 |
| 1914 | CAG | 2B | 3 | 0 | 2 | 6 | 1 | 0 |
| 1914 | CAG | OF | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1915 | CAG | 1B | 46 | 0 | 481 | 17 | 9 | 18 |
| 1915 | CAG | 2B | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1915 | CAG | 3B | 3 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 1915 | CAG | OF | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1915 | CAG | SS | 9 | 0 | 23 | 27 | 1 | 2 |
| 1916 | ABC | 2B | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1916 | ABC | OF | 4 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 1916 | CAG | 1B | 6 | 0 | 39 | 1 | 1 | 3 |
| 1916 | CAG | 2B | 16 | 0 | 12 | 37 | 5 | 3 |
| 1916 | CAG | OF | 40 | 0 | 68 | 6 | 3 | 0 |
| 1917 | CAG | 3B | 3 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 1 | 0 |
| 1917 | CAG | OF | 54 | 0 | 49 | 5 | 2 | 0 |
| 1917 | CAG | SS | 5 | 0 | 11 | 14 | 1 | 1 |
| 1918 | CAG | OF | 24 | 0 | 33 | 0 | 3 | 0 |
| 1918 | CAG | SS | 2 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 1 |
| 1919 | CAG | OF | 23 | 22 | 28 | 2 | 3 | 0 |
| 1919 | CAG | SS | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 1920 | HIL | 2B | 5 | 5 | 15 | 14 | 3 | 1 |
| 1920 | AC | 2B | 2 | 1 | 2 | 7 | 0 | 1 |
| 1920 | AC | OF | 27 | 25 | 28 | 2 | 6 | 1 |
| 1921 | AC | OF | 58 | 58 | 108 | 7 | 7 | 0 |
| 1921 | AC | SS | 2 | 2 | 2 | 8 | 1 | 1 |
| 1922 | DS | 1B | 1 | 1 | 9 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| 1922 | DS | OF | 15 | 14 | 24 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 1924 | HBG | OF | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Career Games by Position
Circle size = games played at each position.
| Position | Games |
|---|---|
| First Base | 95 |
| Second Base | 35 |
| Third Base | 47 |
| Shortstop | 63 |
| Left Field | 26 |
| Center Field | 122 |
| Right Field | 153 |
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Jesse Barber: the record in brief
Jesse Barber's record on this page is drawn from the season tables, which run from 1910 to 1924. Barber played for the Philadelphia Giants (1910 to 1911), the Chicago Giants (1911), the Chicago American Giants (1911 through 1919), the Indianapolis ABCs (1916), the Hilldale Club (1920), the Atlantic City Bacharach Giants (1920 to 1921), the Detroit Stars (1922), and the Harrisburg Giants (1924). Barber played primarily as a right fielder and hit left-handed while throwing right-handed. The bio adds a birth date on January 5, 1888, in Charlottesville, VA, USA and a listed size of 6 feet, 0 inches and 176 pounds. Barber's death is recorded on October 21, 1959, in Bridgeport, CT, USA. The given name on file is Jesse Bernard Barber.
The batting record for Barber: 521 games, 615 hits in 2,087 at bats, and a .295 average, adding 10 home runs, 232 RBI, and 55 stolen bases. The on-base percentage is .345 and the slugging percentage .384, for an OPS of .729.
Frequently Asked Questions about Jesse Barber
- Was Jesse Barber a pitcher?
- No. Jesse Barber was a position player (Right Fielder).
- How many home runs did Jesse Barber hit?
- Jesse Barber hit 10 career home runs with 615 hits.
- What teams did Jesse Barber play for?
- Jesse Barber played for 8 teams: the Philadelphia Giants (1910–1911), the Chicago Giants (1911), the Chicago American Giants (1911–1919), the Indianapolis ABCs (1916), the Hilldale Club (1920), the Atlantic City Bacharach Giants (1920–1921), the Detroit Stars (1922), and the Harrisburg Giants (1924).
- What were Jesse Barber's career stats?
- In 521 games, Jesse Barber had 615 hits, 10 home runs, 232 RBI, 367 runs, and 55 stolen bases, with a .295 batting average.
- What position did Jesse Barber play?
- Jesse Barber played primarily as a right fielder, the position where he appeared in the most games.
- How tall was Jesse Barber and how much did he weigh?
- Jesse Barber was listed at 6 feet and 176 pounds.
- How many home runs did Jesse Barber hit each season?
- Jesse Barber's home runs by season: 1 in 1910, 0 in 1911, 0 in 1912, 0 in 1913, 2 in 1914, 0 in 1915, 0 in 1916, 1 in 1917, 1 in 1918, 2 in 1919, 0 in 1920, 0 in 1921, 3 in 1922, and 0 in 1924. His most in one season was 3, in 1922.
- What was Jesse Barber's career batting average?
- Jesse Barber batted .295 over his career, with 615 hits in 2,087 at bats.
- How many RBI did Jesse Barber have?
- Jesse Barber drove in 232 runs in his career.
- Is Jesse Barber in the Hall of Fame?
- No. Jesse Barber has not been inducted into the National Baseball Hall of Fame.