What years did Josh Barfield play?

Josh Barfield played in Major League Baseball from 2006 to 2009.

Was Josh Barfield a pitcher?

No. Josh Barfield was a position player (Second Baseman).

How many home runs did Josh Barfield hit?

Josh Barfield hit 16 career home runs with 267 hits.

Josh Barfield

Second Baseman · Career Stats, Bio & Records (2006-2009)

AVG .264

HR 16

RBI 112

H 267

OPS .671

PIV -2,004

Position: Second Baseman
Bats / Throws: R / R
Height / Weight: 6'0" / 190 lb
Born: 12/17/1982 in Barquisimeto, Lara, Venezuela
MLB Debut: 2006-04-03
Last Game: 2009-06-25

Full name: Joshua LaRoy Barfield

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Career Batting Statistics

G	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	SB	BB	SO	AVG	OBP	SLG	OPS	PIV
309	1,012	133	267	53	6	16	112	35	44	188	.264	.295	.375	.671	-2,004

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

Career OBP .295 vs. league average .335 across their career seasons — 11.7% below league average.

Career SLG .375 vs. league average .422 across their career seasons — 11.1% below league average.

Career OPS .671 vs. league average .757 across their career seasons — 11.4% below 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
2006	SDN	NL	150	539	72	151	32	3	13	58	21	30	81	.280	.269 (+4%)	.336 (-6%)	.431 (-2%)	.768 (-4%)	-417.6
2007	CLE	AL	130	420	53	102	19	3	3	50	14	14	90	.243	.268 (-9%)	.335 (-20%)	.422 (-23%)	.758 (-22%)	-1586.0
2008	CLE	AL	12	33	3	6	1	0	0	2	0	0	10	.182	—	—	—	—	0.0
2009	CLE	AL	17	20	5	8	1	0	0	2	0	0	7	.400	—	—	—	—	0.0
Career · 4 seasons			309	1,012	133	267	53	6	16	112	35	44	188	.264	—	—	—	—	-2,004

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.

Postseason Statistics

Playoff Career Batting

G	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	BB	SO	AVG
5	8	0	2	1	0	0	0	1	2	.250

Playoff Batting by Year

Year	Round	Team	G	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	BB	SO	AVG
2007	ALCS	CLE	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000
2006	NLDS2	SDN	4	8	0	2	1	0	0	0	1	2	.250

Game Log & Splits

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

Batting — Home / Away

Split	G	AB	R	H	HR	RBI	AVG
Home	155	503	68	122	8	55	.243
Away	154	509	65	145	8	57	.285

Last 10 Games — Batting

Date	Tm	Opp	Res	AB	R	H	2B	SO
2009-06-25	CLE	PIT	L	0	0	0	0	0
2009-06-24	CLE	PIT	L	1	1	1	0	0
2009-06-23	CLE	PIT	W	1	0	0	0	1
2009-06-20	CLE	CHC	L	1	0	0	0	0
2009-06-19	CLE	CHC	L	0	0	0	0	0
2009-06-17	CLE	MIL	L	0	0	0	0	0
2009-06-16	CLE	MIL	L	4	1	1	1	2
2009-06-13	CLE	STL	L	1	0	1	0	0
2009-06-11	CLE	KCR	W	0	0	0	0	0
2009-06-09	CLE	KCR	W	4	0	0	0	3

Fielding Statistics

Career Fielding Totals by Position

Position	G	GS	PO	A	E	DP
2B	284	264	574	755	24	170
OF	1	0	0	0	0	0

Season-by-Season Fielding

Year	Team	Pos	G	GS	PO	A	E	DP
2006	SDN	2B	147	138	294	381	9	84
2007	CLE	2B	120	115	242	338	15	73
2008	CLE	2B	9	8	26	24	0	9
2009	CLE	2B	8	3	12	12	0	4
2009	CLE	OF	1	0	0	0	0	0

Career Games by Position

Position Diamond

Circle size = games played at each position.

Position	Games
Second Base	284
Left Field	1
Designated Hitter	4

Awards & Honors

Year	Award	Notes
2006	Rookie of the Month	July

Salary History

Year	Team	League	Salary
2009	CLE	AL	$416,100
2007	CLE	AL	$395,800
2006	SDN	NL	$327,000
Total Career Earnings			$1,138,900

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Frequently Asked Questions about Josh Barfield

What years did Josh Barfield play?: Josh Barfield played in Major League Baseball from 2006 to 2009.
Was Josh Barfield a pitcher?: No. Josh Barfield was a position player (Second Baseman).
How many home runs did Josh Barfield hit?: Josh Barfield hit 16 career home runs with 267 hits.