Marvin Barker

Center Fielder · Career Stats, Bio & Records

AVG .253
HR 13
RBI 149
H 386
OPS .646
PIV -2,125
Position
Center Fielder
Bats / Throws
R / R
Height / Weight
5'8" / 170 lb
Born
2/13/1912 in Joplin, MO, USA
Died
1964 in Newark, NJ, USA
Awards
4× All-Star

Full name: Marvin Vincent Barker

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Negro Leagues Career Statistics

Batting

PA AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI BB SO SB BA OBP SLG OPS
1601.0 1484.0 193.0 409.0 71.0 12.0 15.0 99.0 90.0 12.0 17.0 .276 .318 .370 .688

Pitching

W L GS CG GF SV IP H R ER HR BB SO ERA WHIP
1 7 9 7 11 0 76.0 92 58 4 2 14 7 0.47 1.40

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 Pitching

Season W L GS CG GF SV IP H R ER HR BB SO ERA WHIP
1944 1 0 1 1 0 0 9.0 3 0 0 0 0 0 0.00 0.33
Listed seasons · 1 1 0 1 1 0 0 9.0 3 0 0 0 0 0 0.00 0.33

Career Batting Statistics

G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SB BB SO AVG OBP SLG OPS PIV
432 1,524 191 386 73 13 13 149 20 101 9 .253 .302 .344 .646 -2,125

Career AVG .253 vs. league average .266 across their career seasons — near league average.

Career OBP .302 vs. league average .335 across their career seasons — 10.0% below league average.

Career SLG .344 vs. league average .376 across their career seasons — 8.7% below league average.

Career OPS .646 vs. league average .712 across their career seasons — 9.3% 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
1935 ND NN2 30 114 14 31 4 1 1 14 1 4 1 .272 .279 (-3%) .342 (-13%) .399 (-12%) .742 (-13%) -253.8
1936 NBY NN2 32 121 18 25 4 1 3 19 2 5 0 .207 .283 (-27%) .349 (-30%) .404 (-18%) .753 (-24%) -507.4
1937 NBY NN2 35 130 20 40 6 3 1 11 1 11 1 .308 .276 (+11%) .342 (+6%) .398 (+6%) .740 (+6%) 124.3
1938 NBY NN2 31 124 19 38 6 2 0 6 2 9 0 .306 .272 (+12%) .341 (+3%) .392 (-1%) .734 (+1%) 9.3
1939 NBY NN2 15 46 6 11 3 0 1 7 1 7 1 .239 — — — — -17.8
1940 NBY NN2 23 81 13 18 2 1 0 6 1 8 0 .222 .267 (-17%) .335 (-11%) .387 (-30%) .722 (-21%) -258.6
1941 NBY NN2 37 128 10 23 3 1 3 10 1 5 2 .180 .262 (-31%) .332 (-37%) .373 (-23%) .705 (-29%) -622.2
1941 NE NN2 5 18 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 1 .056 — — — — -622.2
1942 PS NN2 49 148 17 34 5 1 0 11 1 11 2 .230 .253 (-9%) .323 (-12%) .349 (-21%) .672 (-17%) -379.2
1943 NBY NN2 32 125 17 39 13 1 2 21 2 7 0 .312 .255 (+22%) .324 (+9%) .346 (+39%) .671 (+24%) 419.8
1944 NBY NN2 22 76 7 15 2 0 0 6 1 7 0 .197 .261 (-25%) .325 (-19%) .357 (-37%) .683 (-28%) -319.0
1945 NBY NN2 31 128 18 37 11 1 1 17 4 3 0 .289 .260 (+11%) .328 (-4%) .354 (+17%) .683 (+7%) 81.4
1946 NBY NN2 42 128 10 27 6 0 0 6 1 8 1 .211 .256 (-18%) .328 (-22%) .358 (-28%) .687 (-25%) -504.2
1947 NBY NN2 25 76 13 23 4 0 0 6 0 12 0 .303 .262 (+15%) .336 (+18%) .376 (-6%) .712 (+6%) 114.7
1948 NBY NN2 23 81 9 24 4 1 1 9 1 3 0 .296 .263 (+12%) .340 (-5%) .379 (+7%) .719 (+1%) -11.9
Career · 15 seasons 432 1,524 191 386 73 13 13 149 20 101 9 .253 — — — — -2,747

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
1 2 15 4 4 0 0 59.7 66 29 1 20 14 4.37 446.6

Career ERA 4.37 vs. league average 3.79 across their career seasons — 15.5% 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
1943 NBY NN2 0 0 4 1 1 0 0 16.3 20 9 3 3 4.96 3.50 (-42%) 273.6
1946 NBY NN2 0 1 4 1 1 0 0 15.0 14 6 3 5 3.60 3.59 (avg) 77.0
1947 NBY NN2 1 0 3 1 1 0 0 15.7 15 6 8 5 3.45 3.97 (+13%) 74.9
1948 NBY NN2 0 1 4 1 1 0 0 12.7 17 8 6 1 5.68 4.10 (-39%) 21.1
Career · 4 seasons 1 2 15 4 4 0 0 59.2 66 29 20 14 4.37 — 447

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
Home13644546127332.285
Away2478331182241046.269

Pitching — Home / Away

SplitGIPHERBBSOERA
Away1239.05041340.92

Last 10 Games — Batting

DateTmOppResABRH2B3BHRRBIBBSO
1948-09-05 NY5NW2L 300000000
1948-09-05 NY5NW2W 500000000
1948-08-08 NY5HOML 412000000
1948-07-27 NY5PH5L 511000000
1948-07-26 NY5NY6W 201000000
1948-07-25 NY5NY6W 422101100
1948-07-18 NY5BLGL 300000000
1948-07-18 NY5BLGL 400000000
1948-07-16 NY5NW2L 300000010
1948-07-10 NY5NY6L 502000100

Last 10 Games — Pitching

DateTmOppDecIPHRERBBSOHR
1948-06-27 NY5BLG L 8.014110400
1948-06-15 NY5HOM L 8.01080001
1948-05-15 NY5HOM — 0.0000000
1948-05-11 NY5NY6 — 0.1430200
1947-08-29 NY5BLG — 0.0000000
1947-06-21 NY5PH5 — 4.0200000
1947-05-20 NY5PH5 — 2.0000100
1946-07-14 NY5BLG — 3.0410030
1946-06-30 NY5HOM — 1.0100100
1946-06-28 NY5BLG L 6.0540211

Fielding Statistics

Career Fielding Totals by Position

Position G GS PO A E DP
1B 19 16 161 6 4 9
2B 51 34 85 106 9 9
3B 117 98 117 175 22 16
OF 261 237 444 28 23 6
P 15 4 4 14 2 1
SS 4 3 7 3 3 1

Season-by-Season Fielding

Year Team Pos G GS PO A E DP
1935 ND 2B 1 0 0 1 0 0
1935 ND 3B 1 1 3 0 1 0
1935 ND OF 29 28 54 2 3 1
1935 ND SS 1 1 2 1 1 0
1936 NBY 2B 1 1 0 1 0 0
1936 NBY OF 31 30 77 4 2 2
1937 NBY 2B 1 1 1 6 0 0
1937 NBY 3B 13 12 12 16 3 2
1937 NBY OF 21 21 33 0 2 0
1938 NBY 2B 1 0 1 1 0 0
1938 NBY 3B 10 8 8 12 1 1
1938 NBY OF 23 23 36 1 4 1
1938 NBY SS 1 0 0 0 0 0
1939 NBY 3B 4 4 4 7 0 0
1939 NBY OF 10 9 11 0 0 0
1940 NBY 2B 8 7 27 19 2 1
1940 NBY OF 16 15 21 3 1 1
1941 NBY 2B 3 0 1 2 0 0
1941 NBY 3B 10 5 11 12 3 1
1941 NBY OF 31 30 52 3 3 0
1941 NE OF 7 5 9 0 1 0
1942 PS 2B 1 1 1 4 0 0
1942 PS 3B 6 5 10 8 0 0
1942 PS OF 42 29 60 1 0 0
1943 NBY 2B 10 10 22 25 4 2
1943 NBY 3B 5 5 8 8 0 0
1943 NBY OF 15 14 33 6 4 0
1943 NBY P 4 1 2 2 1 1
1943 NBY SS 2 2 5 2 2 1
1944 NBY 2B 4 3 5 9 1 1
1944 NBY 3B 5 5 5 10 2 1
1944 NBY OF 14 14 26 2 3 0
1945 NBY 1B 8 7 76 3 2 3
1945 NBY 2B 4 2 8 9 0 1
1945 NBY 3B 24 21 18 45 3 5
1945 NBY OF 2 1 1 0 0 0
1946 NBY 1B 7 5 44 2 2 2
1946 NBY 2B 7 3 4 11 1 2
1946 NBY 3B 17 16 14 25 5 3
1946 NBY OF 11 9 14 2 0 0
1946 NBY P 4 1 0 4 1 0
1947 NBY 1B 4 4 41 1 0 4
1947 NBY 2B 5 3 5 12 0 1
1947 NBY 3B 4 2 4 7 2 0
1947 NBY OF 9 9 17 4 0 1
1947 NBY P 3 1 1 5 0 0
1948 NBY 2B 5 3 10 6 1 1
1948 NBY 3B 18 14 20 25 2 3
1948 NBY P 4 1 1 3 0 0

Career Games by Position

Position Diamond

Circle size = games played at each position.

Position Games
Pitcher 15
First Base 19
Second Base 51
Third Base 117
Shortstop 4
Left Field 73
Center Field 143
Right Field 45

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Frequently Asked Questions about Marvin Barker

Was Marvin Barker a pitcher?
Both. Marvin Barker pitched in 15 games, going 1-2 with a 4.37 ERA, but spent most of his career as a Center Fielder.
How many home runs did Marvin Barker hit?
Marvin Barker hit 13 career home runs with 386 hits.