What years did Red Barkley play?

Red Barkley played in Major League Baseball from 1937 to 1943.

Was Red Barkley a pitcher?

No. Red Barkley was a position player (Second Baseman).

How many home runs did Red Barkley hit?

Red Barkley hit 0 career home runs with 43 hits.

Red Barkley

Second Baseman · Career Stats, Bio & Records (1937-1943)

AVG .264

HR 0

RBI 21

H 43

OPS .660

PIV -14

Position: Second Baseman
Bats / Throws: R / R
Height / Weight: 5'11" / 160 lb
Born: 9/19/1912 in Childress, TX, USA
Died: 12/12/2000 in Waco, TX, USA
MLB Debut: 1937-09-02
Last Game: 1943-08-14

Full name: John Duncan Barkley

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Career Batting Statistics

G	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	SB	BB	SO	AVG	OBP	SLG	OPS	PIV
63	163	16	43	9	0	0	21	2	19	26	.264	.341	.319	.660	-14

Career AVG .264 vs. league average .269 across their career seasons — near league average.

Career OBP .341 vs. league average .336 across their career seasons — near league average.

Career SLG .319 vs. league average .379 across their career seasons — 15.8% below league average.

Career OPS .660 vs. league average .715 across their career seasons — 7.8% below league average.

Season-by-Season Batting

Career Arc

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Year	Team	Lg	G	AB	R	H	2B	RBI	SB	BB	SO	AVG	Lg AVG	Lg OBP	Lg SLG	Lg OPS	PIV
1937	SLA	AL	31	101	9	27	6	14	1	14	17	.267	.276 (-3%)	.342 (+4%)	.398 (-18%)	.740 (-8%)	-91.3
1939	BSN	NL	12	11	1	0	0	0	0	1	2	.000	—	—	—	—	0.0
1943	BRO	NL	20	51	6	16	3	7	1	4	7	.314	.255 (+23%)	.324 (+12%)	.346 (+8%)	.671 (+10%)	77.5
Career · 3 seasons			63	163	16	43	9	21	2	19	26	.264	—	—	—	—	-14

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

Split	G	AB	R	H	HR	RBI	AVG
Home	25	69	6	19	0	12	.275
Away	38	94	10	24	0	9	.255

Last 10 Games — Batting

Date	Tm	Opp	Res	AB	R	H	2B	RBI	BB	SO
1943-08-14	BRO	CIN	L	1	0	0	0	0	0	1
1943-08-01	BRO	STL	L	2	0	1	0	1	0	0
1943-08-01	BRO	STL	L	1	0	0	0	0	0	1
1943-07-28	BRO	CHC	L	3	0	1	1	0	1	0
1943-07-25	BRO	PIT	L	4	0	1	0	0	0	0
1943-07-25	BRO	PIT	L	3	0	0	0	0	0	1
1943-07-24	BRO	PIT	L	3	0	1	0	0	0	0
1943-07-23	BRO	CIN	W	2	0	0	0	0	1	2
1943-07-21	BRO	CIN	L	2	0	1	0	0	0	0
1943-07-10	BRO	PIT	W	5	3	3	1	4	1	0

Fielding Statistics

Career Fielding Totals by Position

Position	G	PO	A	E	DP
2B	31	75	81	5	20
3B	4	1	5	0	2
SS	25	25	50	10	9

Season-by-Season Fielding

Year	Team	Pos	G	PO	A	E	DP
1937	SLA	2B	31	75	81	5	20
1939	BSN	3B	4	1	5	0	2
1939	BSN	SS	7	3	13	3	0
1943	BRO	SS	18	22	37	7	9

Career Games by Position

Position Diamond

Circle size = games played at each position.

Position	Games
Second Base	31
Third Base	4
Shortstop	25

College History

School Name	City	State	Years Attended
University of Texas at Austin	Austin	TX	1934

Frequently Asked Questions about Red Barkley

What years did Red Barkley play?: Red Barkley played in Major League Baseball from 1937 to 1943.
Was Red Barkley a pitcher?: No. Red Barkley was a position player (Second Baseman).
How many home runs did Red Barkley hit?: Red Barkley hit 0 career home runs with 43 hits.