Bill Barnes
Pitcher · Career Stats, Bio & Records
Bill Barnes was a pitcher who played in Major League Baseball for the Baltimore Elite Giants, the Memphis Red Sox, and the Cincinnati-Indianapolis Clowns. Across 43 career appearances, he went 11-13 with a 5.27 ERA and 76 strikeouts.
- W (Wins):
- Games credited to a pitcher whose team took a lead it never surrendered while he was the pitcher of record.
- ERA (Earned Run Average):
- Earned runs allowed per nine innings pitched: (ER × 9) ÷ IP. The primary measure of pitching effectiveness.
- SO (Strikeouts):
- For a batter, times retired on a third strike; for a pitcher, batters retired on a third strike.
- WHIP (Walks and Hits per Inning Pitched):
- Baserunners allowed per inning: (BB + H) ÷ IP. Under 1.00 is elite.
Data updated
- Position
- Pitcher
- Bats / Throws
- R / R
- Height / Weight
- 6'0" / 186 lb
- Died
- 4/11/2007 in Detroit, MI, USA
Full name: William Harvey Barnes
Season-by-Season Pitching
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| Year | Team | Lg | W | L | G | GS | CG | SHO | SV | IP | H | ER | BB | SO | ERA | Lg ERA | Pitcher PIV |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1940 | BEG | NN2 | 2 | 5 | 11 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 34.2 | 46 | 34 | 15 | 12 | 8.83 | 4.21 (-110%) | -2151.4 |
| 1941 | BEG | NN2 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 32.2 | 33 | 20 | 18 | 15 | 5.51 | 3.94 (-40%) | -976.0 |
| 1942 | BEG | NN2 | 3 | 3 | 14 | 8 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 67.2 | 66 | 37 | 36 | 32 | 4.92 | 3.57 (-38%) | -872.7 |
| 1943 | MRS | NAL | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 9.2 | 11 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 4.66 | 3.50 (-33%) | 0.0 |
| 1946 | BEG | NN2 | 3 | 2 | 9 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 52.1 | 46 | 21 | 13 | 15 | 3.61 | 3.59 (-1%) | 368.4 |
| 1947 | CIC | NAL | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4.2 | 4 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 1.93 | — | 0.0 |
| Career · 6 seasons | 11 | 13 | 43 | 22 | 10 | 0 | 2 | 201.2 | 206 | 118 | 87 | 76 | 5.27 | — | -3,632 | ||
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 Batting Statistics
| G | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | SB | BB | SO | AVG | OBP | SLG | OPS | PIV |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 44 | 79 | 2 | 8 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 3 | 1 | .101 | .134 | .114 | .248 | 0 |
Career AVG .101 vs. league average .260 across their career seasons — 61.0% below league average.
Career OBP .134 vs. league average .330 across their career seasons — 59.4% below league average.
Career SLG .114 vs. league average .365 across their career seasons — 68.8% below league average.
Career OPS .248 vs. league average .696 across their career seasons — 64.3% below 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1940 | BEG | NN2 | 11 | 13 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | .000 | — | — | — | — | 0.0 |
| 1941 | BEG | NN2 | 6 | 15 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .133 | — | — | — | — | 0.0 |
| 1942 | BEG | NN2 | 15 | 22 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | .091 | — | — | — | — | 0.0 |
| 1943 | MRS | NAL | 2 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | — | — | — | — | 0.0 |
| 1946 | BEG | NN2 | 9 | 22 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | .136 | — | — | — | — | 0.0 |
| 1947 | CIC | NAL | 1 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .333 | — | — | — | — | 0.0 |
| Career · 6 seasons | 44 | 79 | 2 | 8 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 3 | 1 | .101 | — | — | — | — | 0 | ||
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
View full game log (58 games) →Per-game data from Retrosheet (regular season, through 2025).
Batting — Home / Away
| Split | G | AB | R | H | HR | RBI | AVG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Home | 15 | 18 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | .111 |
| Away | 14 | 25 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | .080 |
Pitching — Home / Away
| Split | G | IP | H | ER | BB | SO | ERA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Home | 15 | 50.2 | 55 | 1 | 21 | 12 | 0.18 |
| Away | 14 | 64.2 | 65 | 9 | 21 | 20 | 1.25 |
Last 10 Games — Batting
| Date | Tm | Opp | Res | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | BB | SO |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1946-09-15 | BLG | NW2 | W | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1946-09-02 | BLG | HOM | L | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1946-08-28 | BLG | NW2 | L | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1946-08-12 | BLG | NY6 | L | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1946-08-07 | BLG | HOM | L | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 1946-07-13 | BLG | PH5 | W | 5 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1946-06-04 | BLG | NW2 | L | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1946-05-24 | BLG | NY6 | L | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1946-05-13 | BLG | NY6 | L | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1946-05-10 | BLG | HOM | L | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Last 10 Games — Pitching
| Date | Tm | Opp | Dec | IP | H | R | ER | BB | SO | HR |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1946-09-15 | BLG | NW2 | W | 0.2 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1946-09-02 | BLG | HOM | — | 6.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1946-08-28 | BLG | NW2 | L | 8.0 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1946-08-12 | BLG | NY6 | — | 7.1 | 7 | 4 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 0 |
| 1946-08-07 | BLG | HOM | L | 8.0 | 11 | 8 | 7 | 2 | 6 | 0 |
| 1946-07-13 | BLG | PH5 | W | 9.0 | 6 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1946-06-04 | BLG | NW2 | — | 2.0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1946-05-24 | BLG | NY6 | — | 4.0 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| 1946-05-13 | BLG | NY6 | — | 4.0 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 1 |
| 1946-05-10 | BLG | HOM | — | 2.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
Career Games by Position
Circle size = games played at each position.
| Position | Games |
|---|---|
| Pitcher | 44 |
| Right Field | 1 |
Bill Barnes: the record in brief
The season rows for Bill Barnes begin in 1940. The season rows list, in order, the Baltimore Elite Giants (1940 to 1946), the Memphis Red Sox (1943), and the Cincinnati-Indianapolis Clowns (1947). Barnes played primarily as a pitcher and batted and threw right-handed. Born on February 20, 1921, in Birmingham, AL, USA, Barnes was listed at 6 feet, 0 inches and 186 pounds. Barnes died on April 11, 2007, in Detroit, MI, USA. Barnes's full given name, per the bio, is William Harvey Barnes.
Barnes went 11-13 with a 5.27 ERA in 43 games, 22 of them starts. The same table counts 76 strikeouts and 10 complete games. The league ERA over Barnes's seasons was 3.79, so the 5.27 figure ran 38.8% worse than average. In 1946, one of the busiest seasons, Barnes posted a 3.61 ERA; the league figure that year was 3.59.
The position table credits Barnes with 44 games at pitcher and also lists 1 at right field. The fielding table credits Barnes with 7 putouts, 57 assists and 0 errors on the mound.
Frequently Asked Questions about Bill Barnes
- Was Bill Barnes a pitcher?
- Yes. Bill Barnes pitched in the major leagues, recording 11 wins and 76 strikeouts.
- How many home runs did Bill Barnes hit?
- Bill Barnes hit 0 career home runs with 8 hits.
- What was Bill Barnes's career batting average?
- Bill Barnes batted .101 over his career, with 8 hits in 79 at bats.
- How many RBI did Bill Barnes have?
- Bill Barnes drove in 4 runs in his career.
- What was Bill Barnes's career ERA?
- Bill Barnes finished with a 5.27 career ERA, going 11-13 with 76 strikeouts.
- How many strikeouts did Bill Barnes have?
- Bill Barnes recorded 76 career strikeouts.