What years did Frank Barnes play?

Frank Barnes played in Major League Baseball from 1957 to 1960.

Was Frank Barnes a pitcher?

Yes. Frank Barnes pitched in the major leagues, recording 1 wins and 30 strikeouts.

How many home runs did Frank Barnes hit?

Frank Barnes hit 0 career home runs with 1 hits.

Frank Barnes

Pitcher · Career Stats, Bio & Records (1957-1960)

W–L 1–3

ERA 5.89

WHIP 2.02

SO 30

Pitcher PIV -897.9

Position: Pitcher
Bats / Throws: R / R
Height / Weight: 6'0" / 170 lb
Born: 8/26/1926 in Longwood, MS, USA
Died: 10/19/2014 in Greenville, MS, USA
MLB Debut: 1957-09-22
Last Game: 1960-05-14

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Career Pitching Statistics

W	L	G	GS	CG	SHO	SV	IP	H	ER	HR	BB	SO	ERA	Pitcher PIV
1	3	15	3	0	0	1	36.7	40	24	4	34	30	5.89	-897.9

Career ERA 5.89 vs. league average 3.84 across their career seasons — 53.5% worse than league average.

Season-by-Season Pitching

Pitching Career Arc

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Year	Team	Lg	W	L	G	GS	SV	IP	H	ER	BB	SO	ERA	Lg ERA	Pitcher PIV
1957	SLN	NL	0	1	3	1	0	10.0	13	5	9	5	4.50	3.83 (-17%)	-80.9
1958	SLN	NL	1	1	8	1	0	19.0	19	16	16	17	7.58	3.86 (-96%)	-817.1
1960	SLN	NL	0	1	4	1	1	7.7	8	3	9	8	3.52	—	0.0
Career · 3 seasons			1	3	15	3	1	36.2	40	24	34	30	5.89	—	-898

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
21	10	3	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	3	.100	.100	.100	.200	0

Career AVG .100 vs. league average .257 across their career seasons — 61.1% below league average.

Career OBP .100 vs. league average .324 across their career seasons — 69.2% below league average.

Career SLG .100 vs. league average .391 across their career seasons — 74.4% below league average.

Career OPS .200 vs. league average .715 across their career seasons — 72.0% below league average.

Season-by-Season Batting

Career Arc

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Year	Team	Lg	G	AB	R	H	SO	AVG	Lg AVG	Lg OBP	Lg SLG	Lg OPS	PIV
1957	SLN	NL	4	2	1	0	1	.000	—	—	—	—	0.0
1958	SLN	NL	13	6	2	1	2	.167	—	—	—	—	0.0
1960	SLN	NL	4	2	0	0	0	.000	—	—	—	—	0.0
Career · 3 seasons			21	10	3	1	3	.100	—	—	—	—	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

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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	23	28	2	4	0	1	.143
Away	21	9	2	0	0	0	.000

Pitching — Home / Away

Split	G	IP	H	ER	BB	SO	ERA
Home	20	82.1	83	41	51	66	4.48
Away	18	69.2	42	11	34	24	1.42

Last 10 Games — Batting

Date	Tm	Opp	Res	AB	H	BB	SO
1960-05-14	STL	CHC	L	0	0	1	0
1960-05-07	STL	CIN	L	0	0	0	0
1960-05-01	STL	CHC	L	0	0	0	0
1960-04-29	STL	CHC	W	2	0	0	0
1958-06-07	STL	PHI	L	1	0	0	1
1958-05-31	STL	SFG	W	0	0	0	0
1958-05-25	STL	CIN	W	0	0	0	0
1958-05-23	STL	PIT	L	0	0	0	0
1958-05-18	STL	LAD	W	3	1	0	0
1958-05-15	STL	SFG	L	0	0	0	0

Last 10 Games — Pitching

Date	Tm	Opp	Dec	IP	H	R	ER	BB	SO	HR
1960-05-14	STL	CHC	L	3.0	3	1	0	5	2	0
1960-05-07	STL	CIN	—	1.2	1	0	0	2	1	0
1960-05-01	STL	CHC	—	0.2	2	1	1	2	1	0
1960-04-29	STL	CHC	SV	2.1	2	3	2	0	4	1
1958-06-07	STL	PHI	—	2.2	4	5	5	5	3	0
1958-05-31	STL	SFG	—	1.0	4	4	4	2	1	1
1958-05-25	STL	CIN	—	0.1	1	1	1	1	1	0
1958-05-18	STL	LAD	W	6.0	4	1	1	1	3	1
1958-05-12	STL	CHC	—	3.0	3	3	3	3	3	1
1958-05-06	STL	ATL	—	2.0	0	0	0	0	2	0

Fielding Statistics

Career Fielding Totals by Position

Position	G	GS	PO	A	E	DP
P	15	3	0	3	1	0

Season-by-Season Fielding

Year	Team	Pos	G	GS	A	E
1957	SLN	P	3	1	0	0
1958	SLN	P	8	1	3	1
1960	SLN	P	4	1	0	0

Career Games by Position

Position Diamond

Circle size = games played at each position.

Position	Games
Pitcher	15

Frequently Asked Questions about Frank Barnes

What years did Frank Barnes play?: Frank Barnes played in Major League Baseball from 1957 to 1960.
Was Frank Barnes a pitcher?: Yes. Frank Barnes pitched in the major leagues, recording 1 wins and 30 strikeouts.
How many home runs did Frank Barnes hit?: Frank Barnes hit 0 career home runs with 1 hits.