Jesse Barnes

Pitcher · Career Stats, Bio & Records (1915-1927)

Jesse Barnes was a pitcher who played in Major League Baseball from 1915 to 1927 for the Boston Braves, the New York Giants, and the Brooklyn Dodgers, a span of 13 seasons. Across 422 career appearances, he went 152-150 with a 3.22 ERA and 653 strikeouts. He also batted .214 with 1 home runs. His career Pitcher PIV — Baseball Data Hub's era-adjusted measure of pitching impact — is 13287.2.

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

W–L 152–150
ERA 3.22
WHIP 1.25
SO 653
Pitcher PIV 13287.2
Position
Pitcher
Bats / Throws
L / R
Height / Weight
6'0" / 170 lb
Born
8/26/1892 in Perkins, OK, USA
Died
9/9/1961 in Santa Rosa, NM, USA
MLB Debut
1915-07-30
Last Game
1927-08-20

Full name: Jesse Lawrence Barnes

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Career Pitching Statistics

Jesse Barnes — Career Pitching Statistics
W L G GS CG SHO SV IP H ER HR BB SO ERA Pitcher PIV
152 150 422 314 180 26 13 2569.2 2,686 918 88 515 653 3.22 13287.2

Career ERA 3.22 vs. league average 3.65 across their career seasons — 11.9% better than league average.

Season-by-Season Pitching

Pitching Career Arc

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Jesse Barnes Stats, Bio & Career Records
Year Team Lg W L G GS CG SHO SV IP H ER BB SO ERA Lg ERA Pitcher PIV
1915 BSN NL 3 0 9 3 2 0 0 45.1 41 7 10 16 1.39 2.90 (+52%) -31.9
1916 BSN NL 6 15 33 18 9 3 1 163.0 154 43 37 55 2.37 2.78 (+15%) 287.5
1917 BSN NL 13 21 50 33 27 2 1 295.0 261 88 50 107 2.68 2.69 (avg) 3654.9
1918 NY1 NL 6 1 9 9 4 2 0 54.2 53 11 13 12 1.81 2.83 (+36%) 362.3
1919 NY1 NL 25 9 38 34 23 4 1 295.2 263 79 35 92 2.40 3.09 (+22%) 3754.2
1920 NY1 NL 20 15 43 35 23 2 0 292.2 271 86 56 63 2.64 3.45 (+23%) 685.1
1921 NY1 NL 15 9 42 31 15 1 6 258.2 298 89 44 56 3.10 4.02 (+23%) 607.0
1922 NY1 NL 13 8 37 30 14 2 0 212.2 236 83 38 52 3.51 4.18 (+16%) 1578.1
1923 NY1 NL 3 1 12 4 1 0 1 36.0 48 25 13 12 6.25 4.03 (-55%) 200.6
1923 BSN NL 10 14 31 23 12 5 2 195.1 204 60 43 41 2.76 4.03 (+31%) 1149.5
1924 BSN NL 15 20 37 32 21 4 0 267.2 292 96 53 49 3.23 4.13 (+22%) 2499.9
1925 BSN NL 11 16 32 28 17 0 0 216.1 255 109 63 55 4.53 4.55 (avg) -1463.5
1926 BRO NL 10 11 31 24 10 1 1 158.0 204 92 35 29 5.24 4.11 (-28%) 851.9
1927 BRO NL 2 10 18 10 2 0 0 78.2 106 50 25 14 5.72 4.08 (-40%) -848.4
Career · 14 seasons 152 150 422 314 180 26 13 2,569.2 2,686 918 515 653 3.22 — 13,287

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

Jesse Barnes — Career Batting Statistics
G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SB BB SO AVG OBP SLG OPS PIV
435 913 71 195 11 5 1 69 2 24 72 .214 .235 .240 .474 -4,352

Career AVG .214 vs. league average .272 across their career seasons — 21.6% below league average.

Career OBP .235 vs. league average .335 across their career seasons — 30.0% below league average.

Career SLG .240 vs. league average .371 across their career seasons — 35.3% below league average.

Career OPS .474 vs. league average .706 across their career seasons — 32.8% below league average.

Season-by-Season Batting

Career Arc

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Jesse Barnes Stats, Bio & Career Records
Year Team Lg G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SB BB SO AVG Lg AVG Lg OBP Lg SLG Lg OPS PIV
1915 BSN NL 9 17 1 3 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .176 — — — — 0.0
1916 BSN NL 33 48 1 9 1 0 0 2 0 2 4 .188 — — — — -231.2
1917 BSN NL 53 101 4 24 1 1 0 5 0 5 12 .238 .248 (-4%) .312 (-10%) .323 (-17%) .635 (-14%) -200.6
1918 NY1 NL 9 18 1 4 0 0 0 3 0 0 1 .222 — — — — 0.0
1919 NY1 NL 46 120 14 32 5 1 0 14 0 1 8 .267 .262 (+2%) .322 (-15%) .347 (-7%) .670 (-11%) -231.1
1920 NY1 NL 45 108 10 22 1 0 0 4 1 1 12 .204 .271 (-25%) .331 (-36%) .363 (-41%) .694 (-39%) -652.2
1921 NY1 NL 42 92 8 19 0 1 0 6 1 3 3 .207 .286 (-28%) .344 (-33%) .395 (-42%) .739 (-38%) -567.6
1922 NY1 NL 37 77 9 14 0 1 0 10 0 5 4 .182 .285 (-36%) .345 (-33%) .397 (-48%) .743 (-41%) -515.0
1923 NY1 NL 12 11 0 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 .273 — — — — 0.0
1923 BSN NL 31 68 2 10 0 0 0 2 0 2 6 .147 .282 (-48%) .344 (-50%) .390 (-62%) .734 (-57%) 0.0
1924 BSN NL 37 90 6 20 1 1 0 9 0 1 6 .222 .283 (-22%) .345 (-33%) .389 (-34%) .734 (-34%) -504.2
1925 BSN NL 32 81 11 16 0 0 1 10 0 3 6 .198 .288 (-31%) .349 (-35%) .407 (-42%) .756 (-39%) -525.1
1926 BRO NL 31 59 3 14 1 0 0 4 0 1 5 .237 .279 (-15%) .345 (-28%) .390 (-35%) .735 (-31%) -303.1
1927 BRO NL 18 23 1 5 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 .217 — — — — 0.0
Career · 14 seasons 435 913 71 195 11 5 1 69 2 24 72 .214 — — — — -3,730

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

Jesse Barnes — Playoff Career Batting
G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI BB SO AVG
4 13 3 4 0 0 0 0 0 1 .308

Playoff Batting by Year

Jesse Barnes — Playoff Batting by Year
Year Round Team G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI BB SO AVG
1922 WS NY1 1 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 .000
1921 WS NY1 3 9 3 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 .444

Playoff Career Pitching

Jesse Barnes — Playoff Career Pitching
W L G GS SV IP H ER BB SO ERA
2 0 4 1 0 26.1 18 5 8 24 1.71

Playoff Pitching by Year

Jesse Barnes — Playoff Pitching by Year
Year Round Team W L G GS SV IP H ER BB SO ERA
1922 WS NY1 0 0 1 1 0 10.0 8 2 2 6 1.80
1921 WS NY1 2 0 3 0 0 16.1 10 3 6 18 1.65

Game Log & Splits

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

Batting — Home / Away

Jesse Barnes — Batting — Home / Away
SplitGABRHHRRBIAVG
Home2124122992135.223
Away22350143103036.206

Pitching — Home / Away

Jesse Barnes — Pitching — Home / Away
SplitGIPHERBBSOERA
Home2051268.012854552473103.23
Away2171292.214024742713443.30

Last 10 Games — Batting

Jesse Barnes — Last 10 Games — Batting
DateTmOppResABRH2B3BHRRBIBBSO
1927-08-20 BROPITL 100000000
1927-07-31 BROCINL 000000000
1927-07-14 BROPITL 000000000
1927-07-04 BRONY1L 201000000
1927-06-25 BROBSNL 000000000
1927-06-13 BROPITL 301000001
1927-06-10 BROCHCL 200000000
1927-06-06 BROSTLL 200000001
1927-05-30 BROBSNW 300000001
1927-05-28 BRONY1L 000000000

Last 10 Games — Pitching

Jesse Barnes — Last 10 Games — Pitching
DateTmOppDecIPHRERBBSOHR
1927-08-20 BROPIT — 1.0343200
1927-07-31 BROCIN — 1.0322000
1927-07-14 BROPIT L 0.1211000
1927-07-04 BRONY1 L 6.11599231
1927-06-25 BROBSN L 3.0752000
1927-06-13 BROPIT L 7.0744111
1927-06-10 BROCHC L 4.1521300
1927-06-06 BROSTL L 7.0864200
1927-05-30 BROBSN W 9.0822200
1927-05-28 BRONY1 L 2.1454210

Fielding Statistics

Career Fielding Totals by Position

Jesse Barnes — Career Fielding Totals by Position
Position G GS PO A E DP
P 422 0 138 748 22 37

Season-by-Season Fielding

Jesse Barnes — Season-by-Season Fielding
Year Team Pos G GS PO A E DP
1915 BSN P 9 0 0 10 0 0
1916 BSN P 33 0 11 60 2 2
1917 BSN P 50 0 18 96 1 1
1918 NY1 P 9 0 5 25 1 0
1919 NY1 P 38 0 11 97 3 5
1920 NY1 P 43 0 16 93 4 9
1921 NY1 P 42 0 24 67 0 4
1922 NY1 P 37 0 10 63 4 5
1923 NY1 P 12 0 2 14 0 1
1923 BSN P 31 0 7 61 2 5
1924 BSN P 37 0 15 68 0 3
1925 BSN P 32 0 11 39 2 1
1926 BRO P 31 0 7 37 3 1
1927 BRO P 18 0 1 18 0 0

Career Games by Position

Position Diamond

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Jesse Barnes Stats, Bio & Career Records
Position Games
Pitcher 422

Awards & Honors

Jesse Barnes — Awards & Honors
Year Award Notes
1919 Baseball Magazine All-Star P2

Most Similar Players

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Career Spans

Jesse Barnes (highlighted) compared to peers across the same era.

  1. 98
    Art Nehf
    184-120, 3.20 ERA
  2. 92
    Red Lucas
    157-135, 3.72 ERA
  3. 92
    George Mogridge
    132-131, 3.21 ERA
  4. 89
    Ken Raffensberger
    119-154, 3.60 ERA
  5. 83
    Jeff Pfeffer
    158-112, 2.77 ERA
  6. 82
    Rube Benton
    150-144, 3.09 ERA

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Jesse Barnes: the record in brief

Between the debut on July 30, 1915 and the final game on August 20, 1927, Jesse Barnes built the record summarized on this page. The team column moves through the Boston Braves (1915 through 1925), the New York Giants (1918 through 1923), and the Brooklyn Robins (1926 to 1927). Barnes is listed as a pitcher at 6 feet, 0 inches and 170 pounds. Barnes batted left-handed and threw right-handed, per the bio block. The recorded birth is August 26, 1892, in Perkins, OK, USA. Barnes's death is recorded on September 9, 1961, in Santa Rosa, NM, USA. Barnes's full given name, per the bio, is Jesse Lawrence Barnes.

Across 422 games (314 starts), Barnes recorded 152 wins against 150 losses with a 3.22 ERA. Also on Barnes's record: 653 strikeouts, 180 complete games, 26 shutouts, and 13 saves. Against a 3.65 league ERA for the same years, Barnes was 11.9% better. Barnes won 25 games in 1919, the most of any season listed.

Frequently Asked Questions about Jesse Barnes

What years did Jesse Barnes play?
Jesse Barnes played in Major League Baseball from 1915 to 1927.
Was Jesse Barnes a pitcher?
Yes. Jesse Barnes pitched in the major leagues, recording 152 wins and 653 strikeouts.
How many home runs did Jesse Barnes hit?
Jesse Barnes hit 1 career home runs with 195 hits.
What was Jesse Barnes's career batting average?
Jesse Barnes batted .214 over his career, with 195 hits in 913 at bats.
How many RBI did Jesse Barnes have?
Jesse Barnes drove in 69 runs in his career.
What was Jesse Barnes's career ERA?
Jesse Barnes finished with a 3.22 career ERA, going 152-150 with 653 strikeouts.