Was Vet Barnes a pitcher?

Yes. Vet Barnes pitched in the major leagues, recording 14 wins and 106 strikeouts.

How many home runs did Vet Barnes hit?

Vet Barnes hit 1 career home runs with 14 hits.

Vet Barnes

Pitcher · Career Stats, Bio & Records

W–L 14–5

ERA 3.15

WHIP 1.13

SO 106

Pitcher PIV 3225.1

Position: Pitcher
Bats / Throws: — / R
Height / Weight: 6'3" / 188 lb
Born: 12/23/1911 in Silver Creek, MS, USA
Died: 5/13/1974 in Vallejo, CA, USA
Awards: All-Star

Full name: I. V. Barnes

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Negro Leagues Career Statistics

Batting

PA	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	BB	SO	SB	BA	OBP	SLG	OPS
69.0	63.0	13.0	17.0	5.0	0	2.0	15.0	2.0	3.0	2.0	.270	.292	.444	.736

Pitching

W	L	GS	CG	GF	SV	IP	H	R	ER	HR	BB	SO	ERA	WHIP
19	12	25	14	11	1	207.0	185	105	60	12	45	126	2.61	1.11

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
1939	1	0	1	1	0	0	9.0	0	6	0	0	0	0	0.00	0.00
Listed seasons · 1	1	0	1	1	0	0	9.0	0	6	0	0	0	0	0.00	0.00

Career Pitching Statistics

W	L	G	GS	CG	SHO	SV	IP	H	ER	HR	BB	SO	ERA	Pitcher PIV
14	5	26	14	8	1	2	128.7	115	45	10	30	106	3.15	3225.1

Career ERA 3.15 vs. league average 4.34 across their career seasons — 27.5% better 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
1937	KCM	NAL	9	2	15	7	5	0	2	69.3	60	16	18	45	2.08	4.34 (+52%)	2023.8
1938	KCM	NAL	5	3	11	7	3	1	0	59.3	55	29	12	61	4.40	4.35 (-1%)	1201.3
Career · 2 seasons			14	5	26	14	8	1	2	128.2	115	45	30	106	3.15	—	3,225

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
27	52	12	14	6	0	1	13	0	3	0	.269	.309	.442	.751	0

Career AVG .269 vs. league average .275 across their career seasons — near league average.

Career OBP .309 vs. league average .342 across their career seasons — 9.7% below league average.

Career SLG .442 vs. league average .395 across their career seasons — +11.9% above league average.

Career OPS .751 vs. league average .738 across their career seasons — near league average.

Season-by-Season Batting

Career Arc

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Year	Team	Lg	G	AB	R	H	2B	HR	RBI	BB	AVG	Lg AVG	Lg OBP	Lg SLG	Lg OPS	PIV
1937	KCM	NAL	16	28	5	7	2	1	5	3	.250	—	—	—	—	0.0
1938	KCM	NAL	11	24	7	7	4	0	8	0	.292	—	—	—	—	0.0
Career · 2 seasons			27	52	12	14	6	1	13	3	.269	—	—	—	—	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	21	39	10	12	2	12	.308
Away	11	12	1	3	0	1	.250

Pitching — Home / Away

Split	G	IP	H	ER	BB	SO	ERA
Home	20	92.0	85	24	20	76	2.35
Away	11	60.0	49	14	11	18	2.10

Last 10 Games — Batting

Date	Tm	Opp	Res	AB	R	H	HR	RBI
1940-09-08	KCM	CAG	W	0	0	0	0	0
1938-09-04	KCM	BIR	W	0	0	0	0	0
1938-08-22	KCM	ATN	L	3	1	2	1	1
1938-08-21	KCM	ATN	L	0	0	0	0	0
1938-08-10	KCM	IN7	W	0	0	0	0	0
1938-08-05	KCM	MEM	W	0	0	0	0	0
1938-07-28	KCM	CAG	L	1	0	0	0	1
1938-07-24	KCM	CAG	W	4	1	2	0	1
1938-07-21	KCM	CAG	L	2	0	0	0	0
1938-07-15	KCM	CAG	L	0	0	0	0	0

Last 10 Games — Pitching

Date	Tm	Opp	Dec	IP	H	R	ER	BB	SO	HR
1940-09-08	KCM	CAG	W	0.0	0	0	0	0	0	0
1938-09-04	KCM	BIR	W	9.0	8	2	0	0	0	0
1938-08-22	KCM	ATN	L	5.0	5	5	0	1	0	0
1938-08-21	KCM	ATN	L	2.0	5	3	0	0	0	1
1938-08-10	KCM	IN7	—	0.0	3	2	2	0	0	0
1938-08-05	KCM	MEM	W	9.0	4	1	1	0	0	0
1938-07-28	KCM	CAG	L	4.2	8	7	7	2	5	0
1938-07-24	KCM	CAG	W	9.0	10	8	7	2	0	4
1938-07-21	KCM	CAG	—	7.0	5	2	1	2	11	0
1938-07-15	KCM	CAG	L	0.0	3	3	0	0	0	1

Fielding Statistics

Career Fielding Totals by Position

Position	G	GS	PO	A	E	DP
P	26	14	3	26	3	0

Season-by-Season Fielding

Year	Team	Pos	G	GS	PO	A	E	DP
1937	KCM	P	15	7	2	14	2	0
1938	KCM	P	11	7	1	12	1	0

Career Games by Position

Position Diamond

Circle size = games played at each position.

Position	Games
Pitcher	26

Frequently Asked Questions about Vet Barnes

Was Vet Barnes a pitcher?: Yes. Vet Barnes pitched in the major leagues, recording 14 wins and 106 strikeouts.
How many home runs did Vet Barnes hit?: Vet Barnes hit 1 career home runs with 14 hits.