Rex Barney

Pitcher · Career Stats, Bio & Records (1943-1950)

Rex Barney was a pitcher who played in Major League Baseball from 1943 to 1950 for the Brooklyn Dodgers, a span of 8 seasons. Across 155 career appearances, he went 35-31 with a 4.31 ERA and 336 strikeouts. He also batted .164 with 0 home runs.

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 35–31
ERA 4.31
WHIP 1.48
SO 336
Pitcher PIV -10541.0
Position
Pitcher
Bats / Throws
R / R
Height / Weight
6'3" / 185 lb
Born
12/19/1924 in Omaha, NE, USA
Died
8/11/1997 in Baltimore, MD, USA
MLB Debut
1943-08-18
Last Game
1950-09-04

Full name: Rex Edward Barney

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Career Pitching Statistics

Rex Barney — Career Pitching Statistics
W L G GS CG SHO SV IP H ER HR BB SO ERA Pitcher PIV
35 31 155 81 20 6 1 597.2 474 286 48 410 336 4.31 -10541.0

Career ERA 4.31 vs. league average 3.92 across their career seasons — 9.8% worse than league average.

Season-by-Season Pitching

Pitching Career Arc

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Rex Barney — Season-by-Season Pitching
Year Team Lg W L G GS CG SHO SV IP H ER BB SO ERA Lg ERA Pitcher PIV
1943 BRO NL 2 2 9 8 1 0 0 45.1 36 32 41 23 6.35 3.50 (-81%) -2410.0
1946 BRO NL 2 5 16 9 1 0 0 53.2 46 35 51 36 5.87 3.59 (-63%) -1327.3
1947 BRO NL 5 2 28 9 0 0 0 77.2 66 41 59 36 4.75 3.97 (-20%) -1598.2
1948 BRO NL 15 13 44 34 12 4 0 246.2 193 85 122 138 3.10 4.10 (+24%) -25.2
1949 BRO NL 9 8 38 20 6 2 1 140.2 108 69 89 80 4.41 4.12 (-7%) -2124.1
1950 BRO NL 2 1 20 1 0 0 0 33.2 25 24 48 23 6.42 4.36 (-47%) -3056.3
Career · 6 seasons 35 31 155 81 20 6 1 597.2 474 286 410 336 4.31 — -10,541

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

Rex Barney — Career Batting Statistics
G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SB BB SO AVG OBP SLG OPS PIV
155 201 12 33 3 0 0 7 0 7 78 .164 .192 .179 .371 -684

Career AVG .164 vs. league average .261 across their career seasons — 37.1% below league average.

Career OBP .192 vs. league average .336 across their career seasons — 42.8% below league average.

Career SLG .179 vs. league average .373 across their career seasons — 52.0% below league average.

Career OPS .371 vs. league average .709 across their career seasons — 47.7% below league average.

Season-by-Season Batting

Career Arc

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Rex Barney — Season-by-Season Batting
Year Team Lg G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SB BB SO AVG Lg AVG Lg OBP Lg SLG Lg OPS PIV
1943 BRO NL 9 18 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 5 .056 — — — — 0.0
1946 BRO NL 16 17 1 4 0 0 0 0 0 2 5 .235 — — — — 0.0
1947 BRO NL 28 27 3 3 1 0 0 3 0 0 12 .111 — — — — 0.0
1948 BRO NL 44 84 5 14 0 0 0 2 0 2 40 .167 .263 (-37%) .340 (-45%) .379 (-56%) .719 (-51%) -684.2
1949 BRO NL 38 47 3 10 1 0 0 2 0 1 14 .213 — — — — 0.0
1950 BRO NL 20 8 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 1 2 .125 — — — — 0.0
Career · 6 seasons 155 201 12 33 3 0 0 7 0 7 78 .164 — — — — -684

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

Rex Barney — Playoff Career Batting
G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI BB SO AVG
4 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000

Playoff Batting by Year

Rex Barney — Playoff Batting by Year
Year Round Team G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI BB SO AVG
1949 WS BRO 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
1947 WS BRO 3 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000

Playoff Career Pitching

Rex Barney — Playoff Career Pitching
W L G GS SV IP H ER BB SO ERA
0 2 4 2 0 9.1 7 7 16 5 6.75

Playoff Pitching by Year

Rex Barney — Playoff Pitching by Year
Year Round Team W L G GS SV IP H ER BB SO ERA
1949 WS BRO 0 1 1 1 0 2.2 3 5 6 2 16.88
1947 WS BRO 0 1 3 1 0 6.2 4 2 10 3 2.70

Game Log & Splits

View full game log (310 games) →

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

Batting — Home / Away

Rex Barney — Batting — Home / Away
SplitGABRHHRRBIAVG
Home749131102.121
Away8111082205.200

Pitching — Home / Away

Rex Barney — Pitching — Home / Away
SplitGIPHERBBSOERA
Home74302.02551542191664.59
Away81295.22191351941694.11

Last 10 Games — Batting

Rex Barney — Last 10 Games — Batting
DateTmOppResABRH2B3BHRRBIBBSO
1950-09-04 BROBSNL 000000000
1950-08-16 BRONY1L 000000000
1950-07-31 BROCHCL 000000000
1950-07-27 BROSTLL 000000000
1950-07-23 BROPITW 200000000
1950-06-25 BROPITL 000000000
1950-06-24 BROPITW 100000011
1950-06-10 BROCINL 000000000
1950-06-04 BROCHCL 100000000
1950-05-30 BROPHIW 101100000

Last 10 Games — Pitching

Rex Barney — Last 10 Games — Pitching
DateTmOppDecIPHRERBBSOHR
1950-09-04 BROBSN — 1.0111100
1950-08-16 BRONY1 — 1.0122410
1950-07-31 BROCHC — 0.0022300
1950-07-27 BROSTL — 0.0133301
1950-07-23 BROPIT W 2.0100310
1950-06-25 BROPIT — 1.0333111
1950-06-24 BROPIT — 3.0133541
1950-06-10 BROCIN L 0.1111011
1950-06-04 BROCHC — 3.0544421
1950-05-30 BROPHI — 2.0233601

Fielding Statistics

Career Fielding Totals by Position

Rex Barney — Career Fielding Totals by Position
Position G GS PO A E DP
P 155 0 20 65 8 8

Season-by-Season Fielding

Rex Barney — Season-by-Season Fielding
Year Team Pos G GS PO A E DP
1943 BRO P 9 0 1 7 0 1
1946 BRO P 16 0 7 6 1 1
1947 BRO P 28 0 1 11 0 4
1948 BRO P 44 0 5 28 4 1
1949 BRO P 38 0 4 10 2 1
1950 BRO P 20 0 2 3 1 0

Career Games by Position

Position Diamond

Circle size = games played at each position.

Rex Barney — Career Games by Position
Position Games
Pitcher 155

Award Voting History

Rex Barney — Award Voting History
Year Award League Finish Points Won Points Max Votes First
1948 Most Valuable Player NL 18th 15.0 336 0

Most Similar Players

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Career Spans

Rex Barney (highlighted) compared to peers across the same era.

  1. 98
    Jose de Jesus
    20-19, 3.84 ERA
  2. 96
    Jimmy Hill
    29-26, 4.36 ERA
  3. 96
    Kazuhisa Ishii
    39-34, 4.44 ERA
  4. 94
    Tim Conroy
    18-32, 4.69 ERA
  5. 92
    Dick Drott
    27-46, 4.78 ERA
  6. 89
    Weldon Wyckoff
    23-34, 3.55 ERA

Rex Barney: the record in brief

Rex Barney's major league career runs from a debut on August 18, 1943 to a final game on September 4, 1950. Barney's only club in the season tables is the Brooklyn Dodgers. Barney played primarily as a pitcher and threw and hit right-handed. The bio adds a birth date on December 19, 1924, in Omaha, NE, USA and a listed size of 6-foot-3 and 185 pounds. Barney's death is recorded on August 11, 1997, in Baltimore, MD, USA. The given name on file is Rex Edward Barney.

Barney went 35-31 with a 4.31 ERA in 155 games, 81 of them starts. Also on Barney's record: 336 strikeouts, 20 complete games, and 6 shutouts. The league ERA over Barney's seasons was 3.92, so the 4.31 figure ran 9.8% worse than average. Barney won 15 games in 1948, the most of any season listed. Among the heaviest workloads, the lowest ERA was 3.10 in 1948, when the league's was 4.10.

Frequently Asked Questions about Rex Barney

What years did Rex Barney play?
Rex Barney played in Major League Baseball from 1943 to 1950.
Was Rex Barney a pitcher?
Yes. Rex Barney pitched in the major leagues, recording 35 wins and 336 strikeouts.
How many home runs did Rex Barney hit?
Rex Barney hit 0 career home runs with 33 hits.
What was Rex Barney's career batting average?
Rex Barney batted .164 over his career, with 33 hits in 201 at bats.
How many RBI did Rex Barney have?
Rex Barney drove in 7 runs in his career.
What was Rex Barney's career ERA?
Rex Barney finished with a 4.31 career ERA, going 35-31 with 336 strikeouts.