Tucker Barnhart

Catcher · Career Stats, Bio & Records (2014-2025)

Tucker Barnhart is a catcher who has played in Major League Baseball since 2014 for 5 teams, including the Cincinnati Reds, a span of 12 seasons. In 924 career games, he has hit .241 with 662 hits, 53 home runs, and 292 RBI. Tucker Barnhart is a 2-time Gold Glove.

AVG (Batting Average):
Hits divided by at bats. .300 is the traditional mark of an excellent hitter.
HR (Home Runs):
Hits on which the batter circled the bases and scored, almost always by clearing the outfield fence.
RBI (Runs Batted In):
Runs that scored as a direct result of a batter's plate appearance.
OPS (On-Base Plus Slugging):
On-base percentage plus slugging percentage, the quickest single summary of offensive value. .900 or better is star-level.

Data updated

Active Player
AVG .241
HR 53
RBI 292
H 662
OPS .669
PIV thru 2025 -3,369

PIV is computed through the 2025 season, so it does not yet include 2026. Every other career total on this page includes 2026 through October 17, 2026.

Position
Catcher
Bats / Throws
B / R
Height / Weight
5'11" / 192 lb
Born
1/7/1991 in Indianapolis, IN, USA
MLB Debut
2014-04-03
Awards
2× Gold Glove
Jersey
#16

Full name: Tucker Jackson Barnhart

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Career Batting Statistics

Tucker Barnhart — Career Batting Statistics
G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SB BB SO AVG OBP SLG OPS PIV
924 2,749 254 662 131 6 53 292 8 297 653 .241 .318 .351 .669 -3,369

Career AVG .241 vs. league average .249 across their career seasons — near league average.

Career OBP .318 vs. league average .318 across their career seasons — near league average.

Career SLG .351 vs. league average .410 across their career seasons — 14.4% below league average.

Career OPS .669 vs. league average .727 across their career seasons — 8.1% below league average.

Season-by-Season Batting

Career Arc

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Tucker Barnhart 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
2014 CIN NL 21 54 3 10 0 0 1 1 0 4 10 .185 .251 (-26%) .313 (-23%) .386 (-38%) .700 (-31%) -251.5
2015 CIN NL 81 242 23 61 9 0 3 18 0 25 45 .252 .254 (-1%) .316 (+2%) .404 (-19%) .721 (-10%) -320.4
2016 CIN NL 115 377 34 97 23 1 7 51 1 36 72 .257 .255 (+1%) .321 (avg) .417 (-9%) .738 (-5%) -280.7
2017 CIN NL 121 370 26 100 24 2 7 44 4 42 68 .270 .254 (+6%) .324 (+7%) .425 (-5%) .750 (avg) 58.5
2018 CIN NL 138 460 50 114 21 3 10 46 0 54 96 .248 .247 (avg) .318 (+3%) .409 (-9%) .727 (-4%) -215.0
2019 CIN NL 114 316 32 73 14 0 11 40 1 44 83 .231 .252 (-8%) .322 (+2%) .434 (-13%) .757 (-7%) -261.0
2020 CIN NL 38 98 10 20 3 0 5 13 0 12 28 .204 .244 (-17%) .321 (-10%) .417 (-7%) .739 (-8%) -129.9
2021 CIN NL 116 348 41 86 21 0 7 48 0 29 100 .247 .243 (+1%) .317 (avg) .410 (-10%) .727 (-6%) -301.9
2022 DET AL 94 281 16 62 10 0 1 16 0 25 74 .221 .242 (-9%) .311 (-8%) .394 (-32%) .706 (-22%) -883.3
2023 CHN NL 47 109 6 22 3 0 1 9 1 12 42 .202 .248 (-19%) .320 (-11%) .414 (-38%) .734 (-26%) -439.9
2024 ARI NL 31 81 13 14 3 0 0 6 1 13 31 .173 .243 (-29%) .312 (-8%) .399 (-47%) .711 (-30%) -344.4
2025 TEX AL 8 13 0 3 0 0 0 0 0 1 4 .231 — — — — 0.0
Career · 12 seasons 924 2,749 254 662 131 6 53 292 8 297 653 .241 — — — — -3,369

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 Pitching Statistics

Tucker Barnhart — Career Pitching Statistics
W L G GS CG SHO SV IP H ER HR BB SO ERA Pitcher PIV
0 0 7 0 0 0 0 8.0 19 7 1 0 0 7.88 0.0

Career ERA 7.88 vs. league average 4.13 across their career seasons — 90.5% worse than league average.

Season-by-Season Pitching

Pitching Career Arc

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Tucker Barnhart — Season-by-Season Pitching
Year Team Lg W L G GS CG SHO SV IP H ER BB SO ERA Lg ERA Pitcher PIV
2022 DET AL 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 1.0 3 1 0 0 9.00 — 0.0
2023 CHN NL 0 0 4 0 0 0 0 4.0 7 1 0 0 2.25 — 0.0
2024 ARI NL 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 1.0 4 2 0 0 18.00 — 0.0
2025 TEX AL 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 2.0 5 3 0 0 13.50 — 0.0
Career · 4 seasons 0 0 7 0 0 0 0 8.0 19 7 0 0 7.88 — 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.

Postseason Statistics

Playoff Career Batting

Tucker Barnhart — Playoff Career Batting
G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI BB SO AVG
2 5 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 .000

Playoff Batting by Year

Tucker Barnhart — Playoff Batting by Year
Year Round Team G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI BB SO AVG
2020 NLWC4 CIN 2 5 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 .000

Game Log & Splits

View full game log (931 games) →

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

Batting — Home / Away

Tucker Barnhart — Batting — Home / Away
SplitGABRHHRRBIAVG
Home478139114334434157.247
Away446135811131819135.234

Pitching — Home / Away

Tucker Barnhart — Pitching — Home / Away
SplitGIPHERBBSOERA
Home56.0124006.00
Away22.0730013.50

Last 10 Games — Batting

Tucker Barnhart — Last 10 Games — Batting
DateTmOppResABRH2B3BHRRBIBBSO
2025-05-30 TEXSTLW 100000000
2025-05-27 TEXTORW 000000000
2025-05-22 TEXNYYL 000000000
2025-05-21 TEXNYYL 300000002
2025-05-12 TEXCOLW 200000010
2025-05-08 TEXBOSL 303000000
2025-05-02 TEXSEAL 100000001
2025-05-01 TEXOAKL 300000001
2024-06-30 AZOAKW 201100000
2024-06-28 AZOAKL 200000001

Last 7 Games — Pitching

Tucker Barnhart — Last 7 Games — Pitching
DateTmOppDecIPHRERBBSOHR
2025-05-02 TEXSEA — 2.0533000
2024-06-22 AZPHI — 1.0422001
2023-08-07 CHCNYN — 1.0311000
2023-08-04 CHCATL — 1.0100000
2023-07-16 CHCBOS — 1.0100000
2023-05-25 CHCNYN — 1.0200000
2022-06-15 DETCHW — 1.0311000

Fielding Statistics

Career Fielding Totals by Position

Tucker Barnhart — Career Fielding Totals by Position
Position G GS PO A E DP
1B 18 6 80 4 1 9
3B 1 0 0 0 0 0
C 841 781 6391 424 23 33
OF 1 0 0 0 0 0
P 7 0 0 0 0 0

Season-by-Season Fielding

Tucker Barnhart — Season-by-Season Fielding
Year Team Pos G GS PO A E DP
2014 CIN C 20 14 110 14 0 2
2015 CIN C 73 67 492 42 2 0
2015 CIN OF 1 0 0 0 0 0
2016 CIN C 108 106 817 74 7 6
2017 CIN C 110 105 863 89 1 9
2018 CIN 1B 11 6 60 3 1 4
2018 CIN C 118 113 871 53 2 4
2019 CIN 1B 3 0 12 1 0 2
2019 CIN C 102 87 812 46 2 2
2020 CIN 1B 2 0 5 0 0 2
2020 CIN C 36 33 341 15 0 0
2021 CIN 1B 2 0 3 0 0 1
2021 CIN C 102 97 880 47 2 4
2022 DET 3B 1 0 0 0 0 0
2022 DET C 92 90 653 29 3 3
2022 DET P 1 0 0 0 0 0
2023 CHN C 42 37 301 6 2 2
2023 CHN P 4 0 0 0 0 0
2024 ARI C 31 29 214 9 2 1
2024 ARI P 1 0 0 0 0 0
2025 TEX C 7 3 37 0 0 0
2025 TEX P 1 0 0 0 0 0

Career Games by Position

Position Diamond

Circle size = games played at each position.

Tucker Barnhart Stats, Bio & Career Records
Position Games
Pitcher 7
Catcher 841
First Base 18
Third Base 1
Right Field 1

Awards & Honors

Tucker Barnhart — Awards & Honors
Year Award Notes
2020 Gold Glove C
2017 Gold Glove C

Salary History

Tucker Barnhart's recorded salaries total $517,500 over 1 season, in 2016. This total is partial: the salary data covers 1985 to 2016, and Barnhart's career ran from 2014 to 2025. His seasons after 2016 are not included, and no salary is recorded for 2014 and 2015.

Tucker Barnhart — Salary History
Year Team League Salary
2016 CIN NL $517,500
Total recorded salary (partial) $517,500

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  2. 97
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    .235 avg, 49 HR
  3. 97
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    .235 avg, 48 HR
  4. 95
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    .243 avg, 38 HR
  5. 94
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    .247 avg, 67 HR
  6. 93
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    .237 avg, 77 HR

Tucker Barnhart: the record in brief

Active since a debut on April 3, 2014, Tucker Barnhart has a record on this page that is still being added to. Barnhart played for the Cincinnati Reds (2014 through 2021), the Detroit Tigers (2022), the Chicago Cubs (2023), the Arizona Diamondbacks (2024), and the Texas Rangers (2025). The bio lists Barnhart as a catcher who batted from both sides and threw right-handed. The recorded size is 5'11" and 192 pounds. Barnhart was born on January 7, 1991, in Indianapolis, IN, USA. Tucker Barnhart was the playing name; the full given name is Tucker Jackson.

Barnhart has 662 hits from 2,749 at bats in 924 games, which works out to .241, plus 53 home runs and 292 runs batted in. The on-base percentage is .318 and the slugging percentage .351, for an OPS of .669. The .241 career average is close to the .249 the league hit across the same seasons. By OPS the gap is 8.1% below league average (.669 against .727).

Frequently Asked Questions about Tucker Barnhart

What years did Tucker Barnhart play?
Tucker Barnhart played in Major League Baseball from 2014 to 2025.
Was Tucker Barnhart a pitcher?
No. Tucker Barnhart was a position player (Catcher), though he did pitch in 7 career games.
How many home runs did Tucker Barnhart hit?
Tucker Barnhart hit 53 career home runs with 662 hits.
What teams has Tucker Barnhart played for?
Tucker Barnhart has played for 5 teams: the Cincinnati Reds (2014–2021), the Detroit Tigers (2022), the Chicago Cubs (2023), the Arizona Diamondbacks (2024), and the Texas Rangers (2025).
What awards has Tucker Barnhart won?
Tucker Barnhart has won 2 Gold Gloves (2017 and 2020).
What are Tucker Barnhart's career stats?
In 924 games, Tucker Barnhart has 662 hits, 53 home runs, 292 RBI, 254 runs, and 8 stolen bases, with a .241 batting average.
How much has Tucker Barnhart earned in his career?
Tucker Barnhart's recorded salaries total $517,500 over 1 season, in 2016. This total is partial: the salary data covers 1985 to 2016, and Barnhart's career ran from 2014 to 2025. His seasons after 2016 are not included, and no salary is recorded for 2014 and 2015.
What was Tucker Barnhart's salary?
Tucker Barnhart's recorded salary was $517,500 in 2016.
What position does Tucker Barnhart play?
Tucker Barnhart plays primarily as a catcher, the position where he has appeared in the most games.
How tall is Tucker Barnhart and how much does he weigh?
Tucker Barnhart is listed at 5 feet 11 inches and 192 pounds.
What number does Tucker Barnhart wear?
Tucker Barnhart wears number 16, according to MLB's 2025 roster data.
How many home runs has Tucker Barnhart hit each season?
Tucker Barnhart's home runs by season: 1 in 2014, 3 in 2015, 7 in 2016, 7 in 2017, 10 in 2018, 11 in 2019, 5 in 2020, 7 in 2021, 1 in 2022, 1 in 2023, 0 in 2024, and 0 in 2025. His most in one season was 11, in 2019.
What was Tucker Barnhart's career batting average?
Tucker Barnhart batted .241 over his career, with 662 hits in 2,749 at bats.
How many RBI did Tucker Barnhart have?
Tucker Barnhart drove in 292 runs in his career.