Dave Barnhill

Pitcher · Career Stats, Bio & Records

Dave Barnhill was a pitcher who played in Major League Baseball for the New York Cubans. Across 88 career appearances, he went 35-31 with a 3.30 ERA and 391 strikeouts. He also batted .256 with 0 home runs. Dave Barnhill was a 5-time All-Star. His totals include Negro Leagues seasons, which MLB recognized as major league in 2020. His career PIV — Baseball Data Hub's era-adjusted measure of offensive impact — is 316.

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 3.30
WHIP 1.21
SO 391
Pitcher PIV 9849.9
Position
Pitcher
Bats / Throws
B / R
Height / Weight
5'6" / 168 lb
Born
10/30/1913 in Greenville, NC, USA
Died
1/8/1983 in Miami, FL, USA
Awards
5× All-Star

Full name: David Barnhill

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Negro Leagues Career Statistics

Batting

Dave Barnhill — Batting
PA AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI BB SO SB BA OBP SLG OPS
308.0 272.0 41.0 69.0 4.0 3.0 2.0 18.0 22.0 11.0 0 .254 .312 .312 .624

Pitching

Dave Barnhill — Pitching
W L GS CG GF SV IP H R ER HR BB SO ERA WHIP
53 47 111 69 27 3 819.1 693 349 99 41 178 392 1.09 1.06

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 Batting

Dave Barnhill — Negro Leagues Season-by-Season Batting
Season PA AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI BB SO SB BA OBP SLG OPS
1949 8.0 8.0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000
Listed seasons · 1 8 8 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 — — —

Negro Leagues Season-by-Season Pitching

Dave Barnhill — Negro Leagues Season-by-Season Pitching
Season W L GS CG GF SV IP H R ER HR BB SO ERA WHIP
1949 3 1 6 4 0 0 37.0 28 10 5 2 2 6 1.22 0.81
Listed seasons · 1 3 1 6 4 0 0 37.0 28 10 5 2 2 6 1.22 0.81

Career Pitching Statistics

Dave Barnhill — Career Pitching Statistics
W L G GS CG SHO SV IP H ER HR BB SO ERA Pitcher PIV
35 31 88 75 48 7 4 570.0 517 209 33 170 391 3.30 9849.9

Career ERA 3.30 vs. league average 3.74 across their career seasons — 11.7% better than league average.

Season-by-Season Pitching

Pitching Career Arc

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Dave Barnhill Stats, Bio & Career Records
Year Team Lg W L G GS CG SHO SV IP H ER BB SO ERA Lg ERA Pitcher PIV
1941 NYC NN2 9 4 16 13 12 0 0 122.1 94 41 27 109 3.02 3.94 (+23%) 3834.3
1942 NYC NN2 3 7 13 10 8 0 2 82.0 82 37 22 50 4.06 3.57 (-14%) 1534.3
1943 NYC NN2 10 4 17 15 11 4 0 125.2 101 40 38 88 2.86 3.50 (+18%) 3261.3
1944 NYC NN2 3 2 6 6 1 0 0 35.1 32 15 9 17 3.82 3.57 (-7%) -558.2
1945 NYC NN2 2 3 7 6 1 0 0 41.1 46 17 11 37 3.70 3.67 (-1%) 889.3
1946 NYC NN2 3 4 13 11 6 1 0 66.1 67 28 29 32 3.80 3.59 (-6%) -109.2
1947 NYC NN2 1 0 3 2 1 1 1 11.2 8 2 4 8 1.54 3.97 (+61%) 247.7
1948 NYC NN2 4 7 13 12 8 1 1 85.1 87 29 30 50 3.06 4.10 (+25%) 750.3
Career · 8 seasons 35 31 88 75 48 7 4 570.0 517 209 170 391 3.30 — 9,850

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

Dave Barnhill — Career Batting Statistics
G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SB BB SO AVG OBP SLG OPS PIV
106 250 34 64 5 4 0 24 1 26 4 .256 .329 .308 .637 316

Career AVG .256 vs. league average .260 across their career seasons — near league average.

Career OBP .329 vs. league average .330 across their career seasons — near league average.

Career SLG .308 vs. league average .362 across their career seasons — 14.9% below league average.

Career OPS .637 vs. league average .692 across their career seasons — 8.0% below league average.

Season-by-Season Batting

Career Arc

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Dave Barnhill — 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
1941 NYC NN2 16 44 7 13 2 2 0 6 0 8 0 .295 — — — — 145.2
1942 NYC NN2 14 29 2 8 0 1 0 3 0 1 1 .276 — — — — 0.0
1943 NYC NN2 18 52 8 17 1 0 0 10 1 9 0 .327 .255 (+28%) .324 (+31%) .346 (avg) .671 (+15%) 171.3
1944 NYC NN2 11 26 3 5 0 0 0 2 0 3 1 .192 — — — — 0.0
1945 NYC NN2 11 28 2 5 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 .179 — — — — 0.0
1946 NYC NN2 15 28 2 3 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 .107 — — — — 0.0
1947 NYC NN2 5 9 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .111 — — — — 0.0
1948 NYC NN2 16 34 9 12 2 1 0 3 0 2 1 .353 — — — — 0.0
Career · 8 seasons 106 250 34 64 5 4 0 24 1 26 4 .256 — — — — 317

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

Dave Barnhill — Playoff Career Batting
G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI BB SO AVG
3 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000

Playoff Batting by Year

Dave Barnhill — Playoff Batting by Year
Year Round Team G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI BB SO AVG
1947 NWS NYC 2 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
1941 NLC NYC 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000

Playoff Career Pitching

Dave Barnhill — Playoff Career Pitching
W L G GS SV IP H ER BB SO ERA
1 1 3 3 0 14.0 16 9 5 8 5.79

Playoff Pitching by Year

Dave Barnhill — Playoff Pitching by Year
Year Round Team W L G GS SV IP H ER BB SO ERA
1947 NWS NYC 1 0 2 2 0 10.0 12 7 3 4 6.30
1941 NLC NYC 0 1 1 1 0 4.0 4 2 2 4 4.50

Game Log & Splits

View full game log (178 games) →

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

Batting — Home / Away

Dave Barnhill — Batting — Home / Away
SplitGABRHHRRBIAVG
Home3463112008.317
Away63142203104.218

Pitching — Home / Away

Dave Barnhill — Pitching — Home / Away
SplitGIPHERBBSOERA
Home30187.11682544981.20
Away51333.128734901510.92

Last 10 Games — Batting

Dave Barnhill — Last 10 Games — Batting
DateTmOppResABRH2B3BHRRBIBBSO
1949-05-27 NY6BLGW 400000000
1949-05-09 NY6BIRL 000000000
1949-05-03 NY6IN9W 400000000
1948-09-12 NY6PH5L 322110100
1948-08-31 NY6BLGL 300000000
1948-08-10 NY6BLGL 310000000
1948-07-11 NY6PH5L 210000000
1948-07-05 NY6NW2W 212000010
1948-07-04 NY6NY5L 100000000
1948-06-27 NY6HOML 312000000

Last 10 Games — Pitching

Dave Barnhill — Last 10 Games — Pitching
DateTmOppDecIPHRERBBSOHR
1949-05-27 NY6BLG W 9.01022260
1949-05-09 NY6BIR — 0.0000000
1949-05-03 NY6IN9 W 9.0831000
1948-09-12 NY6PH5 — 6.21363171
1948-08-31 NY6BLG L 8.0622551
1948-08-10 NY6BLG L 7.01160310
1948-07-11 NY6PH5 L 4.1743110
1948-07-05 NY6NW2 W 9.0400290
1948-06-27 NY6HOM L 7.0720240
1948-06-10 NY6PH5 L 8.0740300

Fielding Statistics

Career Fielding Totals by Position

Dave Barnhill — Career Fielding Totals by Position
Position G GS PO A E DP
1B 3 2 28 1 0 3
OF 6 4 7 1 0 0
P 88 74 9 138 6 5

Season-by-Season Fielding

Dave Barnhill — Season-by-Season Fielding
Year Team Pos G GS PO A E DP
1941 NYC P 16 13 0 28 1 2
1942 NYC P 13 10 0 19 0 1
1943 NYC OF 1 1 3 0 0 0
1943 NYC P 17 15 1 35 4 1
1944 NYC 1B 3 2 28 1 0 3
1944 NYC P 6 6 1 7 0 1
1945 NYC OF 4 2 2 1 0 0
1945 NYC P 7 6 3 8 1 0
1946 NYC P 13 11 4 21 0 0
1947 NYC OF 1 1 2 0 0 0
1947 NYC P 3 2 0 2 0 0
1948 NYC P 13 11 0 18 0 0

Career Games by Position

Position Diamond

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Dave Barnhill — Career Games by Position
Position Games
Pitcher 88
First Base 3
Left Field 3
Center Field 1
Right Field 2

Most Similar Players

Career comps based on counting + rate stats and primary position. Score is relative — closest peer anchors at ~98%.

  1. 98
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  2. 85
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  3. 83
    Jim LaMarque
    35-17, 3.46 ERA
  4. 78
    Max Manning
    58-30, 3.35 ERA
  5. 72
    Kris Medlen
    41-26, 3.33 ERA
  6. 71
    Jim Hardin
    43-32, 3.18 ERA

Dave Barnhill: the record in brief

The season rows for Dave Barnhill begin in 1941. Every season row on the page belongs to the New York Cubans, from 1941 through 1948. Listed as a pitcher, Barnhill switch-hit and threw right-handed. The recorded size is 5'6" and 168 pounds. Barnhill was born on October 30, 1913, in Greenville, NC, USA. Barnhill died on January 8, 1983, in Miami, FL, USA. On the record, Dave Barnhill was born David Barnhill.

Barnhill's career pitching line is 35 wins, 31 losses and a 3.30 ERA over 88 appearances. Also on Barnhill's record: 391 strikeouts, 48 complete games, and 7 shutouts. The leagues Barnhill pitched in allowed 3.74 earned runs per nine over those seasons, so the career ERA was 11.7% better than average. Barnhill won 10 games in 1943, the most of any season listed. The strikeout high was 109 in 1941. In 1943, one of the busiest seasons, Barnhill posted a 2.86 ERA; the league figure that year was 3.50.

Frequently Asked Questions about Dave Barnhill

Was Dave Barnhill a pitcher?
Yes. Dave Barnhill pitched in the major leagues, recording 35 wins and 391 strikeouts.
How many home runs did Dave Barnhill hit?
Dave Barnhill hit 0 career home runs with 64 hits.
What was Dave Barnhill's career batting average?
Dave Barnhill batted .256 over his career, with 64 hits in 250 at bats.
How many RBI did Dave Barnhill have?
Dave Barnhill drove in 24 runs in his career.
What was Dave Barnhill's career ERA?
Dave Barnhill finished with a 3.30 career ERA, going 35-31 with 391 strikeouts.
How many strikeouts did Dave Barnhill have?
Dave Barnhill recorded 391 career strikeouts.