Dave Barnhill

Pitcher · Career Stats, Bio & Records

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

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

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

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

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

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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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 0 122.3 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 0 125.7 101 40 38 88 2.86 3.50 (+18%) 3261.3
1944 NYC NN2 3 2 6 6 1 0 0 35.3 32 15 9 17 3.82 3.57 (-7%) -558.2
1945 NYC NN2 2 3 7 6 1 0 0 41.3 46 17 11 37 3.70 3.67 (-1%) 889.3
1946 NYC NN2 3 4 13 11 6 1 0 66.3 67 28 29 32 3.80 3.59 (-6%) -109.2
1947 NYC NN2 1 0 3 2 1 1 1 11.7 8 2 4 8 1.54 3.97 (+61%) 247.7
1948 NYC NN2 4 7 13 12 8 1 1 85.3 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

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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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

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

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

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

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

SplitGABRHHRRBIAVG
Home3463112008.317
Away63142203104.218

Pitching — Home / Away

SplitGIPHERBBSOERA
Home30187.11682544981.20
Away51333.128734901510.92

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

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

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

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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Position Games
Pitcher 88
First Base 3
Left Field 3
Center Field 1
Right Field 2

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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.