What years did Ed Barry play?

Ed Barry played in Major League Baseball from 1905 to 1907.

Was Ed Barry a pitcher?

Yes. Ed Barry pitched in the major leagues, recording 1 wins and 34 strikeouts.

How many home runs did Ed Barry hit?

Ed Barry hit 0 career home runs with 2 hits.

What was Ed Barry's career batting average?

Ed Barry batted .087 over his career, with 2 hits in 23 at bats.

How many RBI did Ed Barry have?

Ed Barry drove in 2 runs in his career.

What was Ed Barry's career ERA?

Ed Barry finished with a 3.53 career ERA, going 1-6 with 34 strikeouts.

Ed Barry

Pitcher · Career Stats, Bio & Records (1905-1907)

Ed Barry was a pitcher who played in Major League Baseball from 1905 to 1907 for the Boston Red Sox, a span of 3 seasons. Across 12 career appearances, he went 1-6 with a 3.53 ERA and 34 strikeouts.

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 October 12, 2026

W–L 1–6

ERA 3.53

WHIP 1.25

SO 34

Pitcher PIV -1804.6

Position: Pitcher
Bats / Throws: R / L
Height / Weight: 6'3" / 185 lb
Born: 10/2/1882 in Madison, WI, USA
Died: 6/19/1920 in Montague, MA, USA
MLB Debut: 1905-08-27
Last Game: 1907-10-04

Full name: Edward Barry

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Career Pitching Statistics

Ed Barry — Career Pitching Statistics
W	L	G	GS	CG	SHO	SV	IP	H	ER	HR	BB	SO	ERA	Pitcher PIV
1	6	12	10	6	0	0	79.0	74	31	5	25	34	3.53	-1804.6

Career ERA 3.53 vs. league average 2.66 across their career seasons — 32.5% worse than league average.

Season-by-Season Pitching

Pitching Career Arc

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Ed Barry — Season-by-Season Pitching
Year	Team	Lg	W	L	G	GS	CG	IP	H	ER	BB	SO	ERA	Lg ERA	Pitcher PIV
1905	BOS	AL	1	2	7	5	2	40.2	38	13	15	18	2.88	2.82 (-2%)	-875.7
1906	BOS	AL	0	3	3	3	3	21.0	23	14	5	10	6.00	2.68 (-124%)	-592.6
1907	BOS	AL	0	1	2	2	1	17.1	13	4	5	6	2.08	2.50 (+17%)	-336.3
Career · 3 seasons			1	6	12	10	6	79.0	74	31	25	34	3.53	—	-1,805

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

Ed Barry — Career Batting Statistics
G	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	SB	BB	SO	AVG	OBP	SLG	OPS	PIV
12	23	3	2	1	0	0	2	0	2	9	.087	.160	.130	.290	0

Career AVG .087 vs. league average .247 across their career seasons — 64.8% below league average.

Career OBP .160 vs. league average .306 across their career seasons — 47.8% below league average.

Career SLG .130 vs. league average .316 across their career seasons — 58.7% below league average.

Career OPS .290 vs. league average .622 across their career seasons — 53.3% below league average.

Season-by-Season Batting

Career Arc

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Ed Barry — Season-by-Season Batting
Year	Team	Lg	G	AB	R	H	2B	RBI	BB	SO	AVG	Lg AVG	Lg OBP	Lg SLG	Lg OPS	PIV
1905	BOS	AL	7	11	0	1	0	0	2	4	.091	—	—	—	—	0.0
1906	BOS	AL	3	9	2	1	1	0	0	3	.111	—	—	—	—	0.0
1907	BOS	AL	2	3	1	0	0	2	0	2	.000	—	—	—	—	0.0
Career · 3 seasons			12	23	3	2	1	2	2	9	.087	—	—	—	—	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

Ed Barry — Batting — Home / Away
Split	G	AB	R	H	HR	RBI	AVG
Home	5	9	1	1	0	1	.111
Away	7	14	2	1	0	0	.071

Pitching — Home / Away

Ed Barry — Pitching — Home / Away
Split	G	IP	H	ER	BB	SO	ERA
Home	5	35.0	35	0	12	15	0.00
Away	7	42.0	42	0	13	19	0.00

Last 10 Games — Batting

Ed Barry — Last 10 Games — Batting
Date	Tm	Opp	Res	AB	R	H	2B	RBI	BB	SO
1907-10-04	BOS	NYY	L	1	0	0	0	0	1	0
1907-09-30	BOS	CHW	L	2	1	0	0	0	1	2
1906-09-19	BOS	DET	L	4	2	1	1	0	0	2
1906-09-15	BOS	PHA	L	2	0	0	0	0	0	0
1906-09-11	BOS	NYY	L	3	0	0	0	0	0	1
1905-10-03	BOS	CLE	W	2	0	0	0	0	0	0
1905-09-27	BOS	CHW	L	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
1905-09-25	BOS	CHW	L	2	0	0	0	0	0	2
1905-09-19	BOS	MIN	W	3	0	0	0	0	0	0
1905-09-06	BOS	PHA	L	3	0	1	0	1	0	1

Last 10 Games — Pitching

Ed Barry — Last 10 Games — Pitching
Date	Tm	Opp	Dec	IP	H	R	BB	SO	HR
1907-10-04	BOS	NYY	L	8.0	7	3	2	1	1
1907-09-30	BOS	CHW	—	8.1	8	3	3	5	0
1906-09-19	BOS	DET	L	8.0	9	9	2	3	0
1906-09-15	BOS	PHA	L	5.0	3	2	2	4	1
1906-09-11	BOS	NYY	L	8.0	12	11	1	3	1
1905-10-03	BOS	CLE	W	9.0	10	4	3	4	1
1905-09-27	BOS	CHW	—	0.2	3	5	0	0	0
1905-09-25	BOS	CHW	L	8.0	6	3	3	3	1
1905-09-19	BOS	MIN	—	8.0	10	6	5	7	0
1905-09-06	BOS	PHA	L	9.0	8	2	3	3	0

Fielding Statistics

Career Fielding Totals by Position

Ed Barry — Career Fielding Totals by Position
Position	G	GS	PO	A	E	DP
P	12	10	4	16	2	0

Season-by-Season Fielding

Ed Barry — Season-by-Season Fielding
Year	Team	Pos	G	GS	PO	A	E
1905	BOS	P	7	5	2	3	0
1906	BOS	P	3	3	1	8	1
1907	BOS	P	2	2	1	5	1

Career Games by Position

Position Diamond

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Ed Barry — Career Games by Position
Position	Games
Pitcher	12

Ed Barry: the record in brief

The profile opens with Ed Barry's first major league game on August 27, 1905; the last one listed came on October 4, 1907. Barry spent the whole of the career shown here with one club, the Boston Americans. Barry is listed as a pitcher at 6 feet, 3 inches and 185 pounds. Barry hit right-handed while throwing left-handed, per the bio block. The recorded birth is October 2, 1882, in Madison, WI, USA. The bio records the death on June 19, 1920, in Montague, MA, USA. Barry's full given name, per the bio, is Edward Barry.

Barry went 1-6 with a 3.53 ERA in 12 games, 10 of them starts. Also on Barry's record: 34 strikeouts. Against a 2.66 league ERA for the same seasons, the 3.53 mark was 32.5% worse. Among the heaviest workloads, the lowest ERA was 2.88 in 1905, when the league's was 2.82.

Barry appears at one position only: pitcher, in 12 games. Fielding on the mound produced 4 putouts and 16 assists against 2 errors.

Frequently Asked Questions about Ed Barry

What years did Ed Barry play?: Ed Barry played in Major League Baseball from 1905 to 1907.
Was Ed Barry a pitcher?: Yes. Ed Barry pitched in the major leagues, recording 1 wins and 34 strikeouts.
How many home runs did Ed Barry hit?: Ed Barry hit 0 career home runs with 2 hits.
What was Ed Barry's career batting average?: Ed Barry batted .087 over his career, with 2 hits in 23 at bats.
How many RBI did Ed Barry have?: Ed Barry drove in 2 runs in his career.
What was Ed Barry's career ERA?: Ed Barry finished with a 3.53 career ERA, going 1-6 with 34 strikeouts.