John Barry

Outfielder · Career Stats, Bio & Records (1899-1908)

AVG .267
HR 10
RBI 391
H 1,073
OPS .651
PIV 1,297
Position
Outfielder
Bats / Throws
R / R
Born
10/27/1878 in Newburgh, NY, USA
Died
11/27/1936 in Los Angeles, CA, USA
MLB Debut
1899-05-30
Last Game
1908-10-07

Full name: John C. Barry

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Career Batting Statistics

G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SB BB SO AVG OBP SLG OPS PIV
1,100 4,014 516 1,073 128 47 10 391 140 279 264 .267 .321 .330 .651 1,297

Career AVG .267 vs. league average .257 across their career seasons — near league average.

Career OBP .321 vs. league average .314 across their career seasons — near league average.

Career SLG .330 vs. league average .333 across their career seasons — near league average.

Career OPS .651 vs. league average .647 across their career seasons — near 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
1899 WAS NL 78 247 31 71 7 5 1 33 11 12 14 .287 .282 (+2%) .343 (-4%) .366 (avg) .710 (-2%) -115.1
1900 BSN NL 81 254 40 66 10 7 1 37 9 13 16 .260 .279 (-7%) .338 (-11%) .366 (avg) .705 (-5%) -289.7
1901 BSN NL 11 40 3 7 2 0 0 6 1 2 3 .175 — — — — 0.0
1901 PHI NL 67 252 35 62 10 0 1 22 13 15 22 .246 .271 (-9%) .326 (-10%) .359 (-17%) .686 (-14%) 0.0
1902 PHI NL 138 543 65 156 20 6 3 58 14 44 47 .287 .266 (+8%) .321 (+7%) .343 (+6%) .665 (+6%) 671.3
1903 PHI NL 138 550 75 152 24 5 1 60 26 30 39 .276 .261 (+6%) .316 (+1%) .345 (-1%) .662 (avg) 28.7
1904 PHI NL 35 122 15 25 2 0 0 3 2 11 9 .205 .246 (-17%) .300 (-6%) .321 (-31%) .622 (-19%) -277.0
1904 CHN NL 73 263 29 69 7 2 1 26 12 17 16 .262 .246 (+6%) .300 (+3%) .321 (-2%) .622 (avg) -277.0
1905 CHN NL 27 104 10 22 2 0 0 10 5 5 6 .212 .248 (-15%) .307 (-17%) .322 (-28%) .629 (-23%) -329.6
1905 CIN NL 125 494 90 160 11 12 1 56 16 33 29 .324 .248 (+31%) .307 (+21%) .322 (+24%) .629 (+23%) -329.6
1906 CIN NL 73 279 38 80 10 5 1 33 11 26 15 .287 .247 (+16%) .307 (+15%) .315 (+17%) .622 (+16%) 757.0
1906 SLN NL 62 237 26 59 9 1 0 12 6 15 19 .249 .247 (+1%) .307 (-3%) .315 (-6%) .622 (-4%) 757.0
1907 SLN NL 81 294 30 73 5 2 0 19 4 28 14 .248 .245 (+1%) .304 (+5%) .308 (-10%) .613 (-2%) -12.6
1908 SLN NL 74 268 24 61 8 1 0 11 9 19 11 .228 .240 (-5%) .298 (-4%) .306 (-14%) .605 (-9%) -293.0
1908 NY1 NL 37 67 5 10 1 1 0 5 1 9 4 .149 .240 (-38%) .298 (-13%) .306 (-37%) .605 (-25%) -293.0
Career · 15 seasons 1,100 4,014 516 1,073 128 47 10 391 140 279 264 .267 — — — — -2

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

SplitGABRHHRRBIAVG
Home56320362985624174.276
Away53819752185116158.259

Last 10 Games — Batting

DateTmOppResABRH2B3BHRRBIBBSO
1908-10-07 NY1BSNW 000000000
1908-10-03 NY1PHIL 100000000
1908-10-02 NY1PHIW 000000000
1908-10-01 NY1PHIL 000000000
1908-09-28 NY1PHIW 010000000
1908-09-25 NY1CINL 101000000
1908-09-25 NY1CINL 000000000
1908-09-22 NY1CHCL 100000000
1908-09-19 NY1PITL 000000010
1908-09-18 NY1PITW 000000000

Fielding Statistics

Career Fielding Totals by Position

Position G GS PO A E DP
1B 295 231 2876 144 57 153
2B 60 0 119 133 29 16
3B 54 21 61 91 27 1
OF 625 294 974 84 50 13
SS 42 10 69 113 26 8

Season-by-Season Fielding

Year Team Pos G GS PO A E DP
1899 WAS 1B 22 0 164 4 1 8
1899 WAS 2B 7 0 19 16 3 3
1899 WAS 3B 13 0 11 14 5 0
1899 WAS OF 23 0 33 2 2 0
1899 WAS SS 13 0 27 29 8 2
1900 BSN 1B 10 0 103 2 4 5
1900 BSN 2B 16 0 32 22 9 5
1900 BSN 3B 1 0 0 2 1 0
1900 BSN OF 24 0 39 4 2 2
1900 BSN SS 18 0 25 52 7 1
1901 BSN OF 11 0 24 1 2 0
1901 PHI 2B 35 0 65 93 17 7
1901 PHI 3B 16 0 23 30 14 1
1901 PHI OF 13 0 29 0 0 0
1901 PHI SS 1 0 1 0 0 0
1902 PHI 1B 1 0 8 0 0 0
1902 PHI OF 137 0 185 15 13 3
1903 PHI 1B 30 0 291 13 8 10
1903 PHI 3B 1 0 1 1 1 0
1903 PHI OF 107 0 211 14 7 2
1904 PHI 3B 1 0 1 2 2 0
1904 PHI OF 32 31 79 14 2 5
1904 CHN 1B 18 17 181 8 5 11
1904 CHN 2B 2 0 3 2 0 1
1904 CHN 3B 16 16 21 29 3 0
1904 CHN OF 30 30 52 3 5 0
1904 CHN SS 8 8 13 30 8 4
1905 CHN 1B 26 26 256 18 5 10
1905 CIN 1B 124 124 1216 61 23 77
1905 CIN OF 2 1 1 0 0 0
1906 CIN 1B 43 43 433 25 3 24
1906 CIN OF 30 30 48 7 5 0
1906 SLN 1B 21 21 224 13 8 8
1906 SLN 3B 6 5 4 13 1 0
1906 SLN OF 35 36 37 3 3 1
1907 SLN OF 81 81 93 11 4 0
1908 SLN OF 69 65 109 10 4 0
1908 SLN SS 2 2 3 2 3 1
1908 NY1 OF 31 20 34 0 1 0

Career Games by Position

Position Diamond

Circle size = games played at each position.

Position Games
First Base 296
Second Base 60
Third Base 55
Shortstop 42
Left Field 214
Center Field 41
Right Field 370

College History

School Name City State Years Attended
Niagara University Lewiston NY 1896, 1897, 1898, 1899

Most Similar Players

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

Career Spans

John Barry (highlighted) compared to peers across the same era.

  1. 98
    George Browne
    .273 avg, 18 HR
  2. 96
    Cozy Dolan
    .269 avg, 10 HR
  3. 94
    Blondie Purcell
    .267 avg, 13 HR
  4. 87
    Lee Magee
    .276 avg, 12 HR
  5. 86
    Ollie Pickering
    .271 avg, 9 HR
  6. 85
    Pete Hotaling
    .267 avg, 9 HR

Frequently Asked Questions about John Barry

What years did John Barry play?
John Barry played in Major League Baseball from 1899 to 1908.
Was John Barry a pitcher?
No. John Barry was a position player (Outfielder).
How many home runs did John Barry hit?
John Barry hit 10 career home runs with 1073 hits.