Was Barney Koch a pitcher?

No. Barney Koch was a position player (Second Baseman).

How many home runs did Barney Koch hit?

Barney Koch hit 0 career home runs with 21 hits.

Barney Koch

Second Baseman · Career Stats, Bio & Records (1944)

AVG .219

HR 0

RBI 1

H 21

OPS .482

PIV -435

Position: Second Baseman
Bats / Throws: R / R
Height / Weight: 5'8" / 140 lb
Born: 3/23/1923 in Campbell, NE, USA
Died: 6/6/1987 in Tacoma, WA, USA
MLB Debut: 1944-07-23
Last Game: 1944-10-01

Full name: Barnett Koch

📊 Compare This Player 📈 View Career Timeline

Career Batting Statistics

G	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	SB	BB	SO	AVG	OBP	SLG	OPS	PIV
33	96	11	21	2	0	0	1	0	3	9	.219	.242	.240	.482	-435

Career AVG .219 vs. league average .261 across their career seasons — 16.3% below league average.

Career OBP .242 vs. league average .326 across their career seasons — 25.6% below league average.

Career SLG .240 vs. league average .358 across their career seasons — 33.0% below league average.

Career OPS .482 vs. league average .683 across their career seasons — 29.5% below league average.

Season-by-Season Batting

Career Arc

Click a stat to plot it across every season.

Year	Team	Lg	G	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	SB	BB	SO	AVG	Lg AVG	Lg OBP	Lg SLG	Lg OPS	PIV
1944	BRO	NL	33	96	11	21	2	0	0	1	0	3	9	.219	.261 (-16%)	.325 (-26%)	.357 (-33%)	.683 (-29%)	-435.3
Career · 1 season			33	96	11	21	2	0	0	1	0	3	9	.219	—	—	—	—	-435

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

View full game log (33 games) →

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

Batting — Home / Away

Split	G	AB	R	H	HR	RBI	AVG
Home	16	43	6	9	0	1	.209
Away	17	53	5	12	0	0	.226

Last 10 Games — Batting

Date	Tm	Opp	Res	AB	R	H	2B	RBI	BB	SO
1944-10-01	BRO	CIN	W	1	1	1	0	1	0	0
1944-09-21	BRO	PIT	L	3	1	0	0	0	1	0
1944-09-20	BRO	PIT	L	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
1944-08-29	BRO	PHI	W	0	1	0	0	0	0	0
1944-08-27	BRO	NY1	L	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
1944-08-22	BRO	PIT	L	2	0	0	0	0	0	0
1944-08-21	BRO	PIT	L	5	1	1	0	0	0	1
1944-08-20	BRO	PIT	L	4	0	1	0	0	0	0
1944-08-20	BRO	PIT	L	2	0	1	0	0	0	0
1944-08-19	BRO	CIN	W	3	0	2	1	0	0	0

Fielding Statistics

Career Fielding Totals by Position

Position	G	GS	PO	A	E	DP
2B	29	0	65	65	6	10
SS	1	0	0	0	0	0

Season-by-Season Fielding

Year	Team	Pos	G	GS	PO	A	E	DP
1944	BRO	2B	29	0	65	65	6	10
1944	BRO	SS	1	0	0	0	0	0

Career Games by Position

Position Diamond

Circle size = games played at each position.

Position	Games
Second Base	29
Shortstop	1

College History

School Name	City	State	Years Attended
University of Oregon	Eugene	OR	1943

Frequently Asked Questions about Barney Koch

Was Barney Koch a pitcher?: No. Barney Koch was a position player (Second Baseman).
How many home runs did Barney Koch hit?: Barney Koch hit 0 career home runs with 21 hits.