Barney Morris

Pitcher · Career Stats, Bio & Records

W–L 38–30
ERA 3.68
WHIP 1.31
SO 375
Pitcher PIV 12754.3
Position
Pitcher
Bats / Throws
L / R
Height / Weight
5'11" / 170 lb
Born
6/3/1910 in Shreveport, LA, USA
Died
5/24/1962 in New York, NY, USA
Awards
2× All-Star
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Negro Leagues Career Statistics

Batting

PA AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI BB SO SB BA OBP SLG OPS
210.0 197.0 17.0 29.0 1.0 1.0 1.0 12.0 7.0 1.0 0 .147 .184 .178 .362

Pitching

W L GS CG GF SV IP H R ER HR BB SO ERA WHIP
41 39 87 48 31 4 669.1 559 327 112 28 205 247 1.51 1.14

Career Pitching Statistics

W L G GS CG SHO SV IP H ER HR BB SO ERA Pitcher PIV
38 30 102 69 38 4 3 589.0 555 241 17 215 375 3.68 12754.3

Career ERA 3.68 vs. league average 3.94 across their career seasons — 6.5% 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
1932 MRM NSL 10 4 19 13 7 1 0 121.7 124 52 43 80 3.85 4.13 (+7%) 3505.5
1936 KCM IND 3 0 3 2 2 1 0 23.0 19 5 6 24 1.96 4.59 (+57%) 1388.6
1937 CT NAL 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 2.3 8 3 0 4 11.57 — 0.0
1937 PC NN2 4 4 13 9 6 1 0 77.0 86 40 24 54 4.68 4.34 (-8%) 2401.0
1938 PC NN2 4 4 10 9 7 1 0 72.7 57 29 30 55 3.59 4.35 (+17%) 1832.7
1942 NYC NN2 4 4 11 6 4 0 0 55.7 61 33 14 31 5.34 3.57 (-50%) 915.7
1943 NYC NN2 0 0 2 1 0 0 0 1.7 4 1 1 0 5.40 — 0.0
1944 NYC NN2 6 2 11 7 3 0 1 58.3 52 14 26 26 2.16 3.57 (+40%) 260.5
1945 NYC NN2 2 2 8 4 3 0 1 41.7 28 8 13 30 1.73 3.67 (+53%) 1528.0
1946 NYC NN2 3 4 10 8 3 0 0 62.3 49 24 20 35 3.47 3.59 (+4%) 699.7
1947 NYC NN2 2 5 11 8 3 0 1 63.3 57 26 28 32 3.69 3.97 (+7%) 222.7
1948 NYC NN2 0 0 3 2 0 0 0 9.3 10 6 10 4 5.79 4.10 (-41%) 0.0
Career · 12 seasons 38 30 102 69 38 4 3 589.0 555 241 215 375 3.68 — 12,754

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
105 216 21 35 1 0 1 21 0 13 1 .162 .216 .181 .397 -421

Career AVG .162 vs. league average .266 across their career seasons — 39.0% below league average.

Career OBP .216 vs. league average .334 across their career seasons — 35.3% below league average.

Career SLG .181 vs. league average .374 across their career seasons — 51.7% below league average.

Career OPS .397 vs. league average .708 across their career seasons — 43.9% 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
1932 MRM NSL 20 52 7 8 0 0 0 4 0 3 0 .154 .275 (-44%) .335 (-40%) .391 (-61%) .726 (-51%) -421.4
1936 KCM IND 3 9 1 2 1 0 0 3 0 0 0 .222 — — — — 0.0
1937 CT NAL 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 — — — — 0.0
1937 PC NN2 14 31 3 9 0 0 0 5 0 2 0 .290 — — — — 0.0
1938 PC NN2 10 26 2 6 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 .231 — — — — 0.0
1942 NYC NN2 11 17 1 2 0 0 0 3 0 1 1 .118 — — — — 0.0
1943 NYC NN2 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 — — — — 0.0
1944 NYC NN2 11 20 3 2 0 0 0 1 0 2 0 .100 — — — — 0.0
1945 NYC NN2 8 15 2 2 0 0 1 4 0 1 0 .133 — — — — 0.0
1946 NYC NN2 11 20 2 3 0 0 0 1 0 2 0 .150 — — — — 0.0
1947 NYC NN2 11 22 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 .045 — — — — 0.0
1948 NYC NN2 3 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 — — — — 0.0
Career · 12 seasons 105 216 21 35 1 0 1 21 0 13 1 .162 — — — — -421

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
1 4 0 1 0 0 0 2 0 0 .250

Playoff Batting by Year

Year Round Team G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI BB SO AVG
1947 NWS NYC 1 4 0 1 0 0 0 2 0 0 .250

Playoff Career Pitching

W L G GS SV IP H ER BB SO ERA
1 0 1 1 0 9.0 5 0 4 6 0.00

Playoff Pitching by Year

Year Round Team W L G GS SV IP H ER BB SO ERA
1947 NWS NYC 1 0 1 1 0 9.0 5 0 4 6 0.00

Game Log & Splits

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

Batting — Home / Away

SplitGABRHHRRBIAVG
Home27372600.162
Away6611061303.118

Pitching — Home / Away

SplitGIPHERBBSOERA
Home27150.01374349522.58
Away65331.2278521241121.41

Last 10 Games — Batting

DateTmOppResABRH2B3BHRRBIBBSO
1948-05-23 NY6BLGL 000000000
1948-05-21 NY6BLGL 000000000
1948-05-11 NY6NY5W 100000000
1948-05-06 NY6BLGL 100000000
1948-05-01 NY6PH5W 100000000
1947-09-14 NY6BLGL 100000000
1947-09-12 NY6NW2W 200000000
1947-07-22 NY6PH5L 300000000
1947-07-11 NY6BLGL 000000000
1947-07-04 NY6NY5W 000000000

Last 10 Games — Pitching

DateTmOppDecIPHRERBBSOHR
1948-05-23 NY6BLG — 0.0000000
1948-05-21 NY6BLG — 0.0000000
1948-05-11 NY6NY5 — 4.0310200
1948-05-06 NY6BLG — 3.0100410
1948-05-01 NY6PH5 — 1.0320300
1947-09-14 NY6BLG L 2.2870110
1947-09-12 NY6NW2 W 5.0430200
1947-07-22 NY6PH5 L 9.0653661
1947-07-11 NY6BLG L 7.0030000
1947-07-04 NY6NY5 W 9.0620000

Fielding Statistics

Career Fielding Totals by Position

Position G GS PO A E DP
OF 1 1 1 0 0 0
P 102 69 26 154 7 6

Season-by-Season Fielding

Year Team Pos G GS PO A E DP
1932 MRM P 19 13 12 39 3 0
1936 KCM P 3 2 0 2 0 0
1937 CT P 1 0 0 0 0 0
1937 PC OF 1 1 1 0 0 0
1937 PC P 13 9 3 19 1 1
1938 PC P 10 9 1 17 0 1
1942 NYC P 11 6 1 14 2 0
1943 NYC P 2 1 0 0 0 0
1944 NYC P 11 7 1 17 0 1
1945 NYC P 8 4 2 10 0 0
1946 NYC P 10 8 4 15 0 1
1947 NYC P 11 8 2 18 1 1
1948 NYC P 3 2 0 3 0 1

Career Games by Position

Position Diamond

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Position Games
Pitcher 102
Right Field 1

Most Similar Players

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  1. 98
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  2. 93
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  3. 90
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  4. 87
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  5. 86
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  6. 84
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Frequently Asked Questions about Barney Morris

Was Barney Morris a pitcher?
Yes. Barney Morris pitched in the major leagues, recording 38 wins and 375 strikeouts.
How many home runs did Barney Morris hit?
Barney Morris hit 1 career home runs with 35 hits.