Barney Morris

Pitcher · Career Stats, Bio & Records

Barney Morris was a pitcher who played in Major League Baseball for 5 teams, including the Monroe Monarchs. Across 102 career appearances, he went 38-30 with a 3.68 ERA and 375 strikeouts. He also batted .162 with 1 home runs. Barney Morris was a 2-time All-Star. His totals include Negro Leagues seasons, which MLB recognized as major league in 2020. His career Pitcher PIV — Baseball Data Hub's era-adjusted measure of pitching impact — is 12754.3.

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

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

Barney Morris — 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

Barney Morris — 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

Barney Morris — 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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Barney Morris Stats, Bio & Career Records
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 0 121.2 124 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 2.1 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 72.2 57 29 30 55 3.59 4.35 (+17%) 1832.7
1942 NYC NN2 4 4 11 6 4 0 0 55.2 61 33 14 31 5.34 3.57 (-50%) 915.7
1943 NYC NN2 0 0 2 1 0 0 0 1.2 4 1 1 0 5.40 — 0.0
1944 NYC NN2 6 2 11 7 3 0 1 58.1 52 14 26 26 2.16 3.57 (+40%) 260.5
1945 NYC NN2 2 2 8 4 3 0 1 41.2 28 8 13 30 1.73 3.67 (+53%) 1528.0
1946 NYC NN2 3 4 10 8 3 0 0 62.1 49 24 20 35 3.47 3.59 (+4%) 699.7
1947 NYC NN2 2 5 11 8 3 0 1 63.1 57 26 28 32 3.69 3.97 (+7%) 222.7
1948 NYC NN2 0 0 3 2 0 0 0 9.1 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

Barney Morris — 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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Barney Morris Stats, Bio & Career Records
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

Barney Morris — 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

Barney Morris — 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

Barney Morris — 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

Barney Morris — 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

Barney Morris — Batting — Home / Away
SplitGABRHHRRBIAVG
Home27372600.162
Away6611061303.118

Pitching — Home / Away

Barney Morris — Pitching — Home / Away
SplitGIPHERBBSOERA
Home27150.01374349522.58
Away65331.2278521241121.41

Last 10 Games — Batting

Barney Morris — 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

Barney Morris — 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

Barney Morris — 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

Barney Morris — 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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Barney Morris Stats, Bio & Career Records
Position Games
Pitcher 102
Right Field 1

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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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Barney Morris: the record in brief

The season rows for Barney Morris begin in 1932. Morris played for the Monroe Monarchs (1932), the Kansas City Monarchs (1936), the Cincinnati Tigers (1937), the Pittsburgh Crawfords (1937 to 1938), and the New York Cubans (1942 through 1948). Born on June 3, 1910, in Shreveport, LA, USA, Morris is listed as a pitcher and batted left-handed and threw right-handed. Morris's listed size is 5-foot-11 and 170 pounds. Morris's death is recorded on May 24, 1962, in New York, NY, USA.

Morris went 38-30 with a 3.68 ERA in 102 games, 69 of them starts. The same table counts 375 strikeouts and 38 complete games. That 3.68 ERA compares with a 3.94 league average across the same seasons, 6.5% better. Morris won 10 games in 1932, the most of any season listed. In 1932, one of the busiest seasons, Morris posted a 3.85 ERA; the league figure that year was 4.13. Morris's career Pitcher PIV, which scores run prevention against each season's league, is 12,754.3.

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 run with 35 hits.
What teams did Barney Morris play for?
Barney Morris played for 5 teams: the Monroe Monarchs (1932), the Kansas City Monarchs (1936), the Cincinnati Tigers (1937), the Pittsburgh Crawfords (1937–1938), and the New York Cubans (1942–1948).
What awards did Barney Morris win?
Barney Morris was selected to 2 All-Star Games.
What were Barney Morris's career stats?
In 102 games, Barney Morris went 38-30 with a 3.68 ERA, 375 strikeouts, 589.0 innings pitched, and 3 saves. At the plate he had 35 hits and 1 home runs.
What position did Barney Morris play?
Barney Morris played primarily as a pitcher, the position where he appeared in the most games.
How tall was Barney Morris and how much did he weigh?
Barney Morris was listed at 5 feet 11 inches and 170 pounds.
What was Barney Morris's career ERA?
Barney Morris finished with a 3.68 career ERA, going 38-30 with 375 strikeouts.
How many strikeouts did Barney Morris have?
Barney Morris recorded 375 career strikeouts.
Is Barney Morris in the Hall of Fame?
No. Barney Morris has not been inducted into the National Baseball Hall of Fame.
How many All-Star Games did Barney Morris make?
Barney Morris was selected to 2 All-Star Games.