What years did Barney Pelty play?

Barney Pelty played in Major League Baseball from 1903 to 1912.

Was Barney Pelty a pitcher?

Yes. Barney Pelty pitched in the major leagues, recording 92 wins and 693 strikeouts.

How many home runs did Barney Pelty hit?

Barney Pelty hit 0 career home runs with 100 hits.

What was Barney Pelty's career batting average?

Barney Pelty batted .143 over his career, with 100 hits in 697 at bats.

How many RBI did Barney Pelty have?

Barney Pelty drove in 30 runs in his career.

What was Barney Pelty's career ERA?

Barney Pelty finished with a 2.63 career ERA, going 92-117 with 693 strikeouts.

Barney Pelty

Pitcher · Career Stats, Bio & Records (1903-1912)

Barney Pelty was a pitcher who played in Major League Baseball from 1903 to 1912 for the St. Louis Browns and the Washington Senators, a span of 10 seasons. Across 266 career appearances, he went 92-117 with a 2.63 ERA and 693 strikeouts. He also batted .143 with 0 home runs.

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 92–117

ERA 2.63

WHIP 1.15

SO 693

Pitcher PIV -3818.6

Position: Pitcher
Bats / Throws: R / R
Height / Weight: 5'9" / 175 lb
Born: 9/10/1880 in Farmington, MO, USA
Died: 5/24/1939 in Farmington, MO, USA
MLB Debut: 1903-08-20
Last Game: 1912-08-10

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Career Pitching Statistics

Barney Pelty — Career Pitching Statistics
W	L	G	GS	CG	SHO	SV	IP	H	ER	HR	BB	SO	ERA	Pitcher PIV
92	117	266	217	175	22	4	1908.0	1,663	558	22	532	693	2.63	-3818.6

Career ERA 2.63 vs. league average 2.82 across their career seasons — 6.7% better than league average.

Season-by-Season Pitching

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Barney Pelty Stats, Bio & Career Records
Year	Team	Lg	W	L	G	GS	CG	SHO	SV	IP	H	ER	BB	SO	ERA	Lg ERA	Pitcher PIV
1903	SLA	AL	3	3	7	6	5	0	1	48.2	49	13	15	20	2.40	3.10 (+22%)	-169.4
1904	SLA	AL	15	18	39	35	31	2	0	301.0	270	95	77	126	2.84	2.66 (-7%)	-1437.7
1905	SLA	AL	14	14	31	28	27	1	0	258.2	222	79	68	114	2.75	2.82 (+3%)	667.5
1906	SLA	AL	16	11	34	30	25	4	2	260.2	189	46	59	92	1.59	2.68 (+41%)	482.0
1907	SLA	AL	12	21	36	31	29	5	1	273.0	234	78	64	85	2.57	2.50 (-3%)	-40.5
1908	SLA	AL	7	4	20	13	7	1	0	122.0	104	27	32	36	1.99	2.40 (+17%)	-528.5
1909	SLA	AL	11	11	27	23	17	5	0	199.1	158	51	53	88	2.30	2.55 (+10%)	964.4
1910	SLA	AL	5	11	27	19	13	3	0	165.1	157	64	70	48	3.48	2.79 (-25%)	-2620.6
1911	SLA	AL	7	15	28	22	18	1	0	197.0	197	65	69	59	2.97	3.37 (+12%)	-1006.0
1912	SLA	AL	1	5	6	6	2	0	0	38.2	43	24	15	10	5.59	3.36 (-66%)	-372.1
1912	WS1	AL	1	4	11	4	1	0	0	43.2	40	16	10	15	3.30	3.36 (+2%)	242.2
Career · 11 seasons			92	117	266	217	175	22	4	1,908.0	1,663	558	532	693	2.63	—	-3,819

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 Pelty — Career Batting Statistics
G	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	SB	BB	SO	AVG	OBP	SLG	OPS	PIV
282	697	42	100	6	3	0	30	5	21	121	.143	.173	.161	.334	-4,020

Career AVG .143 vs. league average .252 across their career seasons — 43.1% below league average.

Career OBP .173 vs. league average .313 across their career seasons — 44.8% below league average.

Career SLG .161 vs. league average .328 across their career seasons — 51.0% below league average.

Career OPS .334 vs. league average .641 across their career seasons — 47.9% below league average.

Season-by-Season Batting

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Barney Pelty Stats, Bio & Career Records
Year	Team	Lg	G	AB	R	H	2B	3B	RBI	SB	BB	SO	AVG	Lg AVG	Lg OBP	Lg SLG	Lg OPS	PIV
1903	SLA	AL	7	20	2	3	1	1	0	0	0	1	.150	—	—	—	—	0.0
1904	SLA	AL	42	118	7	15	1	0	9	1	0	29	.127	.246 (-48%)	.300 (-51%)	.321 (-58%)	.622 (-54%)	-885.2
1905	SLA	AL	31	98	9	15	0	0	1	0	2	21	.153	.248 (-38%)	.307 (-42%)	.322 (-53%)	.629 (-47%)	-650.9
1906	SLA	AL	34	91	3	15	0	0	4	0	3	7	.165	.247 (-33%)	.307 (-38%)	.315 (-48%)	.622 (-43%)	-542.8
1907	SLA	AL	36	95	4	16	1	0	5	2	6	18	.168	.245 (-31%)	.304 (-28%)	.308 (-42%)	.613 (-35%)	-456.0
1908	SLA	AL	21	42	3	5	0	0	2	0	0	5	.119	—	—	—	—	0.0
1909	SLA	AL	37	91	6	15	2	1	3	2	5	17	.165	.244 (-33%)	.306 (-32%)	.312 (-33%)	.618 (-33%)	-425.9
1910	SLA	AL	28	56	2	5	0	0	2	0	2	12	.089	.249 (-64%)	.317 (-62%)	.326 (-73%)	.644 (-67%)	-545.7
1911	SLA	AL	29	65	5	9	1	1	4	0	2	8	.138	.266 (-48%)	.336 (-51%)	.356 (-48%)	.693 (-50%)	-513.5
1912	SLA	AL	6	12	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	.000	—	—	—	—	0.0
1912	WS1	AL	11	9	0	2	0	0	0	0	1	1	.222	—	—	—	—	0.0
Career · 11 seasons			282	697	42	100	6	3	30	5	21	121	.143	—	—	—	—	-4,020

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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Batting — Home / Away

Barney Pelty — Batting — Home / Away
Split	G	AB	R	H	HR	RBI	AVG
Home	147	337	22	48	0	10	.142
Away	138	360	21	52	0	13	.144

Pitching — Home / Away

Barney Pelty — Pitching — Home / Away
Split	G	IP	H	ER	BB	SO	ERA
Home	140	1022.1	871	144	239	409	1.27
Away	126	880.2	792	160	294	289	1.64

Last 10 Games — Batting

Barney Pelty — Last 10 Games — Batting
Date	Tm	Opp	Res	AB	H	BB
1912-08-10	MIN	SLA	L	0	0	0
1912-08-06	MIN	CHW	L	0	0	0
1912-07-23	MIN	DET	L	0	0	0
1912-07-17	MIN	SLA	L	0	0	0
1912-07-15	MIN	CHW	L	0	0	0
1912-07-09	MIN	CLE	W	2	0	1
1912-07-02	MIN	PHA	W	0	0	0
1912-07-01	MIN	PHA	L	0	0	0
1912-06-28	MIN	PHA	L	2	1	1
1912-06-24	MIN	BOS	L	2	1	0

Last 10 Games — Pitching

Barney Pelty — Last 10 Games — Pitching
Date	Tm	Opp	Dec	IP	H	R	ER	BB	SO
1912-08-10	MIN	SLA	—	1.0	2	2	2	2	1
1912-08-06	MIN	CHW	—	1.0	0	0	0	2	0
1912-07-23	MIN	DET	—	2.0	2	0	0	0	1
1912-07-17	MIN	SLA	L	1.0	1	1	0	1	0
1912-07-15	MIN	CHW	L	3.0	5	3	3	0	2
1912-07-09	MIN	CLE	—	8.2	6	1	1	1	2
1912-07-02	MIN	PHA	W	2.0	0	0	0	0	1
1912-07-01	MIN	PHA	—	2.0	0	0	0	1	0
1912-06-28	MIN	PHA	—	8.2	9	4	4	1	4
1912-06-24	MIN	BOS	L	6.0	7	3	3	2	2

Fielding Statistics

Career Fielding Totals by Position

Barney Pelty — Career Fielding Totals by Position
Position	G	GS	PO	A	E	DP
1B	1	0	1	0	0	0
2B	4	2	7	3	1	0
3B	1	1	2	1	0	0
OF	4	0	6	0	0	0
P	266	178	130	659	52	26
SS	6	5	9	15	2	0

Season-by-Season Fielding

Barney Pelty — Season-by-Season Fielding
Year	Team	Pos	G	GS	PO	A	E	DP
1903	SLA	P	7	0	3	11	3	0
1904	SLA	OF	3	0	5	0	0	0
1904	SLA	P	39	34	22	92	9	3
1905	SLA	P	31	28	15	92	6	3
1906	SLA	P	34	30	20	100	12	0
1907	SLA	P	36	31	25	91	7	5
1908	SLA	P	20	13	6	43	1	2
1908	SLA	SS	1	1	2	2	0	0
1909	SLA	1B	1	0	1	0	0	0
1909	SLA	2B	3	2	7	3	1	0
1909	SLA	OF	1	0	1	0	0	0
1909	SLA	P	27	23	17	74	6	6
1909	SLA	SS	5	4	7	13	2	0
1910	SLA	3B	1	1	2	1	0	0
1910	SLA	P	27	19	10	74	5	4
1911	SLA	2B	1	0	0	0	0	0
1911	SLA	P	28	0	9	61	2	1
1912	SLA	P	6	0	1	12	1	2
1912	WS1	P	11	0	2	9	0	0

Career Games by Position

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Barney Pelty Stats, Bio & Career Records
Position	Games
Pitcher	266
First Base	1
Second Base	4
Third Base	1
Shortstop	6
Left Field	1
Center Field	1
Right Field	2

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Barney Pelty: the record in brief

Between the debut on August 20, 1903 and the final game on August 10, 1912, Barney Pelty built the record summarized on this page. By club, Pelty's seasons break down as the St. Louis Browns (1903 through 1912) and the Washington Senators (1912). Pelty, a pitcher by primary position, both batted and threw right-handed. Height and weight on file: 5 feet, 9 inches and 175 pounds. The birth record reads September 10, 1880, in Farmington, MO, USA. The bio records the death on May 24, 1939, in Farmington, MO, USA.

Pelty's career pitching line is 92 wins, 117 losses and a 2.63 ERA over 266 appearances. Pelty had 693 strikeouts, 175 complete games, and 22 shutouts. The leagues Pelty pitched in allowed 2.82 earned runs per nine over those seasons, so the career ERA was 6.7% better than average. No season topped the 16 wins of 1906. 1904 produced Pelty's most strikeouts, 126. 1906 was Pelty's sharpest full season, a 1.59 ERA against the league's 2.68.

Frequently Asked Questions about Barney Pelty

What years did Barney Pelty play?: Barney Pelty played in Major League Baseball from 1903 to 1912.
Was Barney Pelty a pitcher?: Yes. Barney Pelty pitched in the major leagues, recording 92 wins and 693 strikeouts.
How many home runs did Barney Pelty hit?: Barney Pelty hit 0 career home runs with 100 hits.
What was Barney Pelty's career batting average?: Barney Pelty batted .143 over his career, with 100 hits in 697 at bats.
How many RBI did Barney Pelty have?: Barney Pelty drove in 30 runs in his career.
What was Barney Pelty's career ERA?: Barney Pelty finished with a 2.63 career ERA, going 92-117 with 693 strikeouts.