2B John 'Bad News Barker' Barker Jr. #25
Age: 25 | Bats: L | Throws: R | Morale: Normal
11/01/1974
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2B JOHN 'BAD NEWS BARKER' BARKER JR. #25 - AGE: 25 - BATS: L - THROWS: R - MORALE: NORMAL
G AB H 2B 3B HR RBI BB K AVG OBP SLG SB WAR
0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 0 0.0
GAME LOG, LAST 10 GAMES
Date Vs. Result AB R H BI HR BB K SB
PERSONALITY
Birthday:04/01/1949
Born in:Biloxi, MS
Nationality:American
Height:6' 1"
Weight:190 lbs
Local Popularity:Fair
National Pop.:Fair
STATUS
Contract:None, Free Agent
Salary:-
Signed Through:-
Major Service:None, 35 Days
Service This Yr:None
40-Man Service:1 Year, None
Pro Service:7 Years
Arbitration Eligibility:Not eligible, free agent after contract expires!
Option Years:2 option years left
Contract Extension: -
Drafted:1967, 6th Pick in Round 1
CAREER BATTING STATS
Year/Team/League Age G AB H 2B 3B HR RBI R BB HP SF K SB CS AVG OBP SLG OPS OPS+ wRC+ WAR
1972 Boston - FABL 23 3 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 2 0 0 .000 .250 .000 .250 -21 11 -0.0
Total FABL 3 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 2 0 0 .000 .250 .000 .250 -21 11 -0.0
CAREER MINOR LEAGUE BATTING STATS
Year/Team/League Age G AB H 2B 3B HR RBI R BB HP SF K SB CS AVG OBP SLG OPS OPS+ wRC+ WAR
1967 St. Cloud - R 18 42 157 37 3 4 3 23 24 31 1 1 43 0 1 .236 .363 .363 .726 96 97 0.3
1967 Roanoke - A 18 25 97 24 1 1 1 10 10 16 0 0 23 2 1 .247 .354 .309 .663 103 109 0.1
1968 Roanoke - A 19 86 318 71 8 2 4 23 43 45 3 0 84 0 2 .223 .325 .299 .624 88 91 0.1
1968 Lincoln - A 19 29 98 24 6 0 0 7 9 4 0 0 26 0 1 .245 .275 .306 .581 82 83 -0.4
1969 St. Cloud - R 20 32 134 33 8 0 2 20 20 25 0 1 37 0 0 .246 .362 .351 .713 86 91 0.6
1969 Roanoke - A 20 97 380 89 12 1 1 29 43 58 1 4 81 1 7 .234 .334 .279 .613 84 87 1.1
1970 Hattiesburg - R 21 62 214 67 8 3 1 25 34 50 0 1 49 3 5 .313 .442 .393 .834 123 131 1.8
1970 Arlington - A 21 22 84 16 4 0 1 6 8 12 0 1 14 1 1 .190 .289 .274 .562 68 65 -0.4
1970 Springfield - A 21 2 6 0 0 0 0 0 1 3 0 0 2 0 0 .000 .333 .000 .333 -8 31 -0.1
1971 Springfield - A 22 40 136 36 3 0 1 14 18 24 0 0 29 0 1 .265 .375 .309 .684 95 86 0.2
1971 Charleston - AA 22 84 267 52 2 3 6 22 23 31 0 1 55 1 0 .195 .278 .292 .570 48 44 -1.4
1972 Columbus - AAA 23 103 319 79 18 0 6 38 35 30 1 1 56 0 0 .248 .313 .361 .674 81 88 0.2
1973 Springfield - A 24 9 30 9 0 0 1 5 3 3 0 0 9 0 0 .300 .364 .400 .764 110 114 0.1
Total EA 84 267 52 2 3 6 22 23 31 0 1 55 1 0 .195 .278 .292 .570 48 44
Total HL 29 98 24 6 0 0 7 9 4 0 0 26 0 1 .245 .275 .306 .581 82 83
Total UL 103 319 79 18 0 6 38 35 30 1 1 56 0 0 .248 .313 .361 .674 81 88
Total MAL 51 172 45 3 0 2 19 22 30 0 0 40 0 1 .262 .371 .314 .685 93 88
Total SEL 230 879 200 25 4 7 68 104 131 4 5 202 4 11 .228 .329 .289 .618 86 89
Total GSL 62 214 67 8 3 1 25 34 50 0 1 49 3 5 .313 .442 .393 .834 123 131
Total UMVA 74 291 70 11 4 5 43 44 56 1 2 80 0 1 .241 .363 .357 .720 92 94
CAREER FIELDING STATS
Year/Team/League POS G GS PO A DP TC E PCT INN RNG ZR EFF PB RSTA RTO RTO%
1967 Roanoke - A 2B 23 23 48 50 15 102 4 .961 203.1 4.34 -3.4 .932
1967 St. Cloud - R 2B 39 37 85 97 29 186 4 .978 324.1 5.05 -3.1 .927
1967 Roanoke - A 3B 3 2 2 2 0 5 1 .800 19.0 1.89 -0.9 .811
1967 St. Cloud - R 3B 3 3 1 6 0 8 1 .875 25.0 2.52 -0.5 .937
1968 Roanoke - A 1B 12 12 87 9 7 97 1 .990 99.1 8.70 -0.9 .944
1968 Lincoln - A 2B 27 27 56 63 20 123 4 .967 210.0 5.10 -4.8 .890
1968 Roanoke - A 2B 68 67 148 174 47 331 9 .973 592.2 4.89 -6.6 .942
1968 Lincoln - A 3B 1 1 1 1 0 2 0 1.000 7.0 2.57 +0.1 1.072
1968 Roanoke - A 3B 6 5 3 8 0 13 2 .846 40.0 2.48 -1.0 .888
1969 Roanoke - A 1B 3 1 12 2 2 14 0 1.000 13.0 9.69 +0.2 1.056
1969 Roanoke - A 2B 87 86 195 213 79 414 6 .986 754.0 4.87 +0.2 .998
1969 St. Cloud - R 2B 27 27 68 62 17 130 0 1.000 238.0 4.92 +2.4 1.102
1969 Roanoke - A 3B 7 7 7 14 2 21 0 1.000 59.0 3.20 +1.6 1.084
1969 St. Cloud - R 3B 5 5 0 4 1 4 0 1.000 38.0 0.95 +0.4 1.098
1970 Arlington - A 1B 3 1 8 1 4 9 0 1.000 13.0 6.23 +0.6 2.120
1970 Hattiesburg - R 1B 54 54 325 23 29 349 1 .997 437.2 7.16 +4.4 1.123
1970 Springfield - A 2B 2 2 3 8 2 11 0 1.000 17.0 5.82 -0.8 .771
1970 Arlington - A 2B 19 18 53 46 19 102 3 .971 157.1 5.66 -3.6 .911
1970 Hattiesburg - R 2B 17 4 12 17 3 30 1 .967 63.0 4.14 +0.0 1.045
1970 Arlington - A 3B 2 2 3 9 0 12 0 1.000 22.1 4.84 -0.6 .999
1970 Hattiesburg - R 3B 2 2 2 5 0 7 0 1.000 12.0 5.25 +0.3 1.096
1971 Charleston - AA 1B 68 67 577 56 77 636 3 .995 545.0 10.45 +2.7 1.028
1971 Springfield - A 1B 19 19 146 11 20 159 2 .987 161.0 8.78 -0.1 .983
1971 Charleston - AA 2B 22 12 38 38 15 77 1 .987 115.1 5.93 -2.4 .917
1971 Springfield - A 2B 21 19 40 52 22 95 3 .968 167.1 4.95 -0.0 1.078
1972 Columbus - AAA 1B 60 60 522 38 57 562 2 .996 497.0 10.14 +3.0 1.051
1972 Boston - MLB 2B 2 0 1 2 1 3 0 1.000 4.0 6.75 -0.1 1.008
1972 Columbus - AAA 2B 38 37 93 102 28 199 4 .980 306.2 5.72 -3.3 .925
1972 Columbus - AAA 3B 2 2 2 2 1 4 0 1.000 11.2 3.09 +0.1 1.077
1973 Springfield - A 2B 9 8 22 24 12 46 0 1.000 72.2 5.70 -0.6 1.032
TOTAL 1B 219 214 1677 140 196 1826 9 .995 1766.0 9.26 +10.0 1.050
TOTAL 2B 401 367 862 948 309 1849 39 .979 3225.2 5.05 -26.0 .963
TOTAL 3B 31 29 21 51 4 76 4 .947 234.0 2.77 -0.5 1.000
PLAYER HISTORY
04/01/1949 Son of John Barker.
06/18/1967 Drafted in the 1967 first-year player draft out of high school (Monroe; Monroe, WA) by the Minneapolis Millers. (Round 1, Pick 6, 6th overall pick).
07/06/1967 Named the #89 prospect in the FABL
03/26/1968 Unsuccessfully completed training to generate gap power at the Minneapolis Millers development complex.
04/10/1968 Named the #67 prospect in the FABL
03/21/1969 Unsuccessfully completed training to generate more batspeed and homerun power at the Minneapolis Millers development complex.
04/10/1969 Named the #55 prospect in the FABL
09/15/1969 Wins the 1969 Upper Mississippi Valley Association UMVA Championship Series with the St. Cloud Lumberjacks!
11/19/1969 Was traded by the Minneapolis Millers to the Boston Minutemen in exchange for RP Jimmy Blair.
04/10/1970 Detrimentally completed training to improve his baserunning fundamentals at the Boston Minutemen development complex.
07/23/1970 Injured (quadriceps soreness),day-to-day for one week.
03/21/1971 Unsuccessfully completed training to improve his quality of contact at the Boston Minutemen development complex.
12/10/1971 Added to the secondary (40-man) roster for the Boston Minutemen.
04/17/1973 Designated for assignment and placed on waivers by the Boston Minutemen.
06/05/1973 Released by the Boston organization.
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