John Barfield

Position: Pitcher

Bats: Left • Throws: Left

6-1, 195lb (185cm, 88kg)

Born: October 15, 1964 in Pine Bluff, AR us

Died: December 24, 2016 in Little Rock, AR

Buried: Roselawn Memorial Park, Little Rock, AR

Draft: Drafted by the Philadelphia Phillies in the 17th round of the 1985 MLB January Draft-Regular Phase from Crowder College (Neosho, MO) and the Texas Rangers in the 11th round of the 1986 MLB June Amateur Draft from Oklahoma City University (Oklahoma City, OK).

High School: Pine Bluff HS (Pine Bluff, AR)

Schools: Crowder College (Neosho, MO), Oklahoma City University (Oklahoma City, OK)

Debut: September 7, 1989 (Age 24-327d, 15,700th in major league history)
vs. BAL 1.0 IP, 0 H, 2 SO, 0 BB, 0 ER

Last Game: August 1, 1991 (Age 26-290d)
vs. CHW 1.1 IP, 2 H, 0 SO, 2 BB, 4 ER

Rookie Status: Exceeded rookie limits during 1990 season

Full Name: John David Barfield

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SUMMARY

Career

WAR

-0.4

ERA

4.72

139.1

WHIP

1.378

Summary of 13 Home Runs Allowed

(For more accurate walk-off HR totals, see the Batting Event Finder)

0 leading off, 0 walk-off, 1 tying, 1 go ahead

1 Tm
TEX	13

Platoon
vs RHB	13

Home/Road
Home	9
Away	4

Outs
1	7
0	5
2	1

9 Opps
DET	3
KCR	2
TOR	2
OAK	1
BOS	1
CLE	1
SEA	1
BAL	1
MIL	1

11 Batters
Mickey Tettleton	2
Joe Carter	2
Danny Tartabull	1
Craig Worthington	1
Mike Gallego	1
Dave Valle	1
Kevin Seitzer	1
Tony Phillips	1
Tom Brunansky	1
Mitch Webster	1
Robin Yount	1

4 Parks
Arlington St (ARL)	9
Rogers Ctr (TOR)	2
Fenway Pk (BOS)	1
County Stad (MIL)	1

Where Hit
7	8
78	3
8	1
9	1

General field locations
when available.

Pitches
1	4
2	3
5	3
4	2
3	1

Pitches in PA
when available.

Game Totals
1·HR gms	6
2·HR gms	2
3·HR gms	1

Gms w/ this # = 0
are not shown.

Bases
---	7
1--	4
--3	1
-23	1

20 Runs
RISP	2
0 on	7
1 on	5
2 on	1
Any on	6

Inning
1	1
2	1
3	1
4	3
5	2
7	3
8	1
9	1

1-3	3
4-6	5
7-end	5

RelScore
+4..	3
+2	2
+1	3
Tied	1
-1	1
-3	1
-4..	2

Ahead	8
Tied	1
Behind	4

Before event,
for batter

Count
0-0	4
1-0	2
2-1	2
1-2	1
1-1	1
3-1	1
0-1	1
2-2	1

Pitch data mostly complete since 1988.

DefPos
RF	4
DH	2
2B	2
3B	2
CF	1
PH	1
C	1

OrderPos
4th	3
3rd	3
5th	2
6th	2
1st	1
9th	1
8th	1

Leverage
High Lev	1
Medium Lev	5
Low Lev	7

Play By Play

WE and WPA Explanation

Play By Play
1990	#car	#yr	#gm	Date	Batter	@Bat			Score	Inn	Out	RoB	Pit(cnt)	R	BOP	Pos	bWPA	bWE	Notes	Play Description
1	1	1	1	1990-07-01	Tom Brunansky	BOS		TEX	ahead 12-4	b 7	2	-23	1,(0-0) ..X	3	4	9	0%	100%		Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep LF Line); W. Boggs Scores; K. Romine Scores
2	2	2	1	1990-09-03	Mitch Webster	CLE	@	TEX	behind 1-6	t 9	1	---	1,(0-0) .X	1	3	PH	0%	1%		Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep LF)
1991	#car	#yr	#gm	Date	Batter	@Bat			Score	Inn	Out	RoB	Pit(cnt)	R	BOP	Pos	bWPA	bWE	Notes	Play Description
3	3	1	1	1991-04-13	Craig Worthington	BAL	@	TEX	ahead 5-4	t 5	1	1--	2,(1-0) BX	2	6	5	19%	83%		Home Run (Line Drive to Deep LF Line); D. Evans Scores; C. Worthington Scores
4	4	2	1	1991-04-25	Robin Yount	MIL		TEX	ahead 7-0	b 7	1	1--	2,(1-0) BX	2	4	8	0%	100%		Home Run (Line Drive to Deep RF Line); G. Sheffield Scores; R. Yount Scores
5	5	3	1	1991-05-30	Dave Valle	SEA	@	TEX	ahead 8-2	t 5	1	1--	1,(0-0) X	2	9	2	2%	99%		Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep LF); J. Schaefer Scores; D. Valle Scores
6	6	4	1	1991-06-17	Danny Tartabull	KCR	@	TEX	ahead 2-1	t 4	0	---	5,(1-2) FSFBX	1	4	9	11%	74%		Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep LF-CF); D. Tartabull Scores
7	7	5	2	1991-06-17	Kevin Seitzer	KCR	@	TEX	ahead 3-1	t 4	1	---	5,(3-1) BCBBX	1	6	5	9%	81%		Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep LF-CF); K. Seitzer Scores
8	8	6	1	1991-07-03	Mike Gallego	OAK	@	TEX	ahead 2-0	t 7	0	---	1,(0-0) X	1	8	4	8%	90%		Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep LF)
9	9	7	1	1991-07-14	Joe Carter	TOR		TEX	behind 0-3	b 1	1	--3	4,(2-1) BBSX	2	3	9	12%	42%		Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep LF-CF); D. White Scores; J. Carter Scores
10	10	8	2	1991-07-14	Joe Carter	TOR		TEX	behind 3-8	b 8	1	---	3,(1-1) CBX	1	3	9	2%	3%		Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep LF); J. Carter Scores
11	11	9	1	1991-07-27	Mickey Tettleton	DET	@	TEX	tied 0-0	t 2	0	1--	4,(2-1) CBBX	2	5	DH	17%	70%		Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep LF); C. Fielder Scores; M. Tettleton Scores
12	12	10	2	1991-07-27	Tony Phillips	DET	@	TEX	ahead 2-1	t 3	0	---	2,(0-1) SX	1	1	4	10%	72%		Home Run (Line Drive to Deep LF); T. Phillips Scores
13	13	11	3	1991-07-27	Mickey Tettleton	DET	@	TEX	behind 3-4	t 4	0	---	5,(2-2) BCBSX	1	5	DH	13%	50%		Home Run (Line Drive); M. Tettleton Scores