Len Barker

Position: Starting Pitcher

Bats: Right • Throws: Right

6-5, 225lb (196cm, 102kg)

Born: July 7, 1955 in Fort Knox, KY us

Draft: Drafted by the Texas Rangers in the 3rd round of the 1973 MLB June Amateur Draft from Neshaminy HS (Langhorne, PA).

High School: Neshaminy HS (Langhorne, PA)

Last Game: September 26, 1987 (Age 32-081d)
vs. BOS 2.1 IP, 2 H, 0 SO, 4 BB, 2 ER

Rookie Status: Exceeded rookie limits during 1977 season

Agents: Randy Hendricks, Alan Hendricks

Full Name: Leonard Harold Barker

Nicknames: Large Lenny

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1x All-Star

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SUMMARY

Career

WAR

12.7

ERA

4.34

248

194

1323.2

975

WHIP

1.361

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Year	Age	AgeDif	Tm	Lg	Lev	Aff	W	L	W-L%	ERA	RA9	G	GS	GF	CG	SHO	SV	IP	H	R	ER	HR	BB	IBB	SO	HBP	BK	WP	BF	WHIP	H9	HR9	BB9	SO9	SO/W
1973	17	-2.3	Rangers	GULF	Rk	TEX	7	1	.875	1.37	1.98	11	11		2	1	0	59.0	34	13	9	0	27	0	54	6	0	3		1.034	5.2	0.0	4.1	8.2	2.00
1974	18	-2.8	Gastonia	WCRS	A	TEX	11	7	.611	3.34	4.14	20	19		9	5	0	124.0	101	57	46	2	53	0	140	3	1	10		1.242	7.3	0.1	3.8	10.2	2.64
1975	19	-3.2	Pittsfield	EL	AA	TEX	7	12	.368	2.89	4.08	24	24		10	3	0	159.0	117	72	51	5	109	2	133	6	0	15		1.421	6.6	0.3	6.2	7.5	1.22
1976	20	-5.1	Sacramento	PCL	AAA	TEX	11	10	.524	5.55	6.57	27	27		4	0	0	141.0	140	103	87	19	96	0	92	9	0	16		1.674	8.9	1.2	6.1	5.9	0.96
1976	20	-7.6	TEX	AL	Maj	TEX	1	0	1.000	2.40	2.40	2	2	0	1	1	0	15.0	7	4	4	0	6	0	7	2	0	1	56	0.867	4.2	0.0	3.6	4.2	1.17
1977	21	-3.7	Tucson	PCL	AAA	TEX	9	7	.563	5.70	6.36	20	20		6	2	0	109.0	114	77	69	7	77	0	93	3	1	9		1.752	9.4	0.6	6.4	7.7	1.21
1977	21	-6.5	TEX	AL	Maj	TEX	4	1	.800	2.66	2.85	15	3	7	0	0	1	47.1	36	15	14	1	24	3	51	1	0	5	196	1.268	6.8	0.2	4.6	9.7	2.13
1978	22	-3.0	Tucson	PCL	AAA	TEX	4	0	1.000	1.04	2.77	8	3		0	0	1	26.0	22	8	3	1	16	0	16	0	0	2		1.462	7.6	0.3	5.5	5.5	1.00
1978	22	-5.2	TEX	AL	Maj	TEX	1	5	.167	4.82	5.33	29	0	15	0	0	4	52.1	63	31	28	6	29	2	33	2	0	6	243	1.758	10.8	1.0	5.0	5.7	1.14
1979	23	-4.4	CLE	AL	Maj	CLE	6	6	.500	4.92	5.18	29	19	3	2	0	0	137.1	146	79	75	6	70	1	93	2	0	10	609	1.573	9.6	0.4	4.6	6.1	1.33
1980	24	-3.7	CLE	AL	Maj	CLE	19	12	.613	4.17	4.64	36	36	0	8	1	0	246.1	237	127	114	17	92	3	187	3	1	14	1052	1.336	8.7	0.6	3.4	6.8	2.03
1981	25	-2.9	CLE	AL	Maj	CLE	8	7	.533	3.91	4.20	22	22	0	9	3	0	154.1	150	72	67	7	46	0	127	1	0	5	660	1.270	8.7	0.4	2.7	7.4	2.76
1982	26	-2.2	CLE	AL	Maj	CLE	15	11	.577	3.90	4.30	33	33	0	10	1	0	244.2	211	117	106	17	88	2	187	3	0	10	1021	1.222	7.8	0.6	3.2	6.9	2.13
1983	27		2 Teams	2 Lgs	Maj	ATL	9	16	.360	4.88	5.37	30	30	0	4	1	0	182.2	181	109	99	16	66	5	126	2	0	8	776	1.352	8.9	0.8	3.3	6.2	1.91
1983	27	-1.5	CLE	AL	Maj	CLE	8	13	.381	5.11	5.53	24	24	0	4	1	0	149.2	150	92	85	16	52	3	105	2	0	6	633	1.350	9.0	1.0	3.1	6.3	2.02
1983	27	-1.5	ATL	NL	Maj	ATL	1	3	.250	3.82	4.64	6	6	0	0	0	0	33.0	31	17	14	0	14	2	21	0	0	2	143	1.364	8.5	0.0	3.8	5.7	1.50
1984	28	-0.1	ATL	NL	Maj	ATL	7	8	.467	3.85	4.20	21	20	0	1	0	0	126.1	120	59	54	10	38	2	95	2	1	3	528	1.251	8.5	0.7	2.7	6.8	2.50
1985	29	5.1	Greenville	SOUL	AA	ATL	1	0	1.000	1.80	1.80	1	1	0	0	0	0	5.0	1	1	1	0	1	0	7	0	0	1		0.400	1.8	0.0	1.8	12.6	7.00
1985	29	0.8	ATL	NL	Maj	ATL	2	9	.182	6.35	6.72	20	18	1	0	0	0	73.2	84	55	52	10	37	1	47	1	0	3	335	1.643	10.3	1.2	4.5	5.7	1.27
1986	30	3.5	Indianapolis	AA	AAA	MON	3	2	.600	3.32	4.58	13	10	2	1	0	0	57.0	53	29	21	4	31	0	39	0	0	4		1.474	8.4	0.6	4.9	6.2	1.26
1987	31	4.5	Denver	AA	AAA	MIL	4	3	.571	4.69	5.06	13	8	3	0	0	0	48.0	48	27	25	2	29	2	36	0	0	2		1.604	9.0	0.4	5.4	6.8	1.24
1987	31	2.4	MIL	AL	Maj	MIL	2	1	.667	5.36	5.56	11	11	0	0	0	0	43.2	54	27	26	6	17	1	22	2	0	0	198	1.626	11.1	1.2	3.5	4.5	1.29
Year	Age	AgeDif	Tm	Lg	Lev	Aff	W	L	W-L%	ERA	RA9	G	GS	GF	CG	SHO	SV	IP	H	R	ER	HR	BB	IBB	SO	HBP	BK	WP	BF	WHIP	H9	HR9	BB9	SO9	SO/W
Majors (11 seasons)					Majors		74	76	.493	4.34	4.73	248	194	26	35	7	5	1323.2	1289	695	639	96	513	20	975	21	2	65	5674	1.361	8.8	0.7	3.5	6.6	1.90
Minors (9 seasons)					Minors		57	42	.576	3.86	4.78	137	123	5	32	11	1	728.0	630	387	312	40	439	4	610	27	2	62		1.468	7.8	0.5	5.4	7.5	1.39
All Levels (15 Seasons)							131	118	.526	4.17	4.75	385	317	31	67	18	6	2051.2	1919	1082	951	136	952	24	1585	48	4	127	5674	1.399	8.4	0.6	4.2	7.0	1.66

AAA (5 seasons)					Minors		31	22	.585	4.84	5.76	81	68	5	11	2	1	381.0	377	244	205	33	249	2	276	12	1	33		1.643	8.9	0.8	5.9	6.5	1.11
AA (2 seasons)					Minors		8	12	.400	2.85	4.01	25	25	0	10	3	0	164.0	118	73	52	5	110	2	140	6	0	16		1.390	6.5	0.3	6.0	7.7	1.27
A (1 season)					Minors		11	7	.611	3.34	4.14	20	19		9	5	0	124.0	101	57	46	2	53	0	140	3	1	10		1.242	7.3	0.1	3.8	10.2	2.64
Rk (1 season)					Minors		7	1	.875	1.37	1.98	11	11		2	1	0	59.0	34	13	9	0	27	0	54	6	0	3		1.034	5.2	0.0	4.1	8.2	2.00