Sam Barkley

Full Name: Samuel W. Barkley

Positions: Second Baseman, Leftfielder and Rightfielder

Bats: Right • Throws: Right

5-11, 180lb

Team: St. Louis Browns

Born: May 24, 1858 in Wheeling, WV

Died: April 20, 1912 in Wheeling, WV

League Debut: March 30, 1885 (PAT @ STL, box score) • Age 27

Real-life MLB career: 1884–1889 • Baseball-Reference page ↗

★ 1× All-Star (1885)🏆 1885 AA Gold Glove Award (2B)
 
1886
Career
WAR
0.4
1.0
AB
172
825
H
41
192
HR
0
2
BA
.238
.233
R
26
157
RBI
29
111
SB
3
84
OBP
.330
.294
SLG
.355
.309
OPS
.685
.603
OPS+
96
77

Standard Batting

YearAgeTmLgGPAABRH2B3BHRRBI SBCSBBSOBAOBPSLGOPSOPS+TBGIDPHBPSHSFIBBPosAwards
188527STLAA 159701653 131151 2182 828122 4527 .231.284.297.581 72194 3 2BAS,GG
188628STLAA 66198172 2641 1050 2933 232 .238.330.355.685 9661 51116 2B-LF-RF
2 Yrs 225899825157192 311321118425 6829.233.294.309.603 7725554 116
Bold = led the league. OPS+ compares OBP and SLG with the league average (100 = average; no park adjustment). Blank GIDP/SH/SF/IBB cells: that season's source data didn't track them (PA there = AB+BB+HBP).

Value Batting

YearAgeTmLgPARbatRbaserRposRAAWAARrepRARWARoWARdWARPosAwards
188527STLAA701 -26.410.3-1.4-17.5-1.524.06.50.60.6-0.1 2BAS,GG
188628STLAA198 -1.4-0.5-0.1-2.0-0.26.74.70.40.4-0.0 2B-LF-RF
2 Yrs899 -27.89.8-1.5-19.5-1.730.711.21.01.0-0.1
Runs above average from batting (Rbat), baserunning (Rbaser) and position (Rpos); RAA/WAA = runs/wins above average, Rrep = replacement runs, RAR = runs above replacement (see how WAR is calculated).

Advanced Batting

YearAgeTmLgPABAbipISOHR%SO%BB%XBH%X/H%GB/FBGB%SB%P/PARCeBAClutchWIS WAR
188527STLAA701 .239.0660.33.96.4 4.420.5 78.6
188628STLAA198 .240.1160.01.011.6 7.636.6 1.3056.650.0 3.1519.7 .33032.61.1
2 Yrs899 .239.0760.23.27.6 5.124.01.3056.6 77.10.6919.71.1
BAbip = batting average on balls in play; ISO = SLG − BA; HR%, SO%, BB%, XBH% are per plate appearance; X/H% = extra-base hits per hit; GB/FB and P/PA come from the sim's batted-ball and pitch counts; RC = runs created. eBA, Clutch and WIS WAR are WhatIfSports' own metrics (1886 onward).

Batting Splits

YearSplitGPAABRH2B3BHRRBISBCSBBSOBAOBPSLGOPSBAbip
1886Home3497871319 3201312 80.218.292.299.591.218
1886Away32101851322 7301621 152.259.366.412.778.262
1886vs LH Starter11131202 000000 10.167.231.167.397.167
1886vs RH Starter60182160039 1050000 222.244.335.369.704.247
Splits come from the WhatIfSports season export (available from 1886). Traded players' splits combine all of their teams that season.

Postseason Batting

YearTeamGABRH 2B3BHRRBIBBSOSBCS AVGOBPSLGOPS
1885 STL 626410 1004 20101 0.3850.429 0.4230.852
Postseason Career 626410 100 420 101 0.3850.429 0.4230.852

Appearances

YearAgeTmLgGGSBattingDefense PC1B2B3BSSLFCFRFPHPR
188527STLAA159159159159 159
188628STLAA66426653 1474115
2 Yrs225201225212 12064115
Games by position come from the fielding data; GS = games started; PH/PR = games entered as a pinch hitter or pinch runner (counted from the box scores).

Standard Fielding

YearAgeTmLgPosGGSInnChPOAEDP Fld%lgFld%RF/9lgRF9RF/G+Plays−PlaysPBSBCSCS%C.ERAPK
188527 STL AA2B1591591316.0 9204584035930 .936.9255.896.09 5.42240
188628 STL AA1B101.0 11000 1.000.9949.0011.40 1.0000
188628 STL AA2B4738338.0 2591361131018 .961.9476.636.40 5.3010
188628 STL AALF4328.0 66000 1.000.8951.932.38 1.5000
188628 STL AARF119.0 11000 1.000.8921.001.56 1.0000
Career1B101.0 11000 1.0009.00 1.0000
Career2B2061971654.0 11795945166948 .9416.04 5.39250
CareerLF4328.0 66000 1.0001.93 1.5000
CareerRF119.0 11000 1.0001.00 1.0000
Positions listed in scorebook order (P, C, 1B, 2B, 3B, SS, LF, CF, RF). Ch = chances (PO+A+E); RF/9 = 9×(PO+A)/Inn; RF/G = (PO+A)/G; lgFld% and lgRF9 = league average at that position. +Plays/−Plays are the sim's good and poor defensive plays. For pitchers, SB/CS are runners stealing while he pitched.

Leaderboards, Awards, & Honors

Runs Scored

  • 1885 AA  131 (10th)
Top-10 finishes in each league. Rate stats require 3.1 plate appearances (batters) or 1 inning pitched (pitchers) per team game.

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