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Steve Barber

Q: When was Steve Barber born?

Steve Barber was born on February 22, 1938.

Q: Where was Steve Barber born?

Steve Barber was born in Takoma Park, MD .

Q: How tall was Steve Barber?

Steve Barber was 6-0 (183 cm) tall.

Q: How much did Steve Barber weigh when playing?

Steve Barber weighed 195 lbs (88 kg) when playing.

Q: How many seasons did Steve Barber play?

Steve Barber played 15 seasons.

Q: Is Steve Barber in the Hall of Fame?

Steve Barber has not been elected into the Hall of Fame.

Q: How many strikeouts did Steve Barber have?

Steve Barber had 1,309 strikeouts over his career.

Q: How many teams has Steve Barber played for?

Steve Barber played for 7 teams; the Baltimore Orioles, New York Yankees, Seattle Pilots, Atlanta Braves, Chicago Cubs, California Angels and San Francisco Giants.

Q: How many World Series has Steve Barber won?

Steve Barber never won a World Series.

Q: When did Steve Barber retire?

Steve Barber last played in 1974.

Position: Pitcher

Bats: Left • Throws: Left

6-0, 195lb (183cm, 88kg)

Born: February 22, 1938 in Takoma Park, MD us

Died: February 4, 2007 in Henderson, NV

Buried: Cremated

High School: Montgomery Blair HS (Silver Spring, MD)

Debut: April 21, 1960 (Age 22-059d, 11,716th in major league history)
vs. WSH 4.0 IP, 5 H, 5 SO, 3 BB, 1 ER

Last Game: July 31, 1974 (Age 36-159d)
vs. ATL 1.0 IP, 2 H, 2 SO, 1 BB, 0 ER

Rookie Status: Exceeded rookie limits during 1960 season

Full Name: Stephen David Barber

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2x All-Star

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SUMMARY

Career

WAR

17.4

121

106

ERA

3.36

466

272

1999.0

1309

WHIP

1.385

Standard Pitching

Standard Pitching
Year	Age	Tm	Lg	W	L	W-L%	ERA	G	GS	GF	CG	SHO	SV	IP	H	R	ER	HR	BB	IBB	SO	HBP	BK	WP	BF	ERA+	FIP	WHIP	H9	HR9	BB9	SO9	SO/W	Awards
1957	19	BAL-min	D	9	9	.500	4.56	28	24		6	1		152.0	134	112	77	4	137		175	20	0	20				1.783	7.9	0.2	8.1	10.4	1.28	PAR SOSL
1958	20	BAL-min	D,C	6	12	.333	5.42	32	25		7	0		166.0	146	128	100	8	166		141	7	2	27				1.880	7.9	0.4	9.0	7.6	0.85	DBN,ABD GAFL,NORL
1959	21	BAL-min	D,AA	7	11	.389	3.85	33	24		8	0		159.0	115	106	68	6	143		172	8	1	30				1.623	6.5	0.3	8.1	9.7	1.20	PSC,AMA ALFL,TL
1960	22	BAL	AL	10	7	.588	3.22	36	27	6	6	1	3	181.2	148	78	65	10	*113*	1	112	3	0	10	784	119	3.93	1.437	7.3	0.5	5.6	5.5	0.99	MVP-20
1961	23	BAL	AL	18	12	.600	3.33	37	34	1	14	8	1	248.1	194	102	92	13	130	4	150	2	1	9	1040	115	3.64	1.305	7.0	0.5	4.7	5.4	1.15	MVP-14
1962	24	BAL	AL	9	6	.600	3.46	28	19	2	5	2	0	140.1	145	66	54	9	61	2	89	1	0	3	625	107	3.51	1.468	9.3	0.6	3.9	5.7	1.46
1963	25	BAL	AL	20	13	.606	2.75	39	36	1	11	2	0	258.2	253	99	79	12	92	10	180	4	1	3	1096	126	2.80	1.334	8.8	0.4	3.2	6.3	1.96	AS
1964	26	BAL	AL	9	13	.409	3.84	36	26	2	4	0	1	157.0	144	72	67	15	81	5	118	7	0	7	679	94	4.03	1.433	8.3	0.9	4.6	6.8	1.46
1965	27	BAL	AL	15	10	.600	2.69	37	32	1	7	2	0	220.2	177	79	66	16	81	5	130	2	0	8	897	129	3.41	1.169	7.2	0.7	3.3	5.3	1.60
1966	28	BAL	AL	10	5	.667	2.30	25	22	1	5	3	0	133.1	104	38	34	6	49	1	91	3	1	7	537	147	2.94	1.148	7.0	0.4	3.3	6.1	1.86	AS
1967	29	TOT	AL	10	18	.357	4.07	32	32	0	4	2	0	172.1	150	86	78	9	115	5	118	8	1	14	772	77	3.99	1.538	7.8	0.5	6.0	6.2	1.03
1967	29	BAL	AL	4	9	.308	4.10	15	15	0	1	1	0	74.2	47	39	34	5	61	2	48	5	1	5	331	78	4.78	1.446	5.7	0.6	7.4	5.8	0.79
1967	29	NYY	AL	6	9	.400	4.05	17	17	0	3	1	0	97.2	103	47	44	4	54	3	70	3	0	9	441	77	3.39	1.608	9.5	0.4	5.0	6.5	1.30
1968	30	NYY-min	AAA	1	4	.200	3.35	7	7		0	0		43.0	39	22	16	3	17	1	22	1	1	5				1.302	8.2	0.6	3.6	4.6	1.29	SYR IL
1968	30	NYY	AL	6	5	.545	3.23	20	19	0	3	1	0	128.1	127	63	46	7	64	4	87	3	1	5	575	89	3.30	1.488	8.9	0.5	4.5	6.1	1.36
1969	31	SEP	AL	4	7	.364	4.80	25	16	5	0	0	0	86.1	99	51	46	9	48	2	69	1	0	6	393	75	3.97	1.703	10.3	0.9	5.0	7.2	1.44
1970	32	ATL-CHC-min	AAA	8	2	.800	2.81	17	14		6	2	1	96.0	88	34	30	1	38	1	60	4	0	3				1.313	8.3	0.1	3.6	5.6	1.58	RMD,TAC IL,PCL
1970	32	TOT	NL	0	2	.000	6.20	10	2	6	0	0	0	20.1	27	16	14	3	11	3	14	1	0	3	97	72	4.95	1.869	12.0	1.3	4.9	6.2	1.27
1970	32	CHC	NL	0	1	.000	9.53	5	0	4	0	0	0	5.2	10	6	6	0	6	3	3	0	0	1	31	50	4.76	2.824	15.9	0.0	9.5	4.8	0.50
1970	32	ATL	NL	0	1	.000	4.91	5	2	2	0	0	0	14.2	17	10	8	3	5	0	11	1	0	2	66	89	5.02	1.500	10.4	1.8	3.1	6.8	2.20
1971	33	ATL	NL	3	1	.750	4.80	39	3	19	0	0	2	75.0	92	42	40	6	25	2	40	2	0	7	337	78	3.50	1.560	11.0	0.7	3.0	4.8	1.60
1972	34	TOT	MLB	4	4	.500	2.81	39	3	21	0	0	2	73.2	55	26	23	5	36	11	40	2	1	3	307	112	3.74	1.235	6.7	0.6	4.4	4.9	1.11
1972	34	ATL	NL	0	0		5.74	5	0	4	0	0	0	15.2	18	10	10	1	6	0	6	1	1	2	71	67	3.80	1.532	10.3	0.6	3.4	3.4	1.00
1972	34	CAL	AL	4	4	.500	2.02	34	3	17	0	0	2	58.0	37	16	13	4	30	11	34	1	0	1	236	146	3.73	1.155	5.7	0.6	4.7	5.3	1.13
1973	35	CAL	AL	3	2	.600	3.53	50	1	19	0	0	4	89.1	90	40	35	5	32	3	58	3	0	4	386	100	3.17	1.366	9.1	0.5	3.2	5.8	1.81
1974	36	SFG-STL-min	AAA	1	1	.500	4.95	14	1		0	0	0	20.0	33	15	11	2	13	1	11	0	0	2				2.300	14.9	0.9	5.9	5.0	0.85	PHX,TUL PCL,AA
1974	36	SFG	NL	0	1	.000	5.27	13	0	6	0	0	1	13.2	13	12	8	0	12	1	13	0	0	2	66	74	3.31	1.829	8.6	0.0	7.9	8.6	1.08
15 Yrs				121	106	.533	3.36	466	272	90	59	21	14	1999.0	1818	870	747	125	950	59	1309	42	6	91	8591	105	3.52	1.385	8.2	0.6	4.3	5.9	1.38
162 Game Avg.				11	10	.533	3.36	43	25	8	5	2	1	184	168	80	69	12	88	5	121	4	1	8	792	105	3.52	1.385	8.2	0.6	4.3	5.9	1.38
				W	L	W-L%	ERA	G	GS	GF	CG	SHO	SV	IP	H	R	ER	HR	BB	IBB	SO	HBP	BK	WP	BF	ERA+	FIP	WHIP	H9	HR9	BB9	SO9	SO/W	Awards
BAL (8 yrs)				95	75	.559	3.12	253	211	14	53	19	5	1414.2	1212	573	491	86	668	30	918	27	4	52	5989	115	3.51	1.329	7.7	0.5	4.2	5.8	1.37
ATL (3 yrs)				3	2	.600	4.96	49	5	25	0	0	2	105.1	127	62	58	10	36	2	57	4	1	11	474	77	3.76	1.547	10.9	0.9	3.1	4.9	1.58
CAL (2 yrs)				7	6	.538	2.93	84	4	36	0	0	6	147.1	127	56	48	9	62	14	92	4	0	5	622	113	3.39	1.283	7.8	0.5	3.8	5.6	1.48
NYY (2 yrs)				12	14	.462	3.58	37	36	0	6	2	0	226.0	230	110	90	11	118	7	157	6	1	14	1016	83	3.34	1.540	9.2	0.4	4.7	6.3	1.33
SFG (1 yr)				0	1	.000	5.27	13	0	6	0	0	1	13.2	13	12	8	0	12	1	13	0	0	2	66	74	3.31	1.829	8.6	0.0	7.9	8.6	1.08
CHC (1 yr)				0	1	.000	9.53	5	0	4	0	0	0	5.2	10	6	6	0	6	3	3	0	0	1	31	50	4.76	2.824	15.9	0.0	9.5	4.8	0.50
SEP (1 yr)				4	7	.364	4.80	25	16	5	0	0	0	86.1	99	51	46	9	48	2	69	1	0	6	393	75	3.97	1.703	10.3	0.9	5.0	7.2	1.44

AL (12 yrs)				118	102	.536	3.24	399	267	55	59	21	11	1874.1	1668	790	675	115	896	53	1236	38	5	77	8020	108	3.50	1.368	8.0	0.6	4.3	5.9	1.38
NL (4 yrs)				3	4	.429	5.20	67	5	35	0	0	3	124.2	150	80	72	10	54	6	73	4	1	14	571	75	3.76	1.636	10.8	0.7	3.9	5.3	1.35

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Frequently Asked Questions

When was Steve Barber born?

Steve Barber was born on February 22, 1938.

Where was Steve Barber born?

Steve Barber was born in Takoma Park, MD.

How tall was Steve Barber?

Steve Barber was 6-0 (183 cm) tall.

How much did Steve Barber weigh when playing?

Steve Barber weighed 195 lbs (88 kg) when playing.

How many seasons did Steve Barber play?

Steve Barber played 15 seasons.

Is Steve Barber in the Hall of Fame?

Steve Barber has not been elected into the Hall of Fame.

What position did Steve Barber play?

Steve Barber was a Pitcher.

How many strikeouts did Steve Barber have?

Steve Barber had 1,309 strikeouts over his career.

How many teams has Steve Barber played for?

Steve Barber played for 7 teams; the Baltimore Orioles, New York Yankees, Seattle Pilots, Atlanta Braves, Chicago Cubs, California Angels and San Francisco Giants.

How many World Series has Steve Barber won?

Steve Barber never won a World Series.

When did Steve Barber retire?

Steve Barber last played in 1974.

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