Brian Barber
American baseball player
Starting pitcher
Born: (1973-03-04) March 4, 1973 (age 47)
Hamilton, Ohio
Batted: Right Threw: Right
MLB debut
August 12, 1995, for the St. Louis Cardinals
Last MLB appearance
August 1, 1999, for the Kansas City Royals
MLB statistics
Win–loss record
Earned run average
Strikeouts
St. Louis Cardinals (1995–1996)
Kansas City Royals (1998–1999)
Brian Scott Barber (born March 4, 1973) is an American former professional baseball starting pitcher, who played in Major League Baseball (MLB) for the St. Louis Cardinals and Kansas City Royals. He was drafted by the Cardinals in the first round of the 1991 amateur draft, and was later signed to a minor league contract. Barber threw and batted right-handed.[1]
Barber was named the amateur scouting director of the Philadelphia Phillies, following the 2019 season.[2]
1 Early life
2 Major league baseball career
3 Post-playing career
Barber's hometown is Ocoee, Florida.[3] He attended Dr. Phillips High School in Orlando, where he won the Gatorade High School Baseball Player of the Year in 1991.[4] Barber elected to play professional baseball, rather than attend college.
Major league baseball career
At the age of 22, Barber made his MLB debut on August 12, 1995, with the Cardinals, making him the youngest player on the team, at that time.[5] On that day, he pitched four innings, giving up three earned runs.[6] Barber had a record of 2–1 and 5.22 earned run average (ERA).[1] The following year, he pitched in only 3 innings, with an ERA of 15.00. Following the 1996 season, Barber found himself unhappy with the Cardinals, and on December 21, 1996, he was granted free agency. Two weeks later, Barber was signed by the Kansas City Royals. He missed the entire 1997 MLB season in the minors.[7] In 1998, Barber re-emerged, pitching in 42 innings, while posting a 6.00 ERA. He also recorded a record of 2–4. The following year, Barber pitched in only 18.2 innings, with an ERA of 9.64, and a record of 1–3. On October 4, 1999, Barber was granted free agency again. About two months later, he was picked up by the Cleveland Indians. However, Barber would not pitch in an Indians uniform. Instead, he pitched the 2000 season for the Atlantic League Long Island Ducks, then retired.[7][3]
Barber's career big league numbers included a 5–8 record, with a 6.77 ERA, 45 walks, and 59 strikeouts. He was 1 for 8 hitting, with a lifetime batting average of .125. Barber's lifetime fielding percentage was 1.000.
Post-playing career
Barber spent 18 seasons with the New York Yankees, in several off-field positions, including various scouting positions.[2]
On October 22, 2019, Barber was named the Philadelphia Phillies' amateur scouting director.[2]
^ a b "Brian Barber Stats". Baseball-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. 2008. Retrieved October 11, 2008.
^ a b c Zolecki, Todd (October 22, 2019). "Phillies hire Brian Barber as amateur scouting director". MLB.com. Major League Baseball. Retrieved October 25, 2019.
^ a b Herrmann, Mark (April 27, 2000). "Long Island Ducks / Meet the Ducks". newsday.com. Newsday. Retrieved October 25, 2019.
^ "Brian Barber 1990 - 1991 GATORADE NATIONAL BASEBALL PLAYER OF THE YEAR". gatorade.com. Gatorade. 1991. Archived from the original on June 23, 2019. Retrieved June 23, 2019.
^ "1995 St. Louis Cardinals Statistics". Baseball-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. 2008. Retrieved October 11, 2008.
^ "St. Louis Cardinals at San Diego Padres Box Score, August 12, 1995". Baseball-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. August 12, 1995. Retrieved October 11, 2008.
^ a b "Brian Barber Minor & Independent Leagues Statistics & History". Baseball-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. 2019. Retrieved October 25, 2019.
Career statistics and player information from MLB, or ESPN, or Baseball-Reference, or Fangraphs, or Baseball-Reference (Minors), or Retrosheet
Gatorade High School Baseball Player of the Year Award
1986: G. Sheffield
1987: Banks
1988: Lewis
1989: Jackson
1990: Van Poppel
1991: Barber
1992: Hinch
1993: Rodriguez
1994: Million
1995: Hutchinson
1996: White
1997: McDonald
1998: Henson
1999: Garbe
2000: Stokes
2001: Kotchman
2002: Greinke
2003: Lubanski
2004: Rogers
2005: Upton
2006: Kershaw
2007: Porcello
2008: Skipworth
2009: Hobgood
2010: Cowart
2011: Bundy
2012: McCullers
2013: Frazier
2014: J. Sheffield
2015: Baker
2016: Muller
2017: Gore
2018: Weathers
2019: Witt
2020: Kelley
1991 Major League Baseball draft first round selections
Brien Taylor
Mike Kelly
David McCarty
Dmitri Young
Kenny Henderson
John Burke
Joe Vitiello
Joey Hamilton
Mark Smith
Tyler Green
Shawn Estes
Doug Glanville
Manny Ramirez
Cliff Floyd
Tyrone Hill
Shawn Green
Eduardo Pérez
Al Shirley
Benji Gil
Pokey Reese
Allen Watson
Brian Barber
Aaron Sele
Jon Farrell
Scott Ruffcorn
Brent Gates
Scott Stahoviak
Tom McKinnon
Shawn Livsey
Jason Pruitt
Greg Anthony
Justin Thompson
Jorge Fábregas
Jeff Ware
Bobby Jones
J. J. Johnson
Mike Rossiter
Dan Cholowsky
Jim Gonzalez
Trever Miller
Dante Powell
Scott Hatteberg
Mike Groppuso
St. Louis Cardinals first-round draft picks
1965: DiFabio
1966: Lee
1967: Simmons
1968: Hairston
1969: Minott
1970: Browning
1971: Kurpiel
1972: Larson
1973: Edelen
1974: Templeton
1975: Johnson
1976: Durham
1977: T. Kennedy
1978: Hicks
1979: Van Slyke
1980: Collins
1981: Meachem
1982: Worrell
1983: Lindeman
1984: Dunne
1985: Magrane
1986: Alicea
1987: Carpenter
1988: Ericks, DuVall, Jordan
1989: Coleman
1990: Osborne, Holbert, Ellis
1991: Young, Watson, Barber, McKinnon, Cholowsky
1992: Lowe
1993: Benes
1994: Wagner
1995: Morris, Haas
1996: Looper
1997: A. Kennedy
1998: Drew, Diggins
1999: Caple, Stocks, Duncan
2000: Boyd, Williams
2001: Pope
2002: None
2003: Barton
2004: Lambert
2005: Rasmus, Greene, McCormick, Herron
2006: Ottavino, C. Perez
2007: Kozma, Mortensen
2008: Wallace, Lynn
2009: Miller
2010: Cox, Blair, Jenkins
2011: Wong
2012: Wacha, Ramsey, Piscotty, Wisdom, Bean
2013: Gonzales, Kaminsky
2014: Weaver, Flaherty
2015: Plummer
2016: D. Pérez, Carlson, Hudson
2018: Gorman
2019: Thompson
2020: Walker
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