Biographical

Portrait of Brian Barton

Brian Barton PHBraves

Braves Player Cards | Braves Team Audit | Braves Depth Chart

Career Summary
Years PA AVG OBP SLG TAv WARP
2 179 .268 .354 .392 .257 0.7
Birth Date4-25-1982
Height6' 3"
Weight190 lbs
BatsR
ThrowsR

Standard

YEAR TEAM AGE G PA AB R H 2B 3B HR TB BB SO HBP SF SH RBI SB CS AVG OBP SLG TAv VORP FRAA WARP
2008 SLN 26 82 179 153 23 41 9 2 2 60 19 39 2 1 4 13 3 1 .268 .354 .392 .257 6.5 0.4 0.7
2009 ATL 27 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 .000 .000 .000 .000 0.0 0.0 0.0
Career8317915323419226019392141332.268.354.392.2576.50.40.7

Advanced

'opp' stats - quality of opponents faced - have been moved and are available only as OPP_QUAL in the Statistics reports now.
YEAR Team Lg G PA TAv oppAVG oppOBP oppSLG oppTAv BABIP BPF BRAA repLVL POS_ADJ FRAA BRR BVORP BWARP VORP WARP
2005 LKC A 35 160 .000 .000 .000 .000 .000 .472 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
2005 KIN A+ 64 273 .000 .000 .000 .000 .000 .354 0.0 3.3 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
2006 KIN A+ 82 359 .325 .256 .336 .385 .000 .386 101 20.9 7.8 -2.3 2.4 1.7 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
2006 AKR AA 42 171 .328 .250 .321 .388 .000 .395 111 9 3.5 -0.5 0.3 -0.1 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
2007 AKR AA 106 461 .295 .269 .335 .407 .000 .399 100 16.5 12.4 -4.1 -0.2 -0.9 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
2007 BUF AAA 25 96 .217 .262 .324 .400 .000 .324 107 -4.5 2.7 0.1 -1.7 0.3 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
2008 SLN MLB 82 179 .257 .272 .338 .434 .000 .345 99 -0.5 5.0 -1 0.4 2.4 6.5 0.7 6.5 0.7
2008 MEM AAA 19 86 .273 .287 .351 .457 .000 .340 89 1.3 2.4 -0.6 -0.7 0.1 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
2009 ATL MLB 1 0 .000 .000 .000 .000 .000 .000 0.0 0.0 -0.3 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
2009 GWN AAA 114 426 .263 .268 .335 .406 .000 .346 99 1.5 12.2 -3.4 5.6 -1.1 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
2009 MEM AAA 10 32 .120 .283 .348 .422 .000 .158 82 -4.9 0.9 -0.4 0.1 0.5 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
2011 LOU AAA 19 53 .184 .260 .321 .417 .000 .161 98 -3.5 0.7 -0.4 0.1 0.2 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
CareerMLB179.257.272.338.434.266.34599-0.54.8-10.22.16.50.76.50.7

Statistics For All Levels

Year Team Lg PA R H 2B 3B HR RBI BB SO SB CS AVG OBP SLG ISO TAv VORP FRAA WARP
2005 LKC A 160 31 55 14 1 4 32 18 21 7 2 .414 .509 .624 .211 .000 0.0 0.0 0.0
2005 KIN A+ 273 42 61 15 6 3 32 34 57 13 8 .274 .403 .435 .161 .000 0.0 3.3 0.0
2006 KIN A+ 359 56 91 16 3 13 57 39 83 26 3 .308 .414 .515 .207 .325 0.0 2.4 0.0
2006 AKR AA 171 32 53 5 0 6 26 13 26 15 5 .351 .420 .503 .152 .328 0.0 0.3 0.0
2007 AKR AA 461 56 122 18 2 9 59 41 99 20 9 .314 .415 .440 .126 .295 0.0 -0.2 0.0
2007 BUF AAA 96 9 23 3 0 1 7 7 18 1 1 .264 .333 .333 .069 .217 0.0 -1.7 0.0
2008 SLN MLB 179 23 41 9 2 2 13 19 39 3 1 .268 .354 .392 .124 .257 6.5 0.4 0.7
2008 MEM AAA 86 12 19 2 2 3 11 9 23 1 4 .260 .357 .466 .205 .273 0.0 -0.7 0.0
2009 ATL MLB 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 .000 .000 .000 .000 .000 0.0 0.0 0.0
2009 GWN AAA 426 47 98 17 4 7 46 45 101 17 7 .266 .355 .390 .125 .263 0.0 5.6 0.0
2009 MEM AAA 32 2 3 0 0 0 1 4 9 3 0 .107 .219 .107 .000 .120 0.0 0.1 0.0
2011 LOU AAA 53 6 6 1 1 1 7 4 16 2 1 .128 .208 .255 .128 .184 0.0 0.1 0.0

Injury History beta

Date On Date Off Transaction Days Games Side Body Part Injury Severity Surgery Date Reaggravation
2008-08-25 2008-09-09 15-DL 15 11 Right Abdomen Strain Oblique -
2008-07-06 2008-08-15 15-DL 40 35 Right Wrist Fracture Hairline -
2008-03-26 2008-03-26 Camp 0 0 Face Contusion HBP -
2007-10-12 2007-10-12 Off 0 0 Right Knee Surgery Debridement 2007-10-12

Compensation

Year Team Salary
2008 SLN $390,000
YearsDescriptionSalary
1 yrPrevious$390,000
1 yrTotal$390,000

 

Service TimeAgentContract Status
1 y 2 d

Details
  • released by LAD 3/10 signed as a free agent from ATL 12/09 (minor-league contract)
  • optioned to Triple-A 6/5/09 recalled 6/3/09 acquired in trade from STL 4/20/09 re-signed 2/28/09, 1 year/$0.402M (09) ($0.234M min)
  • signed 3/4/08, 1 year/$0.39M (08)
  • Rule5-CLE 12/6/07
  • $0.1M signing bonus (+$0.1M college funds) amateur free agent 04

BP Annual Player Comments

The rest of this card is restricted to Baseball Prospectus Subscribers.

Not a subscriber? Click here for a free card so you can see what's missing.

Click here for more information on Baseball Prospectus subscriptions or use the buttons to the right to subscribe and get instant access to the best baseball content on the web.

Cancel anytime.


That's a 33% savings over the monthly price!


That's a 33% savings over the monthly price!

BP Articles

Brian Barton is referenced in the following articles.

BP Premium requires BP Premium access to view, BP Fantasy requires BP Premium or BP Fantasy access to view

  Title Author Date
The BP Wayback Machine: How the Indians Were BuiltKevin Goldstein2013-05-24
This article requires BP Premium accessSkewed Left: Staying Alive in the Independent LeaguesZachary Levine2013-04-23
This article requires BP Premium accessTransaction Action: They Were ExpendableChristina Kahrl2010-02-11
Prospectus Q&A: Best Q&A Quotes of 2009David Laurila2009-12-30
This article requires BP Premium accessTransaction Action: Assorted East MovesChristina Kahrl2009-09-08
This article requires BP Premium accessTransaction Analysis: NL East RoundupChristina Kahrl2009-06-16
This article requires BP Premium accessTransaction of the Day: The McLouth TradeChristina Kahrl2009-06-04
This article requires BP Premium accessTransaction Analysis: NL Central ShufflingChristina Kahrl2009-05-05
This article requires BP Premium accessTransaction Analysis: Updates from the EastsChristina Kahrl2009-04-28
This article requires BP Premium accessTransaction Analysis: Big-League Cuts and NRI MuttsChristina Kahrl2009-03-27
Prospectus Q&A: Brian BartonDavid Laurila2009-03-27
This article requires BP Premium accessTransaction Analysis: Central ObsessionsChristina Kahrl2009-03-18
This article requires BP Premium accessTransaction Analysis: National League RoundupChristina Kahrl2008-09-20
This article requires BP Premium accessProspectus Preview: Thursday's Games to WatchCaleb Peiffer2008-09-18
This article requires BP Premium accessTransaction Analysis: NL RoundupChristina Kahrl2008-09-06
This article requires BP Premium accessTransaction Analysis: Getting ScorchyChristina Kahrl2008-08-16
This article requires BP Premium accessTransaction Analysis: Inaction in ActionChristina Kahrl2008-07-29
This article requires BP Premium accessTransaction Analysis: Golddiggers and Going For ItChristina Kahrl2008-07-23
This article requires BP Premium accessCan Of Corn: The 2008 CardinalsDayn Perry2008-05-10
This article requires BP Premium accessProspectus Hit List: Overwhelmingly Neutral, Like SwitzerlandJay Jaffe2008-05-02
This article requires BP Premium accessEvery Given Sunday: To New Challenges and Old FriendsJohn Perrotto2008-04-27
The Week In Quotes: March 17-23Alex Carnevale2008-03-24
Prospectus Q&A: Jeff LuhnowDavid Laurila2008-03-09
This article requires BP Premium accessTransaction Analysis: NL Central NRI ReviewChristina Kahrl2008-03-02
This article requires BP Premium accessWait 'Til Next Year: Hatching CardinalsBryan Smith2007-12-18
This article requires BP Premium accessFuture Shock: Rule Five WrapupKevin Goldstein2007-12-06
This article requires BP Premium accessWait 'Til Next Year: Practically Free PitchersBryan Smith2007-12-05
This article requires BP Premium accessFuture Shock: Indians Top 11 ProspectsKevin Goldstein2007-11-11
This article requires BP Premium accessFuture Shock: How the Indians Were BuiltKevin Goldstein2007-10-16
This article requires BP Premium accessFuture Shock: Positional Rankings - Corner OutfieldKevin Goldstein2007-08-22
This article requires BP Premium accessWait 'Til Next Year: Midseason AcquisitionsBryan Smith2007-06-19
This article requires BP Premium accessFuture Shock: State of the Systems, AL CentralKevin Goldstein2007-06-14
This article requires BP Premium accessFuture Shock: State of the Systems, AL CentralKevin Goldstein2007-04-18
This article requires BP Premium accessFuture Shock: Double-A PreviewKevin Goldstein2007-04-06
This article requires BP Premium accessLies, Damned Lies: PECOTA Takes on Center Field ProspectsNate Silver2007-03-15
This article requires BP Premium accessFuture Shock: State of the Systems, AL CentralKevin Goldstein2007-03-09
Future Shock: Top 100 ProspectsKevin Goldstein2007-02-21
This article requires BP Premium accessFuture Shock: Cleveland Indians Top Ten ProspectsKevin Goldstein2007-01-16
This article requires BP Premium accessFuture Shock: AFL Preview, Part TwoKevin Goldstein2006-10-05
This article requires BP Premium accessFuture Shock: AL Central RoundupKevin Goldstein2006-05-23


BP Chats

DateQuestionAnswer
2010-02-26 13:00:00I'm surprised you didn't put Brian Barton on that well-read list. His mind is reportedly ... interesting. But how about the other extreme? I once read that the ideal athlete, for coachability purposes, has "slightly above average" intelligence. The reasoning is that the very bright ones may resist coaching because of their own ideas, and the dim ones never "get" what they're supposed to be taught. Does that fit your observations? Without naming names, have you ever dealt with players who left you thinking, "Man, how can somebody this dumb ever play major-league baseball?"
(Bill from New Mexico)		Barton is absolutely someone who belongs on such a list. This is a great example of: I wish more people sent in questions ahead of time so I could think about my answers rather than just respond off the top of my head.

Have I ever walked away thinking,"Man, how can somebody this dumb ever play major-league baseball?" I've walked away thinking someone isn't a MENSA cnadidate, but hell, being dumb might sometimes help you play baseball. Or even pretending that you're dumb. Dustin Pedroia might fit that category. He gives a lot of mundane non answers to questions and claims to pay zero attention to stats. Bullcrap. Dustin Pedroia knows every one of his numbers short of maybe VORP. (David Laurila)


BP Roundtables

No BP Roundtables have mentioned this guy.

 

PITCHf/x Hitter Profile

A Collaboration between BrooksBaseball.net and Baseball Prospectus - Pitch classifications provided by Pitch Info LLC