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Josh Barfield

Position: Second Baseman

Bats: Right • Throws: Right

6-0, 190lb (183cm, 86kg)

Born: December 17, 1982 in Barquisimeto, Venezuela ve

Draft: Drafted by the San Diego Padres in the 4th round of the 2001 MLB June Amateur Draft from Klein HS (Klein, TX).

High Schools: Klein HS (Klein, TX), Spring HS (Spring, TX)

Debut: April 3, 2006 (Age 23-107d, 18,807th in major league history)
vs. SFG 4 AB, 1 H, 0 HR, 0 RBI, 0 SB

Last Game: June 25, 2009 (Age 26-190d)
vs. PIT 0 AB, 0 H, 0 HR, 0 RBI, 0 SB

Rookie Status: Exceeded rookie limits during 2006 season

Agents: Boras Corporation

Full Name: Joshua LaRoy Barfield

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Relatives: Son of Jesse Barfield

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SUMMARY

Career

WAR

2.6

1012

267

.264

133

RBI

112

OBP

.295

SLG

.376

OPS

.671

OPS+

Summary of 16 Home Runs

(For more accurate walk-off HR totals, see the Batting Event Finder)

0 leading off, 1 walk-off, 0 tying, 7 go ahead

2 Tms
SDP	13
CLE	3

Platoon
vs LHP	9
vs RHP	7

Home/Road
Home	8
Away	8

Outs
1	8
0	4
2	4

11 Opps
COL	4
NYM	2
SFG	2
PIT	1
LAD	1
CIN	1
NYY	1
DET	1
HOU	1
CHW	1
MIL	1

15 Pitchers
Josh Fogg	2
Billy Wagner	1
Kyle Lohse	1
Víctor Zambrano	1
John Danks	1
Franquelis Osoria	1
Nate Robertson	1
Zach Duke	1
Jeff Francis	1
Steve Kline	1
Phil Hughes	1
Brian Fuentes	1
Jack Taschner	1
Doug Davis	1
Jason Hirsh	1

8 Parks
Petco Pk (SAN)	6
Coors Fld (DEN)	3
Progressive (CLE)	2
Comerica Pk (DET)	1
MinuteMaidPk (HOU)	1
Am Fam Field (MIL)	1
Shea Stad (NYC)	1
Dodger Stad (LOS)	1

Where Hit
7	13
78	2
8	1

General field locations
when available.

Pitches
1	7
5	4
3	3
2	2

Pitches in PA
when available.

Game Totals
1·HR gms	14
2·HR gms	1

Gms w/ this # = 0
are not shown.

Bases
---	9
1--	4
12-	1
123	1
-2-	1

26 RBI
RISP	3
0 on	9
1 on	5
2 on	1
3 on	1
Any on	7

Inning
1	2
2	3
4	4
5	1
7	1
8	2
9	3

1-3	5
4-6	5
7-end	6

RelScore
+4..	1
+2	1
+1	4
Tied	6
-1	1
-2	1
-4..	2

Ahead	6
Tied	6
Behind	4

Before event,
for batter

Count
0-0	7
0-2	2
2-2	2
1-2	1
1-0	1
1-1	1
3-1	1
0-1	1

Pitch data mostly complete since 1988.

DefPos
2B	15
PH	1

OrderPos
8th	8
2nd	3
7th	2
9th	2
1st	1

Leverage
High Lev	3
Medium Lev	5
Low Lev	8

Play By Play

WE and WPA Explanation

Play By Play
2006	#car	#yr	#gm	Date	@Bat			Pitcher	Score	Inn	Out	RoB	Pit(cnt)	RBI	BOP	Pos	WPA	bWE	Notes	Play Description
1	1	1	1	2006-04-17	SDP	@	COL	Jeff Francis	tied 0-0	t 1	1	---	1,(0-0) X	1	2	4	0.091	57%		Home Run (Fly Ball to LF-CF)
2	2	2	1	2006-04-23	SDP		NYM	Víctor Zambrano	tied 0-0	b 1	1	---	3,(0-2) CFX	1	2	4	0.103	63%		Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep LF)
3	3	3	1	2006-05-03	SDP	@	LAD	Franquelis Osoria	tied 4-4	t 8	0	1--	3,(1-1) .LBX	2	8	4	0.288	86%		Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep LF); B. Johnson Scores
4	4	4	1	2006-06-08	SDP	@	MIL	Doug Davis	tied 2-2	t 4	0	---	5,(3-1) BCBBX	1	8	4	0.118	62%		Home Run (Fly Ball to LF-CF)
5	5	5	1	2006-07-01 (1)	SDP		SFG	Steve Kline	ahead 6-4	b 8	0	---	1,(0-0) .X	1	9	4	0.033	97%		Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep LF)
6	6	6	1	2006-07-27	SDP	@	COL	Josh Fogg	ahead 1-0	t 2	1	1--	1,(0-0) X	2	8	4	0.149	74%		Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep LF); K. Greene Scores
7	7	7	2	2006-07-27	SDP	@	COL	Josh Fogg	ahead 4-0	t 4	1	-2-	2,(1-0) BX	2	8	4	0.067	93%		Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep LF); K. Greene Scores
8	8	8	1	2006-08-09	SDP	@	NYM	Billy Wagner	behind 2-4	t 9	1	---	1,(0-0) X	1	8	4	0.056	9%		Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep LF)
9	9	9	1	2006-08-12	SDP	@	HOU	Jason Hirsh	ahead 1-0	t 4	1	---	1,(0-0) X	1	8	4	0.109	70%		Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep LF)
10	10	10	1	2006-08-17	SDP		SFG	Jack Taschner	behind 0-8	b 9	2	123	5,(2-2) ..BTFBX	4	2	PH	0.001	0%		Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep LF); K. Greene Scores; G. Blum Scores; D. Roberts Scores
11	11	11	1	2006-09-02	SDP		CIN	Kyle Lohse	tied 0-0	b 2	2	1--	1,(0-0) >X	2	8	4	0.202	73%		Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep LF); M. Cameron Scores
12	12	12	1	2006-09-04	SDP		COL	Brian Fuentes	behind 4-5	b 9	1	12-	5,(1-2) .SFBFX	3	8	4	0.668	100%	Walk-Off	Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep LF); M. Cameron Scores; K. Greene Scores
13	13	13	1	2006-09-23	SDP		PIT	Zach Duke	tied 1-1	b 7	0	---	5,(2-2) CSBBX	1	1	4	0.206	79%		Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep LF)
2007	#car	#yr	#gm	Date	@Bat			Pitcher	Score	Inn	Out	RoB	Pit(cnt)	RBI	BOP	Pos	WPA	bWE	Notes	Play Description
14	14	1	1	2007-04-14	CLE		CHW	John Danks	ahead 1-0	b 2	2	---	2,(0-1) CX	1	7	4	0.095	71%		Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep LF)
15	15	2	1	2007-05-25	CLE	@	DET	Nate Robertson	ahead 2-1	t 4	1	1--	3,(0-2) CCX	2	7	4	0.170	79%		Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep LF); J. Michaels Scores
16	16	3	1	2007-08-10	CLE		NYY	Phil Hughes	behind 0-4	b 5	2	---	1,(0-0) X	1	9	4	0.060	16%		Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep CF)