Len Barker
P · 11 seasons · 1976 – 1987 · B/T: R/R
Len Barker is 1st of 0 pitchers in career roto value, a top-tier career by any lens the site offers. The peak came in 1982, +5.6, 31st that season and 4593rd of 51,303 player-seasons on record. The value came from strikeouts (+9.4) and wins (+3.4). It leaked back out through ERA (-6.6).
Hitting
Best Season
-2.23
1982 · #80,431 all-time
Career Z
-26.5
summed
Avg / Season
-2.41
longevity-neutral
Seasons
11
| Season ↑ | Tm | G | Z | Szn | All-Time |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1976 | TEX | 2 | -2.33 | #467 | #90,267 |
| 1977 | TEX | 15 | -2.33 | #487 | #90,477 |
| 1978 | TEX | 29 | -2.28 | #483 | #85,322 |
| 1979 | CLE | 29 | -2.29 | #466 | #87,119 |
| 1980 | CLE | 36 | -2.29 | #501 | #86,710 |
| 1981 | CLE | 22 | -2.26 | #504 | #83,137 |
| 1982★ | CLE | 33 | -2.23 | #491 | #80,431 |
| 1983 | CLE | 30 | -2.36 | #792 | #92,854 |
| 1984 | ATL | 21 | -3.11 | #916 | #109,346 |
| 1985 | ATL | 20 | -2.79 | #902 | #106,265 |
| 1987 | ML4 | 11 | -2.28 | #490 | #85,085 |
★ Best season by Z
Pitching
Best Season
5.62
1982 · #4,593 all-time
Career Z
1.9
summed
Avg / Season
0.17
longevity-neutral
Seasons
11
| Season ↑ | Tm | G | Z | Szn | All-Time |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1976 | TEX | 2 | -1.85 | #190 | #29,744 |
| 1977 | TEX | 15 | 0.10 | #142 | #18,006 |
| 1978 | TEX | 29 | -2.57 | #270 | #40,085 |
| 1979 | CLE | 29 | -2.02 | #228 | #31,989 |
| 1980 | CLE | 36 | 4.54 | #47 | #6,184 |
| 1981 | CLE | 22 | 3.47 | #59 | #8,153 |
| 1982★ | CLE | 33 | 5.62 | #31 | #4,593 |
| 1983 | CLE | 30 | -0.14 | #165 | #19,062 |
| 1984 | ATL | 21 | 1.29 | #115 | #13,716 |
| 1985 | ATL | 20 | -3.82 | #399 | #49,507 |
| 1987 | ML4 | 11 | -2.73 | #322 | #42,411 |
★ Best season by Z