Jesse Barfield
1981–1992 · bats R / throws R · ALS, New York Yankees, Toronto Blue Jays
1,428G
.256AVG
.335OBP
.466SLG
More career statistics
1,219H
241HR
716RBI
66SB
2Rare feats
Career summary: MLB’s official regular-season totals. Season lines, splits and historical game logs below are reconstructed from the covered Retrosheet records and can differ in coverage or scorer revisions. Compare sources and coverage.
Career batting
| G | PA | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | BB | K | SB | CS | HBP | SF | TB | AVG | OBP | SLG | OPS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1,428 | 5,394 | 4,759 | 715 | 1,219 | 216 | 30 | 241 | 716 | 551 | 1,234 | 66 | 47 | 34 | 34 | 2,218 | .256 | .335 | .466 | .801 |
Streaks
16longest hitting streak · 1985-05-08 to 1985-05-26
27longest on-base streak
The three rarest things in this career
| Rarity | What | Date | Rate | Game |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 66 | Three Intentional Walks | 1989-06-27 | 1 in 1,129 games | box score ↗ |
| 56 | Four Extra-Base Hits | 1987-09-26 | 1 in 450 games | box score ↗ |
| 42 | 11 total bases | 1984-07-01 | 1 in 2,522 player-games | box score ↗ |
Splits
Regular season only.
Home and away
| G | PA | H | HR | RBI | BB | K | AVG | OBP | SLG | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Home | 711 | 2676 | 624 | 130 | 389 | 276 | 592 | .264 | .336 | .497 |
| Away | 717 | 2718 | 595 | 111 | 327 | 275 | 642 | .248 | .320 | .436 |
By month
| G | PA | H | HR | RBI | BB | K | AVG | OBP | SLG | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| April | 206 | 808 | 169 | 33 | 100 | 69 | 198 | .232 | .295 | .429 |
| May | 242 | 890 | 193 | 45 | 126 | 98 | 206 | .248 | .327 | .466 |
| June | 243 | 940 | 215 | 39 | 138 | 82 | 210 | .257 | .316 | .443 |
| July | 221 | 796 | 190 | 41 | 105 | 93 | 172 | .275 | .356 | .520 |
| August | 241 | 881 | 205 | 35 | 119 | 101 | 195 | .268 | .347 | .484 |
| September | 249 | 979 | 228 | 41 | 119 | 95 | 220 | .261 | .330 | .459 |
| October | 26 | 100 | 19 | 7 | 9 | 13 | 33 | .221 | .320 | .488 |
Most-faced opponents
| G | PA | H | HR | RBI | BB | K | AVG | OBP | SLG | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| california-angels | 118 | 438 | 91 | 17 | 54 | 43 | 83 | .235 | .306 | .428 |
| boston-red-sox | 116 | 447 | 97 | 23 | 71 | 37 | 117 | .244 | .300 | .467 |
| baltimore-orioles | 115 | 435 | 110 | 22 | 57 | 57 | 70 | .294 | .384 | .527 |
| seattle-mariners | 113 | 420 | 84 | 24 | 50 | 44 | 114 | .229 | .305 | .471 |
| detroit-tigers | 113 | 427 | 118 | 20 | 62 | 52 | 91 | .316 | .398 | .548 |
| minnesota-twins | 111 | 428 | 98 | 19 | 53 | 39 | 92 | .256 | .320 | .467 |
| athletics | 109 | 417 | 90 | 23 | 54 | 41 | 100 | .245 | .314 | .505 |
| kansas-city-royals | 109 | 411 | 103 | 10 | 51 | 36 | 95 | .278 | .338 | .438 |
Season by season
| Year | Team | G | AB | H | HR | RBI | SB | AVG | IP | K |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1981 | 25 | 95 | 22 | 2 | 9 | 4 | .232 | – | – | |
| 1982 | 139 | 394 | 97 | 18 | 58 | 1 | .246 | – | – | |
| 1983 | 128 | 388 | 98 | 27 | 68 | 2 | .253 | – | – | |
| 1984 | 110 | 320 | 91 | 14 | 49 | 8 | .284 | – | – | |
| 1985 | 155 | 539 | 156 | 27 | 84 | 22 | .289 | – | – | |
| 1986 | 158 | 589 | 170 | 40 | 108 | 8 | .289 | – | – | |
| 1987 | 159 | 590 | 155 | 28 | 84 | 3 | .263 | – | – | |
| 1988 | 137 | 468 | 114 | 18 | 56 | 7 | .244 | – | – | |
| 1989 | New York Yankees, Toronto Blue Jays | 150 | 521 | 122 | 23 | 67 | 5 | .234 | – | – |
| 1990 | 153 | 476 | 117 | 25 | 78 | 4 | .246 | – | – | |
| 1991 | 84 | 284 | 64 | 17 | 48 | 1 | .225 | – | – | |
| 1992 | 30 | 95 | 13 | 2 | 7 | 1 | .137 | – | – |