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Matt Barnes

Position: Relief Pitcher

Bats: Right • Throws: Right

6-4, 208lb (193cm, 94kg)

Born: June 17, 1990 in Danbury, CT us

Draft: Drafted by the Boston Red Sox in the 1st round (19th) of the 2011 MLB June Amateur Draft from University of Connecticut (Storrs, CT).

High School: Bethel HS (Bethel, CT)

School: University of Connecticut (Storrs, CT)

Rookie Status: Exceeded rookie limits during 2015 season

2024 Contract Status: Signed thru 2024, 1 yr/$2M (24)

Service Time (01/2024): 8.110 • Free Agent: 2025

Agents: ISE Baseball

National Team: us USA (College)

Full Name: Matthew David Barnes

Nicknames: Barnicles, Barnesy or Matty Backpacks

Twitter: @mattbarnesRHP

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SUMMARY

2024

Career

WAR

-0.3

4.1

ERA

6.75

4.21

467

13.1

466.1

586

WHIP

1.500

1.360

2017 Player Pitching Game Log

2017 Player Pitching Game Log
Rk	Date	Lev	Tm		Opp	Inngs	Dec	IP	H	R	ER	BB	SO	HR	HBP	GSc	AB	2B	3B	IBB	GDP	SF	SB	CS	PO	BF	Pit	Str	StL	StS	GB	FB	LD	PU
1	2017-04-03	Maj-AL	Boston Red Sox		Pittsburgh Pirates	7-7		0.2	1	0	0	1	1	0	0		2	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	4	14	7	2	1	0	2	2	0
2	2017-04-05	Maj-AL	Boston Red Sox		Pittsburgh Pirates	8-8		1.0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0		3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	3	11	6	2	2	1	1	0	0
3	2017-04-09	Maj-AL	Boston Red Sox	@	Detroit Tigers	7-8	W	2.0	1	0	0	0	3	0	0		6	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	6	24	17	8	4	2	1	1	0
4	2017-04-11	Maj-AL	Boston Red Sox		Baltimore Orioles	8-8		1.0	0	0	0	0	2	0	0		3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	3	13	9	3	1	0	1	0	0
5	2017-04-13	Maj-AL	Boston Red Sox		Pittsburgh Pirates	8-8	W	1.0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0		3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	4	13	7	3	1	1	2	1	0
6	2017-04-15	Maj-AL	Boston Red Sox		Tampa Bay Rays	8-8		1.0	0	0	0	2	1	0	0		2	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	4	19	7	1	3	1	0	0	0
7	2017-04-16	Maj-AL	Boston Red Sox		Tampa Bay Rays	8-8		0.2	1	0	0	1	2	0	0		3	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	4	20	11	2	3	0	1	1	0
8	2017-04-18	Maj-AL	Boston Red Sox	@	Toronto Blue Jays	8-9		1.1	2	3	3	1	0	1	0		6	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	7	23	14	3	2	3	3	2	0
9	2017-04-23	Maj-AL	Boston Red Sox	@	Baltimore Orioles	7-8		1.1	1	1	1	0	1	0	0		5	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	5	20	12	2	2	2	2	1	0
10	2017-04-30	Maj-AL	Boston Red Sox		Chicago Cubs	8-8	W	1.0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	3	11	7	2	0	2	1	0	0
11	2017-05-03	Maj-AL	Boston Red Sox		Baltimore Orioles	7-8		1.2	2	0	0	0	0	0	0		7	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	7	35	19	4	3	4	3	2	1
12	2017-05-05	Maj-AL	Boston Red Sox	@	Minnesota Twins	9-9	L	0.1	1	1	1	0	0	1	0		2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	8	5	3	0	1	1	0	0
13	2017-05-07	Maj-AL	Boston Red Sox	@	Minnesota Twins	8-8		0.0	1	2	2	2	0	1	0		1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	3	17	8	4	1	0	1	1	0
14	2017-05-10	Maj-AL	Boston Red Sox	@	Milwaukee Brewers	7-7		1.0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0		3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	3	15	10	2	3	1	1	0	0
15	2017-05-11	Maj-AL	Boston Red Sox	@	Milwaukee Brewers	8-8		0.1	0	0	0	1	0	0	0		1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	12	7	2	2	1	0	0	0
16	2017-05-14	Maj-AL	Boston Red Sox		Tampa Bay Rays	6-7		1.0	2	1	1	1	2	0	0		5	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	6	29	17	6	4	1	2	2	0
17	2017-05-17	Maj-AL	Boston Red Sox	@	St. Louis Cardinals	7-7		0.1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	3	2	0	1	1	0	0	0
18	2017-05-18	Maj-AL	Boston Red Sox	@	Oakland Athletics	7-8		2.0	2	0	0	0	5	0	0		8	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	8	39	29	11	3	0	3	2	1
19	2017-05-21	Maj-AL	Boston Red Sox	@	Oakland Athletics	9-9		1.0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0		3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	3	17	10	3	3	1	1	0	1
20	2017-05-23	Maj-AL	Boston Red Sox		Texas Rangers	9-9		1.0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0		3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	3	13	7	4	1	1	1	0	0
21	2017-05-25	Maj-AL	Boston Red Sox		Texas Rangers	8-8		1.0	0	0	0	0	2	0	0		3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	3	21	14	3	3	0	1	0	0
22	2017-05-26	Maj-AL	Boston Red Sox		Seattle Mariners	8-8		1.0	1	0	0	0	1	0	0		4	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	4	12	7	1	2	2	1	0	0
23	2017-05-29	Maj-AL	Boston Red Sox	@	Chicago White Sox	7-7	L	1.0	3	2	2	0	2	0	0		6	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	6	27	18	3	4	1	3	3	0
24	2017-05-31	Maj-AL	Boston Red Sox	@	Chicago White Sox	8-8		1.0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	3	8	5	1	0	2	1	1	0
25	2017-06-04	Maj-AL	Boston Red Sox	@	Baltimore Orioles	9-9		1.0	1	0	0	0	1	0	0		4	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	4	16	12	6	0	2	1	1	0
26	2017-06-06	Maj-AL	Boston Red Sox	@	New York Yankees	8-8		0.2	1	1	1	0	0	0	0		3	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	3	16	10	2	1	1	2	1	1
27	2017-06-09	Maj-AL	Boston Red Sox		Detroit Tigers	8-8	W	1.0	1	0	0	0	2	0	0		3	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	3	14	9	2	2	1	0	0	0
28	2017-06-10	Maj-AL	Boston Red Sox		Detroit Tigers	8-8		1.0	0	0	0	0	2	0	0		3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	3	13	10	1	3	1	0	0	0
29	2017-06-12	Maj-AL	Boston Red Sox		Philadelphia Phillies	10-11	W	2.0	3	0	0	0	5	0	0		9	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	9	38	25	5	8	1	3	2	0
30	2017-06-14	Maj-AL	Boston Red Sox	@	Philadelphia Phillies	8-8		1.0	1	0	0	1	2	0	0		4	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	5	27	15	4	3	1	1	1	0
31	2017-06-16	Maj-AL	Boston Red Sox	@	Houston Astros	8-8		1.0	1	0	0	1	1	0	0		3	1	0	0	1	0	1	0	0	4	17	8	2	3	1	1	0	0
32	2017-06-18	Maj-AL	Boston Red Sox	@	Houston Astros	8-8		0.1	0	1	1	2	0	0	0		1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	3	15	6	3	2	0	1	1	0
33	2017-06-21	Maj-AL	Boston Red Sox	@	Kansas City Royals	8-8		0.0	0	2	2	2	0	0	0		0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	10	2	1	0	0	0	0	0
34	2017-06-24	Maj-AL	Boston Red Sox		Los Angeles Angels	9-9		1.0	1	1	1	1	1	0	1		4	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	6	17	11	4	1	2	1	0	0
35	2017-06-26	Maj-AL	Boston Red Sox		Minnesota Twins	8-8		1.0	0	0	0	0	3	0	0		3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	3	11	9	3	5	0	0	0	0
36	2017-06-28	Maj-AL	Boston Red Sox		Minnesota Twins	9-9		1.0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0		3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	3	8	6	3	1	2	0	0	0
37	2017-06-30	Maj-AL	Boston Red Sox	@	Toronto Blue Jays	7-8		2.0	0	0	0	2	2	0	0		6	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	8	39	20	4	5	2	2	1	1
38	2017-07-03	Maj-AL	Boston Red Sox	@	Texas Rangers	7-7		0.2	0	0	0	0	1	0	0		2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	9	5	1	2	1	0	0	0
39	2017-07-05	Maj-AL	Boston Red Sox	@	Texas Rangers	8-8		1.0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	3	12	7	1	1	2	1	0	0
40	2017-07-07	Maj-AL	Boston Red Sox	@	Tampa Bay Rays	7-8		1.2	1	0	0	1	2	0	0		5	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	6	21	13	3	1	1	2	1	1
41	2017-07-09	Maj-AL	Boston Red Sox	@	Tampa Bay Rays	7-7		0.1	1	1	1	1	0	0	0		1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	3	12	5	0	1	1	0	0	0
42	2017-07-14	Maj-AL	Boston Red Sox		New York Yankees	7-8		2.0	0	0	0	0	2	0	0		6	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	6	24	17	7	2	3	1	0	0
43	2017-07-17	Maj-AL	Boston Red Sox		Toronto Blue Jays	9-9		1.0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0		3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	3	14	10	4	1	1	1	0	1
44	2017-07-18	Maj-AL	Boston Red Sox		Toronto Blue Jays	7-8		2.0	2	0	0	0	2	0	0		7	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	7	25	16	5	3	4	1	1	0
45	2017-07-21	Maj-AL	Boston Red Sox	@	Los Angeles Angels	8-9		1.2	1	1	1	1	1	0	0		5	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	6	24	14	5	3	3	1	1	0
46	2017-07-25	Maj-AL	Boston Red Sox	@	Seattle Mariners	7-8		2.0	1	0	0	0	2	0	0		6	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	6	21	15	3	4	4	0	0	0
47	2017-07-29	Maj-AL	Boston Red Sox		Kansas City Royals	10-10	W	1.0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0		4	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	4	19	12	3	1	0	4	1	1
48	2017-07-30	Maj-AL	Boston Red Sox		Kansas City Royals	8-8	L	0.0	3	4	3	0	0	0	0		4	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	4	18	11	3	2	5	0	0	0
49	2017-08-01	Maj-AL	Boston Red Sox		Cleveland Indians	7-7		1.0	0	0	0	0	2	0	0		3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	3	11	7	3	1	1	0	0	0
50	2017-08-03	Maj-AL	Boston Red Sox		Chicago White Sox	8-8		1.0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	3	15	9	1	1	1	2	1	0
51	2017-08-04	Maj-AL	Boston Red Sox		Chicago White Sox	8-8		1.0	0	0	0	1	2	0	0		3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	4	15	9	3	2	1	0	0	0
52	2017-08-06	Maj-AL	Boston Red Sox		Chicago White Sox	8-8		1.0	0	0	0	0	2	0	0		3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	3	11	8	4	2	1	0	0	0
53	2017-08-09	Maj-AL	Boston Red Sox	@	Tampa Bay Rays	7-7		1.0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		2	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	2	6	4	1	1	2	0	0	0
54	2017-08-11	Maj-AL	Boston Red Sox	@	New York Yankees	7-7		1.0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0		3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	4	18	9	2	0	1	2	1	0
55	2017-08-13	Maj-AL	Boston Red Sox	@	New York Yankees	8-8		0.2	1	1	1	2	0	0	0		2	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	5	21	8	2	0	2	1	1	0
56	2017-08-16	Maj-AL	Boston Red Sox		St. Louis Cardinals	6-7		1.2	1	0	0	0	2	0	0		6	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	6	22	17	6	3	1	3	1	2
57	2017-08-18	Maj-AL	Boston Red Sox		New York Yankees	6-6		0.2	4	2	2	0	1	1	0		6	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	6	25	16	6	3	1	4	3	0
58	2017-08-19	Maj-AL	Boston Red Sox		New York Yankees	8-8		1.0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0		4	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	4	13	9	2	1	4	0	0	0
59	2017-08-21	Maj-AL	Boston Red Sox	@	Cleveland Indians	8-8		0.0	1	1	1	1	0	0	0		1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	9	3	2	0	0	1	1	0
		Player Moved from Maj-AL to AA-EL
60	2017-08-29	AA-EL	Portland Sea Dogs	@	Hartford Yard Goats	1-1		1.0	1	0	0	1	1	0	0	51	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	5	17	11	4	2	2	1	1	0
		Player Moved from AA-EL to Maj-AL
61	2017-09-03	Maj-AL	Boston Red Sox	@	New York Yankees	6-6		0.1	0	0	0	1	1	0	0		1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	12	6	1	2	0	0	0	0
62	2017-09-04	Maj-AL	Boston Red Sox		Toronto Blue Jays	9-9		0.2	4	3	3	0	2	1	0		6	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	6	25	17	4	3	0	4	4	0
63	2017-09-06	Maj-AL	Boston Red Sox		Toronto Blue Jays	9-9		1.0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0		3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	3	9	7	3	2	0	2	1	0
64	2017-09-10	Maj-AL	Boston Red Sox		Tampa Bay Rays	8-8		0.1	1	0	0	0	1	0	0		2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	5	4	0	3	0	1	1	0
65	2017-09-13	Maj-AL	Boston Red Sox		Oakland Athletics	7-7		1.0	1	0	0	0	1	0	0		4	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	4	22	15	4	1	1	2	0	0
66	2017-09-15	Maj-AL	Boston Red Sox	@	Tampa Bay Rays	8-8		0.2	1	1	1	0	2	1	0		3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	3	16	11	2	4	0	1	0	0
67	2017-09-18	Maj-AL	Boston Red Sox	@	Baltimore Orioles	10-10	W	1.0	1	0	0	0	1	0	0		3	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	3	8	5	2	1	1	1	1	0
68	2017-09-19	Maj-AL	Boston Red Sox	@	Baltimore Orioles	11-11	S	1.0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		4	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	4	17	11	3	0	2	2	0	2
69	2017-09-26	Maj-AL	Boston Red Sox		Toronto Blue Jays	6-6		1.0	1	0	0	0	2	0	0		4	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	4	14	10	1	4	0	2	1	0
70	2017-09-28	Maj-AL	Boston Red Sox		Houston Astros	7-7		1.0	3	2	2	0	2	1	0		6	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	6	19	14	6	2	1	3	1	0
71	2017-10-01	Maj-AL	Boston Red Sox		Houston Astros	7-8		1.2	0	0	0	0	4	0	0		4	0	0	0	0	1	1	0	0	5	25	15	3	6	0	1	0	0

2017 Player Pitching Splits

2017 Player Pitching Splits
Split	G	PA	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	SB	CS	BB	SO	BA	OBP	SLG	OPS	BAbip	TB	GDP	HBP	SH	SF	IBB
Total	71	292	258	31	58	10	1	7	4	3	29	84	.225	.302	.353	.655	.300	91	7	1	1	3	0

Home	37	158	147	13	34	5	0	3	3	1	8	54	.231	.272	.327	.599	.337	48	2	1	0	2	0
Away	34	134	111	18	24	5	1	4	1	2	21	30	.216	.338	.387	.726	.256	43	5	0	1	1	0

April	10	43	36	4	6	1	0	1	1	1	6	11	.167	.279	.278	.557	.200	10	1	0	0	1	0
May	14	54	50	6	12	2	1	2	0	0	4	15	.240	.296	.440	.736	.303	22	0	0	0	0	0
June	13	56	46	5	9	3	0	0	2	1	9	20	.196	.339	.261	.600	.346	12	1	1	0	0	0
July	11	50	46	6	10	0	0	0	0	0	3	11	.217	.265	.217	.483	.286	10	4	0	1	0	0
August	12	47	40	4	9	1	0	1	0	0	6	10	.225	.319	.325	.644	.267	13	1	0	0	1	0
September	10	37	36	6	12	3	0	3	0	1	1	13	.333	.351	.667	1.018	.450	24	0	0	0	0	0
October	1	5	4	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	4	.000	.000	.000	.000	.000	0	0	0	0	1	0

As Starter	1	5	4	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	1	.250	.400	.250	.650	.333	1	0	0	0	0	0
As Reliever	70	287	254	31	57	10	1	7	4	3	28	83	.224	.301	.354	.655	.299	90	7	1	1	3	0

vs RHB as RHP	70	186	164		34	7	0	3			18	51	.207	.281	.305	.586	.274	50	7	0	1	3	0
vs LHB as RHP	58	106	94		24	3	1	4			11	33	.255	.340	.436	.776	.351	41	0	1	0	0	0

Bases Empty	67	172	152		31	7	1	4			19	46	.204	.297	.342	.639	.265	52	0	1	0	0	0
Runners On	48	120	106		27	3	0	3			10	38	.255	.311	.368	.679	.353	39	7	0	1	3	0

vs. Younger Batters	52	89	80		13	2	1	2			9	28	.163	.247	.288	.535	.220	23	0	0	0	0	0
vs. Older Batters	70	203	178		45	8	0	5			20	56	.253	.327	.382	.709	.333	68	7	1	1	3	0

Table
Split	W	L	W-L%	ERA	G	GS	SV	IP	H	R	ER	HR	BB	IBB	SO	HBP	BK	WP	BF	WHIP	SO9	SO/W
Total	7	3	.700	3.82	71	1	1	70.2	58	31	30	7	29	0	84	1	0	0	292	1.231	10.7	2.90

Home	5	1	.833	2.77	37	0	0	39.0	34	13	12	3	8	0	54	1	0	0	158	1.077	12.5	6.75
Away	2	2	.500	5.12	34	1	1	31.2	24	18	18	4	21	0	30	0	0	0	134	1.421	8.5	1.43

April	3	0	1.000	3.27	10	0	0	11.0	6	4	4	1	6	0	11	0	0	0	43	1.091	9.0	1.83
May	0	2	.000	4.26	14	0	0	12.2	12	6	6	2	4	0	15	0	0	0	54	1.263	10.7	3.75
June	2	0	1.000	3.46	13	0	0	13.0	9	5	5	0	9	0	20	1	0	0	56	1.385	13.8	2.22
July	1	1	.500	3.38	11	0	0	13.1	10	6	5	0	3	0	11	0	0	0	50	0.975	7.4	3.67
August	0	0		3.27	12	1	0	11.0	9	4	4	1	6	0	10	0	0	0	47	1.364	8.2	1.67
September	1	0	1.000	6.75	10	0	1	8.0	12	6	6	3	1	0	13	0	0	0	37	1.625	14.6	13.00
October	0	0		0.00	1	0	0	1.2	0	0	0	0	0	0	4	0	0	0	5	0.000	21.6

As Starter	0	0		0.00	1	1	0	1.0	1	0	0	0	1	0	1	0	0	0	5	2.000	9.0	1.00
As Reliever	7	3	.700	3.88	70	0	1	69.2	57	31	30	7	28	0	83	1	0	0	287	1.220	10.7	2.96

Please note that splits include both major and minor league stats. We have decided that the splits across all levels is more useful than just minor league stats.

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