How Sam Barkley's Range Factor Compares to Similar Players
Sam Barkley posted a career Range Factor of 6.53, well above the league average of 3.36 — a mark that ranked among the best of his era. His best Range Factor season came in 1887, posting 8.91, well above the league average of 2.92 that year. The lowest point came in 1889 at 4.89, well above the league average of 3.12 that year, a partial season. Production slipped through the final seasons. The figure moved from 8.91 in 1887 to 5.65 in 1888 and 4.89 in 1889. The decline marked the closing chapter of the career. Some season-to-season variance runs through the career line, but the career average remained well above league norms across 6 seasons.
Sam Barkley Lifetime Range Factor
Stats similar to Range Factor for Sam Barkley
| Sam Barkley
Range Factor |
|---|
| Career | 6.531 |
| Season Avg. | 6.531 |
| 162 Game Avg. | 6.531 |
| More Info | See More |
Sam Barkley Range Factor Per Season
Sam Barkley's Range Factor for each season of his MLB career, plotted against that year's league average. Switch between comparisons — American Association, Hall of Fame, 2B, North America, or players born in the same country — to see how he stacked up year by year.
Sam Barkley Range Factor by Team
Sam Barkley's career Range Factor totals broken down by each team he played for, ordered by when he first joined that team.
Sam Barkley Range Factor Year-Over-Year Change
A waterfall chart tracking how Sam Barkley's career Range Factor shifted from season to season. Each bar represents the change added to his career total that year, making peak and decline phases easy to spot.
Sam Barkley Range Factor Distribution vs. Comparable Players
Each box summarizes Sam Barkley's seasonal Range Factor alongside a selected comparison group across all seasons he played. The box covers the middle 50% of seasons, the center line is the median, and the whiskers extend to the min and max. A tighter box means more consistency; a higher median means more output. Use the selector to switch comparison groups.
Sam Barkley Range Factor — Season-by-Season Breakdown
Every season of Sam Barkley's MLB career with Range Factor alongside league, Hall of Fame, positional, birth region, and country-of-birth averages for that year. Career totals include sum, average, min, max, and median.
Note: A dash (—) means no qualifying players existed in that comparison group for that season. Most commonly this happens for the Hall of Fame group.
