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Michael Barrett Notable

b. October 22, 1976 · Montreal Expos 1998–2003, Chicago Cubs 2004–2007, San Diego Padres 2007–2008, Toronto Blue Jays 2009

Michael Barrett played for four clubs across 12 seasons as a catcher, opening with the Montreal Expos in 1998 and closing with the Toronto Blue Jays in 2009.

Across 1,054 games he batted .263, with 925 hits and 398 runs. He finished with 98 home runs, 220 doubles and 11 stolen bases.

He played 885 games behind the plate, with 6,020 putouts and 50 errors. He turned 50 double plays. He also played 124 games at third base.

He was born in Atlanta, GA, USA on October 22, 1976. He batted right-handed and threw right-handed.

Honors

AwardTimesYears
Player of the Week 1 2002
Silver Slugger 1 2005

Batting, season by season

YearTeam GABR H2B3B HRRBIBB SOSBAVG
1998 MON 82337 201 2360 .304
1999 MON 12643353127 3238 5232390 .293
2000 MON 892712858 1511 2223350 .214
2001 MON 13247242118 3326 3825542 .250
2002 MON 1173764199 20112 4940656 .263
2003 MON 702263347 9210 3021370 .208
2004 CHC 13445655131 32616 6533641 .287
2005 CHC 13342448117 32316 6140610 .276
2006 CHC 10737554115 25316 5333410 .307
2007 CHC/SDP 1013442984 1709 4119572 .244
2008 SDP 3094919 302 99160 .202
2009 TOR 71833 001 2150 .167
Career 10543512398925 2202198 42427948011 .263

On this day & linked events

1976

Born October 22, 1976

Atlanta, GA, USA

1998

Major-league debut: Michael Barrett

Michael Barrett made a major-league debut on September 19, 1998.

2009

Final major-league game: Michael Barrett

Michael Barrett played a final major-league game on April 17, 2009.