Brian Barden
| 28-year-old Shortstop |
| St. Louis Cardinals |
| Date of Birth: April 2, 1981 |
| Height: 5-11 Weight: 185 |
| Bats/Throws: R/R |
| Drafted: Round 6 of 2002 draft |
Basic Statistics
| Basic Statistics | |||||||||||||||||||
| Year | Age | Team | PA | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | HBP | BB | SO | SB | AVG | OBP | SLG | OPS | |
| 2005 | 24 | AAA | Tucson | 576 | 518 | 78 | 159 | 36 | 5 | 15 | 85 | 11 | 38 | 111 | .307 | .361 | .483 | 844 | |
| 2006 | 25 | Wint | Hermosillo | 193 | 164 | 39 | 44 | 9 | 0 | 10 | 34 | 3 | 24 | 37 | .268 | .368 | .506 | 874 | |
| 2006 | 25 | AAA | Tucson | 549 | 494 | 80 | 147 | 35 | 3 | 16 | 96 | 6 | 44 | 92 | .298 | .359 | .478 | 837 | |
| 2007 | 26 | AAA | Memphis | 77 | 68 | 7 | 16 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 12 | 1 | 5 | 13 | .235 | .286 | .368 | 654 | |
| 2007 | 26 | AAA | Tucson | 329 | 286 | 36 | 77 | 9 | 2 | 2 | 25 | 7 | 31 | 56 | .269 | .350 | .336 | 686 | |
| 2007 | 26 | MLB | Arizona | 12 | 12 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | .083 | .083 | .083 | 166 | |
| 2007 | 26 | MLB | St. Louis | 25 | 23 | 6 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 4 | .217 | .280 | .261 | 541 | |
| 2008 | 27 | AAA | Memphis | 456 | 411 | 60 | 117 | 21 | 4 | 9 | 35 | 4 | 38 | 72 | 3 | .285 | .349 | .421 | 770 |
| 2009 | 28 | AAA | Memphis | 54 | 50 | 4 | 10 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 13 | 0 | .200 | .222 | .280 | 502 |
| 2009 | 28 | MLB | St. Louis | 112 | 101 | 13 | 24 | 3 | 0 | 4 | 10 | 2 | 6 | 20 | 0 | .238 | .286 | .386 | 672 |
| Extended Statistics | ||||||||||||||
| Year | Age | Team | PA | AB | ISOP | BB% | K% | BABIP | GB% | LD% | RC | RC/27 | wOBA | |
| 2005 | 24 | AAA | Tucson | 576 | 518 | .176 | 6.6% | 19.3% | .367 | .361 | ||||
| 2006 | 25 | Wint | Hermosillo | 193 | 164 | .238 | 12.4% | 19.2% | .291 | 39% | 17% | .377 | ||
| 2006 | 25 | AAA | Tucson | 549 | 494 | .180 | 8.0% | 16.8% | .339 | 43% | 21% | .360 | ||
| 2007 | 26 | AAA | Tucson | 329 | 286 | .067 | 9.4% | 17.0% | .329 | 46% | 22% | .312 | ||
| 2007 | 26 | AAA | Memphis | 77 | 68 | .133 | 6.5% | 16.9% | .264 | 44% | 14% | .284 | ||
| 2007 | 26 | MLB | St. Louis | 25 | 23 | .044 | 8.0% | 16.0% | .263 | 41% | 12% | .251 | ||
| 2007 | 26 | MLB | Arizona | 12 | 12 | .000 | 0.0% | 25.0% | .111 | 67% | .075 | |||
| 2008 | 27 | AAA | Memphis | 456 | 411 | .136 | 8.3% | 15.8% | .327 | 46% | 17% | .340 | ||
| 2009 | 28 | AAA | Memphis | 54 | 50 | .080 | 1.9% | 24.1% | .250 | 43% | 16% | .220 | ||
| 2009 | 28 | MLB | St. Louis | 112 | 101 | .148 | 5.4% | 17.9% | .260 | 52% | 20% | .291 | ||
Extended Statistics
2009: St. Louis | 2009: Memphis | 2008: Memphis
| Split Statistics with St. Louis in 2009 | |||||||||||||
| Split | PA | AB | ISOP | HR | BB% | K% | BABIP | GB% | LD% | AVG | OBP | SLG | wOBA |
| April | 44 | 39 | .256 | 3 | 6.8% | 13.6% | .400 | 42% | 24% | .385 | .432 | .641 | .452 |
| May | 58 | 53 | .094 | 1 | 5.2% | 19.0% | .146 | 60% | 17% | .132 | .190 | .226 | .189 |
| AWAY | 55 | 50 | .220 | 3 | 5.5% | 25.5% | .303 | 50% | 14% | .260 | .309 | .480 | .335 |
| HOME | 57 | 51 | .078 | 1 | 5.3% | 10.5% | .227 | 55% | 25% | .216 | .263 | .294 | .249 |
Batted Ball Chart
Game Log
| Date | Level | Pos | AB | H | 2B | 3B | HR | SO | BB | |
| July 3 | AAA | @ Albuquerque | SS | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| July 2 | AAA | @ Albuquerque | 2B | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| July 1 | AAA | @ Albuquerque | PH | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| June 28 | AAA | @ New Orleans | SS | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| June 27 | AAA | @ New Orleans | RF | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| June 26 | AAA | vs. Omaha | SS | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| June 25 | AAA | vs. Omaha | 1B | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| June 24 | AAA | vs. Omaha | SS-3B | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| June 23 | AAA | vs. Omaha | 3B | 4 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| June 21 | AAA | @ Iowa | RF-SS | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| June 20 | AAA | @ Iowa | SS | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| June 19 | AAA | @ Iowa | SS | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| June 18 | AAA | @ Iowa | RF | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| June 17 | AAA | vs. Albuquerque | PH | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| June 16 | AAA | vs. Albuquerque | SS | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| June 15 | AAA | vs. Albuquerque | RF | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| June 14 | AAA | @ Nashville | 1B | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| June 11 | MLB | @ Florida | 3B | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| June 10 | MLB | @ Florida | 3B | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| June 5 | MLB | vs. Colorado | 3B | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| June 4 | MLB | vs. Cincinnati | 3B | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| June 3 | MLB | vs. Cincinnati | PH-3B | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| June 2 | MLB | vs. Cincinnati | 3B | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| May 31 | MLB | @ San Francisco | 3B | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| May 30 | MLB | @ San Francisco | 3B | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| May 27 | MLB | @ Milwaukee | 3B | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| May 26 | MLB | @ Milwaukee | 3B | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| May 25 | MLB | @ Milwaukee | 3B | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| May 24 | MLB | vs. Kansas City | SS-3B | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| May 23 | MLB | vs. Kansas City | 3B | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
Game Log
| Date | Level | Pos | AB | H | 2B | 3B | HR | SO | BB | |
Player Notes
May 2009
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December 2008
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