Umpire Grade · Blue Notes
Scott Barry
17 games graded behind the plate.
Season Grade
93.5% avg
Avg Swing
runs / game
ABS Overturns
26/60 calls
Best game 97.1% · worst 89.5%. Grade is accuracy on taken pitches vs the rulebook zone; ABS is the Automated Ball-Strike System challenge record (how often the robots overruled him).
The games
| Game | Grade | Favor | ABS | Blue Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| CWS @ TOR2026-07-17 | A | 0.6 TOR | 4/7 | Down the middle. Both dugouts had the same zone. |
| SF @ COL2026-07-04 | B+ | 0.8 SF | 3/6 | The zone kept its promises. |
| MIL @ ATL2026-06-21 | C+ | 1.4 ATL | 0/0 | The strike zone picked a side, and wasn't shy about it. |
| TOR @ BOS2026-06-17 | A | 0.1 TOR | 1/1 | A steady night's work behind the plate. |
| STL @ NYM2026-06-11 | C+ | 0.3 NYM | 0/3 | The zone had wings tonight. |
| WSH @ AZ2026-06-06 | A+ | 0.1 WSH | 2/3 | Quietly excellent. The best umpiring is the kind you forget was there. |
| TEX @ STL2026-06-01 | C | 0.0 STL | 0/3 | The zone stretched its legs. |
| CLE @ DET2026-05-20 | C | 0.4 CLE | 1/5 | You wanted a strike, you had to earn it twice. |
| LAD @ LAA2026-05-16 | B | 0.8 LAD | 0/3 | If it was close, it was a strike. The hitters noticed. |
| MIA @ MIN2026-05-12 | A- | 1.0 MIN | 1/4 | One dugout got the friendlier version of the evening. |
| CIN @ CHC2026-05-07 | B | 0.2 CIN | 2/5 | Generous with the corners — the pitchers said thank you. |
| TOR @ MIN2026-05-03 | A | 0.3 MIN | 2/5 | Called a fair game and let the players decide it. |
| TB @ CLE2026-04-29 | A+ | 0.2 TB | 1/1 | Called it the way the rulebook drew it up. |
| PIT @ MIL2026-04-25 | A | 1.0 MIL | 4/6 | One side pitched to a slightly bigger plate. |
| STL @ MIA2026-04-20 | B+ | 0.1 STL | 2/3 | Nothing that'll trend, and on this beat that's a compliment. |
| STL @ WSH2026-04-08 | A | 0.0 WSH | 2/3 | The kind of night where the umpire is the least of the story. |
| TEX @ BAL2026-03-31 | B+ | 0.4 BAL | 1/2 | A steady night's work behind the plate. |