Barry Larkin — Diamond 91 OVR Shortstop Overview
Barry Larkin is a Diamond 91 OVR Shortstop card for the Reds, part of the Cityscapes set in MLB The Show's Diamond Dynasty. He bats right-handed. The card was added to Diamond Dynasty in May 2026.
At the plate, Barry Larkin's standout tools are 100 Vision, 93 Contact, and 92 Speed. His profile leans toward contact hitting. Notable quirks include Dead Red, Fighter, and Situational Hitter from a total of 7 quirks.
Barry Larkin is eligible at 2 positions, and DiamondOps scores each one separately: Shortstop (87.3) and Designated Hitter (74.4) on All-Star. The card is strongest at its listed position, Shortstop, at every difficulty. At Shortstop the card scores 87.3 on All-Star, 95.1 on Hall of Fame, and 98.5 on Legend — it keeps 113% of its All-Star value at the top difficulty, which is unusually durable. Among Shortstops the card ranks #20 on Legend and #52 on All-Star.
On the Diamond Dynasty market, Barry Larkin currently buys for about 4,984 stubs, with sell orders near 4,055 stubs. Over the past 7 days the buy price has fallen roughly 7%. Flipping at current buy and sell prices nets roughly 428 stubs, about a 11% return. Its quick-sell value of 4,500 stubs sits at or above the sell price, making it quick-sell viable. DiamondOps suggests waiting for a better entry point.
OpScore is DiamondOps' composite rating of a card's in-game performance value. Barry Larkin earns an OpScore of 98.5 on Legend difficulty, ranking #160 among all cards and #20 among Shortstops.
Common questions
- What is Barry Larkin's overall rating in MLB The Show 26?
- Barry Larkin is a 91 OVR Diamond Shortstop for the Reds.
- Is Barry Larkin a good card in MLB The Show 26?
- Among Shortstops, Barry Larkin ranks #52 on All-Star, #36 on Hall of Fame, and #20 on Legend by OpScore — DiamondOps' difficulty-aware rating: it weights the attributes that decide at-bats and recomputes them for each difficulty, whereas in-game Overall is a single number that does not change with the level you play on.
- What quirks does Barry Larkin have in MLB The Show 26?
- Barry Larkin has 7 quirks: Homebody, Dead Red, Fighter, Bad Ball Hitter, Situational Hitter, Pinch Hitter, and Night Player.
- How much does Barry Larkin cost in Diamond Dynasty?
- The last recorded buy-now price was 4,984 stubs. Prices move constantly on the in-game marketplace — the chart on this page tracks the card's real history rather than a single snapshot.
Where to go next
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- Legends and Flashbacks — CityscapesA collection this card counts toward.
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- High Diamonds (85+ OVR)Overall is one number that never changes with difficulty. Two 87s can be a full tier apart in practice, which is what OpScore on each row is for.
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