Editing Len Barker (section)

===Later career===
During the 1983 season, Barker was traded to the [[1983 Atlanta Braves season|Atlanta Braves]] for [[Brett Butler (baseball)|Brett Butler]], [[Brook Jacoby]], [[Rick Behenna]] and $150,000 cash.<ref name="perfect games"/> The trade was initiated by the Braves, who were in a tight race for first in the [[National League West]] Division with the [[1983 Los Angeles Dodgers season|Los Angeles Dodgers]]. Barker pitched reasonably well down the stretch, notching a 3.82 ERA despite only going 1–3 in his six starts after the trade.  After the season, the Braves signed Barker to one of the richest contracts for a pitcher in baseball history to that time, $4 million over five years.<ref name=Neyer/>

Barker did not pitch as well after the new contract was signed. In [[1984 Atlanta Braves season|1984]], he went 7–8 with a 3.85 ERA before missing the last two months of the season with an elbow injury. [[1985 Atlanta Braves season|The next year]], Barker's ERA ballooned to 6.35, and he only managed a 2–9 record. He was released at the end of 1986 spring training with three years remaining on his contract. He signed with the [[Montreal Expos]] a few weeks later and spent the season with their top affiliate, the [[Indianapolis Indians]]. The Expos released him during 1987 spring training, and he finished his career with the [[1987 Milwaukee Brewers season|Milwaukee Brewers]]. Meanwhile, Butler and Jacoby went on to become All-Stars.