[1] His parents were Samuel (who immigrated to the US from Prussia at the age of 17) and Helena Pelty, who were both Jewish, and he was the youngest of six children.

[3] Pelty was offered free tuition at the now-defunct Carleton College in Farmington, Missouri to pitch for them.

[3][2] Pelty began his professional career with the 1902 Nashville Volunteers, but an arm injury cut his season short.

[2] After playing semipro ball, he was signed by the Cedar Rapids Rabbits of the Illinois-Indiana-Iowa League for 1903, and pitched in 25 games for them.

His 1.59 ERA is the lowest in the history of the Browns/Baltimore Orioles franchise, and his Walks & Hits per IP of 0.951 is the 2nd-lowest (behind Dave McNally's 0.852 in 1968).

Pelty pitched 22 career shutouts, but was shut out 32 times, including nine 1–0 defeats due to poor offensive support.

[11] In 2010, Farmington City Council voted to name an access road leading to a Sports Complex "Barney Pelty Drive" in his honor.