Born in Miami, Barkett played college baseball for the NC State Wolfpack from 1992 to 1995. As a player, he threw and batted left-handed and was listed at 6 feet 1 inch (1.85 m) and 205 pounds (93 kg).\n', '

In 1995, Barkett made his professional debut with the Butte Copper Kings of the Pioneer League. In 45 games with Butte, Barkett had a .333 average, 5 home runs and 51 runs batted in. He was acquired by the Texas Rangers on August 10. Barkett finished the season with the Charleston RiverDogs of the South Atlantic League, a Class A affiliate of the Rangers. He batted .218 over 21 games with Charleston, driving in 12 runs.\n', '

Barkett remained in the Rangers organization for the next four seasons, twice batting over .300 at the Triple-A level before drawing his release in May 2000. After a brief stint in the Atlanta Braves system, the Pirates signed Barkett as a free agent in January 2001, setting the stage for his MLB trial. Appearing in 17 games (and starting 11 as a left fielder or first baseman) between May 28 and June 24, Barkett collected 14 hits, hitting .304 with three runs batted in. His hits included two doubles and one home run, struck off Joe Mays of the Minnesota Twins in an inter-league contest at the Hubert H. Humphrey Metrodome on June 9. Barkett returned to Triple-A for the balance of 2001, and spent the remainder of his playing career in the minor league organizations of the Seattle Mariners, Detroit Tigers and Braves. He retired in 2005, after 11 seasons in professional baseball.\n', '

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