Len Barker and Rich Gossage Comparison

Who is the better baseball player Len Barker or Rich Gossage? It is a simple question that does not always have a simple answer. I assume that if you are here, you have questions about who is best in your match up or you need help changing someone's mind. I can't guarantee it will work, but good luck nonetheless.

If you are less interested in a Len Barker vs. Rich Gossage comparison and are more interested to see if one is tracking the other, then you are in luck! Click the “View Charts” link in the stat box to see how they compare over their careers. The data table and charts on these pages visualize how each player has progressed through their careers. They also summarizes both players' career performance.

Len Barker Rich Gossage
Bats Right Right
Throws Right Right
Position Starting Pitcher Relief Pitcher
Generation Baby Boomers Baby Boomers
Hall of Fame No Yes

Pitching Stats for Len Barker and Rich Gossage

Career
162 Game Avg.
11
1
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
22
1
Career
162 Game Avg.
248
68
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
1002
68
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
194
53
Career
162 Game Avg.
37
53
Career
162 Game Avg.
74
74
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
124
74
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.verified
76
76
Career
162 Game Avg.
107
76
Career
162 Game Avg.
49.33
49.33
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
53.68
49.33
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
35
10
Career
162 Game Avg.
16
10
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
7
2
Rich Gossage
Career
162 Game Avg.
0
2
Career
162 Game Avg.
5
1
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
310
1
Career
162 Game Avg.
639
175
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
605
175
Career
162 Game Avg.
4.34
4.34
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
3.01
4.34
Career
162 Game Avg.
3.73
3.73
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
2.98
3.73
Career
162 Game Avg.
3.68
3.68
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
3.49
3.68
Career
162 Game Avg.
0.256
0.256
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
0.228
0.256
Career
162 Game Avg.
3971
1089
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
5428
1089
Career
162 Game Avg.
1323.67
362.94
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
1809.33
362.94
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.verified
1289
353
Career
162 Game Avg.
1497
353
Career
162 Game Avg.
8.76
8.76
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
7.45
8.76
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.verified
96
26
Career
162 Game Avg.
119
26
Career
162 Game Avg.
0.65
0.65
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
0.59
0.65
Career
162 Game Avg.
0.39
0.39
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
0.12
0.39
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.verified
513
141
Career
162 Game Avg.
732
141
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.verified
20
5
Career
162 Game Avg.
90
5
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.verified
3.49
3.49
Career
162 Game Avg.
3.64
3.49
Career
162 Game Avg.
975
267
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
1502
267
Career
162 Game Avg.
6.63
6.63
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
7.47
6.63
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
3.93
3.93
Career
162 Game Avg.
1.5
3.93
Career
162 Game Avg.
1.124
1.124
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
1.235
1.124
Career
162 Game Avg.
65
18
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
63
18
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.verified
21
6
Career
162 Game Avg.
47
6
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.verified
2
1
Career
162 Game Avg.
5
1
Career
162 Game Avg.
5674
1556
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
7507
1556
Career
162 Game Avg.
26
7
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
681
7
Career
162 Game Avg.
695
191
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
670
191
Career
162 Game Avg.
4.73
4.73
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
3.33
4.73
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.verified
65
18
Career
162 Game Avg.
106
18
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.verified
41
11
Career
162 Game Avg.
67
11
Career
162 Game Avg.
109
30
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
124
30
Career
162 Game Avg.
1.361
1.361
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
1.232
1.361
Career
162 Game Avg.
5034
1380
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
6555
1380
Career
162 Game Avg.
2.8
2.8
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
0.67
2.8
Career
162 Game Avg.
0.297
0.297
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
0.276
0.297
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
38.58
38.58
Career
162 Game Avg.
37.34
38.58

Fielding Stats for Len Barker and Rich Gossage

Career
162 Game Avg.
11
7.19
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
22
7.19
Career
162 Game Avg.
248
162
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
1002
162
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
194
126.73
Career
162 Game Avg.
37
126.73
Career
162 Game Avg.
3971
2593.96
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
5428
2593.96
Career
162 Game Avg.
1323.67
864.65
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
1809.33
864.65
Career
162 Game Avg.
76
49.65
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
78
49.65
Career
162 Game Avg.
177
115.62
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
180
115.62
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.verified
13
8.49
Career
162 Game Avg.
21
8.49
Career
162 Game Avg.
266
173.76
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
279
173.76
Career
162 Game Avg.
253
165.27
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
258
165.27
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
95.11
95.11
Career
162 Game Avg.
92.47
95.11
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
1.02
1.02
Career
162 Game Avg.
0.257
1.02
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
12
7.84
Career
162 Game Avg.
11
7.84
Len Barker
Career
162 Game Avg.
0
0
Rich Gossage
Career
162 Game Avg.
0
0
Len Barker
Career
162 Game Avg.
0
0
Rich Gossage
Career
162 Game Avg.
0
0
Len Barker
Career
162 Game Avg.
0
0
Rich Gossage
Career
162 Game Avg.
0
0
Len Barker
Career
162 Game Avg.
0
0
Rich Gossage
Career
162 Game Avg.
0
0

Hitting Stats for Len Barker and Rich Gossage

Career
162 Game Avg.
11
1
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
22
1
Career
162 Game Avg.
248
162
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
1003
162
Career
162 Game Avg.
75
49
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
93
49
Career
162 Game Avg.
63
41
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
85
41
Career
162 Game Avg.
0.048
0.048
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
0.106
0.048
Career
162 Game Avg.
0.289
0.289
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
0.312
0.289
Career
162 Game Avg.
3
2
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
9
2
Career
162 Game Avg.
2
1
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
8
1
Career
162 Game Avg.
1
1
Career
162 Game Avg.
1
1
Len Barker
Career
162 Game Avg.
0
0
Rich Gossage
Career
162 Game Avg.
0
0
Len Barker
Career
162 Game Avg.
0
0
Rich Gossage
Career
162 Game Avg.
0
0
Career
162 Game Avg.
1
1
Career
162 Game Avg.
1
1
Len Barker
Career
162 Game Avg.
0
0
Rich Gossage
Career
162 Game Avg.
0
0
Len Barker
Career
162 Game Avg.
0
0
Rich Gossage
Career
162 Game Avg.
0
0
Career
162 Game Avg.
0.4
0.26
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
1.2
0.26
Career
162 Game Avg.
4
3
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
10
3
Career
162 Game Avg.
9
6
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
13
6
Career
162 Game Avg.
0.12
0.12
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
0.14
0.12
Career
162 Game Avg.
0.063
0.063
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
0.118
0.063
Career
162 Game Avg.
0.183
0.183
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
0.257
0.183
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
0.016
0.016
Career
162 Game Avg.
0.012
0.016
Career
162 Game Avg.
0.07
0.07
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
0.092
0.07
Career
162 Game Avg.
0.161
0.161
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
0.179
0.161
Career
162 Game Avg.
0.094
0.094
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
0.188
0.094
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
3
2
Career
162 Game Avg.
1
2
Career
162 Game Avg.
1
1
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
2
1
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
4
3
Career
162 Game Avg.
3
3
Len Barker
Career
162 Game Avg.
-3.05
-1.99
Rich Gossage
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
-1.9
-1.99
Len Barker
Career
162 Game Avg.
0
0
Rich Gossage
Career
162 Game Avg.
0
0
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
6
4
Career
162 Game Avg.
4
4
Len Barker
Career
162 Game Avg.
0
0
Rich Gossage
Career
162 Game Avg.
0
0
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.verified
31
20
Career
162 Game Avg.
37
20
Career
162 Game Avg.
2.42
2.42
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
2.51
2.42
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
0.19
0.19
Career
162 Game Avg.
0.11
0.19
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
6
4
Career
162 Game Avg.
4
4
Len Barker
Career
162 Game Avg.
0
0
Rich Gossage
Career
162 Game Avg.
0
0
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.verified
1
1
Career
162 Game Avg.
2
1
Len Barker
Career
162 Game Avg.
0
0
Rich Gossage
Career
162 Game Avg.
0
0
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
1
1
Rich Gossage
Career
162 Game Avg.
0
1
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
1
1
Rich Gossage
Career
162 Game Avg.
0
1
Len Barker
Career
162 Game Avg.
0
0
Rich Gossage
Career
162 Game Avg.
0
0