Pete Appleton vs. Rich Barnes — Career Comparison

Pete Appleton
Greatest GenerationConnecticutThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaWashington SenatorsAmerican LeagueRelief Pitcher
Rich Barnes
Baby BoomersFloridaThrows LeftBats RightNorth AmericaChicago White SoxAmerican LeagueStarting Pitcher

Rich Barnes built a career as a starting pitcher and Pete Appleton as a reliever — different jobs with different demands — but on the metrics that apply to both, a comparison is still worth making. Pete Appleton posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 4.3 and WHIP 1.466 compared to 5.65 and 1.919 for Rich Barnes. By the career numbers, Pete Appleton had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Pete Appleton and Rich Barnes

Pete Appleton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
14
Rich Barnes
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Pete Appleton
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
341
2.69
Rich Barnes
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
3.14
Pete Appleton
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
71
0.56
Rich Barnes
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
1.26
Pete Appleton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
57
0.45
Rich Barnes
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.31
Pete Appleton
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
66
0.52
Rich Barnes
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3
0.94
Pete Appleton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
46.34
46.34
Rich Barnes
Career
Per 9 Innings
25
25
Pete Appleton
Career
Per 9 Innings
20.82
20.82
Rich Barnes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
40
40
Pete Appleton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
34
0.27
Rich Barnes
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Pete Appleton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.05
Rich Barnes
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Pete Appleton
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
26
0.21
Rich Barnes
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.31
Pete Appleton
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
545
4.3
Rich Barnes
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
18
5.65
Pete Appleton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.3
4.3
Rich Barnes
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.65
5.65
Pete Appleton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.22
4.22
Rich Barnes
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.18
6.18
Pete Appleton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.48
4.48
Rich Barnes
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.57
4.57
Pete Appleton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.262
0.262
Rich Barnes
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.325
0.325
Pete Appleton
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3423
27
Rich Barnes
Career
Per 9 Innings
86
27
Pete Appleton
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1141
9
Rich Barnes
Career
Per 9 Innings
28.2
9
Pete Appleton
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1187
9.36
Rich Barnes
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
39
12.24
Pete Appleton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9.36
9.36
Rich Barnes
Career
Per 9 Innings
12.24
12.24
Pete Appleton
Career
Per 9 Innings
76
0.6
Rich Barnes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.31
Pete Appleton
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.6
0.6
Rich Barnes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.31
0.31
Pete Appleton
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.22
0.22
Rich Barnes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.1
0.1
Pete Appleton
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
486
3.83
Rich Barnes
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
14
4.4
Pete Appleton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Rich Barnes
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.63
Pete Appleton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.83
3.83
Rich Barnes
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.4
4.4
Pete Appleton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
420
3.31
Rich Barnes
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
2.51
Pete Appleton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.31
3.31
Rich Barnes
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.51
2.51
Pete Appleton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.23
1.23
Rich Barnes
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.8
0.8
Pete Appleton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.794
0.794
Rich Barnes
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.767
0.767
Pete Appleton
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
32
0.25
Rich Barnes
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
0.31
Pete Appleton
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
26
0.21
Rich Barnes
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
0.63
Pete Appleton
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.01
Rich Barnes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Pete Appleton
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5044
39.79
Rich Barnes
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
138
43.33
Pete Appleton
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
186
1.47
Rich Barnes
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
1.57
Pete Appleton
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
667
5.26
Rich Barnes
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
25
7.85
Pete Appleton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.26
5.26
Rich Barnes
Career
Per 9 Innings
7.85
7.85
Pete Appleton
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rich Barnes
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Pete Appleton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Rich Barnes
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.63
Pete Appleton
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rich Barnes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.63
Pete Appleton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.466
1.466
Rich Barnes
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.849
1.849
Pete Appleton
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4532
35.75
Rich Barnes
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
120
37.67
Pete Appleton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.96
1.96
Rich Barnes
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.5
2.5
Pete Appleton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.275
0.275
Rich Barnes
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.342
0.342
Pete Appleton
Career
Per 9 Innings
39.79
39.79
Rich Barnes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
43.33
43.33

Fielding Stats for Pete Appleton and Rich Barnes

Pete Appleton
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
14
Rich Barnes
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
2
Pete Appleton
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
342
Rich Barnes
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
3.14
Pete Appleton
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Rich Barnes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
1.26
Pete Appleton
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Rich Barnes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
86
27
Pete Appleton
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Rich Barnes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
28.2
9
Pete Appleton
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
58
Rich Barnes
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.31
Pete Appleton
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
266
Rich Barnes
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
1.57
Pete Appleton
Career
Per 9 Innings
12
Rich Barnes
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Pete Appleton
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
336
Rich Barnes
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
1.88
Pete Appleton
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
324
Rich Barnes
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
1.88
Pete Appleton
Career
Per 9 Innings
96.43
Rich Barnes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Pete Appleton
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
0.947
Rich Barnes
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.6
0.6
Pete Appleton
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Rich Barnes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
40
40
Pete Appleton
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
25
Rich Barnes
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.31
Pete Appleton
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Rich Barnes
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Pete Appleton
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Rich Barnes
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Pete Appleton
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Rich Barnes
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Pete Appleton
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Rich Barnes
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Pete Appleton and Rich Barnes

Pete Appleton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
14
14
Rich Barnes
Career
Per 600 PA
2
Pete Appleton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
343
522.34
Rich Barnes
Career
Per 600 PA
10
Pete Appleton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
394
600
Rich Barnes
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Pete Appleton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
374
569.54
Rich Barnes
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Pete Appleton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.233
0.233
Rich Barnes
Career
Per 600 PA
Pete Appleton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.557
0.557
Rich Barnes
Career
Per 600 PA
Pete Appleton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
87
132.49
Rich Barnes
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Pete Appleton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
72
109.64
Rich Barnes
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Pete Appleton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8
12.18
Rich Barnes
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Pete Appleton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
10.66
Rich Barnes
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Pete Appleton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rich Barnes
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Pete Appleton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
15
22.84
Rich Barnes
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Pete Appleton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.172
0.172
Rich Barnes
Career
Per 600 PA
Pete Appleton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rich Barnes
Career
Per 600 PA
Pete Appleton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rich Barnes
Career
Per 600 PA
Pete Appleton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
25.84
39.35
Rich Barnes
Career
Per 600 PA
Pete Appleton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
109
165.99
Rich Barnes
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Pete Appleton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
95
144.67
Rich Barnes
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Pete Appleton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.249
0.249
Rich Barnes
Career
Per 600 PA
Pete Appleton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.291
0.291
Rich Barnes
Career
Per 600 PA
Pete Appleton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.54
0.54
Rich Barnes
Career
Per 600 PA
Pete Appleton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.059
0.059
Rich Barnes
Career
Per 600 PA
Pete Appleton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.185
0.185
Rich Barnes
Career
Per 600 PA
Pete Appleton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.403
0.403
Rich Barnes
Career
Per 600 PA
Pete Appleton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.283
0.283
Rich Barnes
Career
Per 600 PA
Pete Appleton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
30
45.69
Rich Barnes
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Pete Appleton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
34
51.78
Rich Barnes
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Pete Appleton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
64
97.46
Rich Barnes
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Pete Appleton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
29.38
44.74
Rich Barnes
Career
Per 600 PA
Pete Appleton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rich Barnes
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Pete Appleton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8
12.18
Rich Barnes
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Pete Appleton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rich Barnes
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Pete Appleton
Career
Per 600 PA
66
100.51
Rich Barnes
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
Pete Appleton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5.97
5.97
Rich Barnes
Career
Per 600 PA
Pete Appleton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.12
0.12
Rich Barnes
Career
Per 600 PA
Pete Appleton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
12
18.27
Rich Barnes
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Pete Appleton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rich Barnes
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Pete Appleton
Career
Per 600 PA
2
3.05
Rich Barnes
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
Pete Appleton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rich Barnes
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Pete Appleton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.52
Rich Barnes
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Pete Appleton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.52
Rich Barnes
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Pete Appleton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rich Barnes
Career
Per 600 PA