Brian Barber vs. Joe Orrell — Career Comparison

Brian Barber
Gen XOhioThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaKansas City RoyalsAmerican LeagueStarting Pitcher
Joe Orrell
Greatest GenerationCaliforniaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaDetroit TigersAmerican LeagueRelief Pitcher

Brian Barber built a career as a starting pitcher and Joe Orrell as a reliever — different jobs with different demands — but on the metrics that apply to both, a comparison is still worth making. Joe Orrell posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 3.01 and WHIP 1.517 compared to 6.77 and 1.710 for Brian Barber. By the career numbers, Joe Orrell had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Brian Barber and Joe Orrell

Brian Barber
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
4
Joe Orrell
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
3
Brian Barber
Career
Per 9 Innings
26
2.52
Joe Orrell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
32
3.21
Brian Barber
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
16
1.55
Joe Orrell
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
0.7
Brian Barber
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.48
Joe Orrell
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.4
Brian Barber
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
0.77
Joe Orrell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.4
Brian Barber
Career
Per 9 Innings
38.46
38.46
Joe Orrell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
50
50
Brian Barber
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
61.54
61.54
Joe Orrell
Career
Per 9 Innings
21.88
21.88
Brian Barber
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Orrell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.1
Brian Barber
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Orrell
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Brian Barber
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.1
Joe Orrell
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.1
Brian Barber
Career
Per 9 Innings
70
6.77
Joe Orrell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
30
3.01
Brian Barber
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.77
6.77
Joe Orrell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.01
3.01
Brian Barber
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.23
6.23
Joe Orrell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.15
4.15
Brian Barber
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.41
5.41
Joe Orrell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.27
4.27
Brian Barber
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.303
0.303
Joe Orrell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.262
0.262
Brian Barber
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
279
27
Joe Orrell
Career
Per 9 Innings
269
27
Brian Barber
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
93
9
Joe Orrell
Career
Per 9 Innings
89.2
9
Brian Barber
Career
Per 9 Innings
111
10.74
Joe Orrell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
90
9.03
Brian Barber
Career
Per 9 Innings
10.74
10.74
Joe Orrell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9.03
9.03
Brian Barber
Career
Per 9 Innings
15
1.45
Joe Orrell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.1
Brian Barber
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.45
1.45
Joe Orrell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.1
0.1
Brian Barber
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.58
0.58
Joe Orrell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.03
0.03
Brian Barber
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
45
4.35
Joe Orrell
Career
Per 9 Innings
46
4.62
Brian Barber
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.29
Joe Orrell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Brian Barber
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.35
4.35
Joe Orrell
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.62
4.62
Brian Barber
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
59
5.71
Joe Orrell
Career
Per 9 Innings
26
2.61
Brian Barber
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.71
5.71
Joe Orrell
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.61
2.61
Brian Barber
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.27
2.27
Joe Orrell
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.81
0.81
Brian Barber
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.118
1.118
Joe Orrell
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.803
0.803
Brian Barber
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
0.68
Joe Orrell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.3
Brian Barber
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.39
Joe Orrell
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
0.5
Brian Barber
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Orrell
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Brian Barber
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
425
41.13
Joe Orrell
Career
Per 9 Innings
395
39.65
Brian Barber
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.29
Joe Orrell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
1.41
Brian Barber
Career
Per 9 Innings
70
6.77
Joe Orrell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
40
4.01
Brian Barber
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.77
6.77
Joe Orrell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.01
4.01
Brian Barber
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.1
Joe Orrell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Brian Barber
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
0.87
Joe Orrell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Brian Barber
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.58
Joe Orrell
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Brian Barber
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.677
1.677
Joe Orrell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.517
1.517
Brian Barber
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
366
35.42
Joe Orrell
Career
Per 9 Innings
344
34.53
Brian Barber
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.69
2.69
Joe Orrell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.25
1.25
Brian Barber
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.329
0.329
Joe Orrell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.281
0.281
Brian Barber
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
41.13
41.13
Joe Orrell
Career
Per 9 Innings
39.65
39.65

Fielding Stats for Brian Barber and Joe Orrell

Brian Barber
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
4
Joe Orrell
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
Brian Barber
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
26
2.52
Joe Orrell
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
32
Brian Barber
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
16
1.55
Joe Orrell
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Brian Barber
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
279
27
Joe Orrell
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Brian Barber
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
93
9
Joe Orrell
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Brian Barber
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.19
Joe Orrell
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
7
Brian Barber
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
0.68
Joe Orrell
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
19
Brian Barber
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Orrell
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
Brian Barber
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
0.87
Joe Orrell
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
27
Brian Barber
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
0.87
Joe Orrell
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
26
Brian Barber
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Joe Orrell
Career
Per 9 Innings
96.3
Brian Barber
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.346
0.346
Joe Orrell
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
0.813
Brian Barber
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
61.54
61.54
Joe Orrell
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Brian Barber
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Orrell
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Brian Barber
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Orrell
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Brian Barber
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Orrell
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Brian Barber
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Orrell
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Brian Barber
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Orrell
Career
Per 9 Innings
0

Hitting Stats for Brian Barber and Joe Orrell

Brian Barber
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
4
Joe Orrell
Career
Per 600 PA
3
3
Brian Barber
Career
Per 600 PAverified
26
1560
Joe Orrell
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
32
800
Brian Barber
Career
Per 600 PA
10
600
Joe Orrell
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
24
600
Brian Barber
Career
Per 600 PA
8
480
Joe Orrell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
23
575
Brian Barber
Career
Per 600 PA
0.125
0.125
Joe Orrell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.174
0.174
Brian Barber
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.45
0.45
Joe Orrell
Career
Per 600 PA
0.396
0.396
Brian Barber
Career
Per 600 PA
1
60
Joe Orrell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
100
Brian Barber
Career
Per 600 PA
1
60
Joe Orrell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
100
Brian Barber
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Orrell
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brian Barber
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Orrell
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brian Barber
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Orrell
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brian Barber
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Orrell
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brian Barber
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Orrell
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brian Barber
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Orrell
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brian Barber
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Orrell
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brian Barber
Career
Per 600 PAverified
0.25
14.87
Joe Orrell
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
0.58
14.58
Brian Barber
Career
Per 600 PA
1
60
Joe Orrell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
100
Brian Barber
Career
Per 600 PA
2
120
Joe Orrell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
125
Brian Barber
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.222
0.222
Joe Orrell
Career
Per 600 PA
0.208
0.208
Brian Barber
Career
Per 600 PA
0.125
0.125
Joe Orrell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.174
0.174
Brian Barber
Career
Per 600 PA
0.347
0.347
Joe Orrell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.382
0.382
Brian Barber
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Orrell
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brian Barber
Career
Per 600 PA
0.131
0.131
Joe Orrell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.137
0.137
Brian Barber
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.286
0.286
Joe Orrell
Career
Per 600 PA
0.25
0.25
Brian Barber
Career
Per 600 PA
0.167
0.167
Joe Orrell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.267
0.267
Brian Barber
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Orrell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
25
Brian Barber
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Orrell
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brian Barber
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Orrell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
25
Brian Barber
Career
Per 600 PAverified
0.23
13.83
Joe Orrell
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
0.35
8.77
Brian Barber
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Orrell
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brian Barber
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
60
Joe Orrell
Career
Per 600 PA
1
25
Brian Barber
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Orrell
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brian Barber
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
120
Joe Orrell
Career
Per 600 PA
8
200
Brian Barber
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
5
Joe Orrell
Career
Per 600 PA
3
3
Brian Barber
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.5
0.5
Joe Orrell
Career
Per 600 PA
0.13
0.13
Brian Barber
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
60
Joe Orrell
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brian Barber
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Orrell
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brian Barber
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Joe Orrell
Career
Per 600 PA
1
25
Brian Barber
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Orrell
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brian Barber
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Orrell
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brian Barber
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Orrell
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brian Barber
Career
Per 600 PA
Joe Orrell
Career
Per 600 PA