Steve Barber vs. Matthew Bowman — Career Comparison

Steve Barber
Silent GenerationMarylandThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaBaltimore OriolesAmerican LeagueStarting PitcherAll-Star
Matthew Bowman
MillenialMarylandThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaBaltimore OriolesAmerican LeagueRelief Pitcher

Steve Barber built a career as a starting pitcher and Matthew Bowman as a reliever — different jobs with different demands — but on the metrics that apply to both, a comparison is still worth making. Matthew Bowman led in walk avoidance (BB%+ 132 vs 70), home run suppression (HR9+ 193 vs 144), and skill-based run prevention (DICE+ 119 vs 96). Steve Barber held the edge in strikeout rate (K%+ 101 vs 80). Role difference aside, Matthew Bowman holds a clear edge on every meaningful shared measure.

Pitching Stats for Steve Barber and Matthew Bowman

Steve Barber
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
15
Matthew Bowman
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
7
Steve Barber
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
466
2.1
Matthew Bowman
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
231
8.64
Steve Barber
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
272
1.22
Matthew Bowman
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.04
Steve Barber
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
121
0.54
Matthew Bowman
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
0.3
Steve Barber
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
106
0.48
Matthew Bowman
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
14
0.52
Steve Barber
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
53.3
53.3
Matthew Bowman
Career
Per 9 Innings
36.36
36.36
Steve Barber
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
58.37
58.37
Matthew Bowman
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.43
0.43
Steve Barber
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
59
0.27
Matthew Bowman
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Steve Barber
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
21
0.09
Matthew Bowman
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Steve Barber
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
13
0.06
Matthew Bowman
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.07
Steve Barber
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
747
3.36
Matthew Bowman
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
117
4.38
Steve Barber
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.36
3.36
Matthew Bowman
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.38
4.38
Steve Barber
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.65
3.65
Matthew Bowman
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.65
3.65
Steve Barber
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.99
3.99
Matthew Bowman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.86
3.86
Steve Barber
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.24
0.24
Matthew Bowman
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.247
0.247
Steve Barber
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5997
27
Matthew Bowman
Career
Per 9 Innings
722
27
Steve Barber
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1999
9
Matthew Bowman
Career
Per 9 Innings
240.2
9
Steve Barber
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1818
8.19
Matthew Bowman
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
230
8.6
Steve Barber
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.19
8.19
Matthew Bowman
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.6
8.6
Steve Barber
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
125
0.56
Matthew Bowman
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
24
0.9
Steve Barber
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.56
0.56
Matthew Bowman
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.9
0.9
Steve Barber
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.27
0.27
Matthew Bowman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.1
0.1
Steve Barber
Career
Per 9 Innings
950
4.28
Matthew Bowman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
83
3.1
Steve Barber
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
59
0.27
Matthew Bowman
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
12
0.45
Steve Barber
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.28
4.28
Matthew Bowman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.1
3.1
Steve Barber
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1309
5.89
Matthew Bowman
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
194
7.25
Steve Barber
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.89
5.89
Matthew Bowman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.25
7.25
Steve Barber
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.81
2.81
Matthew Bowman
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.84
0.84
Steve Barber
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.13
1.13
Matthew Bowman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.151
1.151
Steve Barber
Career
Per 9 Innings
91
0.41
Matthew Bowman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.15
Steve Barber
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
42
0.19
Matthew Bowman
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
11
0.41
Steve Barber
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
0.03
Matthew Bowman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Steve Barber
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
8591
38.68
Matthew Bowman
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1040
38.89
Steve Barber
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
90
0.41
Matthew Bowman
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
52
1.94
Steve Barber
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
870
3.92
Matthew Bowman
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
128
4.79
Steve Barber
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.92
3.92
Matthew Bowman
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.79
4.79
Steve Barber
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
24
0.11
Matthew Bowman
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5
0.19
Steve Barber
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.03
Matthew Bowman
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
0.34
Steve Barber
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
0.05
Matthew Bowman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
19
0.71
Steve Barber
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.385
1.385
Matthew Bowman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.301
1.301
Steve Barber
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
7569
34.08
Matthew Bowman
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
932
34.85
Steve Barber
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.87
1.87
Matthew Bowman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.55
0.55
Steve Barber
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.276
0.276
Matthew Bowman
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.289
0.289
Steve Barber
Career
Per 9 Innings
38.68
38.68
Matthew Bowman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
38.89
38.89

Fielding Stats for Steve Barber and Matthew Bowman

Steve Barber
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
15
Matthew Bowman
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
7
Steve Barber
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
466
2.1
Matthew Bowman
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
231
8.64
Steve Barber
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
272
1.22
Matthew Bowman
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.04
Steve Barber
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6000
27
Matthew Bowman
Career
Per 9 Innings
722
27
Steve Barber
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2000
9
Matthew Bowman
Career
Per 9 Innings
240.2
9
Steve Barber
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
106
0.48
Matthew Bowman
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
20
0.75
Steve Barber
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
372
1.67
Matthew Bowman
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
53
1.98
Steve Barber
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
38
0.17
Matthew Bowman
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5
0.19
Steve Barber
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
516
2.32
Matthew Bowman
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
78
2.92
Steve Barber
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
478
2.15
Matthew Bowman
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
73
2.73
Steve Barber
Career
Per 9 Innings
92.64
92.64
Matthew Bowman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
93.59
93.59
Steve Barber
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.026
1.026
Matthew Bowman
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.316
0.316
Steve Barber
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
58.37
58.37
Matthew Bowman
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.43
0.43
Steve Barber
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
31
0.14
Matthew Bowman
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.11
Steve Barber
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Matthew Bowman
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Steve Barber
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Matthew Bowman
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Steve Barber
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Matthew Bowman
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Steve Barber
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Matthew Bowman
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Steve Barber and Matthew Bowman

Steve Barber
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
15
15
Matthew Bowman
Career
Per 600 PA
7
7
Steve Barber
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
466
430.82
Matthew Bowman
Career
Per 600 PAverified
232
27840
Steve Barber
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
649
600
Matthew Bowman
Career
Per 600 PA
5
600
Steve Barber
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
563
520.49
Matthew Bowman
Career
Per 600 PA
3
360
Steve Barber
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.116
0.116
Matthew Bowman
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Barber
Career
Per 600 PA
0.4
0.4
Matthew Bowman
Career
Per 600 PA
0.4
0.4
Steve Barber
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
65
60.09
Matthew Bowman
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Barber
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
53
49
Matthew Bowman
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Barber
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
4.62
Matthew Bowman
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Barber
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
1.85
Matthew Bowman
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Barber
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
4.62
Matthew Bowman
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Barber
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
12
11.09
Matthew Bowman
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Barber
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.185
0.185
Matthew Bowman
Career
Per 600 PA
Steve Barber
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.009
0.009
Matthew Bowman
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Barber
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.077
0.077
Matthew Bowman
Career
Per 600 PA
Steve Barber
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
18.63
17.23
Matthew Bowman
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Barber
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
89
82.28
Matthew Bowman
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Barber
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
105
97.07
Matthew Bowman
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Barber
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.174
0.174
Matthew Bowman
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Barber
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.158
0.158
Matthew Bowman
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Barber
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.332
0.332
Matthew Bowman
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Barber
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.043
0.043
Matthew Bowman
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Barber
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.118
0.118
Matthew Bowman
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Barber
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.258
0.258
Matthew Bowman
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Barber
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.251
0.251
Matthew Bowman
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Barber
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
24
22.19
Matthew Bowman
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Barber
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
27
24.96
Matthew Bowman
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Barber
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
46
42.53
Matthew Bowman
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Barber
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3.43
3.17
Matthew Bowman
Career
Per 600 PA
-0.25
-29.79
Steve Barber
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
1.85
Matthew Bowman
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Barber
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
38
35.13
Matthew Bowman
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Barber
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matthew Bowman
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Barber
Career
Per 600 PA
320
295.84
Matthew Bowman
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
120
Steve Barber
Career
Per 600 PA
2.03
2.03
Matthew Bowman
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
5
Steve Barber
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.12
0.12
Matthew Bowman
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Barber
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
45
41.6
Matthew Bowman
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
240
Steve Barber
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
0.92
Matthew Bowman
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Barber
Career
Per 600 PA
2
1.85
Matthew Bowman
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Steve Barber
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matthew Bowman
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Barber
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
0.92
Matthew Bowman
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Barber
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
0.92
Matthew Bowman
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Barber
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matthew Bowman
Career
Per 600 PA