Steve Barber vs. Mike Draper — Career Comparison

Steve Barber
Silent GenerationMarylandThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaBaltimore OriolesAmerican LeagueStarting PitcherAll-Star
Mike Draper
Gen XMarylandThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaNew York MetsNational LeagueRelief Pitcher

Steve Barber built a career as a starting pitcher and Mike Draper as a reliever — different jobs with different demands — but on the metrics that apply to both, a comparison is still worth making. Steve Barber posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 3.36 and WHIP 1.414 compared to 4.25 and 1.654 for Mike Draper. By the career numbers, Steve Barber had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Steve Barber and Mike Draper

Steve Barber
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
15
Mike Draper
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Steve Barber
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
466
2.1
Mike Draper
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
29
6.17
Steve Barber
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
272
1.22
Mike Draper
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.21
Steve Barber
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
121
0.54
Mike Draper
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.21
Steve Barber
Career
Per 9 Innings
106
0.48
Mike Draper
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.21
Steve Barber
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
53.3
53.3
Mike Draper
Career
Per 9 Innings
50
50
Steve Barber
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
58.37
58.37
Mike Draper
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.45
3.45
Steve Barber
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
59
0.27
Mike Draper
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Steve Barber
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
21
0.09
Mike Draper
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Steve Barber
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
0.06
Mike Draper
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Steve Barber
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
747
3.36
Mike Draper
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
20
4.25
Steve Barber
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.36
3.36
Mike Draper
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.25
4.25
Steve Barber
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.65
3.65
Mike Draper
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.88
4.88
Steve Barber
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.99
3.99
Mike Draper
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.85
3.85
Steve Barber
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.24
0.24
Mike Draper
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.327
0.327
Steve Barber
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5997
27
Mike Draper
Career
Per 9 Innings
127
27
Steve Barber
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1999
9
Mike Draper
Career
Per 9 Innings
42.1
9
Steve Barber
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1818
8.19
Mike Draper
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
53
11.27
Steve Barber
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.19
8.19
Mike Draper
Career
Per 9 Innings
11.27
11.27
Steve Barber
Career
Per 9 Innings
125
0.56
Mike Draper
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.43
Steve Barber
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.56
0.56
Mike Draper
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.43
0.43
Steve Barber
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.27
0.27
Mike Draper
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.07
0.07
Steve Barber
Career
Per 9 Innings
950
4.28
Mike Draper
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
2.98
Steve Barber
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
59
0.27
Mike Draper
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3
0.64
Steve Barber
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.28
4.28
Mike Draper
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.98
2.98
Steve Barber
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1309
5.89
Mike Draper
Career
Per 9 Innings
16
3.4
Steve Barber
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.89
5.89
Mike Draper
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.4
3.4
Steve Barber
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.81
2.81
Mike Draper
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.55
0.55
Steve Barber
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.13
1.13
Mike Draper
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.709
0.709
Steve Barber
Career
Per 9 Innings
91
0.41
Mike Draper
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Steve Barber
Career
Per 9 Innings
42
0.19
Mike Draper
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Steve Barber
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.03
Mike Draper
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
0.21
Steve Barber
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
8591
38.68
Mike Draper
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
184
39.12
Steve Barber
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
90
0.41
Mike Draper
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
2.34
Steve Barber
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
870
3.92
Mike Draper
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
22
4.68
Steve Barber
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.92
3.92
Mike Draper
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.68
4.68
Steve Barber
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
24
0.11
Mike Draper
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3
0.64
Steve Barber
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.03
Mike Draper
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5
1.06
Steve Barber
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
10
0.05
Mike Draper
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
1.7
Steve Barber
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.385
1.385
Mike Draper
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.583
1.583
Steve Barber
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
7569
34.08
Mike Draper
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
162
34.44
Steve Barber
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.87
1.87
Mike Draper
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.76
0.76
Steve Barber
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.276
0.276
Mike Draper
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.354
0.354
Steve Barber
Career
Per 9 Innings
38.68
38.68
Mike Draper
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
39.12
39.12

Fielding Stats for Steve Barber and Mike Draper

Steve Barber
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
15
Mike Draper
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Steve Barber
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
466
2.1
Mike Draper
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
29
6.17
Steve Barber
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
272
1.22
Mike Draper
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.21
Steve Barber
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6000
27
Mike Draper
Career
Per 9 Innings
127
27
Steve Barber
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2000
9
Mike Draper
Career
Per 9 Innings
42.1
9
Steve Barber
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
106
0.48
Mike Draper
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.43
Steve Barber
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
372
1.67
Mike Draper
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
1.7
Steve Barber
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
38
0.17
Mike Draper
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
0.21
Steve Barber
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
516
2.32
Mike Draper
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
2.34
Steve Barber
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
478
2.15
Mike Draper
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
2.13
Steve Barber
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
92.64
92.64
Mike Draper
Career
Per 9 Innings
90.91
90.91
Steve Barber
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.026
1.026
Mike Draper
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.345
0.345
Steve Barber
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
58.37
58.37
Mike Draper
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.45
3.45
Steve Barber
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
31
0.14
Mike Draper
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Steve Barber
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mike Draper
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Steve Barber
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mike Draper
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Steve Barber
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mike Draper
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Steve Barber
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mike Draper
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Steve Barber and Mike Draper

Steve Barber
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
15
15
Mike Draper
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1
Steve Barber
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
466
430.82
Mike Draper
Career
Per 600 PAverified
29
5800
Steve Barber
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
649
600
Mike Draper
Career
Per 600 PA
3
600
Steve Barber
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
563
520.49
Mike Draper
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
600
Steve Barber
Career
Per 600 PA
0.116
0.116
Mike Draper
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.667
0.667
Steve Barber
Career
Per 600 PA
0.4
0.4
Mike Draper
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1.333
1.333
Steve Barber
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
65
60.09
Mike Draper
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
400
Steve Barber
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
53
49
Mike Draper
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
400
Steve Barber
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
4.62
Mike Draper
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Barber
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
1.85
Mike Draper
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Barber
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
4.62
Mike Draper
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Barber
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
12
11.09
Mike Draper
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Barber
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.185
0.185
Mike Draper
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Barber
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.009
0.009
Mike Draper
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Barber
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.077
0.077
Mike Draper
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Barber
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
18.63
17.23
Mike Draper
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1.28
255.07
Steve Barber
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
89
82.28
Mike Draper
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
400
Steve Barber
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
105
97.07
Mike Draper
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
400
Steve Barber
Career
Per 600 PA
0.174
0.174
Mike Draper
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.667
0.667
Steve Barber
Career
Per 600 PA
0.158
0.158
Mike Draper
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.667
0.667
Steve Barber
Career
Per 600 PA
0.332
0.332
Mike Draper
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1.333
1.333
Steve Barber
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.043
0.043
Mike Draper
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Barber
Career
Per 600 PA
0.118
0.118
Mike Draper
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.467
0.467
Steve Barber
Career
Per 600 PA
0.258
0.258
Mike Draper
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
2
Steve Barber
Career
Per 600 PA
0.251
0.251
Mike Draper
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1
Steve Barber
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
24
22.19
Mike Draper
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
200
Steve Barber
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
27
24.96
Mike Draper
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Barber
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
46
42.53
Mike Draper
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
200
Steve Barber
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
3.43
3.17
Mike Draper
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1.2
240.98
Steve Barber
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
1.85
Mike Draper
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Barber
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
38
35.13
Mike Draper
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Barber
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Draper
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Barber
Career
Per 600 PA
320
295.84
Mike Draper
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
200
Steve Barber
Career
Per 600 PA
2.03
2.03
Mike Draper
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
3
Steve Barber
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.12
0.12
Mike Draper
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Barber
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
45
41.6
Mike Draper
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Barber
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
0.92
Mike Draper
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Barber
Career
Per 600 PA
2
1.85
Mike Draper
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Steve Barber
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Draper
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Barber
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
0.92
Mike Draper
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Barber
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
0.92
Mike Draper
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Barber
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Draper
Career
Per 600 PA