Steve Barber vs. Eric Stout — Career Comparison

Steve Barber
Silent GenerationMarylandThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaBaltimore OriolesAmerican LeagueStarting PitcherAll-Star
Eric Stout
MillenialIllinoisThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaPittsburgh PiratesNational LeagueRelief Pitcher

Steve Barber built a career as a starting pitcher and Eric Stout 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 7.3 and 2.068 for Eric Stout. 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 Eric Stout

Steve Barber
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
15
Eric Stout
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Steve Barber
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
466
2.1
Eric Stout
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
23
8.39
Steve Barber
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
272
1.22
Eric Stout
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Steve Barber
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
121
0.54
Eric Stout
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Steve Barber
Career
Per 9 Innings
106
0.48
Eric Stout
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Steve Barber
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
53.3
53.3
Eric Stout
Career
Per 9 Innings
Steve Barber
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
58.37
58.37
Eric Stout
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Steve Barber
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
59
0.27
Eric Stout
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Steve Barber
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
21
0.09
Eric Stout
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Steve Barber
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
13
0.06
Eric Stout
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.36
Steve Barber
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
747
3.36
Eric Stout
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
20
7.3
Steve Barber
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.36
3.36
Eric Stout
Career
Per 9 Innings
7.3
7.3
Steve Barber
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.65
3.65
Eric Stout
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.14
8.14
Steve Barber
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.99
3.99
Eric Stout
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.47
5.47
Steve Barber
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.24
0.24
Eric Stout
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.305
0.305
Steve Barber
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5997
27
Eric Stout
Career
Per 9 Innings
74
27
Steve Barber
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1999
9
Eric Stout
Career
Per 9 Innings
24.2
9
Steve Barber
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1818
8.19
Eric Stout
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
32
11.68
Steve Barber
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.19
8.19
Eric Stout
Career
Per 9 Innings
11.68
11.68
Steve Barber
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
125
0.56
Eric Stout
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4
1.46
Steve Barber
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.56
0.56
Eric Stout
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.46
1.46
Steve Barber
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.27
0.27
Eric Stout
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.17
0.17
Steve Barber
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
950
4.28
Eric Stout
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
18
6.57
Steve Barber
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
59
0.27
Eric Stout
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
0.36
Steve Barber
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.28
4.28
Eric Stout
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.57
6.57
Steve Barber
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1309
5.89
Eric Stout
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
27
9.85
Steve Barber
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.89
5.89
Eric Stout
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9.85
9.85
Steve Barber
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.81
2.81
Eric Stout
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.17
1.17
Steve Barber
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.13
1.13
Eric Stout
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.824
1.824
Steve Barber
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
91
0.41
Eric Stout
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
0.73
Steve Barber
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
42
0.19
Eric Stout
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3
1.09
Steve Barber
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
0.03
Eric Stout
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Steve Barber
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
8591
38.68
Eric Stout
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
126
45.97
Steve Barber
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
90
0.41
Eric Stout
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
1.46
Steve Barber
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
870
3.92
Eric Stout
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
22
8.03
Steve Barber
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.92
3.92
Eric Stout
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.03
8.03
Steve Barber
Career
Per 9 Innings
24
0.11
Eric Stout
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Steve Barber
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
0.03
Eric Stout
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Steve Barber
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
10
0.05
Eric Stout
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.36
Steve Barber
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.385
1.385
Eric Stout
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.027
2.027
Steve Barber
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
7569
34.08
Eric Stout
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
105
38.31
Steve Barber
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.87
1.87
Eric Stout
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.96
0.96
Steve Barber
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.276
0.276
Eric Stout
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.378
0.378
Steve Barber
Career
Per 9 Innings
38.68
38.68
Eric Stout
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
45.97
45.97

Fielding Stats for Steve Barber and Eric Stout

Steve Barber
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
15
Eric Stout
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Steve Barber
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
466
2.1
Eric Stout
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
23
8.39
Steve Barber
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
272
1.22
Eric Stout
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Steve Barber
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6000
27
Eric Stout
Career
Per 9 Innings
74
27
Steve Barber
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2000
9
Eric Stout
Career
Per 9 Innings
24.2
9
Steve Barber
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
106
0.48
Eric Stout
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.73
Steve Barber
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
372
1.67
Eric Stout
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.36
Steve Barber
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
38
0.17
Eric Stout
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
0.36
Steve Barber
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
516
2.32
Eric Stout
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
1.46
Steve Barber
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
478
2.15
Eric Stout
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
1.09
Steve Barber
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
92.64
92.64
Eric Stout
Career
Per 9 Innings
75
75
Steve Barber
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.026
1.026
Eric Stout
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.13
0.13
Steve Barber
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
58.37
58.37
Eric Stout
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Steve Barber
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
31
0.14
Eric Stout
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Steve Barber
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Eric Stout
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Steve Barber
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Eric Stout
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Steve Barber
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Eric Stout
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Steve Barber
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Eric Stout
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Steve Barber and Eric Stout

Steve Barber
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
15
15
Eric Stout
Career
Per 600 PA
2
Steve Barber
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
466
430.82
Eric Stout
Career
Per 600 PA
23
Steve Barber
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
649
600
Eric Stout
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Steve Barber
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
563
520.49
Eric Stout
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Steve Barber
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.116
0.116
Eric Stout
Career
Per 600 PA
Steve Barber
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.4
0.4
Eric Stout
Career
Per 600 PA
Steve Barber
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
65
60.09
Eric Stout
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Steve Barber
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
53
49
Eric Stout
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Steve Barber
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
4.62
Eric Stout
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Steve Barber
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
1.85
Eric Stout
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Steve Barber
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
4.62
Eric Stout
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Steve Barber
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
12
11.09
Eric Stout
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Steve Barber
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.185
0.185
Eric Stout
Career
Per 600 PA
Steve Barber
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.009
0.009
Eric Stout
Career
Per 600 PA
Steve Barber
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.077
0.077
Eric Stout
Career
Per 600 PA
Steve Barber
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
18.63
17.23
Eric Stout
Career
Per 600 PA
Steve Barber
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
89
82.28
Eric Stout
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Steve Barber
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
105
97.07
Eric Stout
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Steve Barber
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.174
0.174
Eric Stout
Career
Per 600 PA
Steve Barber
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.158
0.158
Eric Stout
Career
Per 600 PA
Steve Barber
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.332
0.332
Eric Stout
Career
Per 600 PA
Steve Barber
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.043
0.043
Eric Stout
Career
Per 600 PA
Steve Barber
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.118
0.118
Eric Stout
Career
Per 600 PA
Steve Barber
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.258
0.258
Eric Stout
Career
Per 600 PA
Steve Barber
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.251
0.251
Eric Stout
Career
Per 600 PA
Steve Barber
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
24
22.19
Eric Stout
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Steve Barber
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
27
24.96
Eric Stout
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Steve Barber
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
46
42.53
Eric Stout
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Steve Barber
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3.43
3.17
Eric Stout
Career
Per 600 PA
Steve Barber
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
1.85
Eric Stout
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Steve Barber
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
38
35.13
Eric Stout
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Steve Barber
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Eric Stout
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Steve Barber
Career
Per 600 PA
320
295.84
Eric Stout
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
Steve Barber
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2.03
2.03
Eric Stout
Career
Per 600 PA
Steve Barber
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.12
0.12
Eric Stout
Career
Per 600 PA
Steve Barber
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
45
41.6
Eric Stout
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Steve Barber
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
0.92
Eric Stout
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Steve Barber
Career
Per 600 PA
2
1.85
Eric Stout
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
Steve Barber
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Eric Stout
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Steve Barber
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
0.92
Eric Stout
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Steve Barber
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
0.92
Eric Stout
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Steve Barber
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Eric Stout
Career
Per 600 PA