Steve Barber vs. Thad Weber — Career Comparison

Steve Barber
Silent GenerationMarylandThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaBaltimore OriolesAmerican LeagueStarting PitcherAll-Star
Thad Weber
MillenialNebraskaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaToronto Blue JaysAmerican LeagueRelief Pitcher

Steve Barber built a career as a starting pitcher and Thad Weber 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 3.79 and 1.684 for Thad Weber. 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 Thad Weber

Steve Barber
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
15
Thad Weber
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Steve Barber
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
466
2.1
Thad Weber
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
4.74
Steve Barber
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
272
1.22
Thad Weber
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Steve Barber
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
121
0.54
Thad Weber
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Steve Barber
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
106
0.48
Thad Weber
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
0.95
Steve Barber
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
53.3
53.3
Thad Weber
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Steve Barber
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
58.37
58.37
Thad Weber
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Steve Barber
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
59
0.27
Thad Weber
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Steve Barber
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
21
0.09
Thad Weber
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Steve Barber
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
0.06
Thad Weber
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Steve Barber
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
747
3.36
Thad Weber
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
8
3.79
Steve Barber
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.36
3.36
Thad Weber
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.79
3.79
Steve Barber
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.65
3.65
Thad Weber
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.69
5.69
Steve Barber
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.99
3.99
Thad Weber
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.79
4.79
Steve Barber
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.24
0.24
Thad Weber
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.301
0.301
Steve Barber
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5997
27
Thad Weber
Career
Per 9 Innings
57
27
Steve Barber
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1999
9
Thad Weber
Career
Per 9 Innings
19
9
Steve Barber
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1818
8.19
Thad Weber
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
22
10.42
Steve Barber
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.19
8.19
Thad Weber
Career
Per 9 Innings
10.42
10.42
Steve Barber
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
125
0.56
Thad Weber
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
0.95
Steve Barber
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.56
0.56
Thad Weber
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.95
0.95
Steve Barber
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.27
0.27
Thad Weber
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.2
0.2
Steve Barber
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
950
4.28
Thad Weber
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
10
4.74
Steve Barber
Career
Per 9 Innings
59
0.27
Thad Weber
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Steve Barber
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.28
4.28
Thad Weber
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.74
4.74
Steve Barber
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1309
5.89
Thad Weber
Career
Per 9 Innings
11
5.21
Steve Barber
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.89
5.89
Thad Weber
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.21
5.21
Steve Barber
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.81
2.81
Thad Weber
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.1
1.1
Steve Barber
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.13
1.13
Thad Weber
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.105
1.105
Steve Barber
Career
Per 9 Innings
91
0.41
Thad Weber
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Steve Barber
Career
Per 9 Innings
42
0.19
Thad Weber
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Steve Barber
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
0.03
Thad Weber
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Steve Barber
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
8591
38.68
Thad Weber
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
85
40.26
Steve Barber
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
90
0.41
Thad Weber
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
2.84
Steve Barber
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
870
3.92
Thad Weber
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
9
4.26
Steve Barber
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.92
3.92
Thad Weber
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.26
4.26
Steve Barber
Career
Per 9 Innings
24
0.11
Thad Weber
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Steve Barber
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.03
Thad Weber
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
0.95
Steve Barber
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
10
0.05
Thad Weber
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
1.89
Steve Barber
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.385
1.385
Thad Weber
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.684
1.684
Steve Barber
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
7569
34.08
Thad Weber
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
73
34.58
Steve Barber
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.87
1.87
Thad Weber
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.9
0.9
Steve Barber
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.276
0.276
Thad Weber
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.333
0.333
Steve Barber
Career
Per 9 Innings
38.68
38.68
Thad Weber
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
40.26
40.26

Fielding Stats for Steve Barber and Thad Weber

Steve Barber
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
15
Thad Weber
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Steve Barber
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
466
2.1
Thad Weber
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
4.74
Steve Barber
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
272
1.22
Thad Weber
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Steve Barber
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6000
27
Thad Weber
Career
Per 9 Innings
57
27
Steve Barber
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2000
9
Thad Weber
Career
Per 9 Innings
19
9
Steve Barber
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
106
0.48
Thad Weber
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.95
Steve Barber
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
372
1.67
Thad Weber
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
1.89
Steve Barber
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
38
0.17
Thad Weber
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
0.47
Steve Barber
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
516
2.32
Thad Weber
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
3.32
Steve Barber
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
478
2.15
Thad Weber
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
2.84
Steve Barber
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
92.64
92.64
Thad Weber
Career
Per 9 Innings
85.71
85.71
Steve Barber
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.026
1.026
Thad Weber
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.6
0.6
Steve Barber
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
58.37
58.37
Thad Weber
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Steve Barber
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
31
0.14
Thad Weber
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Steve Barber
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Thad Weber
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Steve Barber
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Thad Weber
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Steve Barber
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Thad Weber
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Steve Barber
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Thad Weber
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Steve Barber and Thad Weber

Steve Barber
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
15
15
Thad Weber
Career
Per 600 PA
2
2
Steve Barber
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
466
430.82
Thad Weber
Career
Per 600 PAverified
10
2000
Steve Barber
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
649
600
Thad Weber
Career
Per 600 PA
3
600
Steve Barber
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
563
520.49
Thad Weber
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
600
Steve Barber
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.116
0.116
Thad Weber
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Barber
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.4
0.4
Thad Weber
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Barber
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
65
60.09
Thad Weber
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Barber
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
53
49
Thad Weber
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Barber
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
4.62
Thad Weber
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Barber
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
1.85
Thad Weber
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Barber
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
4.62
Thad Weber
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Barber
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
12
11.09
Thad Weber
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Barber
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.185
0.185
Thad Weber
Career
Per 600 PA
Steve Barber
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.009
0.009
Thad Weber
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Barber
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.077
0.077
Thad Weber
Career
Per 600 PA
Steve Barber
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
18.63
17.23
Thad Weber
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Barber
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
89
82.28
Thad Weber
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Barber
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
105
97.07
Thad Weber
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Barber
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.174
0.174
Thad Weber
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Barber
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.158
0.158
Thad Weber
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Barber
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.332
0.332
Thad Weber
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Barber
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.043
0.043
Thad Weber
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Barber
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.118
0.118
Thad Weber
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Barber
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.258
0.258
Thad Weber
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Barber
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.251
0.251
Thad Weber
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Barber
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
24
22.19
Thad Weber
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Barber
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
27
24.96
Thad Weber
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Barber
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
46
42.53
Thad Weber
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Barber
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3.43
3.17
Thad Weber
Career
Per 600 PA
-0.3
-60
Steve Barber
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
1.85
Thad Weber
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Barber
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
38
35.13
Thad Weber
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Barber
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Thad Weber
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Barber
Career
Per 600 PA
320
295.84
Thad Weber
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Steve Barber
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2.03
2.03
Thad Weber
Career
Per 600 PA
Steve Barber
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.12
0.12
Thad Weber
Career
Per 600 PA
Steve Barber
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
45
41.6
Thad Weber
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Barber
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
0.92
Thad Weber
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Barber
Career
Per 600 PA
2
1.85
Thad Weber
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Steve Barber
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Thad Weber
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Barber
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
0.92
Thad Weber
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Barber
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
0.92
Thad Weber
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Barber
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Thad Weber
Career
Per 600 PA