Steve Barber vs. Rudy Schwenck — Career Comparison

Steve Barber
Baby BoomersMichiganThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaMinnesota TwinsAmerican LeagueRelief Pitcher
Rudy Schwenck
Lost GenerationKentuckyThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaChicago CubsNational LeagueStarting Pitcher

Rudy Schwenck built a career as a starting pitcher and Steve Barber as a reliever — different jobs with different demands — but on the metrics that apply to both, a comparison is still worth making. Rudy Schwenck posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 3.86 and WHIP 1.357 compared to 5.08 and 1.744 for Steve Barber. By the career numbers, Rudy Schwenck had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Steve Barber and Rudy Schwenck

Steve Barber
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
2
Rudy Schwenck
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Steve Barber
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
22
5.08
Rudy Schwenck
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
1.93
Steve Barber
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.46
Rudy Schwenck
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
1.29
Steve Barber
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.23
Rudy Schwenck
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.64
Steve Barber
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Rudy Schwenck
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.64
Steve Barber
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Rudy Schwenck
Career
Per 9 Innings
50
50
Steve Barber
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.09
9.09
Rudy Schwenck
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
66.67
66.67
Steve Barber
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rudy Schwenck
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Steve Barber
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rudy Schwenck
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Steve Barber
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.46
Rudy Schwenck
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Steve Barber
Career
Per 9 Innings
22
5.08
Rudy Schwenck
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
3.86
Steve Barber
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.08
5.08
Rudy Schwenck
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.86
3.86
Steve Barber
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.75
4.75
Rudy Schwenck
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.06
4.06
Steve Barber
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.62
5.62
Rudy Schwenck
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.43
3.43
Steve Barber
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.241
0.241
Rudy Schwenck
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.308
0.308
Steve Barber
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
117
27
Rudy Schwenck
Career
Per 9 Innings
42
27
Steve Barber
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
39
9
Rudy Schwenck
Career
Per 9 Innings
14
9
Steve Barber
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
34
7.85
Rudy Schwenck
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
16
10.29
Steve Barber
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.85
7.85
Rudy Schwenck
Career
Per 9 Innings
10.29
10.29
Steve Barber
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.69
Rudy Schwenck
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Steve Barber
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.69
0.69
Rudy Schwenck
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Steve Barber
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.14
0.14
Rudy Schwenck
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Steve Barber
Career
Per 9 Innings
31
7.15
Rudy Schwenck
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
1.93
Steve Barber
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.69
Rudy Schwenck
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Steve Barber
Career
Per 9 Innings
7.15
7.15
Rudy Schwenck
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.93
1.93
Steve Barber
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
18
4.15
Rudy Schwenck
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
1.93
Steve Barber
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.15
4.15
Rudy Schwenck
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.93
1.93
Steve Barber
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.82
0.82
Rudy Schwenck
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
1
Steve Barber
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.256
1.256
Rudy Schwenck
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.429
0.429
Steve Barber
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
1.15
Rudy Schwenck
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Steve Barber
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.46
Rudy Schwenck
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
0.64
Steve Barber
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rudy Schwenck
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Steve Barber
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
181
41.77
Rudy Schwenck
Career
Per 9 Innings
56
36
Steve Barber
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
2.31
Rudy Schwenck
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.64
Steve Barber
Career
Per 9 Innings
23
5.31
Rudy Schwenck
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
4.5
Steve Barber
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.31
5.31
Rudy Schwenck
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.5
4.5
Steve Barber
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.92
Rudy Schwenck
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Steve Barber
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.69
Rudy Schwenck
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Steve Barber
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rudy Schwenck
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Steve Barber
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.667
1.667
Rudy Schwenck
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.357
1.357
Steve Barber
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
141
32.54
Rudy Schwenck
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
52
33.43
Steve Barber
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.05
1.05
Rudy Schwenck
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.33
2.33
Steve Barber
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.258
0.258
Rudy Schwenck
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.327
0.327
Steve Barber
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
41.77
41.77
Rudy Schwenck
Career
Per 9 Innings
36
36

Fielding Stats for Steve Barber and Rudy Schwenck

Steve Barber
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
2
Rudy Schwenck
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Steve Barber
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
22
5.08
Rudy Schwenck
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
6.75
Steve Barber
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.46
Rudy Schwenck
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
4.5
Steve Barber
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
117
27
Rudy Schwenck
Career
Per 9 Innings
12
27
Steve Barber
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
39
9
Rudy Schwenck
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
9
Steve Barber
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.46
Rudy Schwenck
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
4.5
Steve Barber
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.92
Rudy Schwenck
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
11.25
Steve Barber
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rudy Schwenck
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Steve Barber
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
1.38
Rudy Schwenck
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
15.75
Steve Barber
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
1.38
Rudy Schwenck
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
15.75
Steve Barber
Career
Per 9 Innings
100
100
Rudy Schwenck
Career
Per 9 Innings
100
100
Steve Barber
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.273
0.273
Rudy Schwenck
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.333
2.333
Steve Barber
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.09
9.09
Rudy Schwenck
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
66.67
66.67
Steve Barber
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rudy Schwenck
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
2.25
Steve Barber
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rudy Schwenck
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Steve Barber
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rudy Schwenck
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Steve Barber
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rudy Schwenck
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Steve Barber
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rudy Schwenck
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Steve Barber and Rudy Schwenck

Steve Barber
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
2
Rudy Schwenck
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1
Steve Barber
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
25
1875
Rudy Schwenck
Career
Per 600 PA
3
360
Steve Barber
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
8
600
Rudy Schwenck
Career
Per 600 PA
5
600
Steve Barber
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
525
Rudy Schwenck
Career
Per 600 PA
4
480
Steve Barber
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rudy Schwenck
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.25
0.25
Steve Barber
Career
Per 600 PA
0.125
0.125
Rudy Schwenck
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.7
0.7
Steve Barber
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rudy Schwenck
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
120
Steve Barber
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rudy Schwenck
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
120
Steve Barber
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rudy Schwenck
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Barber
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rudy Schwenck
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Barber
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rudy Schwenck
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Barber
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rudy Schwenck
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Barber
Career
Per 600 PA
Rudy Schwenck
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Barber
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rudy Schwenck
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Barber
Career
Per 600 PA
Rudy Schwenck
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Barber
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rudy Schwenck
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.5
59.55
Steve Barber
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rudy Schwenck
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
120
Steve Barber
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rudy Schwenck
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
240
Steve Barber
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rudy Schwenck
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.4
0.4
Steve Barber
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rudy Schwenck
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.25
0.25
Steve Barber
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rudy Schwenck
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.65
0.65
Steve Barber
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rudy Schwenck
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Barber
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rudy Schwenck
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.243
0.243
Steve Barber
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rudy Schwenck
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.667
0.667
Steve Barber
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rudy Schwenck
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.5
0.5
Steve Barber
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rudy Schwenck
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Barber
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rudy Schwenck
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Barber
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rudy Schwenck
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Barber
Career
Per 600 PA
-0.69
-51.76
Rudy Schwenck
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.62
74.51
Steve Barber
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rudy Schwenck
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Barber
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rudy Schwenck
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
120
Steve Barber
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rudy Schwenck
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Barber
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
150
Rudy Schwenck
Career
Per 600 PA
2
240
Steve Barber
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
4
Rudy Schwenck
Career
Per 600 PA
2.5
2.5
Steve Barber
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rudy Schwenck
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.5
0.5
Steve Barber
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
75
Rudy Schwenck
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Barber
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rudy Schwenck
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Barber
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rudy Schwenck
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Barber
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rudy Schwenck
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Barber
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rudy Schwenck
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Barber
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rudy Schwenck
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Barber
Career
Per 600 PA
Rudy Schwenck
Career
Per 600 PA