Steve Barber vs. Charlie Smith — Career Comparison

Steve Barber
Baby BoomersMichiganThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaMinnesota TwinsAmerican LeagueRelief Pitcher
Charlie Smith
Pre-GenerationalOhioThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaWashington SenatorsAmerican LeagueStarting Pitcher

Charlie Smith 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. Charlie Smith posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 2.81 and WHIP 1.232 compared to 5.08 and 1.744 for Steve Barber. By the career numbers, Charlie Smith had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Steve Barber and Charlie Smith

Steve Barber
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Charlie Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
10
Steve Barber
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
22
5.08
Charlie Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
212
1.41
Steve Barber
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.46
Charlie Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
148
0.99
Steve Barber
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.23
Charlie Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
66
0.44
Steve Barber
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Charlie Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
87
0.58
Steve Barber
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Charlie Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
43.14
43.14
Steve Barber
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.09
9.09
Charlie Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
69.81
69.81
Steve Barber
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Charlie Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
87
0.58
Steve Barber
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Charlie Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
0.07
Steve Barber
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.46
Charlie Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3
0.02
Steve Barber
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
22
5.08
Charlie Smith
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
422
2.81
Steve Barber
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.08
5.08
Charlie Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.81
2.81
Steve Barber
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.75
4.75
Charlie Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
3
Steve Barber
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.62
5.62
Charlie Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.22
3.22
Steve Barber
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.241
0.241
Charlie Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.257
0.257
Steve Barber
Career
Per 9 Innings
117
27
Charlie Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4048
27
Steve Barber
Career
Per 9 Innings
39
9
Charlie Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1349.1
9
Steve Barber
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
34
7.85
Charlie Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
1309
8.73
Steve Barber
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.85
7.85
Charlie Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.73
8.73
Steve Barber
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3
0.69
Charlie Smith
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
22
0.15
Steve Barber
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.69
0.69
Charlie Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.15
0.15
Steve Barber
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.14
0.14
Charlie Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.1
0.1
Steve Barber
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
31
7.15
Charlie Smith
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
353
2.35
Steve Barber
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.69
Charlie Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Steve Barber
Career
Per 9 Innings
7.15
7.15
Charlie Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.35
2.35
Steve Barber
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
18
4.15
Charlie Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
570
3.8
Steve Barber
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.15
4.15
Charlie Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.8
3.8
Steve Barber
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.82
0.82
Charlie Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.69
2.69
Steve Barber
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.256
1.256
Charlie Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.684
0.684
Steve Barber
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5
1.15
Charlie Smith
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
32
0.21
Steve Barber
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
0.46
Charlie Smith
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
29
0.19
Steve Barber
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Charlie Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.01
Steve Barber
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
181
41.77
Charlie Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5479
36.54
Steve Barber
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
2.31
Charlie Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
50
0.33
Steve Barber
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
23
5.31
Charlie Smith
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
587
3.92
Steve Barber
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.31
5.31
Charlie Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.92
3.92
Steve Barber
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.92
Charlie Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Steve Barber
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.69
Charlie Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Steve Barber
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Charlie Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Steve Barber
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.667
1.667
Charlie Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.232
1.232
Steve Barber
Career
Per 9 Innings
141
32.54
Charlie Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5097
34
Steve Barber
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.05
1.05
Charlie Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.77
2.77
Steve Barber
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.258
0.258
Charlie Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.286
0.286
Steve Barber
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
41.77
41.77
Charlie Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
36.54
36.54

Fielding Stats for Steve Barber and Charlie Smith

Steve Barber
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Charlie Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
10
Steve Barber
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
22
5.08
Charlie Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
213
1.86
Steve Barber
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.46
Charlie Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
113
0.99
Steve Barber
Career
Per 9 Innings
117
27
Charlie Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3087
27
Steve Barber
Career
Per 9 Innings
39
9
Charlie Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1029
9
Steve Barber
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.46
Charlie Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
36
0.31
Steve Barber
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.92
Charlie Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
398
3.48
Steve Barber
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Charlie Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
24
0.21
Steve Barber
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
1.38
Charlie Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
458
4.01
Steve Barber
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
1.38
Charlie Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
434
3.8
Steve Barber
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Charlie Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
94.76
94.76
Steve Barber
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.273
0.273
Charlie Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.038
2.038
Steve Barber
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.09
9.09
Charlie Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
53.05
53.05
Steve Barber
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Charlie Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
0.06
Steve Barber
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Charlie Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Steve Barber
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Charlie Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Steve Barber
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Charlie Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Steve Barber
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Charlie Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Steve Barber and Charlie Smith

Steve Barber
Career
Per 600 PA
2
2
Charlie Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10
10
Steve Barber
Career
Per 600 PAverified
25
1875
Charlie Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
218
266.94
Steve Barber
Career
Per 600 PA
8
600
Charlie Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
490
600
Steve Barber
Career
Per 600 PA
7
525
Charlie Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
447
547.35
Steve Barber
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Charlie Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.15
0.15
Steve Barber
Career
Per 600 PA
0.125
0.125
Charlie Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.398
0.398
Steve Barber
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Charlie Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
67
82.04
Steve Barber
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Charlie Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
60
73.47
Steve Barber
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Charlie Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
6.12
Steve Barber
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Charlie Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.22
Steve Barber
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Charlie Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.22
Steve Barber
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Charlie Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
8.57
Steve Barber
Career
Per 600 PA
Charlie Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.105
0.105
Steve Barber
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Charlie Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.002
0.002
Steve Barber
Career
Per 600 PA
Charlie Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.015
0.015
Steve Barber
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Charlie Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
14.19
17.37
Steve Barber
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Charlie Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
77
94.29
Steve Barber
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Charlie Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
83
101.63
Steve Barber
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Charlie Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.179
0.179
Steve Barber
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Charlie Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.172
0.172
Steve Barber
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Charlie Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.352
0.352
Steve Barber
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Charlie Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.022
0.022
Steve Barber
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Charlie Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.124
0.124
Steve Barber
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Charlie Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.245
0.245
Steve Barber
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Charlie Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.183
0.183
Steve Barber
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Charlie Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
22
26.94
Steve Barber
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Charlie Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
22
26.94
Steve Barber
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Charlie Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
43
52.65
Steve Barber
Career
Per 600 PA
-0.69
-51.76
Charlie Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8.56
10.49
Steve Barber
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Charlie Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
6.12
Steve Barber
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Charlie Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
11
13.47
Steve Barber
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Charlie Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Barber
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
2
150
Charlie Smith
Career
Per 600 PAverified
85
104.08
Steve Barber
Career
Per 600 PA
4
4
Charlie Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5.76
5.76
Steve Barber
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Charlie Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.13
0.13
Steve Barber
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
75
Charlie Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
27
33.06
Steve Barber
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Charlie Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Barber
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Charlie Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Barber
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Charlie Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Barber
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Charlie Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Barber
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Charlie Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Barber
Career
Per 600 PA
Charlie Smith
Career
Per 600 PA