Steve Barber vs. Lee Wade — Career Comparison

Steve Barber
Baby BoomersMichiganThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaMinnesota TwinsAmerican LeagueRelief Pitcher
Lee Wade
Lost GenerationThrows RightSt. Louis GiantsNegro National LeagueStarting Pitcher

Lee Wade 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. Lee Wade posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 3.77 and WHIP 1.309 compared to 5.08 and 1.744 for Steve Barber. By the career numbers, Lee Wade had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Steve Barber and Lee Wade

Steve Barber
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Lee Wade
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
8
Steve Barber
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
22
5.08
Lee Wade
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
65
1.24
Steve Barber
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.46
Lee Wade
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
52
0.99
Steve Barber
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.23
Lee Wade
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
25
0.48
Steve Barber
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Lee Wade
Career
Per 9 Innings
27
0.51
Steve Barber
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Lee Wade
Career
Per 9 Innings
48.08
48.08
Steve Barber
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.09
9.09
Lee Wade
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
80
80
Steve Barber
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lee Wade
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
40
0.76
Steve Barber
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lee Wade
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.06
Steve Barber
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.46
Lee Wade
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Steve Barber
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
22
5.08
Lee Wade
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
198
3.77
Steve Barber
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.08
5.08
Lee Wade
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.77
3.77
Steve Barber
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.75
4.75
Lee Wade
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.47
3.47
Steve Barber
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.62
5.62
Lee Wade
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.46
3.46
Steve Barber
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.241
0.241
Lee Wade
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.271
0.271
Steve Barber
Career
Per 9 Innings
117
27
Lee Wade
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1419
27
Steve Barber
Career
Per 9 Innings
39
9
Lee Wade
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
473
9
Steve Barber
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
34
7.85
Lee Wade
Career
Per 9 Innings
504
9.59
Steve Barber
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.85
7.85
Lee Wade
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.59
9.59
Steve Barber
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3
0.69
Lee Wade
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
21
0.4
Steve Barber
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.69
0.69
Lee Wade
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.4
0.4
Steve Barber
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.14
0.14
Lee Wade
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.32
0.32
Steve Barber
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
31
7.15
Lee Wade
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
115
2.19
Steve Barber
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.69
Lee Wade
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Steve Barber
Career
Per 9 Innings
7.15
7.15
Lee Wade
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.19
2.19
Steve Barber
Career
Per 9 Innings
18
4.15
Lee Wade
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
222
4.22
Steve Barber
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.15
4.15
Lee Wade
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.22
4.22
Steve Barber
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.82
0.82
Lee Wade
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.42
3.42
Steve Barber
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.256
1.256
Lee Wade
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.713
0.713
Steve Barber
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
1.15
Lee Wade
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.04
Steve Barber
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
0.46
Lee Wade
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
0.27
Steve Barber
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lee Wade
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Steve Barber
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
181
41.77
Lee Wade
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2051
39.03
Steve Barber
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
2.31
Lee Wade
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Steve Barber
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
23
5.31
Lee Wade
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
275
5.23
Steve Barber
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.31
5.31
Lee Wade
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.23
5.23
Steve Barber
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.92
Lee Wade
Career
Per 9 Innings
62
1.18
Steve Barber
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.69
Lee Wade
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Steve Barber
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lee Wade
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
29
0.55
Steve Barber
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.667
1.667
Lee Wade
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.309
1.309
Steve Barber
Career
Per 9 Innings
141
32.54
Lee Wade
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1860
35.39
Steve Barber
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.05
1.05
Lee Wade
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.23
4.23
Steve Barber
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.258
0.258
Lee Wade
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.299
0.299
Steve Barber
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
41.77
41.77
Lee Wade
Career
Per 9 Innings
39.03
39.03

Fielding Stats for Steve Barber and Lee Wade

Steve Barber
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Lee Wade
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
9
Steve Barber
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
22
5.08
Lee Wade
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
81
1.28
Steve Barber
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.46
Lee Wade
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.03
Steve Barber
Career
Per 9 Innings
117
27
Lee Wade
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1713
27
Steve Barber
Career
Per 9 Innings
39
9
Lee Wade
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
571
9
Steve Barber
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.46
Lee Wade
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
50
0.79
Steve Barber
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.92
Lee Wade
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
107
1.69
Steve Barber
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Lee Wade
Career
Per 9 Innings
15
0.24
Steve Barber
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
1.38
Lee Wade
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
172
2.71
Steve Barber
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
1.38
Lee Wade
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
157
2.47
Steve Barber
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Lee Wade
Career
Per 9 Innings
91.28
91.28
Steve Barber
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.273
0.273
Lee Wade
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.938
1.938
Steve Barber
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9.09
9.09
Lee Wade
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.47
2.47
Steve Barber
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lee Wade
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
0.11
Steve Barber
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lee Wade
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Steve Barber
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lee Wade
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Steve Barber
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lee Wade
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Steve Barber
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lee Wade
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Steve Barber and Lee Wade

Steve Barber
Career
Per 600 PA
2
2
Lee Wade
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9
9
Steve Barber
Career
Per 600 PAverified
25
1875
Lee Wade
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
75
187.5
Steve Barber
Career
Per 600 PA
8
600
Lee Wade
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
240
600
Steve Barber
Career
Per 600 PA
7
525
Lee Wade
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
214
535
Steve Barber
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lee Wade
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.192
0.192
Steve Barber
Career
Per 600 PA
0.125
0.125
Lee Wade
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.525
0.525
Steve Barber
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lee Wade
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
41
102.5
Steve Barber
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lee Wade
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
32
80
Steve Barber
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lee Wade
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8
20
Steve Barber
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lee Wade
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Barber
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lee Wade
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
2.5
Steve Barber
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lee Wade
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9
22.5
Steve Barber
Career
Per 600 PA
Lee Wade
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.22
0.22
Steve Barber
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lee Wade
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.005
0.005
Steve Barber
Career
Per 600 PA
Lee Wade
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.024
0.024
Steve Barber
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lee Wade
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
13.34
33.36
Steve Barber
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lee Wade
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
52
130
Steve Barber
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lee Wade
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
55
137.5
Steve Barber
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lee Wade
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.241
0.241
Steve Barber
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lee Wade
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.243
0.243
Steve Barber
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lee Wade
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.484
0.484
Steve Barber
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lee Wade
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.051
0.051
Steve Barber
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lee Wade
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.169
0.169
Steve Barber
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lee Wade
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.382
0.382
Steve Barber
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lee Wade
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.188
0.188
Steve Barber
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lee Wade
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
23
57.5
Steve Barber
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lee Wade
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
17
42.5
Steve Barber
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lee Wade
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
39
97.5
Steve Barber
Career
Per 600 PA
-0.69
-51.76
Lee Wade
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
13.97
34.92
Steve Barber
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lee Wade
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
2.5
Steve Barber
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lee Wade
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
13
32.5
Steve Barber
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lee Wade
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Barber
Career
Per 600 PA
2
150
Lee Wade
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Steve Barber
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
4
Lee Wade
Career
Per 600 PA
Steve Barber
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lee Wade
Career
Per 600 PA
Steve Barber
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
75
Lee Wade
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
12
30
Steve Barber
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lee Wade
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Barber
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lee Wade
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Barber
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lee Wade
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Barber
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lee Wade
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Barber
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lee Wade
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Barber
Career
Per 600 PA
Lee Wade
Career
Per 600 PA