Steve Barber vs. Lefty Williams — Career Comparison

Steve Barber
Baby BoomersMichiganThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaMinnesota TwinsAmerican LeagueRelief Pitcher
Lefty Williams
Lost GenerationVirginiaThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaHomestead GraysNegro National League IIStarting Pitcher

Lefty Williams 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. Lefty Williams posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 4.41 and WHIP 1.319 compared to 5.08 and 1.744 for Steve Barber. By the career numbers, Lefty Williams had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Steve Barber and Lefty Williams

Steve Barber
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Lefty Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
8
Steve Barber
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
22
5.08
Lefty Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
60
1.5
Steve Barber
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.46
Lefty Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
40
1
Steve Barber
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.23
Lefty Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
28
0.7
Steve Barber
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Lefty Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
12
0.3
Steve Barber
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Lefty Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
70
70
Steve Barber
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.09
9.09
Lefty Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
66.67
66.67
Steve Barber
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lefty Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
28
0.7
Steve Barber
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lefty Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.1
Steve Barber
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.46
Lefty Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Steve Barber
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
22
5.08
Lefty Williams
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
176
4.41
Steve Barber
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.08
5.08
Lefty Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.41
4.41
Steve Barber
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.75
4.75
Lefty Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.34
3.34
Steve Barber
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.62
5.62
Lefty Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.35
3.35
Steve Barber
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.241
0.241
Lefty Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.271
0.271
Steve Barber
Career
Per 9 Innings
117
27
Lefty Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1078
27
Steve Barber
Career
Per 9 Innings
39
9
Lefty Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
359.1
9
Steve Barber
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
34
7.85
Lefty Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
369
9.24
Steve Barber
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.85
7.85
Lefty Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.24
9.24
Steve Barber
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3
0.69
Lefty Williams
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.15
Steve Barber
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.69
0.69
Lefty Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.15
0.15
Steve Barber
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.14
0.14
Lefty Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.1
0.1
Steve Barber
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
31
7.15
Lefty Williams
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
105
2.63
Steve Barber
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.69
Lefty Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Steve Barber
Career
Per 9 Innings
7.15
7.15
Lefty Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.63
2.63
Steve Barber
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
18
4.15
Lefty Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
148
3.71
Steve Barber
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.15
4.15
Lefty Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.71
3.71
Steve Barber
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.82
0.82
Lefty Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.47
2.47
Steve Barber
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.256
1.256
Lefty Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.704
0.704
Steve Barber
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
1.15
Lefty Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.05
Steve Barber
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
0.46
Lefty Williams
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
0.23
Steve Barber
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lefty Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Steve Barber
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
181
41.77
Lefty Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1522
38.12
Steve Barber
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
2.31
Lefty Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
13
0.33
Steve Barber
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
23
5.31
Lefty Williams
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
209
5.23
Steve Barber
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.31
5.31
Lefty Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.23
5.23
Steve Barber
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.92
Lefty Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
47
1.18
Steve Barber
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.69
Lefty Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Steve Barber
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lefty Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
32
0.8
Steve Barber
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.667
1.667
Lefty Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.319
1.319
Steve Barber
Career
Per 9 Innings
141
32.54
Lefty Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1361
34.09
Steve Barber
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.05
1.05
Lefty Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.48
3.48
Steve Barber
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.258
0.258
Lefty Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.301
0.301
Steve Barber
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
41.77
41.77
Lefty Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
38.12
38.12

Fielding Stats for Steve Barber and Lefty Williams

Steve Barber
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Lefty Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
8
Steve Barber
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
22
5.08
Lefty Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
65
1.53
Steve Barber
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.46
Lefty Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
42
0.99
Steve Barber
Career
Per 9 Innings
117
27
Lefty Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1150
27
Steve Barber
Career
Per 9 Innings
39
9
Lefty Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
383.1
9
Steve Barber
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.46
Lefty Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
20
0.47
Steve Barber
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.92
Lefty Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
113
2.65
Steve Barber
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Lefty Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
0.16
Steve Barber
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
1.38
Lefty Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
140
3.29
Steve Barber
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
1.38
Lefty Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
133
3.12
Steve Barber
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Lefty Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
95
95
Steve Barber
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.273
0.273
Lefty Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.046
2.046
Steve Barber
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.09
9.09
Lefty Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
64.62
64.62
Steve Barber
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lefty Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.07
Steve Barber
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lefty Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Steve Barber
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lefty Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Steve Barber
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lefty Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Steve Barber
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lefty Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Steve Barber and Lefty Williams

Steve Barber
Career
Per 600 PA
2
2
Lefty Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8
8
Steve Barber
Career
Per 600 PAverified
25
1875
Lefty Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
65
234.94
Steve Barber
Career
Per 600 PA
8
600
Lefty Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
166
600
Steve Barber
Career
Per 600 PA
7
525
Lefty Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
149
538.55
Steve Barber
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lefty Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.228
0.228
Steve Barber
Career
Per 600 PA
0.125
0.125
Lefty Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.575
0.575
Steve Barber
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lefty Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
34
122.89
Steve Barber
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lefty Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
27
97.59
Steve Barber
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lefty Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
25.3
Steve Barber
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lefty Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Barber
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lefty Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Barber
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lefty Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
25.3
Steve Barber
Career
Per 600 PA
Lefty Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.206
0.206
Steve Barber
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lefty Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Barber
Career
Per 600 PA
Lefty Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Barber
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lefty Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10.87
39.28
Steve Barber
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lefty Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
41
148.19
Steve Barber
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lefty Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
41
148.19
Steve Barber
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lefty Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.263
0.263
Steve Barber
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lefty Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.275
0.275
Steve Barber
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lefty Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.538
0.538
Steve Barber
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lefty Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.047
0.047
Steve Barber
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lefty Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.187
0.187
Steve Barber
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lefty Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.417
0.417
Steve Barber
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lefty Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.235
0.235
Steve Barber
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lefty Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
28
101.2
Steve Barber
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lefty Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
16
57.83
Steve Barber
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lefty Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
44
159.04
Steve Barber
Career
Per 600 PA
-0.69
-51.76
Lefty Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
12.47
45.07
Steve Barber
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lefty Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
3.61
Steve Barber
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lefty Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
21.69
Steve Barber
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lefty Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Barber
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
2
150
Lefty Williams
Career
Per 600 PAverified
4
14.46
Steve Barber
Career
Per 600 PA
4
4
Lefty Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
41.5
41.5
Steve Barber
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lefty Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1.5
1.5
Steve Barber
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
75
Lefty Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
10
36.14
Steve Barber
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lefty Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Barber
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lefty Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Barber
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lefty Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Barber
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lefty Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Barber
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lefty Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Barber
Career
Per 600 PA
Lefty Williams
Career
Per 600 PA