Len Barker vs. Ryan Madson — Career Comparison

Len Barker
Baby BoomersKentuckyThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaCleveland GuardiansAmerican LeagueStarting PitcherAll-Star
Ryan Madson
Gen XCaliforniaThrows RightBats LeftNorth AmericaPhiladelphia PhilliesNational LeagueRelief Pitcher

Len Barker built a career as a starting pitcher and Ryan Madson as a reliever — different jobs with different demands — but on the metrics that apply to both, a comparison is still worth making. Len Barker led in home run suppression (HR9+ 144 vs 97), strikeout rate (K%+ 141 vs 96), and skill-based run prevention (DICE+ 118 vs 100). Ryan Madson held the edge in walk avoidance (BB%+ 120 vs 93). Keeping the role difference in mind, the edge still goes to Len Barker.

Pitching Stats for Len Barker and Ryan Madson

Len Barker
Career
Per 9 Innings
11
11
Ryan Madson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
13
Len Barker
Career
Per 9 Innings
248
1.69
Ryan Madson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
740
7.66
Len Barker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
194
1.32
Ryan Madson
Career
Per 9 Innings
18
0.19
Len Barker
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
74
0.5
Ryan Madson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
61
0.63
Len Barker
Career
Per 9 Innings
76
0.52
Ryan Madson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
48
0.5
Len Barker
Career
Per 9 Innings
49.33
49.33
Ryan Madson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
55.96
55.96
Len Barker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
78.23
78.23
Ryan Madson
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.43
2.43
Len Barker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
35
0.24
Ryan Madson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Len Barker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
0.05
Ryan Madson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Len Barker
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
0.03
Ryan Madson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
91
0.94
Len Barker
Career
Per 9 Innings
639
4.34
Ryan Madson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
336
3.48
Len Barker
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.34
4.34
Ryan Madson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.48
3.48
Len Barker
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.73
3.73
Ryan Madson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.5
3.5
Len Barker
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.68
3.68
Ryan Madson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.46
3.46
Len Barker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.256
0.256
Ryan Madson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.253
0.253
Len Barker
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3971
27
Ryan Madson
Career
Per 9 Innings
2609
27
Len Barker
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1323.2
9
Ryan Madson
Career
Per 9 Innings
869.2
9
Len Barker
Career
Per 9 Innings
1289
8.76
Ryan Madson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
830
8.59
Len Barker
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.76
8.76
Ryan Madson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.59
8.59
Len Barker
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
96
0.65
Ryan Madson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
82
0.85
Len Barker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.65
0.65
Ryan Madson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.85
0.85
Len Barker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.39
0.39
Ryan Madson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.11
0.11
Len Barker
Career
Per 9 Innings
513
3.49
Ryan Madson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
250
2.59
Len Barker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
20
0.14
Ryan Madson
Career
Per 9 Innings
44
0.46
Len Barker
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.49
3.49
Ryan Madson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.59
2.59
Len Barker
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
975
6.63
Ryan Madson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
775
8.02
Len Barker
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.63
6.63
Ryan Madson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.02
8.02
Len Barker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.93
3.93
Ryan Madson
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.05
1.05
Len Barker
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.124
1.124
Ryan Madson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.179
1.179
Len Barker
Career
Per 9 Innings
65
0.44
Ryan Madson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
40
0.41
Len Barker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
21
0.14
Ryan Madson
Career
Per 9 Innings
44
0.46
Len Barker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.01
Ryan Madson
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
0.05
Len Barker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5674
38.58
Ryan Madson
Career
Per 9 Innings
3631
37.58
Len Barker
Career
Per 9 Innings
26
0.18
Ryan Madson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
236
2.44
Len Barker
Career
Per 9 Innings
695
4.73
Ryan Madson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
358
3.7
Len Barker
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.73
4.73
Ryan Madson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.7
3.7
Len Barker
Career
Per 9 Innings
65
0.44
Ryan Madson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
36
0.37
Len Barker
Career
Per 9 Innings
41
0.28
Ryan Madson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
24
0.25
Len Barker
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
109
0.74
Ryan Madson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
80
0.83
Len Barker
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.361
1.361
Ryan Madson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.242
1.242
Len Barker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5034
34.23
Ryan Madson
Career
Per 9 Innings
3277
33.91
Len Barker
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.8
2.8
Ryan Madson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.48
0.48
Len Barker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.301
0.301
Ryan Madson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.309
0.309
Len Barker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
38.58
38.58
Ryan Madson
Career
Per 9 Innings
37.58
37.58

Fielding Stats for Len Barker and Ryan Madson

Len Barker
Career
Per 9 Innings
11
11
Ryan Madson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
13
Len Barker
Career
Per 9 Innings
248
1.69
Ryan Madson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
740
7.66
Len Barker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
194
1.32
Ryan Madson
Career
Per 9 Innings
18
0.19
Len Barker
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3971
27
Ryan Madson
Career
Per 9 Innings
2609
27
Len Barker
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1323.2
9
Ryan Madson
Career
Per 9 Innings
869.2
9
Len Barker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
76
0.52
Ryan Madson
Career
Per 9 Innings
42
0.43
Len Barker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
177
1.2
Ryan Madson
Career
Per 9 Innings
103
1.07
Len Barker
Career
Per 9 Innings
13
0.09
Ryan Madson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.02
Len Barker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
266
1.81
Ryan Madson
Career
Per 9 Innings
147
1.52
Len Barker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
253
1.72
Ryan Madson
Career
Per 9 Innings
145
1.5
Len Barker
Career
Per 9 Innings
95.11
95.11
Ryan Madson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
98.64
98.64
Len Barker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.02
1.02
Ryan Madson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.196
0.196
Len Barker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
78.23
78.23
Ryan Madson
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.43
2.43
Len Barker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
0.08
Ryan Madson
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
0.06
Len Barker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ryan Madson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Len Barker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ryan Madson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Len Barker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ryan Madson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Len Barker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ryan Madson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Len Barker and Ryan Madson

Len Barker
Career
Per 600 PA
11
11
Ryan Madson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
13
13
Len Barker
Career
Per 600 PA
248
1984
Ryan Madson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
740
7655.17
Len Barker
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
75
600
Ryan Madson
Career
Per 600 PA
58
600
Len Barker
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
63
504
Ryan Madson
Career
Per 600 PAverified
49
506.9
Len Barker
Career
Per 600 PA
0.048
0.048
Ryan Madson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.122
0.122
Len Barker
Career
Per 600 PA
0.29
0.29
Ryan Madson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.397
0.397
Len Barker
Career
Per 600 PA
3
24
Ryan Madson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
62.07
Len Barker
Career
Per 600 PA
2
16
Ryan Madson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
51.72
Len Barker
Career
Per 600 PA
1
8
Ryan Madson
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
10.34
Len Barker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ryan Madson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Len Barker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ryan Madson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Len Barker
Career
Per 600 PA
1
8
Ryan Madson
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
10.34
Len Barker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.333
0.333
Ryan Madson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.167
0.167
Len Barker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ryan Madson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Len Barker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ryan Madson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Len Barker
Career
Per 600 PA
0.4
3.17
Ryan Madson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.81
8.37
Len Barker
Career
Per 600 PA
4
32
Ryan Madson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
72.41
Len Barker
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
9
72
Ryan Madson
Career
Per 600 PAverified
8
82.76
Len Barker
Career
Per 600 PA
0.13
0.13
Ryan Madson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.157
0.157
Len Barker
Career
Per 600 PA
0.064
0.064
Ryan Madson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.143
0.143
Len Barker
Career
Per 600 PA
0.194
0.194
Ryan Madson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.3
0.3
Len Barker
Career
Per 600 PA
0.016
0.016
Ryan Madson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.021
0.021
Len Barker
Career
Per 600 PA
0.075
0.075
Ryan Madson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.106
0.106
Len Barker
Career
Per 600 PA
0.161
0.161
Ryan Madson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.2
0.2
Len Barker
Career
Per 600 PA
0.094
0.094
Ryan Madson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.214
0.214
Len Barker
Career
Per 600 PA
3
24
Ryan Madson
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
31.03
Len Barker
Career
Per 600 PA
1
8
Ryan Madson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
20.69
Len Barker
Career
Per 600 PA
4
32
Ryan Madson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
51.72
Len Barker
Career
Per 600 PA
-3.05
-24.4
Ryan Madson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
-0.71
-7.3
Len Barker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ryan Madson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Len Barker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
48
Ryan Madson
Career
Per 600 PA
2
20.69
Len Barker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ryan Madson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Len Barker
Career
Per 600 PA
31
248
Ryan Madson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
21
217.24
Len Barker
Career
Per 600 PA
2.42
2.42
Ryan Madson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2.76
2.76
Len Barker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.19
0.19
Ryan Madson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.1
0.1
Len Barker
Career
Per 600 PA
6
48
Ryan Madson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
72.41
Len Barker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ryan Madson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Len Barker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
8
Ryan Madson
Career
Per 600 PA
2
20.69
Len Barker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ryan Madson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Len Barker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
8
Ryan Madson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Len Barker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
8
Ryan Madson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Len Barker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ryan Madson
Career
Per 600 PA