Len Barker vs. Ben Wade — Career Comparison

Len Barker
Baby BoomersKentuckyThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaCleveland GuardiansAmerican LeagueStarting PitcherAll-Star
Ben Wade
Greatest GenerationNorth CarolinaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaBrooklyn DodgersNational LeagueRelief Pitcher

Len Barker built a career as a starting pitcher and Ben Wade as a reliever — different jobs with different demands — but on the metrics that apply to both, a comparison is still worth making. Len Barker posted a career ERA of 4.34 against Ben Wade's 4.34, with WHIP of 1.376 and 1.478 respectively. The raw numbers call this too close to separate — era context would be needed for a firmer verdict.

Pitching Stats for Len Barker and Ben Wade

Len Barker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
11
Ben Wade
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
5
Len Barker
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
248
1.69
Ben Wade
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
118
2.86
Len Barker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
194
1.32
Ben Wade
Career
Per 9 Innings
25
0.61
Len Barker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
74
0.5
Ben Wade
Career
Per 9 Innings
19
0.46
Len Barker
Career
Per 9 Innings
76
0.52
Ben Wade
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
17
0.41
Len Barker
Career
Per 9 Innings
49.33
49.33
Ben Wade
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
52.78
52.78
Len Barker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
78.23
78.23
Ben Wade
Career
Per 9 Innings
21.19
21.19
Len Barker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
35
0.24
Ben Wade
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
0.12
Len Barker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
0.05
Ben Wade
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.02
Len Barker
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
0.03
Ben Wade
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
0.24
Len Barker
Career
Per 9 Innings
639
4.34
Ben Wade
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
179
4.34
Len Barker
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.34
4.34
Ben Wade
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.34
4.34
Len Barker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.73
3.73
Ben Wade
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.65
4.65
Len Barker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.68
3.68
Ben Wade
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.98
4.98
Len Barker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.256
0.256
Ben Wade
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.254
0.254
Len Barker
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3971
27
Ben Wade
Career
Per 9 Innings
1114
27
Len Barker
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1323.2
9
Ben Wade
Career
Per 9 Innings
371.1
9
Len Barker
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1289
8.76
Ben Wade
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
364
8.82
Len Barker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.76
8.76
Ben Wade
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.82
8.82
Len Barker
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
96
0.65
Ben Wade
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
49
1.19
Len Barker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.65
0.65
Ben Wade
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.19
1.19
Len Barker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.39
0.39
Ben Wade
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.42
0.42
Len Barker
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
513
3.49
Ben Wade
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
181
4.39
Len Barker
Career
Per 9 Innings
20
0.14
Ben Wade
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.1
Len Barker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.49
3.49
Ben Wade
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.39
4.39
Len Barker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
975
6.63
Ben Wade
Career
Per 9 Innings
235
5.7
Len Barker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6.63
6.63
Ben Wade
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.7
5.7
Len Barker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.93
3.93
Ben Wade
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.99
1.99
Len Barker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.124
1.124
Ben Wade
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.12
1.12
Len Barker
Career
Per 9 Innings
65
0.44
Ben Wade
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.1
Len Barker
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
21
0.14
Ben Wade
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
9
0.22
Len Barker
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.01
Ben Wade
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
0.02
Len Barker
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5674
38.58
Ben Wade
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1624
39.36
Len Barker
Career
Per 9 Innings
26
0.18
Ben Wade
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
44
1.07
Len Barker
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
695
4.73
Ben Wade
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
198
4.8
Len Barker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.73
4.73
Ben Wade
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.8
4.8
Len Barker
Career
Per 9 Innings
65
0.44
Ben Wade
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Len Barker
Career
Per 9 Innings
41
0.28
Ben Wade
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Len Barker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
109
0.74
Ben Wade
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Len Barker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.361
1.361
Ben Wade
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.468
1.468
Len Barker
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5034
34.23
Ben Wade
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1434
34.76
Len Barker
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.8
2.8
Ben Wade
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.68
1.68
Len Barker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.301
0.301
Ben Wade
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.274
0.274
Len Barker
Career
Per 9 Innings
38.58
38.58
Ben Wade
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
39.36
39.36

Fielding Stats for Len Barker and Ben Wade

Len Barker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
11
Ben Wade
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
5
Len Barker
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
248
1.69
Ben Wade
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
118
11.06
Len Barker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
194
1.32
Ben Wade
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.09
Len Barker
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3971
27
Ben Wade
Career
Per 9 Innings
288
27
Len Barker
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1323.2
9
Ben Wade
Career
Per 9 Innings
96
9
Len Barker
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
76
0.52
Ben Wade
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
27
2.53
Len Barker
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
177
1.2
Ben Wade
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
36
3.38
Len Barker
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
0.09
Ben Wade
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4
0.38
Len Barker
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
266
1.81
Ben Wade
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
67
6.28
Len Barker
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
253
1.72
Ben Wade
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
63
5.91
Len Barker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
95.11
95.11
Ben Wade
Career
Per 9 Innings
94.03
94.03
Len Barker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.02
1.02
Ben Wade
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.534
0.534
Len Barker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
78.23
78.23
Ben Wade
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.85
0.85
Len Barker
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
12
0.08
Ben Wade
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.38
Len Barker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ben Wade
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Len Barker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ben Wade
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Len Barker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ben Wade
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Len Barker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ben Wade
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Len Barker and Ben Wade

Len Barker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
11
11
Ben Wade
Career
Per 600 PA
5
5
Len Barker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
248
1984
Ben Wade
Career
Per 600 PA
118
661.68
Len Barker
Career
Per 600 PA
75
600
Ben Wade
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
107
600
Len Barker
Career
Per 600 PA
63
504
Ben Wade
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
98
549.53
Len Barker
Career
Per 600 PA
0.048
0.048
Ben Wade
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.112
0.112
Len Barker
Career
Per 600 PA
0.29
0.29
Ben Wade
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.439
0.439
Len Barker
Career
Per 600 PA
3
24
Ben Wade
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
11
61.68
Len Barker
Career
Per 600 PA
2
16
Ben Wade
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
22.43
Len Barker
Career
Per 600 PA
1
8
Ben Wade
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
16.82
Len Barker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ben Wade
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Len Barker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ben Wade
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
22.43
Len Barker
Career
Per 600 PA
1
8
Ben Wade
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
39.25
Len Barker
Career
Per 600 PA
0.333
0.333
Ben Wade
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.636
0.636
Len Barker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ben Wade
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.041
0.041
Len Barker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ben Wade
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.364
0.364
Len Barker
Career
Per 600 PA
0.4
3.17
Ben Wade
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5.33
29.91
Len Barker
Career
Per 600 PA
4
32
Ben Wade
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
26
145.79
Len Barker
Career
Per 600 PA
9
72
Ben Wade
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
13
72.9
Len Barker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.13
0.13
Ben Wade
Career
Per 600 PA
0.129
0.129
Len Barker
Career
Per 600 PA
0.064
0.064
Ben Wade
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.265
0.265
Len Barker
Career
Per 600 PA
0.194
0.194
Ben Wade
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.394
0.394
Len Barker
Career
Per 600 PA
0.016
0.016
Ben Wade
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.153
0.153
Len Barker
Career
Per 600 PA
0.075
0.075
Ben Wade
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.124
0.124
Len Barker
Career
Per 600 PA
0.161
0.161
Ben Wade
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.308
0.308
Len Barker
Career
Per 600 PA
0.094
0.094
Ben Wade
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.121
0.121
Len Barker
Career
Per 600 PA
3
24
Ben Wade
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8
44.86
Len Barker
Career
Per 600 PA
1
8
Ben Wade
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9
50.47
Len Barker
Career
Per 600 PA
4
32
Ben Wade
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
13
72.9
Len Barker
Career
Per 600 PA
-3.05
-24.4
Ben Wade
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
-0.1
-0.56
Len Barker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ben Wade
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Len Barker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
48
Ben Wade
Career
Per 600 PA
2
11.21
Len Barker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ben Wade
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Len Barker
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
31
248
Ben Wade
Career
Per 600 PAverified
37
207.48
Len Barker
Career
Per 600 PA
2.42
2.42
Ben Wade
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2.89
2.89
Len Barker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.19
0.19
Ben Wade
Career
Per 600 PA
0.05
0.05
Len Barker
Career
Per 600 PAverified
6
48
Ben Wade
Career
Per 600 PA
6
33.64
Len Barker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ben Wade
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
5.61
Len Barker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
8
Ben Wade
Career
Per 600 PA
4
22.43
Len Barker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ben Wade
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Len Barker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
8
Ben Wade
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Len Barker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
8
Ben Wade
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Len Barker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ben Wade
Career
Per 600 PA