Richie Barker vs. Mike Morgan — Career Comparison

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Mike Morgan built a career as a starting pitcher and Richie Barker as a reliever — different jobs with different demands — but on the metrics that apply to both, a comparison is still worth making. Mike Morgan posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 4.23 and WHIP 1.428 compared to 7.2 and 2.200 for Richie Barker. By the career numbers, Mike Morgan had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Richie Barker and Mike Morgan

Richie Barker
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Mike Morgan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
22
22
Richie Barker
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
9
Mike Morgan
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
597
1.94
Richie Barker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mike Morgan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
411
1.33
Richie Barker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mike Morgan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
141
0.46
Richie Barker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Mike Morgan
Career
Per 9 Innings
186
0.6
Richie Barker
Career
Per 9 Innings
Mike Morgan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
43.12
43.12
Richie Barker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mike Morgan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
68.84
68.84
Richie Barker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mike Morgan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
46
0.15
Richie Barker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mike Morgan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
0.03
Richie Barker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mike Morgan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
0.03
Richie Barker
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4
7.2
Mike Morgan
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1303
4.23
Richie Barker
Career
Per 9 Innings
7.2
7.2
Mike Morgan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.23
4.23
Richie Barker
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.47
5.47
Mike Morgan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.27
4.27
Richie Barker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.2
4.2
Mike Morgan
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.35
4.35
Richie Barker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.3
0.3
Mike Morgan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.276
0.276
Richie Barker
Career
Per 9 Innings
15
27
Mike Morgan
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
8317
27
Richie Barker
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
9
Mike Morgan
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2772.1
9
Richie Barker
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6
10.8
Mike Morgan
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2943
9.55
Richie Barker
Career
Per 9 Innings
10.8
10.8
Mike Morgan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9.55
9.55
Richie Barker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Mike Morgan
Career
Per 9 Innings
270
0.88
Richie Barker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Mike Morgan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.88
0.88
Richie Barker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Mike Morgan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.45
0.45
Richie Barker
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4
7.2
Mike Morgan
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
938
3.05
Richie Barker
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
1.8
Mike Morgan
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
77
0.25
Richie Barker
Career
Per 9 Innings
7.2
7.2
Mike Morgan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.05
3.05
Richie Barker
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
5.4
Mike Morgan
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1403
4.55
Richie Barker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.4
5.4
Mike Morgan
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.55
4.55
Richie Barker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.6
0.6
Mike Morgan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.35
2.35
Richie Barker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.4
1.4
Mike Morgan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.844
0.844
Richie Barker
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
1.8
Mike Morgan
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
105
0.34
Richie Barker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Mike Morgan
Career
Per 9 Innings
73
0.24
Richie Barker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Mike Morgan
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
0.02
Richie Barker
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
25
45
Mike Morgan
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
11872
38.54
Richie Barker
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
1.8
Mike Morgan
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
56
0.18
Richie Barker
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4
7.2
Mike Morgan
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1431
4.65
Richie Barker
Career
Per 9 Innings
7.2
7.2
Mike Morgan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.65
4.65
Richie Barker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Mike Morgan
Career
Per 9 Innings
124
0.4
Richie Barker
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
1.8
Mike Morgan
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
75
0.24
Richie Barker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mike Morgan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
332
1.08
Richie Barker
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Mike Morgan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.4
1.4
Richie Barker
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
20
36
Mike Morgan
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
10662
34.61
Richie Barker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.8
0.8
Mike Morgan
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.4
2.4
Richie Barker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.353
0.353
Mike Morgan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.297
0.297
Richie Barker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
45
45
Mike Morgan
Career
Per 9 Innings
38.54
38.54

Fielding Stats for Richie Barker and Mike Morgan

Richie Barker
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Mike Morgan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
22
22
Richie Barker
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
9
Mike Morgan
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
597
1.94
Richie Barker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mike Morgan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
411
1.33
Richie Barker
Career
Per 9 Innings
15
27
Mike Morgan
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
8317
27
Richie Barker
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
9
Mike Morgan
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2772.1
9
Richie Barker
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
1.8
Mike Morgan
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
215
0.7
Richie Barker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mike Morgan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
465
1.51
Richie Barker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Mike Morgan
Career
Per 9 Innings
25
0.08
Richie Barker
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1.8
Mike Morgan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
705
2.29
Richie Barker
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1.8
Mike Morgan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
680
2.21
Richie Barker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Mike Morgan
Career
Per 9 Innings
96.45
96.45
Richie Barker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.2
0.2
Mike Morgan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.139
1.139
Richie Barker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mike Morgan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
68.84
68.84
Richie Barker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mike Morgan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
39
0.13
Richie Barker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mike Morgan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Richie Barker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mike Morgan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Richie Barker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mike Morgan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Richie Barker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mike Morgan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Richie Barker and Mike Morgan

Richie Barker
Career
Per 600 PA
1
Mike Morgan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
22
22
Richie Barker
Career
Per 600 PA
5
Mike Morgan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
597
625.13
Richie Barker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Mike Morgan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
573
600
Richie Barker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Mike Morgan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
497
520.42
Richie Barker
Career
Per 600 PA
Mike Morgan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.109
0.109
Richie Barker
Career
Per 600 PA
Mike Morgan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.342
0.342
Richie Barker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Mike Morgan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
54
56.54
Richie Barker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Mike Morgan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
50
52.36
Richie Barker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Mike Morgan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
3.14
Richie Barker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Mike Morgan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.05
Richie Barker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Mike Morgan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Richie Barker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Mike Morgan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
4.19
Richie Barker
Career
Per 600 PA
Mike Morgan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.074
0.074
Richie Barker
Career
Per 600 PA
Mike Morgan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Richie Barker
Career
Per 600 PA
Mike Morgan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Richie Barker
Career
Per 600 PA
Mike Morgan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7.05
7.38
Richie Barker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Mike Morgan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
59
61.78
Richie Barker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Mike Morgan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
68
71.2
Richie Barker
Career
Per 600 PA
Mike Morgan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.132
0.132
Richie Barker
Career
Per 600 PA
Mike Morgan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.119
0.119
Richie Barker
Career
Per 600 PA
Mike Morgan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.251
0.251
Richie Barker
Career
Per 600 PA
Mike Morgan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.01
0.01
Richie Barker
Career
Per 600 PA
Mike Morgan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.089
0.089
Richie Barker
Career
Per 600 PA
Mike Morgan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.163
0.163
Richie Barker
Career
Per 600 PA
Mike Morgan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.155
0.155
Richie Barker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Mike Morgan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
13
13.61
Richie Barker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Mike Morgan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
15
15.71
Richie Barker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Mike Morgan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
28
29.32
Richie Barker
Career
Per 600 PA
Mike Morgan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
-8.66
-9.07
Richie Barker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Mike Morgan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.05
Richie Barker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Mike Morgan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
13
13.61
Richie Barker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Mike Morgan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Richie Barker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
Mike Morgan
Career
Per 600 PA
151
158.12
Richie Barker
Career
Per 600 PA
Mike Morgan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3.79
3.79
Richie Barker
Career
Per 600 PA
Mike Morgan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.09
0.09
Richie Barker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Mike Morgan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
59
61.78
Richie Barker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Mike Morgan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
3.14
Richie Barker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
Mike Morgan
Career
Per 600 PA
5
5.24
Richie Barker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Mike Morgan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Richie Barker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Mike Morgan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Richie Barker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Mike Morgan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Richie Barker
Career
Per 600 PA
Mike Morgan
Career
Per 600 PA