Brian Barkley vs. Guy Bush — Career Comparison

Brian Barkley
Gen XTexasThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaBoston Red SoxAmerican LeagueRelief Pitcher
Guy Bush
Greatest GenerationMississippiThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaChicago CubsNational LeagueStarting Pitcher

Guy Bush built a career as a starting pitcher and Brian Barkley as a reliever — different jobs with different demands — but on the metrics that apply to both, a comparison is still worth making. Guy Bush posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 3.86 and WHIP 1.399 compared to 9.82 and 2.364 for Brian Barkley. By the career numbers, Guy Bush had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Brian Barkley and Guy Bush

Brian Barkley
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Guy Bush
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
17
17
Brian Barkley
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
4.91
Guy Bush
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
542
1.79
Brian Barkley
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Guy Bush
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
308
1.02
Brian Barkley
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Guy Bush
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
176
0.58
Brian Barkley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Guy Bush
Career
Per 9 Innings
136
0.45
Brian Barkley
Career
Per 9 Innings
Guy Bush
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
56.41
56.41
Brian Barkley
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Guy Bush
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
56.83
56.83
Brian Barkley
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Guy Bush
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
151
0.5
Brian Barkley
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Guy Bush
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
16
0.05
Brian Barkley
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Guy Bush
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
34
0.11
Brian Barkley
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
12
9.82
Guy Bush
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1166
3.86
Brian Barkley
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.82
9.82
Guy Bush
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.86
3.86
Brian Barkley
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.46
9.46
Guy Bush
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.96
3.96
Brian Barkley
Career
Per 9 Innings
7.73
7.73
Guy Bush
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.09
4.09
Brian Barkley
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.34
0.34
Guy Bush
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.272
0.272
Brian Barkley
Career
Per 9 Innings
33
27
Guy Bush
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
8166
27
Brian Barkley
Career
Per 9 Innings
11
9
Guy Bush
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2722
9
Brian Barkley
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
16
13.09
Guy Bush
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2950
9.75
Brian Barkley
Career
Per 9 Innings
13.09
13.09
Guy Bush
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9.75
9.75
Brian Barkley
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
1.64
Guy Bush
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
152
0.5
Brian Barkley
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.64
1.64
Guy Bush
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.5
0.5
Brian Barkley
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.33
0.33
Guy Bush
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.28
0.28
Brian Barkley
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
9
7.36
Guy Bush
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
859
2.84
Brian Barkley
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.82
Guy Bush
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Brian Barkley
Career
Per 9 Innings
7.36
7.36
Guy Bush
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.84
2.84
Brian Barkley
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
1.64
Guy Bush
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
850
2.81
Brian Barkley
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.64
1.64
Guy Bush
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.81
2.81
Brian Barkley
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.33
0.33
Guy Bush
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.57
1.57
Brian Barkley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
1
Guy Bush
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.628
0.628
Brian Barkley
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
0.82
Guy Bush
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
51
0.17
Brian Barkley
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
0.82
Guy Bush
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
41
0.14
Brian Barkley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Guy Bush
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.01
Brian Barkley
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
59
48.27
Guy Bush
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
11750
38.85
Brian Barkley
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.82
Guy Bush
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
145
0.48
Brian Barkley
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
13
10.64
Guy Bush
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1369
4.53
Brian Barkley
Career
Per 9 Innings
10.64
10.64
Guy Bush
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.53
4.53
Brian Barkley
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Guy Bush
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Brian Barkley
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
1.64
Guy Bush
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Brian Barkley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.82
Guy Bush
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Brian Barkley
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.273
2.273
Guy Bush
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.399
1.399
Brian Barkley
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
47
38.45
Guy Bush
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
10850
35.87
Brian Barkley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.17
2.17
Guy Bush
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.53
2.53
Brian Barkley
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.326
0.326
Guy Bush
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.284
0.284
Brian Barkley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
48.27
48.27
Guy Bush
Career
Per 9 Innings
38.85
38.85

Fielding Stats for Brian Barkley and Guy Bush

Brian Barkley
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
1
Guy Bush
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
17
Brian Barkley
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
4.91
Guy Bush
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
542
Brian Barkley
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Guy Bush
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Brian Barkley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
33
27
Guy Bush
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Brian Barkley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
9
Guy Bush
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Brian Barkley
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.82
Guy Bush
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
138
Brian Barkley
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Guy Bush
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
643
Brian Barkley
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Guy Bush
Career
Per 9 Innings
21
Brian Barkley
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.82
Guy Bush
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
802
Brian Barkley
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.82
Guy Bush
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
781
Brian Barkley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Guy Bush
Career
Per 9 Innings
97.38
Brian Barkley
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.167
0.167
Guy Bush
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1.441
Brian Barkley
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Guy Bush
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Brian Barkley
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Guy Bush
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
38
Brian Barkley
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Guy Bush
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Brian Barkley
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Guy Bush
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Brian Barkley
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Guy Bush
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Brian Barkley
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Guy Bush
Career
Per 9 Innings
0

Hitting Stats for Brian Barkley and Guy Bush

Brian Barkley
Career
Per 600 PA
1
Guy Bush
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
17
17
Brian Barkley
Career
Per 600 PA
6
Guy Bush
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
544
326.4
Brian Barkley
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Guy Bush
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1000
600
Brian Barkley
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Guy Bush
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
888
532.8
Brian Barkley
Career
Per 600 PA
Guy Bush
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.161
0.161
Brian Barkley
Career
Per 600 PA
Guy Bush
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.442
0.442
Brian Barkley
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Guy Bush
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
143
85.8
Brian Barkley
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Guy Bush
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
129
77.4
Brian Barkley
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Guy Bush
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
12
7.2
Brian Barkley
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Guy Bush
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
1.2
Brian Barkley
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Guy Bush
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brian Barkley
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Guy Bush
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
14
8.4
Brian Barkley
Career
Per 600 PA
Guy Bush
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.098
0.098
Brian Barkley
Career
Per 600 PA
Guy Bush
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brian Barkley
Career
Per 600 PA
Guy Bush
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brian Barkley
Career
Per 600 PA
Guy Bush
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
32
19.2
Brian Barkley
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Guy Bush
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
159
95.4
Brian Barkley
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Guy Bush
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
194
116.4
Brian Barkley
Career
Per 600 PA
Guy Bush
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.207
0.207
Brian Barkley
Career
Per 600 PA
Guy Bush
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.179
0.179
Brian Barkley
Career
Per 600 PA
Guy Bush
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.386
0.386
Brian Barkley
Career
Per 600 PA
Guy Bush
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.018
0.018
Brian Barkley
Career
Per 600 PA
Guy Bush
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.138
0.138
Brian Barkley
Career
Per 600 PA
Guy Bush
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.282
0.282
Brian Barkley
Career
Per 600 PA
Guy Bush
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.197
0.197
Brian Barkley
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Guy Bush
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
57
34.2
Brian Barkley
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Guy Bush
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
52
31.2
Brian Barkley
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Guy Bush
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
109
65.4
Brian Barkley
Career
Per 600 PA
Guy Bush
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
26.61
15.97
Brian Barkley
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Guy Bush
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
0.6
Brian Barkley
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Guy Bush
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
50
30
Brian Barkley
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Guy Bush
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brian Barkley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
Guy Bush
Career
Per 600 PA
162
97.2
Brian Barkley
Career
Per 600 PA
Guy Bush
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6.17
6.17
Brian Barkley
Career
Per 600 PA
Guy Bush
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.31
0.31
Brian Barkley
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Guy Bush
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
61
36.6
Brian Barkley
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Guy Bush
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brian Barkley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
Guy Bush
Career
Per 600 PA
10
6
Brian Barkley
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Guy Bush
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
1.8
Brian Barkley
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Guy Bush
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brian Barkley
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Guy Bush
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
1.8
Brian Barkley
Career
Per 600 PA
Guy Bush
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
100
100