Brian Barkley vs. Russ Ford — Career Comparison

Brian Barkley
Gen XTexasThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaBoston Red SoxAmerican LeagueRelief Pitcher
Russ Ford
Lost GenerationCANThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaNew York YankeesAmerican LeagueStarting Pitcher

Russ Ford 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. Russ Ford posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 2.59 and WHIP 1.154 compared to 9.82 and 2.364 for Brian Barkley. By the career numbers, Russ Ford had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Brian Barkley and Russ Ford

Brian Barkley
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Russ Ford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
7
Brian Barkley
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
4.91
Russ Ford
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
199
1.2
Brian Barkley
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Russ Ford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
170
1.03
Brian Barkley
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Russ Ford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
99
0.6
Brian Barkley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Russ Ford
Career
Per 9 Innings
71
0.43
Brian Barkley
Career
Per 9 Innings
Russ Ford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
58.24
58.24
Brian Barkley
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Russ Ford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
85.43
85.43
Brian Barkley
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Russ Ford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
126
0.76
Brian Barkley
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Russ Ford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
0.09
Brian Barkley
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Russ Ford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
0.05
Brian Barkley
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
12
9.82
Russ Ford
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
428
2.59
Brian Barkley
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.82
9.82
Russ Ford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.59
2.59
Brian Barkley
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.46
9.46
Russ Ford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.65
2.65
Brian Barkley
Career
Per 9 Innings
7.73
7.73
Russ Ford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.26
3.26
Brian Barkley
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.34
0.34
Russ Ford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.238
0.238
Brian Barkley
Career
Per 9 Innings
33
27
Russ Ford
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4462
27
Brian Barkley
Career
Per 9 Innings
11
9
Russ Ford
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1487.1
9
Brian Barkley
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
16
13.09
Russ Ford
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1340
8.11
Brian Barkley
Career
Per 9 Innings
13.09
13.09
Russ Ford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.11
8.11
Brian Barkley
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
1.64
Russ Ford
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
44
0.27
Brian Barkley
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.64
1.64
Russ Ford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.27
0.27
Brian Barkley
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.33
0.33
Russ Ford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.22
0.22
Brian Barkley
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
9
7.36
Russ Ford
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
376
2.28
Brian Barkley
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.82
Russ Ford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Brian Barkley
Career
Per 9 Innings
7.36
7.36
Russ Ford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.28
2.28
Brian Barkley
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
1.64
Russ Ford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
710
4.3
Brian Barkley
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.64
1.64
Russ Ford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.3
4.3
Brian Barkley
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.33
0.33
Russ Ford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.57
3.57
Brian Barkley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
1
Russ Ford
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.73
0.73
Brian Barkley
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
0.82
Russ Ford
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
20
0.12
Brian Barkley
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
0.82
Russ Ford
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
34
0.21
Brian Barkley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Russ Ford
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.02
Brian Barkley
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
59
48.27
Russ Ford
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6042
36.56
Brian Barkley
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.82
Russ Ford
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
28
0.17
Brian Barkley
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
13
10.64
Russ Ford
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
602
3.64
Brian Barkley
Career
Per 9 Innings
10.64
10.64
Russ Ford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.64
3.64
Brian Barkley
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Russ Ford
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Brian Barkley
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
1.64
Russ Ford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Brian Barkley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.82
Russ Ford
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Brian Barkley
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.273
2.273
Russ Ford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.154
1.154
Brian Barkley
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
47
38.45
Russ Ford
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5632
34.08
Brian Barkley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.17
2.17
Russ Ford
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.03
3.03
Brian Barkley
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.326
0.326
Russ Ford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.266
0.266
Brian Barkley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
48.27
48.27
Russ Ford
Career
Per 9 Innings
36.56
36.56

Fielding Stats for Brian Barkley and Russ Ford

Brian Barkley
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Russ Ford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
7
Brian Barkley
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
4.91
Russ Ford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
203
6.03
Brian Barkley
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Russ Ford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
33
0.98
Brian Barkley
Career
Per 9 Innings
33
27
Russ Ford
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
909
27
Brian Barkley
Career
Per 9 Innings
11
9
Russ Ford
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
303
9
Brian Barkley
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.82
Russ Ford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
64
1.9
Brian Barkley
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Russ Ford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
412
12.24
Brian Barkley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Russ Ford
Career
Per 9 Innings
29
0.86
Brian Barkley
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.82
Russ Ford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
505
15
Brian Barkley
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.82
Russ Ford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
476
14.14
Brian Barkley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Russ Ford
Career
Per 9 Innings
94.26
94.26
Brian Barkley
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.167
0.167
Russ Ford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.345
2.345
Brian Barkley
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Russ Ford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
16.26
16.26
Brian Barkley
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Russ Ford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
0.45
Brian Barkley
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Russ Ford
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Brian Barkley
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Russ Ford
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Brian Barkley
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Russ Ford
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Brian Barkley
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Russ Ford
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Brian Barkley and Russ Ford

Brian Barkley
Career
Per 600 PA
1
Russ Ford
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
7
Brian Barkley
Career
Per 600 PA
6
Russ Ford
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
204
215.49
Brian Barkley
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Russ Ford
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
568
600
Brian Barkley
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Russ Ford
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
506
534.51
Brian Barkley
Career
Per 600 PA
Russ Ford
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.21
0.21
Brian Barkley
Career
Per 600 PA
Russ Ford
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.596
0.596
Brian Barkley
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Russ Ford
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
106
111.97
Brian Barkley
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Russ Ford
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
80
84.51
Brian Barkley
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Russ Ford
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
17
17.96
Brian Barkley
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Russ Ford
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8
8.45
Brian Barkley
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Russ Ford
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.06
Brian Barkley
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Russ Ford
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
26
27.46
Brian Barkley
Career
Per 600 PA
Russ Ford
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.245
0.245
Brian Barkley
Career
Per 600 PA
Russ Ford
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.002
0.002
Brian Barkley
Career
Per 600 PA
Russ Ford
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.009
0.009
Brian Barkley
Career
Per 600 PA
Russ Ford
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
41.62
43.96
Brian Barkley
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Russ Ford
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
142
150
Brian Barkley
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Russ Ford
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
142
150
Brian Barkley
Career
Per 600 PA
Russ Ford
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.262
0.262
Brian Barkley
Career
Per 600 PA
Russ Ford
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.281
0.281
Brian Barkley
Career
Per 600 PA
Russ Ford
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.543
0.543
Brian Barkley
Career
Per 600 PA
Russ Ford
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.071
0.071
Brian Barkley
Career
Per 600 PA
Russ Ford
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.188
0.188
Brian Barkley
Career
Per 600 PA
Russ Ford
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.479
0.479
Brian Barkley
Career
Per 600 PA
Russ Ford
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.305
0.305
Brian Barkley
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Russ Ford
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
55
58.1
Brian Barkley
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Russ Ford
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
37
39.08
Brian Barkley
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Russ Ford
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
91
96.13
Brian Barkley
Career
Per 600 PA
Russ Ford
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
43.25
45.69
Brian Barkley
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Russ Ford
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
2.11
Brian Barkley
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Russ Ford
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
34
35.92
Brian Barkley
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Russ Ford
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brian Barkley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
Russ Ford
Career
Per 600 PA
161
170.07
Brian Barkley
Career
Per 600 PA
Russ Ford
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3.53
3.53
Brian Barkley
Career
Per 600 PA
Russ Ford
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.21
0.21
Brian Barkley
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Russ Ford
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
26
27.46
Brian Barkley
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Russ Ford
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brian Barkley
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Russ Ford
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brian Barkley
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Russ Ford
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
14
14.79
Brian Barkley
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Russ Ford
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.06
Brian Barkley
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Russ Ford
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
15
15.85
Brian Barkley
Career
Per 600 PA
Russ Ford
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
93.33
93.33