Brian Barkley vs. Ad Liska — Career Comparison

Brian Barkley
Gen XTexasThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaBoston Red SoxAmerican LeagueRelief Pitcher
Ad Liska
Greatest GenerationNebraskaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaWashington SenatorsAmerican LeagueStarting Pitcher

Ad Liska 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. Ad Liska posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 3.87 and WHIP 1.435 compared to 9.82 and 2.364 for Brian Barkley. By the career numbers, Ad Liska had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Brian Barkley and Ad Liska

Brian Barkley
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Ad Liska
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
5
Brian Barkley
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
4.91
Ad Liska
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
111
2.84
Brian Barkley
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ad Liska
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
28
0.72
Brian Barkley
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ad Liska
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
17
0.44
Brian Barkley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Ad Liska
Career
Per 9 Innings
18
0.46
Brian Barkley
Career
Per 9 Innings
Ad Liska
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
48.57
48.57
Brian Barkley
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ad Liska
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
25.23
25.23
Brian Barkley
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ad Liska
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
0.28
Brian Barkley
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ad Liska
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.03
Brian Barkley
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ad Liska
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.08
Brian Barkley
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
12
9.82
Ad Liska
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
151
3.87
Brian Barkley
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.82
9.82
Ad Liska
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.87
3.87
Brian Barkley
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.46
9.46
Ad Liska
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.86
3.86
Brian Barkley
Career
Per 9 Innings
7.73
7.73
Ad Liska
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.21
4.21
Brian Barkley
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.34
0.34
Ad Liska
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.259
0.259
Brian Barkley
Career
Per 9 Innings
33
27
Ad Liska
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1054
27
Brian Barkley
Career
Per 9 Innings
11
9
Ad Liska
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
351.1
9
Brian Barkley
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
16
13.09
Ad Liska
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
354
9.07
Brian Barkley
Career
Per 9 Innings
13.09
13.09
Ad Liska
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9.07
9.07
Brian Barkley
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
1.64
Ad Liska
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
0.31
Brian Barkley
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.64
1.64
Ad Liska
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.31
0.31
Brian Barkley
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.33
0.33
Ad Liska
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.11
0.11
Brian Barkley
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
9
7.36
Ad Liska
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
150
3.84
Brian Barkley
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.82
Ad Liska
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Brian Barkley
Career
Per 9 Innings
7.36
7.36
Ad Liska
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.84
3.84
Brian Barkley
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
1.64
Ad Liska
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
104
2.66
Brian Barkley
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.64
1.64
Ad Liska
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.66
2.66
Brian Barkley
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.33
0.33
Ad Liska
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.94
0.94
Brian Barkley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
1
Ad Liska
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.723
0.723
Brian Barkley
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
0.82
Ad Liska
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.15
Brian Barkley
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
0.82
Ad Liska
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
0.23
Brian Barkley
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ad Liska
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Brian Barkley
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
59
48.27
Ad Liska
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1526
39.09
Brian Barkley
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.82
Ad Liska
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
51
1.31
Brian Barkley
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
13
10.64
Ad Liska
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
176
4.51
Brian Barkley
Career
Per 9 Innings
10.64
10.64
Ad Liska
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.51
4.51
Brian Barkley
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ad Liska
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Brian Barkley
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
1.64
Ad Liska
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Brian Barkley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.82
Ad Liska
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Brian Barkley
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.273
2.273
Ad Liska
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.435
1.435
Brian Barkley
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
47
38.45
Ad Liska
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1367
35.02
Brian Barkley
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.17
2.17
Ad Liska
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.59
1.59
Brian Barkley
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.326
0.326
Ad Liska
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.273
0.273
Brian Barkley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
48.27
48.27
Ad Liska
Career
Per 9 Innings
39.09
39.09

Fielding Stats for Brian Barkley and Ad Liska

Brian Barkley
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
1
Ad Liska
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5
Brian Barkley
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
4.91
Ad Liska
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
112
Brian Barkley
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ad Liska
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Brian Barkley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
33
27
Ad Liska
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Brian Barkley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
9
Ad Liska
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Brian Barkley
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.82
Ad Liska
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
27
Brian Barkley
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ad Liska
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
137
Brian Barkley
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ad Liska
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
Brian Barkley
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.82
Ad Liska
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
166
Brian Barkley
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.82
Ad Liska
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
164
Brian Barkley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Ad Liska
Career
Per 9 Innings
98.8
Brian Barkley
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.167
0.167
Ad Liska
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1.464
Brian Barkley
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ad Liska
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Brian Barkley
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ad Liska
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
7
Brian Barkley
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ad Liska
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Brian Barkley
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ad Liska
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Brian Barkley
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ad Liska
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Brian Barkley
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ad Liska
Career
Per 9 Innings
0

Hitting Stats for Brian Barkley and Ad Liska

Brian Barkley
Career
Per 600 PA
1
Ad Liska
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
5
Brian Barkley
Career
Per 600 PA
6
Ad Liska
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
113
584.48
Brian Barkley
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Ad Liska
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
116
600
Brian Barkley
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Ad Liska
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
103
532.76
Brian Barkley
Career
Per 600 PA
Ad Liska
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.107
0.107
Brian Barkley
Career
Per 600 PA
Ad Liska
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.358
0.358
Brian Barkley
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Ad Liska
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
11
56.9
Brian Barkley
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Ad Liska
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9
46.55
Brian Barkley
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Ad Liska
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
10.34
Brian Barkley
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Ad Liska
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brian Barkley
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Ad Liska
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brian Barkley
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Ad Liska
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
10.34
Brian Barkley
Career
Per 600 PA
Ad Liska
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.182
0.182
Brian Barkley
Career
Per 600 PA
Ad Liska
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brian Barkley
Career
Per 600 PA
Ad Liska
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brian Barkley
Career
Per 600 PA
Ad Liska
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2.6
13.45
Brian Barkley
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Ad Liska
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
13
67.24
Brian Barkley
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Ad Liska
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
20
103.45
Brian Barkley
Career
Per 600 PA
Ad Liska
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.179
0.179
Brian Barkley
Career
Per 600 PA
Ad Liska
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.126
0.126
Brian Barkley
Career
Per 600 PA
Ad Liska
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.305
0.305
Brian Barkley
Career
Per 600 PA
Ad Liska
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.019
0.019
Brian Barkley
Career
Per 600 PA
Ad Liska
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.112
0.112
Brian Barkley
Career
Per 600 PA
Ad Liska
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.239
0.239
Brian Barkley
Career
Per 600 PA
Ad Liska
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.177
0.177
Brian Barkley
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Ad Liska
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
31.03
Brian Barkley
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Ad Liska
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
20.69
Brian Barkley
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Ad Liska
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10
51.72
Brian Barkley
Career
Per 600 PA
Ad Liska
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.09
0.46
Brian Barkley
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Ad Liska
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
5.17
Brian Barkley
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Ad Liska
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8
41.38
Brian Barkley
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Ad Liska
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brian Barkley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
Ad Liska
Career
Per 600 PA
41
212.07
Brian Barkley
Career
Per 600 PA
Ad Liska
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2.83
2.83
Brian Barkley
Career
Per 600 PA
Ad Liska
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.2
0.2
Brian Barkley
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Ad Liska
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
20.69
Brian Barkley
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Ad Liska
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brian Barkley
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Ad Liska
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brian Barkley
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Ad Liska
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brian Barkley
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Ad Liska
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brian Barkley
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Ad Liska
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brian Barkley
Career
Per 600 PA
Ad Liska
Career
Per 600 PA