Bill Barnes vs. Xavier Hernandez — Career Comparison

Bill Barnes
Greatest GenerationAlabamaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaBaltimore Elite GiantsNegro National League IIStarting Pitcher
Xavier Hernandez
Gen XTexasThrows RightBats LeftNorth AmericaHouston AstrosAmerican LeagueRelief Pitcher

Bill Barnes built a career as a starting pitcher and Xavier Hernandez as a reliever — different jobs with different demands — but on the metrics that apply to both, a comparison is still worth making. Xavier Hernandez posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 3.9 and WHIP 1.376 compared to 5.27 and 1.458 for Bill Barnes. By the career numbers, Xavier Hernandez had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Bill Barnes and Xavier Hernandez

Bill Barnes
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
6
Xavier Hernandez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
10
Bill Barnes
Career
Per 9 Innings
43
1.92
Xavier Hernandez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
463
6.21
Bill Barnes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
22
0.98
Xavier Hernandez
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
0.09
Bill Barnes
Career
Per 9 Innings
11
0.49
Xavier Hernandez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
40
0.54
Bill Barnes
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
13
0.58
Xavier Hernandez
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
35
0.47
Bill Barnes
Career
Per 9 Innings
45.83
45.83
Xavier Hernandez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
53.33
53.33
Bill Barnes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
51.16
51.16
Xavier Hernandez
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.51
1.51
Bill Barnes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
0.45
Xavier Hernandez
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Barnes
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Xavier Hernandez
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Barnes
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.09
Xavier Hernandez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
35
0.47
Bill Barnes
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
118
5.27
Xavier Hernandez
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
291
3.9
Bill Barnes
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.27
5.27
Xavier Hernandez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.9
3.9
Bill Barnes
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.24
4.24
Xavier Hernandez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.65
3.65
Bill Barnes
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.78
4.78
Xavier Hernandez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.9
3.9
Bill Barnes
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.259
0.259
Xavier Hernandez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.244
0.244
Bill Barnes
Career
Per 9 Innings
605
27
Xavier Hernandez
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2013
27
Bill Barnes
Career
Per 9 Innings
201.2
9
Xavier Hernandez
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
671
9
Bill Barnes
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
206
9.19
Xavier Hernandez
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
621
8.33
Bill Barnes
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.19
9.19
Xavier Hernandez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.33
8.33
Bill Barnes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
18
0.8
Xavier Hernandez
Career
Per 9 Innings
67
0.9
Bill Barnes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.8
0.8
Xavier Hernandez
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.9
0.9
Bill Barnes
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.42
0.42
Xavier Hernandez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.14
0.14
Bill Barnes
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
87
3.88
Xavier Hernandez
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
266
3.57
Bill Barnes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.04
Xavier Hernandez
Career
Per 9 Innings
36
0.48
Bill Barnes
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.88
3.88
Xavier Hernandez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.57
3.57
Bill Barnes
Career
Per 9 Innings
76
3.39
Xavier Hernandez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
562
7.54
Bill Barnes
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.39
3.39
Xavier Hernandez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.54
7.54
Bill Barnes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.77
1.77
Xavier Hernandez
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.21
1.21
Bill Barnes
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.808
0.808
Xavier Hernandez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.234
1.234
Bill Barnes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.18
Xavier Hernandez
Career
Per 9 Innings
46
0.62
Bill Barnes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.22
Xavier Hernandez
Career
Per 9 Innings
20
0.27
Bill Barnes
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.13
Xavier Hernandez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Bill Barnes
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
900
40.17
Xavier Hernandez
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2879
38.62
Bill Barnes
Career
Per 9 Innings
15
0.67
Xavier Hernandez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
169
2.27
Bill Barnes
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
137
6.11
Xavier Hernandez
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
324
4.35
Bill Barnes
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.11
6.11
Xavier Hernandez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.35
4.35
Bill Barnes
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
12
0.54
Xavier Hernandez
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
28
0.38
Bill Barnes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Xavier Hernandez
Career
Per 9 Innings
22
0.3
Bill Barnes
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
0.67
Xavier Hernandez
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
48
0.64
Bill Barnes
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.453
1.453
Xavier Hernandez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.322
1.322
Bill Barnes
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
796
35.52
Xavier Hernandez
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2543
34.11
Bill Barnes
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.19
3.19
Xavier Hernandez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.7
0.7
Bill Barnes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.268
0.268
Xavier Hernandez
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.289
0.289
Bill Barnes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
40.17
40.17
Xavier Hernandez
Career
Per 9 Innings
38.62
38.62

Fielding Stats for Bill Barnes and Xavier Hernandez

Bill Barnes
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
6
Xavier Hernandez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
10
Bill Barnes
Career
Per 9 Innings
45
1.99
Xavier Hernandez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
463
6.21
Bill Barnes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
22
0.97
Xavier Hernandez
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
0.09
Bill Barnes
Career
Per 9 Innings
610
27
Xavier Hernandez
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2013
27
Bill Barnes
Career
Per 9 Innings
203.1
9
Xavier Hernandez
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
671
9
Bill Barnes
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
0.31
Xavier Hernandez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
40
0.54
Bill Barnes
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
57
2.52
Xavier Hernandez
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
64
0.86
Bill Barnes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Xavier Hernandez
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.03
Bill Barnes
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
64
2.83
Xavier Hernandez
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
106
1.42
Bill Barnes
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
64
2.83
Xavier Hernandez
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
104
1.39
Bill Barnes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Xavier Hernandez
Career
Per 9 Innings
98.11
98.11
Bill Barnes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.422
1.422
Xavier Hernandez
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.225
0.225
Bill Barnes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
48.89
48.89
Xavier Hernandez
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.51
1.51
Bill Barnes
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Xavier Hernandez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.05
Bill Barnes
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Xavier Hernandez
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Barnes
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Xavier Hernandez
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Barnes
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Xavier Hernandez
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Barnes
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Xavier Hernandez
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Bill Barnes and Xavier Hernandez

Bill Barnes
Career
Per 600 PA
6
6
Xavier Hernandez
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10
10
Bill Barnes
Career
Per 600 PA
44
314.29
Xavier Hernandez
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
464
6474.42
Bill Barnes
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
84
600
Xavier Hernandez
Career
Per 600 PA
43
600
Bill Barnes
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
79
564.29
Xavier Hernandez
Career
Per 600 PA
37
516.28
Bill Barnes
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.101
0.101
Xavier Hernandez
Career
Per 600 PA
0.027
0.027
Bill Barnes
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.28
0.28
Xavier Hernandez
Career
Per 600 PA
0.209
0.209
Bill Barnes
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8
57.14
Xavier Hernandez
Career
Per 600 PA
1
13.95
Bill Barnes
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
50
Xavier Hernandez
Career
Per 600 PA
1
13.95
Bill Barnes
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
7.14
Xavier Hernandez
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Barnes
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Xavier Hernandez
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Barnes
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Xavier Hernandez
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Barnes
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
7.14
Xavier Hernandez
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Barnes
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.125
0.125
Xavier Hernandez
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Barnes
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Xavier Hernandez
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Barnes
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Xavier Hernandez
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Barnes
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1.23
8.76
Xavier Hernandez
Career
Per 600 PA
0.01
0.12
Bill Barnes
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9
64.29
Xavier Hernandez
Career
Per 600 PA
1
13.95
Bill Barnes
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
11
78.57
Xavier Hernandez
Career
Per 600 PA
3
41.86
Bill Barnes
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.134
0.134
Xavier Hernandez
Career
Per 600 PA
0.077
0.077
Bill Barnes
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.114
0.114
Xavier Hernandez
Career
Per 600 PA
0.027
0.027
Bill Barnes
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.248
0.248
Xavier Hernandez
Career
Per 600 PA
0.104
0.104
Bill Barnes
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.013
0.013
Xavier Hernandez
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Barnes
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.089
0.089
Xavier Hernandez
Career
Per 600 PA
0.041
0.041
Bill Barnes
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.169
0.169
Xavier Hernandez
Career
Per 600 PA
0.081
0.081
Bill Barnes
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.103
0.103
Xavier Hernandez
Career
Per 600 PA
0.059
0.059
Bill Barnes
Career
Per 600 PA
2
14.29
Xavier Hernandez
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
27.91
Bill Barnes
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
28.57
Xavier Hernandez
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Barnes
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
42.86
Xavier Hernandez
Career
Per 600 PA
2
27.91
Bill Barnes
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
-1.29
-9.2
Xavier Hernandez
Career
Per 600 PA
-2.82
-39.33
Bill Barnes
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Xavier Hernandez
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Barnes
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
3
21.43
Xavier Hernandez
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
27.91
Bill Barnes
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Xavier Hernandez
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Barnes
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
7.14
Xavier Hernandez
Career
Per 600 PA
20
279.07
Bill Barnes
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
84
84
Xavier Hernandez
Career
Per 600 PA
2.15
2.15
Bill Barnes
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
3
Xavier Hernandez
Career
Per 600 PA
0.1
0.1
Bill Barnes
Career
Per 600 PA
2
14.29
Xavier Hernandez
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
55.81
Bill Barnes
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Xavier Hernandez
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Barnes
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Xavier Hernandez
Career
Per 600 PA
1
13.95
Bill Barnes
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Xavier Hernandez
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Barnes
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Xavier Hernandez
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Barnes
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Xavier Hernandez
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Barnes
Career
Per 600 PA
Xavier Hernandez
Career
Per 600 PA