Brian Barnes vs. Steve Farr — Career Comparison

Brian Barnes
Gen XNorth CarolinaThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaMontreal ExposNational LeagueStarting Pitcher
Steve Farr
Baby BoomersMarylandThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaKansas City RoyalsAmerican LeagueRelief Pitcher

Brian Barnes built a career as a starting pitcher and Steve Farr as a reliever — different jobs with different demands — but on the metrics that apply to both, a comparison is still worth making. Steve Farr led in walk avoidance (BB%+ 98 vs 69), strikeout rate (K%+ 122 vs 103), and skill-based run prevention (DICE+ 104 vs 88). Role difference aside, Steve Farr holds a clear edge on every meaningful shared measure.

Pitching Stats for Brian Barnes and Steve Farr

Brian Barnes
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
5
Steve Farr
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
11
Brian Barnes
Career
Per 9 Innings
116
2.57
Steve Farr
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
509
5.56
Brian Barnes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
56
1.24
Steve Farr
Career
Per 9 Innings
28
0.31
Brian Barnes
Career
Per 9 Innings
14
0.31
Steve Farr
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
48
0.52
Brian Barnes
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
22
0.49
Steve Farr
Career
Per 9 Innings
45
0.49
Brian Barnes
Career
Per 9 Innings
38.89
38.89
Steve Farr
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
51.61
51.61
Brian Barnes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
48.28
48.28
Steve Farr
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.5
5.5
Brian Barnes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.04
Steve Farr
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.01
Brian Barnes
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Steve Farr
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.01
Brian Barnes
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.07
Steve Farr
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
132
1.44
Brian Barnes
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
178
3.94
Steve Farr
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
298
3.25
Brian Barnes
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.94
3.94
Steve Farr
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.25
3.25
Brian Barnes
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.93
3.93
Steve Farr
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.6
3.6
Brian Barnes
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.47
4.47
Steve Farr
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.82
3.82
Brian Barnes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.242
0.242
Steve Farr
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.244
0.244
Brian Barnes
Career
Per 9 Innings
1219
27
Steve Farr
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2473
27
Brian Barnes
Career
Per 9 Innings
406.1
9
Steve Farr
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
824.1
9
Brian Barnes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
364
8.06
Steve Farr
Career
Per 9 Innings
751
8.2
Brian Barnes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.06
8.06
Steve Farr
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.2
8.2
Brian Barnes
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
39
0.86
Steve Farr
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
70
0.76
Brian Barnes
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.86
0.86
Steve Farr
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.76
0.76
Brian Barnes
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.34
0.34
Steve Farr
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.14
0.14
Brian Barnes
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
204
4.52
Steve Farr
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
334
3.65
Brian Barnes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
0.18
Steve Farr
Career
Per 9 Innings
47
0.51
Brian Barnes
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.52
4.52
Steve Farr
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.65
3.65
Brian Barnes
Career
Per 9 Innings
275
6.09
Steve Farr
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
668
7.29
Brian Barnes
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.09
6.09
Steve Farr
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.29
7.29
Brian Barnes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.37
2.37
Steve Farr
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.31
1.31
Brian Barnes
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.179
1.179
Steve Farr
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.216
1.216
Brian Barnes
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
15
0.33
Steve Farr
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
24
0.26
Brian Barnes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
0.2
Steve Farr
Career
Per 9 Innings
32
0.35
Brian Barnes
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4
0.09
Steve Farr
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.05
Brian Barnes
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1754
38.85
Steve Farr
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3487
38.07
Brian Barnes
Career
Per 9 Innings
13
0.29
Steve Farr
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
313
3.42
Brian Barnes
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
193
4.27
Steve Farr
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
326
3.56
Brian Barnes
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.27
4.27
Steve Farr
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.56
3.56
Brian Barnes
Career
Per 9 Innings
24
0.53
Steve Farr
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
23
0.25
Brian Barnes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
0.22
Steve Farr
Career
Per 9 Innings
24
0.26
Brian Barnes
Career
Per 9 Innings
26
0.58
Steve Farr
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
74
0.81
Brian Barnes
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.398
1.398
Steve Farr
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.316
1.316
Brian Barnes
Career
Per 9 Innings
1507
33.38
Steve Farr
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3074
33.56
Brian Barnes
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.66
1.66
Steve Farr
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.64
0.64
Brian Barnes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.272
0.272
Steve Farr
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.292
0.292
Brian Barnes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
38.85
38.85
Steve Farr
Career
Per 9 Innings
38.07
38.07

Fielding Stats for Brian Barnes and Steve Farr

Brian Barnes
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
5
Steve Farr
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
11
Brian Barnes
Career
Per 9 Innings
116
2.57
Steve Farr
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
509
5.56
Brian Barnes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
56
1.24
Steve Farr
Career
Per 9 Innings
28
0.31
Brian Barnes
Career
Per 9 Innings
1219
27
Steve Farr
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2473
27
Brian Barnes
Career
Per 9 Innings
406.1
9
Steve Farr
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
824.1
9
Brian Barnes
Career
Per 9 Innings
20
0.44
Steve Farr
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
55
0.6
Brian Barnes
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
69
1.53
Steve Farr
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
102
1.11
Brian Barnes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.09
Steve Farr
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
0.1
Brian Barnes
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
93
2.06
Steve Farr
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
166
1.81
Brian Barnes
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
89
1.97
Steve Farr
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
157
1.71
Brian Barnes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
95.7
95.7
Steve Farr
Career
Per 9 Innings
94.58
94.58
Brian Barnes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.767
0.767
Steve Farr
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.308
0.308
Brian Barnes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
48.28
48.28
Steve Farr
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.5
5.5
Brian Barnes
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.04
Steve Farr
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4
0.04
Brian Barnes
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Steve Farr
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Brian Barnes
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Steve Farr
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Brian Barnes
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Steve Farr
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Brian Barnes
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Steve Farr
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Brian Barnes and Steve Farr

Brian Barnes
Career
Per 600 PAverified
5
5
Steve Farr
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
11
Brian Barnes
Career
Per 600 PAverified
116
543.75
Steve Farr
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
509
Brian Barnes
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
128
600
Steve Farr
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Brian Barnes
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
107
501.56
Steve Farr
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Brian Barnes
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.14
0.14
Steve Farr
Career
Per 600 PA
Brian Barnes
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.438
0.438
Steve Farr
Career
Per 600 PA
Brian Barnes
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
15
70.31
Steve Farr
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Brian Barnes
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
15
70.31
Steve Farr
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Brian Barnes
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Farr
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Brian Barnes
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Farr
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Brian Barnes
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Farr
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Brian Barnes
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Farr
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Brian Barnes
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Farr
Career
Per 600 PA
Brian Barnes
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Farr
Career
Per 600 PA
Brian Barnes
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Farr
Career
Per 600 PA
Brian Barnes
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3.13
14.67
Steve Farr
Career
Per 600 PA
Brian Barnes
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
15
70.31
Steve Farr
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Brian Barnes
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
25
117.19
Steve Farr
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Brian Barnes
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.214
0.214
Steve Farr
Career
Per 600 PA
Brian Barnes
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.14
0.14
Steve Farr
Career
Per 600 PA
Brian Barnes
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.354
0.354
Steve Farr
Career
Per 600 PA
Brian Barnes
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Farr
Career
Per 600 PA
Brian Barnes
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.131
0.131
Steve Farr
Career
Per 600 PA
Brian Barnes
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.269
0.269
Steve Farr
Career
Per 600 PA
Brian Barnes
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.268
0.268
Steve Farr
Career
Per 600 PA
Brian Barnes
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
14.06
Steve Farr
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Brian Barnes
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
18.75
Steve Farr
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Brian Barnes
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
32.81
Steve Farr
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Brian Barnes
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2.39
11.22
Steve Farr
Career
Per 600 PA
Brian Barnes
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Farr
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Brian Barnes
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10
46.88
Steve Farr
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Brian Barnes
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Farr
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Brian Barnes
Career
Per 600 PA
51
239.06
Steve Farr
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
Brian Barnes
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2.51
2.51
Steve Farr
Career
Per 600 PA
Brian Barnes
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.2
0.2
Steve Farr
Career
Per 600 PA
Brian Barnes
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
11
51.56
Steve Farr
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Brian Barnes
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Farr
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Brian Barnes
Career
Per 600 PA
1
4.69
Steve Farr
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
Brian Barnes
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Farr
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Brian Barnes
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Farr
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Brian Barnes
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Farr
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Brian Barnes
Career
Per 600 PA
Steve Farr
Career
Per 600 PA