John Barnes vs. Oscar Taveras — Career Comparison

John Barnes
Gen XCaliforniaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaMinnesota TwinsAmerican LeagueRight Fielder
Oscar Taveras
MillenialD.R.Throws LeftBats LeftCaribbeanSt. Louis CardinalsNational LeagueRight Fielder

Looking at the career totals, John Barnes and Oscar Taveras are closely matched on the surface stats. John Barnes posted stronger numbers in OPS (.623 vs .590) and on-base percentage (.313 vs .278). Oscar Taveras had the advantage in home run production (3 career HR at a higher rate). By the career numbers, John Barnes had the stronger overall case — though those totals don't account for the eras and run environments each player worked in.

Hitting Stats for John Barnes and Oscar Taveras

John Barnes
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
2
Oscar Taveras
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1
John Barnes
Career
Per 600 PA
20
187.5
Oscar Taveras
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
80
193.55
John Barnes
Career
Per 600 PA
64
600
Oscar Taveras
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
248
600
John Barnes
Career
Per 600 PA
58
543.75
Oscar Taveras
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
234
566.13
John Barnes
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.241
0.241
Oscar Taveras
Career
Per 600 PA
0.239
0.239
John Barnes
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.631
0.631
Oscar Taveras
Career
Per 600 PA
0.6
0.6
John Barnes
Career
Per 600 PA
14
131.25
Oscar Taveras
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
56
135.48
John Barnes
Career
Per 600 PA
10
93.75
Oscar Taveras
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
45
108.87
John Barnes
Career
Per 600 PAverified
4
37.5
Oscar Taveras
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
8
19.35
John Barnes
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Oscar Taveras
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
John Barnes
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Oscar Taveras
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
7.26
John Barnes
Career
Per 600 PAverified
4
37.5
Oscar Taveras
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
11
26.61
John Barnes
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.286
0.286
Oscar Taveras
Career
Per 600 PA
0.196
0.196
John Barnes
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Oscar Taveras
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.013
0.013
John Barnes
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Oscar Taveras
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.054
0.054
John Barnes
Career
Per 600 PAverified
4.81
45.05
Oscar Taveras
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
18.11
43.81
John Barnes
Career
Per 600 PA
18
168.75
Oscar Taveras
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
73
176.61
John Barnes
Career
Per 600 PAverified
20
187.5
Oscar Taveras
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
69
166.94
John Barnes
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.313
0.313
Oscar Taveras
Career
Per 600 PA
0.278
0.278
John Barnes
Career
Per 600 PA
0.31
0.31
Oscar Taveras
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.312
0.312
John Barnes
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.623
0.623
Oscar Taveras
Career
Per 600 PA
0.59
0.59
John Barnes
Career
Per 600 PA
0.069
0.069
Oscar Taveras
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.073
0.073
John Barnes
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.218
0.218
Oscar Taveras
Career
Per 600 PA
0.203
0.203
John Barnes
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.5
0.5
Oscar Taveras
Career
Per 600 PA
0.455
0.455
John Barnes
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.286
0.286
Oscar Taveras
Career
Per 600 PA
0.272
0.272
John Barnes
Career
Per 600 PAverified
6
56.25
Oscar Taveras
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
18
43.55
John Barnes
Career
Per 600 PA
2
18.75
Oscar Taveras
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
22
53.23
John Barnes
Career
Per 600 PA
8
75
Oscar Taveras
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
37
89.52
John Barnes
Career
Per 600 PAverified
5.01
46.98
Oscar Taveras
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
19.04
46.07
John Barnes
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
28.13
Oscar Taveras
Career
Per 600 PA
1
2.42
John Barnes
Career
Per 600 PA
3
28.13
Oscar Taveras
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
12
29.03
John Barnes
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Oscar Taveras
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
John Barnes
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9
84.38
Oscar Taveras
Career
Per 600 PA
37
89.52
John Barnes
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7.11
7.11
Oscar Taveras
Career
Per 600 PA
6.7
6.7
John Barnes
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.33
0.33
Oscar Taveras
Career
Per 600 PA
0.32
0.32
John Barnes
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Oscar Taveras
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
John Barnes
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Oscar Taveras
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
2.42
John Barnes
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
3
28.13
Oscar Taveras
Career
Per 600 PAverified
10
24.19
John Barnes
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Oscar Taveras
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
John Barnes
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
9.38
Oscar Taveras
Career
Per 600 PA
1
2.42
John Barnes
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
9.38
Oscar Taveras
Career
Per 600 PA
1
2.42
John Barnes
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Oscar Taveras
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0

Fielding Stats for John Barnes and Oscar Taveras

John Barnes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
2
Oscar Taveras
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
John Barnes
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
20
1.14
Oscar Taveras
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
63
1.13
John Barnes
Career
Per 9 Innings
17
0.97
Oscar Taveras
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
61
1.1
John Barnes
Career
Per 9 Innings
473
27
Oscar Taveras
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1500
27
John Barnes
Career
Per 9 Innings
157.2
9
Oscar Taveras
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
500
9
John Barnes
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
44
2.51
Oscar Taveras
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
107
1.93
John Barnes
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.17
Oscar Taveras
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.05
John Barnes
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.11
Oscar Taveras
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.02
John Barnes
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
49
2.8
Oscar Taveras
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
111
2
John Barnes
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
47
2.68
Oscar Taveras
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
110
1.98
John Barnes
Career
Per 9 Innings
95.92
95.92
Oscar Taveras
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
99.1
99.1
John Barnes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.35
2.35
Oscar Taveras
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.746
1.746
John Barnes
Career
Per 9 Innings
85
85
Oscar Taveras
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
96.83
96.83
John Barnes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.11
Oscar Taveras
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.02
John Barnes
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Oscar Taveras
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
John Barnes
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Oscar Taveras
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
John Barnes
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Oscar Taveras
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
John Barnes
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Oscar Taveras
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0