Matt Barnes vs. Joe Boyle — Career Comparison

Matt Barnes
MillenialConnecticutThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaBoston Red SoxAmerican LeagueRelief PitcherAll-Star
Joe Boyle
Gen ZMarylandThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaTampa Bay RaysAmerican LeagueStarting Pitcher

Joe Boyle built a career as a starting pitcher and Matt Barnes as a reliever — different jobs with different demands — but on the metrics that apply to both, a comparison is still worth making. Matt Barnes posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 4.21 and WHIP 1.379 compared to 4.98 and 1.444 for Joe Boyle. By the career numbers, Matt Barnes had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Matt Barnes and Joe Boyle

Matt Barnes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
11
Joe Boyle
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
3
Matt Barnes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
467
9.01
Joe Boyle
Career
Per 9 Innings
29
2.26
Matt Barnes
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.06
Joe Boyle
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
22
1.71
Matt Barnes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
33
0.64
Joe Boyle
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
0.47
Matt Barnes
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
30
0.58
Joe Boyle
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
10
0.78
Matt Barnes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
52.38
52.38
Joe Boyle
Career
Per 9 Innings
37.5
37.5
Matt Barnes
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.64
0.64
Joe Boyle
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
75.86
75.86
Matt Barnes
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Boyle
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Matt Barnes
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Boyle
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Matt Barnes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
47
0.91
Joe Boyle
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Matt Barnes
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
218
4.21
Joe Boyle
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
64
4.98
Matt Barnes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.21
4.21
Joe Boyle
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.98
4.98
Matt Barnes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.94
3.94
Joe Boyle
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.04
4.04
Matt Barnes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.46
3.46
Joe Boyle
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.08
4.08
Matt Barnes
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.237
0.237
Joe Boyle
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.217
0.217
Matt Barnes
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1399
27
Joe Boyle
Career
Per 9 Innings
347
27
Matt Barnes
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
466.1
9
Joe Boyle
Career
Per 9 Innings
115.2
9
Matt Barnes
Career
Per 9 Innings
420
8.11
Joe Boyle
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
93
7.24
Matt Barnes
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.11
8.11
Joe Boyle
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.24
7.24
Matt Barnes
Career
Per 9 Innings
53
1.02
Joe Boyle
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
0.86
Matt Barnes
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.02
1.02
Joe Boyle
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.86
0.86
Matt Barnes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.11
0.11
Joe Boyle
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.38
0.38
Matt Barnes
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
214
4.13
Joe Boyle
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
73
5.68
Matt Barnes
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
0.17
Joe Boyle
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.08
Matt Barnes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.13
4.13
Joe Boyle
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.68
5.68
Matt Barnes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
586
11.31
Joe Boyle
Career
Per 9 Innings
129
10.04
Matt Barnes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11.31
11.31
Joe Boyle
Career
Per 9 Innings
10.04
10.04
Matt Barnes
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.25
1.25
Joe Boyle
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.45
4.45
Matt Barnes
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.716
1.716
Joe Boyle
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.746
1.746
Matt Barnes
Career
Per 9 Innings
47
0.91
Joe Boyle
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
0.7
Matt Barnes
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
18
0.35
Joe Boyle
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
7
0.54
Matt Barnes
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.06
Joe Boyle
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
0.08
Matt Barnes
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2021
39
Joe Boyle
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
512
39.84
Matt Barnes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
145
2.8
Joe Boyle
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Matt Barnes
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
233
4.5
Joe Boyle
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
72
5.6
Matt Barnes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.5
4.5
Joe Boyle
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.6
5.6
Matt Barnes
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
0.14
Joe Boyle
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.08
Matt Barnes
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
0.21
Joe Boyle
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3
0.23
Matt Barnes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
35
0.68
Joe Boyle
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
0.62
Matt Barnes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.36
1.36
Joe Boyle
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.435
1.435
Matt Barnes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1771
34.18
Joe Boyle
Career
Per 9 Innings
428
33.3
Matt Barnes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.5
0.5
Joe Boyle
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.48
2.48
Matt Barnes
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.324
0.324
Joe Boyle
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.285
0.285
Matt Barnes
Career
Per 9 Innings
39
39
Joe Boyle
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
39.84
39.84

Fielding Stats for Matt Barnes and Joe Boyle

Matt Barnes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
11
Joe Boyle
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
3
Matt Barnes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
467
9.01
Joe Boyle
Career
Per 9 Innings
29
2.26
Matt Barnes
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.06
Joe Boyle
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
22
1.71
Matt Barnes
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1399
27
Joe Boyle
Career
Per 9 Innings
347
27
Matt Barnes
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
466.1
9
Joe Boyle
Career
Per 9 Innings
115.2
9
Matt Barnes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
25
0.48
Joe Boyle
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.23
Matt Barnes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
28
0.54
Joe Boyle
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
0.47
Matt Barnes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.02
Joe Boyle
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.16
Matt Barnes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
54
1.04
Joe Boyle
Career
Per 9 Innings
11
0.86
Matt Barnes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
53
1.02
Joe Boyle
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
0.7
Matt Barnes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
98.15
98.15
Joe Boyle
Career
Per 9 Innings
81.82
81.82
Matt Barnes
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.114
0.114
Joe Boyle
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.31
0.31
Matt Barnes
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.64
0.64
Joe Boyle
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
75.86
75.86
Matt Barnes
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Boyle
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.08
Matt Barnes
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Boyle
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Matt Barnes
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Boyle
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Matt Barnes
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Boyle
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Matt Barnes
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Boyle
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Matt Barnes and Joe Boyle

Matt Barnes
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
11
11
Joe Boyle
Career
Per 600 PA
3
Matt Barnes
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
467
280200
Joe Boyle
Career
Per 600 PA
29
Matt Barnes
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
600
Joe Boyle
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Matt Barnes
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
600
Joe Boyle
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Matt Barnes
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Boyle
Career
Per 600 PA
Matt Barnes
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Boyle
Career
Per 600 PA
Matt Barnes
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Boyle
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Matt Barnes
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Boyle
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Matt Barnes
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Boyle
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Matt Barnes
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Boyle
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Matt Barnes
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Boyle
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Matt Barnes
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Boyle
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Matt Barnes
Career
Per 600 PA
Joe Boyle
Career
Per 600 PA
Matt Barnes
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Boyle
Career
Per 600 PA
Matt Barnes
Career
Per 600 PA
Joe Boyle
Career
Per 600 PA
Matt Barnes
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Boyle
Career
Per 600 PA
Matt Barnes
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Boyle
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Matt Barnes
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Boyle
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Matt Barnes
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Boyle
Career
Per 600 PA
Matt Barnes
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Boyle
Career
Per 600 PA
Matt Barnes
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Boyle
Career
Per 600 PA
Matt Barnes
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Boyle
Career
Per 600 PA
Matt Barnes
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Boyle
Career
Per 600 PA
Matt Barnes
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Boyle
Career
Per 600 PA
Matt Barnes
Career
Per 600 PA
Joe Boyle
Career
Per 600 PA
Matt Barnes
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Boyle
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Matt Barnes
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Boyle
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Matt Barnes
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Boyle
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Matt Barnes
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
-0.11
-66.4
Joe Boyle
Career
Per 600 PA
Matt Barnes
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Boyle
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Matt Barnes
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Boyle
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Matt Barnes
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Boyle
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Matt Barnes
Career
Per 600 PA
1
600
Joe Boyle
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
Matt Barnes
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1
Joe Boyle
Career
Per 600 PA
Matt Barnes
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Boyle
Career
Per 600 PA
Matt Barnes
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Boyle
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Matt Barnes
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Boyle
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Matt Barnes
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Boyle
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Matt Barnes
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Boyle
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Matt Barnes
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Boyle
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Matt Barnes
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Boyle
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Matt Barnes
Career
Per 600 PA
Joe Boyle
Career
Per 600 PA