Matt Barnes vs. Cliff Carter — Career Comparison

Matt Barnes
MillenialConnecticutThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaBoston Red SoxAmerican LeagueRelief PitcherAll-Star
Cliff Carter
Lost GenerationPennsylvaniaThrows RightNorth AmericaHarrisburg GiantsEastern Colored LeagueStarting Pitcher

Cliff Carter 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 4.79 and 1.506 for Cliff Carter. 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 Cliff Carter

Matt Barnes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
11
Cliff Carter
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
10
Matt Barnes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
467
9.01
Cliff Carter
Career
Per 9 Innings
72
1.44
Matt Barnes
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.06
Cliff Carter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
56
1.12
Matt Barnes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
33
0.64
Cliff Carter
Career
Per 9 Innings
31
0.62
Matt Barnes
Career
Per 9 Innings
30
0.58
Cliff Carter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
28
0.56
Matt Barnes
Career
Per 9 Innings
52.38
52.38
Cliff Carter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
52.54
52.54
Matt Barnes
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.64
0.64
Cliff Carter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
77.78
77.78
Matt Barnes
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Cliff Carter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
39
0.78
Matt Barnes
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Cliff Carter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.04
Matt Barnes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
47
0.91
Cliff Carter
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Matt Barnes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
218
4.21
Cliff Carter
Career
Per 9 Innings
239
4.79
Matt Barnes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.21
4.21
Cliff Carter
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.79
4.79
Matt Barnes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.94
3.94
Cliff Carter
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.23
4.23
Matt Barnes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.46
3.46
Cliff Carter
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.89
3.89
Matt Barnes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.237
0.237
Cliff Carter
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.281
0.281
Matt Barnes
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1399
27
Cliff Carter
Career
Per 9 Innings
1347
27
Matt Barnes
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
466.1
9
Cliff Carter
Career
Per 9 Innings
449
9
Matt Barnes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
420
8.11
Cliff Carter
Career
Per 9 Innings
500
10.02
Matt Barnes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.11
8.11
Cliff Carter
Career
Per 9 Innings
10.02
10.02
Matt Barnes
Career
Per 9 Innings
53
1.02
Cliff Carter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
16
0.32
Matt Barnes
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.02
1.02
Cliff Carter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.32
0.32
Matt Barnes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.11
0.11
Cliff Carter
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.22
0.22
Matt Barnes
Career
Per 9 Innings
214
4.13
Cliff Carter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
176
3.53
Matt Barnes
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
0.17
Cliff Carter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Matt Barnes
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.13
4.13
Cliff Carter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.53
3.53
Matt Barnes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
586
11.31
Cliff Carter
Career
Per 9 Innings
186
3.73
Matt Barnes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11.31
11.31
Cliff Carter
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.73
3.73
Matt Barnes
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.25
1.25
Cliff Carter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.58
2.58
Matt Barnes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.716
1.716
Cliff Carter
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.806
0.806
Matt Barnes
Career
Per 9 Innings
47
0.91
Cliff Carter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
19
0.38
Matt Barnes
Career
Per 9 Innings
18
0.35
Cliff Carter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
0.24
Matt Barnes
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.06
Cliff Carter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Matt Barnes
Career
Per 9 Innings
2021
39
Cliff Carter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2023
40.55
Matt Barnes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
145
2.8
Cliff Carter
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
0.18
Matt Barnes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
233
4.5
Cliff Carter
Career
Per 9 Innings
307
6.15
Matt Barnes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.5
4.5
Cliff Carter
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.15
6.15
Matt Barnes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
0.14
Cliff Carter
Career
Per 9 Innings
58
1.16
Matt Barnes
Career
Per 9 Innings
11
0.21
Cliff Carter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Matt Barnes
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
35
0.68
Cliff Carter
Career
Per 9 Innings
34
0.68
Matt Barnes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.36
1.36
Cliff Carter
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.506
1.506
Matt Barnes
Career
Per 9 Innings
1771
34.18
Cliff Carter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1777
35.62
Matt Barnes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.5
0.5
Cliff Carter
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.26
4.26
Matt Barnes
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.324
0.324
Cliff Carter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.307
0.307
Matt Barnes
Career
Per 9 Innings
39
39
Cliff Carter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
40.55
40.55

Fielding Stats for Matt Barnes and Cliff Carter

Matt Barnes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
11
Cliff Carter
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
10
Matt Barnes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
467
9.01
Cliff Carter
Career
Per 9 Innings
75
1.46
Matt Barnes
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.06
Cliff Carter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
57
1.11
Matt Barnes
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1399
27
Cliff Carter
Career
Per 9 Innings
1388
27
Matt Barnes
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
466.1
9
Cliff Carter
Career
Per 9 Innings
462.2
9
Matt Barnes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
25
0.48
Cliff Carter
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.08
Matt Barnes
Career
Per 9 Innings
28
0.54
Cliff Carter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
109
2.12
Matt Barnes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.02
Cliff Carter
Career
Per 9 Innings
15
0.29
Matt Barnes
Career
Per 9 Innings
54
1.04
Cliff Carter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
128
2.49
Matt Barnes
Career
Per 9 Innings
53
1.02
Cliff Carter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
113
2.2
Matt Barnes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
98.15
98.15
Cliff Carter
Career
Per 9 Innings
88.28
88.28
Matt Barnes
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.114
0.114
Cliff Carter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.507
1.507
Matt Barnes
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.64
0.64
Cliff Carter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
76
76
Matt Barnes
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Cliff Carter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.04
Matt Barnes
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Cliff Carter
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Matt Barnes
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Cliff Carter
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Matt Barnes
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Cliff Carter
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Matt Barnes
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Cliff Carter
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Matt Barnes and Cliff Carter

Matt Barnes
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
11
11
Cliff Carter
Career
Per 600 PA
10
10
Matt Barnes
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
467
280200
Cliff Carter
Career
Per 600 PA
85
240.57
Matt Barnes
Career
Per 600 PA
1
600
Cliff Carter
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
212
600
Matt Barnes
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
600
Cliff Carter
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
192
543.4
Matt Barnes
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cliff Carter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.281
0.281
Matt Barnes
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cliff Carter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.668
0.668
Matt Barnes
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cliff Carter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
54
152.83
Matt Barnes
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cliff Carter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
47
133.02
Matt Barnes
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cliff Carter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
19.81
Matt Barnes
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cliff Carter
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Barnes
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cliff Carter
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Barnes
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cliff Carter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
19.81
Matt Barnes
Career
Per 600 PA
Cliff Carter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.13
0.13
Matt Barnes
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cliff Carter
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Barnes
Career
Per 600 PA
Cliff Carter
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Barnes
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cliff Carter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
20.24
57.28
Matt Barnes
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cliff Carter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
61
172.64
Matt Barnes
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cliff Carter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
67
189.62
Matt Barnes
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cliff Carter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.327
0.327
Matt Barnes
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cliff Carter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.318
0.318
Matt Barnes
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cliff Carter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.645
0.645
Matt Barnes
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cliff Carter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.036
0.036
Matt Barnes
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cliff Carter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.227
0.227
Matt Barnes
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cliff Carter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.536
0.536
Matt Barnes
Career
Per 600 PA
Cliff Carter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.287
0.287
Matt Barnes
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cliff Carter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
24
67.92
Matt Barnes
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cliff Carter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9
25.47
Matt Barnes
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cliff Carter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
33
93.4
Matt Barnes
Career
Per 600 PA
-0.11
-66.4
Cliff Carter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
24.56
69.51
Matt Barnes
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cliff Carter
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Barnes
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cliff Carter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
13
36.79
Matt Barnes
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cliff Carter
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Barnes
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1
600
Cliff Carter
Career
Per 600 PAverified
4
11.32
Matt Barnes
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1
Cliff Carter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
53
53
Matt Barnes
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cliff Carter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3.25
3.25
Matt Barnes
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cliff Carter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
19.81
Matt Barnes
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cliff Carter
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Barnes
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cliff Carter
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Barnes
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cliff Carter
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Barnes
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cliff Carter
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Barnes
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cliff Carter
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Barnes
Career
Per 600 PA
Cliff Carter
Career
Per 600 PA