Matt Barnes vs. Bert Cole — Career Comparison

Matt Barnes
MillenialConnecticutThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaBoston Red SoxAmerican LeagueRelief PitcherAll-Star
Bert Cole
Lost GenerationCaliforniaThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaDetroit TigersAmerican LeagueStarting Pitcher

Bert Cole 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 4.67 and 1.593 for Bert Cole. 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 Bert Cole

Matt Barnes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
11
Bert Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
6
Matt Barnes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
467
9.01
Bert Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
177
2.63
Matt Barnes
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.06
Bert Cole
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
46
0.68
Matt Barnes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
33
0.64
Bert Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
28
0.42
Matt Barnes
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
30
0.58
Bert Cole
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
32
0.48
Matt Barnes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
52.38
52.38
Bert Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
46.67
46.67
Matt Barnes
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.64
0.64
Bert Cole
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
25.99
25.99
Matt Barnes
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bert Cole
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
18
0.27
Matt Barnes
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bert Cole
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.06
Matt Barnes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
47
0.91
Bert Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
0.15
Matt Barnes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
218
4.21
Bert Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
314
4.67
Matt Barnes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.21
4.21
Bert Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.67
4.67
Matt Barnes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.94
3.94
Bert Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.9
4.9
Matt Barnes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.46
3.46
Bert Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.4
4.4
Matt Barnes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.237
0.237
Bert Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.295
0.295
Matt Barnes
Career
Per 9 Innings
1399
27
Bert Cole
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1817
27
Matt Barnes
Career
Per 9 Innings
466.1
9
Bert Cole
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
605.2
9
Matt Barnes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
420
8.11
Bert Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
735
10.92
Matt Barnes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.11
8.11
Bert Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
10.92
10.92
Matt Barnes
Career
Per 9 Innings
53
1.02
Bert Cole
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
26
0.39
Matt Barnes
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.02
1.02
Bert Cole
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.39
0.39
Matt Barnes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.11
0.11
Bert Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.15
0.15
Matt Barnes
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
214
4.13
Bert Cole
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
230
3.42
Matt Barnes
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
0.17
Bert Cole
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Matt Barnes
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.13
4.13
Bert Cole
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.42
3.42
Matt Barnes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
586
11.31
Bert Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
119
1.77
Matt Barnes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11.31
11.31
Bert Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.77
1.77
Matt Barnes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.25
1.25
Bert Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.67
0.67
Matt Barnes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.716
1.716
Bert Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.576
0.576
Matt Barnes
Career
Per 9 Innings
47
0.91
Bert Cole
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.09
Matt Barnes
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
18
0.35
Bert Cole
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
19
0.28
Matt Barnes
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.06
Bert Cole
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.03
Matt Barnes
Career
Per 9 Innings
2021
39
Bert Cole
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2742
40.75
Matt Barnes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
145
2.8
Bert Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
83
1.23
Matt Barnes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
233
4.5
Bert Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
393
5.84
Matt Barnes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.5
4.5
Bert Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.84
5.84
Matt Barnes
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
0.14
Bert Cole
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Matt Barnes
Career
Per 9 Innings
11
0.21
Bert Cole
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Matt Barnes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
35
0.68
Bert Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Matt Barnes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.36
1.36
Bert Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.593
1.593
Matt Barnes
Career
Per 9 Innings
1771
34.18
Bert Cole
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2493
37.05
Matt Barnes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.5
0.5
Bert Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.22
2.22
Matt Barnes
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.324
0.324
Bert Cole
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.302
0.302
Matt Barnes
Career
Per 9 Innings
39
39
Bert Cole
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
40.75
40.75

Fielding Stats for Matt Barnes and Bert Cole

Matt Barnes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
11
Bert Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
Matt Barnes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
467
9.01
Bert Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
180
Matt Barnes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.06
Bert Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Matt Barnes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1399
27
Bert Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Matt Barnes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
466.1
9
Bert Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Matt Barnes
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
25
0.48
Bert Cole
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
41
Matt Barnes
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
28
0.54
Bert Cole
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
163
Matt Barnes
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
0.02
Bert Cole
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
Matt Barnes
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
54
1.04
Bert Cole
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
212
Matt Barnes
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
53
1.02
Bert Cole
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
204
Matt Barnes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
98.15
98.15
Bert Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
96.23
Matt Barnes
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.114
0.114
Bert Cole
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1.133
Matt Barnes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.64
0.64
Bert Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Matt Barnes
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bert Cole
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3
Matt Barnes
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bert Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Matt Barnes
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bert Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Matt Barnes
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bert Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Matt Barnes
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bert Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
0

Hitting Stats for Matt Barnes and Bert Cole

Matt Barnes
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
11
11
Bert Cole
Career
Per 600 PA
6
6
Matt Barnes
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
467
280200
Bert Cole
Career
Per 600 PA
202
536.28
Matt Barnes
Career
Per 600 PA
1
600
Bert Cole
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
226
600
Matt Barnes
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
600
Bert Cole
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
205
544.25
Matt Barnes
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bert Cole
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.239
0.239
Matt Barnes
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bert Cole
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.618
0.618
Matt Barnes
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bert Cole
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
49
130.09
Matt Barnes
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bert Cole
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
41
108.85
Matt Barnes
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bert Cole
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
7.96
Matt Barnes
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bert Cole
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
10.62
Matt Barnes
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bert Cole
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
2.65
Matt Barnes
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bert Cole
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8
21.24
Matt Barnes
Career
Per 600 PA
Bert Cole
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.163
0.163
Matt Barnes
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bert Cole
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.005
0.005
Matt Barnes
Career
Per 600 PA
Bert Cole
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.02
0.02
Matt Barnes
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bert Cole
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
18.43
48.93
Matt Barnes
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bert Cole
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
63
167.26
Matt Barnes
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bert Cole
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
62
164.6
Matt Barnes
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bert Cole
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.284
0.284
Matt Barnes
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bert Cole
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.307
0.307
Matt Barnes
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bert Cole
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.592
0.592
Matt Barnes
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bert Cole
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.068
0.068
Matt Barnes
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bert Cole
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.205
0.205
Matt Barnes
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bert Cole
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.49
0.49
Matt Barnes
Career
Per 600 PA
Bert Cole
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.286
0.286
Matt Barnes
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bert Cole
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
29
76.99
Matt Barnes
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bert Cole
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
18
47.79
Matt Barnes
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bert Cole
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
46
122.12
Matt Barnes
Career
Per 600 PA
-0.11
-66.4
Bert Cole
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
21.14
56.11
Matt Barnes
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bert Cole
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
5.31
Matt Barnes
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bert Cole
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
11
29.2
Matt Barnes
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bert Cole
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Barnes
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1
600
Bert Cole
Career
Per 600 PAverified
36
95.58
Matt Barnes
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1
Bert Cole
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6.28
6.28
Matt Barnes
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bert Cole
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.31
0.31
Matt Barnes
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bert Cole
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8
21.24
Matt Barnes
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bert Cole
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Barnes
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bert Cole
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Barnes
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bert Cole
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
2.65
Matt Barnes
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bert Cole
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
2.65
Matt Barnes
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bert Cole
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
5.31
Matt Barnes
Career
Per 600 PA
Bert Cole
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
50
50