Matt Barnes vs. Willie Jensen — Career Comparison

Matt Barnes
MillenialConnecticutThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaBoston Red SoxAmerican LeagueRelief PitcherAll-Star
Willie Jensen
Lost GenerationPennsylvaniaThrows RightBats LeftNorth AmericaDetroit TigersAmerican LeagueStarting Pitcher

Willie Jensen 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. Willie Jensen posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 3.64 and WHIP 1.667 compared to 4.21 and 1.379 for Matt Barnes. By the career numbers, Willie Jensen had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Matt Barnes and Willie Jensen

Matt Barnes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
11
Willie Jensen
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Matt Barnes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
467
9.01
Willie Jensen
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
1.29
Matt Barnes
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.06
Willie Jensen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
1.07
Matt Barnes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
33
0.64
Willie Jensen
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.21
Matt Barnes
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
30
0.58
Willie Jensen
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3
0.64
Matt Barnes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
52.38
52.38
Willie Jensen
Career
Per 9 Innings
25
25
Matt Barnes
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.64
0.64
Willie Jensen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
83.33
83.33
Matt Barnes
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Willie Jensen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.43
Matt Barnes
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Willie Jensen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Matt Barnes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
47
0.91
Willie Jensen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Matt Barnes
Career
Per 9 Innings
218
4.21
Willie Jensen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
17
3.64
Matt Barnes
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.21
4.21
Willie Jensen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.64
3.64
Matt Barnes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.94
3.94
Willie Jensen
Career
Per 9 Innings
7.32
7.32
Matt Barnes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.46
3.46
Willie Jensen
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.76
4.76
Matt Barnes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.237
0.237
Willie Jensen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.413
0.413
Matt Barnes
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1399
27
Willie Jensen
Career
Per 9 Innings
126
27
Matt Barnes
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
466.1
9
Willie Jensen
Career
Per 9 Innings
42
9
Matt Barnes
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
420
8.11
Willie Jensen
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
50
10.71
Matt Barnes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.11
8.11
Willie Jensen
Career
Per 9 Innings
10.71
10.71
Matt Barnes
Career
Per 9 Innings
53
1.02
Willie Jensen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.43
Matt Barnes
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.02
1.02
Willie Jensen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.43
0.43
Matt Barnes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.11
0.11
Willie Jensen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.33
0.33
Matt Barnes
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
214
4.13
Willie Jensen
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
20
4.29
Matt Barnes
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
0.17
Willie Jensen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Matt Barnes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.13
4.13
Willie Jensen
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.29
4.29
Matt Barnes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
586
11.31
Willie Jensen
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
1.93
Matt Barnes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11.31
11.31
Willie Jensen
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.93
1.93
Matt Barnes
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.25
1.25
Willie Jensen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.5
1.5
Matt Barnes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.716
1.716
Willie Jensen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.691
0.691
Matt Barnes
Career
Per 9 Innings
47
0.91
Willie Jensen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.21
Matt Barnes
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
18
0.35
Willie Jensen
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
0.43
Matt Barnes
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.06
Willie Jensen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Matt Barnes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2021
39
Willie Jensen
Career
Per 9 Innings
143
30.64
Matt Barnes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
145
2.8
Willie Jensen
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.21
Matt Barnes
Career
Per 9 Innings
233
4.5
Willie Jensen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
19
4.07
Matt Barnes
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.5
4.5
Willie Jensen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.07
4.07
Matt Barnes
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
0.14
Willie Jensen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Matt Barnes
Career
Per 9 Innings
11
0.21
Willie Jensen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Matt Barnes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
35
0.68
Willie Jensen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Matt Barnes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.36
1.36
Willie Jensen
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.667
1.667
Matt Barnes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1771
34.18
Willie Jensen
Career
Per 9 Innings
121
25.93
Matt Barnes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.5
0.5
Willie Jensen
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.17
3.17
Matt Barnes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.324
0.324
Willie Jensen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.436
0.436
Matt Barnes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
39
39
Willie Jensen
Career
Per 9 Innings
30.64
30.64

Fielding Stats for Matt Barnes and Willie Jensen

Matt Barnes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
11
Willie Jensen
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
Matt Barnes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
467
9.01
Willie Jensen
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
Matt Barnes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.06
Willie Jensen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Matt Barnes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1399
27
Willie Jensen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Matt Barnes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
466.1
9
Willie Jensen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Matt Barnes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
25
0.48
Willie Jensen
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
Matt Barnes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
28
0.54
Willie Jensen
Career
Per 9 Innings
12
Matt Barnes
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.02
Willie Jensen
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
Matt Barnes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
54
1.04
Willie Jensen
Career
Per 9 Innings
14
Matt Barnes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
53
1.02
Willie Jensen
Career
Per 9 Innings
13
Matt Barnes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
98.15
98.15
Willie Jensen
Career
Per 9 Innings
92.86
Matt Barnes
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.114
0.114
Willie Jensen
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2.167
Matt Barnes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.64
0.64
Willie Jensen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Matt Barnes
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Willie Jensen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Matt Barnes
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Willie Jensen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Matt Barnes
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Willie Jensen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Matt Barnes
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Willie Jensen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Matt Barnes
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Willie Jensen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0

Hitting Stats for Matt Barnes and Willie Jensen

Matt Barnes
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
11
11
Willie Jensen
Career
Per 600 PA
2
2
Matt Barnes
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
467
280200
Willie Jensen
Career
Per 600 PA
6
257.14
Matt Barnes
Career
Per 600 PA
1
600
Willie Jensen
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
14
600
Matt Barnes
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
600
Willie Jensen
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
13
557.14
Matt Barnes
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Willie Jensen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Barnes
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Willie Jensen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.107
0.107
Matt Barnes
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Willie Jensen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Barnes
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Willie Jensen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Barnes
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Willie Jensen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Barnes
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Willie Jensen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Barnes
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Willie Jensen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Barnes
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Willie Jensen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Barnes
Career
Per 600 PA
Willie Jensen
Career
Per 600 PA
Matt Barnes
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Willie Jensen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Barnes
Career
Per 600 PA
Willie Jensen
Career
Per 600 PA
Matt Barnes
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Willie Jensen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.01
0.36
Matt Barnes
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Willie Jensen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Barnes
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Willie Jensen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
42.86
Matt Barnes
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Willie Jensen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.071
0.071
Matt Barnes
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Willie Jensen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Barnes
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Willie Jensen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.071
0.071
Matt Barnes
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Willie Jensen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Barnes
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Willie Jensen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.032
0.032
Matt Barnes
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Willie Jensen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.077
0.077
Matt Barnes
Career
Per 600 PA
Willie Jensen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Barnes
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Willie Jensen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
42.86
Matt Barnes
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Willie Jensen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Barnes
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Willie Jensen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
42.86
Matt Barnes
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
-0.11
-66.4
Willie Jensen
Career
Per 600 PAverified
-1.1
-47.01
Matt Barnes
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Willie Jensen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Barnes
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Willie Jensen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
42.86
Matt Barnes
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Willie Jensen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Barnes
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1
600
Willie Jensen
Career
Per 600 PAverified
10
428.57
Matt Barnes
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1
Willie Jensen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1.4
1.4
Matt Barnes
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Willie Jensen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.1
0.1
Matt Barnes
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Willie Jensen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Barnes
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Willie Jensen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Barnes
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Willie Jensen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Barnes
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Willie Jensen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Barnes
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Willie Jensen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Barnes
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Willie Jensen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Barnes
Career
Per 600 PA
Willie Jensen
Career
Per 600 PA