Matt Barnes vs. Carson Spiers — Career Comparison

Matt Barnes
MillenialConnecticutThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaBoston Red SoxAmerican LeagueRelief PitcherAll-Star
Carson Spiers
Gen ZSouth CarolinaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaCincinnati RedsNational LeagueStarting Pitcher

Carson Spiers 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 5.69 and 1.573 for Carson Spiers. 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 Carson Spiers

Matt Barnes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
11
Carson Spiers
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
3
Matt Barnes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
467
9.01
Carson Spiers
Career
Per 9 Innings
29
2.23
Matt Barnes
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.06
Carson Spiers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
1.08
Matt Barnes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
33
0.64
Carson Spiers
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
0.38
Matt Barnes
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
30
0.58
Carson Spiers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
10
0.77
Matt Barnes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
52.38
52.38
Carson Spiers
Career
Per 9 Innings
33.33
33.33
Matt Barnes
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.64
0.64
Carson Spiers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
48.28
48.28
Matt Barnes
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Carson Spiers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Matt Barnes
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Carson Spiers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Matt Barnes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
47
0.91
Carson Spiers
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.08
Matt Barnes
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
218
4.21
Carson Spiers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
74
5.69
Matt Barnes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.21
4.21
Carson Spiers
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.69
5.69
Matt Barnes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.94
3.94
Carson Spiers
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.14
6.14
Matt Barnes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.46
3.46
Carson Spiers
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.11
5.11
Matt Barnes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.237
0.237
Carson Spiers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.296
0.296
Matt Barnes
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1399
27
Carson Spiers
Career
Per 9 Innings
351
27
Matt Barnes
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
466.1
9
Carson Spiers
Career
Per 9 Innings
117
9
Matt Barnes
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
420
8.11
Carson Spiers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
143
11
Matt Barnes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.11
8.11
Carson Spiers
Career
Per 9 Innings
11
11
Matt Barnes
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
53
1.02
Carson Spiers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
24
1.85
Matt Barnes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.02
1.02
Carson Spiers
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.85
1.85
Matt Barnes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.11
0.11
Carson Spiers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.83
0.83
Matt Barnes
Career
Per 9 Innings
214
4.13
Carson Spiers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
41
3.15
Matt Barnes
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
0.17
Carson Spiers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Matt Barnes
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.13
4.13
Carson Spiers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.15
3.15
Matt Barnes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
586
11.31
Carson Spiers
Career
Per 9 Innings
103
7.92
Matt Barnes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11.31
11.31
Carson Spiers
Career
Per 9 Innings
7.92
7.92
Matt Barnes
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.25
1.25
Carson Spiers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.55
3.55
Matt Barnes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.716
1.716
Carson Spiers
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.231
1.231
Matt Barnes
Career
Per 9 Innings
47
0.91
Carson Spiers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Matt Barnes
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
18
0.35
Carson Spiers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6
0.46
Matt Barnes
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.06
Carson Spiers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Matt Barnes
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2021
39
Carson Spiers
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
534
41.08
Matt Barnes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
145
2.8
Carson Spiers
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
0.46
Matt Barnes
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
233
4.5
Carson Spiers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
80
6.15
Matt Barnes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.5
4.5
Carson Spiers
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.15
6.15
Matt Barnes
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
0.14
Carson Spiers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.08
Matt Barnes
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
0.21
Carson Spiers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3
0.23
Matt Barnes
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
35
0.68
Carson Spiers
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
0.69
Matt Barnes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.36
1.36
Carson Spiers
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.573
1.573
Matt Barnes
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1771
34.18
Carson Spiers
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
483
37.15
Matt Barnes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.5
0.5
Carson Spiers
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.76
2.76
Matt Barnes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.324
0.324
Carson Spiers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.334
0.334
Matt Barnes
Career
Per 9 Innings
39
39
Carson Spiers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
41.08
41.08

Fielding Stats for Matt Barnes and Carson Spiers

Matt Barnes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
11
Carson Spiers
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
3
Matt Barnes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
467
9.01
Carson Spiers
Career
Per 9 Innings
29
2.23
Matt Barnes
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.06
Carson Spiers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
1.08
Matt Barnes
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1399
27
Carson Spiers
Career
Per 9 Innings
351
27
Matt Barnes
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
466.1
9
Carson Spiers
Career
Per 9 Innings
117
9
Matt Barnes
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
25
0.48
Carson Spiers
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
0.85
Matt Barnes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
28
0.54
Carson Spiers
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
0.38
Matt Barnes
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.02
Carson Spiers
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.08
Matt Barnes
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
54
1.04
Carson Spiers
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
17
1.31
Matt Barnes
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
53
1.02
Carson Spiers
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
16
1.23
Matt Barnes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
98.15
98.15
Carson Spiers
Career
Per 9 Innings
94.12
94.12
Matt Barnes
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.114
0.114
Carson Spiers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.552
0.552
Matt Barnes
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.64
0.64
Carson Spiers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
48.28
48.28
Matt Barnes
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Carson Spiers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.08
Matt Barnes
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Carson Spiers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Matt Barnes
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Carson Spiers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Matt Barnes
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Carson Spiers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Matt Barnes
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Carson Spiers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Matt Barnes and Carson Spiers

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