Matt Barnes vs. Otis Starks — Career Comparison

Matt Barnes
MillenialConnecticutThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaBoston Red SoxAmerican LeagueRelief PitcherAll-Star
Otis Starks
Lost GenerationTennesseeThrows LeftNorth AmericaBrooklyn Royal GiantsEastern Colored LeagueStarting Pitcher

Otis Starks 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 4.95 and 1.567 for Otis Starks. 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 Otis Starks

Matt Barnes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
11
Otis Starks
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
8
Matt Barnes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
467
9.01
Otis Starks
Career
Per 9 Innings
63
1.49
Matt Barnes
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.06
Otis Starks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
43
1.02
Matt Barnes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
33
0.64
Otis Starks
Career
Per 9 Innings
14
0.33
Matt Barnes
Career
Per 9 Innings
30
0.58
Otis Starks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
24
0.57
Matt Barnes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
52.38
52.38
Otis Starks
Career
Per 9 Innings
36.84
36.84
Matt Barnes
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.64
0.64
Otis Starks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
68.25
68.25
Matt Barnes
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Otis Starks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
26
0.62
Matt Barnes
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Otis Starks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.07
Matt Barnes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
47
0.91
Otis Starks
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.02
Matt Barnes
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
218
4.21
Otis Starks
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
209
4.95
Matt Barnes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.21
4.21
Otis Starks
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.95
4.95
Matt Barnes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.94
3.94
Otis Starks
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.86
4.86
Matt Barnes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.46
3.46
Otis Starks
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.01
4.01
Matt Barnes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.237
0.237
Otis Starks
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.304
0.304
Matt Barnes
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1399
27
Otis Starks
Career
Per 9 Innings
1139
27
Matt Barnes
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
466.1
9
Otis Starks
Career
Per 9 Innings
379.2
9
Matt Barnes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
420
8.11
Otis Starks
Career
Per 9 Innings
453
10.74
Matt Barnes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.11
8.11
Otis Starks
Career
Per 9 Innings
10.74
10.74
Matt Barnes
Career
Per 9 Innings
53
1.02
Otis Starks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
21
0.5
Matt Barnes
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.02
1.02
Otis Starks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.5
0.5
Matt Barnes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.11
0.11
Otis Starks
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.33
0.33
Matt Barnes
Career
Per 9 Innings
214
4.13
Otis Starks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
142
3.37
Matt Barnes
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
0.17
Otis Starks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Matt Barnes
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.13
4.13
Otis Starks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.37
3.37
Matt Barnes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
586
11.31
Otis Starks
Career
Per 9 Innings
169
4.01
Matt Barnes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11.31
11.31
Otis Starks
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.01
4.01
Matt Barnes
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.25
1.25
Otis Starks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.68
2.68
Matt Barnes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.716
1.716
Otis Starks
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.819
0.819
Matt Barnes
Career
Per 9 Innings
47
0.91
Otis Starks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.07
Matt Barnes
Career
Per 9 Innings
18
0.35
Otis Starks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
0.19
Matt Barnes
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.06
Otis Starks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Matt Barnes
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2021
39
Otis Starks
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1692
40.11
Matt Barnes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
145
2.8
Otis Starks
Career
Per 9 Innings
13
0.31
Matt Barnes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
233
4.5
Otis Starks
Career
Per 9 Innings
269
6.38
Matt Barnes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.5
4.5
Otis Starks
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.38
6.38
Matt Barnes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
0.14
Otis Starks
Career
Per 9 Innings
53
1.26
Matt Barnes
Career
Per 9 Innings
11
0.21
Otis Starks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Matt Barnes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
35
0.68
Otis Starks
Career
Per 9 Innings
21
0.5
Matt Barnes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.36
1.36
Otis Starks
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.567
1.567
Matt Barnes
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1771
34.18
Otis Starks
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1489
35.3
Matt Barnes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.5
0.5
Otis Starks
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.27
4.27
Matt Barnes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.324
0.324
Otis Starks
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.333
0.333
Matt Barnes
Career
Per 9 Innings
39
39
Otis Starks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
40.11
40.11

Fielding Stats for Matt Barnes and Otis Starks

Matt Barnes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
11
Otis Starks
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
8
Matt Barnes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
467
9.01
Otis Starks
Career
Per 9 Innings
64
1.49
Matt Barnes
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.06
Otis Starks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
44
1.02
Matt Barnes
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1399
27
Otis Starks
Career
Per 9 Innings
1160
27
Matt Barnes
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
466.1
9
Otis Starks
Career
Per 9 Innings
386.2
9
Matt Barnes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
25
0.48
Otis Starks
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
0.19
Matt Barnes
Career
Per 9 Innings
28
0.54
Otis Starks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
91
2.12
Matt Barnes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.02
Otis Starks
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
0.21
Matt Barnes
Career
Per 9 Innings
54
1.04
Otis Starks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
108
2.51
Matt Barnes
Career
Per 9 Innings
53
1.02
Otis Starks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
99
2.3
Matt Barnes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
98.15
98.15
Otis Starks
Career
Per 9 Innings
91.67
91.67
Matt Barnes
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.114
0.114
Otis Starks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.547
1.547
Matt Barnes
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.64
0.64
Otis Starks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
68.75
68.75
Matt Barnes
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Otis Starks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.05
Matt Barnes
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Otis Starks
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Matt Barnes
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Otis Starks
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Matt Barnes
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Otis Starks
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Matt Barnes
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Otis Starks
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Matt Barnes and Otis Starks

Matt Barnes
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
11
11
Otis Starks
Career
Per 600 PA
8
8
Matt Barnes
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
467
280200
Otis Starks
Career
Per 600 PA
67
248.15
Matt Barnes
Career
Per 600 PA
1
600
Otis Starks
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
162
600
Matt Barnes
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
600
Otis Starks
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
144
533.33
Matt Barnes
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Otis Starks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.139
0.139
Matt Barnes
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Otis Starks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.41
0.41
Matt Barnes
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Otis Starks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
20
74.07
Matt Barnes
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Otis Starks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
18
66.67
Matt Barnes
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Otis Starks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
7.41
Matt Barnes
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Otis Starks
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Barnes
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Otis Starks
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Barnes
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Otis Starks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
7.41
Matt Barnes
Career
Per 600 PA
Otis Starks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.1
0.1
Matt Barnes
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Otis Starks
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Barnes
Career
Per 600 PA
Otis Starks
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Barnes
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Otis Starks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4.83
17.89
Matt Barnes
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Otis Starks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
22
81.48
Matt Barnes
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Otis Starks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
31
114.81
Matt Barnes
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Otis Starks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.2
0.2
Matt Barnes
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Otis Starks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.153
0.153
Matt Barnes
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Otis Starks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.353
0.353
Matt Barnes
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Otis Starks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.014
0.014
Matt Barnes
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Otis Starks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.128
0.128
Matt Barnes
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Otis Starks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.274
0.274
Matt Barnes
Career
Per 600 PA
Otis Starks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.143
0.143
Matt Barnes
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Otis Starks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
16
59.26
Matt Barnes
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Otis Starks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
11.11
Matt Barnes
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Otis Starks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
19
70.37
Matt Barnes
Career
Per 600 PA
-0.11
-66.4
Otis Starks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3.59
13.3
Matt Barnes
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Otis Starks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
3.7
Matt Barnes
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Otis Starks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10
37.04
Matt Barnes
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Otis Starks
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Barnes
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1
600
Otis Starks
Career
Per 600 PAverified
4
14.81
Matt Barnes
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1
Otis Starks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
40.5
40.5
Matt Barnes
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Otis Starks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2.5
2.5
Matt Barnes
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Otis Starks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
25.93
Matt Barnes
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Otis Starks
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Barnes
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Otis Starks
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Barnes
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Otis Starks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
3.7
Matt Barnes
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Otis Starks
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Barnes
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Otis Starks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
3.7
Matt Barnes
Career
Per 600 PA
Otis Starks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
100
100