Matt Barnes vs. Lee Wade — Career Comparison

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Lee Wade 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. Lee Wade posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 3.77 and WHIP 1.309 compared to 4.21 and 1.379 for Matt Barnes. By the career numbers, Lee Wade had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Matt Barnes and Lee Wade

Matt Barnes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
11
Lee Wade
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
8
Matt Barnes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
467
9.01
Lee Wade
Career
Per 9 Innings
65
1.24
Matt Barnes
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.06
Lee Wade
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
52
0.99
Matt Barnes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
33
0.64
Lee Wade
Career
Per 9 Innings
25
0.48
Matt Barnes
Career
Per 9 Innings
30
0.58
Lee Wade
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
27
0.51
Matt Barnes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
52.38
52.38
Lee Wade
Career
Per 9 Innings
48.08
48.08
Matt Barnes
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.64
0.64
Lee Wade
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
80
80
Matt Barnes
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lee Wade
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
40
0.76
Matt Barnes
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lee Wade
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.06
Matt Barnes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
47
0.91
Lee Wade
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Matt Barnes
Career
Per 9 Innings
218
4.21
Lee Wade
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
198
3.77
Matt Barnes
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.21
4.21
Lee Wade
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.77
3.77
Matt Barnes
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.94
3.94
Lee Wade
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.47
3.47
Matt Barnes
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.46
3.46
Lee Wade
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.46
3.46
Matt Barnes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.237
0.237
Lee Wade
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.271
0.271
Matt Barnes
Career
Per 9 Innings
1399
27
Lee Wade
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1419
27
Matt Barnes
Career
Per 9 Innings
466.1
9
Lee Wade
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
473
9
Matt Barnes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
420
8.11
Lee Wade
Career
Per 9 Innings
504
9.59
Matt Barnes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.11
8.11
Lee Wade
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.59
9.59
Matt Barnes
Career
Per 9 Innings
53
1.02
Lee Wade
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
21
0.4
Matt Barnes
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.02
1.02
Lee Wade
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.4
0.4
Matt Barnes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.11
0.11
Lee Wade
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.32
0.32
Matt Barnes
Career
Per 9 Innings
214
4.13
Lee Wade
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
115
2.19
Matt Barnes
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
0.17
Lee Wade
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Matt Barnes
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.13
4.13
Lee Wade
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.19
2.19
Matt Barnes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
586
11.31
Lee Wade
Career
Per 9 Innings
222
4.22
Matt Barnes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11.31
11.31
Lee Wade
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.22
4.22
Matt Barnes
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.25
1.25
Lee Wade
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.42
3.42
Matt Barnes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.716
1.716
Lee Wade
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.713
0.713
Matt Barnes
Career
Per 9 Innings
47
0.91
Lee Wade
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.04
Matt Barnes
Career
Per 9 Innings
18
0.35
Lee Wade
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
0.27
Matt Barnes
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.06
Lee Wade
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Matt Barnes
Career
Per 9 Innings
2021
39
Lee Wade
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2051
39.03
Matt Barnes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
145
2.8
Lee Wade
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Matt Barnes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
233
4.5
Lee Wade
Career
Per 9 Innings
275
5.23
Matt Barnes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.5
4.5
Lee Wade
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.23
5.23
Matt Barnes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
0.14
Lee Wade
Career
Per 9 Innings
62
1.18
Matt Barnes
Career
Per 9 Innings
11
0.21
Lee Wade
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Matt Barnes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
35
0.68
Lee Wade
Career
Per 9 Innings
29
0.55
Matt Barnes
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.36
1.36
Lee Wade
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.309
1.309
Matt Barnes
Career
Per 9 Innings
1771
34.18
Lee Wade
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1860
35.39
Matt Barnes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.5
0.5
Lee Wade
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.23
4.23
Matt Barnes
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.324
0.324
Lee Wade
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.299
0.299
Matt Barnes
Career
Per 9 Innings
39
39
Lee Wade
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
39.03
39.03

Fielding Stats for Matt Barnes and Lee Wade

Matt Barnes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
11
Lee Wade
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
9
Matt Barnes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
467
9.01
Lee Wade
Career
Per 9 Innings
81
1.28
Matt Barnes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.06
Lee Wade
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.03
Matt Barnes
Career
Per 9 Innings
1399
27
Lee Wade
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1713
27
Matt Barnes
Career
Per 9 Innings
466.1
9
Lee Wade
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
571
9
Matt Barnes
Career
Per 9 Innings
25
0.48
Lee Wade
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
50
0.79
Matt Barnes
Career
Per 9 Innings
28
0.54
Lee Wade
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
107
1.69
Matt Barnes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.02
Lee Wade
Career
Per 9 Innings
15
0.24
Matt Barnes
Career
Per 9 Innings
54
1.04
Lee Wade
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
172
2.71
Matt Barnes
Career
Per 9 Innings
53
1.02
Lee Wade
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
157
2.47
Matt Barnes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
98.15
98.15
Lee Wade
Career
Per 9 Innings
91.28
91.28
Matt Barnes
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.114
0.114
Lee Wade
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.938
1.938
Matt Barnes
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.64
0.64
Lee Wade
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.47
2.47
Matt Barnes
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lee Wade
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
0.11
Matt Barnes
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lee Wade
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Matt Barnes
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lee Wade
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Matt Barnes
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lee Wade
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Matt Barnes
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lee Wade
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Matt Barnes and Lee Wade

Matt Barnes
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
11
11
Lee Wade
Career
Per 600 PA
9
9
Matt Barnes
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
467
280200
Lee Wade
Career
Per 600 PA
75
187.5
Matt Barnes
Career
Per 600 PA
1
600
Lee Wade
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
240
600
Matt Barnes
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
600
Lee Wade
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
214
535
Matt Barnes
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lee Wade
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.192
0.192
Matt Barnes
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lee Wade
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.525
0.525
Matt Barnes
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lee Wade
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
41
102.5
Matt Barnes
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lee Wade
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
32
80
Matt Barnes
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lee Wade
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8
20
Matt Barnes
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lee Wade
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Barnes
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lee Wade
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
2.5
Matt Barnes
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lee Wade
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9
22.5
Matt Barnes
Career
Per 600 PA
Lee Wade
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.22
0.22
Matt Barnes
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lee Wade
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.005
0.005
Matt Barnes
Career
Per 600 PA
Lee Wade
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.024
0.024
Matt Barnes
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lee Wade
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
13.34
33.36
Matt Barnes
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lee Wade
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
52
130
Matt Barnes
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lee Wade
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
55
137.5
Matt Barnes
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lee Wade
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.241
0.241
Matt Barnes
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lee Wade
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.243
0.243
Matt Barnes
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lee Wade
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.484
0.484
Matt Barnes
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lee Wade
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.051
0.051
Matt Barnes
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lee Wade
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.169
0.169
Matt Barnes
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lee Wade
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.382
0.382
Matt Barnes
Career
Per 600 PA
Lee Wade
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.188
0.188
Matt Barnes
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lee Wade
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
23
57.5
Matt Barnes
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lee Wade
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
17
42.5
Matt Barnes
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lee Wade
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
39
97.5
Matt Barnes
Career
Per 600 PA
-0.11
-66.4
Lee Wade
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
13.97
34.92
Matt Barnes
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lee Wade
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
2.5
Matt Barnes
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lee Wade
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
13
32.5
Matt Barnes
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lee Wade
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Barnes
Career
Per 600 PA
1
600
Lee Wade
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Matt Barnes
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1
Lee Wade
Career
Per 600 PA
Matt Barnes
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lee Wade
Career
Per 600 PA
Matt Barnes
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lee Wade
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
12
30
Matt Barnes
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lee Wade
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Barnes
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lee Wade
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Barnes
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lee Wade
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Barnes
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lee Wade
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Barnes
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lee Wade
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Barnes
Career
Per 600 PA
Lee Wade
Career
Per 600 PA