Rich Barnes vs. Rheal Cormier — Career Comparison

Rich Barnes
Baby BoomersFloridaThrows LeftBats RightNorth AmericaChicago White SoxAmerican LeagueStarting Pitcher
Rheal Cormier
Gen XCANThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaPhiladelphia PhilliesNational LeagueRelief Pitcher

Rich Barnes built a career as a starting pitcher and Rheal Cormier as a reliever — different jobs with different demands — but on the metrics that apply to both, a comparison is still worth making. Rheal Cormier posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 4.03 and WHIP 1.311 compared to 5.65 and 1.919 for Rich Barnes. By the career numbers, Rheal Cormier had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Rich Barnes and Rheal Cormier

Rich Barnes
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Rheal Cormier
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
16
16
Rich Barnes
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
3.14
Rheal Cormier
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
683
5.03
Rich Barnes
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
1.26
Rheal Cormier
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
108
0.8
Rich Barnes
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.31
Rheal Cormier
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
71
0.52
Rich Barnes
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3
0.94
Rheal Cormier
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
64
0.47
Rich Barnes
Career
Per 9 Innings
25
25
Rheal Cormier
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
52.59
52.59
Rich Barnes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
40
40
Rheal Cormier
Career
Per 9 Innings
15.81
15.81
Rich Barnes
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rheal Cormier
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
0.05
Rich Barnes
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rheal Cormier
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.01
Rich Barnes
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.31
Rheal Cormier
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
0.01
Rich Barnes
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
18
5.65
Rheal Cormier
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
547
4.03
Rich Barnes
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.65
5.65
Rheal Cormier
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.03
4.03
Rich Barnes
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.18
6.18
Rheal Cormier
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.77
3.77
Rich Barnes
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.57
4.57
Rheal Cormier
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.95
3.95
Rich Barnes
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.325
0.325
Rheal Cormier
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.266
0.266
Rich Barnes
Career
Per 9 Innings
86
27
Rheal Cormier
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3665
27
Rich Barnes
Career
Per 9 Innings
28.2
9
Rheal Cormier
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1221.2
9
Rich Barnes
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
39
12.24
Rheal Cormier
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1248
9.19
Rich Barnes
Career
Per 9 Innings
12.24
12.24
Rheal Cormier
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9.19
9.19
Rich Barnes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.31
Rheal Cormier
Career
Per 9 Innings
121
0.89
Rich Barnes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.31
0.31
Rheal Cormier
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.89
0.89
Rich Barnes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.1
0.1
Rheal Cormier
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.18
0.18
Rich Barnes
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
14
4.4
Rheal Cormier
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
317
2.34
Rich Barnes
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
0.63
Rheal Cormier
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
37
0.27
Rich Barnes
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.4
4.4
Rheal Cormier
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.34
2.34
Rich Barnes
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
2.51
Rheal Cormier
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
760
5.6
Rich Barnes
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.51
2.51
Rheal Cormier
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.6
5.6
Rich Barnes
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.8
0.8
Rheal Cormier
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.11
1.11
Rich Barnes
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.767
0.767
Rheal Cormier
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.882
0.882
Rich Barnes
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
0.31
Rheal Cormier
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
39
0.29
Rich Barnes
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
0.63
Rheal Cormier
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
51
0.38
Rich Barnes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Rheal Cormier
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.03
Rich Barnes
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
138
43.33
Rheal Cormier
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5157
37.99
Rich Barnes
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
1.57
Rheal Cormier
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
105
0.77
Rich Barnes
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
25
7.85
Rheal Cormier
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
604
4.45
Rich Barnes
Career
Per 9 Innings
7.85
7.85
Rheal Cormier
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.45
4.45
Rich Barnes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Rheal Cormier
Career
Per 9 Innings
57
0.42
Rich Barnes
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
0.63
Rheal Cormier
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
32
0.24
Rich Barnes
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.63
Rheal Cormier
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
134
0.99
Rich Barnes
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.849
1.849
Rheal Cormier
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.281
1.281
Rich Barnes
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
120
37.67
Rheal Cormier
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4700
34.62
Rich Barnes
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.5
2.5
Rheal Cormier
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.88
0.88
Rich Barnes
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.342
0.342
Rheal Cormier
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.295
0.295
Rich Barnes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
43.33
43.33
Rheal Cormier
Career
Per 9 Innings
37.99
37.99

Fielding Stats for Rich Barnes and Rheal Cormier

Rich Barnes
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Rheal Cormier
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
16
16
Rich Barnes
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
3.14
Rheal Cormier
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
683
5.03
Rich Barnes
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
1.26
Rheal Cormier
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
109
0.8
Rich Barnes
Career
Per 9 Innings
86
27
Rheal Cormier
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3665
27
Rich Barnes
Career
Per 9 Innings
28.2
9
Rheal Cormier
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1221.2
9
Rich Barnes
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.31
Rheal Cormier
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
80
0.59
Rich Barnes
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
1.57
Rheal Cormier
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
241
1.78
Rich Barnes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Rheal Cormier
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
0.07
Rich Barnes
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
1.88
Rheal Cormier
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
331
2.44
Rich Barnes
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
1.88
Rheal Cormier
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
321
2.36
Rich Barnes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Rheal Cormier
Career
Per 9 Innings
96.98
96.98
Rich Barnes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.6
0.6
Rheal Cormier
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.47
0.47
Rich Barnes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
40
40
Rheal Cormier
Career
Per 9 Innings
15.96
15.96
Rich Barnes
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.31
Rheal Cormier
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
19
0.14
Rich Barnes
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rheal Cormier
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rich Barnes
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rheal Cormier
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rich Barnes
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rheal Cormier
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rich Barnes
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rheal Cormier
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Rich Barnes and Rheal Cormier

Rich Barnes
Career
Per 600 PA
2
Rheal Cormier
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
16
16
Rich Barnes
Career
Per 600 PA
10
Rheal Cormier
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
684
1800
Rich Barnes
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Rheal Cormier
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
228
600
Rich Barnes
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Rheal Cormier
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
192
505.26
Rich Barnes
Career
Per 600 PA
Rheal Cormier
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.188
0.188
Rich Barnes
Career
Per 600 PA
Rheal Cormier
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.513
0.513
Rich Barnes
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Rheal Cormier
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
36
94.74
Rich Barnes
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Rheal Cormier
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
31
81.58
Rich Barnes
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Rheal Cormier
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
10.53
Rich Barnes
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Rheal Cormier
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
2.63
Rich Barnes
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Rheal Cormier
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rich Barnes
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Rheal Cormier
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
13.16
Rich Barnes
Career
Per 600 PA
Rheal Cormier
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.139
0.139
Rich Barnes
Career
Per 600 PA
Rheal Cormier
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rich Barnes
Career
Per 600 PA
Rheal Cormier
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rich Barnes
Career
Per 600 PA
Rheal Cormier
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8.63
22.7
Rich Barnes
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Rheal Cormier
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
42
110.53
Rich Barnes
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Rheal Cormier
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
42
110.53
Rich Barnes
Career
Per 600 PA
Rheal Cormier
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.212
0.212
Rich Barnes
Career
Per 600 PA
Rheal Cormier
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.219
0.219
Rich Barnes
Career
Per 600 PA
Rheal Cormier
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.431
0.431
Rich Barnes
Career
Per 600 PA
Rheal Cormier
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.031
0.031
Rich Barnes
Career
Per 600 PA
Rheal Cormier
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.15
0.15
Rich Barnes
Career
Per 600 PA
Rheal Cormier
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.306
0.306
Rich Barnes
Career
Per 600 PA
Rheal Cormier
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.245
0.245
Rich Barnes
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Rheal Cormier
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
15
39.47
Rich Barnes
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Rheal Cormier
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
12
31.58
Rich Barnes
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Rheal Cormier
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
27
71.05
Rich Barnes
Career
Per 600 PA
Rheal Cormier
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8.99
23.66
Rich Barnes
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Rheal Cormier
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
2.63
Rich Barnes
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Rheal Cormier
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
13.16
Rich Barnes
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Rheal Cormier
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rich Barnes
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
Rheal Cormier
Career
Per 600 PA
45
118.42
Rich Barnes
Career
Per 600 PA
Rheal Cormier
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5.07
5.07
Rich Barnes
Career
Per 600 PA
Rheal Cormier
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.11
0.11
Rich Barnes
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Rheal Cormier
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
30
78.95
Rich Barnes
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Rheal Cormier
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rich Barnes
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
Rheal Cormier
Career
Per 600 PA
1
2.63
Rich Barnes
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Rheal Cormier
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rich Barnes
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Rheal Cormier
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rich Barnes
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Rheal Cormier
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rich Barnes
Career
Per 600 PA
Rheal Cormier
Career
Per 600 PA