Bob Barr vs. Joey Jay — Career Comparison

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Joey Jay built a career as a starting pitcher and Bob Barr as a reliever — different jobs with different demands — but on the metrics that apply to both, a comparison is still worth making. Joey Jay posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 3.77 and WHIP 1.359 compared to 3.86 and 3.000 for Bob Barr. By the career numbers, Joey Jay had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Bob Barr and Joey Jay

Bob Barr
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Joey Jay
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
13
Bob Barr
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
7.71
Joey Jay
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
310
1.8
Bob Barr
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joey Jay
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
203
1.18
Bob Barr
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joey Jay
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
99
0.58
Bob Barr
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Joey Jay
Career
Per 9 Innings
91
0.53
Bob Barr
Career
Per 9 Innings
Joey Jay
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
52.11
52.11
Bob Barr
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joey Jay
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
65.48
65.48
Bob Barr
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joey Jay
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
63
0.37
Bob Barr
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joey Jay
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
16
0.09
Bob Barr
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joey Jay
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
0.04
Bob Barr
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
3.86
Joey Jay
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
648
3.77
Bob Barr
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.86
3.86
Joey Jay
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.77
3.77
Bob Barr
Career
Per 9 Innings
11.51
11.51
Joey Jay
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.8
3.8
Bob Barr
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.57
5.57
Joey Jay
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.24
4.24
Bob Barr
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.385
0.385
Joey Jay
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.246
0.246
Bob Barr
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
27
Joey Jay
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4639
27
Bob Barr
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.1
9
Joey Jay
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1546.1
9
Bob Barr
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5
19.29
Joey Jay
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1460
8.5
Bob Barr
Career
Per 9 Innings
19.29
19.29
Joey Jay
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.5
8.5
Bob Barr
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Joey Jay
Career
Per 9 Innings
153
0.89
Bob Barr
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Joey Jay
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.89
0.89
Bob Barr
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Joey Jay
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.49
0.49
Bob Barr
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
7.71
Joey Jay
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
607
3.53
Bob Barr
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Joey Jay
Career
Per 9 Innings
34
0.2
Bob Barr
Career
Per 9 Innings
7.71
7.71
Joey Jay
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.53
3.53
Bob Barr
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joey Jay
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
999
5.81
Bob Barr
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joey Jay
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.81
5.81
Bob Barr
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joey Jay
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.22
3.22
Bob Barr
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.857
0.857
Joey Jay
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.039
1.039
Bob Barr
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Joey Jay
Career
Per 9 Innings
54
0.31
Bob Barr
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Joey Jay
Career
Per 9 Innings
36
0.21
Bob Barr
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Joey Jay
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.01
Bob Barr
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
57.86
Joey Jay
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6583
38.31
Bob Barr
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
3.86
Joey Jay
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
53
0.31
Bob Barr
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3
11.57
Joey Jay
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
714
4.16
Bob Barr
Career
Per 9 Innings
11.57
11.57
Joey Jay
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.16
4.16
Bob Barr
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joey Jay
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bob Barr
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joey Jay
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bob Barr
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joey Jay
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bob Barr
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
3
Joey Jay
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.337
1.337
Bob Barr
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
50.14
Joey Jay
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5940
34.57
Bob Barr
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.5
1.5
Joey Jay
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.3
2.3
Bob Barr
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.385
0.385
Joey Jay
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.273
0.273
Bob Barr
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
57.86
57.86
Joey Jay
Career
Per 9 Innings
38.31
38.31

Fielding Stats for Bob Barr and Joey Jay

Bob Barr
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
Joey Jay
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
13
Bob Barr
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
Joey Jay
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
310
1.82
Bob Barr
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Joey Jay
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
202
1.18
Bob Barr
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Joey Jay
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4608
27
Bob Barr
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Joey Jay
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1536
9
Bob Barr
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Joey Jay
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
105
0.62
Bob Barr
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Joey Jay
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
221
1.29
Bob Barr
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
Joey Jay
Career
Per 9 Innings
14
0.08
Bob Barr
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Joey Jay
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
340
1.99
Bob Barr
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Joey Jay
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
326
1.91
Bob Barr
Career
Per 9 Innings
Joey Jay
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
95.88
95.88
Bob Barr
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Joey Jay
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.052
1.052
Bob Barr
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Joey Jay
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
65.16
65.16
Bob Barr
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Joey Jay
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
0.09
Bob Barr
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Joey Jay
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bob Barr
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Joey Jay
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bob Barr
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Joey Jay
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bob Barr
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Joey Jay
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Bob Barr and Joey Jay

Bob Barr
Career
Per 600 PA
1
Joey Jay
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
13
13
Bob Barr
Career
Per 600 PA
2
Joey Jay
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
310
344.44
Bob Barr
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Joey Jay
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
540
600
Bob Barr
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Joey Jay
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
483
536.67
Bob Barr
Career
Per 600 PA
Joey Jay
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.114
0.114
Bob Barr
Career
Per 600 PA
Joey Jay
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.36
0.36
Bob Barr
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Joey Jay
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
55
61.11
Bob Barr
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Joey Jay
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
46
51.11
Bob Barr
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Joey Jay
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
7.78
Bob Barr
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Joey Jay
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bob Barr
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Joey Jay
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
2.22
Bob Barr
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Joey Jay
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9
10
Bob Barr
Career
Per 600 PA
Joey Jay
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.164
0.164
Bob Barr
Career
Per 600 PA
Joey Jay
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.004
0.004
Bob Barr
Career
Per 600 PA
Joey Jay
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.036
0.036
Bob Barr
Career
Per 600 PA
Joey Jay
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
11.33
12.59
Bob Barr
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Joey Jay
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
68
75.56
Bob Barr
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Joey Jay
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
84
93.33
Bob Barr
Career
Per 600 PA
Joey Jay
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.164
0.164
Bob Barr
Career
Per 600 PA
Joey Jay
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.141
0.141
Bob Barr
Career
Per 600 PA
Joey Jay
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.305
0.305
Bob Barr
Career
Per 600 PA
Joey Jay
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.027
0.027
Bob Barr
Career
Per 600 PA
Joey Jay
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.109
0.109
Bob Barr
Career
Per 600 PA
Joey Jay
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.222
0.222
Bob Barr
Career
Per 600 PA
Joey Jay
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.192
0.192
Bob Barr
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Joey Jay
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
17
18.89
Bob Barr
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Joey Jay
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
19
21.11
Bob Barr
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Joey Jay
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
34
37.78
Bob Barr
Career
Per 600 PA
Joey Jay
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
-3.4
-3.78
Bob Barr
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Joey Jay
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.11
Bob Barr
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Joey Jay
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
28
31.11
Bob Barr
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Joey Jay
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bob Barr
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
Joey Jay
Career
Per 600 PA
206
228.89
Bob Barr
Career
Per 600 PA
Joey Jay
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2.62
2.62
Bob Barr
Career
Per 600 PA
Joey Jay
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.14
0.14
Bob Barr
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Joey Jay
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
27
30
Bob Barr
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Joey Jay
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.11
Bob Barr
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
Joey Jay
Career
Per 600 PA
9
10
Bob Barr
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Joey Jay
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bob Barr
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Joey Jay
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bob Barr
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Joey Jay
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bob Barr
Career
Per 600 PA
Joey Jay
Career
Per 600 PA