Jim Barr vs. Steven Cruz — Career Comparison

Jim Barr
Baby BoomersCaliforniaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaSan Francisco GiantsNational LeagueStarting Pitcher
Steven Cruz
Gen ZD.R.Throws RightBats RightCaribbeanKansas City RoyalsAmerican LeagueRelief Pitcher

Jim Barr built a career as a starting pitcher and Steven Cruz as a reliever — different jobs with different demands — but on the metrics that apply to both, a comparison is still worth making. Jim Barr posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 3.56 and WHIP 1.314 compared to 3.66 and 1.219 for Steven Cruz. By the career numbers, Jim Barr had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Jim Barr and Steven Cruz

Jim Barr
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
12
Steven Cruz
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
3
Jim Barr
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
454
1.98
Steven Cruz
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
62
8.72
Jim Barr
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
252
1.1
Steven Cruz
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.56
Jim Barr
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
101
0.44
Steven Cruz
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.42
Jim Barr
Career
Per 9 Innings
112
0.49
Steven Cruz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.14
Jim Barr
Career
Per 9 Innings
47.42
47.42
Steven Cruz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
75
75
Jim Barr
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
55.51
55.51
Steven Cruz
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.45
6.45
Jim Barr
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
64
0.28
Steven Cruz
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim Barr
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
20
0.09
Steven Cruz
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim Barr
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
0.05
Steven Cruz
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim Barr
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
816
3.56
Steven Cruz
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
26
3.66
Jim Barr
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.56
3.56
Steven Cruz
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.66
3.66
Jim Barr
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.57
3.57
Steven Cruz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.95
2.95
Jim Barr
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.02
4.02
Steven Cruz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.89
3.89
Jim Barr
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.273
0.273
Steven Cruz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.203
0.203
Jim Barr
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6196
27
Steven Cruz
Career
Per 9 Innings
192
27
Jim Barr
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2065.1
9
Steven Cruz
Career
Per 9 Innings
64
9
Jim Barr
Career
Per 9 Innings
2170
9.46
Steven Cruz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
48
6.75
Jim Barr
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.46
9.46
Steven Cruz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6.75
6.75
Jim Barr
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
161
0.7
Steven Cruz
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6
0.84
Jim Barr
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.7
0.7
Steven Cruz
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.84
0.84
Jim Barr
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.35
0.35
Steven Cruz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.1
0.1
Jim Barr
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
469
2.04
Steven Cruz
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
29
4.08
Jim Barr
Career
Per 9 Innings
74
0.32
Steven Cruz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.14
Jim Barr
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.04
2.04
Steven Cruz
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.08
4.08
Jim Barr
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
741
3.23
Steven Cruz
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
57
8.02
Jim Barr
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.23
3.23
Steven Cruz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.02
8.02
Jim Barr
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.63
1.63
Steven Cruz
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.92
0.92
Jim Barr
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.586
0.586
Steven Cruz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.344
1.344
Jim Barr
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
22
0.1
Steven Cruz
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3
0.42
Jim Barr
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
30
0.13
Steven Cruz
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
0.28
Jim Barr
Career
Per 9 Innings
14
0.06
Steven Cruz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Jim Barr
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
8612
37.53
Steven Cruz
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
269
37.83
Jim Barr
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
75
0.33
Steven Cruz
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
2.11
Jim Barr
Career
Per 9 Innings
908
3.96
Steven Cruz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
27
3.8
Jim Barr
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.96
3.96
Steven Cruz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.8
3.8
Jim Barr
Career
Per 9 Innings
97
0.42
Steven Cruz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Jim Barr
Career
Per 9 Innings
78
0.34
Steven Cruz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.14
Jim Barr
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
164
0.71
Steven Cruz
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.28
Jim Barr
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.278
1.278
Steven Cruz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.203
1.203
Jim Barr
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7938
34.59
Steven Cruz
Career
Per 9 Innings
237
33.33
Jim Barr
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Steven Cruz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.44
0.44
Jim Barr
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.286
0.286
Steven Cruz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.241
0.241
Jim Barr
Career
Per 9 Innings
37.53
37.53
Steven Cruz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
37.83
37.83

Fielding Stats for Jim Barr and Steven Cruz

Jim Barr
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
12
Steven Cruz
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
3
Jim Barr
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
454
1.98
Steven Cruz
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
62
8.72
Jim Barr
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
252
1.1
Steven Cruz
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.56
Jim Barr
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6195
27
Steven Cruz
Career
Per 9 Innings
192
27
Jim Barr
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2065
9
Steven Cruz
Career
Per 9 Innings
64
9
Jim Barr
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
148
0.65
Steven Cruz
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.84
Jim Barr
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
388
1.69
Steven Cruz
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
0.84
Jim Barr
Career
Per 9 Innings
26
0.11
Steven Cruz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Jim Barr
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
562
2.45
Steven Cruz
Career
Per 9 Innings
12
1.69
Jim Barr
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
536
2.34
Steven Cruz
Career
Per 9 Innings
12
1.69
Jim Barr
Career
Per 9 Innings
95.37
95.37
Steven Cruz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Jim Barr
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.181
1.181
Steven Cruz
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.194
0.194
Jim Barr
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
55.51
55.51
Steven Cruz
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.45
6.45
Jim Barr
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
22
0.1
Steven Cruz
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim Barr
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Steven Cruz
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim Barr
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Steven Cruz
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim Barr
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Steven Cruz
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim Barr
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Steven Cruz
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Jim Barr and Steven Cruz

Jim Barr
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
12
12
Steven Cruz
Career
Per 600 PA
3
Jim Barr
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
481
480.2
Steven Cruz
Career
Per 600 PA
62
Jim Barr
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
601
600
Steven Cruz
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Jim Barr
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
513
512.15
Steven Cruz
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Jim Barr
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.162
0.162
Steven Cruz
Career
Per 600 PA
Jim Barr
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.478
0.478
Steven Cruz
Career
Per 600 PA
Jim Barr
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
83
82.86
Steven Cruz
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Jim Barr
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
65
64.89
Steven Cruz
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Jim Barr
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
15
14.98
Steven Cruz
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Jim Barr
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
2
Steven Cruz
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Jim Barr
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1
Steven Cruz
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Jim Barr
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
18
17.97
Steven Cruz
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Jim Barr
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.217
0.217
Steven Cruz
Career
Per 600 PA
Jim Barr
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.002
0.002
Steven Cruz
Career
Per 600 PA
Jim Barr
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.012
0.012
Steven Cruz
Career
Per 600 PA
Jim Barr
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
20.48
20.45
Steven Cruz
Career
Per 600 PA
Jim Barr
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
105
104.83
Steven Cruz
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Jim Barr
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
102
101.83
Steven Cruz
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Jim Barr
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.191
0.191
Steven Cruz
Career
Per 600 PA
Jim Barr
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.205
0.205
Steven Cruz
Career
Per 600 PA
Jim Barr
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.396
0.396
Steven Cruz
Career
Per 600 PA
Jim Barr
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.043
0.043
Steven Cruz
Career
Per 600 PA
Jim Barr
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.137
0.137
Steven Cruz
Career
Per 600 PA
Jim Barr
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.29
0.29
Steven Cruz
Career
Per 600 PA
Jim Barr
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.214
0.214
Steven Cruz
Career
Per 600 PA
Jim Barr
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
28
27.95
Steven Cruz
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Jim Barr
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
31
30.95
Steven Cruz
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Jim Barr
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
58
57.9
Steven Cruz
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Jim Barr
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
15.75
15.73
Steven Cruz
Career
Per 600 PA
Jim Barr
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
3.99
Steven Cruz
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Jim Barr
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
15
14.98
Steven Cruz
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Jim Barr
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steven Cruz
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Jim Barr
Career
Per 600 PA
129
128.79
Steven Cruz
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
Jim Barr
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4.66
4.66
Steven Cruz
Career
Per 600 PA
Jim Barr
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.12
0.12
Steven Cruz
Career
Per 600 PA
Jim Barr
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
68
67.89
Steven Cruz
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Jim Barr
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1
Steven Cruz
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Jim Barr
Career
Per 600 PA
4
3.99
Steven Cruz
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
Jim Barr
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
2
Steven Cruz
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Jim Barr
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steven Cruz
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Jim Barr
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
2
Steven Cruz
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Jim Barr
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
100
100
Steven Cruz
Career
Per 600 PA