Steve Barr vs. Matt Herges — Career Comparison

Steve Barr
Baby BoomersMissouriThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaTexas RangersAmerican LeagueStarting Pitcher
Matt Herges
Gen XIllinoisThrows RightBats LeftNorth AmericaLos Angeles DodgersNational LeagueRelief Pitcher

Steve Barr built a career as a starting pitcher and Matt Herges as a reliever — different jobs with different demands — but on the metrics that apply to both, a comparison is still worth making. Matt Herges posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 3.91 and WHIP 1.499 compared to 5.16 and 1.745 for Steve Barr. By the career numbers, Matt Herges had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Steve Barr and Matt Herges

Steve Barr
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
3
Matt Herges
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
11
Steve Barr
Career
Per 9 Innings
24
2.58
Matt Herges
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
567
7.38
Steve Barr
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
1.4
Matt Herges
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.05
Steve Barr
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.32
Matt Herges
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
43
0.56
Steve Barr
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
7
0.75
Matt Herges
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
35
0.46
Steve Barr
Career
Per 9 Innings
30
30
Matt Herges
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
55.13
55.13
Steve Barr
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
54.17
54.17
Matt Herges
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.71
0.71
Steve Barr
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.43
Matt Herges
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Steve Barr
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Matt Herges
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Steve Barr
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Matt Herges
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
34
0.44
Steve Barr
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
48
5.16
Matt Herges
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
300
3.91
Steve Barr
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.16
5.16
Matt Herges
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.91
3.91
Steve Barr
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.76
5.76
Matt Herges
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.38
4.38
Steve Barr
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.99
5.99
Matt Herges
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.13
4.13
Steve Barr
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.272
0.272
Matt Herges
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.276
0.276
Steve Barr
Career
Per 9 Innings
251
27
Matt Herges
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2073
27
Steve Barr
Career
Per 9 Innings
83.2
9
Matt Herges
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
691
9
Steve Barr
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
88
9.47
Matt Herges
Career
Per 9 Innings
735
9.57
Steve Barr
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9.47
9.47
Matt Herges
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.57
9.57
Steve Barr
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
11
1.18
Matt Herges
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
66
0.86
Steve Barr
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.18
1.18
Matt Herges
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.86
0.86
Steve Barr
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.46
0.46
Matt Herges
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.12
0.12
Steve Barr
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
57
6.13
Matt Herges
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
257
3.35
Steve Barr
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.11
Matt Herges
Career
Per 9 Innings
44
0.57
Steve Barr
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.13
6.13
Matt Herges
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.35
3.35
Steve Barr
Career
Per 9 Innings
32
3.44
Matt Herges
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
473
6.16
Steve Barr
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.44
3.44
Matt Herges
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6.16
6.16
Steve Barr
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.33
1.33
Matt Herges
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.83
0.83
Steve Barr
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.064
1.064
Matt Herges
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.056
1.056
Steve Barr
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
7
0.75
Matt Herges
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
16
0.21
Steve Barr
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Matt Herges
Career
Per 9 Innings
32
0.42
Steve Barr
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
0.11
Matt Herges
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.03
Steve Barr
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
386
41.52
Matt Herges
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3023
39.37
Steve Barr
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
0.54
Matt Herges
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
198
2.58
Steve Barr
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
64
6.88
Matt Herges
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
335
4.36
Steve Barr
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.88
6.88
Matt Herges
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.36
4.36
Steve Barr
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.32
Matt Herges
Career
Per 9 Innings
39
0.51
Steve Barr
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.32
Matt Herges
Career
Per 9 Innings
27
0.35
Steve Barr
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
0.97
Matt Herges
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
73
0.95
Steve Barr
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.733
1.733
Matt Herges
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.436
1.436
Steve Barr
Career
Per 9 Innings
323
34.75
Matt Herges
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2668
34.75
Steve Barr
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.67
2.67
Matt Herges
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.59
0.59
Steve Barr
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.275
0.275
Matt Herges
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.314
0.314
Steve Barr
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
41.52
41.52
Matt Herges
Career
Per 9 Innings
39.37
39.37

Fielding Stats for Steve Barr and Matt Herges

Steve Barr
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
3
Matt Herges
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
11
Steve Barr
Career
Per 9 Innings
24
2.58
Matt Herges
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
567
7.38
Steve Barr
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
1.4
Matt Herges
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.05
Steve Barr
Career
Per 9 Innings
251
27
Matt Herges
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2073
27
Steve Barr
Career
Per 9 Innings
83.2
9
Matt Herges
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
691
9
Steve Barr
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.22
Matt Herges
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
32
0.42
Steve Barr
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
17
1.83
Matt Herges
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
88
1.15
Steve Barr
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4
0.43
Matt Herges
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.08
Steve Barr
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
23
2.47
Matt Herges
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
126
1.64
Steve Barr
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
19
2.04
Matt Herges
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
120
1.56
Steve Barr
Career
Per 9 Innings
82.61
82.61
Matt Herges
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
95.24
95.24
Steve Barr
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.792
0.792
Matt Herges
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.212
0.212
Steve Barr
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
54.17
54.17
Matt Herges
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.71
0.71
Steve Barr
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.22
Matt Herges
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
8
0.1
Steve Barr
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Matt Herges
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Steve Barr
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Matt Herges
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Steve Barr
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Matt Herges
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Steve Barr
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Matt Herges
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Steve Barr and Matt Herges

Steve Barr
Career
Per 600 PA
3
Matt Herges
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
11
11
Steve Barr
Career
Per 600 PA
24
Matt Herges
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
567
8723.08
Steve Barr
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Matt Herges
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
39
600
Steve Barr
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Matt Herges
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
36
553.85
Steve Barr
Career
Per 600 PA
Matt Herges
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.167
0.167
Steve Barr
Career
Per 600 PA
Matt Herges
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.397
0.397
Steve Barr
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Matt Herges
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
92.31
Steve Barr
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Matt Herges
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
92.31
Steve Barr
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Matt Herges
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Barr
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Matt Herges
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Barr
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Matt Herges
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Barr
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Matt Herges
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Barr
Career
Per 600 PA
Matt Herges
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Barr
Career
Per 600 PA
Matt Herges
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Barr
Career
Per 600 PA
Matt Herges
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Barr
Career
Per 600 PA
Matt Herges
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1.07
16.4
Steve Barr
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Matt Herges
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
92.31
Steve Barr
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Matt Herges
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
107.69
Steve Barr
Career
Per 600 PA
Matt Herges
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.189
0.189
Steve Barr
Career
Per 600 PA
Matt Herges
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.167
0.167
Steve Barr
Career
Per 600 PA
Matt Herges
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.356
0.356
Steve Barr
Career
Per 600 PA
Matt Herges
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Barr
Career
Per 600 PA
Matt Herges
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.127
0.127
Steve Barr
Career
Per 600 PA
Matt Herges
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.233
0.233
Steve Barr
Career
Per 600 PA
Matt Herges
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.429
0.429
Steve Barr
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Matt Herges
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Barr
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Matt Herges
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
15.38
Steve Barr
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Matt Herges
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
15.38
Steve Barr
Career
Per 600 PA
Matt Herges
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.7
10.71
Steve Barr
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Matt Herges
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Barr
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Matt Herges
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
15.38
Steve Barr
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Matt Herges
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Barr
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
Matt Herges
Career
Per 600 PA
22
338.46
Steve Barr
Career
Per 600 PA
Matt Herges
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1.77
1.77
Steve Barr
Career
Per 600 PA
Matt Herges
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.05
0.05
Steve Barr
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Matt Herges
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
30.77
Steve Barr
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Matt Herges
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Barr
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Matt Herges
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Barr
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Matt Herges
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Barr
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Matt Herges
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Barr
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Matt Herges
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Barr
Career
Per 600 PA
Matt Herges
Career
Per 600 PA