Steve Barr vs. Buster Ross — Career Comparison

Steve Barr
Baby BoomersMissouriThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaTexas RangersAmerican LeagueStarting Pitcher
Buster Ross
Greatest GenerationKentuckyThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaBoston Red SoxAmerican LeagueRelief Pitcher

Steve Barr built a career as a starting pitcher and Buster Ross as a reliever — different jobs with different demands — but on the metrics that apply to both, a comparison is still worth making. Buster Ross posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 5.01 and WHIP 1.613 compared to 5.16 and 1.745 for Steve Barr. By the career numbers, Buster Ross had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Steve Barr and Buster Ross

Steve Barr
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
3
Buster Ross
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
3
Steve Barr
Career
Per 9 Innings
24
2.58
Buster Ross
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
64
3.03
Steve Barr
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
1.4
Buster Ross
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
0.47
Steve Barr
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.32
Buster Ross
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
0.33
Steve Barr
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
7
0.75
Buster Ross
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
0.57
Steve Barr
Career
Per 9 Innings
30
30
Buster Ross
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
36.84
36.84
Steve Barr
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
54.17
54.17
Buster Ross
Career
Per 9 Innings
15.63
15.63
Steve Barr
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.43
Buster Ross
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.05
Steve Barr
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Buster Ross
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.05
Steve Barr
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Buster Ross
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.05
Steve Barr
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
48
5.16
Buster Ross
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
106
5.01
Steve Barr
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.16
5.16
Buster Ross
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.01
5.01
Steve Barr
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.76
5.76
Buster Ross
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.09
5.09
Steve Barr
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.99
5.99
Buster Ross
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.74
4.74
Steve Barr
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.272
0.272
Buster Ross
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.294
0.294
Steve Barr
Career
Per 9 Innings
251
27
Buster Ross
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
571
27
Steve Barr
Career
Per 9 Innings
83.2
9
Buster Ross
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
190.1
9
Steve Barr
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
88
9.47
Buster Ross
Career
Per 9 Innings
233
11.02
Steve Barr
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9.47
9.47
Buster Ross
Career
Per 9 Innings
11.02
11.02
Steve Barr
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
11
1.18
Buster Ross
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
0.57
Steve Barr
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.18
1.18
Buster Ross
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.57
0.57
Steve Barr
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.46
0.46
Buster Ross
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.19
0.19
Steve Barr
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
57
6.13
Buster Ross
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
74
3.5
Steve Barr
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.11
Buster Ross
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Steve Barr
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.13
6.13
Buster Ross
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.5
3.5
Steve Barr
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
32
3.44
Buster Ross
Career
Per 9 Innings
31
1.47
Steve Barr
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.44
3.44
Buster Ross
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.47
1.47
Steve Barr
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.33
1.33
Buster Ross
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.48
0.48
Steve Barr
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.064
1.064
Buster Ross
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.552
0.552
Steve Barr
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
0.75
Buster Ross
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.14
Steve Barr
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Buster Ross
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
0.24
Steve Barr
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.11
Buster Ross
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Steve Barr
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
386
41.52
Buster Ross
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
872
41.23
Steve Barr
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
0.54
Buster Ross
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
35
1.65
Steve Barr
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
64
6.88
Buster Ross
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
142
6.71
Steve Barr
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.88
6.88
Buster Ross
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6.71
6.71
Steve Barr
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.32
Buster Ross
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Steve Barr
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.32
Buster Ross
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Steve Barr
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
0.97
Buster Ross
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Steve Barr
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.733
1.733
Buster Ross
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.613
1.613
Steve Barr
Career
Per 9 Innings
323
34.75
Buster Ross
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
793
37.5
Steve Barr
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.67
2.67
Buster Ross
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.22
2.22
Steve Barr
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.275
0.275
Buster Ross
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.295
0.295
Steve Barr
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
41.52
41.52
Buster Ross
Career
Per 9 Innings
41.23
41.23

Fielding Stats for Steve Barr and Buster Ross

Steve Barr
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
3
Buster Ross
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
Steve Barr
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
24
2.58
Buster Ross
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
64
Steve Barr
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
1.4
Buster Ross
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Steve Barr
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
251
27
Buster Ross
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Steve Barr
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
83.2
9
Buster Ross
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Steve Barr
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.22
Buster Ross
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5
Steve Barr
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
17
1.83
Buster Ross
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
41
Steve Barr
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4
0.43
Buster Ross
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
Steve Barr
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
23
2.47
Buster Ross
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
51
Steve Barr
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
19
2.04
Buster Ross
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
46
Steve Barr
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
82.61
82.61
Buster Ross
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
90.2
Steve Barr
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.792
0.792
Buster Ross
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.719
Steve Barr
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
54.17
54.17
Buster Ross
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Steve Barr
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.22
Buster Ross
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Steve Barr
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Buster Ross
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Steve Barr
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Buster Ross
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Steve Barr
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Buster Ross
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Steve Barr
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Buster Ross
Career
Per 9 Innings
0

Hitting Stats for Steve Barr and Buster Ross

Steve Barr
Career
Per 600 PA
3
Buster Ross
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
3
Steve Barr
Career
Per 600 PA
24
Buster Ross
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
64
673.68
Steve Barr
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Buster Ross
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
57
600
Steve Barr
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Buster Ross
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
50
526.32
Steve Barr
Career
Per 600 PA
Buster Ross
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.16
0.16
Steve Barr
Career
Per 600 PA
Buster Ross
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.483
0.483
Steve Barr
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Buster Ross
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8
84.21
Steve Barr
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Buster Ross
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
63.16
Steve Barr
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Buster Ross
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
21.05
Steve Barr
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Buster Ross
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Barr
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Buster Ross
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Barr
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Buster Ross
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
21.05
Steve Barr
Career
Per 600 PA
Buster Ross
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.25
0.25
Steve Barr
Career
Per 600 PA
Buster Ross
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Barr
Career
Per 600 PA
Buster Ross
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Barr
Career
Per 600 PA
Buster Ross
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2.63
27.72
Steve Barr
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Buster Ross
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10
105.26
Steve Barr
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Buster Ross
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
13
136.84
Steve Barr
Career
Per 600 PA
Buster Ross
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.236
0.236
Steve Barr
Career
Per 600 PA
Buster Ross
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.2
0.2
Steve Barr
Career
Per 600 PA
Buster Ross
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.436
0.436
Steve Barr
Career
Per 600 PA
Buster Ross
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.04
0.04
Steve Barr
Career
Per 600 PA
Buster Ross
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.156
0.156
Steve Barr
Career
Per 600 PA
Buster Ross
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.357
0.357
Steve Barr
Career
Per 600 PA
Buster Ross
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.25
0.25
Steve Barr
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Buster Ross
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
31.58
Steve Barr
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Buster Ross
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
10.53
Steve Barr
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Buster Ross
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
42.11
Steve Barr
Career
Per 600 PA
Buster Ross
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2.31
24.33
Steve Barr
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Buster Ross
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Barr
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Buster Ross
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
52.63
Steve Barr
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Buster Ross
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Barr
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
Buster Ross
Career
Per 600 PA
18
189.47
Steve Barr
Career
Per 600 PA
Buster Ross
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3.17
3.17
Steve Barr
Career
Per 600 PA
Buster Ross
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.28
0.28
Steve Barr
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Buster Ross
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
21.05
Steve Barr
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Buster Ross
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Barr
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Buster Ross
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Barr
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Buster Ross
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Barr
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Buster Ross
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Barr
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Buster Ross
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Barr
Career
Per 600 PA
Buster Ross
Career
Per 600 PA