Tom Acker vs. Lewis Woolfolk — Career Comparison

Tom Acker
Silent GenerationNew JerseyThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaCincinnati RedsNational LeagueRelief Pitcher
Lewis Woolfolk
Lost GenerationKentuckyThrows RightNorth AmericaChicago American GiantsNegro American LeagueStarting Pitcher

Lewis Woolfolk built a career as a starting pitcher and Tom Acker as a reliever — different jobs with different demands — but on the metrics that apply to both, a comparison is still worth making. Tom Acker posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 4.12 and WHIP 1.407 compared to 5.08 and 1.506 for Lewis Woolfolk. By the career numbers, Tom Acker had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Tom Acker and Lewis Woolfolk

Tom Acker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
4
Lewis Woolfolk
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Tom Acker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
153
3.62
Lewis Woolfolk
Career
Per 9 Innings
15
1.69
Tom Acker
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
23
0.54
Lewis Woolfolk
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
1.36
Tom Acker
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
19
0.45
Lewis Woolfolk
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.68
Tom Acker
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
0.31
Lewis Woolfolk
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5
0.56
Tom Acker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
59.38
59.38
Lewis Woolfolk
Career
Per 9 Innings
54.55
54.55
Tom Acker
Career
Per 9 Innings
15.03
15.03
Lewis Woolfolk
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
80
80
Tom Acker
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
0.12
Lewis Woolfolk
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.68
Tom Acker
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.02
Lewis Woolfolk
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.11
Tom Acker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
0.19
Lewis Woolfolk
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tom Acker
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
174
4.12
Lewis Woolfolk
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
45
5.08
Tom Acker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.12
4.12
Lewis Woolfolk
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.08
5.08
Tom Acker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.04
4.04
Lewis Woolfolk
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.27
4.27
Tom Acker
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.44
4.44
Lewis Woolfolk
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.67
3.67
Tom Acker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.25
0.25
Lewis Woolfolk
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.298
0.298
Tom Acker
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1141
27
Lewis Woolfolk
Career
Per 9 Innings
239
27
Tom Acker
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
380.1
9
Lewis Woolfolk
Career
Per 9 Innings
79.2
9
Tom Acker
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
365
8.64
Lewis Woolfolk
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
98
11.07
Tom Acker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.64
8.64
Lewis Woolfolk
Career
Per 9 Innings
11.07
11.07
Tom Acker
Career
Per 9 Innings
43
1.02
Lewis Woolfolk
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.23
Tom Acker
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.02
1.02
Lewis Woolfolk
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.23
0.23
Tom Acker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.28
0.28
Lewis Woolfolk
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.13
0.13
Tom Acker
Career
Per 9 Innings
150
3.55
Lewis Woolfolk
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
22
2.49
Tom Acker
Career
Per 9 Innings
20
0.47
Lewis Woolfolk
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Tom Acker
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.55
3.55
Lewis Woolfolk
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.49
2.49
Tom Acker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
256
6.06
Lewis Woolfolk
Career
Per 9 Innings
24
2.71
Tom Acker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6.06
6.06
Lewis Woolfolk
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.71
2.71
Tom Acker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.67
1.67
Lewis Woolfolk
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.6
1.6
Tom Acker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.068
1.068
Lewis Woolfolk
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.577
0.577
Tom Acker
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.14
Lewis Woolfolk
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3
0.34
Tom Acker
Career
Per 9 Innings
17
0.4
Lewis Woolfolk
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.34
Tom Acker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lewis Woolfolk
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tom Acker
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1629
38.55
Lewis Woolfolk
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
369
41.69
Tom Acker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
35
0.83
Lewis Woolfolk
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.23
Tom Acker
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
181
4.28
Lewis Woolfolk
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
60
6.78
Tom Acker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.28
4.28
Lewis Woolfolk
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.78
6.78
Tom Acker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Lewis Woolfolk
Career
Per 9 Innings
15
1.69
Tom Acker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lewis Woolfolk
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tom Acker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lewis Woolfolk
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
1.13
Tom Acker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.354
1.354
Lewis Woolfolk
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.506
1.506
Tom Acker
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1462
34.6
Lewis Woolfolk
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
329
37.17
Tom Acker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.18
1.18
Lewis Woolfolk
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
4
Tom Acker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.277
0.277
Lewis Woolfolk
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.317
0.317
Tom Acker
Career
Per 9 Innings
38.55
38.55
Lewis Woolfolk
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
41.69
41.69

Fielding Stats for Tom Acker and Lewis Woolfolk

Tom Acker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
4
Lewis Woolfolk
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Tom Acker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
153
3.62
Lewis Woolfolk
Career
Per 9 Innings
15
1.69
Tom Acker
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
23
0.54
Lewis Woolfolk
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
1.24
Tom Acker
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1141
27
Lewis Woolfolk
Career
Per 9 Innings
239
27
Tom Acker
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
380.1
9
Lewis Woolfolk
Career
Per 9 Innings
79.2
9
Tom Acker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
19
0.45
Lewis Woolfolk
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.11
Tom Acker
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
49
1.16
Lewis Woolfolk
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
21
2.37
Tom Acker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.02
Lewis Woolfolk
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.34
Tom Acker
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
69
1.63
Lewis Woolfolk
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
25
2.82
Tom Acker
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
68
1.61
Lewis Woolfolk
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
22
2.49
Tom Acker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
98.55
98.55
Lewis Woolfolk
Career
Per 9 Innings
88
88
Tom Acker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.444
0.444
Lewis Woolfolk
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.467
1.467
Tom Acker
Career
Per 9 Innings
15.03
15.03
Lewis Woolfolk
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
73.33
73.33
Tom Acker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.02
Lewis Woolfolk
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tom Acker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lewis Woolfolk
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tom Acker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lewis Woolfolk
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tom Acker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lewis Woolfolk
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tom Acker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lewis Woolfolk
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Tom Acker and Lewis Woolfolk

Tom Acker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
4
Lewis Woolfolk
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1
Tom Acker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
153
956.25
Lewis Woolfolk
Career
Per 600 PA
15
257.14
Tom Acker
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
96
600
Lewis Woolfolk
Career
Per 600 PA
35
600
Tom Acker
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
77
481.25
Lewis Woolfolk
Career
Per 600 PAverified
29
497.14
Tom Acker
Career
Per 600 PA
0.065
0.065
Lewis Woolfolk
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.138
0.138
Tom Acker
Career
Per 600 PA
0.37
0.37
Lewis Woolfolk
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.429
0.429
Tom Acker
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
5
31.25
Lewis Woolfolk
Career
Per 600 PAverified
4
68.57
Tom Acker
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
5
31.25
Lewis Woolfolk
Career
Per 600 PAverified
4
68.57
Tom Acker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lewis Woolfolk
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tom Acker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lewis Woolfolk
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tom Acker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lewis Woolfolk
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tom Acker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lewis Woolfolk
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tom Acker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lewis Woolfolk
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tom Acker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lewis Woolfolk
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tom Acker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lewis Woolfolk
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tom Acker
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1.12
7
Lewis Woolfolk
Career
Per 600 PAverified
0.78
13.39
Tom Acker
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
5
31.25
Lewis Woolfolk
Career
Per 600 PAverified
4
68.57
Tom Acker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
18
112.5
Lewis Woolfolk
Career
Per 600 PA
6
102.86
Tom Acker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.2
0.2
Lewis Woolfolk
Career
Per 600 PA
0.194
0.194
Tom Acker
Career
Per 600 PA
0.065
0.065
Lewis Woolfolk
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.138
0.138
Tom Acker
Career
Per 600 PA
0.265
0.265
Lewis Woolfolk
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.331
0.331
Tom Acker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lewis Woolfolk
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tom Acker
Career
Per 600 PA
0.106
0.106
Lewis Woolfolk
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.122
0.122
Tom Acker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.247
0.247
Lewis Woolfolk
Career
Per 600 PA
0.24
0.24
Tom Acker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.161
0.161
Lewis Woolfolk
Career
Per 600 PA
0.138
0.138
Tom Acker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10
62.5
Lewis Woolfolk
Career
Per 600 PA
3
51.43
Tom Acker
Career
Per 600 PA
2
12.5
Lewis Woolfolk
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
51.43
Tom Acker
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
12
75
Lewis Woolfolk
Career
Per 600 PAverified
6
102.86
Tom Acker
Career
Per 600 PA
-0.75
-4.66
Lewis Woolfolk
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.66
11.26
Tom Acker
Career
Per 600 PA
1
6.25
Lewis Woolfolk
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
17.14
Tom Acker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
12
75
Lewis Woolfolk
Career
Per 600 PA
1
17.14
Tom Acker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lewis Woolfolk
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tom Acker
Career
Per 600 PA
46
287.5
Lewis Woolfolk
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Tom Acker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2.09
2.09
Lewis Woolfolk
Career
Per 600 PA
Tom Acker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.26
0.26
Lewis Woolfolk
Career
Per 600 PA
Tom Acker
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
6
37.5
Lewis Woolfolk
Career
Per 600 PAverified
4
68.57
Tom Acker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lewis Woolfolk
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tom Acker
Career
Per 600 PA
1
6.25
Lewis Woolfolk
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Tom Acker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lewis Woolfolk
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tom Acker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lewis Woolfolk
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tom Acker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lewis Woolfolk
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tom Acker
Career
Per 600 PA
Lewis Woolfolk
Career
Per 600 PA