Matt Anderson vs. Barney Wolfe — Career Comparison

Matt Anderson
Gen XKentuckyThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaDetroit TigersAmerican LeagueRelief Pitcher
Barney Wolfe
Pre-GenerationalPennsylvaniaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaWashington SenatorsAmerican LeagueStarting Pitcher

Barney Wolfe built a career as a starting pitcher and Matt Anderson as a reliever — different jobs with different demands — but on the metrics that apply to both, a comparison is still worth making. Barney Wolfe posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 2.96 and WHIP 1.142 compared to 5.19 and 1.640 for Matt Anderson. By the career numbers, Barney Wolfe had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Matt Anderson and Barney Wolfe

Matt Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
7
Barney Wolfe
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
4
Matt Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
257
9.01
Barney Wolfe
Career
Per 9 Innings
76
1.34
Matt Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Barney Wolfe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
61
1.08
Matt Anderson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
0.53
Barney Wolfe
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
21
0.37
Matt Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
0.25
Barney Wolfe
Career
Per 9 Innings
39
0.69
Matt Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
68.18
68.18
Barney Wolfe
Career
Per 9 Innings
35
35
Matt Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Barney Wolfe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
80.26
80.26
Matt Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Barney Wolfe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
46
0.81
Matt Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Barney Wolfe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.07
Matt Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
26
0.91
Barney Wolfe
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.02
Matt Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
148
5.19
Barney Wolfe
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
168
2.96
Matt Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.19
5.19
Barney Wolfe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.96
2.96
Matt Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.94
4.94
Barney Wolfe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.69
2.69
Matt Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.74
4.74
Barney Wolfe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.2
3.2
Matt Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.258
0.258
Barney Wolfe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.251
0.251
Matt Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
770
27
Barney Wolfe
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1532
27
Matt Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
256.2
9
Barney Wolfe
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
510.2
9
Matt Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
249
8.73
Barney Wolfe
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
484
8.53
Matt Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.73
8.73
Barney Wolfe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.53
8.53
Matt Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
30
1.05
Barney Wolfe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.05
Matt Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.05
1.05
Barney Wolfe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.05
0.05
Matt Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.12
0.12
Barney Wolfe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.04
0.04
Matt Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
157
5.51
Barney Wolfe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
99
1.74
Matt Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
15
0.53
Barney Wolfe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Matt Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.51
5.51
Barney Wolfe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.74
1.74
Matt Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
224
7.85
Barney Wolfe
Career
Per 9 Innings
160
2.82
Matt Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.85
7.85
Barney Wolfe
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.82
2.82
Matt Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.87
0.87
Barney Wolfe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.11
2.11
Matt Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.484
1.484
Barney Wolfe
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.507
0.507
Matt Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
20
0.7
Barney Wolfe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
0.19
Matt Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
0.39
Barney Wolfe
Career
Per 9 Innings
29
0.51
Matt Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.04
Barney Wolfe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Matt Anderson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1162
40.75
Barney Wolfe
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2057
36.25
Matt Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
111
3.89
Barney Wolfe
Career
Per 9 Innings
14
0.25
Matt Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
167
5.86
Barney Wolfe
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
235
4.14
Matt Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.86
5.86
Barney Wolfe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.14
4.14
Matt Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
13
0.46
Barney Wolfe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Matt Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
17
0.6
Barney Wolfe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Matt Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
24
0.84
Barney Wolfe
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Matt Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.582
1.582
Barney Wolfe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.142
1.142
Matt Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
964
33.8
Barney Wolfe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1929
34
Matt Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.65
0.65
Barney Wolfe
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.09
3.09
Matt Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.309
0.309
Barney Wolfe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.272
0.272
Matt Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
40.75
40.75
Barney Wolfe
Career
Per 9 Innings
36.25
36.25

Fielding Stats for Matt Anderson and Barney Wolfe

Matt Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
7
Barney Wolfe
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
4
Matt Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
257
9.01
Barney Wolfe
Career
Per 9 Innings
76
1.34
Matt Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Barney Wolfe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
45
0.79
Matt Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
770
27
Barney Wolfe
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1533
27
Matt Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
256.2
9
Barney Wolfe
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
511
9
Matt Anderson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
16
0.56
Barney Wolfe
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
26
0.46
Matt Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
23
0.81
Barney Wolfe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
144
2.54
Matt Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.07
Barney Wolfe
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
0.14
Matt Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
41
1.44
Barney Wolfe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
178
3.14
Matt Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
39
1.37
Barney Wolfe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
170
2.99
Matt Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
95.12
95.12
Barney Wolfe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
95.51
95.51
Matt Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.152
0.152
Barney Wolfe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.237
2.237
Matt Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Barney Wolfe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
59.21
59.21
Matt Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.04
Barney Wolfe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.05
Matt Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Barney Wolfe
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Matt Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Barney Wolfe
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Matt Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Barney Wolfe
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Matt Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Barney Wolfe
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Matt Anderson and Barney Wolfe

Matt Anderson
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
7
Barney Wolfe
Career
Per 600 PAverified
4
4
Matt Anderson
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
257
Barney Wolfe
Career
Per 600 PAverified
76
241.27
Matt Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Barney Wolfe
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
189
600
Matt Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Barney Wolfe
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
175
555.56
Matt Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
Barney Wolfe
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.109
0.109
Matt Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
Barney Wolfe
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.339
0.339
Matt Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Barney Wolfe
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
19
60.32
Matt Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Barney Wolfe
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
15
47.62
Matt Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Barney Wolfe
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
6.35
Matt Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Barney Wolfe
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
3.17
Matt Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Barney Wolfe
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
3.17
Matt Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Barney Wolfe
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
12.7
Matt Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
Barney Wolfe
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.211
0.211
Matt Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
Barney Wolfe
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.006
0.006
Matt Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
Barney Wolfe
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.053
0.053
Matt Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
Barney Wolfe
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4.91
15.58
Matt Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Barney Wolfe
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
26
82.54
Matt Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Barney Wolfe
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
29
92.06
Matt Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
Barney Wolfe
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.157
0.157
Matt Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
Barney Wolfe
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.149
0.149
Matt Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
Barney Wolfe
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.305
0.305
Matt Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
Barney Wolfe
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.04
0.04
Matt Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
Barney Wolfe
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.108
0.108
Matt Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
Barney Wolfe
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.231
0.231
Matt Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
Barney Wolfe
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.158
0.158
Matt Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Barney Wolfe
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
12
38.1
Matt Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Barney Wolfe
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
22.22
Matt Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Barney Wolfe
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
18
57.14
Matt Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
Barney Wolfe
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
-0.34
-1.08
Matt Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Barney Wolfe
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
3.17
Matt Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Barney Wolfe
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9
28.57
Matt Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Barney Wolfe
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Anderson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
Barney Wolfe
Career
Per 600 PA
60
190.48
Matt Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
Barney Wolfe
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3.15
3.15
Matt Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
Barney Wolfe
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.15
0.15
Matt Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Barney Wolfe
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
12.7
Matt Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Barney Wolfe
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Barney Wolfe
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Barney Wolfe
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Barney Wolfe
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Barney Wolfe
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
Barney Wolfe
Career
Per 600 PA