Rudy Arroyo vs. Barney Wolfe — Career Comparison

Rudy Arroyo
Baby BoomersNew YorkThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaSt. Louis CardinalsNational LeagueRelief Pitcher
Barney Wolfe
Pre-GenerationalPennsylvaniaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaWashington SenatorsAmerican LeagueStarting Pitcher

Barney Wolfe built a career as a starting pitcher and Rudy Arroyo 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 5.4 and 2.057 for Rudy Arroyo. By the career numbers, Barney Wolfe had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Rudy Arroyo and Barney Wolfe

Rudy Arroyo
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Barney Wolfe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
4
Rudy Arroyo
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
6.94
Barney Wolfe
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
76
1.34
Rudy Arroyo
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Barney Wolfe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
61
1.08
Rudy Arroyo
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Barney Wolfe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
21
0.37
Rudy Arroyo
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
0.77
Barney Wolfe
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
39
0.69
Rudy Arroyo
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Barney Wolfe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
35
35
Rudy Arroyo
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Barney Wolfe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
80.26
80.26
Rudy Arroyo
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Barney Wolfe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
46
0.81
Rudy Arroyo
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Barney Wolfe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.07
Rudy Arroyo
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Barney Wolfe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.02
Rudy Arroyo
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
7
5.4
Barney Wolfe
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
168
2.96
Rudy Arroyo
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.4
5.4
Barney Wolfe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.96
2.96
Rudy Arroyo
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.22
8.22
Barney Wolfe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.69
2.69
Rudy Arroyo
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.66
5.66
Barney Wolfe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.2
3.2
Rudy Arroyo
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.375
0.375
Barney Wolfe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.251
0.251
Rudy Arroyo
Career
Per 9 Innings
35
27
Barney Wolfe
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1532
27
Rudy Arroyo
Career
Per 9 Innings
11.2
9
Barney Wolfe
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
510.2
9
Rudy Arroyo
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
18
13.89
Barney Wolfe
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
484
8.53
Rudy Arroyo
Career
Per 9 Innings
13.89
13.89
Barney Wolfe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.53
8.53
Rudy Arroyo
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
1.54
Barney Wolfe
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.05
Rudy Arroyo
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.54
1.54
Barney Wolfe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.05
0.05
Rudy Arroyo
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.22
0.22
Barney Wolfe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.04
0.04
Rudy Arroyo
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5
3.86
Barney Wolfe
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
99
1.74
Rudy Arroyo
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.77
Barney Wolfe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Rudy Arroyo
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.86
3.86
Barney Wolfe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.74
1.74
Rudy Arroyo
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
3.86
Barney Wolfe
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
160
2.82
Rudy Arroyo
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.86
3.86
Barney Wolfe
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.82
2.82
Rudy Arroyo
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.56
0.56
Barney Wolfe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.11
2.11
Rudy Arroyo
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.857
0.857
Barney Wolfe
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.507
0.507
Rudy Arroyo
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
0.77
Barney Wolfe
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
0.19
Rudy Arroyo
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Barney Wolfe
Career
Per 9 Innings
29
0.51
Rudy Arroyo
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Barney Wolfe
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rudy Arroyo
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
55
42.43
Barney Wolfe
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2057
36.25
Rudy Arroyo
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
2.31
Barney Wolfe
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
14
0.25
Rudy Arroyo
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
8
6.17
Barney Wolfe
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
235
4.14
Rudy Arroyo
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.17
6.17
Barney Wolfe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.14
4.14
Rudy Arroyo
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.77
Barney Wolfe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Rudy Arroyo
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.77
Barney Wolfe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Rudy Arroyo
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Barney Wolfe
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rudy Arroyo
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.971
1.971
Barney Wolfe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.142
1.142
Rudy Arroyo
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
48
37.03
Barney Wolfe
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1929
34
Rudy Arroyo
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.89
0.89
Barney Wolfe
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.09
3.09
Rudy Arroyo
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.39
0.39
Barney Wolfe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.272
0.272
Rudy Arroyo
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
42.43
42.43
Barney Wolfe
Career
Per 9 Innings
36.25
36.25

Fielding Stats for Rudy Arroyo and Barney Wolfe

Rudy Arroyo
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Barney Wolfe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
4
Rudy Arroyo
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
6.75
Barney Wolfe
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
76
1.34
Rudy Arroyo
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Barney Wolfe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
45
0.79
Rudy Arroyo
Career
Per 9 Innings
36
27
Barney Wolfe
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1533
27
Rudy Arroyo
Career
Per 9 Innings
12
9
Barney Wolfe
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
511
9
Rudy Arroyo
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Barney Wolfe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
26
0.46
Rudy Arroyo
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.75
Barney Wolfe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
144
2.54
Rudy Arroyo
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Barney Wolfe
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
0.14
Rudy Arroyo
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.75
Barney Wolfe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
178
3.14
Rudy Arroyo
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.75
Barney Wolfe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
170
2.99
Rudy Arroyo
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Barney Wolfe
Career
Per 9 Innings
95.51
95.51
Rudy Arroyo
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.111
0.111
Barney Wolfe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.237
2.237
Rudy Arroyo
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Barney Wolfe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
59.21
59.21
Rudy Arroyo
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Barney Wolfe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.05
Rudy Arroyo
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Barney Wolfe
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rudy Arroyo
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Barney Wolfe
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rudy Arroyo
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Barney Wolfe
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rudy Arroyo
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Barney Wolfe
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Rudy Arroyo and Barney Wolfe

Rudy Arroyo
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1
Barney Wolfe
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
4
Rudy Arroyo
Career
Per 600 PAverified
9
5400
Barney Wolfe
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
76
241.27
Rudy Arroyo
Career
Per 600 PA
1
600
Barney Wolfe
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
189
600
Rudy Arroyo
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
600
Barney Wolfe
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
175
555.56
Rudy Arroyo
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Barney Wolfe
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.109
0.109
Rudy Arroyo
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Barney Wolfe
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.339
0.339
Rudy Arroyo
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Barney Wolfe
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
19
60.32
Rudy Arroyo
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Barney Wolfe
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
15
47.62
Rudy Arroyo
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Barney Wolfe
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
6.35
Rudy Arroyo
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Barney Wolfe
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
3.17
Rudy Arroyo
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Barney Wolfe
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
3.17
Rudy Arroyo
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Barney Wolfe
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
12.7
Rudy Arroyo
Career
Per 600 PA
Barney Wolfe
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.211
0.211
Rudy Arroyo
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Barney Wolfe
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.006
0.006
Rudy Arroyo
Career
Per 600 PA
Barney Wolfe
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.053
0.053
Rudy Arroyo
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Barney Wolfe
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4.91
15.58
Rudy Arroyo
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Barney Wolfe
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
26
82.54
Rudy Arroyo
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Barney Wolfe
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
29
92.06
Rudy Arroyo
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Barney Wolfe
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.157
0.157
Rudy Arroyo
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Barney Wolfe
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.149
0.149
Rudy Arroyo
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Barney Wolfe
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.305
0.305
Rudy Arroyo
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Barney Wolfe
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.04
0.04
Rudy Arroyo
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Barney Wolfe
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.108
0.108
Rudy Arroyo
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Barney Wolfe
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.231
0.231
Rudy Arroyo
Career
Per 600 PA
Barney Wolfe
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.158
0.158
Rudy Arroyo
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Barney Wolfe
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
12
38.1
Rudy Arroyo
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Barney Wolfe
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
22.22
Rudy Arroyo
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Barney Wolfe
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
18
57.14
Rudy Arroyo
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
-0.11
-66.4
Barney Wolfe
Career
Per 600 PAverified
-0.34
-1.08
Rudy Arroyo
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Barney Wolfe
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
3.17
Rudy Arroyo
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Barney Wolfe
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9
28.57
Rudy Arroyo
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Barney Wolfe
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rudy Arroyo
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1
600
Barney Wolfe
Career
Per 600 PAverified
60
190.48
Rudy Arroyo
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1
Barney Wolfe
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3.15
3.15
Rudy Arroyo
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Barney Wolfe
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.15
0.15
Rudy Arroyo
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Barney Wolfe
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
12.7
Rudy Arroyo
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Barney Wolfe
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rudy Arroyo
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Barney Wolfe
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rudy Arroyo
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Barney Wolfe
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rudy Arroyo
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Barney Wolfe
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rudy Arroyo
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Barney Wolfe
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rudy Arroyo
Career
Per 600 PA
Barney Wolfe
Career
Per 600 PA