Win Ballou vs. Ed Wolfe — Career Comparison

Win Ballou
Lost GenerationKentuckyThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaSt. Louis BrownsAmerican LeagueStarting Pitcher
Ed Wolfe
Silent GenerationCaliforniaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaPittsburgh PiratesNational LeagueRelief Pitcher

Win Ballou built a career as a starting pitcher and Ed Wolfe as a reliever — different jobs with different demands — but on the metrics that apply to both, a comparison is still worth making. Win Ballou posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 5.11 and WHIP 1.717 compared to 7.36 and 3.273 for Ed Wolfe. By the career numbers, Win Ballou had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Win Ballou and Ed Wolfe

Win Ballou
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
4
Ed Wolfe
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Win Ballou
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
99
2.7
Ed Wolfe
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
7.36
Win Ballou
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
27
0.74
Ed Wolfe
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Win Ballou
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
19
0.52
Ed Wolfe
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Win Ballou
Career
Per 9 Innings
20
0.55
Ed Wolfe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Win Ballou
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
48.72
48.72
Ed Wolfe
Career
Per 9 Innings
Win Ballou
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
27.27
27.27
Ed Wolfe
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Win Ballou
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
0.27
Ed Wolfe
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Win Ballou
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ed Wolfe
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Win Ballou
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.05
Ed Wolfe
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Win Ballou
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
187
5.11
Ed Wolfe
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3
7.36
Win Ballou
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.11
5.11
Ed Wolfe
Career
Per 9 Innings
7.36
7.36
Win Ballou
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.63
5.63
Ed Wolfe
Career
Per 9 Innings
20.14
20.14
Win Ballou
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.78
4.78
Ed Wolfe
Career
Per 9 Innings
10.91
10.91
Win Ballou
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.3
0.3
Ed Wolfe
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.467
0.467
Win Ballou
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
989
27
Ed Wolfe
Career
Per 9 Innings
11
27
Win Ballou
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
329.2
9
Ed Wolfe
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.2
9
Win Ballou
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
398
10.87
Ed Wolfe
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
7
17.18
Win Ballou
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10.87
10.87
Ed Wolfe
Career
Per 9 Innings
17.18
17.18
Win Ballou
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
22
0.6
Ed Wolfe
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
2.45
Win Ballou
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.6
0.6
Ed Wolfe
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.45
2.45
Win Ballou
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.22
0.22
Ed Wolfe
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.33
0.33
Win Ballou
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
168
4.59
Ed Wolfe
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5
12.27
Win Ballou
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ed Wolfe
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Win Ballou
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.59
4.59
Ed Wolfe
Career
Per 9 Innings
12.27
12.27
Win Ballou
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
109
2.98
Ed Wolfe
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
2.45
Win Ballou
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.98
2.98
Ed Wolfe
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.45
2.45
Win Ballou
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.1
1.1
Ed Wolfe
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.33
0.33
Win Ballou
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.84
0.84
Ed Wolfe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.636
1.636
Win Ballou
Career
Per 9 Innings
12
0.33
Ed Wolfe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Win Ballou
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.14
Ed Wolfe
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
2.45
Win Ballou
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ed Wolfe
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Win Ballou
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1500
40.95
Ed Wolfe
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
21
51.55
Win Ballou
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
44
1.2
Ed Wolfe
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
2.45
Win Ballou
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
224
6.12
Ed Wolfe
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3
7.36
Win Ballou
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6.12
6.12
Ed Wolfe
Career
Per 9 Innings
7.36
7.36
Win Ballou
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ed Wolfe
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Win Ballou
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ed Wolfe
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Win Ballou
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ed Wolfe
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Win Ballou
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.717
1.717
Ed Wolfe
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.273
3.273
Win Ballou
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1327
36.23
Ed Wolfe
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
36.82
Win Ballou
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.26
2.26
Ed Wolfe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
1
Win Ballou
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.314
0.314
Ed Wolfe
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.462
0.462
Win Ballou
Career
Per 9 Innings
40.95
40.95
Ed Wolfe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
51.55
51.55

Fielding Stats for Win Ballou and Ed Wolfe

Win Ballou
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4
Ed Wolfe
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
Win Ballou
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
99
Ed Wolfe
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
Win Ballou
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Ed Wolfe
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Win Ballou
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Ed Wolfe
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Win Ballou
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Ed Wolfe
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Win Ballou
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
20
Ed Wolfe
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
Win Ballou
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
99
Ed Wolfe
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
Win Ballou
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
Ed Wolfe
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
0
Win Ballou
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
128
Ed Wolfe
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
Win Ballou
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
119
Ed Wolfe
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
Win Ballou
Career
Per 9 Innings
92.97
Ed Wolfe
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
100
Win Ballou
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1.202
Ed Wolfe
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.667
Win Ballou
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Ed Wolfe
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Win Ballou
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
7
Ed Wolfe
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
Win Ballou
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Ed Wolfe
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Win Ballou
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Ed Wolfe
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Win Ballou
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Ed Wolfe
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Win Ballou
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Ed Wolfe
Career
Per 9 Innings
0

Hitting Stats for Win Ballou and Ed Wolfe

Win Ballou
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
4
Ed Wolfe
Career
Per 600 PA
1
Win Ballou
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
99
571.15
Ed Wolfe
Career
Per 600 PA
3
Win Ballou
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
104
600
Ed Wolfe
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Win Ballou
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
93
536.54
Ed Wolfe
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Win Ballou
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.054
0.054
Ed Wolfe
Career
Per 600 PA
Win Ballou
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.279
0.279
Ed Wolfe
Career
Per 600 PA
Win Ballou
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
28.85
Ed Wolfe
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Win Ballou
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
11.54
Ed Wolfe
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Win Ballou
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
11.54
Ed Wolfe
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Win Ballou
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Wolfe
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Win Ballou
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
5.77
Ed Wolfe
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Win Ballou
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
17.31
Ed Wolfe
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Win Ballou
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.6
0.6
Ed Wolfe
Career
Per 600 PA
Win Ballou
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.011
0.011
Ed Wolfe
Career
Per 600 PA
Win Ballou
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.2
0.2
Ed Wolfe
Career
Per 600 PA
Win Ballou
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1.97
11.37
Ed Wolfe
Career
Per 600 PA
Win Ballou
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10
57.69
Ed Wolfe
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Win Ballou
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
11
63.46
Ed Wolfe
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Win Ballou
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.111
0.111
Ed Wolfe
Career
Per 600 PA
Win Ballou
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.108
0.108
Ed Wolfe
Career
Per 600 PA
Win Ballou
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.219
0.219
Ed Wolfe
Career
Per 600 PA
Win Ballou
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.054
0.054
Ed Wolfe
Career
Per 600 PA
Win Ballou
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.077
0.077
Ed Wolfe
Career
Per 600 PA
Win Ballou
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.182
0.182
Ed Wolfe
Career
Per 600 PA
Win Ballou
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.071
0.071
Ed Wolfe
Career
Per 600 PA
Win Ballou
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
34.62
Ed Wolfe
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Win Ballou
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
11.54
Ed Wolfe
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Win Ballou
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
40.38
Ed Wolfe
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Win Ballou
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
-3.29
-18.98
Ed Wolfe
Career
Per 600 PA
Win Ballou
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Wolfe
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Win Ballou
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
34.62
Ed Wolfe
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Win Ballou
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Wolfe
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Win Ballou
Career
Per 600 PA
36
207.69
Ed Wolfe
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
Win Ballou
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2.89
2.89
Ed Wolfe
Career
Per 600 PA
Win Ballou
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.17
0.17
Ed Wolfe
Career
Per 600 PA
Win Ballou
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
28.85
Ed Wolfe
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Win Ballou
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Wolfe
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Win Ballou
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Wolfe
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Win Ballou
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Wolfe
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Win Ballou
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Wolfe
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Win Ballou
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Wolfe
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Win Ballou
Career
Per 600 PA
Ed Wolfe
Career
Per 600 PA