Ice Box Chamberlain vs. Lewis Woolfolk — Career Comparison

Ice Box Chamberlain
Pre-GenerationalNew YorkThrows 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 Ice Box Chamberlain as a reliever — different jobs with different demands — but on the metrics that apply to both, a comparison is still worth making. Ice Box Chamberlain posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 3.57 and WHIP 1.392 compared to 5.08 and 1.506 for Lewis Woolfolk. By the career numbers, Ice Box Chamberlain had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Ice Box Chamberlain and Lewis Woolfolk

Ice Box Chamberlain
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
10
Lewis Woolfolk
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Ice Box Chamberlain
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
321
1.15
Lewis Woolfolk
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
1.69
Ice Box Chamberlain
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
301
1.07
Lewis Woolfolk
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
1.36
Ice Box Chamberlain
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
157
0.56
Lewis Woolfolk
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.68
Ice Box Chamberlain
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
120
0.43
Lewis Woolfolk
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5
0.56
Ice Box Chamberlain
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
56.68
56.68
Lewis Woolfolk
Career
Per 9 Innings
54.55
54.55
Ice Box Chamberlain
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
93.77
93.77
Lewis Woolfolk
Career
Per 9 Innings
80
80
Ice Box Chamberlain
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
264
0.94
Lewis Woolfolk
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
0.68
Ice Box Chamberlain
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
16
0.06
Lewis Woolfolk
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.11
Ice Box Chamberlain
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
0
Lewis Woolfolk
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ice Box Chamberlain
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
999
3.57
Lewis Woolfolk
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
45
5.08
Ice Box Chamberlain
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.57
3.57
Lewis Woolfolk
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.08
5.08
Ice Box Chamberlain
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.57
3.57
Lewis Woolfolk
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.27
4.27
Ice Box Chamberlain
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.83
3.83
Lewis Woolfolk
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.67
3.67
Ice Box Chamberlain
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.247
0.247
Lewis Woolfolk
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.298
0.298
Ice Box Chamberlain
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
7565
27
Lewis Woolfolk
Career
Per 9 Innings
239
27
Ice Box Chamberlain
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2521.2
9
Lewis Woolfolk
Career
Per 9 Innings
79.2
9
Ice Box Chamberlain
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2446
8.73
Lewis Woolfolk
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
98
11.07
Ice Box Chamberlain
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.73
8.73
Lewis Woolfolk
Career
Per 9 Innings
11.07
11.07
Ice Box Chamberlain
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
63
0.22
Lewis Woolfolk
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
0.23
Ice Box Chamberlain
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.22
0.22
Lewis Woolfolk
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.23
0.23
Ice Box Chamberlain
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.2
0.2
Lewis Woolfolk
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.13
0.13
Ice Box Chamberlain
Career
Per 9 Innings
1065
3.8
Lewis Woolfolk
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
22
2.49
Ice Box Chamberlain
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lewis Woolfolk
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ice Box Chamberlain
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.8
3.8
Lewis Woolfolk
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.49
2.49
Ice Box Chamberlain
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1133
4.04
Lewis Woolfolk
Career
Per 9 Innings
24
2.71
Ice Box Chamberlain
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.04
4.04
Lewis Woolfolk
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.71
2.71
Ice Box Chamberlain
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.53
3.53
Lewis Woolfolk
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.6
1.6
Ice Box Chamberlain
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.872
0.872
Lewis Woolfolk
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.577
0.577
Ice Box Chamberlain
Career
Per 9 Innings
149
0.53
Lewis Woolfolk
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.34
Ice Box Chamberlain
Career
Per 9 Innings
113
0.4
Lewis Woolfolk
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.34
Ice Box Chamberlain
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lewis Woolfolk
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ice Box Chamberlain
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
11097
39.61
Lewis Woolfolk
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
369
41.69
Ice Box Chamberlain
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
19
0.07
Lewis Woolfolk
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.23
Ice Box Chamberlain
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1560
5.57
Lewis Woolfolk
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
60
6.78
Ice Box Chamberlain
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.57
5.57
Lewis Woolfolk
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.78
6.78
Ice Box Chamberlain
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Lewis Woolfolk
Career
Per 9 Innings
15
1.69
Ice Box Chamberlain
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lewis Woolfolk
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ice Box Chamberlain
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lewis Woolfolk
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
1.13
Ice Box Chamberlain
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.392
1.392
Lewis Woolfolk
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.506
1.506
Ice Box Chamberlain
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
9919
35.4
Lewis Woolfolk
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
329
37.17
Ice Box Chamberlain
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.86
4.86
Lewis Woolfolk
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
4
Ice Box Chamberlain
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.273
0.273
Lewis Woolfolk
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.317
0.317
Ice Box Chamberlain
Career
Per 9 Innings
39.61
39.61
Lewis Woolfolk
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
41.69
41.69

Fielding Stats for Ice Box Chamberlain and Lewis Woolfolk

Ice Box Chamberlain
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
10
Lewis Woolfolk
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Ice Box Chamberlain
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
338
1.16
Lewis Woolfolk
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
1.69
Ice Box Chamberlain
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lewis Woolfolk
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
1.24
Ice Box Chamberlain
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
7860
27
Lewis Woolfolk
Career
Per 9 Innings
239
27
Ice Box Chamberlain
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2620
9
Lewis Woolfolk
Career
Per 9 Innings
79.2
9
Ice Box Chamberlain
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
117
0.4
Lewis Woolfolk
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.11
Ice Box Chamberlain
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
465
1.6
Lewis Woolfolk
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
21
2.37
Ice Box Chamberlain
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
58
0.2
Lewis Woolfolk
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3
0.34
Ice Box Chamberlain
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
640
2.2
Lewis Woolfolk
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
25
2.82
Ice Box Chamberlain
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
582
2
Lewis Woolfolk
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
22
2.49
Ice Box Chamberlain
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
90.94
90.94
Lewis Woolfolk
Career
Per 9 Innings
88
88
Ice Box Chamberlain
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.722
1.722
Lewis Woolfolk
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.467
1.467
Ice Box Chamberlain
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lewis Woolfolk
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
73.33
73.33
Ice Box Chamberlain
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.02
Lewis Woolfolk
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ice Box Chamberlain
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lewis Woolfolk
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ice Box Chamberlain
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lewis Woolfolk
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ice Box Chamberlain
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lewis Woolfolk
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ice Box Chamberlain
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lewis Woolfolk
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Ice Box Chamberlain and Lewis Woolfolk

Ice Box Chamberlain
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10
10
Lewis Woolfolk
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1
Ice Box Chamberlain
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
332
173.82
Lewis Woolfolk
Career
Per 600 PAverified
15
257.14
Ice Box Chamberlain
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1146
600
Lewis Woolfolk
Career
Per 600 PA
35
600
Ice Box Chamberlain
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1051
550.26
Lewis Woolfolk
Career
Per 600 PA
29
497.14
Ice Box Chamberlain
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.203
0.203
Lewis Woolfolk
Career
Per 600 PA
0.138
0.138
Ice Box Chamberlain
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.591
0.591
Lewis Woolfolk
Career
Per 600 PA
0.429
0.429
Ice Box Chamberlain
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
213
111.52
Lewis Woolfolk
Career
Per 600 PA
4
68.57
Ice Box Chamberlain
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
157
82.2
Lewis Woolfolk
Career
Per 600 PA
4
68.57
Ice Box Chamberlain
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
33
17.28
Lewis Woolfolk
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ice Box Chamberlain
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
14
7.33
Lewis Woolfolk
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ice Box Chamberlain
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9
4.71
Lewis Woolfolk
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ice Box Chamberlain
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
56
29.32
Lewis Woolfolk
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ice Box Chamberlain
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.263
0.263
Lewis Woolfolk
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ice Box Chamberlain
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.009
0.009
Lewis Woolfolk
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ice Box Chamberlain
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.042
0.042
Lewis Woolfolk
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ice Box Chamberlain
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
92.65
48.51
Lewis Woolfolk
Career
Per 600 PA
0.78
13.39
Ice Box Chamberlain
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
301
157.59
Lewis Woolfolk
Career
Per 600 PA
4
68.57
Ice Box Chamberlain
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
305
159.69
Lewis Woolfolk
Career
Per 600 PA
6
102.86
Ice Box Chamberlain
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.267
0.267
Lewis Woolfolk
Career
Per 600 PA
0.194
0.194
Ice Box Chamberlain
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.286
0.286
Lewis Woolfolk
Career
Per 600 PA
0.138
0.138
Ice Box Chamberlain
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.553
0.553
Lewis Woolfolk
Career
Per 600 PA
0.331
0.331
Ice Box Chamberlain
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.084
0.084
Lewis Woolfolk
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ice Box Chamberlain
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.192
0.192
Lewis Woolfolk
Career
Per 600 PA
0.122
0.122
Ice Box Chamberlain
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.501
0.501
Lewis Woolfolk
Career
Per 600 PA
0.24
0.24
Ice Box Chamberlain
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.223
0.223
Lewis Woolfolk
Career
Per 600 PA
0.138
0.138
Ice Box Chamberlain
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
114
59.69
Lewis Woolfolk
Career
Per 600 PA
3
51.43
Ice Box Chamberlain
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
110
57.59
Lewis Woolfolk
Career
Per 600 PA
3
51.43
Ice Box Chamberlain
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
215
112.57
Lewis Woolfolk
Career
Per 600 PA
6
102.86
Ice Box Chamberlain
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
94.99
49.73
Lewis Woolfolk
Career
Per 600 PA
0.66
11.26
Ice Box Chamberlain
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
7
3.66
Lewis Woolfolk
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
17.14
Ice Box Chamberlain
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
85
44.5
Lewis Woolfolk
Career
Per 600 PA
1
17.14
Ice Box Chamberlain
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lewis Woolfolk
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ice Box Chamberlain
Career
Per 600 PA
125
65.45
Lewis Woolfolk
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Ice Box Chamberlain
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9.17
9.17
Lewis Woolfolk
Career
Per 600 PA
Ice Box Chamberlain
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.68
0.68
Lewis Woolfolk
Career
Per 600 PA
Ice Box Chamberlain
Career
Per 600 PA
3
1.57
Lewis Woolfolk
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
68.57
Ice Box Chamberlain
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lewis Woolfolk
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ice Box Chamberlain
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lewis Woolfolk
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ice Box Chamberlain
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
27
14.14
Lewis Woolfolk
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ice Box Chamberlain
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lewis Woolfolk
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ice Box Chamberlain
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
27
14.14
Lewis Woolfolk
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ice Box Chamberlain
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
100
100
Lewis Woolfolk
Career
Per 600 PA