Nelson Chittum vs. Lewis Woolfolk — Career Comparison

Nelson Chittum
Silent GenerationVirginiaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaBoston Red SoxAmerican LeagueRelief Pitcher
Lewis Woolfolk
Lost GenerationKentuckyThrows RightNorth AmericaChicago American GiantsNegro American LeagueStarting Pitcher

Lewis Woolfolk built a career as a starting pitcher and Nelson Chittum as a reliever — different jobs with different demands — but on the metrics that apply to both, a comparison is still worth making. Nelson Chittum posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 3.84 and WHIP 1.397 compared to 5.08 and 1.506 for Lewis Woolfolk. By the career numbers, Nelson Chittum had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Nelson Chittum and Lewis Woolfolk

Nelson Chittum
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
3
Lewis Woolfolk
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Nelson Chittum
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
40
5.29
Lewis Woolfolk
Career
Per 9 Innings
15
1.69
Nelson Chittum
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.26
Lewis Woolfolk
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
1.36
Nelson Chittum
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.4
Lewis Woolfolk
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.68
Nelson Chittum
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.13
Lewis Woolfolk
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
0.56
Nelson Chittum
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
75
75
Lewis Woolfolk
Career
Per 9 Innings
54.55
54.55
Nelson Chittum
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
5
Lewis Woolfolk
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
80
80
Nelson Chittum
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lewis Woolfolk
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.68
Nelson Chittum
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lewis Woolfolk
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.11
Nelson Chittum
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lewis Woolfolk
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Nelson Chittum
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
29
3.84
Lewis Woolfolk
Career
Per 9 Innings
45
5.08
Nelson Chittum
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.84
3.84
Lewis Woolfolk
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.08
5.08
Nelson Chittum
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.69
3.69
Lewis Woolfolk
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.27
4.27
Nelson Chittum
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.18
4.18
Lewis Woolfolk
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.67
3.67
Nelson Chittum
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.256
0.256
Lewis Woolfolk
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.298
0.298
Nelson Chittum
Career
Per 9 Innings
204
27
Lewis Woolfolk
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
239
27
Nelson Chittum
Career
Per 9 Innings
68
9
Lewis Woolfolk
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
79.2
9
Nelson Chittum
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
68
9
Lewis Woolfolk
Career
Per 9 Innings
98
11.07
Nelson Chittum
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
9
Lewis Woolfolk
Career
Per 9 Innings
11.07
11.07
Nelson Chittum
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
0.66
Lewis Woolfolk
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.23
Nelson Chittum
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.66
0.66
Lewis Woolfolk
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.23
0.23
Nelson Chittum
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.13
0.13
Lewis Woolfolk
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.13
0.13
Nelson Chittum
Career
Per 9 Innings
24
3.18
Lewis Woolfolk
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
22
2.49
Nelson Chittum
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.4
Lewis Woolfolk
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Nelson Chittum
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.18
3.18
Lewis Woolfolk
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.49
2.49
Nelson Chittum
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
30
3.97
Lewis Woolfolk
Career
Per 9 Innings
24
2.71
Nelson Chittum
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.97
3.97
Lewis Woolfolk
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.71
2.71
Nelson Chittum
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.75
0.75
Lewis Woolfolk
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.6
1.6
Nelson Chittum
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.794
0.794
Lewis Woolfolk
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.577
0.577
Nelson Chittum
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.26
Lewis Woolfolk
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.34
Nelson Chittum
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.13
Lewis Woolfolk
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.34
Nelson Chittum
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.26
Lewis Woolfolk
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Nelson Chittum
Career
Per 9 Innings
291
38.51
Lewis Woolfolk
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
369
41.69
Nelson Chittum
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
17
2.25
Lewis Woolfolk
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.23
Nelson Chittum
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
34
4.5
Lewis Woolfolk
Career
Per 9 Innings
60
6.78
Nelson Chittum
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.5
4.5
Lewis Woolfolk
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.78
6.78
Nelson Chittum
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Lewis Woolfolk
Career
Per 9 Innings
15
1.69
Nelson Chittum
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lewis Woolfolk
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Nelson Chittum
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lewis Woolfolk
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
1.13
Nelson Chittum
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.353
1.353
Lewis Woolfolk
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.506
1.506
Nelson Chittum
Career
Per 9 Innings
266
35.21
Lewis Woolfolk
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
329
37.17
Nelson Chittum
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.85
0.85
Lewis Woolfolk
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
4
Nelson Chittum
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.273
0.273
Lewis Woolfolk
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.317
0.317
Nelson Chittum
Career
Per 9 Innings
38.51
38.51
Lewis Woolfolk
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
41.69
41.69

Fielding Stats for Nelson Chittum and Lewis Woolfolk

Nelson Chittum
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
3
Lewis Woolfolk
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Nelson Chittum
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
40
5.29
Lewis Woolfolk
Career
Per 9 Innings
15
1.69
Nelson Chittum
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.26
Lewis Woolfolk
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
1.24
Nelson Chittum
Career
Per 9 Innings
204
27
Lewis Woolfolk
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
239
27
Nelson Chittum
Career
Per 9 Innings
68
9
Lewis Woolfolk
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
79.2
9
Nelson Chittum
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.79
Lewis Woolfolk
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.11
Nelson Chittum
Career
Per 9 Innings
14
1.85
Lewis Woolfolk
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
21
2.37
Nelson Chittum
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Lewis Woolfolk
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.34
Nelson Chittum
Career
Per 9 Innings
20
2.65
Lewis Woolfolk
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
25
2.82
Nelson Chittum
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
20
2.65
Lewis Woolfolk
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
22
2.49
Nelson Chittum
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Lewis Woolfolk
Career
Per 9 Innings
88
88
Nelson Chittum
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.5
0.5
Lewis Woolfolk
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.467
1.467
Nelson Chittum
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
5
Lewis Woolfolk
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
73.33
73.33
Nelson Chittum
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lewis Woolfolk
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Nelson Chittum
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lewis Woolfolk
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Nelson Chittum
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lewis Woolfolk
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Nelson Chittum
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lewis Woolfolk
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Nelson Chittum
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lewis Woolfolk
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Nelson Chittum and Lewis Woolfolk

Nelson Chittum
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
3
Lewis Woolfolk
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1
Nelson Chittum
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
40
2181.82
Lewis Woolfolk
Career
Per 600 PA
15
257.14
Nelson Chittum
Career
Per 600 PA
11
600
Lewis Woolfolk
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
35
600
Nelson Chittum
Career
Per 600 PAverified
10
545.45
Lewis Woolfolk
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
29
497.14
Nelson Chittum
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.2
0.2
Lewis Woolfolk
Career
Per 600 PA
0.138
0.138
Nelson Chittum
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.546
0.546
Lewis Woolfolk
Career
Per 600 PA
0.429
0.429
Nelson Chittum
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
109.09
Lewis Woolfolk
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
4
68.57
Nelson Chittum
Career
Per 600 PA
1
54.55
Lewis Woolfolk
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
68.57
Nelson Chittum
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
54.55
Lewis Woolfolk
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Nelson Chittum
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lewis Woolfolk
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Nelson Chittum
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lewis Woolfolk
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Nelson Chittum
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
54.55
Lewis Woolfolk
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Nelson Chittum
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.5
0.5
Lewis Woolfolk
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Nelson Chittum
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lewis Woolfolk
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Nelson Chittum
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lewis Woolfolk
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Nelson Chittum
Career
Per 600 PAverified
0.58
31.86
Lewis Woolfolk
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
0.78
13.39
Nelson Chittum
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
163.64
Lewis Woolfolk
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
4
68.57
Nelson Chittum
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
109.09
Lewis Woolfolk
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
6
102.86
Nelson Chittum
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.2
0.2
Lewis Woolfolk
Career
Per 600 PA
0.194
0.194
Nelson Chittum
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.3
0.3
Lewis Woolfolk
Career
Per 600 PA
0.138
0.138
Nelson Chittum
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.5
0.5
Lewis Woolfolk
Career
Per 600 PA
0.331
0.331
Nelson Chittum
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.1
0.1
Lewis Woolfolk
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Nelson Chittum
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.165
0.165
Lewis Woolfolk
Career
Per 600 PA
0.122
0.122
Nelson Chittum
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.375
0.375
Lewis Woolfolk
Career
Per 600 PA
0.24
0.24
Nelson Chittum
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.333
0.333
Lewis Woolfolk
Career
Per 600 PA
0.138
0.138
Nelson Chittum
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
54.55
Lewis Woolfolk
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
3
51.43
Nelson Chittum
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
109.09
Lewis Woolfolk
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
3
51.43
Nelson Chittum
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
163.64
Lewis Woolfolk
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
6
102.86
Nelson Chittum
Career
Per 600 PAverified
0.51
27.56
Lewis Woolfolk
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
0.66
11.26
Nelson Chittum
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lewis Woolfolk
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
17.14
Nelson Chittum
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lewis Woolfolk
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
17.14
Nelson Chittum
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lewis Woolfolk
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Nelson Chittum
Career
Per 600 PA
4
218.18
Lewis Woolfolk
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Nelson Chittum
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2.75
2.75
Lewis Woolfolk
Career
Per 600 PA
Nelson Chittum
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lewis Woolfolk
Career
Per 600 PA
Nelson Chittum
Career
Per 600 PA
1
54.55
Lewis Woolfolk
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
68.57
Nelson Chittum
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lewis Woolfolk
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Nelson Chittum
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lewis Woolfolk
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Nelson Chittum
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lewis Woolfolk
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Nelson Chittum
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lewis Woolfolk
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Nelson Chittum
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lewis Woolfolk
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Nelson Chittum
Career
Per 600 PA
Lewis Woolfolk
Career
Per 600 PA