Neal Cotts vs. Barney Wolfe — Career Comparison

Neal Cotts
Gen XIllinoisThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaChicago White SoxAmerican LeagueRelief Pitcher
Barney Wolfe
Pre-GenerationalPennsylvaniaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaWashington SenatorsAmerican LeagueStarting Pitcher

Barney Wolfe built a career as a starting pitcher and Neal Cotts 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 3.96 and 1.398 for Neal Cotts. By the career numbers, Barney Wolfe had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Neal Cotts and Barney Wolfe

Neal Cotts
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
10
Barney Wolfe
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
4
Neal Cotts
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
483
9.81
Barney Wolfe
Career
Per 9 Innings
76
1.34
Neal Cotts
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
0.1
Barney Wolfe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
61
1.08
Neal Cotts
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
21
0.43
Barney Wolfe
Career
Per 9 Innings
21
0.37
Neal Cotts
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
24
0.49
Barney Wolfe
Career
Per 9 Innings
39
0.69
Neal Cotts
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
46.67
46.67
Barney Wolfe
Career
Per 9 Innings
35
35
Neal Cotts
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.04
1.04
Barney Wolfe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
80.26
80.26
Neal Cotts
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Barney Wolfe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
46
0.81
Neal Cotts
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Barney Wolfe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.07
Neal Cotts
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.08
Barney Wolfe
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.02
Neal Cotts
Career
Per 9 Innings
195
3.96
Barney Wolfe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
168
2.96
Neal Cotts
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.96
3.96
Barney Wolfe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.96
2.96
Neal Cotts
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.06
4.06
Barney Wolfe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.69
2.69
Neal Cotts
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.26
4.26
Barney Wolfe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.2
3.2
Neal Cotts
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.242
0.242
Barney Wolfe
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.251
0.251
Neal Cotts
Career
Per 9 Innings
1330
27
Barney Wolfe
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1532
27
Neal Cotts
Career
Per 9 Innings
443.1
9
Barney Wolfe
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
510.2
9
Neal Cotts
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
405
8.22
Barney Wolfe
Career
Per 9 Innings
484
8.53
Neal Cotts
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.22
8.22
Barney Wolfe
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.53
8.53
Neal Cotts
Career
Per 9 Innings
58
1.18
Barney Wolfe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.05
Neal Cotts
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.18
1.18
Barney Wolfe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.05
0.05
Neal Cotts
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.12
0.12
Barney Wolfe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.04
0.04
Neal Cotts
Career
Per 9 Innings
194
3.94
Barney Wolfe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
99
1.74
Neal Cotts
Career
Per 9 Innings
21
0.43
Barney Wolfe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Neal Cotts
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.94
3.94
Barney Wolfe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.74
1.74
Neal Cotts
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
421
8.55
Barney Wolfe
Career
Per 9 Innings
160
2.82
Neal Cotts
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.55
8.55
Barney Wolfe
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.82
2.82
Neal Cotts
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.87
0.87
Barney Wolfe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.11
2.11
Neal Cotts
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.387
1.387
Barney Wolfe
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.507
0.507
Neal Cotts
Career
Per 9 Innings
26
0.53
Barney Wolfe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
0.19
Neal Cotts
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
22
0.45
Barney Wolfe
Career
Per 9 Innings
29
0.51
Neal Cotts
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.04
Barney Wolfe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Neal Cotts
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1918
38.94
Barney Wolfe
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2057
36.25
Neal Cotts
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
84
1.71
Barney Wolfe
Career
Per 9 Innings
14
0.25
Neal Cotts
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
208
4.22
Barney Wolfe
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
235
4.14
Neal Cotts
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.22
4.22
Barney Wolfe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.14
4.14
Neal Cotts
Career
Per 9 Innings
15
0.3
Barney Wolfe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Neal Cotts
Career
Per 9 Innings
13
0.26
Barney Wolfe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Neal Cotts
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
42
0.85
Barney Wolfe
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Neal Cotts
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.351
1.351
Barney Wolfe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.142
1.142
Neal Cotts
Career
Per 9 Innings
1674
33.98
Barney Wolfe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1929
34
Neal Cotts
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.43
0.43
Barney Wolfe
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.09
3.09
Neal Cotts
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.29
0.29
Barney Wolfe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.272
0.272
Neal Cotts
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
38.94
38.94
Barney Wolfe
Career
Per 9 Innings
36.25
36.25

Fielding Stats for Neal Cotts and Barney Wolfe

Neal Cotts
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
10
Barney Wolfe
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
4
Neal Cotts
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
483
9.81
Barney Wolfe
Career
Per 9 Innings
76
1.34
Neal Cotts
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
0.1
Barney Wolfe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
45
0.79
Neal Cotts
Career
Per 9 Innings
1330
27
Barney Wolfe
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1533
27
Neal Cotts
Career
Per 9 Innings
443.1
9
Barney Wolfe
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
511
9
Neal Cotts
Career
Per 9 Innings
20
0.41
Barney Wolfe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
26
0.46
Neal Cotts
Career
Per 9 Innings
57
1.16
Barney Wolfe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
144
2.54
Neal Cotts
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.06
Barney Wolfe
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
0.14
Neal Cotts
Career
Per 9 Innings
80
1.62
Barney Wolfe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
178
3.14
Neal Cotts
Career
Per 9 Innings
77
1.56
Barney Wolfe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
170
2.99
Neal Cotts
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
96.25
96.25
Barney Wolfe
Career
Per 9 Innings
95.51
95.51
Neal Cotts
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.159
0.159
Barney Wolfe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.237
2.237
Neal Cotts
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.04
1.04
Barney Wolfe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
59.21
59.21
Neal Cotts
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.12
Barney Wolfe
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.05
Neal Cotts
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Barney Wolfe
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Neal Cotts
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Barney Wolfe
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Neal Cotts
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Barney Wolfe
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Neal Cotts
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Barney Wolfe
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Neal Cotts and Barney Wolfe

Neal Cotts
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10
10
Barney Wolfe
Career
Per 600 PA
4
4
Neal Cotts
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
483
144900
Barney Wolfe
Career
Per 600 PA
76
241.27
Neal Cotts
Career
Per 600 PA
2
600
Barney Wolfe
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
189
600
Neal Cotts
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
600
Barney Wolfe
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
175
555.56
Neal Cotts
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.5
0.5
Barney Wolfe
Career
Per 600 PA
0.109
0.109
Neal Cotts
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1.5
1.5
Barney Wolfe
Career
Per 600 PA
0.339
0.339
Neal Cotts
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
300
Barney Wolfe
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
19
60.32
Neal Cotts
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Barney Wolfe
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
15
47.62
Neal Cotts
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
300
Barney Wolfe
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
2
6.35
Neal Cotts
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Barney Wolfe
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
3.17
Neal Cotts
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Barney Wolfe
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
3.17
Neal Cotts
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
300
Barney Wolfe
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
4
12.7
Neal Cotts
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1
Barney Wolfe
Career
Per 600 PA
0.211
0.211
Neal Cotts
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Barney Wolfe
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.006
0.006
Neal Cotts
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Barney Wolfe
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.053
0.053
Neal Cotts
Career
Per 600 PAverified
0.71
212.28
Barney Wolfe
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
4.91
15.58
Neal Cotts
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
600
Barney Wolfe
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
26
82.54
Neal Cotts
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
300
Barney Wolfe
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
29
92.06
Neal Cotts
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.5
0.5
Barney Wolfe
Career
Per 600 PA
0.157
0.157
Neal Cotts
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1
Barney Wolfe
Career
Per 600 PA
0.149
0.149
Neal Cotts
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1.5
1.5
Barney Wolfe
Career
Per 600 PA
0.305
0.305
Neal Cotts
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.5
0.5
Barney Wolfe
Career
Per 600 PA
0.04
0.04
Neal Cotts
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.475
0.475
Barney Wolfe
Career
Per 600 PA
0.108
0.108
Neal Cotts
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
2
Barney Wolfe
Career
Per 600 PA
0.231
0.231
Neal Cotts
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1
Barney Wolfe
Career
Per 600 PA
0.158
0.158
Neal Cotts
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Barney Wolfe
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
12
38.1
Neal Cotts
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Barney Wolfe
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
22.22
Neal Cotts
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Barney Wolfe
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
18
57.14
Neal Cotts
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.67
199.5
Barney Wolfe
Career
Per 600 PA
-0.34
-1.08
Neal Cotts
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Barney Wolfe
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
3.17
Neal Cotts
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Barney Wolfe
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9
28.57
Neal Cotts
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Barney Wolfe
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Neal Cotts
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1
300
Barney Wolfe
Career
Per 600 PAverified
60
190.48
Neal Cotts
Career
Per 600 PA
2
2
Barney Wolfe
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3.15
3.15
Neal Cotts
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Barney Wolfe
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.15
0.15
Neal Cotts
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Barney Wolfe
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
12.7
Neal Cotts
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Barney Wolfe
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Neal Cotts
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Barney Wolfe
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Neal Cotts
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Barney Wolfe
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Neal Cotts
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Barney Wolfe
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Neal Cotts
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Barney Wolfe
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Neal Cotts
Career
Per 600 PA
Barney Wolfe
Career
Per 600 PA