Lem Cross vs. Barney Wolfe — Career Comparison

Lem Cross
Pre-GenerationalNew HampshireThrows RightNorth AmericaCincinnati RedsNational LeagueRelief Pitcher
Barney Wolfe
Pre-GenerationalPennsylvaniaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaWashington SenatorsAmerican LeagueStarting Pitcher

Barney Wolfe built a career as a starting pitcher and Lem Cross 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 7.66 and 2.000 for Lem Cross. By the career numbers, Barney Wolfe had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Lem Cross and Barney Wolfe

Lem Cross
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Barney Wolfe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
4
Lem Cross
Career
Per 9 Innings
11
1.34
Barney Wolfe
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
76
1.34
Lem Cross
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
1.22
Barney Wolfe
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
61
1.08
Lem Cross
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.36
Barney Wolfe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
21
0.37
Lem Cross
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6
0.73
Barney Wolfe
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
39
0.69
Lem Cross
Career
Per 9 Innings
33.33
33.33
Barney Wolfe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
35
35
Lem Cross
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
90.91
90.91
Barney Wolfe
Career
Per 9 Innings
80.26
80.26
Lem Cross
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
0.61
Barney Wolfe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
46
0.81
Lem Cross
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Barney Wolfe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.07
Lem Cross
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Barney Wolfe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.02
Lem Cross
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
63
7.66
Barney Wolfe
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
168
2.96
Lem Cross
Career
Per 9 Innings
7.66
7.66
Barney Wolfe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.96
2.96
Lem Cross
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.58
8.58
Barney Wolfe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.69
2.69
Lem Cross
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.04
6.04
Barney Wolfe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.2
3.2
Lem Cross
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.354
0.354
Barney Wolfe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.251
0.251
Lem Cross
Career
Per 9 Innings
222
27
Barney Wolfe
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1532
27
Lem Cross
Career
Per 9 Innings
74
9
Barney Wolfe
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
510.2
9
Lem Cross
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
118
14.35
Barney Wolfe
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
484
8.53
Lem Cross
Career
Per 9 Innings
14.35
14.35
Barney Wolfe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.53
8.53
Lem Cross
Career
Per 9 Innings
12
1.46
Barney Wolfe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.05
Lem Cross
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.46
1.46
Barney Wolfe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.05
0.05
Lem Cross
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.09
1.09
Barney Wolfe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.04
0.04
Lem Cross
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
30
3.65
Barney Wolfe
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
99
1.74
Lem Cross
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Barney Wolfe
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lem Cross
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.65
3.65
Barney Wolfe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.74
1.74
Lem Cross
Career
Per 9 Innings
18
2.19
Barney Wolfe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
160
2.82
Lem Cross
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.19
2.19
Barney Wolfe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.82
2.82
Lem Cross
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.64
1.64
Barney Wolfe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.11
2.11
Lem Cross
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.649
0.649
Barney Wolfe
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.507
0.507
Lem Cross
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
0.24
Barney Wolfe
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
0.19
Lem Cross
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5
0.61
Barney Wolfe
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
29
0.51
Lem Cross
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Barney Wolfe
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lem Cross
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
368
44.76
Barney Wolfe
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2057
36.25
Lem Cross
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.12
Barney Wolfe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
0.25
Lem Cross
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
89
10.82
Barney Wolfe
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
235
4.14
Lem Cross
Career
Per 9 Innings
10.82
10.82
Barney Wolfe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.14
4.14
Lem Cross
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Barney Wolfe
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lem Cross
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Barney Wolfe
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lem Cross
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Barney Wolfe
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lem Cross
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Barney Wolfe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.142
1.142
Lem Cross
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
333
40.5
Barney Wolfe
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1929
34
Lem Cross
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.09
8.09
Barney Wolfe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.09
3.09
Lem Cross
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.35
0.35
Barney Wolfe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.272
0.272
Lem Cross
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
44.76
44.76
Barney Wolfe
Career
Per 9 Innings
36.25
36.25

Fielding Stats for Lem Cross and Barney Wolfe

Lem Cross
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Barney Wolfe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
4
Lem Cross
Career
Per 9 Innings
11
1.34
Barney Wolfe
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
76
1.34
Lem Cross
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Barney Wolfe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
45
0.79
Lem Cross
Career
Per 9 Innings
222
27
Barney Wolfe
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1533
27
Lem Cross
Career
Per 9 Innings
74
9
Barney Wolfe
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
511
9
Lem Cross
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.24
Barney Wolfe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
26
0.46
Lem Cross
Career
Per 9 Innings
14
1.7
Barney Wolfe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
144
2.54
Lem Cross
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.12
Barney Wolfe
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
0.14
Lem Cross
Career
Per 9 Innings
17
2.07
Barney Wolfe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
178
3.14
Lem Cross
Career
Per 9 Innings
16
1.95
Barney Wolfe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
170
2.99
Lem Cross
Career
Per 9 Innings
94.12
94.12
Barney Wolfe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
95.51
95.51
Lem Cross
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.455
1.455
Barney Wolfe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.237
2.237
Lem Cross
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Barney Wolfe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
59.21
59.21
Lem Cross
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Barney Wolfe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.05
Lem Cross
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Barney Wolfe
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lem Cross
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Barney Wolfe
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lem Cross
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Barney Wolfe
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lem Cross
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Barney Wolfe
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Lem Cross and Barney Wolfe

Lem Cross
Career
Per 600 PA
2
2
Barney Wolfe
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
4
Lem Cross
Career
Per 600 PA
12
205.71
Barney Wolfe
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
76
241.27
Lem Cross
Career
Per 600 PA
35
600
Barney Wolfe
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
189
600
Lem Cross
Career
Per 600 PA
32
548.57
Barney Wolfe
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
175
555.56
Lem Cross
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.25
0.25
Barney Wolfe
Career
Per 600 PA
0.109
0.109
Lem Cross
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.671
0.671
Barney Wolfe
Career
Per 600 PA
0.339
0.339
Lem Cross
Career
Per 600 PAverified
8
137.14
Barney Wolfe
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
19
60.32
Lem Cross
Career
Per 600 PAverified
6
102.86
Barney Wolfe
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
15
47.62
Lem Cross
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
17.14
Barney Wolfe
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
2
6.35
Lem Cross
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
17.14
Barney Wolfe
Career
Per 600 PA
1
3.17
Lem Cross
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Barney Wolfe
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
3.17
Lem Cross
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
34.29
Barney Wolfe
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
4
12.7
Lem Cross
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.25
0.25
Barney Wolfe
Career
Per 600 PA
0.211
0.211
Lem Cross
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Barney Wolfe
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.006
0.006
Lem Cross
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Barney Wolfe
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.053
0.053
Lem Cross
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3.66
62.82
Barney Wolfe
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
4.91
15.58
Lem Cross
Career
Per 600 PAverified
11
188.57
Barney Wolfe
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
26
82.54
Lem Cross
Career
Per 600 PAverified
11
188.57
Barney Wolfe
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
29
92.06
Lem Cross
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.314
0.314
Barney Wolfe
Career
Per 600 PA
0.157
0.157
Lem Cross
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.344
0.344
Barney Wolfe
Career
Per 600 PA
0.149
0.149
Lem Cross
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.658
0.658
Barney Wolfe
Career
Per 600 PA
0.305
0.305
Lem Cross
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.094
0.094
Barney Wolfe
Career
Per 600 PA
0.04
0.04
Lem Cross
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.227
0.227
Barney Wolfe
Career
Per 600 PA
0.108
0.108
Lem Cross
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.583
0.583
Barney Wolfe
Career
Per 600 PA
0.231
0.231
Lem Cross
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.296
0.296
Barney Wolfe
Career
Per 600 PA
0.158
0.158
Lem Cross
Career
Per 600 PAverified
4
68.57
Barney Wolfe
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
12
38.1
Lem Cross
Career
Per 600 PAverified
4
68.57
Barney Wolfe
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
7
22.22
Lem Cross
Career
Per 600 PAverified
8
137.14
Barney Wolfe
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
18
57.14
Lem Cross
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4.05
69.45
Barney Wolfe
Career
Per 600 PA
-0.34
-1.08
Lem Cross
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Barney Wolfe
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
3.17
Lem Cross
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
51.43
Barney Wolfe
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
9
28.57
Lem Cross
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Barney Wolfe
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lem Cross
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
85.71
Barney Wolfe
Career
Per 600 PA
60
190.48
Lem Cross
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
7
Barney Wolfe
Career
Per 600 PA
3.15
3.15
Lem Cross
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.6
0.6
Barney Wolfe
Career
Per 600 PA
0.15
0.15
Lem Cross
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Barney Wolfe
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
12.7
Lem Cross
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Barney Wolfe
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lem Cross
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Barney Wolfe
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lem Cross
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Barney Wolfe
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lem Cross
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Barney Wolfe
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lem Cross
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Barney Wolfe
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lem Cross
Career
Per 600 PA
Barney Wolfe
Career
Per 600 PA