Danny Duffy vs. Ed Wolfe — Career Comparison

Danny Duffy
MillenialCaliforniaThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaKansas City RoyalsAmerican LeagueStarting Pitcher
Ed Wolfe
Silent GenerationCaliforniaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaPittsburgh PiratesNational LeagueRelief Pitcher

Danny Duffy 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. Danny Duffy posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 3.95 and WHIP 1.321 compared to 7.36 and 3.273 for Ed Wolfe. By the career numbers, Danny Duffy had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Danny Duffy and Ed Wolfe

Danny Duffy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
11
Ed Wolfe
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Danny Duffy
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
234
1.8
Ed Wolfe
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
7.36
Danny Duffy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
204
1.57
Ed Wolfe
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Danny Duffy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
68
0.52
Ed Wolfe
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Danny Duffy
Career
Per 9 Innings
68
0.52
Ed Wolfe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Danny Duffy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
50
50
Ed Wolfe
Career
Per 9 Innings
Danny Duffy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
87.18
87.18
Ed Wolfe
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Danny Duffy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.01
Ed Wolfe
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Danny Duffy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ed Wolfe
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Danny Duffy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.01
Ed Wolfe
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Danny Duffy
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
514
3.95
Ed Wolfe
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3
7.36
Danny Duffy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.95
3.95
Ed Wolfe
Career
Per 9 Innings
7.36
7.36
Danny Duffy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.99
3.99
Ed Wolfe
Career
Per 9 Innings
20.14
20.14
Danny Duffy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.03
4.03
Ed Wolfe
Career
Per 9 Innings
10.91
10.91
Danny Duffy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.25
0.25
Ed Wolfe
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.467
0.467
Danny Duffy
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3517
27
Ed Wolfe
Career
Per 9 Innings
11
27
Danny Duffy
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1172.1
9
Ed Wolfe
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.2
9
Danny Duffy
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1111
8.53
Ed Wolfe
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
7
17.18
Danny Duffy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.53
8.53
Ed Wolfe
Career
Per 9 Innings
17.18
17.18
Danny Duffy
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
144
1.11
Ed Wolfe
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
2.45
Danny Duffy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.11
1.11
Ed Wolfe
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.45
2.45
Danny Duffy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.62
0.62
Ed Wolfe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.33
0.33
Danny Duffy
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
432
3.32
Ed Wolfe
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5
12.27
Danny Duffy
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
0.05
Ed Wolfe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Danny Duffy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.32
3.32
Ed Wolfe
Career
Per 9 Innings
12.27
12.27
Danny Duffy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1048
8.05
Ed Wolfe
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
2.45
Danny Duffy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.05
8.05
Ed Wolfe
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.45
2.45
Danny Duffy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.48
4.48
Ed Wolfe
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.33
0.33
Danny Duffy
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.262
1.262
Ed Wolfe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.636
1.636
Danny Duffy
Career
Per 9 Innings
52
0.4
Ed Wolfe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Danny Duffy
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
45
0.35
Ed Wolfe
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
2.45
Danny Duffy
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.03
Ed Wolfe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Danny Duffy
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4974
38.19
Ed Wolfe
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
21
51.55
Danny Duffy
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
7
0.05
Ed Wolfe
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
2.45
Danny Duffy
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
545
4.18
Ed Wolfe
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3
7.36
Danny Duffy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.18
4.18
Ed Wolfe
Career
Per 9 Innings
7.36
7.36
Danny Duffy
Career
Per 9 Innings
21
0.16
Ed Wolfe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Danny Duffy
Career
Per 9 Innings
28
0.21
Ed Wolfe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Danny Duffy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
98
0.75
Ed Wolfe
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Danny Duffy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.316
1.316
Ed Wolfe
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.273
3.273
Danny Duffy
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4448
34.15
Ed Wolfe
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
36.82
Danny Duffy
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.33
2.33
Ed Wolfe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
1
Danny Duffy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.297
0.297
Ed Wolfe
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.462
0.462
Danny Duffy
Career
Per 9 Innings
38.19
38.19
Ed Wolfe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
51.55
51.55

Fielding Stats for Danny Duffy and Ed Wolfe

Danny Duffy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
11
Ed Wolfe
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
Danny Duffy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
234
1.8
Ed Wolfe
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
Danny Duffy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
204
1.57
Ed Wolfe
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Danny Duffy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3517
27
Ed Wolfe
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Danny Duffy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1172.1
9
Ed Wolfe
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Danny Duffy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
21
0.16
Ed Wolfe
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
Danny Duffy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
119
0.91
Ed Wolfe
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
Danny Duffy
Career
Per 9 Innings
12
0.09
Ed Wolfe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
Danny Duffy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
152
1.17
Ed Wolfe
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
Danny Duffy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
140
1.07
Ed Wolfe
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
Danny Duffy
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
92.11
92.11
Ed Wolfe
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
100
Danny Duffy
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.598
0.598
Ed Wolfe
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
0.667
Danny Duffy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
87.18
87.18
Ed Wolfe
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Danny Duffy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
0.05
Ed Wolfe
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
Danny Duffy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ed Wolfe
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Danny Duffy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ed Wolfe
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Danny Duffy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ed Wolfe
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Danny Duffy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ed Wolfe
Career
Per 9 Innings
0

Hitting Stats for Danny Duffy and Ed Wolfe

Danny Duffy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
11
11
Ed Wolfe
Career
Per 600 PA
1
Danny Duffy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
234
5850
Ed Wolfe
Career
Per 600 PA
3
Danny Duffy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
24
600
Ed Wolfe
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Danny Duffy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
22
550
Ed Wolfe
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Danny Duffy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.136
0.136
Ed Wolfe
Career
Per 600 PA
Danny Duffy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.333
0.333
Ed Wolfe
Career
Per 600 PA
Danny Duffy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
75
Ed Wolfe
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Danny Duffy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
75
Ed Wolfe
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Danny Duffy
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Wolfe
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Danny Duffy
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Wolfe
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Danny Duffy
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Wolfe
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Danny Duffy
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Wolfe
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Danny Duffy
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Wolfe
Career
Per 600 PA
Danny Duffy
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Wolfe
Career
Per 600 PA
Danny Duffy
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Wolfe
Career
Per 600 PA
Danny Duffy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.37
9.15
Ed Wolfe
Career
Per 600 PA
Danny Duffy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
75
Ed Wolfe
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Danny Duffy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
75
Ed Wolfe
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Danny Duffy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.136
0.136
Ed Wolfe
Career
Per 600 PA
Danny Duffy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.136
0.136
Ed Wolfe
Career
Per 600 PA
Danny Duffy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.273
0.273
Ed Wolfe
Career
Per 600 PA
Danny Duffy
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Wolfe
Career
Per 600 PA
Danny Duffy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.096
0.096
Ed Wolfe
Career
Per 600 PA
Danny Duffy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.158
0.158
Ed Wolfe
Career
Per 600 PA
Danny Duffy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.273
0.273
Ed Wolfe
Career
Per 600 PA
Danny Duffy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
50
Ed Wolfe
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Danny Duffy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
25
Ed Wolfe
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Danny Duffy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
75
Ed Wolfe
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Danny Duffy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
-0.2
-4.88
Ed Wolfe
Career
Per 600 PA
Danny Duffy
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Wolfe
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Danny Duffy
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Wolfe
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Danny Duffy
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Wolfe
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Danny Duffy
Career
Per 600 PA
11
275
Ed Wolfe
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
Danny Duffy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2.18
2.18
Ed Wolfe
Career
Per 600 PA
Danny Duffy
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Wolfe
Career
Per 600 PA
Danny Duffy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
50
Ed Wolfe
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Danny Duffy
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Wolfe
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Danny Duffy
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Wolfe
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Danny Duffy
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Wolfe
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Danny Duffy
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Wolfe
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Danny Duffy
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Wolfe
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Danny Duffy
Career
Per 600 PA
Ed Wolfe
Career
Per 600 PA