Jim Fairbank vs. Pinky Woods — Career Comparison

Jim Fairbank
Pre-GenerationalNew YorkThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaPhiladelphia AthleticsAmerican LeagueRelief Pitcher
Pinky Woods
Greatest GenerationConnecticutThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaBoston Red SoxAmerican LeagueStarting Pitcher

Pinky Woods built a career as a starting pitcher and Jim Fairbank as a reliever — different jobs with different demands — but on the metrics that apply to both, a comparison is still worth making. Pinky Woods posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 3.97 and WHIP 1.569 compared to 5.49 and 1.878 for Jim Fairbank. By the career numbers, Pinky Woods had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Jim Fairbank and Pinky Woods

Jim Fairbank
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Pinky Woods
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
3
Jim Fairbank
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
1.54
Pinky Woods
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
85
2.02
Jim Fairbank
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.44
Pinky Woods
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
44
1.05
Jim Fairbank
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.22
Pinky Woods
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
0.31
Jim Fairbank
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.44
Pinky Woods
Career
Per 9 Innings
21
0.5
Jim Fairbank
Career
Per 9 Innings
33.33
33.33
Pinky Woods
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
38.24
38.24
Jim Fairbank
Career
Per 9 Innings
28.57
28.57
Pinky Woods
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
51.76
51.76
Jim Fairbank
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.44
Pinky Woods
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
10
0.24
Jim Fairbank
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Pinky Woods
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.02
Jim Fairbank
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Pinky Woods
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.07
Jim Fairbank
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
25
5.49
Pinky Woods
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
167
3.97
Jim Fairbank
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.49
5.49
Pinky Woods
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.97
3.97
Jim Fairbank
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.17
6.17
Pinky Woods
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.44
4.44
Jim Fairbank
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.51
4.51
Pinky Woods
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.49
4.49
Jim Fairbank
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.31
0.31
Pinky Woods
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.266
0.266
Jim Fairbank
Career
Per 9 Innings
123
27
Pinky Woods
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1136
27
Jim Fairbank
Career
Per 9 Innings
41
9
Pinky Woods
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
378.2
9
Jim Fairbank
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
52
11.41
Pinky Woods
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
388
9.22
Jim Fairbank
Career
Per 9 Innings
11.41
11.41
Pinky Woods
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9.22
9.22
Jim Fairbank
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.22
Pinky Woods
Career
Per 9 Innings
13
0.31
Jim Fairbank
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.22
0.22
Pinky Woods
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.31
0.31
Jim Fairbank
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.14
0.14
Pinky Woods
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.15
0.15
Jim Fairbank
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
25
5.49
Pinky Woods
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
206
4.9
Jim Fairbank
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Pinky Woods
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim Fairbank
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.49
5.49
Pinky Woods
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.9
4.9
Jim Fairbank
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
16
3.51
Pinky Woods
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
124
2.95
Jim Fairbank
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.51
3.51
Pinky Woods
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.95
2.95
Jim Fairbank
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.29
2.29
Pinky Woods
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.46
1.46
Jim Fairbank
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
1
Pinky Woods
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.872
0.872
Jim Fairbank
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3
0.66
Pinky Woods
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
0.21
Jim Fairbank
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
0.44
Pinky Woods
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
0.19
Jim Fairbank
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Pinky Woods
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.02
Jim Fairbank
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
195
42.8
Pinky Woods
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1675
39.81
Jim Fairbank
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
1.1
Pinky Woods
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
25
0.59
Jim Fairbank
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
28
6.15
Pinky Woods
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
190
4.52
Jim Fairbank
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.15
6.15
Pinky Woods
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.52
4.52
Jim Fairbank
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Pinky Woods
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim Fairbank
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Pinky Woods
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim Fairbank
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Pinky Woods
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim Fairbank
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.878
1.878
Pinky Woods
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.569
1.569
Jim Fairbank
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
168
36.88
Pinky Woods
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1461
34.72
Jim Fairbank
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
4
Pinky Woods
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.24
2.24
Jim Fairbank
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.338
0.338
Pinky Woods
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.283
0.283
Jim Fairbank
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
42.8
42.8
Pinky Woods
Career
Per 9 Innings
39.81
39.81

Fielding Stats for Jim Fairbank and Pinky Woods

Jim Fairbank
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
2
Pinky Woods
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3
Jim Fairbank
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
1.54
Pinky Woods
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
85
Jim Fairbank
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.22
Pinky Woods
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Jim Fairbank
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
123
27
Pinky Woods
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Jim Fairbank
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
41
9
Pinky Woods
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Jim Fairbank
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.88
Pinky Woods
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
30
Jim Fairbank
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
20
4.39
Pinky Woods
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
82
Jim Fairbank
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Pinky Woods
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
Jim Fairbank
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
24
5.27
Pinky Woods
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
115
Jim Fairbank
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
24
5.27
Pinky Woods
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
112
Jim Fairbank
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Pinky Woods
Career
Per 9 Innings
97.39
Jim Fairbank
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.429
3.429
Pinky Woods
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.318
Jim Fairbank
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
14.29
14.29
Pinky Woods
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Jim Fairbank
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Pinky Woods
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
7
Jim Fairbank
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Pinky Woods
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Jim Fairbank
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Pinky Woods
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Jim Fairbank
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Pinky Woods
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Jim Fairbank
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Pinky Woods
Career
Per 9 Innings
0

Hitting Stats for Jim Fairbank and Pinky Woods

Jim Fairbank
Career
Per 600 PA
2
2
Pinky Woods
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
3
Jim Fairbank
Career
Per 600 PA
7
247.06
Pinky Woods
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
85
380.6
Jim Fairbank
Career
Per 600 PA
17
600
Pinky Woods
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
134
600
Jim Fairbank
Career
Per 600 PAverified
16
564.71
Pinky Woods
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
126
564.18
Jim Fairbank
Career
Per 600 PA
0.063
0.063
Pinky Woods
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.191
0.191
Jim Fairbank
Career
Per 600 PA
0.206
0.206
Pinky Woods
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.463
0.463
Jim Fairbank
Career
Per 600 PA
1
35.29
Pinky Woods
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
24
107.46
Jim Fairbank
Career
Per 600 PA
1
35.29
Pinky Woods
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
19
85.07
Jim Fairbank
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Pinky Woods
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
22.39
Jim Fairbank
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Pinky Woods
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Fairbank
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Pinky Woods
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Fairbank
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Pinky Woods
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
22.39
Jim Fairbank
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Pinky Woods
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.208
0.208
Jim Fairbank
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Pinky Woods
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Fairbank
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Pinky Woods
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Fairbank
Career
Per 600 PA
0.12
4.37
Pinky Woods
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5.18
23.21
Jim Fairbank
Career
Per 600 PA
1
35.29
Pinky Woods
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
29
129.85
Jim Fairbank
Career
Per 600 PA
2
70.59
Pinky Woods
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
27
120.9
Jim Fairbank
Career
Per 600 PA
0.118
0.118
Pinky Woods
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.209
0.209
Jim Fairbank
Career
Per 600 PA
0.063
0.063
Pinky Woods
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.23
0.23
Jim Fairbank
Career
Per 600 PA
0.18
0.18
Pinky Woods
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.44
0.44
Jim Fairbank
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Pinky Woods
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.04
0.04
Jim Fairbank
Career
Per 600 PA
0.069
0.069
Pinky Woods
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.152
0.152
Jim Fairbank
Career
Per 600 PA
0.133
0.133
Pinky Woods
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.302
0.302
Jim Fairbank
Career
Per 600 PA
0.071
0.071
Pinky Woods
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.218
0.218
Jim Fairbank
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
105.88
Pinky Woods
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
4
17.91
Jim Fairbank
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Pinky Woods
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
26.87
Jim Fairbank
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
105.88
Pinky Woods
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
10
44.78
Jim Fairbank
Career
Per 600 PA
-0.62
-22.06
Pinky Woods
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4.24
18.97
Jim Fairbank
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Pinky Woods
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Fairbank
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
35.29
Pinky Woods
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
3
13.43
Jim Fairbank
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Pinky Woods
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Fairbank
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
70.59
Pinky Woods
Career
Per 600 PA
16
71.64
Jim Fairbank
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8.5
8.5
Pinky Woods
Career
Per 600 PA
8.38
8.38
Jim Fairbank
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.5
0.5
Pinky Woods
Career
Per 600 PA
0.19
0.19
Jim Fairbank
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Pinky Woods
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
22.39
Jim Fairbank
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Pinky Woods
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Fairbank
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Pinky Woods
Career
Per 600 PA
3
13.43
Jim Fairbank
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Pinky Woods
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Fairbank
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Pinky Woods
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
4.48
Jim Fairbank
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Pinky Woods
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
4.48
Jim Fairbank
Career
Per 600 PA
Pinky Woods
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0