Chris Flexen vs. Ed Wolfe — Career Comparison

MillenialCaliforniaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaChicago CubsNational LeagueStarting Pitcher
Silent GenerationCaliforniaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaPittsburgh PiratesNational LeagueRelief Pitcher

Chris Flexen 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. Chris Flexen posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 4.83 and WHIP 1.481 compared to 7.36 and 3.273 for Ed Wolfe. By the career numbers, Chris Flexen had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Chris Flexen and Ed Wolfe

Chris Flexen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
8
Ed Wolfe
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Chris Flexen
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
174
2.27
Ed Wolfe
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
7.36
Chris Flexen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
111
1.45
Ed Wolfe
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Chris Flexen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
35
0.46
Ed Wolfe
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Chris Flexen
Career
Per 9 Innings
50
0.65
Ed Wolfe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Chris Flexen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
41.18
41.18
Ed Wolfe
Career
Per 9 Innings
Chris Flexen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
63.79
63.79
Ed Wolfe
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Chris Flexen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ed Wolfe
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Chris Flexen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ed Wolfe
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Chris Flexen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.04
Ed Wolfe
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Chris Flexen
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
371
4.83
Ed Wolfe
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3
7.36
Chris Flexen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.83
4.83
Ed Wolfe
Career
Per 9 Innings
7.36
7.36
Chris Flexen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.02
5.02
Ed Wolfe
Career
Per 9 Innings
20.14
20.14
Chris Flexen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.77
4.77
Ed Wolfe
Career
Per 9 Innings
10.91
10.91
Chris Flexen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.279
0.279
Ed Wolfe
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.467
0.467
Chris Flexen
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2074
27
Ed Wolfe
Career
Per 9 Innings
11
27
Chris Flexen
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
691.1
9
Ed Wolfe
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.2
9
Chris Flexen
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
759
9.88
Ed Wolfe
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
7
17.18
Chris Flexen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9.88
9.88
Ed Wolfe
Career
Per 9 Innings
17.18
17.18
Chris Flexen
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
106
1.38
Ed Wolfe
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
2.45
Chris Flexen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.38
1.38
Ed Wolfe
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.45
2.45
Chris Flexen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.61
0.61
Ed Wolfe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.33
0.33
Chris Flexen
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
258
3.36
Ed Wolfe
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5
12.27
Chris Flexen
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
0.09
Ed Wolfe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Chris Flexen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.36
3.36
Ed Wolfe
Career
Per 9 Innings
12.27
12.27
Chris Flexen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
488
6.35
Ed Wolfe
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
2.45
Chris Flexen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6.35
6.35
Ed Wolfe
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.45
2.45
Chris Flexen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.8
2.8
Ed Wolfe
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.33
0.33
Chris Flexen
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.079
1.079
Ed Wolfe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.636
1.636
Chris Flexen
Career
Per 9 Innings
24
0.31
Ed Wolfe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Chris Flexen
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
0.2
Ed Wolfe
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
2.45
Chris Flexen
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.03
Ed Wolfe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Chris Flexen
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3025
39.38
Ed Wolfe
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
21
51.55
Chris Flexen
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
39
0.51
Ed Wolfe
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
2.45
Chris Flexen
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
398
5.18
Ed Wolfe
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3
7.36
Chris Flexen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.18
5.18
Ed Wolfe
Career
Per 9 Innings
7.36
7.36
Chris Flexen
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
0.12
Ed Wolfe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Chris Flexen
Career
Per 9 Innings
23
0.3
Ed Wolfe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Chris Flexen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
59
0.77
Ed Wolfe
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Chris Flexen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.471
1.471
Ed Wolfe
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.273
3.273
Chris Flexen
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2720
35.41
Ed Wolfe
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
36.82
Chris Flexen
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.29
2.29
Ed Wolfe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
1
Chris Flexen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.307
0.307
Ed Wolfe
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.462
0.462
Chris Flexen
Career
Per 9 Innings
39.38
39.38
Ed Wolfe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
51.55
51.55

Fielding Stats for Chris Flexen and Ed Wolfe

Chris Flexen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
8
Ed Wolfe
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
Chris Flexen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
174
2.27
Ed Wolfe
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
Chris Flexen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
111
1.45
Ed Wolfe
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Chris Flexen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2074
27
Ed Wolfe
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Chris Flexen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
691.1
9
Ed Wolfe
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Chris Flexen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
50
0.65
Ed Wolfe
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
Chris Flexen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
82
1.07
Ed Wolfe
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
Chris Flexen
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.03
Ed Wolfe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
Chris Flexen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
134
1.74
Ed Wolfe
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
Chris Flexen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
132
1.72
Ed Wolfe
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
Chris Flexen
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
98.51
98.51
Ed Wolfe
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
100
Chris Flexen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.759
0.759
Ed Wolfe
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.667
Chris Flexen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
63.79
63.79
Ed Wolfe
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Chris Flexen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
0.1
Ed Wolfe
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
Chris Flexen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ed Wolfe
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Chris Flexen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ed Wolfe
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Chris Flexen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ed Wolfe
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Chris Flexen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ed Wolfe
Career
Per 9 Innings
0

Hitting Stats for Chris Flexen and Ed Wolfe

Chris Flexen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8
8
Ed Wolfe
Career
Per 600 PA
1
Chris Flexen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
174
5494.74
Ed Wolfe
Career
Per 600 PA
3
Chris Flexen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
19
600
Ed Wolfe
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Chris Flexen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
18
568.42
Ed Wolfe
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Chris Flexen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.167
0.167
Ed Wolfe
Career
Per 600 PA
Chris Flexen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.421
0.421
Ed Wolfe
Career
Per 600 PA
Chris Flexen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
94.74
Ed Wolfe
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Chris Flexen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
63.16
Ed Wolfe
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Chris Flexen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
31.58
Ed Wolfe
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Chris Flexen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Wolfe
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Chris Flexen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Wolfe
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Chris Flexen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
31.58
Ed Wolfe
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Chris Flexen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.333
0.333
Ed Wolfe
Career
Per 600 PA
Chris Flexen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Wolfe
Career
Per 600 PA
Chris Flexen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Wolfe
Career
Per 600 PA
Chris Flexen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.65
20.65
Ed Wolfe
Career
Per 600 PA
Chris Flexen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
126.32
Ed Wolfe
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Chris Flexen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
94.74
Ed Wolfe
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Chris Flexen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.167
0.167
Ed Wolfe
Career
Per 600 PA
Chris Flexen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.222
0.222
Ed Wolfe
Career
Per 600 PA
Chris Flexen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.389
0.389
Ed Wolfe
Career
Per 600 PA
Chris Flexen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.056
0.056
Ed Wolfe
Career
Per 600 PA
Chris Flexen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.131
0.131
Ed Wolfe
Career
Per 600 PA
Chris Flexen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.267
0.267
Ed Wolfe
Career
Per 600 PA
Chris Flexen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.273
0.273
Ed Wolfe
Career
Per 600 PA
Chris Flexen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Wolfe
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Chris Flexen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Wolfe
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Chris Flexen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Wolfe
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Chris Flexen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.35
11.09
Ed Wolfe
Career
Per 600 PA
Chris Flexen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Wolfe
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Chris Flexen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Wolfe
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Chris Flexen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Wolfe
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Chris Flexen
Career
Per 600 PA
7
221.05
Ed Wolfe
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
Chris Flexen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2.71
2.71
Ed Wolfe
Career
Per 600 PA
Chris Flexen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Wolfe
Career
Per 600 PA
Chris Flexen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
31.58
Ed Wolfe
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Chris Flexen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Wolfe
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Chris Flexen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Wolfe
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Chris Flexen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Wolfe
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Chris Flexen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Wolfe
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Chris Flexen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Wolfe
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Chris Flexen
Career
Per 600 PA
Ed Wolfe
Career
Per 600 PA