Herb Goodall vs. Barney Wolfe — Career Comparison

Herb Goodall
Pre-GenerationalPennsylvaniaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaLouisville ColonelsAmerican AssociationRelief Pitcher
Barney Wolfe
Pre-GenerationalPennsylvaniaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaWashington SenatorsAmerican LeagueStarting Pitcher

Barney Wolfe built a career as a starting pitcher and Herb Goodall 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 3.39 and 1.330 for Herb Goodall. By the career numbers, Barney Wolfe had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Herb Goodall and Barney Wolfe

Herb Goodall
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Barney Wolfe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
4
Herb Goodall
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
18
1.49
Barney Wolfe
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
76
1.34
Herb Goodall
Career
Per 9 Innings
13
1.07
Barney Wolfe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
61
1.08
Herb Goodall
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
0.66
Barney Wolfe
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
21
0.37
Herb Goodall
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.41
Barney Wolfe
Career
Per 9 Innings
39
0.69
Herb Goodall
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
61.54
61.54
Barney Wolfe
Career
Per 9 Innings
35
35
Herb Goodall
Career
Per 9 Innings
72.22
72.22
Barney Wolfe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
80.26
80.26
Herb Goodall
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
0.66
Barney Wolfe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
46
0.81
Herb Goodall
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.08
Barney Wolfe
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4
0.07
Herb Goodall
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.33
Barney Wolfe
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.02
Herb Goodall
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
41
3.39
Barney Wolfe
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
168
2.96
Herb Goodall
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.39
3.39
Barney Wolfe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.96
2.96
Herb Goodall
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.3
3.3
Barney Wolfe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.69
2.69
Herb Goodall
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.07
4.07
Barney Wolfe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.2
3.2
Herb Goodall
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.225
0.225
Barney Wolfe
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.251
0.251
Herb Goodall
Career
Per 9 Innings
327
27
Barney Wolfe
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1532
27
Herb Goodall
Career
Per 9 Innings
109
9
Barney Wolfe
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
510.2
9
Herb Goodall
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
94
7.76
Barney Wolfe
Career
Per 9 Innings
484
8.53
Herb Goodall
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.76
7.76
Barney Wolfe
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.53
8.53
Herb Goodall
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
0.17
Barney Wolfe
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.05
Herb Goodall
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.17
0.17
Barney Wolfe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.05
0.05
Herb Goodall
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.11
0.11
Barney Wolfe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.04
0.04
Herb Goodall
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
51
4.21
Barney Wolfe
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
99
1.74
Herb Goodall
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Barney Wolfe
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Herb Goodall
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.21
4.21
Barney Wolfe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.74
1.74
Herb Goodall
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
46
3.8
Barney Wolfe
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
160
2.82
Herb Goodall
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.8
3.8
Barney Wolfe
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.82
2.82
Herb Goodall
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.56
2.56
Barney Wolfe
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.11
2.11
Herb Goodall
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.89
0.89
Barney Wolfe
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.507
0.507
Herb Goodall
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6
0.5
Barney Wolfe
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
0.19
Herb Goodall
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
10
0.83
Barney Wolfe
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
29
0.51
Herb Goodall
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Barney Wolfe
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Herb Goodall
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
478
39.47
Barney Wolfe
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2057
36.25
Herb Goodall
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.41
Barney Wolfe
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
14
0.25
Herb Goodall
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
73
6.03
Barney Wolfe
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
235
4.14
Herb Goodall
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.03
6.03
Barney Wolfe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.14
4.14
Herb Goodall
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Barney Wolfe
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Herb Goodall
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Barney Wolfe
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Herb Goodall
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Barney Wolfe
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Herb Goodall
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.33
1.33
Barney Wolfe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.142
1.142
Herb Goodall
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
417
34.43
Barney Wolfe
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1929
34
Herb Goodall
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.06
4.06
Barney Wolfe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.09
3.09
Herb Goodall
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.249
0.249
Barney Wolfe
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.272
0.272
Herb Goodall
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
39.47
39.47
Barney Wolfe
Career
Per 9 Innings
36.25
36.25

Fielding Stats for Herb Goodall and Barney Wolfe

Herb Goodall
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Barney Wolfe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
4
Herb Goodall
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
19
1.54
Barney Wolfe
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
76
1.34
Herb Goodall
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Barney Wolfe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
45
0.79
Herb Goodall
Career
Per 9 Innings
333
27
Barney Wolfe
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1533
27
Herb Goodall
Career
Per 9 Innings
111
9
Barney Wolfe
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
511
9
Herb Goodall
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
0.57
Barney Wolfe
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
26
0.46
Herb Goodall
Career
Per 9 Innings
25
2.03
Barney Wolfe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
144
2.54
Herb Goodall
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3
0.24
Barney Wolfe
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
0.14
Herb Goodall
Career
Per 9 Innings
35
2.84
Barney Wolfe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
178
3.14
Herb Goodall
Career
Per 9 Innings
32
2.59
Barney Wolfe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
170
2.99
Herb Goodall
Career
Per 9 Innings
91.43
91.43
Barney Wolfe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
95.51
95.51
Herb Goodall
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.684
1.684
Barney Wolfe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.237
2.237
Herb Goodall
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Barney Wolfe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
59.21
59.21
Herb Goodall
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Barney Wolfe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.05
Herb Goodall
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Barney Wolfe
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Herb Goodall
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Barney Wolfe
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Herb Goodall
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Barney Wolfe
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Herb Goodall
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Barney Wolfe
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Herb Goodall and Barney Wolfe

Herb Goodall
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1
Barney Wolfe
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
4
Herb Goodall
Career
Per 600 PA
19
237.5
Barney Wolfe
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
76
241.27
Herb Goodall
Career
Per 600 PA
48
600
Barney Wolfe
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
189
600
Herb Goodall
Career
Per 600 PAverified
45
562.5
Barney Wolfe
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
175
555.56
Herb Goodall
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.422
0.422
Barney Wolfe
Career
Per 600 PA
0.109
0.109
Herb Goodall
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.927
0.927
Barney Wolfe
Career
Per 600 PA
0.339
0.339
Herb Goodall
Career
Per 600 PAverified
19
237.5
Barney Wolfe
Career
Per 600 PA
19
60.32
Herb Goodall
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
17
212.5
Barney Wolfe
Career
Per 600 PA
15
47.62
Herb Goodall
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
25
Barney Wolfe
Career
Per 600 PA
2
6.35
Herb Goodall
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Barney Wolfe
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
3.17
Herb Goodall
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Barney Wolfe
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
3.17
Herb Goodall
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
25
Barney Wolfe
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
4
12.7
Herb Goodall
Career
Per 600 PA
0.105
0.105
Barney Wolfe
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.211
0.211
Herb Goodall
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Barney Wolfe
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.006
0.006
Herb Goodall
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Barney Wolfe
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.053
0.053
Herb Goodall
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9.6
120
Barney Wolfe
Career
Per 600 PA
4.91
15.58
Herb Goodall
Career
Per 600 PAverified
21
262.5
Barney Wolfe
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
26
82.54
Herb Goodall
Career
Per 600 PAverified
22
275
Barney Wolfe
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
29
92.06
Herb Goodall
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.458
0.458
Barney Wolfe
Career
Per 600 PA
0.157
0.157
Herb Goodall
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.467
0.467
Barney Wolfe
Career
Per 600 PA
0.149
0.149
Herb Goodall
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.925
0.925
Barney Wolfe
Career
Per 600 PA
0.305
0.305
Herb Goodall
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.045
0.045
Barney Wolfe
Career
Per 600 PA
0.04
0.04
Herb Goodall
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.323
0.323
Barney Wolfe
Career
Per 600 PA
0.108
0.108
Herb Goodall
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.923
0.923
Barney Wolfe
Career
Per 600 PA
0.231
0.231
Herb Goodall
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.422
0.422
Barney Wolfe
Career
Per 600 PA
0.158
0.158
Herb Goodall
Career
Per 600 PAverified
10
125
Barney Wolfe
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
12
38.1
Herb Goodall
Career
Per 600 PAverified
5
62.5
Barney Wolfe
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
7
22.22
Herb Goodall
Career
Per 600 PAverified
15
187.5
Barney Wolfe
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
18
57.14
Herb Goodall
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10.63
132.9
Barney Wolfe
Career
Per 600 PA
-0.34
-1.08
Herb Goodall
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
25
Barney Wolfe
Career
Per 600 PA
1
3.17
Herb Goodall
Career
Per 600 PA
1
12.5
Barney Wolfe
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9
28.57
Herb Goodall
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Barney Wolfe
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Herb Goodall
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Barney Wolfe
Career
Per 600 PA
60
190.48
Herb Goodall
Career
Per 600 PA
Barney Wolfe
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3.15
3.15
Herb Goodall
Career
Per 600 PA
Barney Wolfe
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.15
0.15
Herb Goodall
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Barney Wolfe
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
12.7
Herb Goodall
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Barney Wolfe
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Herb Goodall
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Barney Wolfe
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Herb Goodall
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Barney Wolfe
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Herb Goodall
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Barney Wolfe
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Herb Goodall
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Barney Wolfe
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Herb Goodall
Career
Per 600 PA
Barney Wolfe
Career
Per 600 PA