Ed Green vs. Barney Wolfe — Career Comparison

Ed Green
Pre-GenerationalNew JerseyNorth AmericaPhiladelphia AthleticsAmerican AssociationRelief Pitcher
Barney Wolfe
Pre-GenerationalPennsylvaniaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaWashington SenatorsAmerican LeagueStarting Pitcher

Barney Wolfe built a career as a starting pitcher and Ed Green 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 5.8 and 1.890 for Ed Green. By the career numbers, Barney Wolfe had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Ed Green and Barney Wolfe

Ed Green
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Barney Wolfe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
4
Ed Green
Career
Per 9 Innings
25
1.18
Barney Wolfe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
76
1.34
Ed Green
Career
Per 9 Innings
22
1.04
Barney Wolfe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
61
1.08
Ed Green
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
0.33
Barney Wolfe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
21
0.37
Ed Green
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
15
0.71
Barney Wolfe
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
39
0.69
Ed Green
Career
Per 9 Innings
31.82
31.82
Barney Wolfe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
35
35
Ed Green
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
88
88
Barney Wolfe
Career
Per 9 Innings
80.26
80.26
Ed Green
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
20
0.94
Barney Wolfe
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
46
0.81
Ed Green
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.05
Barney Wolfe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.07
Ed Green
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.05
Barney Wolfe
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.02
Ed Green
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
123
5.8
Barney Wolfe
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
168
2.96
Ed Green
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.8
5.8
Barney Wolfe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.96
2.96
Ed Green
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.19
6.19
Barney Wolfe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.69
2.69
Ed Green
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.26
4.26
Barney Wolfe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.2
3.2
Ed Green
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.321
0.321
Barney Wolfe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.251
0.251
Ed Green
Career
Per 9 Innings
573
27
Barney Wolfe
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1532
27
Ed Green
Career
Per 9 Innings
191
9
Barney Wolfe
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
510.2
9
Ed Green
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
267
12.58
Barney Wolfe
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
484
8.53
Ed Green
Career
Per 9 Innings
12.58
12.58
Barney Wolfe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.53
8.53
Ed Green
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.19
Barney Wolfe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.05
Ed Green
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.19
0.19
Barney Wolfe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.05
0.05
Ed Green
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.16
0.16
Barney Wolfe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.04
0.04
Ed Green
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
94
4.43
Barney Wolfe
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
99
1.74
Ed Green
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Barney Wolfe
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ed Green
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.43
4.43
Barney Wolfe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.74
1.74
Ed Green
Career
Per 9 Innings
56
2.64
Barney Wolfe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
160
2.82
Ed Green
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.64
2.64
Barney Wolfe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.82
2.82
Ed Green
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.24
2.24
Barney Wolfe
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.11
2.11
Ed Green
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.785
0.785
Barney Wolfe
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.507
0.507
Ed Green
Career
Per 9 Innings
19
0.9
Barney Wolfe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
0.19
Ed Green
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.28
Barney Wolfe
Career
Per 9 Innings
29
0.51
Ed Green
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Barney Wolfe
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ed Green
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
933
43.96
Barney Wolfe
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2057
36.25
Ed Green
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.14
Barney Wolfe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
0.25
Ed Green
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
184
8.67
Barney Wolfe
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
235
4.14
Ed Green
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.67
8.67
Barney Wolfe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.14
4.14
Ed Green
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Barney Wolfe
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ed Green
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Barney Wolfe
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ed Green
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Barney Wolfe
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ed Green
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.89
1.89
Barney Wolfe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.142
1.142
Ed Green
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
833
39.25
Barney Wolfe
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1929
34
Ed Green
Career
Per 9 Innings
7.36
7.36
Barney Wolfe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.09
3.09
Ed Green
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.34
0.34
Barney Wolfe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.272
0.272
Ed Green
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
43.96
43.96
Barney Wolfe
Career
Per 9 Innings
36.25
36.25

Fielding Stats for Ed Green and Barney Wolfe

Ed Green
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Barney Wolfe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
4
Ed Green
Career
Per 9 Innings
40
1.15
Barney Wolfe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
76
1.34
Ed Green
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Barney Wolfe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
45
0.79
Ed Green
Career
Per 9 Innings
936
27
Barney Wolfe
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1533
27
Ed Green
Career
Per 9 Innings
312
9
Barney Wolfe
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
511
9
Ed Green
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
33
0.95
Barney Wolfe
Career
Per 9 Innings
26
0.46
Ed Green
Career
Per 9 Innings
84
2.42
Barney Wolfe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
144
2.54
Ed Green
Career
Per 9 Innings
14
0.4
Barney Wolfe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
0.14
Ed Green
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
131
3.78
Barney Wolfe
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
178
3.14
Ed Green
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
117
3.38
Barney Wolfe
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
170
2.99
Ed Green
Career
Per 9 Innings
89.31
89.31
Barney Wolfe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
95.51
95.51
Ed Green
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.925
2.925
Barney Wolfe
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.237
2.237
Ed Green
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Barney Wolfe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
59.21
59.21
Ed Green
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.06
Barney Wolfe
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3
0.05
Ed Green
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Barney Wolfe
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ed Green
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Barney Wolfe
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ed Green
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Barney Wolfe
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ed Green
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Barney Wolfe
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Ed Green and Barney Wolfe

Ed Green
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1
Barney Wolfe
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
4
Ed Green
Career
Per 600 PA
39
164.79
Barney Wolfe
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
76
241.27
Ed Green
Career
Per 600 PA
142
600
Barney Wolfe
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
189
600
Ed Green
Career
Per 600 PA
126
532.39
Barney Wolfe
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
175
555.56
Ed Green
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.119
0.119
Barney Wolfe
Career
Per 600 PA
0.109
0.109
Ed Green
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.443
0.443
Barney Wolfe
Career
Per 600 PA
0.339
0.339
Ed Green
Career
Per 600 PAverified
15
63.38
Barney Wolfe
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
19
60.32
Ed Green
Career
Per 600 PAverified
13
54.93
Barney Wolfe
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
15
47.62
Ed Green
Career
Per 600 PA
1
4.23
Barney Wolfe
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
6.35
Ed Green
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
4.23
Barney Wolfe
Career
Per 600 PA
1
3.17
Ed Green
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Barney Wolfe
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
3.17
Ed Green
Career
Per 600 PA
2
8.45
Barney Wolfe
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
12.7
Ed Green
Career
Per 600 PA
0.133
0.133
Barney Wolfe
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.211
0.211
Ed Green
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Barney Wolfe
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.006
0.006
Ed Green
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Barney Wolfe
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.053
0.053
Ed Green
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5.98
25.25
Barney Wolfe
Career
Per 600 PA
4.91
15.58
Ed Green
Career
Per 600 PA
18
76.06
Barney Wolfe
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
26
82.54
Ed Green
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
31
130.99
Barney Wolfe
Career
Per 600 PA
29
92.06
Ed Green
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.218
0.218
Barney Wolfe
Career
Per 600 PA
0.157
0.157
Ed Green
Career
Per 600 PA
0.143
0.143
Barney Wolfe
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.149
0.149
Ed Green
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.361
0.361
Barney Wolfe
Career
Per 600 PA
0.305
0.305
Ed Green
Career
Per 600 PA
0.024
0.024
Barney Wolfe
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.04
0.04
Ed Green
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.134
0.134
Barney Wolfe
Career
Per 600 PA
0.108
0.108
Ed Green
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.369
0.369
Barney Wolfe
Career
Per 600 PA
0.231
0.231
Ed Green
Career
Per 600 PA
0.119
0.119
Barney Wolfe
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.158
0.158
Ed Green
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
15
63.38
Barney Wolfe
Career
Per 600 PA
12
38.1
Ed Green
Career
Per 600 PA
5
21.13
Barney Wolfe
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
22.22
Ed Green
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
20
84.51
Barney Wolfe
Career
Per 600 PA
18
57.14
Ed Green
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4.58
19.36
Barney Wolfe
Career
Per 600 PA
-0.34
-1.08
Ed Green
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
12.68
Barney Wolfe
Career
Per 600 PA
1
3.17
Ed Green
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
13
54.93
Barney Wolfe
Career
Per 600 PA
9
28.57
Ed Green
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Barney Wolfe
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Green
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Barney Wolfe
Career
Per 600 PA
60
190.48
Ed Green
Career
Per 600 PA
Barney Wolfe
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3.15
3.15
Ed Green
Career
Per 600 PA
Barney Wolfe
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.15
0.15
Ed Green
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Barney Wolfe
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
12.7
Ed Green
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Barney Wolfe
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Green
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Barney Wolfe
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Green
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
29.58
Barney Wolfe
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Green
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Barney Wolfe
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Green
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
29.58
Barney Wolfe
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Green
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
100
100
Barney Wolfe
Career
Per 600 PA