Fred Green vs. Barney Wolfe — Career Comparison

Fred Green
Silent GenerationNew JerseyThrows LeftBats RightNorth AmericaPittsburgh PiratesNational LeagueRelief Pitcher
Barney Wolfe
Pre-GenerationalPennsylvaniaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaWashington SenatorsAmerican LeagueStarting Pitcher

Barney Wolfe built a career as a starting pitcher and Fred 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 3.48 and 1.574 for Fred 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 Fred Green and Barney Wolfe

Fred Green
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
5
Barney Wolfe
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
4
Fred Green
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
88
5.56
Barney Wolfe
Career
Per 9 Innings
76
1.34
Fred Green
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.06
Barney Wolfe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
61
1.08
Fred Green
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
0.57
Barney Wolfe
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
21
0.37
Fred Green
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
0.44
Barney Wolfe
Career
Per 9 Innings
39
0.69
Fred Green
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
56.25
56.25
Barney Wolfe
Career
Per 9 Innings
35
35
Fred Green
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.14
1.14
Barney Wolfe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
80.26
80.26
Fred Green
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Barney Wolfe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
46
0.81
Fred Green
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Barney Wolfe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.07
Fred Green
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.25
Barney Wolfe
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.02
Fred Green
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
55
3.48
Barney Wolfe
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
168
2.96
Fred Green
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.48
3.48
Barney Wolfe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.96
2.96
Fred Green
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.89
3.89
Barney Wolfe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.69
2.69
Fred Green
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.36
4.36
Barney Wolfe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.2
3.2
Fred Green
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.254
0.254
Barney Wolfe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.251
0.251
Fred Green
Career
Per 9 Innings
427
27
Barney Wolfe
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1532
27
Fred Green
Career
Per 9 Innings
142.1
9
Barney Wolfe
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
510.2
9
Fred Green
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
142
8.98
Barney Wolfe
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
484
8.53
Fred Green
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.98
8.98
Barney Wolfe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.53
8.53
Fred Green
Career
Per 9 Innings
12
0.76
Barney Wolfe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.05
Fred Green
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.76
0.76
Barney Wolfe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.05
0.05
Fred Green
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.14
0.14
Barney Wolfe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.04
0.04
Fred Green
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
63
3.98
Barney Wolfe
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
99
1.74
Fred Green
Career
Per 9 Innings
19
1.2
Barney Wolfe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Fred Green
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.98
3.98
Barney Wolfe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.74
1.74
Fred Green
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
77
4.87
Barney Wolfe
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
160
2.82
Fred Green
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.87
4.87
Barney Wolfe
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.82
2.82
Fred Green
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.88
0.88
Barney Wolfe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.11
2.11
Fred Green
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.984
0.984
Barney Wolfe
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.507
0.507
Fred Green
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5
0.32
Barney Wolfe
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
0.19
Fred Green
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.06
Barney Wolfe
Career
Per 9 Innings
29
0.51
Fred Green
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Barney Wolfe
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Fred Green
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
624
39.46
Barney Wolfe
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2057
36.25
Fred Green
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
30
1.9
Barney Wolfe
Career
Per 9 Innings
14
0.25
Fred Green
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
65
4.11
Barney Wolfe
Career
Per 9 Innings
235
4.14
Fred Green
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.11
4.11
Barney Wolfe
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.14
4.14
Fred Green
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Barney Wolfe
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Fred Green
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Barney Wolfe
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Fred Green
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Barney Wolfe
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Fred Green
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.44
1.44
Barney Wolfe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.142
1.142
Fred Green
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
560
35.41
Barney Wolfe
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1929
34
Fred Green
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.74
0.74
Barney Wolfe
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.09
3.09
Fred Green
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.276
0.276
Barney Wolfe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.272
0.272
Fred Green
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
39.46
39.46
Barney Wolfe
Career
Per 9 Innings
36.25
36.25

Fielding Stats for Fred Green and Barney Wolfe

Fred Green
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
5
Barney Wolfe
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
4
Fred Green
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
88
5.56
Barney Wolfe
Career
Per 9 Innings
76
1.34
Fred Green
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.06
Barney Wolfe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
45
0.79
Fred Green
Career
Per 9 Innings
427
27
Barney Wolfe
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1533
27
Fred Green
Career
Per 9 Innings
142.1
9
Barney Wolfe
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
511
9
Fred Green
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
0.44
Barney Wolfe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
26
0.46
Fred Green
Career
Per 9 Innings
26
1.64
Barney Wolfe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
144
2.54
Fred Green
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.13
Barney Wolfe
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
0.14
Fred Green
Career
Per 9 Innings
35
2.21
Barney Wolfe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
178
3.14
Fred Green
Career
Per 9 Innings
33
2.09
Barney Wolfe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
170
2.99
Fred Green
Career
Per 9 Innings
94.29
94.29
Barney Wolfe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
95.51
95.51
Fred Green
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.375
0.375
Barney Wolfe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.237
2.237
Fred Green
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.14
1.14
Barney Wolfe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
59.21
59.21
Fred Green
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.06
Barney Wolfe
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3
0.05
Fred Green
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Barney Wolfe
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Fred Green
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Barney Wolfe
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Fred Green
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Barney Wolfe
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Fred Green
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Barney Wolfe
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Fred Green and Barney Wolfe

Fred Green
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
5
Barney Wolfe
Career
Per 600 PA
4
4
Fred Green
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
88
2933.33
Barney Wolfe
Career
Per 600 PA
76
241.27
Fred Green
Career
Per 600 PA
18
600
Barney Wolfe
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
189
600
Fred Green
Career
Per 600 PAverified
17
566.67
Barney Wolfe
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
175
555.56
Fred Green
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.177
0.177
Barney Wolfe
Career
Per 600 PA
0.109
0.109
Fred Green
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.75
0.75
Barney Wolfe
Career
Per 600 PA
0.339
0.339
Fred Green
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
100
Barney Wolfe
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
19
60.32
Fred Green
Career
Per 600 PA
1
33.33
Barney Wolfe
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
15
47.62
Fred Green
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Barney Wolfe
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
6.35
Fred Green
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Barney Wolfe
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
3.17
Fred Green
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
66.67
Barney Wolfe
Career
Per 600 PA
1
3.17
Fred Green
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
66.67
Barney Wolfe
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
4
12.7
Fred Green
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.667
0.667
Barney Wolfe
Career
Per 600 PA
0.211
0.211
Fred Green
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.118
0.118
Barney Wolfe
Career
Per 600 PA
0.006
0.006
Fred Green
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.667
0.667
Barney Wolfe
Career
Per 600 PA
0.053
0.053
Fred Green
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2.56
85.2
Barney Wolfe
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
4.91
15.58
Fred Green
Career
Per 600 PAverified
9
300
Barney Wolfe
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
26
82.54
Fred Green
Career
Per 600 PAverified
4
133.33
Barney Wolfe
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
29
92.06
Fred Green
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.222
0.222
Barney Wolfe
Career
Per 600 PA
0.157
0.157
Fred Green
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.529
0.529
Barney Wolfe
Career
Per 600 PA
0.149
0.149
Fred Green
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.752
0.752
Barney Wolfe
Career
Per 600 PA
0.305
0.305
Fred Green
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.353
0.353
Barney Wolfe
Career
Per 600 PA
0.04
0.04
Fred Green
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.232
0.232
Barney Wolfe
Career
Per 600 PA
0.108
0.108
Fred Green
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.714
0.714
Barney Wolfe
Career
Per 600 PA
0.231
0.231
Fred Green
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.5
0.5
Barney Wolfe
Career
Per 600 PA
0.158
0.158
Fred Green
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
100
Barney Wolfe
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
12
38.1
Fred Green
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
66.67
Barney Wolfe
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
7
22.22
Fred Green
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
100
Barney Wolfe
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
18
57.14
Fred Green
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
66.8
Barney Wolfe
Career
Per 600 PA
-0.34
-1.08
Fred Green
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Barney Wolfe
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
3.17
Fred Green
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
33.33
Barney Wolfe
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
9
28.57
Fred Green
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Barney Wolfe
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Green
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
13
433.33
Barney Wolfe
Career
Per 600 PAverified
60
190.48
Fred Green
Career
Per 600 PA
1.38
1.38
Barney Wolfe
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3.15
3.15
Fred Green
Career
Per 600 PA
0.08
0.08
Barney Wolfe
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.15
0.15
Fred Green
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Barney Wolfe
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
12.7
Fred Green
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Barney Wolfe
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Green
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Barney Wolfe
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Green
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Barney Wolfe
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Green
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Barney Wolfe
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Green
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Barney Wolfe
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Green
Career
Per 600 PA
Barney Wolfe
Career
Per 600 PA