Lefty Grove vs. Barney Wolfe — Career Comparison

Lefty Grove
Lost GenerationMarylandThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaPhiladelphia AthleticsAmerican LeagueHall of FameStarting PitcherMVPAll-Star
Barney Wolfe
Pre-GenerationalPennsylvaniaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaWashington SenatorsAmerican LeagueStarting Pitcher

On the career pitching numbers, Barney Wolfe posted a stronger line than Lefty Grove. Barney Wolfe posted stronger numbers in ERA (2.96 vs 3.06) and WHIP (1.142 vs 1.278). By the career numbers, Barney Wolfe had the better of this comparison — though ERA and WHIP alone don't account for era, park factors, or the defenses each pitcher worked behind.

Pitching Stats for Lefty Grove and Barney Wolfe

Lefty Grove
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
17
17
Barney Wolfe
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
4
Lefty Grove
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
616
1.41
Barney Wolfe
Career
Per 9 Innings
76
1.34
Lefty Grove
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
457
1.04
Barney Wolfe
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
61
1.08
Lefty Grove
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
300
0.69
Barney Wolfe
Career
Per 9 Innings
21
0.37
Lefty Grove
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
141
0.32
Barney Wolfe
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
39
0.69
Lefty Grove
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
68.03
68.03
Barney Wolfe
Career
Per 9 Innings
35
35
Lefty Grove
Career
Per 9 Innings
74.19
74.19
Barney Wolfe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
80.26
80.26
Lefty Grove
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
298
0.68
Barney Wolfe
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
46
0.81
Lefty Grove
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
35
0.08
Barney Wolfe
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.07
Lefty Grove
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
55
0.13
Barney Wolfe
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.02
Lefty Grove
Career
Per 9 Innings
1339
3.06
Barney Wolfe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
168
2.96
Lefty Grove
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.06
3.06
Barney Wolfe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.96
2.96
Lefty Grove
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.19
3.19
Barney Wolfe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.69
2.69
Lefty Grove
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.32
3.32
Barney Wolfe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.2
3.2
Lefty Grove
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.25
0.25
Barney Wolfe
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.251
0.251
Lefty Grove
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
11822
27
Barney Wolfe
Career
Per 9 Innings
1532
27
Lefty Grove
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3940.2
9
Barney Wolfe
Career
Per 9 Innings
510.2
9
Lefty Grove
Career
Per 9 Innings
3849
8.79
Barney Wolfe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
484
8.53
Lefty Grove
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.79
8.79
Barney Wolfe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.53
8.53
Lefty Grove
Career
Per 9 Innings
162
0.37
Barney Wolfe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.05
Lefty Grove
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.37
0.37
Barney Wolfe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.05
0.05
Lefty Grove
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.26
0.26
Barney Wolfe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.04
0.04
Lefty Grove
Career
Per 9 Innings
1187
2.71
Barney Wolfe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
99
1.74
Lefty Grove
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Barney Wolfe
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lefty Grove
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.71
2.71
Barney Wolfe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.74
1.74
Lefty Grove
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2266
5.18
Barney Wolfe
Career
Per 9 Innings
160
2.82
Lefty Grove
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.18
5.18
Barney Wolfe
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.82
2.82
Lefty Grove
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.68
3.68
Barney Wolfe
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.11
2.11
Lefty Grove
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.876
0.876
Barney Wolfe
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.507
0.507
Lefty Grove
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
51
0.12
Barney Wolfe
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
11
0.19
Lefty Grove
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
42
0.1
Barney Wolfe
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
29
0.51
Lefty Grove
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0
Barney Wolfe
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lefty Grove
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
16633
37.99
Barney Wolfe
Career
Per 9 Innings
2057
36.25
Lefty Grove
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
123
0.28
Barney Wolfe
Career
Per 9 Innings
14
0.25
Lefty Grove
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1594
3.64
Barney Wolfe
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
235
4.14
Lefty Grove
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.64
3.64
Barney Wolfe
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.14
4.14
Lefty Grove
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Barney Wolfe
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lefty Grove
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Barney Wolfe
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lefty Grove
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Barney Wolfe
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lefty Grove
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.278
1.278
Barney Wolfe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.142
1.142
Lefty Grove
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
15404
35.18
Barney Wolfe
Career
Per 9 Innings
1929
34
Lefty Grove
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.59
2.59
Barney Wolfe
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.09
3.09
Lefty Grove
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.284
0.284
Barney Wolfe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.272
0.272
Lefty Grove
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
37.99
37.99
Barney Wolfe
Career
Per 9 Innings
36.25
36.25

Fielding Stats for Lefty Grove and Barney Wolfe

Lefty Grove
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
17
Barney Wolfe
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
4
Lefty Grove
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
616
Barney Wolfe
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
76
1.34
Lefty Grove
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Barney Wolfe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
45
0.79
Lefty Grove
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Barney Wolfe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1533
27
Lefty Grove
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Barney Wolfe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
511
9
Lefty Grove
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
65
Barney Wolfe
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
26
0.46
Lefty Grove
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
722
Barney Wolfe
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
144
2.54
Lefty Grove
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
38
Barney Wolfe
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
8
0.14
Lefty Grove
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
825
Barney Wolfe
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
178
3.14
Lefty Grove
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
787
Barney Wolfe
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
170
2.99
Lefty Grove
Career
Per 9 Innings
95.39
Barney Wolfe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
95.51
95.51
Lefty Grove
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.278
Barney Wolfe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.237
2.237
Lefty Grove
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Barney Wolfe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
59.21
59.21
Lefty Grove
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
26
Barney Wolfe
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.05
Lefty Grove
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Barney Wolfe
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lefty Grove
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Barney Wolfe
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lefty Grove
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Barney Wolfe
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lefty Grove
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Barney Wolfe
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Lefty Grove and Barney Wolfe

Lefty Grove
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
17
17
Barney Wolfe
Career
Per 600 PA
4
4
Lefty Grove
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
619
235.21
Barney Wolfe
Career
Per 600 PAverified
76
241.27
Lefty Grove
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1579
600
Barney Wolfe
Career
Per 600 PA
189
600
Lefty Grove
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1369
520.2
Barney Wolfe
Career
Per 600 PAverified
175
555.56
Lefty Grove
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.148
0.148
Barney Wolfe
Career
Per 600 PA
0.109
0.109
Lefty Grove
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.475
0.475
Barney Wolfe
Career
Per 600 PA
0.339
0.339
Lefty Grove
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
202
76.76
Barney Wolfe
Career
Per 600 PA
19
60.32
Lefty Grove
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
155
58.9
Barney Wolfe
Career
Per 600 PA
15
47.62
Lefty Grove
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
27
10.26
Barney Wolfe
Career
Per 600 PA
2
6.35
Lefty Grove
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
5
1.9
Barney Wolfe
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
3.17
Lefty Grove
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
15
5.7
Barney Wolfe
Career
Per 600 PA
1
3.17
Lefty Grove
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
47
17.86
Barney Wolfe
Career
Per 600 PA
4
12.7
Lefty Grove
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.233
0.233
Barney Wolfe
Career
Per 600 PA
0.211
0.211
Lefty Grove
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.011
0.011
Barney Wolfe
Career
Per 600 PA
0.006
0.006
Lefty Grove
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.074
0.074
Barney Wolfe
Career
Per 600 PA
0.053
0.053
Lefty Grove
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
69.38
26.37
Barney Wolfe
Career
Per 600 PA
4.91
15.58
Lefty Grove
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
284
107.92
Barney Wolfe
Career
Per 600 PA
26
82.54
Lefty Grove
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
309
117.42
Barney Wolfe
Career
Per 600 PA
29
92.06
Lefty Grove
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.209
0.209
Barney Wolfe
Career
Per 600 PA
0.157
0.157
Lefty Grove
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.208
0.208
Barney Wolfe
Career
Per 600 PA
0.149
0.149
Lefty Grove
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.417
0.417
Barney Wolfe
Career
Per 600 PA
0.305
0.305
Lefty Grove
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.06
0.06
Barney Wolfe
Career
Per 600 PA
0.04
0.04
Lefty Grove
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.146
0.146
Barney Wolfe
Career
Per 600 PA
0.108
0.108
Lefty Grove
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.335
0.335
Barney Wolfe
Career
Per 600 PA
0.231
0.231
Lefty Grove
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.246
0.246
Barney Wolfe
Career
Per 600 PA
0.158
0.158
Lefty Grove
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
119
45.22
Barney Wolfe
Career
Per 600 PA
12
38.1
Lefty Grove
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
121
45.98
Barney Wolfe
Career
Per 600 PA
7
22.22
Lefty Grove
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
225
85.5
Barney Wolfe
Career
Per 600 PA
18
57.14
Lefty Grove
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
50.78
19.3
Barney Wolfe
Career
Per 600 PA
-0.34
-1.08
Lefty Grove
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
2
0.76
Barney Wolfe
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
3.17
Lefty Grove
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
105
39.9
Barney Wolfe
Career
Per 600 PA
9
28.57
Lefty Grove
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Barney Wolfe
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lefty Grove
Career
Per 600 PA
593
225.33
Barney Wolfe
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
60
190.48
Lefty Grove
Career
Per 600 PA
2.66
2.66
Barney Wolfe
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3.15
3.15
Lefty Grove
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.18
0.18
Barney Wolfe
Career
Per 600 PA
0.15
0.15
Lefty Grove
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
103
39.14
Barney Wolfe
Career
Per 600 PA
4
12.7
Lefty Grove
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Barney Wolfe
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lefty Grove
Career
Per 600 PA
1
0.38
Barney Wolfe
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Lefty Grove
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
0.38
Barney Wolfe
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lefty Grove
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
0.38
Barney Wolfe
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lefty Grove
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
0.76
Barney Wolfe
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lefty Grove
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
50
50
Barney Wolfe
Career
Per 600 PA