Chris Howard vs. Barney Wolfe — Career Comparison

Chris Howard
Gen XMassachusettsThrows LeftBats RightNorth AmericaBoston Red SoxAmerican LeagueRelief Pitcher
Barney Wolfe
Pre-GenerationalPennsylvaniaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaWashington SenatorsAmerican LeagueStarting Pitcher

Barney Wolfe built a career as a starting pitcher and Chris Howard 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 3.13 and 1.326 for Chris Howard. By the career numbers, Barney Wolfe had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Chris Howard and Barney Wolfe

Chris Howard
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
3
Barney Wolfe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
4
Chris Howard
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
44
8.61
Barney Wolfe
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
76
1.34
Chris Howard
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Barney Wolfe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
61
1.08
Chris Howard
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.39
Barney Wolfe
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
21
0.37
Chris Howard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Barney Wolfe
Career
Per 9 Innings
39
0.69
Chris Howard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Barney Wolfe
Career
Per 9 Innings
35
35
Chris Howard
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Barney Wolfe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
80.26
80.26
Chris Howard
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Barney Wolfe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
46
0.81
Chris Howard
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Barney Wolfe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.07
Chris Howard
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.2
Barney Wolfe
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.02
Chris Howard
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
16
3.13
Barney Wolfe
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
168
2.96
Chris Howard
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.13
3.13
Barney Wolfe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.96
2.96
Chris Howard
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.06
3.06
Barney Wolfe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.69
2.69
Chris Howard
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.37
4.37
Barney Wolfe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.2
3.2
Chris Howard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.235
0.235
Barney Wolfe
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.251
0.251
Chris Howard
Career
Per 9 Innings
138
27
Barney Wolfe
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1532
27
Chris Howard
Career
Per 9 Innings
46
9
Barney Wolfe
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
510.2
9
Chris Howard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
40
7.83
Barney Wolfe
Career
Per 9 Innings
484
8.53
Chris Howard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.83
7.83
Barney Wolfe
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.53
8.53
Chris Howard
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
0.98
Barney Wolfe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.05
Chris Howard
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.98
0.98
Barney Wolfe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.05
0.05
Chris Howard
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.11
0.11
Barney Wolfe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.04
0.04
Chris Howard
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
16
3.13
Barney Wolfe
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
99
1.74
Chris Howard
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
0.98
Barney Wolfe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Chris Howard
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.13
3.13
Barney Wolfe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.74
1.74
Chris Howard
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
25
4.89
Barney Wolfe
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
160
2.82
Chris Howard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.89
4.89
Barney Wolfe
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.82
2.82
Chris Howard
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.57
0.57
Barney Wolfe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.11
2.11
Chris Howard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.891
0.891
Barney Wolfe
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.507
0.507
Chris Howard
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
0.39
Barney Wolfe
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
0.19
Chris Howard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Barney Wolfe
Career
Per 9 Innings
29
0.51
Chris Howard
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Barney Wolfe
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Chris Howard
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
191
37.37
Barney Wolfe
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2057
36.25
Chris Howard
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
1.17
Barney Wolfe
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
14
0.25
Chris Howard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
17
3.33
Barney Wolfe
Career
Per 9 Innings
235
4.14
Chris Howard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.33
3.33
Barney Wolfe
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.14
4.14
Chris Howard
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.39
Barney Wolfe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Chris Howard
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.59
Barney Wolfe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Chris Howard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.39
Barney Wolfe
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Chris Howard
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.217
1.217
Barney Wolfe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.142
1.142
Chris Howard
Career
Per 9 Innings
170
33.26
Barney Wolfe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1929
34
Chris Howard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.39
0.39
Barney Wolfe
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.09
3.09
Chris Howard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.25
0.25
Barney Wolfe
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.272
0.272
Chris Howard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
37.37
37.37
Barney Wolfe
Career
Per 9 Innings
36.25
36.25

Fielding Stats for Chris Howard and Barney Wolfe

Chris Howard
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
3
Barney Wolfe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
4
Chris Howard
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
44
8.61
Barney Wolfe
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
76
1.34
Chris Howard
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Barney Wolfe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
45
0.79
Chris Howard
Career
Per 9 Innings
138
27
Barney Wolfe
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1533
27
Chris Howard
Career
Per 9 Innings
46
9
Barney Wolfe
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
511
9
Chris Howard
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.39
Barney Wolfe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
26
0.46
Chris Howard
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.78
Barney Wolfe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
144
2.54
Chris Howard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Barney Wolfe
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
0.14
Chris Howard
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
1.17
Barney Wolfe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
178
3.14
Chris Howard
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
1.17
Barney Wolfe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
170
2.99
Chris Howard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Barney Wolfe
Career
Per 9 Innings
95.51
95.51
Chris Howard
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.136
0.136
Barney Wolfe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.237
2.237
Chris Howard
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Barney Wolfe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
59.21
59.21
Chris Howard
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Barney Wolfe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.05
Chris Howard
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Barney Wolfe
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Chris Howard
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Barney Wolfe
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Chris Howard
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Barney Wolfe
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Chris Howard
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Barney Wolfe
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Chris Howard and Barney Wolfe

Chris Howard
Career
Per 600 PA
3
Barney Wolfe
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
4
Chris Howard
Career
Per 600 PA
44
Barney Wolfe
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
76
241.27
Chris Howard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Barney Wolfe
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
189
600
Chris Howard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Barney Wolfe
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
175
555.56
Chris Howard
Career
Per 600 PA
Barney Wolfe
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.109
0.109
Chris Howard
Career
Per 600 PA
Barney Wolfe
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.339
0.339
Chris Howard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Barney Wolfe
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
19
60.32
Chris Howard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Barney Wolfe
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
15
47.62
Chris Howard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Barney Wolfe
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
6.35
Chris Howard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Barney Wolfe
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
3.17
Chris Howard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Barney Wolfe
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
3.17
Chris Howard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Barney Wolfe
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
12.7
Chris Howard
Career
Per 600 PA
Barney Wolfe
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.211
0.211
Chris Howard
Career
Per 600 PA
Barney Wolfe
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.006
0.006
Chris Howard
Career
Per 600 PA
Barney Wolfe
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.053
0.053
Chris Howard
Career
Per 600 PA
Barney Wolfe
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4.91
15.58
Chris Howard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Barney Wolfe
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
26
82.54
Chris Howard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Barney Wolfe
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
29
92.06
Chris Howard
Career
Per 600 PA
Barney Wolfe
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.157
0.157
Chris Howard
Career
Per 600 PA
Barney Wolfe
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.149
0.149
Chris Howard
Career
Per 600 PA
Barney Wolfe
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.305
0.305
Chris Howard
Career
Per 600 PA
Barney Wolfe
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.04
0.04
Chris Howard
Career
Per 600 PA
Barney Wolfe
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.108
0.108
Chris Howard
Career
Per 600 PA
Barney Wolfe
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.231
0.231
Chris Howard
Career
Per 600 PA
Barney Wolfe
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.158
0.158
Chris Howard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Barney Wolfe
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
12
38.1
Chris Howard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Barney Wolfe
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
22.22
Chris Howard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Barney Wolfe
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
18
57.14
Chris Howard
Career
Per 600 PA
Barney Wolfe
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
-0.34
-1.08
Chris Howard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Barney Wolfe
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
3.17
Chris Howard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Barney Wolfe
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9
28.57
Chris Howard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Barney Wolfe
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chris Howard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
Barney Wolfe
Career
Per 600 PA
60
190.48
Chris Howard
Career
Per 600 PA
Barney Wolfe
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3.15
3.15
Chris Howard
Career
Per 600 PA
Barney Wolfe
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.15
0.15
Chris Howard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Barney Wolfe
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
12.7
Chris Howard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Barney Wolfe
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chris Howard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Barney Wolfe
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chris Howard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Barney Wolfe
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chris Howard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Barney Wolfe
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chris Howard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Barney Wolfe
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chris Howard
Career
Per 600 PA
Barney Wolfe
Career
Per 600 PA