Nate Karns vs. Ed Wolfe — Career Comparison

Nate Karns
MillenialPennsylvaniaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaTampa Bay RaysAmerican LeagueStarting Pitcher
Ed Wolfe
Silent GenerationCaliforniaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaPittsburgh PiratesNational LeagueRelief Pitcher

Nate Karns built a career as a starting pitcher and Ed Wolfe as a reliever — different jobs with different demands — but on the metrics that apply to both, a comparison is still worth making. Nate Karns posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 4.3 and WHIP 1.358 compared to 7.36 and 3.273 for Ed Wolfe. By the career numbers, Nate Karns had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Nate Karns and Ed Wolfe

Nate Karns
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
6
Ed Wolfe
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Nate Karns
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
67
1.91
Ed Wolfe
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
7.36
Nate Karns
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
56
1.59
Ed Wolfe
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Nate Karns
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
16
0.46
Ed Wolfe
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Nate Karns
Career
Per 9 Innings
12
0.34
Ed Wolfe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Nate Karns
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
57.14
57.14
Ed Wolfe
Career
Per 9 Innings
Nate Karns
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
83.58
83.58
Ed Wolfe
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Nate Karns
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ed Wolfe
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Nate Karns
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ed Wolfe
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Nate Karns
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.03
Ed Wolfe
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Nate Karns
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
151
4.3
Ed Wolfe
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3
7.36
Nate Karns
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.3
4.3
Ed Wolfe
Career
Per 9 Innings
7.36
7.36
Nate Karns
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.28
4.28
Ed Wolfe
Career
Per 9 Innings
20.14
20.14
Nate Karns
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.21
4.21
Ed Wolfe
Career
Per 9 Innings
10.91
10.91
Nate Karns
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.247
0.247
Ed Wolfe
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.467
0.467
Nate Karns
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
948
27
Ed Wolfe
Career
Per 9 Innings
11
27
Nate Karns
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
316
9
Ed Wolfe
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.2
9
Nate Karns
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
299
8.52
Ed Wolfe
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
7
17.18
Nate Karns
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.52
8.52
Ed Wolfe
Career
Per 9 Innings
17.18
17.18
Nate Karns
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
47
1.34
Ed Wolfe
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
2.45
Nate Karns
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.34
1.34
Ed Wolfe
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.45
2.45
Nate Karns
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.7
0.7
Ed Wolfe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.33
0.33
Nate Karns
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
127
3.62
Ed Wolfe
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5
12.27
Nate Karns
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.09
Ed Wolfe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Nate Karns
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.62
3.62
Ed Wolfe
Career
Per 9 Innings
12.27
12.27
Nate Karns
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
326
9.28
Ed Wolfe
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
2.45
Nate Karns
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9.28
9.28
Ed Wolfe
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.45
2.45
Nate Karns
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.87
4.87
Ed Wolfe
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.33
0.33
Nate Karns
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.434
1.434
Ed Wolfe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.636
1.636
Nate Karns
Career
Per 9 Innings
23
0.66
Ed Wolfe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Nate Karns
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
0.4
Ed Wolfe
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
2.45
Nate Karns
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.03
Ed Wolfe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Nate Karns
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1361
38.76
Ed Wolfe
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
21
51.55
Nate Karns
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3
0.09
Ed Wolfe
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
2.45
Nate Karns
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
156
4.44
Ed Wolfe
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3
7.36
Nate Karns
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.44
4.44
Ed Wolfe
Career
Per 9 Innings
7.36
7.36
Nate Karns
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.11
Ed Wolfe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Nate Karns
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
0.17
Ed Wolfe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Nate Karns
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
17
0.48
Ed Wolfe
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Nate Karns
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.348
1.348
Ed Wolfe
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.273
3.273
Nate Karns
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1210
34.46
Ed Wolfe
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
36.82
Nate Karns
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.33
2.33
Ed Wolfe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
1
Nate Karns
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.301
0.301
Ed Wolfe
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.462
0.462
Nate Karns
Career
Per 9 Innings
38.76
38.76
Ed Wolfe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
51.55
51.55

Fielding Stats for Nate Karns and Ed Wolfe

Nate Karns
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
6
Ed Wolfe
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
Nate Karns
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
67
1.91
Ed Wolfe
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
Nate Karns
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
56
1.59
Ed Wolfe
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Nate Karns
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
948
27
Ed Wolfe
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Nate Karns
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
316
9
Ed Wolfe
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Nate Karns
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
16
0.46
Ed Wolfe
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
Nate Karns
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
29
0.83
Ed Wolfe
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
Nate Karns
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.11
Ed Wolfe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
Nate Karns
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
49
1.4
Ed Wolfe
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
Nate Karns
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
45
1.28
Ed Wolfe
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
Nate Karns
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
91.84
91.84
Ed Wolfe
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
100
Nate Karns
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.672
0.672
Ed Wolfe
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.667
Nate Karns
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
83.58
83.58
Ed Wolfe
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Nate Karns
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.03
Ed Wolfe
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
Nate Karns
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ed Wolfe
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Nate Karns
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ed Wolfe
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Nate Karns
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ed Wolfe
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Nate Karns
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ed Wolfe
Career
Per 9 Innings
0

Hitting Stats for Nate Karns and Ed Wolfe

Nate Karns
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
6
Ed Wolfe
Career
Per 600 PA
1
Nate Karns
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
67
3654.55
Ed Wolfe
Career
Per 600 PA
3
Nate Karns
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
11
600
Ed Wolfe
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Nate Karns
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8
436.36
Ed Wolfe
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Nate Karns
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.125
0.125
Ed Wolfe
Career
Per 600 PA
Nate Karns
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.727
0.727
Ed Wolfe
Career
Per 600 PA
Nate Karns
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
54.55
Ed Wolfe
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Nate Karns
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Wolfe
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Nate Karns
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Wolfe
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Nate Karns
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Wolfe
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Nate Karns
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
54.55
Ed Wolfe
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Nate Karns
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
54.55
Ed Wolfe
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Nate Karns
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1
Ed Wolfe
Career
Per 600 PA
Nate Karns
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.125
0.125
Ed Wolfe
Career
Per 600 PA
Nate Karns
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1
Ed Wolfe
Career
Per 600 PA
Nate Karns
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
54.55
Ed Wolfe
Career
Per 600 PA
Nate Karns
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
218.18
Ed Wolfe
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Nate Karns
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
54.55
Ed Wolfe
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Nate Karns
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.125
0.125
Ed Wolfe
Career
Per 600 PA
Nate Karns
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.5
0.5
Ed Wolfe
Career
Per 600 PA
Nate Karns
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.625
0.625
Ed Wolfe
Career
Per 600 PA
Nate Karns
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.375
0.375
Ed Wolfe
Career
Per 600 PA
Nate Karns
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.181
0.181
Ed Wolfe
Career
Per 600 PA
Nate Karns
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.5
0.5
Ed Wolfe
Career
Per 600 PA
Nate Karns
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Wolfe
Career
Per 600 PA
Nate Karns
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
54.55
Ed Wolfe
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Nate Karns
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
54.55
Ed Wolfe
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Nate Karns
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
54.55
Ed Wolfe
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Nate Karns
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.25
13.4
Ed Wolfe
Career
Per 600 PA
Nate Karns
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Wolfe
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Nate Karns
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Wolfe
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Nate Karns
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Wolfe
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Nate Karns
Career
Per 600 PA
4
218.18
Ed Wolfe
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
Nate Karns
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2.75
2.75
Ed Wolfe
Career
Per 600 PA
Nate Karns
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Wolfe
Career
Per 600 PA
Nate Karns
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
163.64
Ed Wolfe
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Nate Karns
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Wolfe
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Nate Karns
Career
Per 600 PA
1
54.55
Ed Wolfe
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
Nate Karns
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Wolfe
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Nate Karns
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Wolfe
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Nate Karns
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Wolfe
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Nate Karns
Career
Per 600 PA
Ed Wolfe
Career
Per 600 PA