Benn Karr vs. Ed Wolfe — Career Comparison

Lost GenerationMississippiThrows RightBats LeftNorth AmericaBoston Red SoxAmerican LeagueStarting Pitcher
Silent GenerationCaliforniaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaPittsburgh PiratesNational LeagueRelief Pitcher

Benn Karr 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. Benn Karr posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 4.6 and WHIP 1.513 compared to 7.36 and 3.273 for Ed Wolfe. By the career numbers, Benn Karr had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Benn Karr and Ed Wolfe

Benn Karr
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
6
Ed Wolfe
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Benn Karr
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
177
2.04
Ed Wolfe
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
7.36
Benn Karr
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
58
0.67
Ed Wolfe
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Benn Karr
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
35
0.4
Ed Wolfe
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Benn Karr
Career
Per 9 Innings
48
0.55
Ed Wolfe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Benn Karr
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
42.17
42.17
Ed Wolfe
Career
Per 9 Innings
Benn Karr
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
32.77
32.77
Ed Wolfe
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Benn Karr
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
29
0.33
Ed Wolfe
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Benn Karr
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.01
Ed Wolfe
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Benn Karr
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.06
Ed Wolfe
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Benn Karr
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
399
4.6
Ed Wolfe
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3
7.36
Benn Karr
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.6
4.6
Ed Wolfe
Career
Per 9 Innings
7.36
7.36
Benn Karr
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.63
4.63
Ed Wolfe
Career
Per 9 Innings
20.14
20.14
Benn Karr
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.33
4.33
Ed Wolfe
Career
Per 9 Innings
10.91
10.91
Benn Karr
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.291
0.291
Ed Wolfe
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.467
0.467
Benn Karr
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2341
27
Ed Wolfe
Career
Per 9 Innings
11
27
Benn Karr
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
780.1
9
Ed Wolfe
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.2
9
Benn Karr
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
921
10.62
Ed Wolfe
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
7
17.18
Benn Karr
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10.62
10.62
Ed Wolfe
Career
Per 9 Innings
17.18
17.18
Benn Karr
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
43
0.5
Ed Wolfe
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
2.45
Benn Karr
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.5
0.5
Ed Wolfe
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.45
2.45
Benn Karr
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.24
0.24
Ed Wolfe
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.33
0.33
Benn Karr
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
260
3
Ed Wolfe
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5
12.27
Benn Karr
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ed Wolfe
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Benn Karr
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
3
Ed Wolfe
Career
Per 9 Innings
12.27
12.27
Benn Karr
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
180
2.08
Ed Wolfe
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
2.45
Benn Karr
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.08
2.08
Ed Wolfe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.45
2.45
Benn Karr
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.02
1.02
Ed Wolfe
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.33
0.33
Benn Karr
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.564
0.564
Ed Wolfe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.636
1.636
Benn Karr
Career
Per 9 Innings
11
0.13
Ed Wolfe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Benn Karr
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
20
0.23
Ed Wolfe
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
2.45
Benn Karr
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ed Wolfe
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Benn Karr
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3447
39.76
Ed Wolfe
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
21
51.55
Benn Karr
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
88
1.01
Ed Wolfe
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
2.45
Benn Karr
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
471
5.43
Ed Wolfe
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3
7.36
Benn Karr
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.43
5.43
Ed Wolfe
Career
Per 9 Innings
7.36
7.36
Benn Karr
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ed Wolfe
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Benn Karr
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ed Wolfe
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Benn Karr
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ed Wolfe
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Benn Karr
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.514
1.514
Ed Wolfe
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.273
3.273
Benn Karr
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3167
36.53
Ed Wolfe
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
36.82
Benn Karr
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.66
2.66
Ed Wolfe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
1
Benn Karr
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.298
0.298
Ed Wolfe
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.462
0.462
Benn Karr
Career
Per 9 Innings
39.76
39.76
Ed Wolfe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
51.55
51.55

Fielding Stats for Benn Karr and Ed Wolfe

Benn Karr
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6
Ed Wolfe
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
Benn Karr
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
177
Ed Wolfe
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
Benn Karr
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Ed Wolfe
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Benn Karr
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Ed Wolfe
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Benn Karr
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Ed Wolfe
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Benn Karr
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
40
Ed Wolfe
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
Benn Karr
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
213
Ed Wolfe
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
Benn Karr
Career
Per 9 Innings
17
Ed Wolfe
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
0
Benn Karr
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
270
Ed Wolfe
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
Benn Karr
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
253
Ed Wolfe
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
Benn Karr
Career
Per 9 Innings
93.7
Ed Wolfe
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
100
Benn Karr
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1.429
Ed Wolfe
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.667
Benn Karr
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Ed Wolfe
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Benn Karr
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
8
Ed Wolfe
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
Benn Karr
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Ed Wolfe
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Benn Karr
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Ed Wolfe
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Benn Karr
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Ed Wolfe
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Benn Karr
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Ed Wolfe
Career
Per 9 Innings
0

Hitting Stats for Benn Karr and Ed Wolfe

Benn Karr
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
6
Ed Wolfe
Career
Per 600 PA
1
Benn Karr
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
265
367.21
Ed Wolfe
Career
Per 600 PA
3
Benn Karr
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
433
600
Ed Wolfe
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Benn Karr
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
392
543.19
Ed Wolfe
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Benn Karr
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.245
0.245
Ed Wolfe
Career
Per 600 PA
Benn Karr
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.634
0.634
Ed Wolfe
Career
Per 600 PA
Benn Karr
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
96
133.03
Ed Wolfe
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Benn Karr
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
74
102.54
Ed Wolfe
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Benn Karr
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
20
27.71
Ed Wolfe
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Benn Karr
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Wolfe
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Benn Karr
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
2.77
Ed Wolfe
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Benn Karr
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
22
30.48
Ed Wolfe
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Benn Karr
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.229
0.229
Ed Wolfe
Career
Per 600 PA
Benn Karr
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.005
0.005
Ed Wolfe
Career
Per 600 PA
Benn Karr
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.021
0.021
Ed Wolfe
Career
Per 600 PA
Benn Karr
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
37.38
51.79
Ed Wolfe
Career
Per 600 PA
Benn Karr
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
122
169.05
Ed Wolfe
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Benn Karr
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
122
169.05
Ed Wolfe
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Benn Karr
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.292
0.292
Ed Wolfe
Career
Per 600 PA
Benn Karr
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.311
0.311
Ed Wolfe
Career
Per 600 PA
Benn Karr
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.603
0.603
Ed Wolfe
Career
Per 600 PA
Benn Karr
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.066
0.066
Ed Wolfe
Career
Per 600 PA
Benn Karr
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.209
0.209
Ed Wolfe
Career
Per 600 PA
Benn Karr
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.51
0.51
Ed Wolfe
Career
Per 600 PA
Benn Karr
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.283
0.283
Ed Wolfe
Career
Per 600 PA
Benn Karr
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
43
59.58
Ed Wolfe
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Benn Karr
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
47
65.13
Ed Wolfe
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Benn Karr
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
88
121.94
Ed Wolfe
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Benn Karr
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
41.42
57.39
Ed Wolfe
Career
Per 600 PA
Benn Karr
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Wolfe
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Benn Karr
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
26
36.03
Ed Wolfe
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Benn Karr
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Wolfe
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Benn Karr
Career
Per 600 PA
58
80.37
Ed Wolfe
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
Benn Karr
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7.47
7.47
Ed Wolfe
Career
Per 600 PA
Benn Karr
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.45
0.45
Ed Wolfe
Career
Per 600 PA
Benn Karr
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
15
20.79
Ed Wolfe
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Benn Karr
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Wolfe
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Benn Karr
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Wolfe
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Benn Karr
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
4.16
Ed Wolfe
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Benn Karr
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Wolfe
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Benn Karr
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
4.16
Ed Wolfe
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Benn Karr
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
100
100
Ed Wolfe
Career
Per 600 PA