Ed Keas vs. Lewis Woolfolk — Career Comparison

Ed Keas
Pre-GenerationalIowaNorth AmericaCleveland BluesAmerican AssociationRelief Pitcher
Lewis Woolfolk
Lost GenerationKentuckyThrows RightNorth AmericaChicago American GiantsNegro American LeagueStarting Pitcher

Lewis Woolfolk built a career as a starting pitcher and Ed Keas as a reliever — different jobs with different demands — but on the metrics that apply to both, a comparison is still worth making. Ed Keas posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 2.29 and WHIP 1.275 compared to 5.08 and 1.506 for Lewis Woolfolk. By the career numbers, Ed Keas had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Ed Keas and Lewis Woolfolk

Ed Keas
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Lewis Woolfolk
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Ed Keas
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
1.06
Lewis Woolfolk
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
1.69
Ed Keas
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
1.06
Lewis Woolfolk
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
1.36
Ed Keas
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.53
Lewis Woolfolk
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.68
Ed Keas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.53
Lewis Woolfolk
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
0.56
Ed Keas
Career
Per 9 Innings
50
50
Lewis Woolfolk
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
54.55
54.55
Ed Keas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Lewis Woolfolk
Career
Per 9 Innings
80
80
Ed Keas
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
1.06
Lewis Woolfolk
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
0.68
Ed Keas
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lewis Woolfolk
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.11
Ed Keas
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lewis Woolfolk
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ed Keas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
2.29
Lewis Woolfolk
Career
Per 9 Innings
45
5.08
Ed Keas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.29
2.29
Lewis Woolfolk
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.08
5.08
Ed Keas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.12
3.12
Lewis Woolfolk
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.27
4.27
Ed Keas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.31
3.31
Lewis Woolfolk
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.67
3.67
Ed Keas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.259
0.259
Lewis Woolfolk
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.298
0.298
Ed Keas
Career
Per 9 Innings
153
27
Lewis Woolfolk
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
239
27
Ed Keas
Career
Per 9 Innings
51
9
Lewis Woolfolk
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
79.2
9
Ed Keas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
53
9.35
Lewis Woolfolk
Career
Per 9 Innings
98
11.07
Ed Keas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9.35
9.35
Lewis Woolfolk
Career
Per 9 Innings
11.07
11.07
Ed Keas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.18
Lewis Woolfolk
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.23
Ed Keas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.18
0.18
Lewis Woolfolk
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.23
0.23
Ed Keas
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.17
0.17
Lewis Woolfolk
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.13
0.13
Ed Keas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
2.12
Lewis Woolfolk
Career
Per 9 Innings
22
2.49
Ed Keas
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lewis Woolfolk
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ed Keas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.12
2.12
Lewis Woolfolk
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.49
2.49
Ed Keas
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
18
3.18
Lewis Woolfolk
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
24
2.71
Ed Keas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.18
3.18
Lewis Woolfolk
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.71
2.71
Ed Keas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
3
Lewis Woolfolk
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.6
1.6
Ed Keas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.588
0.588
Lewis Woolfolk
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.577
0.577
Ed Keas
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.71
Lewis Woolfolk
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.34
Ed Keas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.18
Lewis Woolfolk
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.34
Ed Keas
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lewis Woolfolk
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ed Keas
Career
Per 9 Innings
218
38.47
Lewis Woolfolk
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
369
41.69
Ed Keas
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lewis Woolfolk
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.23
Ed Keas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
28
4.94
Lewis Woolfolk
Career
Per 9 Innings
60
6.78
Ed Keas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.94
4.94
Lewis Woolfolk
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.78
6.78
Ed Keas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Lewis Woolfolk
Career
Per 9 Innings
15
1.69
Ed Keas
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lewis Woolfolk
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ed Keas
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lewis Woolfolk
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
1.13
Ed Keas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.275
1.275
Lewis Woolfolk
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.506
1.506
Ed Keas
Career
Per 9 Innings
205
36.18
Lewis Woolfolk
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
329
37.17
Ed Keas
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.67
4.67
Lewis Woolfolk
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
4
Ed Keas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.28
0.28
Lewis Woolfolk
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.317
0.317
Ed Keas
Career
Per 9 Innings
38.47
38.47
Lewis Woolfolk
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
41.69
41.69

Fielding Stats for Ed Keas and Lewis Woolfolk

Ed Keas
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Lewis Woolfolk
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Ed Keas
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
1.06
Lewis Woolfolk
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
1.69
Ed Keas
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lewis Woolfolk
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
1.24
Ed Keas
Career
Per 9 Innings
153
27
Lewis Woolfolk
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
239
27
Ed Keas
Career
Per 9 Innings
51
9
Lewis Woolfolk
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
79.2
9
Ed Keas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.88
Lewis Woolfolk
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.11
Ed Keas
Career
Per 9 Innings
13
2.29
Lewis Woolfolk
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
21
2.37
Ed Keas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.18
Lewis Woolfolk
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.34
Ed Keas
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
19
3.35
Lewis Woolfolk
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
25
2.82
Ed Keas
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
18
3.18
Lewis Woolfolk
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
22
2.49
Ed Keas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
94.74
94.74
Lewis Woolfolk
Career
Per 9 Innings
88
88
Ed Keas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
3
Lewis Woolfolk
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.467
1.467
Ed Keas
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lewis Woolfolk
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
73.33
73.33
Ed Keas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.18
Lewis Woolfolk
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ed Keas
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lewis Woolfolk
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ed Keas
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lewis Woolfolk
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ed Keas
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lewis Woolfolk
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ed Keas
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lewis Woolfolk
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Ed Keas and Lewis Woolfolk

Ed Keas
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1
Lewis Woolfolk
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1
Ed Keas
Career
Per 600 PA
6
150
Lewis Woolfolk
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
15
257.14
Ed Keas
Career
Per 600 PA
24
600
Lewis Woolfolk
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
35
600
Ed Keas
Career
Per 600 PAverified
23
575
Lewis Woolfolk
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
29
497.14
Ed Keas
Career
Per 600 PA
0.087
0.087
Lewis Woolfolk
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.138
0.138
Ed Keas
Career
Per 600 PA
0.229
0.229
Lewis Woolfolk
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.429
0.429
Ed Keas
Career
Per 600 PA
2
50
Lewis Woolfolk
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
68.57
Ed Keas
Career
Per 600 PA
2
50
Lewis Woolfolk
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
68.57
Ed Keas
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lewis Woolfolk
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Keas
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lewis Woolfolk
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Keas
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lewis Woolfolk
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Keas
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lewis Woolfolk
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Keas
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lewis Woolfolk
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Keas
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lewis Woolfolk
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Keas
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lewis Woolfolk
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Keas
Career
Per 600 PA
0.25
6.13
Lewis Woolfolk
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.78
13.39
Ed Keas
Career
Per 600 PA
2
50
Lewis Woolfolk
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
68.57
Ed Keas
Career
Per 600 PA
3
75
Lewis Woolfolk
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
102.86
Ed Keas
Career
Per 600 PA
0.125
0.125
Lewis Woolfolk
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.194
0.194
Ed Keas
Career
Per 600 PA
0.087
0.087
Lewis Woolfolk
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.138
0.138
Ed Keas
Career
Per 600 PA
0.212
0.212
Lewis Woolfolk
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.331
0.331
Ed Keas
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lewis Woolfolk
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Keas
Career
Per 600 PA
0.078
0.078
Lewis Woolfolk
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.122
0.122
Ed Keas
Career
Per 600 PA
0.143
0.143
Lewis Woolfolk
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.24
0.24
Ed Keas
Career
Per 600 PA
0.105
0.105
Lewis Woolfolk
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.138
0.138
Ed Keas
Career
Per 600 PA
1
25
Lewis Woolfolk
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
51.43
Ed Keas
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lewis Woolfolk
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
51.43
Ed Keas
Career
Per 600 PA
1
25
Lewis Woolfolk
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
102.86
Ed Keas
Career
Per 600 PA
-0.66
-16.55
Lewis Woolfolk
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.66
11.26
Ed Keas
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
25
Lewis Woolfolk
Career
Per 600 PA
1
17.14
Ed Keas
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lewis Woolfolk
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
17.14
Ed Keas
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lewis Woolfolk
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Keas
Career
Per 600 PA
4
100
Lewis Woolfolk
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Ed Keas
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
6
Lewis Woolfolk
Career
Per 600 PA
Ed Keas
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lewis Woolfolk
Career
Per 600 PA
Ed Keas
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lewis Woolfolk
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
68.57
Ed Keas
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lewis Woolfolk
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Keas
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lewis Woolfolk
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Keas
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lewis Woolfolk
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Keas
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lewis Woolfolk
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Keas
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lewis Woolfolk
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Keas
Career
Per 600 PA
Lewis Woolfolk
Career
Per 600 PA