Jon Lester vs. Ed Wolfe — Career Comparison

Jon Lester
MillenialWashingtonThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaBoston Red SoxAmerican LeagueStarting PitcherAll-Star
Ed Wolfe
Silent GenerationCaliforniaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaPittsburgh PiratesNational LeagueRelief Pitcher

Jon Lester 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. Jon Lester posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 3.66 and WHIP 1.283 compared to 7.36 and 3.273 for Ed Wolfe. By the career numbers, Jon Lester had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Jon Lester and Ed Wolfe

Jon Lester
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
16
16
Ed Wolfe
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Jon Lester
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
452
1.48
Ed Wolfe
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
7.36
Jon Lester
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
451
1.48
Ed Wolfe
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jon Lester
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
200
0.66
Ed Wolfe
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jon Lester
Career
Per 9 Innings
117
0.38
Ed Wolfe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Jon Lester
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
63.09
63.09
Ed Wolfe
Career
Per 9 Innings
Jon Lester
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
99.78
99.78
Ed Wolfe
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jon Lester
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
0.05
Ed Wolfe
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jon Lester
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.01
Ed Wolfe
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jon Lester
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ed Wolfe
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jon Lester
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1114
3.66
Ed Wolfe
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3
7.36
Jon Lester
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.66
3.66
Ed Wolfe
Career
Per 9 Innings
7.36
7.36
Jon Lester
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.73
3.73
Ed Wolfe
Career
Per 9 Innings
20.14
20.14
Jon Lester
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.65
3.65
Ed Wolfe
Career
Per 9 Innings
10.91
10.91
Jon Lester
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.252
0.252
Ed Wolfe
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.467
0.467
Jon Lester
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
8220
27
Ed Wolfe
Career
Per 9 Innings
11
27
Jon Lester
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2740
9
Ed Wolfe
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.2
9
Jon Lester
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2610
8.57
Ed Wolfe
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
7
17.18
Jon Lester
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.57
8.57
Ed Wolfe
Career
Per 9 Innings
17.18
17.18
Jon Lester
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
294
0.97
Ed Wolfe
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
2.45
Jon Lester
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.97
0.97
Ed Wolfe
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.45
2.45
Jon Lester
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.65
0.65
Ed Wolfe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.33
0.33
Jon Lester
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
892
2.93
Ed Wolfe
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5
12.27
Jon Lester
Career
Per 9 Innings
13
0.04
Ed Wolfe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Jon Lester
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.93
2.93
Ed Wolfe
Career
Per 9 Innings
12.27
12.27
Jon Lester
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2488
8.17
Ed Wolfe
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
2.45
Jon Lester
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.17
8.17
Ed Wolfe
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.45
2.45
Jon Lester
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.5
5.5
Ed Wolfe
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.33
0.33
Jon Lester
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.234
1.234
Ed Wolfe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.636
1.636
Jon Lester
Career
Per 9 Innings
63
0.21
Ed Wolfe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Jon Lester
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
90
0.3
Ed Wolfe
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
2.45
Jon Lester
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0
Ed Wolfe
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jon Lester
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
11487
37.73
Ed Wolfe
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
21
51.55
Jon Lester
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ed Wolfe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
2.45
Jon Lester
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1215
3.99
Ed Wolfe
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3
7.36
Jon Lester
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.99
3.99
Ed Wolfe
Career
Per 9 Innings
7.36
7.36
Jon Lester
Career
Per 9 Innings
61
0.2
Ed Wolfe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Jon Lester
Career
Per 9 Innings
67
0.22
Ed Wolfe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Jon Lester
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
250
0.82
Ed Wolfe
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jon Lester
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.278
1.278
Ed Wolfe
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.273
3.273
Jon Lester
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
10377
34.09
Ed Wolfe
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
36.82
Jon Lester
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.69
2.69
Ed Wolfe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
1
Jon Lester
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.305
0.305
Ed Wolfe
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.462
0.462
Jon Lester
Career
Per 9 Innings
37.73
37.73
Ed Wolfe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
51.55
51.55

Fielding Stats for Jon Lester and Ed Wolfe

Jon Lester
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
16
16
Ed Wolfe
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
Jon Lester
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
452
1.48
Ed Wolfe
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
Jon Lester
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
451
1.48
Ed Wolfe
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Jon Lester
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8220
27
Ed Wolfe
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Jon Lester
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2740
9
Ed Wolfe
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Jon Lester
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
147
0.48
Ed Wolfe
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
Jon Lester
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
266
0.87
Ed Wolfe
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
Jon Lester
Career
Per 9 Innings
20
0.07
Ed Wolfe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
Jon Lester
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
433
1.42
Ed Wolfe
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
Jon Lester
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
413
1.36
Ed Wolfe
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
Jon Lester
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
95.38
95.38
Ed Wolfe
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
100
Jon Lester
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.914
0.914
Ed Wolfe
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.667
Jon Lester
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
99.78
99.78
Ed Wolfe
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Jon Lester
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
18
0.06
Ed Wolfe
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
Jon Lester
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ed Wolfe
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Jon Lester
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ed Wolfe
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Jon Lester
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ed Wolfe
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Jon Lester
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ed Wolfe
Career
Per 9 Innings
0

Hitting Stats for Jon Lester and Ed Wolfe

Jon Lester
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
16
16
Ed Wolfe
Career
Per 600 PA
1
Jon Lester
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
458
649.65
Ed Wolfe
Career
Per 600 PA
3
Jon Lester
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
423
600
Ed Wolfe
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Jon Lester
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
366
519.15
Ed Wolfe
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Jon Lester
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.115
0.115
Ed Wolfe
Career
Per 600 PA
Jon Lester
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.412
0.412
Ed Wolfe
Career
Per 600 PA
Jon Lester
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
42
59.57
Ed Wolfe
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Jon Lester
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
28
39.72
Ed Wolfe
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Jon Lester
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10
14.18
Ed Wolfe
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Jon Lester
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Wolfe
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Jon Lester
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
5.67
Ed Wolfe
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Jon Lester
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
14
19.86
Ed Wolfe
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Jon Lester
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.333
0.333
Ed Wolfe
Career
Per 600 PA
Jon Lester
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.011
0.011
Ed Wolfe
Career
Per 600 PA
Jon Lester
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.095
0.095
Ed Wolfe
Career
Per 600 PA
Jon Lester
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
12.43
17.63
Ed Wolfe
Career
Per 600 PA
Jon Lester
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
64
90.78
Ed Wolfe
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Jon Lester
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
63
89.36
Ed Wolfe
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Jon Lester
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.162
0.162
Ed Wolfe
Career
Per 600 PA
Jon Lester
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.175
0.175
Ed Wolfe
Career
Per 600 PA
Jon Lester
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.337
0.337
Ed Wolfe
Career
Per 600 PA
Jon Lester
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.06
0.06
Ed Wolfe
Career
Per 600 PA
Jon Lester
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.117
0.117
Ed Wolfe
Career
Per 600 PA
Jon Lester
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.261
0.261
Ed Wolfe
Career
Per 600 PA
Jon Lester
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.188
0.188
Ed Wolfe
Career
Per 600 PA
Jon Lester
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
27
38.3
Ed Wolfe
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Jon Lester
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
31
43.97
Ed Wolfe
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Jon Lester
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
54
76.6
Ed Wolfe
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Jon Lester
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.54
0.76
Ed Wolfe
Career
Per 600 PA
Jon Lester
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Wolfe
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Jon Lester
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
21
29.79
Ed Wolfe
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Jon Lester
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Wolfe
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Jon Lester
Career
Per 600 PA
162
229.79
Ed Wolfe
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
Jon Lester
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2.61
2.61
Ed Wolfe
Career
Per 600 PA
Jon Lester
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.13
0.13
Ed Wolfe
Career
Per 600 PA
Jon Lester
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
34
48.23
Ed Wolfe
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Jon Lester
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
2.84
Ed Wolfe
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Jon Lester
Career
Per 600 PA
6
8.51
Ed Wolfe
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
Jon Lester
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.42
Ed Wolfe
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Jon Lester
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Wolfe
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Jon Lester
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.42
Ed Wolfe
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Jon Lester
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
100
100
Ed Wolfe
Career
Per 600 PA