Ryan Madson vs. Barney Wolfe — Career Comparison

Ryan Madson
Gen XCaliforniaThrows RightBats LeftNorth AmericaPhiladelphia PhilliesNational LeagueRelief Pitcher
Barney Wolfe
Pre-GenerationalPennsylvaniaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaWashington SenatorsAmerican LeagueStarting Pitcher

Barney Wolfe built a career as a starting pitcher and Ryan Madson 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 3.48 and 1.292 for Ryan Madson. By the career numbers, Barney Wolfe had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Ryan Madson and Barney Wolfe

Ryan Madson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
13
Barney Wolfe
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
4
Ryan Madson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
740
7.66
Barney Wolfe
Career
Per 9 Innings
76
1.34
Ryan Madson
Career
Per 9 Innings
18
0.19
Barney Wolfe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
61
1.08
Ryan Madson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
61
0.63
Barney Wolfe
Career
Per 9 Innings
21
0.37
Ryan Madson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
48
0.5
Barney Wolfe
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
39
0.69
Ryan Madson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
55.96
55.96
Barney Wolfe
Career
Per 9 Innings
35
35
Ryan Madson
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.43
2.43
Barney Wolfe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
80.26
80.26
Ryan Madson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Barney Wolfe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
46
0.81
Ryan Madson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Barney Wolfe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.07
Ryan Madson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
91
0.94
Barney Wolfe
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.02
Ryan Madson
Career
Per 9 Innings
336
3.48
Barney Wolfe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
168
2.96
Ryan Madson
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.48
3.48
Barney Wolfe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.96
2.96
Ryan Madson
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.5
3.5
Barney Wolfe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.69
2.69
Ryan Madson
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.46
3.46
Barney Wolfe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.2
3.2
Ryan Madson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.253
0.253
Barney Wolfe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.251
0.251
Ryan Madson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2609
27
Barney Wolfe
Career
Per 9 Innings
1532
27
Ryan Madson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
869.2
9
Barney Wolfe
Career
Per 9 Innings
510.2
9
Ryan Madson
Career
Per 9 Innings
830
8.59
Barney Wolfe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
484
8.53
Ryan Madson
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.59
8.59
Barney Wolfe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.53
8.53
Ryan Madson
Career
Per 9 Innings
82
0.85
Barney Wolfe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.05
Ryan Madson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.85
0.85
Barney Wolfe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.05
0.05
Ryan Madson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.11
0.11
Barney Wolfe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.04
0.04
Ryan Madson
Career
Per 9 Innings
250
2.59
Barney Wolfe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
99
1.74
Ryan Madson
Career
Per 9 Innings
44
0.46
Barney Wolfe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Ryan Madson
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.59
2.59
Barney Wolfe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.74
1.74
Ryan Madson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
775
8.02
Barney Wolfe
Career
Per 9 Innings
160
2.82
Ryan Madson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.02
8.02
Barney Wolfe
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.82
2.82
Ryan Madson
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.05
1.05
Barney Wolfe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.11
2.11
Ryan Madson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.179
1.179
Barney Wolfe
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.507
0.507
Ryan Madson
Career
Per 9 Innings
40
0.41
Barney Wolfe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
0.19
Ryan Madson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
44
0.46
Barney Wolfe
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
29
0.51
Ryan Madson
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
0.05
Barney Wolfe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Ryan Madson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3631
37.58
Barney Wolfe
Career
Per 9 Innings
2057
36.25
Ryan Madson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
236
2.44
Barney Wolfe
Career
Per 9 Innings
14
0.25
Ryan Madson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
358
3.7
Barney Wolfe
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
235
4.14
Ryan Madson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.7
3.7
Barney Wolfe
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.14
4.14
Ryan Madson
Career
Per 9 Innings
36
0.37
Barney Wolfe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Ryan Madson
Career
Per 9 Innings
24
0.25
Barney Wolfe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Ryan Madson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
80
0.83
Barney Wolfe
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ryan Madson
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.242
1.242
Barney Wolfe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.142
1.142
Ryan Madson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3277
33.91
Barney Wolfe
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1929
34
Ryan Madson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.48
0.48
Barney Wolfe
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.09
3.09
Ryan Madson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.309
0.309
Barney Wolfe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.272
0.272
Ryan Madson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
37.58
37.58
Barney Wolfe
Career
Per 9 Innings
36.25
36.25

Fielding Stats for Ryan Madson and Barney Wolfe

Ryan Madson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
13
Barney Wolfe
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
4
Ryan Madson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
740
7.66
Barney Wolfe
Career
Per 9 Innings
76
1.34
Ryan Madson
Career
Per 9 Innings
18
0.19
Barney Wolfe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
45
0.79
Ryan Madson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2609
27
Barney Wolfe
Career
Per 9 Innings
1533
27
Ryan Madson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
869.2
9
Barney Wolfe
Career
Per 9 Innings
511
9
Ryan Madson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
42
0.43
Barney Wolfe
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
26
0.46
Ryan Madson
Career
Per 9 Innings
103
1.07
Barney Wolfe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
144
2.54
Ryan Madson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.02
Barney Wolfe
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
0.14
Ryan Madson
Career
Per 9 Innings
147
1.52
Barney Wolfe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
178
3.14
Ryan Madson
Career
Per 9 Innings
145
1.5
Barney Wolfe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
170
2.99
Ryan Madson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
98.64
98.64
Barney Wolfe
Career
Per 9 Innings
95.51
95.51
Ryan Madson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.196
0.196
Barney Wolfe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.237
2.237
Ryan Madson
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.43
2.43
Barney Wolfe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
59.21
59.21
Ryan Madson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.06
Barney Wolfe
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.05
Ryan Madson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Barney Wolfe
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ryan Madson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Barney Wolfe
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ryan Madson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Barney Wolfe
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ryan Madson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Barney Wolfe
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Ryan Madson and Barney Wolfe

Ryan Madson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
13
13
Barney Wolfe
Career
Per 600 PA
4
4
Ryan Madson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
740
7655.17
Barney Wolfe
Career
Per 600 PA
76
241.27
Ryan Madson
Career
Per 600 PA
58
600
Barney Wolfe
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
189
600
Ryan Madson
Career
Per 600 PA
49
506.9
Barney Wolfe
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
175
555.56
Ryan Madson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.122
0.122
Barney Wolfe
Career
Per 600 PA
0.109
0.109
Ryan Madson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.397
0.397
Barney Wolfe
Career
Per 600 PA
0.339
0.339
Ryan Madson
Career
Per 600 PAverified
6
62.07
Barney Wolfe
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
19
60.32
Ryan Madson
Career
Per 600 PAverified
5
51.72
Barney Wolfe
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
15
47.62
Ryan Madson
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
10.34
Barney Wolfe
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
2
6.35
Ryan Madson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Barney Wolfe
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
3.17
Ryan Madson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Barney Wolfe
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
3.17
Ryan Madson
Career
Per 600 PA
1
10.34
Barney Wolfe
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
12.7
Ryan Madson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.167
0.167
Barney Wolfe
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.211
0.211
Ryan Madson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Barney Wolfe
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.006
0.006
Ryan Madson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Barney Wolfe
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.053
0.053
Ryan Madson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.81
8.37
Barney Wolfe
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4.91
15.58
Ryan Madson
Career
Per 600 PA
7
72.41
Barney Wolfe
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
26
82.54
Ryan Madson
Career
Per 600 PA
8
82.76
Barney Wolfe
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
29
92.06
Ryan Madson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.157
0.157
Barney Wolfe
Career
Per 600 PA
0.157
0.157
Ryan Madson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.143
0.143
Barney Wolfe
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.149
0.149
Ryan Madson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.3
0.3
Barney Wolfe
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.305
0.305
Ryan Madson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.021
0.021
Barney Wolfe
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.04
0.04
Ryan Madson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.106
0.106
Barney Wolfe
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.108
0.108
Ryan Madson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.2
0.2
Barney Wolfe
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.231
0.231
Ryan Madson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.214
0.214
Barney Wolfe
Career
Per 600 PA
0.158
0.158
Ryan Madson
Career
Per 600 PA
3
31.03
Barney Wolfe
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
12
38.1
Ryan Madson
Career
Per 600 PA
2
20.69
Barney Wolfe
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
22.22
Ryan Madson
Career
Per 600 PA
5
51.72
Barney Wolfe
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
18
57.14
Ryan Madson
Career
Per 600 PA
-0.71
-7.3
Barney Wolfe
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
-0.34
-1.08
Ryan Madson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Barney Wolfe
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
3.17
Ryan Madson
Career
Per 600 PA
2
20.69
Barney Wolfe
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9
28.57
Ryan Madson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Barney Wolfe
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ryan Madson
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
21
217.24
Barney Wolfe
Career
Per 600 PAverified
60
190.48
Ryan Madson
Career
Per 600 PA
2.76
2.76
Barney Wolfe
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3.15
3.15
Ryan Madson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.1
0.1
Barney Wolfe
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.15
0.15
Ryan Madson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
72.41
Barney Wolfe
Career
Per 600 PA
4
12.7
Ryan Madson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Barney Wolfe
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ryan Madson
Career
Per 600 PA
2
20.69
Barney Wolfe
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Ryan Madson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Barney Wolfe
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ryan Madson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Barney Wolfe
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ryan Madson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Barney Wolfe
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ryan Madson
Career
Per 600 PA
Barney Wolfe
Career
Per 600 PA