Bobby Mathews vs. Barney Wolfe — Career Comparison

Bobby Mathews
Pre-GenerationalMarylandThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaNew York MutualsUnknownRelief Pitcher
Barney Wolfe
Pre-GenerationalPennsylvaniaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaWashington SenatorsAmerican LeagueStarting Pitcher

Barney Wolfe built a career as a starting pitcher and Bobby Mathews as a reliever — different jobs with different demands — but on the metrics that apply to both, a comparison is still worth making. Bobby Mathews posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 2.86 and WHIP 1.237 compared to 2.96 and 1.142 for Barney Wolfe. By the career numbers, Bobby Mathews had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Bobby Mathews and Barney Wolfe

Bobby Mathews
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
15
Barney Wolfe
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
4
Bobby Mathews
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
578
1.05
Barney Wolfe
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
76
1.34
Bobby Mathews
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
568
1.03
Barney Wolfe
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
61
1.08
Bobby Mathews
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
297
0.54
Barney Wolfe
Career
Per 9 Innings
21
0.37
Bobby Mathews
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
248
0.45
Barney Wolfe
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
39
0.69
Bobby Mathews
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
54.5
54.5
Barney Wolfe
Career
Per 9 Innings
35
35
Bobby Mathews
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
98.27
98.27
Barney Wolfe
Career
Per 9 Innings
80.26
80.26
Bobby Mathews
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
525
0.95
Barney Wolfe
Career
Per 9 Innings
46
0.81
Bobby Mathews
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
20
0.04
Barney Wolfe
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.07
Bobby Mathews
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3
0.01
Barney Wolfe
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.02
Bobby Mathews
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1573
2.86
Barney Wolfe
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
168
2.96
Bobby Mathews
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.86
2.86
Barney Wolfe
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.96
2.96
Bobby Mathews
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.89
2.89
Barney Wolfe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.69
2.69
Bobby Mathews
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.92
2.92
Barney Wolfe
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.2
3.2
Bobby Mathews
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.262
0.262
Barney Wolfe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.251
0.251
Bobby Mathews
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
14868
27
Barney Wolfe
Career
Per 9 Innings
1532
27
Bobby Mathews
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4956
9
Barney Wolfe
Career
Per 9 Innings
510.2
9
Bobby Mathews
Career
Per 9 Innings
5601
10.17
Barney Wolfe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
484
8.53
Bobby Mathews
Career
Per 9 Innings
10.17
10.17
Barney Wolfe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.53
8.53
Bobby Mathews
Career
Per 9 Innings
70
0.13
Barney Wolfe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.05
Bobby Mathews
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.13
0.13
Barney Wolfe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.05
0.05
Bobby Mathews
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.12
0.12
Barney Wolfe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.04
0.04
Bobby Mathews
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
532
0.97
Barney Wolfe
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
99
1.74
Bobby Mathews
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Barney Wolfe
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bobby Mathews
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.97
0.97
Barney Wolfe
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.74
1.74
Bobby Mathews
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1528
2.77
Barney Wolfe
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
160
2.82
Bobby Mathews
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.77
2.77
Barney Wolfe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.82
2.82
Bobby Mathews
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.64
2.64
Barney Wolfe
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.11
2.11
Bobby Mathews
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.416
0.416
Barney Wolfe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.507
0.507
Bobby Mathews
Career
Per 9 Innings
253
0.46
Barney Wolfe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
0.19
Bobby Mathews
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
48
0.09
Barney Wolfe
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
29
0.51
Bobby Mathews
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.01
Barney Wolfe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Bobby Mathews
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
21997
39.95
Barney Wolfe
Career
Per 9 Innings
2057
36.25
Bobby Mathews
Career
Per 9 Innings
12
0.02
Barney Wolfe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
0.25
Bobby Mathews
Career
Per 9 Innings
3497
6.35
Barney Wolfe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
235
4.14
Bobby Mathews
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.35
6.35
Barney Wolfe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.14
4.14
Bobby Mathews
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Barney Wolfe
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bobby Mathews
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Barney Wolfe
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bobby Mathews
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Barney Wolfe
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bobby Mathews
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.238
1.238
Barney Wolfe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.142
1.142
Bobby Mathews
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
21417
38.89
Barney Wolfe
Career
Per 9 Innings
1929
34
Bobby Mathews
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.05
6.05
Barney Wolfe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.09
3.09
Bobby Mathews
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.279
0.279
Barney Wolfe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.272
0.272
Bobby Mathews
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
39.95
39.95
Barney Wolfe
Career
Per 9 Innings
36.25
36.25

Fielding Stats for Bobby Mathews and Barney Wolfe

Bobby Mathews
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
15
Barney Wolfe
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
4
Bobby Mathews
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
669
1.1
Barney Wolfe
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
76
1.34
Bobby Mathews
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
133
0.22
Barney Wolfe
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
45
0.79
Bobby Mathews
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
16419
27
Barney Wolfe
Career
Per 9 Innings
1533
27
Bobby Mathews
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5473
9
Barney Wolfe
Career
Per 9 Innings
511
9
Bobby Mathews
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
296
0.49
Barney Wolfe
Career
Per 9 Innings
26
0.46
Bobby Mathews
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
806
1.33
Barney Wolfe
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
144
2.54
Bobby Mathews
Career
Per 9 Innings
255
0.42
Barney Wolfe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
0.14
Bobby Mathews
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1357
2.23
Barney Wolfe
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
178
3.14
Bobby Mathews
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1102
1.81
Barney Wolfe
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
170
2.99
Bobby Mathews
Career
Per 9 Innings
81.21
81.21
Barney Wolfe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
95.51
95.51
Bobby Mathews
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.647
1.647
Barney Wolfe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.237
2.237
Bobby Mathews
Career
Per 9 Innings
19.88
19.88
Barney Wolfe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
59.21
59.21
Bobby Mathews
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
24
0.04
Barney Wolfe
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.05
Bobby Mathews
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Barney Wolfe
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bobby Mathews
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Barney Wolfe
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bobby Mathews
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Barney Wolfe
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bobby Mathews
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Barney Wolfe
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Bobby Mathews and Barney Wolfe

Bobby Mathews
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
15
15
Barney Wolfe
Career
Per 600 PA
4
4
Bobby Mathews
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
623
146.07
Barney Wolfe
Career
Per 600 PAverified
76
241.27
Bobby Mathews
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
2559
600
Barney Wolfe
Career
Per 600 PA
189
600
Bobby Mathews
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2486
582.88
Barney Wolfe
Career
Per 600 PA
175
555.56
Bobby Mathews
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.203
0.203
Barney Wolfe
Career
Per 600 PA
0.109
0.109
Bobby Mathews
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.466
0.466
Barney Wolfe
Career
Per 600 PA
0.339
0.339
Bobby Mathews
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
504
118.17
Barney Wolfe
Career
Per 600 PA
19
60.32
Bobby Mathews
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
446
104.57
Barney Wolfe
Career
Per 600 PA
15
47.62
Bobby Mathews
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
48
11.25
Barney Wolfe
Career
Per 600 PA
2
6.35
Bobby Mathews
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
9
2.11
Barney Wolfe
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
3.17
Bobby Mathews
Career
Per 600 PA
1
0.23
Barney Wolfe
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
3.17
Bobby Mathews
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
58
13.6
Barney Wolfe
Career
Per 600 PA
4
12.7
Bobby Mathews
Career
Per 600 PA
0.115
0.115
Barney Wolfe
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.211
0.211
Bobby Mathews
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Barney Wolfe
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.006
0.006
Bobby Mathews
Career
Per 600 PA
0.002
0.002
Barney Wolfe
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.053
0.053
Bobby Mathews
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
125.53
29.43
Barney Wolfe
Career
Per 600 PA
4.91
15.58
Bobby Mathews
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
573
134.35
Barney Wolfe
Career
Per 600 PA
26
82.54
Bobby Mathews
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
577
135.29
Barney Wolfe
Career
Per 600 PA
29
92.06
Bobby Mathews
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.226
0.226
Barney Wolfe
Career
Per 600 PA
0.157
0.157
Bobby Mathews
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.231
0.231
Barney Wolfe
Career
Per 600 PA
0.149
0.149
Bobby Mathews
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.456
0.456
Barney Wolfe
Career
Per 600 PA
0.305
0.305
Bobby Mathews
Career
Per 600 PA
0.028
0.028
Barney Wolfe
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.04
0.04
Bobby Mathews
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.159
0.159
Barney Wolfe
Career
Per 600 PA
0.108
0.108
Bobby Mathews
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.329
0.329
Barney Wolfe
Career
Per 600 PA
0.231
0.231
Bobby Mathews
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.208
0.208
Barney Wolfe
Career
Per 600 PA
0.158
0.158
Bobby Mathews
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
318
74.56
Barney Wolfe
Career
Per 600 PA
12
38.1
Bobby Mathews
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
164
38.45
Barney Wolfe
Career
Per 600 PA
7
22.22
Bobby Mathews
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
481
112.78
Barney Wolfe
Career
Per 600 PA
18
57.14
Bobby Mathews
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
133.55
31.31
Barney Wolfe
Career
Per 600 PA
-0.34
-1.08
Bobby Mathews
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Barney Wolfe
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
3.17
Bobby Mathews
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
73
17.12
Barney Wolfe
Career
Per 600 PAverified
9
28.57
Bobby Mathews
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Barney Wolfe
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bobby Mathews
Career
Per 600 PAverified
62
14.54
Barney Wolfe
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
60
190.48
Bobby Mathews
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
41.27
41.27
Barney Wolfe
Career
Per 600 PA
3.15
3.15
Bobby Mathews
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1.18
1.18
Barney Wolfe
Career
Per 600 PA
0.15
0.15
Bobby Mathews
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Barney Wolfe
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
12.7
Bobby Mathews
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Barney Wolfe
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bobby Mathews
Career
Per 600 PA
9
2.11
Barney Wolfe
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Bobby Mathews
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10
2.34
Barney Wolfe
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bobby Mathews
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
1.17
Barney Wolfe
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bobby Mathews
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
15
3.52
Barney Wolfe
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bobby Mathews
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
66.67
66.67
Barney Wolfe
Career
Per 600 PA