Dan McGinn vs. Barney Wolfe — Career Comparison

Dan McGinn
Silent GenerationNebraskaThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaMontreal ExposNational LeagueRelief Pitcher
Barney Wolfe
Pre-GenerationalPennsylvaniaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaWashington SenatorsAmerican LeagueStarting Pitcher

Barney Wolfe built a career as a starting pitcher and Dan McGinn 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 5.11 and 1.691 for Dan McGinn. By the career numbers, Barney Wolfe had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Dan McGinn and Barney Wolfe

Dan McGinn
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
5
Barney Wolfe
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
4
Dan McGinn
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
210
4.62
Barney Wolfe
Career
Per 9 Innings
76
1.34
Dan McGinn
Career
Per 9 Innings
28
0.62
Barney Wolfe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
61
1.08
Dan McGinn
Career
Per 9 Innings
15
0.33
Barney Wolfe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
21
0.37
Dan McGinn
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
30
0.66
Barney Wolfe
Career
Per 9 Innings
39
0.69
Dan McGinn
Career
Per 9 Innings
33.33
33.33
Barney Wolfe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
35
35
Dan McGinn
Career
Per 9 Innings
13.33
13.33
Barney Wolfe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
80.26
80.26
Dan McGinn
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.09
Barney Wolfe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
46
0.81
Dan McGinn
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.04
Barney Wolfe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.07
Dan McGinn
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
0.22
Barney Wolfe
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.02
Dan McGinn
Career
Per 9 Innings
232
5.11
Barney Wolfe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
168
2.96
Dan McGinn
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.11
5.11
Barney Wolfe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.96
2.96
Dan McGinn
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.09
5.09
Barney Wolfe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.69
2.69
Dan McGinn
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.43
4.43
Barney Wolfe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.2
3.2
Dan McGinn
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.275
0.275
Barney Wolfe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.251
0.251
Dan McGinn
Career
Per 9 Innings
1226
27
Barney Wolfe
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1532
27
Dan McGinn
Career
Per 9 Innings
408.2
9
Barney Wolfe
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
510.2
9
Dan McGinn
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
442
9.73
Barney Wolfe
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
484
8.53
Dan McGinn
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.73
9.73
Barney Wolfe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.53
8.53
Dan McGinn
Career
Per 9 Innings
34
0.75
Barney Wolfe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.05
Dan McGinn
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.75
0.75
Barney Wolfe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.05
0.05
Dan McGinn
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.16
0.16
Barney Wolfe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.04
0.04
Dan McGinn
Career
Per 9 Innings
225
4.96
Barney Wolfe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
99
1.74
Dan McGinn
Career
Per 9 Innings
24
0.53
Barney Wolfe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Dan McGinn
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.96
4.96
Barney Wolfe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.74
1.74
Dan McGinn
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
293
6.45
Barney Wolfe
Career
Per 9 Innings
160
2.82
Dan McGinn
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6.45
6.45
Barney Wolfe
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.82
2.82
Dan McGinn
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.4
1.4
Barney Wolfe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.11
2.11
Dan McGinn
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.268
1.268
Barney Wolfe
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.507
0.507
Dan McGinn
Career
Per 9 Innings
24
0.53
Barney Wolfe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
0.19
Dan McGinn
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
18
0.4
Barney Wolfe
Career
Per 9 Innings
29
0.51
Dan McGinn
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.04
Barney Wolfe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Dan McGinn
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1868
41.14
Barney Wolfe
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2057
36.25
Dan McGinn
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
64
1.41
Barney Wolfe
Career
Per 9 Innings
14
0.25
Dan McGinn
Career
Per 9 Innings
259
5.7
Barney Wolfe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
235
4.14
Dan McGinn
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.7
5.7
Barney Wolfe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.14
4.14
Dan McGinn
Career
Per 9 Innings
17
0.37
Barney Wolfe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Dan McGinn
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.07
Barney Wolfe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Dan McGinn
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Barney Wolfe
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dan McGinn
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.632
1.632
Barney Wolfe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.142
1.142
Dan McGinn
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1605
35.35
Barney Wolfe
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1929
34
Dan McGinn
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.23
1.23
Barney Wolfe
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.09
3.09
Dan McGinn
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.319
0.319
Barney Wolfe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.272
0.272
Dan McGinn
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
41.14
41.14
Barney Wolfe
Career
Per 9 Innings
36.25
36.25

Fielding Stats for Dan McGinn and Barney Wolfe

Dan McGinn
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
5
Barney Wolfe
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
4
Dan McGinn
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
210
4.62
Barney Wolfe
Career
Per 9 Innings
76
1.34
Dan McGinn
Career
Per 9 Innings
28
0.62
Barney Wolfe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
45
0.79
Dan McGinn
Career
Per 9 Innings
1228
27
Barney Wolfe
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1533
27
Dan McGinn
Career
Per 9 Innings
409.1
9
Barney Wolfe
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
511
9
Dan McGinn
Career
Per 9 Innings
15
0.33
Barney Wolfe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
26
0.46
Dan McGinn
Career
Per 9 Innings
83
1.82
Barney Wolfe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
144
2.54
Dan McGinn
Career
Per 9 Innings
12
0.26
Barney Wolfe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
0.14
Dan McGinn
Career
Per 9 Innings
110
2.42
Barney Wolfe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
178
3.14
Dan McGinn
Career
Per 9 Innings
98
2.15
Barney Wolfe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
170
2.99
Dan McGinn
Career
Per 9 Innings
89.09
89.09
Barney Wolfe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
95.51
95.51
Dan McGinn
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.467
0.467
Barney Wolfe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.237
2.237
Dan McGinn
Career
Per 9 Innings
13.33
13.33
Barney Wolfe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
59.21
59.21
Dan McGinn
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.09
Barney Wolfe
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.05
Dan McGinn
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Barney Wolfe
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dan McGinn
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Barney Wolfe
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dan McGinn
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Barney Wolfe
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dan McGinn
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Barney Wolfe
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Dan McGinn and Barney Wolfe

Dan McGinn
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
5
Barney Wolfe
Career
Per 600 PA
4
4
Dan McGinn
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
211
1346.81
Barney Wolfe
Career
Per 600 PA
76
241.27
Dan McGinn
Career
Per 600 PA
94
600
Barney Wolfe
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
189
600
Dan McGinn
Career
Per 600 PAverified
91
580.85
Barney Wolfe
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
175
555.56
Dan McGinn
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.165
0.165
Barney Wolfe
Career
Per 600 PA
0.109
0.109
Dan McGinn
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.404
0.404
Barney Wolfe
Career
Per 600 PA
0.339
0.339
Dan McGinn
Career
Per 600 PAverified
15
95.74
Barney Wolfe
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
19
60.32
Dan McGinn
Career
Per 600 PAverified
13
82.98
Barney Wolfe
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
15
47.62
Dan McGinn
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Barney Wolfe
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
6.35
Dan McGinn
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
6.38
Barney Wolfe
Career
Per 600 PA
1
3.17
Dan McGinn
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
6.38
Barney Wolfe
Career
Per 600 PA
1
3.17
Dan McGinn
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
12.77
Barney Wolfe
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
4
12.7
Dan McGinn
Career
Per 600 PA
0.133
0.133
Barney Wolfe
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.211
0.211
Dan McGinn
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.011
0.011
Barney Wolfe
Career
Per 600 PA
0.006
0.006
Dan McGinn
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.067
0.067
Barney Wolfe
Career
Per 600 PA
0.053
0.053
Dan McGinn
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3.48
22.24
Barney Wolfe
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
4.91
15.58
Dan McGinn
Career
Per 600 PAverified
20
127.66
Barney Wolfe
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
26
82.54
Dan McGinn
Career
Per 600 PAverified
15
95.74
Barney Wolfe
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
29
92.06
Dan McGinn
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.165
0.165
Barney Wolfe
Career
Per 600 PA
0.157
0.157
Dan McGinn
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.22
0.22
Barney Wolfe
Career
Per 600 PA
0.149
0.149
Dan McGinn
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.385
0.385
Barney Wolfe
Career
Per 600 PA
0.305
0.305
Dan McGinn
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.055
0.055
Barney Wolfe
Career
Per 600 PA
0.04
0.04
Dan McGinn
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.129
0.129
Barney Wolfe
Career
Per 600 PA
0.108
0.108
Dan McGinn
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.26
0.26
Barney Wolfe
Career
Per 600 PA
0.231
0.231
Dan McGinn
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.23
0.23
Barney Wolfe
Career
Per 600 PA
0.158
0.158
Dan McGinn
Career
Per 600 PAverified
7
44.68
Barney Wolfe
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
12
38.1
Dan McGinn
Career
Per 600 PAverified
6
38.3
Barney Wolfe
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
7
22.22
Dan McGinn
Career
Per 600 PAverified
12
76.6
Barney Wolfe
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
18
57.14
Dan McGinn
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1.87
11.94
Barney Wolfe
Career
Per 600 PA
-0.34
-1.08
Dan McGinn
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Barney Wolfe
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
3.17
Dan McGinn
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Barney Wolfe
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9
28.57
Dan McGinn
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Barney Wolfe
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dan McGinn
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
29
185.11
Barney Wolfe
Career
Per 600 PA
60
190.48
Dan McGinn
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3.24
3.24
Barney Wolfe
Career
Per 600 PA
3.15
3.15
Dan McGinn
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Barney Wolfe
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.15
0.15
Dan McGinn
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
19.15
Barney Wolfe
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
4
12.7
Dan McGinn
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Barney Wolfe
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dan McGinn
Career
Per 600 PA
1
6.38
Barney Wolfe
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Dan McGinn
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Barney Wolfe
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dan McGinn
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Barney Wolfe
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dan McGinn
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Barney Wolfe
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dan McGinn
Career
Per 600 PA
Barney Wolfe
Career
Per 600 PA