Jim McGlothlin vs. Lewis Woolfolk — Career Comparison

Looking at the career totals, Jim McGlothlin and Lewis Woolfolk are fairly close on the surface numbers. Jim McGlothlin posted stronger numbers in ERA (3.61 vs 5.08) and WHIP (1.304 vs 1.506). Lewis Woolfolk had the advantage in home runs allowed (0.23 per nine innings vs 0.87). By the career numbers, Jim McGlothlin had the better of this comparison — though ERA and WHIP alone don't account for era, park factors, or the defenses each pitcher worked behind.