Tug McGraw vs. Barney Wolfe — Career Comparison

Tug McGraw
Silent GenerationCaliforniaThrows LeftBats RightNorth AmericaPhiladelphia PhilliesNational LeagueRelief PitcherAll-Star
Barney Wolfe
Pre-GenerationalPennsylvaniaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaWashington SenatorsAmerican LeagueStarting Pitcher

Barney Wolfe built a career as a starting pitcher and Tug McGraw 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 3.14 and 1.339 for Tug McGraw. By the career numbers, Barney Wolfe had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Tug McGraw and Barney Wolfe

Tug McGraw
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
19
19
Barney Wolfe
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
4
Tug McGraw
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
824
4.9
Barney Wolfe
Career
Per 9 Innings
76
1.34
Tug McGraw
Career
Per 9 Innings
39
0.23
Barney Wolfe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
61
1.08
Tug McGraw
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
96
0.57
Barney Wolfe
Career
Per 9 Innings
21
0.37
Tug McGraw
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
92
0.55
Barney Wolfe
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
39
0.69
Tug McGraw
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
51.06
51.06
Barney Wolfe
Career
Per 9 Innings
35
35
Tug McGraw
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.73
4.73
Barney Wolfe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
80.26
80.26
Tug McGraw
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
0.03
Barney Wolfe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
46
0.81
Tug McGraw
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.01
Barney Wolfe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.07
Tug McGraw
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
180
1.07
Barney Wolfe
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.02
Tug McGraw
Career
Per 9 Innings
528
3.14
Barney Wolfe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
168
2.96
Tug McGraw
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.14
3.14
Barney Wolfe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.96
2.96
Tug McGraw
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.06
3.06
Barney Wolfe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.69
2.69
Tug McGraw
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.66
3.66
Barney Wolfe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.2
3.2
Tug McGraw
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.236
0.236
Barney Wolfe
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.251
0.251
Tug McGraw
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4544
27
Barney Wolfe
Career
Per 9 Innings
1532
27
Tug McGraw
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1514.2
9
Barney Wolfe
Career
Per 9 Innings
510.2
9
Tug McGraw
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1318
7.83
Barney Wolfe
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
484
8.53
Tug McGraw
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.83
7.83
Barney Wolfe
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.53
8.53
Tug McGraw
Career
Per 9 Innings
108
0.64
Barney Wolfe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.05
Tug McGraw
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.64
0.64
Barney Wolfe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.05
0.05
Tug McGraw
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.13
0.13
Barney Wolfe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.04
0.04
Tug McGraw
Career
Per 9 Innings
582
3.46
Barney Wolfe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
99
1.74
Tug McGraw
Career
Per 9 Innings
128
0.76
Barney Wolfe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Tug McGraw
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.46
3.46
Barney Wolfe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.74
1.74
Tug McGraw
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1109
6.59
Barney Wolfe
Career
Per 9 Innings
160
2.82
Tug McGraw
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6.59
6.59
Barney Wolfe
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.82
2.82
Tug McGraw
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.35
1.35
Barney Wolfe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.11
2.11
Tug McGraw
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.116
1.116
Barney Wolfe
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.507
0.507
Tug McGraw
Career
Per 9 Innings
63
0.37
Barney Wolfe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
0.19
Tug McGraw
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
22
0.13
Barney Wolfe
Career
Per 9 Innings
29
0.51
Tug McGraw
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.02
Barney Wolfe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Tug McGraw
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6313
37.51
Barney Wolfe
Career
Per 9 Innings
2057
36.25
Tug McGraw
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
541
3.21
Barney Wolfe
Career
Per 9 Innings
14
0.25
Tug McGraw
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
597
3.55
Barney Wolfe
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
235
4.14
Tug McGraw
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.55
3.55
Barney Wolfe
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.14
4.14
Tug McGraw
Career
Per 9 Innings
80
0.48
Barney Wolfe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Tug McGraw
Career
Per 9 Innings
37
0.22
Barney Wolfe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Tug McGraw
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
81
0.48
Barney Wolfe
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tug McGraw
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.254
1.254
Barney Wolfe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.142
1.142
Tug McGraw
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5592
33.23
Barney Wolfe
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1929
34
Tug McGraw
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.72
0.72
Barney Wolfe
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.09
3.09
Tug McGraw
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.277
0.277
Barney Wolfe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.272
0.272
Tug McGraw
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
37.51
37.51
Barney Wolfe
Career
Per 9 Innings
36.25
36.25

Fielding Stats for Tug McGraw and Barney Wolfe

Tug McGraw
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
19
19
Barney Wolfe
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
4
Tug McGraw
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
824
4.9
Barney Wolfe
Career
Per 9 Innings
76
1.34
Tug McGraw
Career
Per 9 Innings
39
0.23
Barney Wolfe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
45
0.79
Tug McGraw
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4545
27
Barney Wolfe
Career
Per 9 Innings
1533
27
Tug McGraw
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1515
9
Barney Wolfe
Career
Per 9 Innings
511
9
Tug McGraw
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
75
0.45
Barney Wolfe
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
26
0.46
Tug McGraw
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
219
1.3
Barney Wolfe
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
144
2.54
Tug McGraw
Career
Per 9 Innings
23
0.14
Barney Wolfe
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
8
0.14
Tug McGraw
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
317
1.88
Barney Wolfe
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
178
3.14
Tug McGraw
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
294
1.75
Barney Wolfe
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
170
2.99
Tug McGraw
Career
Per 9 Innings
92.74
92.74
Barney Wolfe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
95.51
95.51
Tug McGraw
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.357
0.357
Barney Wolfe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.237
2.237
Tug McGraw
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.73
4.73
Barney Wolfe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
59.21
59.21
Tug McGraw
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
16
0.1
Barney Wolfe
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.05
Tug McGraw
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Barney Wolfe
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tug McGraw
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Barney Wolfe
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tug McGraw
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Barney Wolfe
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tug McGraw
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Barney Wolfe
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Tug McGraw and Barney Wolfe

Tug McGraw
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
19
19
Barney Wolfe
Career
Per 600 PA
4
4
Tug McGraw
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
826
2006.48
Barney Wolfe
Career
Per 600 PA
76
241.27
Tug McGraw
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
247
600
Barney Wolfe
Career
Per 600 PA
189
600
Tug McGraw
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
214
519.84
Barney Wolfe
Career
Per 600 PAverified
175
555.56
Tug McGraw
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.182
0.182
Barney Wolfe
Career
Per 600 PA
0.109
0.109
Tug McGraw
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.512
0.512
Barney Wolfe
Career
Per 600 PA
0.339
0.339
Tug McGraw
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
39
94.74
Barney Wolfe
Career
Per 600 PA
19
60.32
Tug McGraw
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
31
75.3
Barney Wolfe
Career
Per 600 PA
15
47.62
Tug McGraw
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
17
Barney Wolfe
Career
Per 600 PA
2
6.35
Tug McGraw
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Barney Wolfe
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
3.17
Tug McGraw
Career
Per 600 PA
1
2.43
Barney Wolfe
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
3.17
Tug McGraw
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8
19.43
Barney Wolfe
Career
Per 600 PA
4
12.7
Tug McGraw
Career
Per 600 PA
0.205
0.205
Barney Wolfe
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.211
0.211
Tug McGraw
Career
Per 600 PA
0.005
0.005
Barney Wolfe
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.006
0.006
Tug McGraw
Career
Per 600 PA
0.026
0.026
Barney Wolfe
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.053
0.053
Tug McGraw
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
11.05
26.83
Barney Wolfe
Career
Per 600 PA
4.91
15.58
Tug McGraw
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
49
119.03
Barney Wolfe
Career
Per 600 PA
26
82.54
Tug McGraw
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
50
121.46
Barney Wolfe
Career
Per 600 PA
29
92.06
Tug McGraw
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.221
0.221
Barney Wolfe
Career
Per 600 PA
0.157
0.157
Tug McGraw
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.229
0.229
Barney Wolfe
Career
Per 600 PA
0.149
0.149
Tug McGraw
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.45
0.45
Barney Wolfe
Career
Per 600 PA
0.305
0.305
Tug McGraw
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.047
0.047
Barney Wolfe
Career
Per 600 PA
0.04
0.04
Tug McGraw
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.157
0.157
Barney Wolfe
Career
Per 600 PA
0.108
0.108
Tug McGraw
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.339
0.339
Barney Wolfe
Career
Per 600 PA
0.231
0.231
Tug McGraw
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.242
0.242
Barney Wolfe
Career
Per 600 PA
0.158
0.158
Tug McGraw
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
14
34.01
Barney Wolfe
Career
Per 600 PAverified
12
38.1
Tug McGraw
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
18
43.72
Barney Wolfe
Career
Per 600 PA
7
22.22
Tug McGraw
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
31
75.3
Barney Wolfe
Career
Per 600 PA
18
57.14
Tug McGraw
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10.34
25.11
Barney Wolfe
Career
Per 600 PA
-0.34
-1.08
Tug McGraw
Career
Per 600 PA
1
2.43
Barney Wolfe
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
3.17
Tug McGraw
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
10
24.29
Barney Wolfe
Career
Per 600 PAverified
9
28.57
Tug McGraw
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Barney Wolfe
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tug McGraw
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
57
138.46
Barney Wolfe
Career
Per 600 PA
60
190.48
Tug McGraw
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4.33
4.33
Barney Wolfe
Career
Per 600 PA
3.15
3.15
Tug McGraw
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.18
0.18
Barney Wolfe
Career
Per 600 PA
0.15
0.15
Tug McGraw
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
21
51.01
Barney Wolfe
Career
Per 600 PA
4
12.7
Tug McGraw
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
2.43
Barney Wolfe
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tug McGraw
Career
Per 600 PA
2
4.86
Barney Wolfe
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Tug McGraw
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Barney Wolfe
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tug McGraw
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Barney Wolfe
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tug McGraw
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Barney Wolfe
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tug McGraw
Career
Per 600 PA
Barney Wolfe
Career
Per 600 PA