Harry McNeal vs. Barney Wolfe — Career Comparison

Harry McNeal
Pre-GenerationalOhioThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaCleveland GuardiansAmerican LeagueRelief Pitcher
Barney Wolfe
Pre-GenerationalPennsylvaniaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaWashington SenatorsAmerican LeagueStarting Pitcher

Barney Wolfe built a career as a starting pitcher and Harry McNeal 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 4.43 and 1.758 for Harry McNeal. By the career numbers, Barney Wolfe had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Harry McNeal and Barney Wolfe

Harry McNeal
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Barney Wolfe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
4
Harry McNeal
Career
Per 9 Innings
12
1.27
Barney Wolfe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
76
1.34
Harry McNeal
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
1.05
Barney Wolfe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
61
1.08
Harry McNeal
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.53
Barney Wolfe
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
21
0.37
Harry McNeal
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.53
Barney Wolfe
Career
Per 9 Innings
39
0.69
Harry McNeal
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
50
50
Barney Wolfe
Career
Per 9 Innings
35
35
Harry McNeal
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
83.33
83.33
Barney Wolfe
Career
Per 9 Innings
80.26
80.26
Harry McNeal
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
0.95
Barney Wolfe
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
46
0.81
Harry McNeal
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Barney Wolfe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.07
Harry McNeal
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Barney Wolfe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.02
Harry McNeal
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
42
4.43
Barney Wolfe
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
168
2.96
Harry McNeal
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.43
4.43
Barney Wolfe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.96
2.96
Harry McNeal
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.25
6.25
Barney Wolfe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.69
2.69
Harry McNeal
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.59
4.59
Barney Wolfe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.2
3.2
Harry McNeal
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.328
0.328
Barney Wolfe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.251
0.251
Harry McNeal
Career
Per 9 Innings
256
27
Barney Wolfe
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1532
27
Harry McNeal
Career
Per 9 Innings
85.1
9
Barney Wolfe
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
510.2
9
Harry McNeal
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
120
12.66
Barney Wolfe
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
484
8.53
Harry McNeal
Career
Per 9 Innings
12.66
12.66
Barney Wolfe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.53
8.53
Harry McNeal
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.42
Barney Wolfe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.05
Harry McNeal
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.42
0.42
Barney Wolfe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.05
0.05
Harry McNeal
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.33
0.33
Barney Wolfe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.04
0.04
Harry McNeal
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
30
3.16
Barney Wolfe
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
99
1.74
Harry McNeal
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Barney Wolfe
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Harry McNeal
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.16
3.16
Barney Wolfe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.74
1.74
Harry McNeal
Career
Per 9 Innings
15
1.58
Barney Wolfe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
160
2.82
Harry McNeal
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.58
1.58
Barney Wolfe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.82
2.82
Harry McNeal
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.25
1.25
Barney Wolfe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.11
2.11
Harry McNeal
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.527
0.527
Barney Wolfe
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.507
0.507
Harry McNeal
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.11
Barney Wolfe
Career
Per 9 Innings
11
0.19
Harry McNeal
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
8
0.84
Barney Wolfe
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
29
0.51
Harry McNeal
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Barney Wolfe
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Harry McNeal
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
404
42.61
Barney Wolfe
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2057
36.25
Harry McNeal
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.21
Barney Wolfe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
0.25
Harry McNeal
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
68
7.17
Barney Wolfe
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
235
4.14
Harry McNeal
Career
Per 9 Innings
7.17
7.17
Barney Wolfe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.14
4.14
Harry McNeal
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Barney Wolfe
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Harry McNeal
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Barney Wolfe
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Harry McNeal
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Barney Wolfe
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Harry McNeal
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.758
1.758
Barney Wolfe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.142
1.142
Harry McNeal
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
366
38.6
Barney Wolfe
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1929
34
Harry McNeal
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.67
5.67
Barney Wolfe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.09
3.09
Harry McNeal
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.334
0.334
Barney Wolfe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.272
0.272
Harry McNeal
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
42.61
42.61
Barney Wolfe
Career
Per 9 Innings
36.25
36.25

Fielding Stats for Harry McNeal and Barney Wolfe

Harry McNeal
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Barney Wolfe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
4
Harry McNeal
Career
Per 9 Innings
12
1.27
Barney Wolfe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
76
1.34
Harry McNeal
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Barney Wolfe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
45
0.79
Harry McNeal
Career
Per 9 Innings
255
27
Barney Wolfe
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1533
27
Harry McNeal
Career
Per 9 Innings
85
9
Barney Wolfe
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
511
9
Harry McNeal
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.21
Barney Wolfe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
26
0.46
Harry McNeal
Career
Per 9 Innings
15
1.59
Barney Wolfe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
144
2.54
Harry McNeal
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
0.21
Barney Wolfe
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
0.14
Harry McNeal
Career
Per 9 Innings
19
2.01
Barney Wolfe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
178
3.14
Harry McNeal
Career
Per 9 Innings
17
1.8
Barney Wolfe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
170
2.99
Harry McNeal
Career
Per 9 Innings
89.47
89.47
Barney Wolfe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
95.51
95.51
Harry McNeal
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.417
1.417
Barney Wolfe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.237
2.237
Harry McNeal
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Barney Wolfe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
59.21
59.21
Harry McNeal
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Barney Wolfe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.05
Harry McNeal
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Barney Wolfe
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Harry McNeal
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Barney Wolfe
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Harry McNeal
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Barney Wolfe
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Harry McNeal
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Barney Wolfe
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Harry McNeal and Barney Wolfe

Harry McNeal
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1
Barney Wolfe
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
4
Harry McNeal
Career
Per 600 PA
12
184.62
Barney Wolfe
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
76
241.27
Harry McNeal
Career
Per 600 PA
39
600
Barney Wolfe
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
189
600
Harry McNeal
Career
Per 600 PAverified
37
569.23
Barney Wolfe
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
175
555.56
Harry McNeal
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.162
0.162
Barney Wolfe
Career
Per 600 PA
0.109
0.109
Harry McNeal
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.397
0.397
Barney Wolfe
Career
Per 600 PA
0.339
0.339
Harry McNeal
Career
Per 600 PAverified
6
92.31
Barney Wolfe
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
19
60.32
Harry McNeal
Career
Per 600 PAverified
5
76.92
Barney Wolfe
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
15
47.62
Harry McNeal
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
15.38
Barney Wolfe
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
2
6.35
Harry McNeal
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Barney Wolfe
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
3.17
Harry McNeal
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Barney Wolfe
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
3.17
Harry McNeal
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
15.38
Barney Wolfe
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
4
12.7
Harry McNeal
Career
Per 600 PA
0.167
0.167
Barney Wolfe
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.211
0.211
Harry McNeal
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Barney Wolfe
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.006
0.006
Harry McNeal
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Barney Wolfe
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.053
0.053
Harry McNeal
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1.28
19.68
Barney Wolfe
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
4.91
15.58
Harry McNeal
Career
Per 600 PAverified
7
107.69
Barney Wolfe
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
26
82.54
Harry McNeal
Career
Per 600 PAverified
7
107.69
Barney Wolfe
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
29
92.06
Harry McNeal
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.184
0.184
Barney Wolfe
Career
Per 600 PA
0.157
0.157
Harry McNeal
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.189
0.189
Barney Wolfe
Career
Per 600 PA
0.149
0.149
Harry McNeal
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.373
0.373
Barney Wolfe
Career
Per 600 PA
0.305
0.305
Harry McNeal
Career
Per 600 PA
0.027
0.027
Barney Wolfe
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.04
0.04
Harry McNeal
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.13
0.13
Barney Wolfe
Career
Per 600 PA
0.108
0.108
Harry McNeal
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.258
0.258
Barney Wolfe
Career
Per 600 PA
0.231
0.231
Harry McNeal
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.177
0.177
Barney Wolfe
Career
Per 600 PA
0.158
0.158
Harry McNeal
Career
Per 600 PA
1
15.38
Barney Wolfe
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
12
38.1
Harry McNeal
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
30.77
Barney Wolfe
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
7
22.22
Harry McNeal
Career
Per 600 PA
3
46.15
Barney Wolfe
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
18
57.14
Harry McNeal
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.9
13.83
Barney Wolfe
Career
Per 600 PA
-0.34
-1.08
Harry McNeal
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Barney Wolfe
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
3.17
Harry McNeal
Career
Per 600 PA
1
15.38
Barney Wolfe
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9
28.57
Harry McNeal
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Barney Wolfe
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Harry McNeal
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
46.15
Barney Wolfe
Career
Per 600 PA
60
190.48
Harry McNeal
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
13
13
Barney Wolfe
Career
Per 600 PA
3.15
3.15
Harry McNeal
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.33
0.33
Barney Wolfe
Career
Per 600 PA
0.15
0.15
Harry McNeal
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
15.38
Barney Wolfe
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
4
12.7
Harry McNeal
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Barney Wolfe
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Harry McNeal
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Barney Wolfe
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Harry McNeal
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Barney Wolfe
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Harry McNeal
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Barney Wolfe
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Harry McNeal
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Barney Wolfe
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Harry McNeal
Career
Per 600 PA
Barney Wolfe
Career
Per 600 PA