Chris Mears vs. Barney Wolfe — Career Comparison

Chris Mears
Gen XCANThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaDetroit TigersAmerican LeagueRelief Pitcher
Barney Wolfe
Pre-GenerationalPennsylvaniaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaWashington SenatorsAmerican LeagueStarting Pitcher

Barney Wolfe built a career as a starting pitcher and Chris Mears 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 5.44 and 1.476 for Chris Mears. By the career numbers, Barney Wolfe had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Chris Mears and Barney Wolfe

Chris Mears
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Barney Wolfe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
4
Chris Mears
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
29
6.31
Barney Wolfe
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
76
1.34
Chris Mears
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.65
Barney Wolfe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
61
1.08
Chris Mears
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.22
Barney Wolfe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
21
0.37
Chris Mears
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.65
Barney Wolfe
Career
Per 9 Innings
39
0.69
Chris Mears
Career
Per 9 Innings
25
25
Barney Wolfe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
35
35
Chris Mears
Career
Per 9 Innings
10.34
10.34
Barney Wolfe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
80.26
80.26
Chris Mears
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Barney Wolfe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
46
0.81
Chris Mears
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Barney Wolfe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.07
Chris Mears
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
1.09
Barney Wolfe
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.02
Chris Mears
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
25
5.44
Barney Wolfe
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
168
2.96
Chris Mears
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.44
5.44
Barney Wolfe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.96
2.96
Chris Mears
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.38
5.38
Barney Wolfe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.69
2.69
Chris Mears
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.57
4.57
Barney Wolfe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.2
3.2
Chris Mears
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.307
0.307
Barney Wolfe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.251
0.251
Chris Mears
Career
Per 9 Innings
124
27
Barney Wolfe
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1532
27
Chris Mears
Career
Per 9 Innings
41.1
9
Barney Wolfe
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
510.2
9
Chris Mears
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
50
10.89
Barney Wolfe
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
484
8.53
Chris Mears
Career
Per 9 Innings
10.89
10.89
Barney Wolfe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.53
8.53
Chris Mears
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
1.09
Barney Wolfe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.05
Chris Mears
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.09
1.09
Barney Wolfe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.05
0.05
Chris Mears
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.17
0.17
Barney Wolfe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.04
0.04
Chris Mears
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
11
2.4
Barney Wolfe
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
99
1.74
Chris Mears
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Barney Wolfe
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Chris Mears
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.4
2.4
Barney Wolfe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.74
1.74
Chris Mears
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
21
4.57
Barney Wolfe
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
160
2.82
Chris Mears
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.57
4.57
Barney Wolfe
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.82
2.82
Chris Mears
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.72
0.72
Barney Wolfe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.11
2.11
Chris Mears
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.774
0.774
Barney Wolfe
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.507
0.507
Chris Mears
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
0.44
Barney Wolfe
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
0.19
Chris Mears
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3
0.65
Barney Wolfe
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
29
0.51
Chris Mears
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Barney Wolfe
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Chris Mears
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
178
38.76
Barney Wolfe
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2057
36.25
Chris Mears
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
16
3.48
Barney Wolfe
Career
Per 9 Innings
14
0.25
Chris Mears
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
28
6.1
Barney Wolfe
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
235
4.14
Chris Mears
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.1
6.1
Barney Wolfe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.14
4.14
Chris Mears
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Barney Wolfe
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Chris Mears
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.22
Barney Wolfe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Chris Mears
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
1.52
Barney Wolfe
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Chris Mears
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.476
1.476
Barney Wolfe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.142
1.142
Chris Mears
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
163
35.49
Barney Wolfe
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1929
34
Chris Mears
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.97
0.97
Barney Wolfe
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.09
3.09
Chris Mears
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.329
0.329
Barney Wolfe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.272
0.272
Chris Mears
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
38.76
38.76
Barney Wolfe
Career
Per 9 Innings
36.25
36.25

Fielding Stats for Chris Mears and Barney Wolfe

Chris Mears
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Barney Wolfe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
4
Chris Mears
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
29
6.31
Barney Wolfe
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
76
1.34
Chris Mears
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.65
Barney Wolfe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
45
0.79
Chris Mears
Career
Per 9 Innings
124
27
Barney Wolfe
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1533
27
Chris Mears
Career
Per 9 Innings
41.1
9
Barney Wolfe
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
511
9
Chris Mears
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.65
Barney Wolfe
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
26
0.46
Chris Mears
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
1.09
Barney Wolfe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
144
2.54
Chris Mears
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Barney Wolfe
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
0.14
Chris Mears
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
1.74
Barney Wolfe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
178
3.14
Chris Mears
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
1.74
Barney Wolfe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
170
2.99
Chris Mears
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Barney Wolfe
Career
Per 9 Innings
95.51
95.51
Chris Mears
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.276
0.276
Barney Wolfe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.237
2.237
Chris Mears
Career
Per 9 Innings
10.34
10.34
Barney Wolfe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
59.21
59.21
Chris Mears
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.44
Barney Wolfe
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3
0.05
Chris Mears
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Barney Wolfe
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Chris Mears
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Barney Wolfe
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Chris Mears
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Barney Wolfe
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Chris Mears
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Barney Wolfe
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Chris Mears and Barney Wolfe

Chris Mears
Career
Per 600 PA
1
Barney Wolfe
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
4
Chris Mears
Career
Per 600 PA
29
Barney Wolfe
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
76
241.27
Chris Mears
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Barney Wolfe
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
189
600
Chris Mears
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Barney Wolfe
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
175
555.56
Chris Mears
Career
Per 600 PA
Barney Wolfe
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.109
0.109
Chris Mears
Career
Per 600 PA
Barney Wolfe
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.339
0.339
Chris Mears
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Barney Wolfe
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
19
60.32
Chris Mears
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Barney Wolfe
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
15
47.62
Chris Mears
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Barney Wolfe
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
6.35
Chris Mears
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Barney Wolfe
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
3.17
Chris Mears
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Barney Wolfe
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
3.17
Chris Mears
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Barney Wolfe
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
12.7
Chris Mears
Career
Per 600 PA
Barney Wolfe
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.211
0.211
Chris Mears
Career
Per 600 PA
Barney Wolfe
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.006
0.006
Chris Mears
Career
Per 600 PA
Barney Wolfe
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.053
0.053
Chris Mears
Career
Per 600 PA
Barney Wolfe
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4.91
15.58
Chris Mears
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Barney Wolfe
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
26
82.54
Chris Mears
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Barney Wolfe
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
29
92.06
Chris Mears
Career
Per 600 PA
Barney Wolfe
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.157
0.157
Chris Mears
Career
Per 600 PA
Barney Wolfe
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.149
0.149
Chris Mears
Career
Per 600 PA
Barney Wolfe
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.305
0.305
Chris Mears
Career
Per 600 PA
Barney Wolfe
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.04
0.04
Chris Mears
Career
Per 600 PA
Barney Wolfe
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.108
0.108
Chris Mears
Career
Per 600 PA
Barney Wolfe
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.231
0.231
Chris Mears
Career
Per 600 PA
Barney Wolfe
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.158
0.158
Chris Mears
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Barney Wolfe
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
12
38.1
Chris Mears
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Barney Wolfe
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
22.22
Chris Mears
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Barney Wolfe
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
18
57.14
Chris Mears
Career
Per 600 PA
Barney Wolfe
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
-0.34
-1.08
Chris Mears
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Barney Wolfe
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
3.17
Chris Mears
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Barney Wolfe
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9
28.57
Chris Mears
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Barney Wolfe
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chris Mears
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
Barney Wolfe
Career
Per 600 PA
60
190.48
Chris Mears
Career
Per 600 PA
Barney Wolfe
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3.15
3.15
Chris Mears
Career
Per 600 PA
Barney Wolfe
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.15
0.15
Chris Mears
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Barney Wolfe
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
12.7
Chris Mears
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Barney Wolfe
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chris Mears
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Barney Wolfe
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chris Mears
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Barney Wolfe
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chris Mears
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Barney Wolfe
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chris Mears
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Barney Wolfe
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chris Mears
Career
Per 600 PA
Barney Wolfe
Career
Per 600 PA