Jose Melendez vs. Barney Wolfe — Career Comparison

Jose Melendez
Gen XP.R.Throws RightBats RightCaribbeanSan Diego PadresNational LeagueRelief Pitcher
Barney Wolfe
Pre-GenerationalPennsylvaniaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaWashington SenatorsAmerican LeagueStarting Pitcher

Barney Wolfe built a career as a starting pitcher and Jose Melendez 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 3.47 and 1.233 for Jose Melendez. By the career numbers, Barney Wolfe had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Jose Melendez and Barney Wolfe

Jose Melendez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
5
Barney Wolfe
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
4
Jose Melendez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
109
4.45
Barney Wolfe
Career
Per 9 Innings
76
1.34
Jose Melendez
Career
Per 9 Innings
12
0.49
Barney Wolfe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
61
1.08
Jose Melendez
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
16
0.65
Barney Wolfe
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
21
0.37
Jose Melendez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
0.57
Barney Wolfe
Career
Per 9 Innings
39
0.69
Jose Melendez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
53.33
53.33
Barney Wolfe
Career
Per 9 Innings
35
35
Jose Melendez
Career
Per 9 Innings
11.01
11.01
Barney Wolfe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
80.26
80.26
Jose Melendez
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Barney Wolfe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
46
0.81
Jose Melendez
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Barney Wolfe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.07
Jose Melendez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.12
Barney Wolfe
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.02
Jose Melendez
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
85
3.47
Barney Wolfe
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
168
2.96
Jose Melendez
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.47
3.47
Barney Wolfe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.96
2.96
Jose Melendez
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.16
3.16
Barney Wolfe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.69
2.69
Jose Melendez
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.94
3.94
Barney Wolfe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.2
3.2
Jose Melendez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.241
0.241
Barney Wolfe
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.251
0.251
Jose Melendez
Career
Per 9 Innings
662
27
Barney Wolfe
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1532
27
Jose Melendez
Career
Per 9 Innings
220.2
9
Barney Wolfe
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
510.2
9
Jose Melendez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
197
8.03
Barney Wolfe
Career
Per 9 Innings
484
8.53
Jose Melendez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.03
8.03
Barney Wolfe
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.53
8.53
Jose Melendez
Career
Per 9 Innings
27
1.1
Barney Wolfe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.05
Jose Melendez
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.1
1.1
Barney Wolfe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.05
0.05
Jose Melendez
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.25
0.25
Barney Wolfe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.04
0.04
Jose Melendez
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
60
2.45
Barney Wolfe
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
99
1.74
Jose Melendez
Career
Per 9 Innings
15
0.61
Barney Wolfe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Jose Melendez
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.45
2.45
Barney Wolfe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.74
1.74
Jose Melendez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
172
7.02
Barney Wolfe
Career
Per 9 Innings
160
2.82
Jose Melendez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.02
7.02
Barney Wolfe
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.82
2.82
Jose Melendez
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.58
1.58
Barney Wolfe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.11
2.11
Jose Melendez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.051
1.051
Barney Wolfe
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.507
0.507
Jose Melendez
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5
0.2
Barney Wolfe
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
0.19
Jose Melendez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
0.29
Barney Wolfe
Career
Per 9 Innings
29
0.51
Jose Melendez
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.12
Barney Wolfe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Jose Melendez
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
911
37.16
Barney Wolfe
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2057
36.25
Jose Melendez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
37
1.51
Barney Wolfe
Career
Per 9 Innings
14
0.25
Jose Melendez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
90
3.67
Barney Wolfe
Career
Per 9 Innings
235
4.14
Jose Melendez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.67
3.67
Barney Wolfe
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.14
4.14
Jose Melendez
Career
Per 9 Innings
13
0.53
Barney Wolfe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Jose Melendez
Career
Per 9 Innings
12
0.49
Barney Wolfe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Jose Melendez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
0.37
Barney Wolfe
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jose Melendez
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.165
1.165
Barney Wolfe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.142
1.142
Jose Melendez
Career
Per 9 Innings
819
33.4
Barney Wolfe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1929
34
Jose Melendez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.83
0.83
Barney Wolfe
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.09
3.09
Jose Melendez
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.274
0.274
Barney Wolfe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.272
0.272
Jose Melendez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
37.16
37.16
Barney Wolfe
Career
Per 9 Innings
36.25
36.25

Fielding Stats for Jose Melendez and Barney Wolfe

Jose Melendez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
5
Barney Wolfe
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
4
Jose Melendez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
109
4.45
Barney Wolfe
Career
Per 9 Innings
76
1.34
Jose Melendez
Career
Per 9 Innings
12
0.49
Barney Wolfe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
45
0.79
Jose Melendez
Career
Per 9 Innings
662
27
Barney Wolfe
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1533
27
Jose Melendez
Career
Per 9 Innings
220.2
9
Barney Wolfe
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
511
9
Jose Melendez
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
0.29
Barney Wolfe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
26
0.46
Jose Melendez
Career
Per 9 Innings
25
1.02
Barney Wolfe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
144
2.54
Jose Melendez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.12
Barney Wolfe
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
0.14
Jose Melendez
Career
Per 9 Innings
35
1.43
Barney Wolfe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
178
3.14
Jose Melendez
Career
Per 9 Innings
32
1.31
Barney Wolfe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
170
2.99
Jose Melendez
Career
Per 9 Innings
91.43
91.43
Barney Wolfe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
95.51
95.51
Jose Melendez
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.294
0.294
Barney Wolfe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.237
2.237
Jose Melendez
Career
Per 9 Innings
11.01
11.01
Barney Wolfe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
59.21
59.21
Jose Melendez
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.04
Barney Wolfe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.05
Jose Melendez
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Barney Wolfe
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jose Melendez
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Barney Wolfe
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jose Melendez
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Barney Wolfe
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jose Melendez
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Barney Wolfe
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Jose Melendez and Barney Wolfe

Jose Melendez
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
5
Barney Wolfe
Career
Per 600 PA
4
4
Jose Melendez
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
109
2422.22
Barney Wolfe
Career
Per 600 PA
76
241.27
Jose Melendez
Career
Per 600 PA
27
600
Barney Wolfe
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
189
600
Jose Melendez
Career
Per 600 PA
25
555.56
Barney Wolfe
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
175
555.56
Jose Melendez
Career
Per 600 PA
0.08
0.08
Barney Wolfe
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.109
0.109
Jose Melendez
Career
Per 600 PA
0.278
0.278
Barney Wolfe
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.339
0.339
Jose Melendez
Career
Per 600 PA
2
44.44
Barney Wolfe
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
19
60.32
Jose Melendez
Career
Per 600 PA
1
22.22
Barney Wolfe
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
15
47.62
Jose Melendez
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
22.22
Barney Wolfe
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
2
6.35
Jose Melendez
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Barney Wolfe
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
3.17
Jose Melendez
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Barney Wolfe
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
3.17
Jose Melendez
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
22.22
Barney Wolfe
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
4
12.7
Jose Melendez
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.5
0.5
Barney Wolfe
Career
Per 600 PA
0.211
0.211
Jose Melendez
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Barney Wolfe
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.006
0.006
Jose Melendez
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Barney Wolfe
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.053
0.053
Jose Melendez
Career
Per 600 PA
0.39
8.61
Barney Wolfe
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4.91
15.58
Jose Melendez
Career
Per 600 PA
3
66.67
Barney Wolfe
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
26
82.54
Jose Melendez
Career
Per 600 PA
3
66.67
Barney Wolfe
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
29
92.06
Jose Melendez
Career
Per 600 PA
0.115
0.115
Barney Wolfe
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.157
0.157
Jose Melendez
Career
Per 600 PA
0.12
0.12
Barney Wolfe
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.149
0.149
Jose Melendez
Career
Per 600 PA
0.235
0.235
Barney Wolfe
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.305
0.305
Jose Melendez
Career
Per 600 PA
0.04
0.04
Barney Wolfe
Career
Per 600 PA
0.04
0.04
Jose Melendez
Career
Per 600 PA
0.082
0.082
Barney Wolfe
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.108
0.108
Jose Melendez
Career
Per 600 PA
0.174
0.174
Barney Wolfe
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.231
0.231
Jose Melendez
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.286
0.286
Barney Wolfe
Career
Per 600 PA
0.158
0.158
Jose Melendez
Career
Per 600 PA
1
22.22
Barney Wolfe
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
12
38.1
Jose Melendez
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Barney Wolfe
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
22.22
Jose Melendez
Career
Per 600 PA
1
22.22
Barney Wolfe
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
18
57.14
Jose Melendez
Career
Per 600 PA
-0.86
-19.16
Barney Wolfe
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
-0.34
-1.08
Jose Melendez
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Barney Wolfe
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
3.17
Jose Melendez
Career
Per 600 PA
1
22.22
Barney Wolfe
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9
28.57
Jose Melendez
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Barney Wolfe
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jose Melendez
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
18
400
Barney Wolfe
Career
Per 600 PAverified
60
190.48
Jose Melendez
Career
Per 600 PA
1.5
1.5
Barney Wolfe
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3.15
3.15
Jose Melendez
Career
Per 600 PA
0.06
0.06
Barney Wolfe
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.15
0.15
Jose Melendez
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
22.22
Barney Wolfe
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
4
12.7
Jose Melendez
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Barney Wolfe
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jose Melendez
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Barney Wolfe
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jose Melendez
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Barney Wolfe
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jose Melendez
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Barney Wolfe
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jose Melendez
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Barney Wolfe
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jose Melendez
Career
Per 600 PA
Barney Wolfe
Career
Per 600 PA