Russ Meyer vs. Ed Wolfe — Career Comparison

Russ Meyer
Greatest GenerationIllinoisThrows RightBats SwitchNorth AmericaPhiladelphia PhilliesNational LeagueStarting Pitcher
Ed Wolfe
Silent GenerationCaliforniaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaPittsburgh PiratesNational LeagueRelief Pitcher

Russ Meyer built a career as a starting pitcher and Ed Wolfe as a reliever — different jobs with different demands — but on the metrics that apply to both, a comparison is still worth making. Russ Meyer posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 3.99 and WHIP 1.409 compared to 7.36 and 3.273 for Ed Wolfe. By the career numbers, Russ Meyer had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Russ Meyer and Ed Wolfe

Russ Meyer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
13
Ed Wolfe
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Russ Meyer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
319
1.87
Ed Wolfe
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
7.36
Russ Meyer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
219
1.29
Ed Wolfe
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Russ Meyer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
94
0.55
Ed Wolfe
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Russ Meyer
Career
Per 9 Innings
73
0.43
Ed Wolfe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Russ Meyer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
56.29
56.29
Ed Wolfe
Career
Per 9 Innings
Russ Meyer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
68.65
68.65
Ed Wolfe
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Russ Meyer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
65
0.38
Ed Wolfe
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Russ Meyer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
0.08
Ed Wolfe
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Russ Meyer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.03
Ed Wolfe
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Russ Meyer
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
679
3.99
Ed Wolfe
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3
7.36
Russ Meyer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.99
3.99
Ed Wolfe
Career
Per 9 Innings
7.36
7.36
Russ Meyer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.14
4.14
Ed Wolfe
Career
Per 9 Innings
20.14
20.14
Russ Meyer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.37
4.37
Ed Wolfe
Career
Per 9 Innings
10.91
10.91
Russ Meyer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.267
0.267
Ed Wolfe
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.467
0.467
Russ Meyer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4594
27
Ed Wolfe
Career
Per 9 Innings
11
27
Russ Meyer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1531.1
9
Ed Wolfe
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.2
9
Russ Meyer
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1606
9.44
Ed Wolfe
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
7
17.18
Russ Meyer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9.44
9.44
Ed Wolfe
Career
Per 9 Innings
17.18
17.18
Russ Meyer
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
136
0.8
Ed Wolfe
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
2.45
Russ Meyer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.8
0.8
Ed Wolfe
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.45
2.45
Russ Meyer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.43
0.43
Ed Wolfe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.33
0.33
Russ Meyer
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
541
3.18
Ed Wolfe
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5
12.27
Russ Meyer
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
0.06
Ed Wolfe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Russ Meyer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.18
3.18
Ed Wolfe
Career
Per 9 Innings
12.27
12.27
Russ Meyer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
672
3.95
Ed Wolfe
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
2.45
Russ Meyer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.95
3.95
Ed Wolfe
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.45
2.45
Russ Meyer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.11
2.11
Ed Wolfe
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.33
0.33
Russ Meyer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.792
0.792
Ed Wolfe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.636
1.636
Russ Meyer
Career
Per 9 Innings
36
0.21
Ed Wolfe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Russ Meyer
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
0.09
Ed Wolfe
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
2.45
Russ Meyer
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
0.03
Ed Wolfe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Russ Meyer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6570
38.61
Ed Wolfe
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
21
51.55
Russ Meyer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
47
0.28
Ed Wolfe
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
2.45
Russ Meyer
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
761
4.47
Ed Wolfe
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3
7.36
Russ Meyer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.47
4.47
Ed Wolfe
Career
Per 9 Innings
7.36
7.36
Russ Meyer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ed Wolfe
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Russ Meyer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ed Wolfe
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Russ Meyer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ed Wolfe
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Russ Meyer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.402
1.402
Ed Wolfe
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.273
3.273
Russ Meyer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6014
35.35
Ed Wolfe
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
36.82
Russ Meyer
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.39
2.39
Ed Wolfe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
1
Russ Meyer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.282
0.282
Ed Wolfe
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.462
0.462
Russ Meyer
Career
Per 9 Innings
38.61
38.61
Ed Wolfe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
51.55
51.55

Fielding Stats for Russ Meyer and Ed Wolfe

Russ Meyer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
13
Ed Wolfe
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
Russ Meyer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
319
8.44
Ed Wolfe
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
Russ Meyer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
49
1.3
Ed Wolfe
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Russ Meyer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1021
27
Ed Wolfe
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Russ Meyer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
340.1
9
Ed Wolfe
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Russ Meyer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
69
1.82
Ed Wolfe
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
Russ Meyer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
257
6.8
Ed Wolfe
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
Russ Meyer
Career
Per 9 Innings
13
0.34
Ed Wolfe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
Russ Meyer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
339
8.96
Ed Wolfe
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
Russ Meyer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
326
8.62
Ed Wolfe
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
Russ Meyer
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
96.17
96.17
Ed Wolfe
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
100
Russ Meyer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.022
1.022
Ed Wolfe
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.667
Russ Meyer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
15.36
15.36
Ed Wolfe
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Russ Meyer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
19
0.5
Ed Wolfe
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
Russ Meyer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ed Wolfe
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Russ Meyer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ed Wolfe
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Russ Meyer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ed Wolfe
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Russ Meyer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ed Wolfe
Career
Per 9 Innings
0

Hitting Stats for Russ Meyer and Ed Wolfe

Russ Meyer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
13
13
Ed Wolfe
Career
Per 600 PA
1
Russ Meyer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
319
336.38
Ed Wolfe
Career
Per 600 PA
3
Russ Meyer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
569
600
Ed Wolfe
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Russ Meyer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
484
510.37
Ed Wolfe
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Russ Meyer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.114
0.114
Ed Wolfe
Career
Per 600 PA
Russ Meyer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.386
0.386
Ed Wolfe
Career
Per 600 PA
Russ Meyer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
55
58
Ed Wolfe
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Russ Meyer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
46
48.51
Ed Wolfe
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Russ Meyer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
6.33
Ed Wolfe
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Russ Meyer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
2.11
Ed Wolfe
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Russ Meyer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.05
Ed Wolfe
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Russ Meyer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9
9.49
Ed Wolfe
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Russ Meyer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.164
0.164
Ed Wolfe
Career
Per 600 PA
Russ Meyer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.002
0.002
Ed Wolfe
Career
Per 600 PA
Russ Meyer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.018
0.018
Ed Wolfe
Career
Per 600 PA
Russ Meyer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10.11
10.66
Ed Wolfe
Career
Per 600 PA
Russ Meyer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
68
71.7
Ed Wolfe
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Russ Meyer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
78
82.25
Ed Wolfe
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Russ Meyer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.154
0.154
Ed Wolfe
Career
Per 600 PA
Russ Meyer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.141
0.141
Ed Wolfe
Career
Per 600 PA
Russ Meyer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.294
0.294
Ed Wolfe
Career
Per 600 PA
Russ Meyer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.027
0.027
Ed Wolfe
Career
Per 600 PA
Russ Meyer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.104
0.104
Ed Wolfe
Career
Per 600 PA
Russ Meyer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.208
0.208
Ed Wolfe
Career
Per 600 PA
Russ Meyer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.16
0.16
Ed Wolfe
Career
Per 600 PA
Russ Meyer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
26
27.42
Ed Wolfe
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Russ Meyer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
25
26.36
Ed Wolfe
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Russ Meyer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
50
52.72
Ed Wolfe
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Russ Meyer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
-3.44
-3.62
Ed Wolfe
Career
Per 600 PA
Russ Meyer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.05
Ed Wolfe
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Russ Meyer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
22
23.2
Ed Wolfe
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Russ Meyer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Wolfe
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Russ Meyer
Career
Per 600 PA
146
153.95
Ed Wolfe
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
Russ Meyer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3.9
3.9
Ed Wolfe
Career
Per 600 PA
Russ Meyer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.15
0.15
Ed Wolfe
Career
Per 600 PA
Russ Meyer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
62
65.38
Ed Wolfe
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Russ Meyer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Wolfe
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Russ Meyer
Career
Per 600 PA
9
9.49
Ed Wolfe
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
Russ Meyer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Wolfe
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Russ Meyer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Wolfe
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Russ Meyer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Wolfe
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Russ Meyer
Career
Per 600 PA
Ed Wolfe
Career
Per 600 PA