Darren Oliver vs. Ed Wolfe — Career Comparison

Gen XMissouriThrows LeftBats RightNorth AmericaTexas RangersAmerican LeagueStarting Pitcher
Silent GenerationCaliforniaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaPittsburgh PiratesNational LeagueRelief Pitcher

Darren Oliver 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. Darren Oliver posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 4.51 and WHIP 1.463 compared to 7.36 and 3.273 for Ed Wolfe. By the career numbers, Darren Oliver had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Darren Oliver and Ed Wolfe

Darren Oliver
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
20
20
Ed Wolfe
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Darren Oliver
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
766
3.6
Ed Wolfe
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
7.36
Darren Oliver
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
229
1.08
Ed Wolfe
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Darren Oliver
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
118
0.55
Ed Wolfe
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Darren Oliver
Career
Per 9 Innings
98
0.46
Ed Wolfe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Darren Oliver
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
54.63
54.63
Ed Wolfe
Career
Per 9 Innings
Darren Oliver
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
29.9
29.9
Ed Wolfe
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Darren Oliver
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
0.05
Ed Wolfe
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Darren Oliver
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.02
Ed Wolfe
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Darren Oliver
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
0.03
Ed Wolfe
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Darren Oliver
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
960
4.51
Ed Wolfe
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3
7.36
Darren Oliver
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.51
4.51
Ed Wolfe
Career
Per 9 Innings
7.36
7.36
Darren Oliver
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.63
4.63
Ed Wolfe
Career
Per 9 Innings
20.14
20.14
Darren Oliver
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.43
4.43
Ed Wolfe
Career
Per 9 Innings
10.91
10.91
Darren Oliver
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.276
0.276
Ed Wolfe
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.467
0.467
Darren Oliver
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5747
27
Ed Wolfe
Career
Per 9 Innings
11
27
Darren Oliver
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1915.2
9
Ed Wolfe
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.2
9
Darren Oliver
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2037
9.57
Ed Wolfe
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
7
17.18
Darren Oliver
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9.57
9.57
Ed Wolfe
Career
Per 9 Innings
17.18
17.18
Darren Oliver
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
216
1.01
Ed Wolfe
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
2.45
Darren Oliver
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.01
1.01
Ed Wolfe
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.45
2.45
Darren Oliver
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.28
0.28
Ed Wolfe
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.33
0.33
Darren Oliver
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
720
3.38
Ed Wolfe
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5
12.27
Darren Oliver
Career
Per 9 Innings
45
0.21
Ed Wolfe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Darren Oliver
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.38
3.38
Ed Wolfe
Career
Per 9 Innings
12.27
12.27
Darren Oliver
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1259
5.91
Ed Wolfe
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
2.45
Darren Oliver
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.91
5.91
Ed Wolfe
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.45
2.45
Darren Oliver
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.64
1.64
Ed Wolfe
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.33
0.33
Darren Oliver
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.033
1.033
Ed Wolfe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.636
1.636
Darren Oliver
Career
Per 9 Innings
60
0.28
Ed Wolfe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Darren Oliver
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
96
0.45
Ed Wolfe
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
2.45
Darren Oliver
Career
Per 9 Innings
15
0.07
Ed Wolfe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Darren Oliver
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
8346
39.21
Ed Wolfe
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
21
51.55
Darren Oliver
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
121
0.57
Ed Wolfe
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
2.45
Darren Oliver
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1045
4.91
Ed Wolfe
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3
7.36
Darren Oliver
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.91
4.91
Ed Wolfe
Career
Per 9 Innings
7.36
7.36
Darren Oliver
Career
Per 9 Innings
74
0.35
Ed Wolfe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Darren Oliver
Career
Per 9 Innings
65
0.31
Ed Wolfe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Darren Oliver
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
199
0.93
Ed Wolfe
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Darren Oliver
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.439
1.439
Ed Wolfe
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.273
3.273
Darren Oliver
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
7391
34.72
Ed Wolfe
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
36.82
Darren Oliver
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.36
1.36
Ed Wolfe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
1
Darren Oliver
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.308
0.308
Ed Wolfe
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.462
0.462
Darren Oliver
Career
Per 9 Innings
39.21
39.21
Ed Wolfe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
51.55
51.55

Fielding Stats for Darren Oliver and Ed Wolfe

Darren Oliver
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
20
20
Ed Wolfe
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
Darren Oliver
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
766
3.6
Ed Wolfe
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
Darren Oliver
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
229
1.08
Ed Wolfe
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Darren Oliver
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5747
27
Ed Wolfe
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Darren Oliver
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1915.2
9
Ed Wolfe
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Darren Oliver
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
71
0.33
Ed Wolfe
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
Darren Oliver
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
283
1.33
Ed Wolfe
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
Darren Oliver
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
0.05
Ed Wolfe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
Darren Oliver
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
364
1.71
Ed Wolfe
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
Darren Oliver
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
354
1.66
Ed Wolfe
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
Darren Oliver
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
97.25
97.25
Ed Wolfe
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
100
Darren Oliver
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.462
0.462
Ed Wolfe
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
0.667
Darren Oliver
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
29.9
29.9
Ed Wolfe
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Darren Oliver
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
17
0.08
Ed Wolfe
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
Darren Oliver
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ed Wolfe
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Darren Oliver
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ed Wolfe
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Darren Oliver
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ed Wolfe
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Darren Oliver
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ed Wolfe
Career
Per 9 Innings
0

Hitting Stats for Darren Oliver and Ed Wolfe

Darren Oliver
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
20
20
Ed Wolfe
Career
Per 600 PA
1
Darren Oliver
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
775
1913.58
Ed Wolfe
Career
Per 600 PA
3
Darren Oliver
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
243
600
Ed Wolfe
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Darren Oliver
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
217
535.8
Ed Wolfe
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Darren Oliver
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.221
0.221
Ed Wolfe
Career
Per 600 PA
Darren Oliver
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.582
0.582
Ed Wolfe
Career
Per 600 PA
Darren Oliver
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
48
118.52
Ed Wolfe
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Darren Oliver
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
36
88.89
Ed Wolfe
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Darren Oliver
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
11
27.16
Ed Wolfe
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Darren Oliver
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Wolfe
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Darren Oliver
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
2.47
Ed Wolfe
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Darren Oliver
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
12
29.63
Ed Wolfe
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Darren Oliver
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.25
0.25
Ed Wolfe
Career
Per 600 PA
Darren Oliver
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.005
0.005
Ed Wolfe
Career
Per 600 PA
Darren Oliver
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.021
0.021
Ed Wolfe
Career
Per 600 PA
Darren Oliver
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
15.27
37.69
Ed Wolfe
Career
Per 600 PA
Darren Oliver
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
62
153.09
Ed Wolfe
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Darren Oliver
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
59
145.68
Ed Wolfe
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Darren Oliver
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.259
0.259
Ed Wolfe
Career
Per 600 PA
Darren Oliver
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.286
0.286
Ed Wolfe
Career
Per 600 PA
Darren Oliver
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.545
0.545
Ed Wolfe
Career
Per 600 PA
Darren Oliver
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.065
0.065
Ed Wolfe
Career
Per 600 PA
Darren Oliver
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.188
0.188
Ed Wolfe
Career
Per 600 PA
Darren Oliver
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.42
0.42
Ed Wolfe
Career
Per 600 PA
Darren Oliver
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.331
0.331
Ed Wolfe
Career
Per 600 PA
Darren Oliver
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
17
41.98
Ed Wolfe
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Darren Oliver
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
20
49.38
Ed Wolfe
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Darren Oliver
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
36
88.89
Ed Wolfe
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Darren Oliver
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
15.53
38.35
Ed Wolfe
Career
Per 600 PA
Darren Oliver
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
7.41
Ed Wolfe
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Darren Oliver
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8
19.75
Ed Wolfe
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Darren Oliver
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Wolfe
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Darren Oliver
Career
Per 600 PA
74
182.72
Ed Wolfe
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
Darren Oliver
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3.28
3.28
Ed Wolfe
Career
Per 600 PA
Darren Oliver
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.11
0.11
Ed Wolfe
Career
Per 600 PA
Darren Oliver
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
15
37.04
Ed Wolfe
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Darren Oliver
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Wolfe
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Darren Oliver
Career
Per 600 PA
5
12.35
Ed Wolfe
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
Darren Oliver
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Wolfe
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Darren Oliver
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Wolfe
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Darren Oliver
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Wolfe
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Darren Oliver
Career
Per 600 PA
Ed Wolfe
Career
Per 600 PA