Ted Sadowski vs. Lewis Woolfolk — Career Comparison

Ted Sadowski
Silent GenerationPennsylvaniaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaMinnesota TwinsAmerican LeagueRelief Pitcher
Lewis Woolfolk
Lost GenerationKentuckyThrows RightNorth AmericaChicago American GiantsNegro American LeagueStarting Pitcher

Lewis Woolfolk built a career as a starting pitcher and Ted Sadowski as a reliever — different jobs with different demands — but on the metrics that apply to both, a comparison is still worth making. Lewis Woolfolk posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 5.08 and WHIP 1.506 compared to 5.76 and 1.625 for Ted Sadowski. By the career numbers, Lewis Woolfolk had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Ted Sadowski and Lewis Woolfolk

Ted Sadowski
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
3
Lewis Woolfolk
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Ted Sadowski
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
43
4.59
Lewis Woolfolk
Career
Per 9 Innings
15
1.69
Ted Sadowski
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.21
Lewis Woolfolk
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
1.36
Ted Sadowski
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.21
Lewis Woolfolk
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.68
Ted Sadowski
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.32
Lewis Woolfolk
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
0.56
Ted Sadowski
Career
Per 9 Innings
40
40
Lewis Woolfolk
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
54.55
54.55
Ted Sadowski
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.65
4.65
Lewis Woolfolk
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
80
80
Ted Sadowski
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lewis Woolfolk
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.68
Ted Sadowski
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lewis Woolfolk
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.11
Ted Sadowski
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.11
Lewis Woolfolk
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ted Sadowski
Career
Per 9 Innings
54
5.76
Lewis Woolfolk
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
45
5.08
Ted Sadowski
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.76
5.76
Lewis Woolfolk
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.08
5.08
Ted Sadowski
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.16
6.16
Lewis Woolfolk
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.27
4.27
Ted Sadowski
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.75
5.75
Lewis Woolfolk
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.67
3.67
Ted Sadowski
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.304
0.304
Lewis Woolfolk
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.298
0.298
Ted Sadowski
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
253
27
Lewis Woolfolk
Career
Per 9 Innings
239
27
Ted Sadowski
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
84.1
9
Lewis Woolfolk
Career
Per 9 Innings
79.2
9
Ted Sadowski
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
103
10.99
Lewis Woolfolk
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
98
11.07
Ted Sadowski
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10.99
10.99
Lewis Woolfolk
Career
Per 9 Innings
11.07
11.07
Ted Sadowski
Career
Per 9 Innings
16
1.71
Lewis Woolfolk
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.23
Ted Sadowski
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.71
1.71
Lewis Woolfolk
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.23
0.23
Ted Sadowski
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.37
0.37
Lewis Woolfolk
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.13
0.13
Ted Sadowski
Career
Per 9 Innings
31
3.31
Lewis Woolfolk
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
22
2.49
Ted Sadowski
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.32
Lewis Woolfolk
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Ted Sadowski
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.31
3.31
Lewis Woolfolk
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.49
2.49
Ted Sadowski
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
39
4.16
Lewis Woolfolk
Career
Per 9 Innings
24
2.71
Ted Sadowski
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.16
4.16
Lewis Woolfolk
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.71
2.71
Ted Sadowski
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.91
0.91
Lewis Woolfolk
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.6
1.6
Ted Sadowski
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.83
0.83
Lewis Woolfolk
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.577
0.577
Ted Sadowski
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
0.53
Lewis Woolfolk
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.34
Ted Sadowski
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.32
Lewis Woolfolk
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.34
Ted Sadowski
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lewis Woolfolk
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ted Sadowski
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
373
39.81
Lewis Woolfolk
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
369
41.69
Ted Sadowski
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
1.39
Lewis Woolfolk
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.23
Ted Sadowski
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
58
6.19
Lewis Woolfolk
Career
Per 9 Innings
60
6.78
Ted Sadowski
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6.19
6.19
Lewis Woolfolk
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.78
6.78
Ted Sadowski
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Lewis Woolfolk
Career
Per 9 Innings
15
1.69
Ted Sadowski
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lewis Woolfolk
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ted Sadowski
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lewis Woolfolk
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
1.13
Ted Sadowski
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.589
1.589
Lewis Woolfolk
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.506
1.506
Ted Sadowski
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
339
36.18
Lewis Woolfolk
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
329
37.17
Ted Sadowski
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.35
1.35
Lewis Woolfolk
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
4
Ted Sadowski
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.306
0.306
Lewis Woolfolk
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.317
0.317
Ted Sadowski
Career
Per 9 Innings
39.81
39.81
Lewis Woolfolk
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
41.69
41.69

Fielding Stats for Ted Sadowski and Lewis Woolfolk

Ted Sadowski
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
3
Lewis Woolfolk
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Ted Sadowski
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
43
4.64
Lewis Woolfolk
Career
Per 9 Innings
15
1.69
Ted Sadowski
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.22
Lewis Woolfolk
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
1.24
Ted Sadowski
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
250
27
Lewis Woolfolk
Career
Per 9 Innings
239
27
Ted Sadowski
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
83.1
9
Lewis Woolfolk
Career
Per 9 Innings
79.2
9
Ted Sadowski
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.32
Lewis Woolfolk
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.11
Ted Sadowski
Career
Per 9 Innings
18
1.94
Lewis Woolfolk
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
21
2.37
Ted Sadowski
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Lewis Woolfolk
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.34
Ted Sadowski
Career
Per 9 Innings
21
2.27
Lewis Woolfolk
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
25
2.82
Ted Sadowski
Career
Per 9 Innings
21
2.27
Lewis Woolfolk
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
22
2.49
Ted Sadowski
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Lewis Woolfolk
Career
Per 9 Innings
88
88
Ted Sadowski
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.488
0.488
Lewis Woolfolk
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.467
1.467
Ted Sadowski
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.65
4.65
Lewis Woolfolk
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
73.33
73.33
Ted Sadowski
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lewis Woolfolk
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ted Sadowski
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lewis Woolfolk
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ted Sadowski
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lewis Woolfolk
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ted Sadowski
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lewis Woolfolk
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ted Sadowski
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lewis Woolfolk
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Ted Sadowski and Lewis Woolfolk

Ted Sadowski
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
3
Lewis Woolfolk
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1
Ted Sadowski
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
43
1842.86
Lewis Woolfolk
Career
Per 600 PA
15
257.14
Ted Sadowski
Career
Per 600 PA
14
600
Lewis Woolfolk
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
35
600
Ted Sadowski
Career
Per 600 PAverified
13
557.14
Lewis Woolfolk
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
29
497.14
Ted Sadowski
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.154
0.154
Lewis Woolfolk
Career
Per 600 PA
0.138
0.138
Ted Sadowski
Career
Per 600 PA
0.393
0.393
Lewis Woolfolk
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.429
0.429
Ted Sadowski
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
85.71
Lewis Woolfolk
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
4
68.57
Ted Sadowski
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
85.71
Lewis Woolfolk
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
4
68.57
Ted Sadowski
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lewis Woolfolk
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ted Sadowski
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lewis Woolfolk
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ted Sadowski
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lewis Woolfolk
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ted Sadowski
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lewis Woolfolk
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ted Sadowski
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lewis Woolfolk
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ted Sadowski
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lewis Woolfolk
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ted Sadowski
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lewis Woolfolk
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ted Sadowski
Career
Per 600 PAverified
0.44
18.68
Lewis Woolfolk
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
0.78
13.39
Ted Sadowski
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
85.71
Lewis Woolfolk
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
4
68.57
Ted Sadowski
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
128.57
Lewis Woolfolk
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
6
102.86
Ted Sadowski
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.214
0.214
Lewis Woolfolk
Career
Per 600 PA
0.194
0.194
Ted Sadowski
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.154
0.154
Lewis Woolfolk
Career
Per 600 PA
0.138
0.138
Ted Sadowski
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.368
0.368
Lewis Woolfolk
Career
Per 600 PA
0.331
0.331
Ted Sadowski
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lewis Woolfolk
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ted Sadowski
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.135
0.135
Lewis Woolfolk
Career
Per 600 PA
0.122
0.122
Ted Sadowski
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.273
0.273
Lewis Woolfolk
Career
Per 600 PA
0.24
0.24
Ted Sadowski
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.2
0.2
Lewis Woolfolk
Career
Per 600 PA
0.138
0.138
Ted Sadowski
Career
Per 600 PA
1
42.86
Lewis Woolfolk
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
51.43
Ted Sadowski
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lewis Woolfolk
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
51.43
Ted Sadowski
Career
Per 600 PA
1
42.86
Lewis Woolfolk
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
102.86
Ted Sadowski
Career
Per 600 PAverified
0.38
16.1
Lewis Woolfolk
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
0.66
11.26
Ted Sadowski
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lewis Woolfolk
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
17.14
Ted Sadowski
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
42.86
Lewis Woolfolk
Career
Per 600 PA
1
17.14
Ted Sadowski
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lewis Woolfolk
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ted Sadowski
Career
Per 600 PA
3
128.57
Lewis Woolfolk
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Ted Sadowski
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4.67
4.67
Lewis Woolfolk
Career
Per 600 PA
Ted Sadowski
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.33
0.33
Lewis Woolfolk
Career
Per 600 PA
Ted Sadowski
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lewis Woolfolk
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
68.57
Ted Sadowski
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lewis Woolfolk
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ted Sadowski
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lewis Woolfolk
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ted Sadowski
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lewis Woolfolk
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ted Sadowski
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lewis Woolfolk
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ted Sadowski
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lewis Woolfolk
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ted Sadowski
Career
Per 600 PA
Lewis Woolfolk
Career
Per 600 PA