Bill Sampen vs. Lewis Woolfolk — Career Comparison

Bill Sampen
Baby BoomersIllinoisThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaMontreal ExposNational LeagueRelief Pitcher
Lewis Woolfolk
Lost GenerationKentuckyThrows RightNorth AmericaChicago American GiantsNegro American LeagueStarting Pitcher

Lewis Woolfolk built a career as a starting pitcher and Bill Sampen as a reliever — different jobs with different demands — but on the metrics that apply to both, a comparison is still worth making. Bill Sampen posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 3.73 and WHIP 1.553 compared to 5.08 and 1.506 for Lewis Woolfolk. By the career numbers, Bill Sampen had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Bill Sampen and Lewis Woolfolk

Bill Sampen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
5
Lewis Woolfolk
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Bill Sampen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
182
5.47
Lewis Woolfolk
Career
Per 9 Innings
15
1.69
Bill Sampen
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
14
0.42
Lewis Woolfolk
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
1.36
Bill Sampen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
25
0.75
Lewis Woolfolk
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
0.68
Bill Sampen
Career
Per 9 Innings
21
0.63
Lewis Woolfolk
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.56
Bill Sampen
Career
Per 9 Innings
54.35
54.35
Lewis Woolfolk
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
54.55
54.55
Bill Sampen
Career
Per 9 Innings
7.69
7.69
Lewis Woolfolk
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
80
80
Bill Sampen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lewis Woolfolk
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.68
Bill Sampen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lewis Woolfolk
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.11
Bill Sampen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.06
Lewis Woolfolk
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Sampen
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
124
3.73
Lewis Woolfolk
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
45
5.08
Bill Sampen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.73
3.73
Lewis Woolfolk
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.08
5.08
Bill Sampen
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.54
4.54
Lewis Woolfolk
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.27
4.27
Bill Sampen
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.45
4.45
Lewis Woolfolk
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.67
3.67
Bill Sampen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.274
0.274
Lewis Woolfolk
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.298
0.298
Bill Sampen
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
898
27
Lewis Woolfolk
Career
Per 9 Innings
239
27
Bill Sampen
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
299.1
9
Lewis Woolfolk
Career
Per 9 Innings
79.2
9
Bill Sampen
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
312
9.38
Lewis Woolfolk
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
98
11.07
Bill Sampen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9.38
9.38
Lewis Woolfolk
Career
Per 9 Innings
11.07
11.07
Bill Sampen
Career
Per 9 Innings
26
0.78
Lewis Woolfolk
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.23
Bill Sampen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.78
0.78
Lewis Woolfolk
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.23
0.23
Bill Sampen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.14
0.14
Lewis Woolfolk
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.13
0.13
Bill Sampen
Career
Per 9 Innings
133
4
Lewis Woolfolk
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
22
2.49
Bill Sampen
Career
Per 9 Innings
20
0.6
Lewis Woolfolk
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Bill Sampen
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
4
Lewis Woolfolk
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.49
2.49
Bill Sampen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
176
5.29
Lewis Woolfolk
Career
Per 9 Innings
24
2.71
Bill Sampen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.29
5.29
Lewis Woolfolk
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.71
2.71
Bill Sampen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.97
0.97
Lewis Woolfolk
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.6
1.6
Bill Sampen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.032
1.032
Lewis Woolfolk
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.577
0.577
Bill Sampen
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
0.33
Lewis Woolfolk
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3
0.34
Bill Sampen
Career
Per 9 Innings
16
0.48
Lewis Woolfolk
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.34
Bill Sampen
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.09
Lewis Woolfolk
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Bill Sampen
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1315
39.54
Lewis Woolfolk
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
369
41.69
Bill Sampen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
54
1.62
Lewis Woolfolk
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.23
Bill Sampen
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
138
4.15
Lewis Woolfolk
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
60
6.78
Bill Sampen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.15
4.15
Lewis Woolfolk
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.78
6.78
Bill Sampen
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
18
0.54
Lewis Woolfolk
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
15
1.69
Bill Sampen
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
0.3
Lewis Woolfolk
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Bill Sampen
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
25
0.75
Lewis Woolfolk
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
1.13
Bill Sampen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.487
1.487
Lewis Woolfolk
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.506
1.506
Bill Sampen
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1138
34.22
Lewis Woolfolk
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
329
37.17
Bill Sampen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.76
0.76
Lewis Woolfolk
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
4
Bill Sampen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.306
0.306
Lewis Woolfolk
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.317
0.317
Bill Sampen
Career
Per 9 Innings
39.54
39.54
Lewis Woolfolk
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
41.69
41.69

Fielding Stats for Bill Sampen and Lewis Woolfolk

Bill Sampen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
5
Lewis Woolfolk
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Bill Sampen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
182
5.47
Lewis Woolfolk
Career
Per 9 Innings
15
1.69
Bill Sampen
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
14
0.42
Lewis Woolfolk
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
1.24
Bill Sampen
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
898
27
Lewis Woolfolk
Career
Per 9 Innings
239
27
Bill Sampen
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
299.1
9
Lewis Woolfolk
Career
Per 9 Innings
79.2
9
Bill Sampen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
21
0.63
Lewis Woolfolk
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.11
Bill Sampen
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
38
1.14
Lewis Woolfolk
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
21
2.37
Bill Sampen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.03
Lewis Woolfolk
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.34
Bill Sampen
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
60
1.8
Lewis Woolfolk
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
25
2.82
Bill Sampen
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
59
1.77
Lewis Woolfolk
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
22
2.49
Bill Sampen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
98.33
98.33
Lewis Woolfolk
Career
Per 9 Innings
88
88
Bill Sampen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.324
0.324
Lewis Woolfolk
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.467
1.467
Bill Sampen
Career
Per 9 Innings
7.69
7.69
Lewis Woolfolk
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
73.33
73.33
Bill Sampen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.03
Lewis Woolfolk
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Sampen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lewis Woolfolk
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Sampen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lewis Woolfolk
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Sampen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lewis Woolfolk
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Sampen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lewis Woolfolk
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Bill Sampen and Lewis Woolfolk

Bill Sampen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
5
Lewis Woolfolk
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1
Bill Sampen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
182
3412.5
Lewis Woolfolk
Career
Per 600 PA
15
257.14
Bill Sampen
Career
Per 600 PA
32
600
Lewis Woolfolk
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
35
600
Bill Sampen
Career
Per 600 PAverified
27
506.25
Lewis Woolfolk
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
29
497.14
Bill Sampen
Career
Per 600 PA
0.111
0.111
Lewis Woolfolk
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.138
0.138
Bill Sampen
Career
Per 600 PA
0.344
0.344
Lewis Woolfolk
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.429
0.429
Bill Sampen
Career
Per 600 PA
3
56.25
Lewis Woolfolk
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
68.57
Bill Sampen
Career
Per 600 PA
3
56.25
Lewis Woolfolk
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
68.57
Bill Sampen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lewis Woolfolk
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Sampen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lewis Woolfolk
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Sampen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lewis Woolfolk
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Sampen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lewis Woolfolk
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Sampen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lewis Woolfolk
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Sampen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lewis Woolfolk
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Sampen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lewis Woolfolk
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Sampen
Career
Per 600 PA
0.3
5.57
Lewis Woolfolk
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.78
13.39
Bill Sampen
Career
Per 600 PA
3
56.25
Lewis Woolfolk
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
68.57
Bill Sampen
Career
Per 600 PA
3
56.25
Lewis Woolfolk
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
102.86
Bill Sampen
Career
Per 600 PA
0.111
0.111
Lewis Woolfolk
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.194
0.194
Bill Sampen
Career
Per 600 PA
0.111
0.111
Lewis Woolfolk
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.138
0.138
Bill Sampen
Career
Per 600 PA
0.222
0.222
Lewis Woolfolk
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.331
0.331
Bill Sampen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lewis Woolfolk
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Sampen
Career
Per 600 PA
0.078
0.078
Lewis Woolfolk
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.122
0.122
Bill Sampen
Career
Per 600 PA
0.125
0.125
Lewis Woolfolk
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.24
0.24
Bill Sampen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.25
0.25
Lewis Woolfolk
Career
Per 600 PA
0.138
0.138
Bill Sampen
Career
Per 600 PA
2
37.5
Lewis Woolfolk
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
51.43
Bill Sampen
Career
Per 600 PA
1
18.75
Lewis Woolfolk
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
51.43
Bill Sampen
Career
Per 600 PA
3
56.25
Lewis Woolfolk
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
102.86
Bill Sampen
Career
Per 600 PA
-0.65
-12.1
Lewis Woolfolk
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.66
11.26
Bill Sampen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lewis Woolfolk
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
17.14
Bill Sampen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lewis Woolfolk
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
17.14
Bill Sampen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lewis Woolfolk
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Sampen
Career
Per 600 PA
15
281.25
Lewis Woolfolk
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Bill Sampen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2.13
2.13
Lewis Woolfolk
Career
Per 600 PA
Bill Sampen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lewis Woolfolk
Career
Per 600 PA
Bill Sampen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
93.75
Lewis Woolfolk
Career
Per 600 PA
4
68.57
Bill Sampen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lewis Woolfolk
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Sampen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lewis Woolfolk
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Sampen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lewis Woolfolk
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Sampen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lewis Woolfolk
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Sampen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lewis Woolfolk
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Sampen
Career
Per 600 PA
Lewis Woolfolk
Career
Per 600 PA