Ken Sanders vs. Lewis Woolfolk — Career Comparison

Ken Sanders
Silent GenerationMissouriThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaMilwaukee BrewersAmerican LeagueRelief Pitcher
Lewis Woolfolk
Lost GenerationKentuckyThrows RightNorth AmericaChicago American GiantsNegro American LeagueStarting Pitcher

Lewis Woolfolk built a career as a starting pitcher and Ken Sanders as a reliever — different jobs with different demands — but on the metrics that apply to both, a comparison is still worth making. Ken Sanders posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 2.97 and WHIP 1.354 compared to 5.08 and 1.506 for Lewis Woolfolk. By the career numbers, Ken Sanders had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Ken Sanders and Lewis Woolfolk

Ken Sanders
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
10
Lewis Woolfolk
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Ken Sanders
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
409
5.61
Lewis Woolfolk
Career
Per 9 Innings
15
1.69
Ken Sanders
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.01
Lewis Woolfolk
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
1.36
Ken Sanders
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
29
0.4
Lewis Woolfolk
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.68
Ken Sanders
Career
Per 9 Innings
45
0.62
Lewis Woolfolk
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.56
Ken Sanders
Career
Per 9 Innings
39.19
39.19
Lewis Woolfolk
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
54.55
54.55
Ken Sanders
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.24
0.24
Lewis Woolfolk
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
80
80
Ken Sanders
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lewis Woolfolk
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.68
Ken Sanders
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lewis Woolfolk
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.11
Ken Sanders
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
86
1.18
Lewis Woolfolk
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ken Sanders
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
217
2.97
Lewis Woolfolk
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
45
5.08
Ken Sanders
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.97
2.97
Lewis Woolfolk
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.08
5.08
Ken Sanders
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.07
3.07
Lewis Woolfolk
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.27
4.27
Ken Sanders
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.13
4.13
Lewis Woolfolk
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.67
3.67
Ken Sanders
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.234
0.234
Lewis Woolfolk
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.298
0.298
Ken Sanders
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1970
27
Lewis Woolfolk
Career
Per 9 Innings
239
27
Ken Sanders
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
656.2
9
Lewis Woolfolk
Career
Per 9 Innings
79.2
9
Ken Sanders
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
564
7.73
Lewis Woolfolk
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
98
11.07
Ken Sanders
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.73
7.73
Lewis Woolfolk
Career
Per 9 Innings
11.07
11.07
Ken Sanders
Career
Per 9 Innings
49
0.67
Lewis Woolfolk
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.23
Ken Sanders
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.67
0.67
Lewis Woolfolk
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.23
0.23
Ken Sanders
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.12
0.12
Lewis Woolfolk
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.13
0.13
Ken Sanders
Career
Per 9 Innings
258
3.54
Lewis Woolfolk
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
22
2.49
Ken Sanders
Career
Per 9 Innings
67
0.92
Lewis Woolfolk
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Ken Sanders
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.54
3.54
Lewis Woolfolk
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.49
2.49
Ken Sanders
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
360
4.93
Lewis Woolfolk
Career
Per 9 Innings
24
2.71
Ken Sanders
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.93
4.93
Lewis Woolfolk
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.71
2.71
Ken Sanders
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.88
0.88
Lewis Woolfolk
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.6
1.6
Ken Sanders
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.941
0.941
Lewis Woolfolk
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.577
0.577
Ken Sanders
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
0.12
Lewis Woolfolk
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3
0.34
Ken Sanders
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
17
0.23
Lewis Woolfolk
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3
0.34
Ken Sanders
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.05
Lewis Woolfolk
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Ken Sanders
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2741
37.57
Lewis Woolfolk
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
369
41.69
Ken Sanders
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
285
3.91
Lewis Woolfolk
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.23
Ken Sanders
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
240
3.29
Lewis Woolfolk
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
60
6.78
Ken Sanders
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.29
3.29
Lewis Woolfolk
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.78
6.78
Ken Sanders
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
38
0.52
Lewis Woolfolk
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
15
1.69
Ken Sanders
Career
Per 9 Innings
14
0.19
Lewis Woolfolk
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Ken Sanders
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
0.12
Lewis Woolfolk
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
1.13
Ken Sanders
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.252
1.252
Lewis Woolfolk
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.506
1.506
Ken Sanders
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2414
33.09
Lewis Woolfolk
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
329
37.17
Ken Sanders
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.59
0.59
Lewis Woolfolk
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
4
Ken Sanders
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.257
0.257
Lewis Woolfolk
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.317
0.317
Ken Sanders
Career
Per 9 Innings
37.57
37.57
Lewis Woolfolk
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
41.69
41.69

Fielding Stats for Ken Sanders and Lewis Woolfolk

Ken Sanders
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
10
Lewis Woolfolk
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Ken Sanders
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
409
5.61
Lewis Woolfolk
Career
Per 9 Innings
15
1.69
Ken Sanders
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.01
Lewis Woolfolk
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
1.24
Ken Sanders
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1967
27
Lewis Woolfolk
Career
Per 9 Innings
239
27
Ken Sanders
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
655.2
9
Lewis Woolfolk
Career
Per 9 Innings
79.2
9
Ken Sanders
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
54
0.74
Lewis Woolfolk
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.11
Ken Sanders
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
129
1.77
Lewis Woolfolk
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
21
2.37
Ken Sanders
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
0.11
Lewis Woolfolk
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3
0.34
Ken Sanders
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
191
2.62
Lewis Woolfolk
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
25
2.82
Ken Sanders
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
183
2.51
Lewis Woolfolk
Career
Per 9 Innings
22
2.49
Ken Sanders
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
95.81
95.81
Lewis Woolfolk
Career
Per 9 Innings
88
88
Ken Sanders
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.447
0.447
Lewis Woolfolk
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.467
1.467
Ken Sanders
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.24
0.24
Lewis Woolfolk
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
73.33
73.33
Ken Sanders
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
0.11
Lewis Woolfolk
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ken Sanders
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lewis Woolfolk
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ken Sanders
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lewis Woolfolk
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ken Sanders
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lewis Woolfolk
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ken Sanders
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lewis Woolfolk
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Ken Sanders and Lewis Woolfolk

Ken Sanders
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10
10
Lewis Woolfolk
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1
Ken Sanders
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
409
3662.69
Lewis Woolfolk
Career
Per 600 PA
15
257.14
Ken Sanders
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
67
600
Lewis Woolfolk
Career
Per 600 PA
35
600
Ken Sanders
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
52
465.67
Lewis Woolfolk
Career
Per 600 PAverified
29
497.14
Ken Sanders
Career
Per 600 PA
0.115
0.115
Lewis Woolfolk
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.138
0.138
Ken Sanders
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.455
0.455
Lewis Woolfolk
Career
Per 600 PA
0.429
0.429
Ken Sanders
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
6
53.73
Lewis Woolfolk
Career
Per 600 PAverified
4
68.57
Ken Sanders
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
6
53.73
Lewis Woolfolk
Career
Per 600 PAverified
4
68.57
Ken Sanders
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lewis Woolfolk
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ken Sanders
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lewis Woolfolk
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ken Sanders
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lewis Woolfolk
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ken Sanders
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lewis Woolfolk
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ken Sanders
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lewis Woolfolk
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ken Sanders
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lewis Woolfolk
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ken Sanders
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lewis Woolfolk
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ken Sanders
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1.51
13.53
Lewis Woolfolk
Career
Per 600 PA
0.78
13.39
Ken Sanders
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
6
53.73
Lewis Woolfolk
Career
Per 600 PAverified
4
68.57
Ken Sanders
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
13
116.42
Lewis Woolfolk
Career
Per 600 PA
6
102.86
Ken Sanders
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.22
0.22
Lewis Woolfolk
Career
Per 600 PA
0.194
0.194
Ken Sanders
Career
Per 600 PA
0.115
0.115
Lewis Woolfolk
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.138
0.138
Ken Sanders
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.336
0.336
Lewis Woolfolk
Career
Per 600 PA
0.331
0.331
Ken Sanders
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lewis Woolfolk
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ken Sanders
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.128
0.128
Lewis Woolfolk
Career
Per 600 PA
0.122
0.122
Ken Sanders
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.283
0.283
Lewis Woolfolk
Career
Per 600 PA
0.24
0.24
Ken Sanders
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.154
0.154
Lewis Woolfolk
Career
Per 600 PA
0.138
0.138
Ken Sanders
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
53.73
Lewis Woolfolk
Career
Per 600 PA
3
51.43
Ken Sanders
Career
Per 600 PA
2
17.91
Lewis Woolfolk
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
51.43
Ken Sanders
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
8
71.64
Lewis Woolfolk
Career
Per 600 PAverified
6
102.86
Ken Sanders
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1.36
12.22
Lewis Woolfolk
Career
Per 600 PA
0.66
11.26
Ken Sanders
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
17.91
Lewis Woolfolk
Career
Per 600 PA
1
17.14
Ken Sanders
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
44.78
Lewis Woolfolk
Career
Per 600 PA
1
17.14
Ken Sanders
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lewis Woolfolk
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ken Sanders
Career
Per 600 PA
13
116.42
Lewis Woolfolk
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Ken Sanders
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5.15
5.15
Lewis Woolfolk
Career
Per 600 PA
Ken Sanders
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.38
0.38
Lewis Woolfolk
Career
Per 600 PA
Ken Sanders
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8
71.64
Lewis Woolfolk
Career
Per 600 PA
4
68.57
Ken Sanders
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lewis Woolfolk
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ken Sanders
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lewis Woolfolk
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ken Sanders
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lewis Woolfolk
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ken Sanders
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lewis Woolfolk
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ken Sanders
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lewis Woolfolk
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ken Sanders
Career
Per 600 PA
Lewis Woolfolk
Career
Per 600 PA