Dick Selma vs. Lewis Woolfolk — Career Comparison

Dick Selma
Silent GenerationCaliforniaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaPhiladelphia PhilliesNational LeagueRelief Pitcher
Lewis Woolfolk
Lost GenerationKentuckyThrows RightNorth AmericaChicago American GiantsNegro American LeagueStarting Pitcher

Lewis Woolfolk built a career as a starting pitcher and Dick Selma as a reliever — different jobs with different demands — but on the metrics that apply to both, a comparison is still worth making. Dick Selma posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 3.62 and WHIP 1.380 compared to 5.08 and 1.506 for Lewis Woolfolk. By the career numbers, Dick Selma had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Dick Selma and Lewis Woolfolk

Dick Selma
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
10
Lewis Woolfolk
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Dick Selma
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
307
3.29
Lewis Woolfolk
Career
Per 9 Innings
15
1.69
Dick Selma
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
76
0.81
Lewis Woolfolk
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
1.36
Dick Selma
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
42
0.45
Lewis Woolfolk
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.68
Dick Selma
Career
Per 9 Innings
54
0.58
Lewis Woolfolk
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.56
Dick Selma
Career
Per 9 Innings
43.75
43.75
Lewis Woolfolk
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
54.55
54.55
Dick Selma
Career
Per 9 Innings
24.76
24.76
Lewis Woolfolk
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
80
80
Dick Selma
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
11
0.12
Lewis Woolfolk
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.68
Dick Selma
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6
0.06
Lewis Woolfolk
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.11
Dick Selma
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
31
0.33
Lewis Woolfolk
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dick Selma
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
338
3.62
Lewis Woolfolk
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
45
5.08
Dick Selma
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.62
3.62
Lewis Woolfolk
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.08
5.08
Dick Selma
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.54
3.54
Lewis Woolfolk
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.27
4.27
Dick Selma
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.9
3.9
Lewis Woolfolk
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.67
3.67
Dick Selma
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.236
0.236
Lewis Woolfolk
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.298
0.298
Dick Selma
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2520
27
Lewis Woolfolk
Career
Per 9 Innings
239
27
Dick Selma
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
840
9
Lewis Woolfolk
Career
Per 9 Innings
79.2
9
Dick Selma
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
734
7.86
Lewis Woolfolk
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
98
11.07
Dick Selma
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.86
7.86
Lewis Woolfolk
Career
Per 9 Innings
11.07
11.07
Dick Selma
Career
Per 9 Innings
69
0.74
Lewis Woolfolk
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.23
Dick Selma
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.74
0.74
Lewis Woolfolk
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.23
0.23
Dick Selma
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.22
0.22
Lewis Woolfolk
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.13
0.13
Dick Selma
Career
Per 9 Innings
381
4.08
Lewis Woolfolk
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
22
2.49
Dick Selma
Career
Per 9 Innings
44
0.47
Lewis Woolfolk
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Dick Selma
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.08
4.08
Lewis Woolfolk
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.49
2.49
Dick Selma
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
681
7.3
Lewis Woolfolk
Career
Per 9 Innings
24
2.71
Dick Selma
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.3
7.3
Lewis Woolfolk
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.71
2.71
Dick Selma
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.22
2.22
Lewis Woolfolk
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.6
1.6
Dick Selma
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.264
1.264
Lewis Woolfolk
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.577
0.577
Dick Selma
Career
Per 9 Innings
46
0.49
Lewis Woolfolk
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.34
Dick Selma
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
27
0.29
Lewis Woolfolk
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3
0.34
Dick Selma
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.02
Lewis Woolfolk
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Dick Selma
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3558
38.12
Lewis Woolfolk
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
369
41.69
Dick Selma
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
124
1.33
Lewis Woolfolk
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.23
Dick Selma
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
375
4.02
Lewis Woolfolk
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
60
6.78
Dick Selma
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.02
4.02
Lewis Woolfolk
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.78
6.78
Dick Selma
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
22
0.24
Lewis Woolfolk
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
15
1.69
Dick Selma
Career
Per 9 Innings
12
0.13
Lewis Woolfolk
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Dick Selma
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
0.05
Lewis Woolfolk
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
1.13
Dick Selma
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.327
1.327
Lewis Woolfolk
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.506
1.506
Dick Selma
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3116
33.39
Lewis Woolfolk
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
329
37.17
Dick Selma
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.22
1.22
Lewis Woolfolk
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
4
Dick Selma
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.281
0.281
Lewis Woolfolk
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.317
0.317
Dick Selma
Career
Per 9 Innings
38.12
38.12
Lewis Woolfolk
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
41.69
41.69

Fielding Stats for Dick Selma and Lewis Woolfolk

Dick Selma
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
10
Lewis Woolfolk
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Dick Selma
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
310
3.31
Lewis Woolfolk
Career
Per 9 Innings
15
1.69
Dick Selma
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
76
0.81
Lewis Woolfolk
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
1.24
Dick Selma
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2526
27
Lewis Woolfolk
Career
Per 9 Innings
239
27
Dick Selma
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
842
9
Lewis Woolfolk
Career
Per 9 Innings
79.2
9
Dick Selma
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
52
0.56
Lewis Woolfolk
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.11
Dick Selma
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
157
1.68
Lewis Woolfolk
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
21
2.37
Dick Selma
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
0.07
Lewis Woolfolk
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3
0.34
Dick Selma
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
216
2.31
Lewis Woolfolk
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
25
2.82
Dick Selma
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
209
2.23
Lewis Woolfolk
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
22
2.49
Dick Selma
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
96.76
96.76
Lewis Woolfolk
Career
Per 9 Innings
88
88
Dick Selma
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.674
0.674
Lewis Woolfolk
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.467
1.467
Dick Selma
Career
Per 9 Innings
24.52
24.52
Lewis Woolfolk
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
73.33
73.33
Dick Selma
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
0.1
Lewis Woolfolk
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dick Selma
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lewis Woolfolk
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dick Selma
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lewis Woolfolk
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dick Selma
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lewis Woolfolk
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dick Selma
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lewis Woolfolk
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Dick Selma and Lewis Woolfolk

Dick Selma
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10
10
Lewis Woolfolk
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1
Dick Selma
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
324
860.18
Lewis Woolfolk
Career
Per 600 PA
15
257.14
Dick Selma
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
226
600
Lewis Woolfolk
Career
Per 600 PA
35
600
Dick Selma
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
203
538.94
Lewis Woolfolk
Career
Per 600 PA
29
497.14
Dick Selma
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.172
0.172
Lewis Woolfolk
Career
Per 600 PA
0.138
0.138
Dick Selma
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.468
0.468
Lewis Woolfolk
Career
Per 600 PA
0.429
0.429
Dick Selma
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
35
92.92
Lewis Woolfolk
Career
Per 600 PA
4
68.57
Dick Selma
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
28
74.34
Lewis Woolfolk
Career
Per 600 PA
4
68.57
Dick Selma
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
13.27
Lewis Woolfolk
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Selma
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
5.31
Lewis Woolfolk
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Selma
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lewis Woolfolk
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Selma
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
18.58
Lewis Woolfolk
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Selma
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.2
0.2
Lewis Woolfolk
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Selma
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lewis Woolfolk
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Selma
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lewis Woolfolk
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Selma
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8.1
21.51
Lewis Woolfolk
Career
Per 600 PA
0.78
13.39
Dick Selma
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
44
116.81
Lewis Woolfolk
Career
Per 600 PA
4
68.57
Dick Selma
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
41
108.85
Lewis Woolfolk
Career
Per 600 PA
6
102.86
Dick Selma
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.195
0.195
Lewis Woolfolk
Career
Per 600 PA
0.194
0.194
Dick Selma
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.217
0.217
Lewis Woolfolk
Career
Per 600 PA
0.138
0.138
Dick Selma
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.412
0.412
Lewis Woolfolk
Career
Per 600 PA
0.331
0.331
Dick Selma
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.044
0.044
Lewis Woolfolk
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Selma
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.142
0.142
Lewis Woolfolk
Career
Per 600 PA
0.122
0.122
Dick Selma
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.297
0.297
Lewis Woolfolk
Career
Per 600 PA
0.24
0.24
Dick Selma
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.273
0.273
Lewis Woolfolk
Career
Per 600 PA
0.138
0.138
Dick Selma
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
13
34.51
Lewis Woolfolk
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
51.43
Dick Selma
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
7
18.58
Lewis Woolfolk
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
51.43
Dick Selma
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
20
53.1
Lewis Woolfolk
Career
Per 600 PAverified
6
102.86
Dick Selma
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5.98
15.88
Lewis Woolfolk
Career
Per 600 PA
0.66
11.26
Dick Selma
Career
Per 600 PA
1
2.65
Lewis Woolfolk
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
17.14
Dick Selma
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
5
13.27
Lewis Woolfolk
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
17.14
Dick Selma
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lewis Woolfolk
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Selma
Career
Per 600 PA
76
201.77
Lewis Woolfolk
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Dick Selma
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2.97
2.97
Lewis Woolfolk
Career
Per 600 PA
Dick Selma
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.07
0.07
Lewis Woolfolk
Career
Per 600 PA
Dick Selma
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
16
42.48
Lewis Woolfolk
Career
Per 600 PAverified
4
68.57
Dick Selma
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
2.65
Lewis Woolfolk
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Selma
Career
Per 600 PA
4
10.62
Lewis Woolfolk
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Dick Selma
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
2.65
Lewis Woolfolk
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Selma
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lewis Woolfolk
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Selma
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
2.65
Lewis Woolfolk
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Selma
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
100
100
Lewis Woolfolk
Career
Per 600 PA