Jack Smith vs. Lewis Woolfolk — Career Comparison

Jack Smith
Silent GenerationKentuckyThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaMilwaukee BravesNational LeagueRelief Pitcher
Lewis Woolfolk
Lost GenerationKentuckyThrows RightNorth AmericaChicago American GiantsNegro American LeagueStarting Pitcher

Lewis Woolfolk built a career as a starting pitcher and Jack Smith as a reliever — different jobs with different demands — but on the metrics that apply to both, a comparison is still worth making. Jack Smith posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 4.56 and WHIP 1.439 compared to 5.08 and 1.506 for Lewis Woolfolk. By the career numbers, Jack Smith had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Jack Smith and Lewis Woolfolk

Jack Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
3
Lewis Woolfolk
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Jack Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
34
6.2
Lewis Woolfolk
Career
Per 9 Innings
15
1.69
Jack Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lewis Woolfolk
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
1.36
Jack Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.36
Lewis Woolfolk
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.68
Jack Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.36
Lewis Woolfolk
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
0.56
Jack Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
50
50
Lewis Woolfolk
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
54.55
54.55
Jack Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lewis Woolfolk
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
80
80
Jack Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lewis Woolfolk
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.68
Jack Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lewis Woolfolk
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.11
Jack Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.18
Lewis Woolfolk
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jack Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
25
4.56
Lewis Woolfolk
Career
Per 9 Innings
45
5.08
Jack Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.56
4.56
Lewis Woolfolk
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.08
5.08
Jack Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.62
3.62
Lewis Woolfolk
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.27
4.27
Jack Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.22
4.22
Lewis Woolfolk
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.67
3.67
Jack Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.246
0.246
Lewis Woolfolk
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.298
0.298
Jack Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
148
27
Lewis Woolfolk
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
239
27
Jack Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
49.1
9
Lewis Woolfolk
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
79.2
9
Jack Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
48
8.76
Lewis Woolfolk
Career
Per 9 Innings
98
11.07
Jack Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.76
8.76
Lewis Woolfolk
Career
Per 9 Innings
11.07
11.07
Jack Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
0.91
Lewis Woolfolk
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.23
Jack Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.91
0.91
Lewis Woolfolk
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.23
0.23
Jack Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.15
0.15
Lewis Woolfolk
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.13
0.13
Jack Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
17
3.1
Lewis Woolfolk
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
22
2.49
Jack Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
1.09
Lewis Woolfolk
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Jack Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.1
3.1
Lewis Woolfolk
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.49
2.49
Jack Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
31
5.66
Lewis Woolfolk
Career
Per 9 Innings
24
2.71
Jack Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.66
5.66
Lewis Woolfolk
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.71
2.71
Jack Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.91
0.91
Lewis Woolfolk
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.6
1.6
Jack Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.973
0.973
Lewis Woolfolk
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.577
0.577
Jack Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
1.09
Lewis Woolfolk
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.34
Jack Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
0.36
Lewis Woolfolk
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.34
Jack Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lewis Woolfolk
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jack Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
214
39.04
Lewis Woolfolk
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
369
41.69
Jack Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
2.19
Lewis Woolfolk
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.23
Jack Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
28
5.11
Lewis Woolfolk
Career
Per 9 Innings
60
6.78
Jack Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.11
5.11
Lewis Woolfolk
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.78
6.78
Jack Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Lewis Woolfolk
Career
Per 9 Innings
15
1.69
Jack Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lewis Woolfolk
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jack Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lewis Woolfolk
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
1.13
Jack Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.318
1.318
Lewis Woolfolk
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.506
1.506
Jack Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
195
35.57
Lewis Woolfolk
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
329
37.17
Jack Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.82
0.82
Lewis Woolfolk
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
4
Jack Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.27
0.27
Lewis Woolfolk
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.317
0.317
Jack Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
39.04
39.04
Lewis Woolfolk
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
41.69
41.69

Fielding Stats for Jack Smith and Lewis Woolfolk

Jack Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
3
Lewis Woolfolk
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Jack Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
34
6.2
Lewis Woolfolk
Career
Per 9 Innings
15
1.69
Jack Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lewis Woolfolk
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
1.24
Jack Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
148
27
Lewis Woolfolk
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
239
27
Jack Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
49.1
9
Lewis Woolfolk
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
79.2
9
Jack Smith
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.18
Lewis Woolfolk
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.11
Jack Smith
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
2.55
Lewis Woolfolk
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
21
2.37
Jack Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.18
Lewis Woolfolk
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.34
Jack Smith
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
16
2.92
Lewis Woolfolk
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
25
2.82
Jack Smith
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
2.74
Lewis Woolfolk
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
22
2.49
Jack Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
93.75
93.75
Lewis Woolfolk
Career
Per 9 Innings
88
88
Jack Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.441
0.441
Lewis Woolfolk
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.467
1.467
Jack Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lewis Woolfolk
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
73.33
73.33
Jack Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.18
Lewis Woolfolk
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jack Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lewis Woolfolk
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jack Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lewis Woolfolk
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jack Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lewis Woolfolk
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jack Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lewis Woolfolk
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Jack Smith and Lewis Woolfolk

Jack Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
3
Lewis Woolfolk
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1
Jack Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
34
3400
Lewis Woolfolk
Career
Per 600 PA
15
257.14
Jack Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
6
600
Lewis Woolfolk
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
35
600
Jack Smith
Career
Per 600 PAverified
6
600
Lewis Woolfolk
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
29
497.14
Jack Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.167
0.167
Lewis Woolfolk
Career
Per 600 PA
0.138
0.138
Jack Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0.333
0.333
Lewis Woolfolk
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.429
0.429
Jack Smith
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
100
Lewis Woolfolk
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
4
68.57
Jack Smith
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
100
Lewis Woolfolk
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
4
68.57
Jack Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lewis Woolfolk
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jack Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lewis Woolfolk
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jack Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lewis Woolfolk
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jack Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lewis Woolfolk
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jack Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lewis Woolfolk
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jack Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lewis Woolfolk
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jack Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lewis Woolfolk
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jack Smith
Career
Per 600 PAverified
0.15
14.97
Lewis Woolfolk
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
0.78
13.39
Jack Smith
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
100
Lewis Woolfolk
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
4
68.57
Jack Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
1
100
Lewis Woolfolk
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
102.86
Jack Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0.167
0.167
Lewis Woolfolk
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.194
0.194
Jack Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.167
0.167
Lewis Woolfolk
Career
Per 600 PA
0.138
0.138
Jack Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.333
0.333
Lewis Woolfolk
Career
Per 600 PA
0.331
0.331
Jack Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lewis Woolfolk
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jack Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0.117
0.117
Lewis Woolfolk
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.122
0.122
Jack Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0.2
0.2
Lewis Woolfolk
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.24
0.24
Jack Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.5
0.5
Lewis Woolfolk
Career
Per 600 PA
0.138
0.138
Jack Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lewis Woolfolk
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
51.43
Jack Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lewis Woolfolk
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
51.43
Jack Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lewis Woolfolk
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
102.86
Jack Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0.04
4.42
Lewis Woolfolk
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.66
11.26
Jack Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lewis Woolfolk
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
17.14
Jack Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lewis Woolfolk
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
17.14
Jack Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lewis Woolfolk
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jack Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
4
400
Lewis Woolfolk
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Jack Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1.5
1.5
Lewis Woolfolk
Career
Per 600 PA
Jack Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lewis Woolfolk
Career
Per 600 PA
Jack Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lewis Woolfolk
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
68.57
Jack Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lewis Woolfolk
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jack Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lewis Woolfolk
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jack Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lewis Woolfolk
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jack Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lewis Woolfolk
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jack Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lewis Woolfolk
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jack Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
Lewis Woolfolk
Career
Per 600 PA