Harry Smythe vs. Lewis Woolfolk — Career Comparison

Harry Smythe
Greatest GenerationGeorgiaThrows LeftBats LeftNorth 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 Harry Smythe 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 6.4 and 1.901 for Harry Smythe. By the career numbers, Lewis Woolfolk had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Harry Smythe and Lewis Woolfolk

Harry Smythe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
3
Lewis Woolfolk
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Harry Smythe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
60
3.49
Lewis Woolfolk
Career
Per 9 Innings
15
1.69
Harry Smythe
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
0.58
Lewis Woolfolk
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
1.36
Harry Smythe
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
0.29
Lewis Woolfolk
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.68
Harry Smythe
Career
Per 9 Innings
12
0.7
Lewis Woolfolk
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.56
Harry Smythe
Career
Per 9 Innings
29.41
29.41
Lewis Woolfolk
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
54.55
54.55
Harry Smythe
Career
Per 9 Innings
16.67
16.67
Lewis Woolfolk
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
80
80
Harry Smythe
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.12
Lewis Woolfolk
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.68
Harry Smythe
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lewis Woolfolk
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.11
Harry Smythe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.23
Lewis Woolfolk
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Harry Smythe
Career
Per 9 Innings
110
6.4
Lewis Woolfolk
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
45
5.08
Harry Smythe
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.4
6.4
Lewis Woolfolk
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.08
5.08
Harry Smythe
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.93
6.93
Lewis Woolfolk
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.27
4.27
Harry Smythe
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.71
4.71
Lewis Woolfolk
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.67
3.67
Harry Smythe
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.342
0.342
Lewis Woolfolk
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.298
0.298
Harry Smythe
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
464
27
Lewis Woolfolk
Career
Per 9 Innings
239
27
Harry Smythe
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
154.2
9
Lewis Woolfolk
Career
Per 9 Innings
79.2
9
Harry Smythe
Career
Per 9 Innings
232
13.5
Lewis Woolfolk
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
98
11.07
Harry Smythe
Career
Per 9 Innings
13.5
13.5
Lewis Woolfolk
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11.07
11.07
Harry Smythe
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
0.58
Lewis Woolfolk
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.23
Harry Smythe
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.58
0.58
Lewis Woolfolk
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.23
0.23
Harry Smythe
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.17
0.17
Lewis Woolfolk
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.13
0.13
Harry Smythe
Career
Per 9 Innings
62
3.61
Lewis Woolfolk
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
22
2.49
Harry Smythe
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lewis Woolfolk
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Harry Smythe
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.61
3.61
Lewis Woolfolk
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.49
2.49
Harry Smythe
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
33
1.92
Lewis Woolfolk
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
24
2.71
Harry Smythe
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.92
1.92
Lewis Woolfolk
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.71
2.71
Harry Smythe
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.55
0.55
Lewis Woolfolk
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.6
1.6
Harry Smythe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.614
0.614
Lewis Woolfolk
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.577
0.577
Harry Smythe
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.23
Lewis Woolfolk
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3
0.34
Harry Smythe
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.29
Lewis Woolfolk
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3
0.34
Harry Smythe
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lewis Woolfolk
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Harry Smythe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
746
43.41
Lewis Woolfolk
Career
Per 9 Innings
369
41.69
Harry Smythe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
29
1.69
Lewis Woolfolk
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.23
Harry Smythe
Career
Per 9 Innings
142
8.26
Lewis Woolfolk
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
60
6.78
Harry Smythe
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.26
8.26
Lewis Woolfolk
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6.78
6.78
Harry Smythe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Lewis Woolfolk
Career
Per 9 Innings
15
1.69
Harry Smythe
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lewis Woolfolk
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Harry Smythe
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lewis Woolfolk
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
1.13
Harry Smythe
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.901
1.901
Lewis Woolfolk
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.506
1.506
Harry Smythe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
679
39.51
Lewis Woolfolk
Career
Per 9 Innings
329
37.17
Harry Smythe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.37
2.37
Lewis Woolfolk
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
4
Harry Smythe
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.349
0.349
Lewis Woolfolk
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.317
0.317
Harry Smythe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
43.41
43.41
Lewis Woolfolk
Career
Per 9 Innings
41.69
41.69

Fielding Stats for Harry Smythe and Lewis Woolfolk

Harry Smythe
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3
Lewis Woolfolk
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
1
Harry Smythe
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
60
Lewis Woolfolk
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
1.69
Harry Smythe
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Lewis Woolfolk
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
1.24
Harry Smythe
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Lewis Woolfolk
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
239
27
Harry Smythe
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Lewis Woolfolk
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
79.2
9
Harry Smythe
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
8
Lewis Woolfolk
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.11
Harry Smythe
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
46
Lewis Woolfolk
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
21
2.37
Harry Smythe
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
Lewis Woolfolk
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3
0.34
Harry Smythe
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
58
Lewis Woolfolk
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
25
2.82
Harry Smythe
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
54
Lewis Woolfolk
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
22
2.49
Harry Smythe
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
93.1
Lewis Woolfolk
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
88
88
Harry Smythe
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.9
Lewis Woolfolk
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.467
1.467
Harry Smythe
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Lewis Woolfolk
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
73.33
73.33
Harry Smythe
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
Lewis Woolfolk
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Harry Smythe
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Lewis Woolfolk
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Harry Smythe
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Lewis Woolfolk
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Harry Smythe
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Lewis Woolfolk
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Harry Smythe
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Lewis Woolfolk
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Harry Smythe and Lewis Woolfolk

Harry Smythe
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
3
Lewis Woolfolk
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1
Harry Smythe
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
63
651.72
Lewis Woolfolk
Career
Per 600 PA
15
257.14
Harry Smythe
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
58
600
Lewis Woolfolk
Career
Per 600 PA
35
600
Harry Smythe
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
54
558.62
Lewis Woolfolk
Career
Per 600 PA
29
497.14
Harry Smythe
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.241
0.241
Lewis Woolfolk
Career
Per 600 PA
0.138
0.138
Harry Smythe
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.569
0.569
Lewis Woolfolk
Career
Per 600 PA
0.429
0.429
Harry Smythe
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
13
134.48
Lewis Woolfolk
Career
Per 600 PA
4
68.57
Harry Smythe
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
11
113.79
Lewis Woolfolk
Career
Per 600 PA
4
68.57
Harry Smythe
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
20.69
Lewis Woolfolk
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Harry Smythe
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lewis Woolfolk
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Harry Smythe
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lewis Woolfolk
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Harry Smythe
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
20.69
Lewis Woolfolk
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Harry Smythe
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.154
0.154
Lewis Woolfolk
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Harry Smythe
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lewis Woolfolk
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Harry Smythe
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lewis Woolfolk
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Harry Smythe
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3.97
41.03
Lewis Woolfolk
Career
Per 600 PA
0.78
13.39
Harry Smythe
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
15
155.17
Lewis Woolfolk
Career
Per 600 PA
4
68.57
Harry Smythe
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
15
155.17
Lewis Woolfolk
Career
Per 600 PA
6
102.86
Harry Smythe
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.268
0.268
Lewis Woolfolk
Career
Per 600 PA
0.194
0.194
Harry Smythe
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.278
0.278
Lewis Woolfolk
Career
Per 600 PA
0.138
0.138
Harry Smythe
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.546
0.546
Lewis Woolfolk
Career
Per 600 PA
0.331
0.331
Harry Smythe
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.037
0.037
Lewis Woolfolk
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Harry Smythe
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.19
0.19
Lewis Woolfolk
Career
Per 600 PA
0.122
0.122
Harry Smythe
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.415
0.415
Lewis Woolfolk
Career
Per 600 PA
0.24
0.24
Harry Smythe
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.277
0.277
Lewis Woolfolk
Career
Per 600 PA
0.138
0.138
Harry Smythe
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
72.41
Lewis Woolfolk
Career
Per 600 PA
3
51.43
Harry Smythe
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
62.07
Lewis Woolfolk
Career
Per 600 PA
3
51.43
Harry Smythe
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
13
134.48
Lewis Woolfolk
Career
Per 600 PA
6
102.86
Harry Smythe
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4.64
48
Lewis Woolfolk
Career
Per 600 PA
0.66
11.26
Harry Smythe
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lewis Woolfolk
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
17.14
Harry Smythe
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
20.69
Lewis Woolfolk
Career
Per 600 PA
1
17.14
Harry Smythe
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lewis Woolfolk
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Harry Smythe
Career
Per 600 PA
7
72.41
Lewis Woolfolk
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Harry Smythe
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8.29
8.29
Lewis Woolfolk
Career
Per 600 PA
Harry Smythe
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.29
0.29
Lewis Woolfolk
Career
Per 600 PA
Harry Smythe
Career
Per 600 PA
2
20.69
Lewis Woolfolk
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
68.57
Harry Smythe
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lewis Woolfolk
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Harry Smythe
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lewis Woolfolk
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Harry Smythe
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lewis Woolfolk
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Harry Smythe
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lewis Woolfolk
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Harry Smythe
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lewis Woolfolk
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Harry Smythe
Career
Per 600 PA
Lewis Woolfolk
Career
Per 600 PA