Ed Stein vs. Alex Wood — Career Comparison

Ed Stein
Pre-GenerationalMichiganThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaBrooklyn DodgersNational LeagueRelief Pitcher
Alex Wood
MillenialNorth CarolinaThrows LeftBats RightNorth AmericaLos Angeles DodgersNational LeagueStarting PitcherAll-Star

Alex Wood built a career as a starting pitcher and Ed Stein as a reliever — different jobs with different demands — but on the metrics that apply to both, a comparison is still worth making. Alex Wood posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 3.78 and WHIP 1.277 compared to 3.97 and 1.462 for Ed Stein. By the career numbers, Alex Wood had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Ed Stein and Alex Wood

Ed Stein
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
8
Alex Wood
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
12
Ed Stein
Career
Per 9 Innings
215
1.17
Alex Wood
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
278
1.99
Ed Stein
Career
Per 9 Innings
183
0.99
Alex Wood
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
211
1.51
Ed Stein
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
109
0.59
Alex Wood
Career
Per 9 Innings
77
0.55
Ed Stein
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
78
0.42
Alex Wood
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
68
0.49
Ed Stein
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
58.29
58.29
Alex Wood
Career
Per 9 Innings
53.1
53.1
Ed Stein
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
85.12
85.12
Alex Wood
Career
Per 9 Innings
75.9
75.9
Ed Stein
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
158
0.86
Alex Wood
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.01
Ed Stein
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
0.07
Alex Wood
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ed Stein
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.02
Alex Wood
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ed Stein
Career
Per 9 Innings
731
3.97
Alex Wood
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
529
3.78
Ed Stein
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.97
3.97
Alex Wood
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.78
3.78
Ed Stein
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.94
3.94
Alex Wood
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.69
3.69
Ed Stein
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.18
4.18
Alex Wood
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.51
3.51
Ed Stein
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.258
0.258
Alex Wood
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.254
0.254
Ed Stein
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4968
27
Alex Wood
Career
Per 9 Innings
3774
27
Ed Stein
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1656
9
Alex Wood
Career
Per 9 Innings
1258
9
Ed Stein
Career
Per 9 Innings
1689
9.18
Alex Wood
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1211
8.66
Ed Stein
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.18
9.18
Alex Wood
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.66
8.66
Ed Stein
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
50
0.27
Alex Wood
Career
Per 9 Innings
127
0.91
Ed Stein
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.27
0.27
Alex Wood
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.91
0.91
Ed Stein
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.23
0.23
Alex Wood
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.46
0.46
Ed Stein
Career
Per 9 Innings
732
3.98
Alex Wood
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
374
2.68
Ed Stein
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Alex Wood
Career
Per 9 Innings
21
0.15
Ed Stein
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.98
3.98
Alex Wood
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.68
2.68
Ed Stein
Career
Per 9 Innings
535
2.91
Alex Wood
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1173
8.39
Ed Stein
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.91
2.91
Alex Wood
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.39
8.39
Ed Stein
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.49
2.49
Alex Wood
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.22
4.22
Ed Stein
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.765
0.765
Alex Wood
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.23
1.23
Ed Stein
Career
Per 9 Innings
90
0.49
Alex Wood
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
38
0.27
Ed Stein
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
58
0.32
Alex Wood
Career
Per 9 Innings
73
0.52
Ed Stein
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.01
Alex Wood
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
0.05
Ed Stein
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7345
39.92
Alex Wood
Career
Per 9 Innings
5301
37.92
Ed Stein
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
30
0.16
Alex Wood
Career
Per 9 Innings
15
0.11
Ed Stein
Career
Per 9 Innings
1048
5.7
Alex Wood
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
579
4.14
Ed Stein
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.7
5.7
Alex Wood
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.14
4.14
Ed Stein
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Alex Wood
Career
Per 9 Innings
43
0.31
Ed Stein
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Alex Wood
Career
Per 9 Innings
33
0.24
Ed Stein
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Alex Wood
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
120
0.86
Ed Stein
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.462
1.462
Alex Wood
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.26
1.26
Ed Stein
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6555
35.62
Alex Wood
Career
Per 9 Innings
4778
34.18
Ed Stein
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.87
4.87
Alex Wood
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.08
2.08
Ed Stein
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.275
0.275
Alex Wood
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.312
0.312
Ed Stein
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
39.92
39.92
Alex Wood
Career
Per 9 Innings
37.92
37.92

Fielding Stats for Ed Stein and Alex Wood

Ed Stein
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
8
Alex Wood
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
12
Ed Stein
Career
Per 9 Innings
215
1.17
Alex Wood
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
278
1.99
Ed Stein
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Alex Wood
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
211
1.51
Ed Stein
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4965
27
Alex Wood
Career
Per 9 Innings
3774
27
Ed Stein
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1655
9
Alex Wood
Career
Per 9 Innings
1258
9
Ed Stein
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
110
0.6
Alex Wood
Career
Per 9 Innings
38
0.27
Ed Stein
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
353
1.92
Alex Wood
Career
Per 9 Innings
154
1.1
Ed Stein
Career
Per 9 Innings
28
0.15
Alex Wood
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
0.09
Ed Stein
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
491
2.67
Alex Wood
Career
Per 9 Innings
205
1.47
Ed Stein
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
463
2.52
Alex Wood
Career
Per 9 Innings
192
1.37
Ed Stein
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
94.3
94.3
Alex Wood
Career
Per 9 Innings
93.66
93.66
Ed Stein
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.154
2.154
Alex Wood
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.691
0.691
Ed Stein
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Alex Wood
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
75.9
75.9
Ed Stein
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
0.04
Alex Wood
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
0.08
Ed Stein
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Alex Wood
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ed Stein
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Alex Wood
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ed Stein
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Alex Wood
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ed Stein
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Alex Wood
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Ed Stein and Alex Wood

Ed Stein
Career
Per 600 PA
8
8
Alex Wood
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
12
12
Ed Stein
Career
Per 600 PA
216
178.27
Alex Wood
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
279
518.27
Ed Stein
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
727
600
Alex Wood
Career
Per 600 PA
323
600
Ed Stein
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
660
544.7
Alex Wood
Career
Per 600 PA
276
512.69
Ed Stein
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.224
0.224
Alex Wood
Career
Per 600 PA
0.083
0.083
Ed Stein
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.598
0.598
Alex Wood
Career
Per 600 PA
0.318
0.318
Ed Stein
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
148
122.15
Alex Wood
Career
Per 600 PA
23
42.72
Ed Stein
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
122
100.69
Alex Wood
Career
Per 600 PA
21
39.01
Ed Stein
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
17
14.03
Alex Wood
Career
Per 600 PA
2
3.72
Ed Stein
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
5.78
Alex Wood
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Stein
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
1.65
Alex Wood
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Stein
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
26
21.46
Alex Wood
Career
Per 600 PA
2
3.72
Ed Stein
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.176
0.176
Alex Wood
Career
Per 600 PA
0.087
0.087
Ed Stein
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.003
0.003
Alex Wood
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Stein
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.014
0.014
Alex Wood
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Stein
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
58.43
48.22
Alex Wood
Career
Per 600 PA
2.9
5.39
Ed Stein
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
185
152.68
Alex Wood
Career
Per 600 PA
25
46.44
Ed Stein
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
208
171.66
Alex Wood
Career
Per 600 PA
37
68.73
Ed Stein
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.289
0.289
Alex Wood
Career
Per 600 PA
0.128
0.128
Ed Stein
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.28
0.28
Alex Wood
Career
Per 600 PA
0.091
0.091
Ed Stein
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.569
0.569
Alex Wood
Career
Per 600 PA
0.218
0.218
Ed Stein
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.056
0.056
Alex Wood
Career
Per 600 PA
0.007
0.007
Ed Stein
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.2
0.2
Alex Wood
Career
Per 600 PA
0.08
0.08
Ed Stein
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.49
0.49
Alex Wood
Career
Per 600 PA
0.156
0.156
Ed Stein
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.27
0.27
Alex Wood
Career
Per 600 PA
0.219
0.219
Ed Stein
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
82
67.68
Alex Wood
Career
Per 600 PA
8
14.86
Ed Stein
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
78
64.37
Alex Wood
Career
Per 600 PA
12
22.29
Ed Stein
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
158
130.4
Alex Wood
Career
Per 600 PA
20
37.15
Ed Stein
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
64.95
53.61
Alex Wood
Career
Per 600 PA
-9.18
-17.06
Ed Stein
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8
6.6
Alex Wood
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Stein
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
52
42.92
Alex Wood
Career
Per 600 PA
14
26.01
Ed Stein
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Alex Wood
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Stein
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
118
97.39
Alex Wood
Career
Per 600 PA
171
317.65
Ed Stein
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6.16
6.16
Alex Wood
Career
Per 600 PA
1.89
1.89
Ed Stein
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.44
0.44
Alex Wood
Career
Per 600 PA
0.08
0.08
Ed Stein
Career
Per 600 PA
7
5.78
Alex Wood
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
33
61.3
Ed Stein
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Alex Wood
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Stein
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Alex Wood
Career
Per 600 PA
3
5.57
Ed Stein
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
4.95
Alex Wood
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1.86
Ed Stein
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Alex Wood
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.86
Ed Stein
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
4.95
Alex Wood
Career
Per 600 PA
2
3.72
Ed Stein
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
100
100
Alex Wood
Career
Per 600 PA
50
50