Matt Svanson vs. Lewis Woolfolk — Career Comparison

Matt Svanson
Gen ZIllinoisThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaSt. Louis CardinalsNational LeagueRelief Pitcher
Lewis Woolfolk
Lost GenerationKentuckyThrows RightNorth AmericaChicago American GiantsNegro American LeagueStarting Pitcher

Lewis Woolfolk built a career as a starting pitcher and Matt Svanson as a reliever — different jobs with different demands — but on the metrics that apply to both, a comparison is still worth making. Matt Svanson posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 1.94 and WHIP 0.878 compared to 5.08 and 1.506 for Lewis Woolfolk. By the career numbers, Matt Svanson had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Matt Svanson and Lewis Woolfolk

Matt Svanson
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Lewis Woolfolk
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Matt Svanson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
39
5.82
Lewis Woolfolk
Career
Per 9 Innings
15
1.69
Matt Svanson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lewis Woolfolk
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
1.36
Matt Svanson
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.6
Lewis Woolfolk
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.68
Matt Svanson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Lewis Woolfolk
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
0.56
Matt Svanson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Lewis Woolfolk
Career
Per 9 Innings
54.55
54.55
Matt Svanson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lewis Woolfolk
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
80
80
Matt Svanson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lewis Woolfolk
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.68
Matt Svanson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lewis Woolfolk
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.11
Matt Svanson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lewis Woolfolk
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Matt Svanson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
1.94
Lewis Woolfolk
Career
Per 9 Innings
45
5.08
Matt Svanson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.94
1.94
Lewis Woolfolk
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.08
5.08
Matt Svanson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.53
1.53
Lewis Woolfolk
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.27
4.27
Matt Svanson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.59
2.59
Lewis Woolfolk
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.67
3.67
Matt Svanson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.16
0.16
Lewis Woolfolk
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.298
0.298
Matt Svanson
Career
Per 9 Innings
181
27
Lewis Woolfolk
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
239
27
Matt Svanson
Career
Per 9 Innings
60.1
9
Lewis Woolfolk
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
79.2
9
Matt Svanson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
33
4.92
Lewis Woolfolk
Career
Per 9 Innings
98
11.07
Matt Svanson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.92
4.92
Lewis Woolfolk
Career
Per 9 Innings
11.07
11.07
Matt Svanson
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.45
Lewis Woolfolk
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.23
Matt Svanson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.45
0.45
Lewis Woolfolk
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.23
0.23
Matt Svanson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.08
0.08
Lewis Woolfolk
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.13
0.13
Matt Svanson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
20
2.98
Lewis Woolfolk
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
22
2.49
Matt Svanson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lewis Woolfolk
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Matt Svanson
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.98
2.98
Lewis Woolfolk
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.49
2.49
Matt Svanson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
68
10.14
Lewis Woolfolk
Career
Per 9 Innings
24
2.71
Matt Svanson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10.14
10.14
Lewis Woolfolk
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.71
2.71
Matt Svanson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.74
1.74
Lewis Woolfolk
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.6
1.6
Matt Svanson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.459
1.459
Lewis Woolfolk
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.577
0.577
Matt Svanson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.15
Lewis Woolfolk
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.34
Matt Svanson
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.6
Lewis Woolfolk
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.34
Matt Svanson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lewis Woolfolk
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Matt Svanson
Career
Per 9 Innings
234
34.91
Lewis Woolfolk
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
369
41.69
Matt Svanson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
1.49
Lewis Woolfolk
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.23
Matt Svanson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
2.09
Lewis Woolfolk
Career
Per 9 Innings
60
6.78
Matt Svanson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.09
2.09
Lewis Woolfolk
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.78
6.78
Matt Svanson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Lewis Woolfolk
Career
Per 9 Innings
15
1.69
Matt Svanson
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.6
Lewis Woolfolk
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Matt Svanson
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.6
Lewis Woolfolk
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
1.13
Matt Svanson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.879
0.879
Lewis Woolfolk
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.506
1.506
Matt Svanson
Career
Per 9 Innings
206
30.73
Lewis Woolfolk
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
329
37.17
Matt Svanson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.36
0.36
Lewis Woolfolk
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
4
Matt Svanson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.222
0.222
Lewis Woolfolk
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.317
0.317
Matt Svanson
Career
Per 9 Innings
34.91
34.91
Lewis Woolfolk
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
41.69
41.69

Fielding Stats for Matt Svanson and Lewis Woolfolk

Matt Svanson
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Lewis Woolfolk
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Matt Svanson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
39
5.82
Lewis Woolfolk
Career
Per 9 Innings
15
1.69
Matt Svanson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lewis Woolfolk
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
1.24
Matt Svanson
Career
Per 9 Innings
181
27
Lewis Woolfolk
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
239
27
Matt Svanson
Career
Per 9 Innings
60.1
9
Lewis Woolfolk
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
79.2
9
Matt Svanson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.3
Lewis Woolfolk
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.11
Matt Svanson
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.6
Lewis Woolfolk
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
21
2.37
Matt Svanson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Lewis Woolfolk
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.34
Matt Svanson
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
0.9
Lewis Woolfolk
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
25
2.82
Matt Svanson
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
0.9
Lewis Woolfolk
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
22
2.49
Matt Svanson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Lewis Woolfolk
Career
Per 9 Innings
88
88
Matt Svanson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.154
0.154
Lewis Woolfolk
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.467
1.467
Matt Svanson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lewis Woolfolk
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
73.33
73.33
Matt Svanson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lewis Woolfolk
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Matt Svanson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lewis Woolfolk
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Matt Svanson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lewis Woolfolk
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Matt Svanson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lewis Woolfolk
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Matt Svanson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lewis Woolfolk
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Matt Svanson and Lewis Woolfolk

Matt Svanson
Career
Per 600 PA
1
Lewis Woolfolk
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
1
Matt Svanson
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
39
Lewis Woolfolk
Career
Per 600 PAverified
15
257.14
Matt Svanson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Lewis Woolfolk
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
35
600
Matt Svanson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Lewis Woolfolk
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
29
497.14
Matt Svanson
Career
Per 600 PA
Lewis Woolfolk
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.138
0.138
Matt Svanson
Career
Per 600 PA
Lewis Woolfolk
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.429
0.429
Matt Svanson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Lewis Woolfolk
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
68.57
Matt Svanson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Lewis Woolfolk
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
68.57
Matt Svanson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Lewis Woolfolk
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Svanson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Lewis Woolfolk
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Svanson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Lewis Woolfolk
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Svanson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Lewis Woolfolk
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Svanson
Career
Per 600 PA
Lewis Woolfolk
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Svanson
Career
Per 600 PA
Lewis Woolfolk
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Svanson
Career
Per 600 PA
Lewis Woolfolk
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Svanson
Career
Per 600 PA
Lewis Woolfolk
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.78
13.39
Matt Svanson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Lewis Woolfolk
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
68.57
Matt Svanson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Lewis Woolfolk
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
102.86
Matt Svanson
Career
Per 600 PA
Lewis Woolfolk
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.194
0.194
Matt Svanson
Career
Per 600 PA
Lewis Woolfolk
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.138
0.138
Matt Svanson
Career
Per 600 PA
Lewis Woolfolk
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.331
0.331
Matt Svanson
Career
Per 600 PA
Lewis Woolfolk
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Svanson
Career
Per 600 PA
Lewis Woolfolk
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.122
0.122
Matt Svanson
Career
Per 600 PA
Lewis Woolfolk
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.24
0.24
Matt Svanson
Career
Per 600 PA
Lewis Woolfolk
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.138
0.138
Matt Svanson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Lewis Woolfolk
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
51.43
Matt Svanson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Lewis Woolfolk
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
51.43
Matt Svanson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Lewis Woolfolk
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
102.86
Matt Svanson
Career
Per 600 PA
Lewis Woolfolk
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.66
11.26
Matt Svanson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Lewis Woolfolk
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
17.14
Matt Svanson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Lewis Woolfolk
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
17.14
Matt Svanson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Lewis Woolfolk
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Svanson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Lewis Woolfolk
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Svanson
Career
Per 600 PA
Lewis Woolfolk
Career
Per 600 PA
Matt Svanson
Career
Per 600 PA
Lewis Woolfolk
Career
Per 600 PA
Matt Svanson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Lewis Woolfolk
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
68.57
Matt Svanson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Lewis Woolfolk
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Svanson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Lewis Woolfolk
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Svanson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Lewis Woolfolk
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Svanson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Lewis Woolfolk
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Svanson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Lewis Woolfolk
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Svanson
Career
Per 600 PA
Lewis Woolfolk
Career
Per 600 PA