Cy Swaim vs. Lewis Woolfolk — Career Comparison

Cy Swaim
Pre-GenerationalOhioNorth AmericaWashington NationalsNational LeagueRelief Pitcher
Lewis Woolfolk
Lost GenerationKentuckyThrows RightNorth AmericaChicago American GiantsNegro American LeagueStarting Pitcher

Lewis Woolfolk built a career as a starting pitcher and Cy Swaim as a reliever — different jobs with different demands — but on the metrics that apply to both, a comparison is still worth making. Cy Swaim posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 4.48 and WHIP 1.489 compared to 5.08 and 1.506 for Lewis Woolfolk. By the career numbers, Cy Swaim had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Cy Swaim and Lewis Woolfolk

Cy Swaim
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
2
Lewis Woolfolk
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Cy Swaim
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
42
1.32
Lewis Woolfolk
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
1.69
Cy Swaim
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
32
1.01
Lewis Woolfolk
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
1.36
Cy Swaim
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
12
0.38
Lewis Woolfolk
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.68
Cy Swaim
Career
Per 9 Innings
22
0.69
Lewis Woolfolk
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.56
Cy Swaim
Career
Per 9 Innings
35.29
35.29
Lewis Woolfolk
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
54.55
54.55
Cy Swaim
Career
Per 9 Innings
76.19
76.19
Lewis Woolfolk
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
80
80
Cy Swaim
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
23
0.73
Lewis Woolfolk
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
0.68
Cy Swaim
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lewis Woolfolk
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.11
Cy Swaim
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.03
Lewis Woolfolk
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Cy Swaim
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
142
4.48
Lewis Woolfolk
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
45
5.08
Cy Swaim
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.48
4.48
Lewis Woolfolk
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.08
5.08
Cy Swaim
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.46
4.46
Lewis Woolfolk
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.27
4.27
Cy Swaim
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.9
3.9
Lewis Woolfolk
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.67
3.67
Cy Swaim
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.292
0.292
Lewis Woolfolk
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.298
0.298
Cy Swaim
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
856
27
Lewis Woolfolk
Career
Per 9 Innings
239
27
Cy Swaim
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
285.1
9
Lewis Woolfolk
Career
Per 9 Innings
79.2
9
Cy Swaim
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
338
10.66
Lewis Woolfolk
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
98
11.07
Cy Swaim
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10.66
10.66
Lewis Woolfolk
Career
Per 9 Innings
11.07
11.07
Cy Swaim
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
0.28
Lewis Woolfolk
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.23
Cy Swaim
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.28
0.28
Lewis Woolfolk
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.23
0.23
Cy Swaim
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.21
0.21
Lewis Woolfolk
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.13
0.13
Cy Swaim
Career
Per 9 Innings
87
2.74
Lewis Woolfolk
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
22
2.49
Cy Swaim
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lewis Woolfolk
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Cy Swaim
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.74
2.74
Lewis Woolfolk
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.49
2.49
Cy Swaim
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
82
2.59
Lewis Woolfolk
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
24
2.71
Cy Swaim
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.59
2.59
Lewis Woolfolk
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.71
2.71
Cy Swaim
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.95
1.95
Lewis Woolfolk
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.6
1.6
Cy Swaim
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.592
0.592
Lewis Woolfolk
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.577
0.577
Cy Swaim
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
0.25
Lewis Woolfolk
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3
0.34
Cy Swaim
Career
Per 9 Innings
14
0.44
Lewis Woolfolk
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.34
Cy Swaim
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lewis Woolfolk
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Cy Swaim
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1258
39.68
Lewis Woolfolk
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
369
41.69
Cy Swaim
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
0.28
Lewis Woolfolk
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.23
Cy Swaim
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
206
6.5
Lewis Woolfolk
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
60
6.78
Cy Swaim
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6.5
6.5
Lewis Woolfolk
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.78
6.78
Cy Swaim
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Lewis Woolfolk
Career
Per 9 Innings
15
1.69
Cy Swaim
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lewis Woolfolk
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Cy Swaim
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lewis Woolfolk
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
1.13
Cy Swaim
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.49
1.49
Lewis Woolfolk
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.506
1.506
Cy Swaim
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1157
36.49
Lewis Woolfolk
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
329
37.17
Cy Swaim
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.9
4.9
Lewis Woolfolk
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
4
Cy Swaim
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.309
0.309
Lewis Woolfolk
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.317
0.317
Cy Swaim
Career
Per 9 Innings
39.68
39.68
Lewis Woolfolk
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
41.69
41.69

Fielding Stats for Cy Swaim and Lewis Woolfolk

Cy Swaim
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
2
Lewis Woolfolk
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Cy Swaim
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
42
1.29
Lewis Woolfolk
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
1.69
Cy Swaim
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lewis Woolfolk
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
1.24
Cy Swaim
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
882
27
Lewis Woolfolk
Career
Per 9 Innings
239
27
Cy Swaim
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
294
9
Lewis Woolfolk
Career
Per 9 Innings
79.2
9
Cy Swaim
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
16
0.49
Lewis Woolfolk
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.11
Cy Swaim
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
42
1.29
Lewis Woolfolk
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
21
2.37
Cy Swaim
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
0.28
Lewis Woolfolk
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3
0.34
Cy Swaim
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
67
2.05
Lewis Woolfolk
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
25
2.82
Cy Swaim
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
58
1.78
Lewis Woolfolk
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
22
2.49
Cy Swaim
Career
Per 9 Innings
86.57
86.57
Lewis Woolfolk
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
88
88
Cy Swaim
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.381
1.381
Lewis Woolfolk
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.467
1.467
Cy Swaim
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lewis Woolfolk
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
73.33
73.33
Cy Swaim
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.06
Lewis Woolfolk
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Cy Swaim
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lewis Woolfolk
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Cy Swaim
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lewis Woolfolk
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Cy Swaim
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lewis Woolfolk
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Cy Swaim
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lewis Woolfolk
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Cy Swaim and Lewis Woolfolk

Cy Swaim
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
2
Lewis Woolfolk
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1
Cy Swaim
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
42
233.33
Lewis Woolfolk
Career
Per 600 PAverified
15
257.14
Cy Swaim
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
108
600
Lewis Woolfolk
Career
Per 600 PA
35
600
Cy Swaim
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
106
588.89
Lewis Woolfolk
Career
Per 600 PA
29
497.14
Cy Swaim
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.198
0.198
Lewis Woolfolk
Career
Per 600 PA
0.138
0.138
Cy Swaim
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.445
0.445
Lewis Woolfolk
Career
Per 600 PA
0.429
0.429
Cy Swaim
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
21
116.67
Lewis Woolfolk
Career
Per 600 PA
4
68.57
Cy Swaim
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
20
111.11
Lewis Woolfolk
Career
Per 600 PA
4
68.57
Cy Swaim
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
5.56
Lewis Woolfolk
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cy Swaim
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lewis Woolfolk
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cy Swaim
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lewis Woolfolk
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cy Swaim
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
5.56
Lewis Woolfolk
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cy Swaim
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.048
0.048
Lewis Woolfolk
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cy Swaim
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lewis Woolfolk
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cy Swaim
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lewis Woolfolk
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cy Swaim
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4.7
26.12
Lewis Woolfolk
Career
Per 600 PA
0.78
13.39
Cy Swaim
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
22
122.22
Lewis Woolfolk
Career
Per 600 PA
4
68.57
Cy Swaim
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
22
122.22
Lewis Woolfolk
Career
Per 600 PA
6
102.86
Cy Swaim
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.206
0.206
Lewis Woolfolk
Career
Per 600 PA
0.194
0.194
Cy Swaim
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.208
0.208
Lewis Woolfolk
Career
Per 600 PA
0.138
0.138
Cy Swaim
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.413
0.413
Lewis Woolfolk
Career
Per 600 PA
0.331
0.331
Cy Swaim
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.009
0.009
Lewis Woolfolk
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cy Swaim
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.144
0.144
Lewis Woolfolk
Career
Per 600 PA
0.122
0.122
Cy Swaim
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.306
0.306
Lewis Woolfolk
Career
Per 600 PA
0.24
0.24
Cy Swaim
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.233
0.233
Lewis Woolfolk
Career
Per 600 PA
0.138
0.138
Cy Swaim
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
9
50
Lewis Woolfolk
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
51.43
Cy Swaim
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
13
72.22
Lewis Woolfolk
Career
Per 600 PA
3
51.43
Cy Swaim
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
22
122.22
Lewis Woolfolk
Career
Per 600 PA
6
102.86
Cy Swaim
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4.72
26.24
Lewis Woolfolk
Career
Per 600 PA
0.66
11.26
Cy Swaim
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lewis Woolfolk
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
17.14
Cy Swaim
Career
Per 600 PA
1
5.56
Lewis Woolfolk
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
17.14
Cy Swaim
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lewis Woolfolk
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cy Swaim
Career
Per 600 PA
16
88.89
Lewis Woolfolk
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Cy Swaim
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6.75
6.75
Lewis Woolfolk
Career
Per 600 PA
Cy Swaim
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.06
0.06
Lewis Woolfolk
Career
Per 600 PA
Cy Swaim
Career
Per 600 PA
1
5.56
Lewis Woolfolk
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
68.57
Cy Swaim
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lewis Woolfolk
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cy Swaim
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lewis Woolfolk
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cy Swaim
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
16.67
Lewis Woolfolk
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cy Swaim
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lewis Woolfolk
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cy Swaim
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
16.67
Lewis Woolfolk
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cy Swaim
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
100
100
Lewis Woolfolk
Career
Per 600 PA