Ed Wolfe vs. Matt Young — Career Comparison

Ed Wolfe
Silent GenerationCaliforniaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaPittsburgh PiratesNational LeagueRelief Pitcher
Matt Young
Baby BoomersCaliforniaThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaSeattle MarinersAmerican LeagueStarting PitcherAll-Star

Matt Young built a career as a starting pitcher and Ed Wolfe as a reliever — different jobs with different demands — but on the metrics that apply to both, a comparison is still worth making. Matt Young posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 4.4 and WHIP 1.513 compared to 7.36 and 3.273 for Ed Wolfe. By the career numbers, Matt Young had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Ed Wolfe and Matt Young

Ed Wolfe
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Matt Young
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
10
Ed Wolfe
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
7.36
Matt Young
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
333
2.52
Ed Wolfe
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Matt Young
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
163
1.23
Ed Wolfe
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Matt Young
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
55
0.42
Ed Wolfe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Matt Young
Career
Per 9 Innings
95
0.72
Ed Wolfe
Career
Per 9 Innings
Matt Young
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
36.67
36.67
Ed Wolfe
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Matt Young
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
48.95
48.95
Ed Wolfe
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Matt Young
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
20
0.15
Ed Wolfe
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Matt Young
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.04
Ed Wolfe
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Matt Young
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
25
0.19
Ed Wolfe
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3
7.36
Matt Young
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
582
4.4
Ed Wolfe
Career
Per 9 Innings
7.36
7.36
Matt Young
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.4
4.4
Ed Wolfe
Career
Per 9 Innings
20.14
20.14
Matt Young
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.44
4.44
Ed Wolfe
Career
Per 9 Innings
10.91
10.91
Matt Young
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.16
4.16
Ed Wolfe
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.467
0.467
Matt Young
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.265
0.265
Ed Wolfe
Career
Per 9 Innings
11
27
Matt Young
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3569
27
Ed Wolfe
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.2
9
Matt Young
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1189.2
9
Ed Wolfe
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
7
17.18
Matt Young
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1207
9.13
Ed Wolfe
Career
Per 9 Innings
17.18
17.18
Matt Young
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9.13
9.13
Ed Wolfe
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
2.45
Matt Young
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
99
0.75
Ed Wolfe
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.45
2.45
Matt Young
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.75
0.75
Ed Wolfe
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.33
0.33
Matt Young
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.3
0.3
Ed Wolfe
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5
12.27
Matt Young
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
565
4.27
Ed Wolfe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Matt Young
Career
Per 9 Innings
28
0.21
Ed Wolfe
Career
Per 9 Innings
12.27
12.27
Matt Young
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.27
4.27
Ed Wolfe
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
2.45
Matt Young
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
857
6.48
Ed Wolfe
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.45
2.45
Matt Young
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6.48
6.48
Ed Wolfe
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.33
0.33
Matt Young
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.57
2.57
Ed Wolfe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.636
1.636
Matt Young
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.195
1.195
Ed Wolfe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Matt Young
Career
Per 9 Innings
56
0.42
Ed Wolfe
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
2.45
Matt Young
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
37
0.28
Ed Wolfe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Matt Young
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
0.05
Ed Wolfe
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
21
51.55
Matt Young
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5236
39.61
Ed Wolfe
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
2.45
Matt Young
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
73
0.55
Ed Wolfe
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3
7.36
Matt Young
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
661
5
Ed Wolfe
Career
Per 9 Innings
7.36
7.36
Matt Young
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
5
Ed Wolfe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Matt Young
Career
Per 9 Innings
37
0.28
Ed Wolfe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Matt Young
Career
Per 9 Innings
34
0.26
Ed Wolfe
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Matt Young
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
123
0.93
Ed Wolfe
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.273
3.273
Matt Young
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.49
1.49
Ed Wolfe
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
36.82
Matt Young
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4563
34.52
Ed Wolfe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
1
Matt Young
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.99
1.99
Ed Wolfe
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.462
0.462
Matt Young
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.307
0.307
Ed Wolfe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
51.55
51.55
Matt Young
Career
Per 9 Innings
39.61
39.61

Fielding Stats for Ed Wolfe and Matt Young

Ed Wolfe
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
Matt Young
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
10
Ed Wolfe
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
Matt Young
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
333
2.52
Ed Wolfe
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Matt Young
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
163
1.23
Ed Wolfe
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Matt Young
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3569
27
Ed Wolfe
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Matt Young
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1189.2
9
Ed Wolfe
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
Matt Young
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
50
0.38
Ed Wolfe
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
Matt Young
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
159
1.2
Ed Wolfe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
Matt Young
Career
Per 9 Innings
29
0.22
Ed Wolfe
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
Matt Young
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
238
1.8
Ed Wolfe
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
Matt Young
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
209
1.58
Ed Wolfe
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
100
Matt Young
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
87.82
87.82
Ed Wolfe
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
0.667
Matt Young
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.628
0.628
Ed Wolfe
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Matt Young
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
48.95
48.95
Ed Wolfe
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
Matt Young
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.05
Ed Wolfe
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Matt Young
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ed Wolfe
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Matt Young
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ed Wolfe
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Matt Young
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ed Wolfe
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Matt Young
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Ed Wolfe and Matt Young

Ed Wolfe
Career
Per 600 PA
1
Matt Young
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10
10
Ed Wolfe
Career
Per 600 PA
3
Matt Young
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
333
66600
Ed Wolfe
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Matt Young
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
600
Ed Wolfe
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Matt Young
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
600
Ed Wolfe
Career
Per 600 PA
Matt Young
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Wolfe
Career
Per 600 PA
Matt Young
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Wolfe
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Matt Young
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Wolfe
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Matt Young
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Wolfe
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Matt Young
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Wolfe
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Matt Young
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Wolfe
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Matt Young
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Wolfe
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Matt Young
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Wolfe
Career
Per 600 PA
Matt Young
Career
Per 600 PA
Ed Wolfe
Career
Per 600 PA
Matt Young
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Wolfe
Career
Per 600 PA
Matt Young
Career
Per 600 PA
Ed Wolfe
Career
Per 600 PA
Matt Young
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Wolfe
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Matt Young
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Wolfe
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Matt Young
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Wolfe
Career
Per 600 PA
Matt Young
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Wolfe
Career
Per 600 PA
Matt Young
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Wolfe
Career
Per 600 PA
Matt Young
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Wolfe
Career
Per 600 PA
Matt Young
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Wolfe
Career
Per 600 PA
Matt Young
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Wolfe
Career
Per 600 PA
Matt Young
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Wolfe
Career
Per 600 PA
Matt Young
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Wolfe
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Matt Young
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Wolfe
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Matt Young
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Wolfe
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Matt Young
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Wolfe
Career
Per 600 PA
Matt Young
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
-0.32
-64.27
Ed Wolfe
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Matt Young
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Wolfe
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Matt Young
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Wolfe
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Matt Young
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Wolfe
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
Matt Young
Career
Per 600 PA
2
400
Ed Wolfe
Career
Per 600 PA
Matt Young
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1.5
1.5
Ed Wolfe
Career
Per 600 PA
Matt Young
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Wolfe
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Matt Young
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Wolfe
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Matt Young
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Wolfe
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Matt Young
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Wolfe
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Matt Young
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Wolfe
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Matt Young
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Wolfe
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Matt Young
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Wolfe
Career
Per 600 PA
Matt Young
Career
Per 600 PA