Lewis Woolfolk vs. Chad Zerbe — Career Comparison

Lewis Woolfolk
Lost GenerationKentuckyThrows RightNorth AmericaChicago American GiantsNegro American LeagueStarting Pitcher
Chad Zerbe
Gen XOhioThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaSan Francisco GiantsNational LeagueRelief Pitcher

Lewis Woolfolk built a career as a starting pitcher and Chad Zerbe as a reliever — different jobs with different demands — but on the metrics that apply to both, a comparison is still worth making. Chad Zerbe posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 3.87 and WHIP 1.384 compared to 5.08 and 1.506 for Lewis Woolfolk. By the career numbers, Chad Zerbe had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Lewis Woolfolk and Chad Zerbe

Lewis Woolfolk
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Chad Zerbe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
4
Lewis Woolfolk
Career
Per 9 Innings
15
1.69
Chad Zerbe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
114
6.79
Lewis Woolfolk
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
1.36
Chad Zerbe
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.12
Lewis Woolfolk
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.68
Chad Zerbe
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
0.36
Lewis Woolfolk
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
0.56
Chad Zerbe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.06
Lewis Woolfolk
Career
Per 9 Innings
54.55
54.55
Chad Zerbe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
85.71
85.71
Lewis Woolfolk
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
80
80
Chad Zerbe
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.75
1.75
Lewis Woolfolk
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.68
Chad Zerbe
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lewis Woolfolk
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.11
Chad Zerbe
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lewis Woolfolk
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Chad Zerbe
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lewis Woolfolk
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
45
5.08
Chad Zerbe
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
65
3.87
Lewis Woolfolk
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.08
5.08
Chad Zerbe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.87
3.87
Lewis Woolfolk
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.27
4.27
Chad Zerbe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.91
3.91
Lewis Woolfolk
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.67
3.67
Chad Zerbe
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.97
3.97
Lewis Woolfolk
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.298
0.298
Chad Zerbe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.279
0.279
Lewis Woolfolk
Career
Per 9 Innings
239
27
Chad Zerbe
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
453
27
Lewis Woolfolk
Career
Per 9 Innings
79.2
9
Chad Zerbe
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
151
9
Lewis Woolfolk
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
98
11.07
Chad Zerbe
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
159
9.48
Lewis Woolfolk
Career
Per 9 Innings
11.07
11.07
Chad Zerbe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9.48
9.48
Lewis Woolfolk
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.23
Chad Zerbe
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
0.6
Lewis Woolfolk
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.23
0.23
Chad Zerbe
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.6
0.6
Lewis Woolfolk
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.13
0.13
Chad Zerbe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.09
0.09
Lewis Woolfolk
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
22
2.49
Chad Zerbe
Career
Per 9 Innings
46
2.74
Lewis Woolfolk
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Chad Zerbe
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.24
Lewis Woolfolk
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.49
2.49
Chad Zerbe
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.74
2.74
Lewis Woolfolk
Career
Per 9 Innings
24
2.71
Chad Zerbe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
70
4.17
Lewis Woolfolk
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.71
2.71
Chad Zerbe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.17
4.17
Lewis Woolfolk
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.6
1.6
Chad Zerbe
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.61
0.61
Lewis Woolfolk
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.577
0.577
Chad Zerbe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.768
0.768
Lewis Woolfolk
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3
0.34
Chad Zerbe
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.24
Lewis Woolfolk
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.34
Chad Zerbe
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
0.36
Lewis Woolfolk
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Chad Zerbe
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lewis Woolfolk
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
369
41.69
Chad Zerbe
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
644
38.38
Lewis Woolfolk
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.23
Chad Zerbe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
41
2.44
Lewis Woolfolk
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
60
6.78
Chad Zerbe
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
72
4.29
Lewis Woolfolk
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.78
6.78
Chad Zerbe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.29
4.29
Lewis Woolfolk
Career
Per 9 Innings
15
1.69
Chad Zerbe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
0.66
Lewis Woolfolk
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Chad Zerbe
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
0.6
Lewis Woolfolk
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
1.13
Chad Zerbe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
24
1.43
Lewis Woolfolk
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.506
1.506
Chad Zerbe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.358
1.358
Lewis Woolfolk
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
329
37.17
Chad Zerbe
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
571
34.03
Lewis Woolfolk
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
4
Chad Zerbe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.63
0.63
Lewis Woolfolk
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.317
0.317
Chad Zerbe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.304
0.304
Lewis Woolfolk
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
41.69
41.69
Chad Zerbe
Career
Per 9 Innings
38.38
38.38

Fielding Stats for Lewis Woolfolk and Chad Zerbe

Lewis Woolfolk
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Chad Zerbe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
4
Lewis Woolfolk
Career
Per 9 Innings
15
1.69
Chad Zerbe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
114
6.79
Lewis Woolfolk
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
1.24
Chad Zerbe
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.12
Lewis Woolfolk
Career
Per 9 Innings
239
27
Chad Zerbe
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
453
27
Lewis Woolfolk
Career
Per 9 Innings
79.2
9
Chad Zerbe
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
151
9
Lewis Woolfolk
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.11
Chad Zerbe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
0.54
Lewis Woolfolk
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
21
2.37
Chad Zerbe
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
28
1.67
Lewis Woolfolk
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.34
Chad Zerbe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.06
Lewis Woolfolk
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
25
2.82
Chad Zerbe
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
38
2.26
Lewis Woolfolk
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
22
2.49
Chad Zerbe
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
37
2.21
Lewis Woolfolk
Career
Per 9 Innings
88
88
Chad Zerbe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
97.37
97.37
Lewis Woolfolk
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.467
1.467
Chad Zerbe
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.325
0.325
Lewis Woolfolk
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
73.33
73.33
Chad Zerbe
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.75
1.75
Lewis Woolfolk
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Chad Zerbe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.18
Lewis Woolfolk
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Chad Zerbe
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lewis Woolfolk
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Chad Zerbe
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lewis Woolfolk
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Chad Zerbe
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lewis Woolfolk
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Chad Zerbe
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Lewis Woolfolk and Chad Zerbe

Lewis Woolfolk
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1
Chad Zerbe
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
4
Lewis Woolfolk
Career
Per 600 PA
15
257.14
Chad Zerbe
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
114
2850
Lewis Woolfolk
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
35
600
Chad Zerbe
Career
Per 600 PA
24
600
Lewis Woolfolk
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
29
497.14
Chad Zerbe
Career
Per 600 PAverified
20
500
Lewis Woolfolk
Career
Per 600 PA
0.138
0.138
Chad Zerbe
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.15
0.15
Lewis Woolfolk
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.429
0.429
Chad Zerbe
Career
Per 600 PA
0.417
0.417
Lewis Woolfolk
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
4
68.57
Chad Zerbe
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
75
Lewis Woolfolk
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
4
68.57
Chad Zerbe
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
75
Lewis Woolfolk
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chad Zerbe
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lewis Woolfolk
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chad Zerbe
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lewis Woolfolk
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chad Zerbe
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lewis Woolfolk
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chad Zerbe
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lewis Woolfolk
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chad Zerbe
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lewis Woolfolk
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chad Zerbe
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lewis Woolfolk
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chad Zerbe
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lewis Woolfolk
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.78
13.39
Chad Zerbe
Career
Per 600 PA
0.25
6.3
Lewis Woolfolk
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
4
68.57
Chad Zerbe
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
75
Lewis Woolfolk
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
102.86
Chad Zerbe
Career
Per 600 PA
3
75
Lewis Woolfolk
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.194
0.194
Chad Zerbe
Career
Per 600 PA
0.15
0.15
Lewis Woolfolk
Career
Per 600 PA
0.138
0.138
Chad Zerbe
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.15
0.15
Lewis Woolfolk
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.331
0.331
Chad Zerbe
Career
Per 600 PA
0.3
0.3
Lewis Woolfolk
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chad Zerbe
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lewis Woolfolk
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.122
0.122
Chad Zerbe
Career
Per 600 PA
0.105
0.105
Lewis Woolfolk
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.24
0.24
Chad Zerbe
Career
Per 600 PA
0.167
0.167
Lewis Woolfolk
Career
Per 600 PA
0.138
0.138
Chad Zerbe
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.2
0.2
Lewis Woolfolk
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
51.43
Chad Zerbe
Career
Per 600 PA
1
25
Lewis Woolfolk
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
51.43
Chad Zerbe
Career
Per 600 PA
2
50
Lewis Woolfolk
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
102.86
Chad Zerbe
Career
Per 600 PA
3
75
Lewis Woolfolk
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.66
11.26
Chad Zerbe
Career
Per 600 PA
-0.21
-5.27
Lewis Woolfolk
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
17.14
Chad Zerbe
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lewis Woolfolk
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
17.14
Chad Zerbe
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lewis Woolfolk
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chad Zerbe
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lewis Woolfolk
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Chad Zerbe
Career
Per 600 PA
5
125
Lewis Woolfolk
Career
Per 600 PA
Chad Zerbe
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4.8
4.8
Lewis Woolfolk
Career
Per 600 PA
Chad Zerbe
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lewis Woolfolk
Career
Per 600 PA
4
68.57
Chad Zerbe
Career
Per 600 PAverified
4
100
Lewis Woolfolk
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chad Zerbe
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lewis Woolfolk
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Chad Zerbe
Career
Per 600 PA
1
25
Lewis Woolfolk
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chad Zerbe
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lewis Woolfolk
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chad Zerbe
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lewis Woolfolk
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chad Zerbe
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lewis Woolfolk
Career
Per 600 PA
Chad Zerbe
Career
Per 600 PA