What years did Barney Wolfe play?

Barney Wolfe played in Major League Baseball from 1903 to 1906.

Was Barney Wolfe a pitcher?

Yes. Barney Wolfe pitched in the major leagues, recording 21 wins and 160 strikeouts.

How many home runs did Barney Wolfe hit?

Barney Wolfe hit 1 career home runs with 19 hits.

Barney Wolfe

Pitcher · Career Stats, Bio & Records (1903-1906)

W–L 21–39

ERA 2.96

WHIP 1.14

SO 160

Pitcher PIV 1252.2

Position: Pitcher
Bats / Throws: R / R
Height / Weight: 6'1" / —
Born: 6/10/1876 in Independence, PA, USA
Died: 2/27/1953 in North Charleroi, PA, USA
MLB Debut: 1903-04-24
Last Game: 1906-05-24

Full name: Wilbert Otto Wolfe

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Career Pitching Statistics

W	L	G	GS	CG	SHO	SV	IP	H	ER	HR	BB	SO	ERA	Pitcher PIV
21	39	76	61	46	4	1	510.7	484	168	3	99	160	2.96	1252.2

Career ERA 2.96 vs. league average 2.80 across their career seasons — 5.6% worse than league average.

Season-by-Season Pitching

Pitching Career Arc

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Year	Team	Lg	W	L	G	GS	CG	SHO	SV	IP	H	ER	BB	SO	ERA	Lg ERA	Pitcher PIV
1903	NYA	AL	6	9	20	16	12	1	0	148.3	143	49	26	48	2.97	3.10 (+4%)	1022.3
1904	NYA	AL	0	3	7	3	2	0	0	33.7	31	12	4	8	3.21	2.66 (-21%)	-172.3
1904	WS1	AL	6	10	17	16	13	2	0	126.7	131	46	22	44	3.27	2.66 (-23%)	502.4
1905	WS1	AL	9	14	28	23	17	1	1	182.0	162	52	37	52	2.57	2.82 (+9%)	249.9
1906	WS1	AL	0	3	4	3	2	0	0	20.0	17	9	10	8	4.05	2.68 (-51%)	-350.1
Career · 5 seasons			21	39	76	61	46	4	1	510.2	484	168	99	160	2.96	—	1,252

Lg columns show the league average for that season, with the player's figure as a percentage above or below it. Career totals the seasons listed above.

Career Batting Statistics

G	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	SB	BB	SO	AVG	OBP	SLG	OPS	PIV
76	175	12	19	2	1	1	7	0	9	60	.109	.157	.149	.305	-919

Career AVG .109 vs. league average .251 across their career seasons — 56.7% below league average.

Career OBP .157 vs. league average .308 across their career seasons — 49.1% below league average.

Career SLG .149 vs. league average .326 across their career seasons — 54.4% below league average.

Career OPS .305 vs. league average .634 across their career seasons — 51.8% below league average.

Season-by-Season Batting

Career Arc

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Year	Team	Lg	G	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	BB	SO	AVG	Lg AVG	Lg OBP	Lg SLG	Lg OPS	PIV
1903	NYA	AL	20	53	4	4	1	0	0	1	2	21	.075	.261 (-71%)	.316 (-66%)	.345 (-73%)	.662 (-69%)	-542.2
1904	NYA	AL	7	10	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	5	.000	—	—	—	—	0.0
1904	WS1	AL	17	42	5	5	0	0	0	1	5	15	.119	—	—	—	—	0.0
1905	WS1	AL	28	63	3	8	1	1	1	5	1	17	.127	.248 (-49%)	.307 (-50%)	.322 (-31%)	.629 (-40%)	-376.7
1906	WS1	AL	4	7	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	2	.286	—	—	—	—	0.0
Career · 5 seasons			76	175	12	19	2	1	1	7	9	60	.109	—	—	—	—	-919

Lg columns show the league average for that season, with the player's figure as a percentage above or below it. Career totals the seasons listed above.

Game Log & Splits

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Per-game data from Retrosheet (regular season, through 2025).

Batting — Home / Away

Split	G	AB	R	H	HR	RBI	AVG
Home	42	97	8	10	0	2	.103
Away	34	79	4	9	1	4	.114

Pitching — Home / Away

Split	G	IP	H	ER	BB	SO	ERA
Home	42	269.2	250	58	43	97	1.94
Away	34	234.0	227	49	58	66	1.88

Last 10 Games — Batting

Date	Tm	Opp	Res	AB	R	H	SO
1906-05-24	MIN	SLA	L	3	0	1	0
1906-05-17	MIN	CHW	L	1	0	0	0
1906-04-28	MIN	NYY	L	0	0	0	0
1906-04-18	MIN	PHA	L	3	0	1	1
1905-10-06	MIN	PHA	W	4	2	2	1
1905-10-03	MIN	CHW	L	3	0	0	1
1905-09-28	MIN	SLA	W	4	0	0	0
1905-09-23	MIN	DET	W	1	0	0	0
1905-09-23	MIN	DET	W	3	0	0	0
1905-09-20	MIN	BOS	L	1	0	0	0

Last 10 Games — Pitching

Date	Tm	Opp	Dec	IP	H	R	BB	SO
1906-05-24	MIN	SLA	L	9.0	5	5	5	2
1906-05-17	MIN	CHW	—	2.0	1	0	0	0
1906-04-28	MIN	NYY	L	2.0	4	2	0	1
1906-04-18	MIN	PHA	L	8.0	6	4	5	5
1905-10-06	MIN	PHA	W	8.0	4	1	1	5
1905-10-03	MIN	CHW	L	9.0	6	3	0	1
1905-09-28	MIN	SLA	W	9.0	7	3	2	9
1905-09-23	MIN	DET	W	9.0	8	1	2	0
1905-09-23	MIN	DET	SV	1.2	1	0	0	1
1905-09-20	MIN	BOS	—	2.0	2	0	1	0

Fielding Statistics

Career Fielding Totals by Position

Position	G	GS	PO	A	E	DP
P	76	45	26	144	8	3

Season-by-Season Fielding

Year	Team	Pos	G	GS	PO	A	E	DP
1903	NYA	P	20	0	6	45	2	1
1904	NYA	P	7	3	1	13	1	0
1904	WS1	P	17	16	9	31	1	1
1905	WS1	P	28	23	10	48	3	1
1906	WS1	P	4	3	0	7	1	0

Career Games by Position

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Position	Games
Pitcher	76

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Frequently Asked Questions about Barney Wolfe

What years did Barney Wolfe play?: Barney Wolfe played in Major League Baseball from 1903 to 1906.
Was Barney Wolfe a pitcher?: Yes. Barney Wolfe pitched in the major leagues, recording 21 wins and 160 strikeouts.
How many home runs did Barney Wolfe hit?: Barney Wolfe hit 1 career home runs with 19 hits.