Jim Abbott vs. Ted Wilks — Career Comparison

Jim Abbott
Gen XMichiganThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaCalifornia AngelsAmerican LeagueStarting Pitcher
Ted Wilks
Greatest GenerationNew YorkThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaSt. Louis CardinalsNational LeagueRelief Pitcher

Jim Abbott built a career as a starting pitcher and Ted Wilks as a reliever — different jobs with different demands — but on the metrics that apply to both, a comparison is still worth making. Ted Wilks posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 3.26 and WHIP 1.221 compared to 4.25 and 1.451 for Jim Abbott. By the career numbers, Ted Wilks had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Jim Abbott and Ted Wilks

Jim Abbott
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
10
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
10
Jim Abbott
Career
Per 9 Innings
263
1.41
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
385
3.8
Jim Abbott
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
254
1.37
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 9 Innings
44
0.43
Jim Abbott
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
87
0.47
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
59
0.58
Jim Abbott
Career
Per 9 Innings
108
0.58
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
30
0.3
Jim Abbott
Career
Per 9 Innings
44.62
44.62
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
66.29
66.29
Jim Abbott
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
96.58
96.58
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 9 Innings
11.43
11.43
Jim Abbott
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
31
0.17
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
22
0.22
Jim Abbott
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6
0.03
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.05
Jim Abbott
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
46
0.45
Jim Abbott
Career
Per 9 Innings
791
4.25
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
331
3.26
Jim Abbott
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.25
4.25
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.26
3.26
Jim Abbott
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.35
4.35
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.21
3.21
Jim Abbott
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.3
4.3
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.17
4.17
Jim Abbott
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.276
0.276
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.24
0.24
Jim Abbott
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5022
27
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 9 Innings
2739
27
Jim Abbott
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1674
9
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 9 Innings
913
9
Jim Abbott
Career
Per 9 Innings
1779
9.56
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
832
8.2
Jim Abbott
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.56
9.56
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.2
8.2
Jim Abbott
Career
Per 9 Innings
154
0.83
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
76
0.75
Jim Abbott
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.83
0.83
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.75
0.75
Jim Abbott
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.59
0.59
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.2
0.2
Jim Abbott
Career
Per 9 Innings
620
3.33
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
283
2.79
Jim Abbott
Career
Per 9 Innings
30
0.16
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Jim Abbott
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.33
3.33
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.79
2.79
Jim Abbott
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
888
4.77
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 9 Innings
403
3.97
Jim Abbott
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.77
4.77
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.97
3.97
Jim Abbott
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.38
3.38
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.05
1.05
Jim Abbott
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.901
0.901
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.751
0.751
Jim Abbott
Career
Per 9 Innings
53
0.28
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
0.08
Jim Abbott
Career
Per 9 Innings
32
0.17
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
0.11
Jim Abbott
Career
Per 9 Innings
11
0.06
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.01
Jim Abbott
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7211
38.77
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 9 Innings
3765
37.11
Jim Abbott
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
0.03
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
191
1.88
Jim Abbott
Career
Per 9 Innings
880
4.73
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
364
3.59
Jim Abbott
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.73
4.73
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.59
3.59
Jim Abbott
Career
Per 9 Innings
70
0.38
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Jim Abbott
Career
Per 9 Innings
47
0.25
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Jim Abbott
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
200
1.08
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim Abbott
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.433
1.433
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.221
1.221
Jim Abbott
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6442
34.63
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 9 Innings
3471
34.22
Jim Abbott
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.35
3.35
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.95
0.95
Jim Abbott
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.301
0.301
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.253
0.253
Jim Abbott
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
38.77
38.77
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 9 Innings
37.11
37.11

Fielding Stats for Jim Abbott and Ted Wilks

Jim Abbott
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
10
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
Jim Abbott
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
263
1.41
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
385
Jim Abbott
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
254
1.37
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Jim Abbott
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5022
27
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Jim Abbott
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1674
9
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Jim Abbott
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
72
0.39
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 9 Innings
30
Jim Abbott
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
300
1.61
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 9 Innings
120
Jim Abbott
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
0.05
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
Jim Abbott
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
381
2.05
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 9 Innings
158
Jim Abbott
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
372
2
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 9 Innings
150
Jim Abbott
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
97.64
97.64
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 9 Innings
94.94
Jim Abbott
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.414
1.414
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.39
Jim Abbott
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
96.58
96.58
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Jim Abbott
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
16
0.09
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 9 Innings
11
Jim Abbott
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Jim Abbott
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Jim Abbott
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Jim Abbott
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 9 Innings
0

Hitting Stats for Jim Abbott and Ted Wilks

Jim Abbott
Career
Per 600 PA
10
10
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 600 PA
10
10
Jim Abbott
Career
Per 600 PAverified
263
6575
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
385
982.98
Jim Abbott
Career
Per 600 PA
24
600
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
235
600
Jim Abbott
Career
Per 600 PA
21
525
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
206
525.96
Jim Abbott
Career
Per 600 PA
0.095
0.095
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.131
0.131
Jim Abbott
Career
Per 600 PA
0.292
0.292
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.4
0.4
Jim Abbott
Career
Per 600 PA
2
50
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
27
68.94
Jim Abbott
Career
Per 600 PA
2
50
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
24
61.28
Jim Abbott
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
7.66
Jim Abbott
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Abbott
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Abbott
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
7.66
Jim Abbott
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.111
0.111
Jim Abbott
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Abbott
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Abbott
Career
Per 600 PA
0.17
4.24
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5.99
15.3
Jim Abbott
Career
Per 600 PA
2
50
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
30
76.6
Jim Abbott
Career
Per 600 PA
2
50
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
43
109.79
Jim Abbott
Career
Per 600 PA
0.095
0.095
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.194
0.194
Jim Abbott
Career
Per 600 PA
0.095
0.095
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.146
0.146
Jim Abbott
Career
Per 600 PA
0.19
0.19
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.339
0.339
Jim Abbott
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.015
0.015
Jim Abbott
Career
Per 600 PA
0.067
0.067
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.124
0.124
Jim Abbott
Career
Per 600 PA
0.105
0.105
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.256
0.256
Jim Abbott
Career
Per 600 PA
0.182
0.182
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.184
0.184
Jim Abbott
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
15
38.3
Jim Abbott
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
75
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
13
33.19
Jim Abbott
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
75
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
28
71.49
Jim Abbott
Career
Per 600 PA
-0.75
-18.67
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3.03
7.75
Jim Abbott
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Abbott
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
16
40.85
Jim Abbott
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Abbott
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
10
250
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 600 PAverified
59
150.64
Jim Abbott
Career
Per 600 PA
2.4
2.4
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3.98
3.98
Jim Abbott
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.27
0.27
Jim Abbott
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
75
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
13
33.19
Jim Abbott
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Abbott
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 600 PA
1
2.55
Jim Abbott
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Abbott
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Abbott
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Abbott
Career
Per 600 PA
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 600 PA