Mick Abel vs. Ted Wilks — Career Comparison

Mick Abel
Gen ZOregonThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaMinnesota TwinsAmerican LeagueStarting Pitcher
Ted Wilks
Greatest GenerationNew YorkThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaSt. Louis CardinalsNational LeagueRelief Pitcher

Mick Abel 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 6.23 and 1.513 for Mick Abel. By the career numbers, Ted Wilks had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Mick Abel and Ted Wilks

Mick Abel
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
10
Mick Abel
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
2.31
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
385
3.8
Mick Abel
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
1.85
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
44
0.43
Mick Abel
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.69
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
59
0.58
Mick Abel
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4
0.92
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
30
0.3
Mick Abel
Career
Per 9 Innings
42.86
42.86
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
66.29
66.29
Mick Abel
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
80
80
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 9 Innings
11.43
11.43
Mick Abel
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
22
0.22
Mick Abel
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.05
Mick Abel
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
46
0.45
Mick Abel
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
27
6.23
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
331
3.26
Mick Abel
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.23
6.23
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.26
3.26
Mick Abel
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.57
5.57
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.21
3.21
Mick Abel
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.97
4.97
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.17
4.17
Mick Abel
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.274
0.274
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.24
0.24
Mick Abel
Career
Per 9 Innings
117
27
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2739
27
Mick Abel
Career
Per 9 Innings
39
9
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
913
9
Mick Abel
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
43
9.92
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
832
8.2
Mick Abel
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.92
9.92
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.2
8.2
Mick Abel
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
8
1.85
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
76
0.75
Mick Abel
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.85
1.85
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.75
0.75
Mick Abel
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.8
0.8
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.2
0.2
Mick Abel
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
16
3.69
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
283
2.79
Mick Abel
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mick Abel
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.69
3.69
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.79
2.79
Mick Abel
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
39
9
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
403
3.97
Mick Abel
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
9
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.97
3.97
Mick Abel
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.9
3.9
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.05
1.05
Mick Abel
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.41
1.41
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.751
0.751
Mick Abel
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
0.46
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
0.08
Mick Abel
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
0.23
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
0.11
Mick Abel
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.01
Mick Abel
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
174
40.15
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3765
37.11
Mick Abel
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.23
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
191
1.88
Mick Abel
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
28
6.46
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
364
3.59
Mick Abel
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.46
6.46
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.59
3.59
Mick Abel
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mick Abel
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mick Abel
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.69
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mick Abel
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.513
1.513
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.221
1.221
Mick Abel
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
157
36.23
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3471
34.22
Mick Abel
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.8
2.8
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.95
0.95
Mick Abel
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.318
0.318
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.253
0.253
Mick Abel
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
40.15
40.15
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 9 Innings
37.11
37.11

Fielding Stats for Mick Abel and Ted Wilks

Mick Abel
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
1
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
10
Mick Abel
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
2.31
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
385
Mick Abel
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
1.85
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Mick Abel
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
117
27
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Mick Abel
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
39
9
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Mick Abel
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.69
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
30
Mick Abel
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.23
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
120
Mick Abel
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
Mick Abel
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.92
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
158
Mick Abel
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.92
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
150
Mick Abel
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 9 Innings
94.94
Mick Abel
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.4
0.4
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.39
Mick Abel
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
80
80
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Mick Abel
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
11
Mick Abel
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Mick Abel
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Mick Abel
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Mick Abel
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 9 Innings
0

Hitting Stats for Mick Abel and Ted Wilks

Mick Abel
Career
Per 600 PA
1
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10
10
Mick Abel
Career
Per 600 PA
11
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
385
982.98
Mick Abel
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
235
600
Mick Abel
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
206
525.96
Mick Abel
Career
Per 600 PA
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.131
0.131
Mick Abel
Career
Per 600 PA
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.4
0.4
Mick Abel
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
27
68.94
Mick Abel
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
24
61.28
Mick Abel
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
7.66
Mick Abel
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mick Abel
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mick Abel
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
7.66
Mick Abel
Career
Per 600 PA
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.111
0.111
Mick Abel
Career
Per 600 PA
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mick Abel
Career
Per 600 PA
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mick Abel
Career
Per 600 PA
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5.99
15.3
Mick Abel
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
30
76.6
Mick Abel
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
43
109.79
Mick Abel
Career
Per 600 PA
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.194
0.194
Mick Abel
Career
Per 600 PA
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.146
0.146
Mick Abel
Career
Per 600 PA
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.339
0.339
Mick Abel
Career
Per 600 PA
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.015
0.015
Mick Abel
Career
Per 600 PA
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.124
0.124
Mick Abel
Career
Per 600 PA
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.256
0.256
Mick Abel
Career
Per 600 PA
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.184
0.184
Mick Abel
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
15
38.3
Mick Abel
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
13
33.19
Mick Abel
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
28
71.49
Mick Abel
Career
Per 600 PA
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3.03
7.75
Mick Abel
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mick Abel
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
16
40.85
Mick Abel
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mick Abel
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 600 PA
59
150.64
Mick Abel
Career
Per 600 PA
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3.98
3.98
Mick Abel
Career
Per 600 PA
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.27
0.27
Mick Abel
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
13
33.19
Mick Abel
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mick Abel
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 600 PA
1
2.55
Mick Abel
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mick Abel
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mick Abel
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mick Abel
Career
Per 600 PA
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 600 PA