Willie Adams vs. Ted Wilks — Career Comparison

Willie Adams
Lost GenerationPennsylvaniaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaPhiladelphia AthleticsAmerican LeagueStarting Pitcher
Ted Wilks
Greatest GenerationNew YorkThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaSt. Louis CardinalsNational LeagueRelief Pitcher

Willie Adams 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 4.37 and 1.572 for Willie Adams. By the career numbers, Ted Wilks had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Willie Adams and Ted Wilks

Willie Adams
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
5
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
10
Willie Adams
Career
Per 9 Innings
65
2.06
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
385
3.8
Willie Adams
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
21
0.66
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
44
0.43
Willie Adams
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
0.25
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
59
0.58
Willie Adams
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
16
0.51
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
30
0.3
Willie Adams
Career
Per 9 Innings
33.33
33.33
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
66.29
66.29
Willie Adams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
32.31
32.31
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 9 Innings
11.43
11.43
Willie Adams
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
0.25
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
22
0.22
Willie Adams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.05
Willie Adams
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.06
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
46
0.45
Willie Adams
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
138
4.37
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
331
3.26
Willie Adams
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.37
4.37
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.26
3.26
Willie Adams
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.79
4.79
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.21
3.21
Willie Adams
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.57
4.57
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.17
4.17
Willie Adams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.282
0.282
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.24
0.24
Willie Adams
Career
Per 9 Innings
853
27
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2739
27
Willie Adams
Career
Per 9 Innings
284.1
9
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
913
9
Willie Adams
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
303
9.59
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
832
8.2
Willie Adams
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.59
9.59
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.2
8.2
Willie Adams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
0.25
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 9 Innings
76
0.75
Willie Adams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.25
0.25
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.75
0.75
Willie Adams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.12
0.12
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.2
0.2
Willie Adams
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
144
4.56
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
283
2.79
Willie Adams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Willie Adams
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.56
4.56
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.79
2.79
Willie Adams
Career
Per 9 Innings
74
2.34
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
403
3.97
Willie Adams
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.34
2.34
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.97
3.97
Willie Adams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.14
1.14
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.05
1.05
Willie Adams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.767
0.767
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.751
0.751
Willie Adams
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
0.25
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
0.08
Willie Adams
Career
Per 9 Innings
19
0.6
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
0.11
Willie Adams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.01
Willie Adams
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1238
39.19
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3765
37.11
Willie Adams
Career
Per 9 Innings
30
0.95
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
191
1.88
Willie Adams
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
172
5.44
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
364
3.59
Willie Adams
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.44
5.44
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.59
3.59
Willie Adams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Willie Adams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Willie Adams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Willie Adams
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.572
1.572
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.221
1.221
Willie Adams
Career
Per 9 Innings
1075
34.03
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3471
34.22
Willie Adams
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.65
2.65
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.95
0.95
Willie Adams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.297
0.297
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.253
0.253
Willie Adams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
39.19
39.19
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 9 Innings
37.11
37.11

Fielding Stats for Willie Adams and Ted Wilks

Willie Adams
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
10
Willie Adams
Career
Per 9 Innings
65
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
385
Willie Adams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Willie Adams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Willie Adams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Willie Adams
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
30
Willie Adams
Career
Per 9 Innings
71
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
120
Willie Adams
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
Willie Adams
Career
Per 9 Innings
83
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
158
Willie Adams
Career
Per 9 Innings
80
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
150
Willie Adams
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
96.39
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 9 Innings
94.94
Willie Adams
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1.231
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.39
Willie Adams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Willie Adams
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
11
Willie Adams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Willie Adams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Willie Adams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Willie Adams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 9 Innings
0

Hitting Stats for Willie Adams and Ted Wilks

Willie Adams
Career
Per 600 PA
5
5
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10
10
Willie Adams
Career
Per 600 PA
65
423.91
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
385
982.98
Willie Adams
Career
Per 600 PA
92
600
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
235
600
Willie Adams
Career
Per 600 PAverified
88
573.91
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
206
525.96
Willie Adams
Career
Per 600 PA
0.102
0.102
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.131
0.131
Willie Adams
Career
Per 600 PA
0.288
0.288
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.4
0.4
Willie Adams
Career
Per 600 PA
9
58.7
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
27
68.94
Willie Adams
Career
Per 600 PA
7
45.65
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
24
61.28
Willie Adams
Career
Per 600 PA
1
6.52
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
7.66
Willie Adams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
6.52
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Willie Adams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Willie Adams
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
13.04
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
3
7.66
Willie Adams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.222
0.222
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 600 PA
0.111
0.111
Willie Adams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Willie Adams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Willie Adams
Career
Per 600 PA
1.68
10.96
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5.99
15.3
Willie Adams
Career
Per 600 PAverified
12
78.26
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
30
76.6
Willie Adams
Career
Per 600 PA
12
78.26
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
43
109.79
Willie Adams
Career
Per 600 PA
0.132
0.132
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.194
0.194
Willie Adams
Career
Per 600 PA
0.136
0.136
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.146
0.146
Willie Adams
Career
Per 600 PA
0.268
0.268
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.339
0.339
Willie Adams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.034
0.034
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 600 PA
0.015
0.015
Willie Adams
Career
Per 600 PA
0.094
0.094
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.124
0.124
Willie Adams
Career
Per 600 PA
0.19
0.19
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.256
0.256
Willie Adams
Career
Per 600 PA
0.148
0.148
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.184
0.184
Willie Adams
Career
Per 600 PA
4
26.09
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
15
38.3
Willie Adams
Career
Per 600 PA
2
13.04
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
13
33.19
Willie Adams
Career
Per 600 PA
6
39.13
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
28
71.49
Willie Adams
Career
Per 600 PA
-1.34
-8.72
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3.03
7.75
Willie Adams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Willie Adams
Career
Per 600 PA
3
19.57
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
16
40.85
Willie Adams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Willie Adams
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
27
176.09
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 600 PAverified
59
150.64
Willie Adams
Career
Per 600 PA
3.41
3.41
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3.98
3.98
Willie Adams
Career
Per 600 PA
0.11
0.11
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.27
0.27
Willie Adams
Career
Per 600 PA
1
6.52
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
13
33.19
Willie Adams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Willie Adams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 600 PA
1
2.55
Willie Adams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Willie Adams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Willie Adams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Willie Adams
Career
Per 600 PA
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 600 PA