Hosea Allen vs. Ted Wilks — Career Comparison

Hosea Allen
Greatest GenerationFloridaThrows RightNorth AmericaJacksonville Red CapsNegro American LeagueStarting Pitcher
Ted Wilks
Greatest GenerationNew YorkThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaSt. Louis CardinalsNational LeagueRelief Pitcher

Hosea Allen 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 7.13 and 1.648 for Hosea Allen. By the career numbers, Ted Wilks had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Hosea Allen and Ted Wilks

Hosea Allen
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
4
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
10
Hosea Allen
Career
Per 9 Innings
16
2.24
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
385
3.8
Hosea Allen
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
0.98
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
44
0.43
Hosea Allen
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.14
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
59
0.58
Hosea Allen
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
7
0.98
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
30
0.3
Hosea Allen
Career
Per 9 Innings
12.5
12.5
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
66.29
66.29
Hosea Allen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
43.75
43.75
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 9 Innings
11.43
11.43
Hosea Allen
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.42
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
22
0.22
Hosea Allen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.05
Hosea Allen
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.14
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
46
0.45
Hosea Allen
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
51
7.13
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
331
3.26
Hosea Allen
Career
Per 9 Innings
7.13
7.13
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.26
3.26
Hosea Allen
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.41
5.41
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.21
3.21
Hosea Allen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.99
3.99
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.17
4.17
Hosea Allen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.308
0.308
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.24
0.24
Hosea Allen
Career
Per 9 Innings
193
27
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2739
27
Hosea Allen
Career
Per 9 Innings
64.1
9
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
913
9
Hosea Allen
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
84
11.75
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
832
8.2
Hosea Allen
Career
Per 9 Innings
11.75
11.75
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.2
8.2
Hosea Allen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.42
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 9 Innings
76
0.75
Hosea Allen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.42
0.42
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.75
0.75
Hosea Allen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.19
0.19
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.2
0.2
Hosea Allen
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
22
3.08
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
283
2.79
Hosea Allen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Hosea Allen
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.08
3.08
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.79
2.79
Hosea Allen
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
31
4.34
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
403
3.97
Hosea Allen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.34
4.34
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.97
3.97
Hosea Allen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.94
1.94
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.05
1.05
Hosea Allen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.824
0.824
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.751
0.751
Hosea Allen
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
0.14
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
0.08
Hosea Allen
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
7
0.98
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
0.11
Hosea Allen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.01
Hosea Allen
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
311
43.51
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3765
37.11
Hosea Allen
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
0.84
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
191
1.88
Hosea Allen
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
59
8.25
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
364
3.59
Hosea Allen
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.25
8.25
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.59
3.59
Hosea Allen
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
1.26
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Hosea Allen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Hosea Allen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.42
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Hosea Allen
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.648
1.648
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.221
1.221
Hosea Allen
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
273
38.19
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3471
34.22
Hosea Allen
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.69
3.69
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.95
0.95
Hosea Allen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.339
0.339
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.253
0.253
Hosea Allen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
43.51
43.51
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 9 Innings
37.11
37.11

Fielding Stats for Hosea Allen and Ted Wilks

Hosea Allen
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
4
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
10
Hosea Allen
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
16
2.24
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
385
Hosea Allen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
0.98
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Hosea Allen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
193
27
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Hosea Allen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
64.1
9
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Hosea Allen
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.28
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
30
Hosea Allen
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
16
2.24
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
120
Hosea Allen
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
0.28
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
Hosea Allen
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
20
2.8
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
158
Hosea Allen
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
18
2.52
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
150
Hosea Allen
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
90
90
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
94.94
Hosea Allen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.125
1.125
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.39
Hosea Allen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
43.75
43.75
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Hosea Allen
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.14
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
11
Hosea Allen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Hosea Allen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Hosea Allen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Hosea Allen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 9 Innings
0

Hitting Stats for Hosea Allen and Ted Wilks

Hosea Allen
Career
Per 600 PA
4
4
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10
10
Hosea Allen
Career
Per 600 PA
18
348.39
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
385
982.98
Hosea Allen
Career
Per 600 PA
31
600
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
235
600
Hosea Allen
Career
Per 600 PAverified
28
541.94
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
206
525.96
Hosea Allen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.286
0.286
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 600 PA
0.131
0.131
Hosea Allen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.71
0.71
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 600 PA
0.4
0.4
Hosea Allen
Career
Per 600 PAverified
8
154.84
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
27
68.94
Hosea Allen
Career
Per 600 PAverified
6
116.13
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
24
61.28
Hosea Allen
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
38.71
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
3
7.66
Hosea Allen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Hosea Allen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Hosea Allen
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
38.71
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
3
7.66
Hosea Allen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.25
0.25
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 600 PA
0.111
0.111
Hosea Allen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Hosea Allen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Hosea Allen
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3.41
65.96
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
5.99
15.3
Hosea Allen
Career
Per 600 PAverified
10
193.55
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
30
76.6
Hosea Allen
Career
Per 600 PAverified
10
193.55
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
43
109.79
Hosea Allen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.333
0.333
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 600 PA
0.194
0.194
Hosea Allen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.357
0.357
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 600 PA
0.146
0.146
Hosea Allen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.69
0.69
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 600 PA
0.339
0.339
Hosea Allen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.071
0.071
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 600 PA
0.015
0.015
Hosea Allen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.239
0.239
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 600 PA
0.124
0.124
Hosea Allen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.6
0.6
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 600 PA
0.256
0.256
Hosea Allen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.286
0.286
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 600 PA
0.184
0.184
Hosea Allen
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
58.06
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
15
38.3
Hosea Allen
Career
Per 600 PAverified
6
116.13
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
13
33.19
Hosea Allen
Career
Per 600 PAverified
9
174.19
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
28
71.49
Hosea Allen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3.85
74.5
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 600 PA
3.03
7.75
Hosea Allen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Hosea Allen
Career
Per 600 PA
2
38.71
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
16
40.85
Hosea Allen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Hosea Allen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 600 PA
59
150.64
Hosea Allen
Career
Per 600 PA
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3.98
3.98
Hosea Allen
Career
Per 600 PA
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.27
0.27
Hosea Allen
Career
Per 600 PA
1
19.35
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
13
33.19
Hosea Allen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Hosea Allen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 600 PA
1
2.55
Hosea Allen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Hosea Allen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Hosea Allen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Hosea Allen
Career
Per 600 PA
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 600 PA