Red Ames vs. Ted Wilks — Career Comparison

Red Ames
Pre-GenerationalOhioThrows RightBats SwitchNorth AmericaNew York GiantsNational LeagueStarting Pitcher
Ted Wilks
Greatest GenerationNew YorkThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaSt. Louis CardinalsNational LeagueRelief Pitcher

Red Ames 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. Red Ames posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 2.63 and WHIP 1.229 compared to 3.26 and 1.221 for Ted Wilks. By the career numbers, Red Ames had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Red Ames and Ted Wilks

Red Ames
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
17
17
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
10
Red Ames
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
533
1.5
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
385
3.8
Red Ames
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
368
1.04
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 9 Innings
44
0.43
Red Ames
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
183
0.52
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
59
0.58
Red Ames
Career
Per 9 Innings
167
0.47
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
30
0.3
Red Ames
Career
Per 9 Innings
52.29
52.29
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
66.29
66.29
Red Ames
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
69.04
69.04
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 9 Innings
11.43
11.43
Red Ames
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
209
0.59
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 9 Innings
22
0.22
Red Ames
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
26
0.07
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
0.05
Red Ames
Career
Per 9 Innings
36
0.1
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
46
0.45
Red Ames
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
934
2.63
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
331
3.26
Red Ames
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.63
2.63
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.26
3.26
Red Ames
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.84
2.84
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.21
3.21
Red Ames
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.14
3.14
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.17
4.17
Red Ames
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.242
0.242
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.24
0.24
Red Ames
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
9594
27
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 9 Innings
2739
27
Red Ames
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3198
9
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 9 Innings
913
9
Red Ames
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2896
8.15
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
832
8.2
Red Ames
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.15
8.15
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.2
8.2
Red Ames
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
42
0.12
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 9 Innings
76
0.75
Red Ames
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.12
0.12
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.75
0.75
Red Ames
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.08
0.08
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.2
0.2
Red Ames
Career
Per 9 Innings
1034
2.91
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
283
2.79
Red Ames
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Red Ames
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.91
2.91
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.79
2.79
Red Ames
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1702
4.79
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 9 Innings
403
3.97
Red Ames
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.79
4.79
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.97
3.97
Red Ames
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.19
3.19
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.05
1.05
Red Ames
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.856
0.856
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.751
0.751
Red Ames
Career
Per 9 Innings
156
0.44
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
0.08
Red Ames
Career
Per 9 Innings
64
0.18
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
0.11
Red Ames
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.01
Red Ames
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
13080
36.81
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3765
37.11
Red Ames
Career
Per 9 Innings
116
0.33
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
191
1.88
Red Ames
Career
Per 9 Innings
1313
3.7
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
364
3.59
Red Ames
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.7
3.7
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.59
3.59
Red Ames
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Red Ames
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Red Ames
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Red Ames
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.229
1.229
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.221
1.221
Red Ames
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
11982
33.72
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3471
34.22
Red Ames
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.46
2.46
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.95
0.95
Red Ames
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.279
0.279
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.253
0.253
Red Ames
Career
Per 9 Innings
36.81
36.81
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
37.11
37.11

Fielding Stats for Red Ames and Ted Wilks

Red Ames
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
17
17
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
Red Ames
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
533
3.49
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 9 Innings
385
Red Ames
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
160
1.05
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Red Ames
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4128
27
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Red Ames
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1376
9
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Red Ames
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
107
0.7
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 9 Innings
30
Red Ames
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1000
6.54
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 9 Innings
120
Red Ames
Career
Per 9 Innings
74
0.48
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
Red Ames
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1181
7.72
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 9 Innings
158
Red Ames
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1107
7.24
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 9 Innings
150
Red Ames
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
93.73
93.73
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
94.94
Red Ames
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.077
2.077
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.39
Red Ames
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
30.02
30.02
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Red Ames
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
25
0.16
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 9 Innings
11
Red Ames
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Red Ames
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Red Ames
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Red Ames
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 9 Innings
0

Hitting Stats for Red Ames and Ted Wilks

Red Ames
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
17
17
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 600 PA
10
10
Red Ames
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
533
285.03
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 600 PAverified
385
982.98
Red Ames
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1122
600
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 600 PA
235
600
Red Ames
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1014
542.25
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 600 PA
206
525.96
Red Ames
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.141
0.141
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 600 PA
0.131
0.131
Red Ames
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.411
0.411
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 600 PA
0.4
0.4
Red Ames
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
143
76.47
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 600 PA
27
68.94
Red Ames
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
123
65.78
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 600 PA
24
61.28
Red Ames
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
10
5.35
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
7.66
Red Ames
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
3.74
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Red Ames
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
1.6
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Red Ames
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
20
10.7
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 600 PA
3
7.66
Red Ames
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.14
0.14
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 600 PA
0.111
0.111
Red Ames
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.003
0.003
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Red Ames
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.021
0.021
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Red Ames
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
36.98
19.78
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 600 PA
5.99
15.3
Red Ames
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
176
94.12
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 600 PA
30
76.6
Red Ames
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
204
109.09
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 600 PAverified
43
109.79
Red Ames
Career
Per 600 PA
0.19
0.19
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.194
0.194
Red Ames
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.174
0.174
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 600 PA
0.146
0.146
Red Ames
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.363
0.363
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 600 PA
0.339
0.339
Red Ames
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.033
0.033
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 600 PA
0.015
0.015
Red Ames
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.129
0.129
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 600 PA
0.124
0.124
Red Ames
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.278
0.278
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 600 PA
0.256
0.256
Red Ames
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.22
0.22
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 600 PA
0.184
0.184
Red Ames
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
52
27.81
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 600 PAverified
15
38.3
Red Ames
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
63
33.69
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 600 PA
13
33.19
Red Ames
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
112
59.89
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 600 PAverified
28
71.49
Red Ames
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
21.79
11.66
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 600 PA
3.03
7.75
Red Ames
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Red Ames
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
61
32.62
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 600 PAverified
16
40.85
Red Ames
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Red Ames
Career
Per 600 PA
374
200
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
59
150.64
Red Ames
Career
Per 600 PA
3
3
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3.98
3.98
Red Ames
Career
Per 600 PA
0.16
0.16
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.27
0.27
Red Ames
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
47
25.13
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 600 PAverified
13
33.19
Red Ames
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Red Ames
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 600 PA
1
2.55
Red Ames
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
2.67
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Red Ames
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
0.53
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Red Ames
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
3.21
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Red Ames
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
83.33
83.33
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 600 PA