Bill Anderson vs. Ted Wilks — Career Comparison

Bill Anderson
Greatest GenerationNorth CarolinaThrows RightBats LeftNorth AmericaNew York CubansNegro National League IIStarting Pitcher
Ted Wilks
Greatest GenerationNew YorkThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaSt. Louis CardinalsNational LeagueRelief Pitcher

Bill Anderson 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 5.07 and 1.522 for Bill Anderson. By the career numbers, Ted Wilks had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Bill Anderson and Ted Wilks

Bill Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
7
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
10
Bill Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
63
1.75
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
385
3.8
Bill Anderson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
40
1.11
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
44
0.43
Bill Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
18
0.5
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
59
0.58
Bill Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
18
0.5
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
30
0.3
Bill Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
50
50
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
66.29
66.29
Bill Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
63.49
63.49
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 9 Innings
11.43
11.43
Bill Anderson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
20
0.56
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
22
0.22
Bill Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.03
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.05
Bill Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.03
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
46
0.45
Bill Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
182
5.07
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
331
3.26
Bill Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.07
5.07
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.26
3.26
Bill Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.67
4.67
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.21
3.21
Bill Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.34
4.34
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.17
4.17
Bill Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.289
0.289
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.24
0.24
Bill Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
970
27
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2739
27
Bill Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
323.1
9
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
913
9
Bill Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
372
10.35
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
832
8.2
Bill Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
10.35
10.35
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.2
8.2
Bill Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
20
0.56
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 9 Innings
76
0.75
Bill Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.56
0.56
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.75
0.75
Bill Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.32
0.32
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.2
0.2
Bill Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
120
3.34
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
283
2.79
Bill Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.34
3.34
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.79
2.79
Bill Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
113
3.15
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
403
3.97
Bill Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.15
3.15
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.97
3.97
Bill Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.79
1.79
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.05
1.05
Bill Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.721
0.721
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.751
0.751
Bill Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.06
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
0.08
Bill Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
13
0.36
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
0.11
Bill Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.03
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.01
Bill Anderson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1449
40.33
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3765
37.11
Bill Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
15
0.42
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
191
1.88
Bill Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
218
6.07
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
364
3.59
Bill Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.07
6.07
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.59
3.59
Bill Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
27
0.75
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Bill Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.03
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Bill Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
23
0.64
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.522
1.522
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.221
1.221
Bill Anderson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1288
35.85
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3471
34.22
Bill Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.46
3.46
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.95
0.95
Bill Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.305
0.305
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.253
0.253
Bill Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
40.33
40.33
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 9 Innings
37.11
37.11

Fielding Stats for Bill Anderson and Ted Wilks

Bill Anderson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
7
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
10
Bill Anderson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
63
1.75
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
385
Bill Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
40
1.11
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Bill Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
970
27
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Bill Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
323.1
9
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Bill Anderson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
0.19
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
30
Bill Anderson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
71
1.98
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
120
Bill Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
0.22
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
Bill Anderson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
86
2.39
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
158
Bill Anderson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
78
2.17
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
150
Bill Anderson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
90.7
90.7
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
94.94
Bill Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.238
1.238
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.39
Bill Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
63.49
63.49
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Bill Anderson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.08
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
11
Bill Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Bill Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Bill Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Bill Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 9 Innings
0

Hitting Stats for Bill Anderson and Ted Wilks

Bill Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
7
7
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10
10
Bill Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
63
273.91
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
385
982.98
Bill Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
138
600
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
235
600
Bill Anderson
Career
Per 600 PAverified
132
573.91
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
206
525.96
Bill Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.106
0.106
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.131
0.131
Bill Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.268
0.268
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.4
0.4
Bill Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
14
60.87
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
27
68.94
Bill Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
13
56.52
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
24
61.28
Bill Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
1
4.35
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
7.66
Bill Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
1
4.35
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
7.66
Bill Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.071
0.071
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.111
0.111
Bill Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
1.95
8.46
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5.99
15.3
Bill Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
15
65.22
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
30
76.6
Bill Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
18
78.26
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
43
109.79
Bill Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.132
0.132
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.194
0.194
Bill Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.114
0.114
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.146
0.146
Bill Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.246
0.246
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.339
0.339
Bill Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.008
0.008
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.015
0.015
Bill Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.088
0.088
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.124
0.124
Bill Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.161
0.161
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.256
0.256
Bill Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.108
0.108
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.184
0.184
Bill Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
8
34.78
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
15
38.3
Bill Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
2
8.7
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
13
33.19
Bill Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
10
43.48
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
28
71.49
Bill Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
-2.18
-9.46
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3.03
7.75
Bill Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
4
17.39
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
16
40.85
Bill Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Anderson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
8.7
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 600 PA
59
150.64
Bill Anderson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
69
69
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 600 PA
3.98
3.98
Bill Anderson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
2
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 600 PA
0.27
0.27
Bill Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
2
8.7
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
13
33.19
Bill Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Anderson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 600 PA
1
2.55
Bill Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 600 PA