Bob Anderson vs. Ted Wilks — Career Comparison

Bob Anderson
Silent GenerationIndianaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaChicago CubsNational LeagueStarting Pitcher
Ted Wilks
Greatest GenerationNew YorkThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaSt. Louis CardinalsNational LeagueRelief Pitcher

Bob 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 4.26 and 1.437 for Bob 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 Bob Anderson and Ted Wilks

Bob Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
7
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
10
Bob Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
246
2.63
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
385
3.8
Bob Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
93
1
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 9 Innings
44
0.43
Bob Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
36
0.39
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
59
0.58
Bob Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
46
0.49
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
30
0.3
Bob Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
43.9
43.9
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
66.29
66.29
Bob Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
37.8
37.8
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 9 Innings
11.43
11.43
Bob Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
15
0.16
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
22
0.22
Bob Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.01
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.05
Bob Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
13
0.14
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
46
0.45
Bob Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
398
4.26
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
331
3.26
Bob Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.26
4.26
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.26
3.26
Bob Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.16
4.16
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.21
3.21
Bob Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.28
4.28
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.17
4.17
Bob Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.261
0.261
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.24
0.24
Bob Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
2522
27
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2739
27
Bob Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
840.2
9
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
913
9
Bob Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
858
9.19
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
832
8.2
Bob Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.19
9.19
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.2
8.2
Bob Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
80
0.86
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
76
0.75
Bob Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.86
0.86
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.75
0.75
Bob Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.33
0.33
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.2
0.2
Bob Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
319
3.42
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
283
2.79
Bob Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
31
0.33
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Bob Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.42
3.42
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.79
2.79
Bob Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
502
5.37
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 9 Innings
403
3.97
Bob Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.37
5.37
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.97
3.97
Bob Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.04
2.04
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.05
1.05
Bob Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.977
0.977
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.751
0.751
Bob Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
30
0.32
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
0.08
Bob Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
27
0.29
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
0.11
Bob Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.04
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.01
Bob Anderson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3634
38.9
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3765
37.11
Bob Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
62
0.66
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
191
1.88
Bob Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
450
4.82
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
364
3.59
Bob Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.82
4.82
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.59
3.59
Bob Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bob Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bob Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bob Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.4
1.4
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.221
1.221
Bob Anderson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3288
35.2
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3471
34.22
Bob Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.83
1.83
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.95
0.95
Bob Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.288
0.288
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.253
0.253
Bob Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
38.9
38.9
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 9 Innings
37.11
37.11

Fielding Stats for Bob Anderson and Ted Wilks

Bob Anderson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
7
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
10
Bob Anderson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
246
2.64
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
385
Bob Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
93
1
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Bob Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2519
27
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Bob Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
839.2
9
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Bob Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
46
0.49
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 9 Innings
30
Bob Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
165
1.77
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 9 Innings
120
Bob Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
13
0.14
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
Bob Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
224
2.4
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 9 Innings
158
Bob Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
211
2.26
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 9 Innings
150
Bob Anderson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
94.2
94.2
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
94.94
Bob Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.858
0.858
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.39
Bob Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
37.8
37.8
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Bob Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
0.15
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 9 Innings
11
Bob Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Bob Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Bob Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Bob Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 9 Innings
0

Hitting Stats for Bob Anderson and Ted Wilks

Bob Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
7
7
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10
10
Bob Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
247
540.88
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
385
982.98
Bob Anderson
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
274
600
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 600 PA
235
600
Bob Anderson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
246
538.69
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 600 PA
206
525.96
Bob Anderson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.134
0.134
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 600 PA
0.131
0.131
Bob Anderson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.402
0.402
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 600 PA
0.4
0.4
Bob Anderson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
33
72.26
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 600 PA
27
68.94
Bob Anderson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
28
61.31
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 600 PA
24
61.28
Bob Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
2
4.38
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
7.66
Bob Anderson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
2.19
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bob Anderson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
4.38
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bob Anderson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
10.95
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 600 PA
3
7.66
Bob Anderson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.152
0.152
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 600 PA
0.111
0.111
Bob Anderson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.008
0.008
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bob Anderson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.061
0.061
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bob Anderson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8.34
18.26
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 600 PA
5.99
15.3
Bob Anderson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
43
94.16
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 600 PA
30
76.6
Bob Anderson
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
45
98.54
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 600 PAverified
43
109.79
Bob Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.174
0.174
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.194
0.194
Bob Anderson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.175
0.175
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 600 PA
0.146
0.146
Bob Anderson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.349
0.349
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 600 PA
0.339
0.339
Bob Anderson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.041
0.041
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 600 PA
0.015
0.015
Bob Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.122
0.122
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.124
0.124
Bob Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.256
0.256
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 600 PA
0.256
0.256
Bob Anderson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.225
0.225
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 600 PA
0.184
0.184
Bob Anderson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
18
39.42
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 600 PA
15
38.3
Bob Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
12
26.28
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
13
33.19
Bob Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
28
61.31
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 600 PAverified
28
71.49
Bob Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
2.82
6.18
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3.03
7.75
Bob Anderson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
4.38
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bob Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
10
21.9
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
16
40.85
Bob Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bob Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
107
234.31
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
59
150.64
Bob Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
2.56
2.56
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3.98
3.98
Bob Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.09
0.09
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.27
0.27
Bob Anderson
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
15
32.85
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 600 PAverified
13
33.19
Bob Anderson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
2.19
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bob Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
2
4.38
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
2.55
Bob Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bob Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bob Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bob Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 600 PA