Orinthal Anderson vs. Ted Wilks — Career Comparison

Orinthal Anderson
Greatest GenerationTexasThrows RightBats LeftNorth AmericaBirmingham Black BaronsNegro American LeagueStarting Pitcher
Ted Wilks
Greatest GenerationNew YorkThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaSt. Louis CardinalsNational LeagueRelief Pitcher

Orinthal 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 16.62 and 3.000 for Orinthal 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 Orinthal Anderson and Ted Wilks

Orinthal Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
10
Orinthal Anderson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
4.15
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
385
3.8
Orinthal Anderson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
2.08
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
44
0.43
Orinthal Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
59
0.58
Orinthal Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 9 Innings
30
0.3
Orinthal Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
66.29
66.29
Orinthal Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
50
50
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 9 Innings
11.43
11.43
Orinthal Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
22
0.22
Orinthal Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.05
Orinthal Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
46
0.45
Orinthal Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
8
16.62
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
331
3.26
Orinthal Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
16.62
16.62
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.26
3.26
Orinthal Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
16.56
16.56
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.21
3.21
Orinthal Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
6
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.17
4.17
Orinthal Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.478
0.478
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.24
0.24
Orinthal Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
13
27
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2739
27
Orinthal Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.1
9
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
913
9
Orinthal Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
11
22.85
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
832
8.2
Orinthal Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
22.85
22.85
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.2
8.2
Orinthal Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
2.08
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
76
0.75
Orinthal Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.08
2.08
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.75
0.75
Orinthal Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.5
0.5
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.2
0.2
Orinthal Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
4.15
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
283
2.79
Orinthal Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Orinthal Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.15
4.15
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.79
2.79
Orinthal Anderson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
6.23
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
403
3.97
Orinthal Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6.23
6.23
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.97
3.97
Orinthal Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.5
1.5
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.05
1.05
Orinthal Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.154
1.154
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.751
0.751
Orinthal Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
0.08
Orinthal Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 9 Innings
11
0.11
Orinthal Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.01
Orinthal Anderson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
25
51.92
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3765
37.11
Orinthal Anderson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
2.08
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
191
1.88
Orinthal Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
8
16.62
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
364
3.59
Orinthal Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
16.62
16.62
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.59
3.59
Orinthal Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Orinthal Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Orinthal Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
2.08
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Orinthal Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
3
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.221
1.221
Orinthal Anderson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
23
47.77
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3471
34.22
Orinthal Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
4
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.95
0.95
Orinthal Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.526
0.526
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.253
0.253
Orinthal Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
51.92
51.92
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 9 Innings
37.11
37.11

Fielding Stats for Orinthal Anderson and Ted Wilks

Orinthal Anderson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
1
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
10
Orinthal Anderson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
1.57
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
385
Orinthal Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.98
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Orinthal Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
138
27
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Orinthal Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
46
9
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Orinthal Anderson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.78
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
30
Orinthal Anderson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.2
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
120
Orinthal Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
0.2
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
Orinthal Anderson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
1.17
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
158
Orinthal Anderson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.98
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
150
Orinthal Anderson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
83.33
83.33
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
94.94
Orinthal Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.625
0.625
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.39
Orinthal Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
62.5
62.5
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Orinthal Anderson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.2
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
11
Orinthal Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Orinthal Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Orinthal Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Orinthal Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 9 Innings
0

Hitting Stats for Orinthal Anderson and Ted Wilks

Orinthal Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10
10
Orinthal Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
8
208.7
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
385
982.98
Orinthal Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
23
600
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
235
600
Orinthal Anderson
Career
Per 600 PAverified
23
600
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
206
525.96
Orinthal Anderson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.304
0.304
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 600 PA
0.131
0.131
Orinthal Anderson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.826
0.826
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 600 PA
0.4
0.4
Orinthal Anderson
Career
Per 600 PAverified
7
182.61
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
27
68.94
Orinthal Anderson
Career
Per 600 PAverified
4
104.35
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
24
61.28
Orinthal Anderson
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
52.17
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
3
7.66
Orinthal Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Orinthal Anderson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
26.09
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Orinthal Anderson
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
78.26
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 600 PA
3
7.66
Orinthal Anderson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.429
0.429
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 600 PA
0.111
0.111
Orinthal Anderson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.044
0.044
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Orinthal Anderson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.143
0.143
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Orinthal Anderson
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3.39
88.32
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
5.99
15.3
Orinthal Anderson
Career
Per 600 PAverified
12
313.04
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
30
76.6
Orinthal Anderson
Career
Per 600 PAverified
7
182.61
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
43
109.79
Orinthal Anderson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.304
0.304
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 600 PA
0.194
0.194
Orinthal Anderson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.522
0.522
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 600 PA
0.146
0.146
Orinthal Anderson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.826
0.826
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 600 PA
0.339
0.339
Orinthal Anderson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.217
0.217
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 600 PA
0.015
0.015
Orinthal Anderson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.267
0.267
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 600 PA
0.124
0.124
Orinthal Anderson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.75
0.75
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 600 PA
0.256
0.256
Orinthal Anderson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.273
0.273
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 600 PA
0.184
0.184
Orinthal Anderson
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
78.26
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
15
38.3
Orinthal Anderson
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
52.17
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
13
33.19
Orinthal Anderson
Career
Per 600 PAverified
4
104.35
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
28
71.49
Orinthal Anderson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3.67
95.8
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 600 PA
3.03
7.75
Orinthal Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Orinthal Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
16
40.85
Orinthal Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Orinthal Anderson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 600 PA
59
150.64
Orinthal Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3.98
3.98
Orinthal Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.27
0.27
Orinthal Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
13
33.19
Orinthal Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Orinthal Anderson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 600 PA
1
2.55
Orinthal Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Orinthal Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Orinthal Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Orinthal Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 600 PA