Mike Bacsik vs. Ted Wilks — Career Comparison

Mike Bacsik
Gen XTexasThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaWashington NationalsNational LeagueStarting Pitcher
Ted Wilks
Greatest GenerationNew YorkThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaSt. Louis CardinalsNational LeagueRelief Pitcher

Mike Bacsik 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 5.46 and 1.519 for Mike Bacsik. By the career numbers, Ted Wilks had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Mike Bacsik and Ted Wilks

Mike Bacsik
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
5
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
10
Mike Bacsik
Career
Per 9 Innings
51
2.13
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
385
3.8
Mike Bacsik
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
35
1.46
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
44
0.43
Mike Bacsik
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
0.42
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
59
0.58
Mike Bacsik
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
13
0.54
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
30
0.3
Mike Bacsik
Career
Per 9 Innings
43.48
43.48
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
66.29
66.29
Mike Bacsik
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
68.63
68.63
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 9 Innings
11.43
11.43
Mike Bacsik
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.04
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
22
0.22
Mike Bacsik
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.05
Mike Bacsik
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
46
0.45
Mike Bacsik
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
131
5.46
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
331
3.26
Mike Bacsik
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.46
5.46
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.26
3.26
Mike Bacsik
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.65
5.65
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.21
3.21
Mike Bacsik
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.58
5.58
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.17
4.17
Mike Bacsik
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.299
0.299
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.24
0.24
Mike Bacsik
Career
Per 9 Innings
648
27
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2739
27
Mike Bacsik
Career
Per 9 Innings
216
9
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
913
9
Mike Bacsik
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
261
10.88
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
832
8.2
Mike Bacsik
Career
Per 9 Innings
10.88
10.88
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.2
8.2
Mike Bacsik
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
41
1.71
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
76
0.75
Mike Bacsik
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.71
1.71
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.75
0.75
Mike Bacsik
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.8
0.8
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.2
0.2
Mike Bacsik
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
60
2.5
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 9 Innings
283
2.79
Mike Bacsik
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
0.29
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Mike Bacsik
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.5
2.5
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.79
2.79
Mike Bacsik
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
97
4.04
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
403
3.97
Mike Bacsik
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.04
4.04
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.97
3.97
Mike Bacsik
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.9
1.9
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.05
1.05
Mike Bacsik
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.727
0.727
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.751
0.751
Mike Bacsik
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4
0.17
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
0.08
Mike Bacsik
Career
Per 9 Innings
13
0.54
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
0.11
Mike Bacsik
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.01
Mike Bacsik
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
960
40
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3765
37.11
Mike Bacsik
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.08
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
191
1.88
Mike Bacsik
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
141
5.88
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
364
3.59
Mike Bacsik
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.88
5.88
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.59
3.59
Mike Bacsik
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
0.33
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Mike Bacsik
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
0.29
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Mike Bacsik
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
25
1.04
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mike Bacsik
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.486
1.486
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.221
1.221
Mike Bacsik
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
872
36.33
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3471
34.22
Mike Bacsik
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.76
2.76
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.95
0.95
Mike Bacsik
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.3
0.3
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.253
0.253
Mike Bacsik
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
40
40
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 9 Innings
37.11
37.11

Fielding Stats for Mike Bacsik and Ted Wilks

Mike Bacsik
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
5
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
10
Mike Bacsik
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
51
2.13
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
385
Mike Bacsik
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
35
1.46
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Mike Bacsik
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
648
27
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Mike Bacsik
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
216
9
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Mike Bacsik
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
17
0.71
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
30
Mike Bacsik
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
34
1.42
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
120
Mike Bacsik
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
0.08
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
Mike Bacsik
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
53
2.21
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
158
Mike Bacsik
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
51
2.13
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
150
Mike Bacsik
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
96.23
96.23
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 9 Innings
94.94
Mike Bacsik
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
1
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.39
Mike Bacsik
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
68.63
68.63
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Mike Bacsik
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.08
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
11
Mike Bacsik
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Mike Bacsik
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Mike Bacsik
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Mike Bacsik
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 9 Innings
0

Hitting Stats for Mike Bacsik and Ted Wilks

Mike Bacsik
Career
Per 600 PA
5
5
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10
10
Mike Bacsik
Career
Per 600 PA
51
527.59
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
385
982.98
Mike Bacsik
Career
Per 600 PA
58
600
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
235
600
Mike Bacsik
Career
Per 600 PA
50
517.24
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
206
525.96
Mike Bacsik
Career
Per 600 PA
0.1
0.1
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.131
0.131
Mike Bacsik
Career
Per 600 PA
0.353
0.353
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.4
0.4
Mike Bacsik
Career
Per 600 PA
5
51.72
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
27
68.94
Mike Bacsik
Career
Per 600 PA
3
31.03
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
24
61.28
Mike Bacsik
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
20.69
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
3
7.66
Mike Bacsik
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Bacsik
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Bacsik
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
20.69
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
3
7.66
Mike Bacsik
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.4
0.4
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 600 PA
0.111
0.111
Mike Bacsik
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Bacsik
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Bacsik
Career
Per 600 PA
0.87
8.96
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5.99
15.3
Mike Bacsik
Career
Per 600 PA
7
72.41
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
30
76.6
Mike Bacsik
Career
Per 600 PA
6
62.07
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
43
109.79
Mike Bacsik
Career
Per 600 PA
0.118
0.118
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.194
0.194
Mike Bacsik
Career
Per 600 PA
0.14
0.14
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.146
0.146
Mike Bacsik
Career
Per 600 PA
0.258
0.258
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.339
0.339
Mike Bacsik
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.04
0.04
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 600 PA
0.015
0.015
Mike Bacsik
Career
Per 600 PA
0.088
0.088
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.124
0.124
Mike Bacsik
Career
Per 600 PA
0.178
0.178
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.256
0.256
Mike Bacsik
Career
Per 600 PA
0.125
0.125
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.184
0.184
Mike Bacsik
Career
Per 600 PA
1
10.34
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
15
38.3
Mike Bacsik
Career
Per 600 PA
3
31.03
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
13
33.19
Mike Bacsik
Career
Per 600 PA
4
41.38
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
28
71.49
Mike Bacsik
Career
Per 600 PA
-0.89
-9.2
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3.03
7.75
Mike Bacsik
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Bacsik
Career
Per 600 PA
1
10.34
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
16
40.85
Mike Bacsik
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Bacsik
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10
103.45
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 600 PA
59
150.64
Mike Bacsik
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5.8
5.8
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 600 PA
3.98
3.98
Mike Bacsik
Career
Per 600 PA
0.1
0.1
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.27
0.27
Mike Bacsik
Career
Per 600 PAverified
7
72.41
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
13
33.19
Mike Bacsik
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Bacsik
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 600 PA
1
2.55
Mike Bacsik
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Bacsik
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Bacsik
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Bacsik
Career
Per 600 PA
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 600 PA