Jim Bagby vs. Ted Wilks — Career Comparison

Jim Bagby
Lost GenerationGeorgiaThrows RightBats SwitchNorth AmericaCleveland GuardiansAmerican LeagueStarting Pitcher
Ted Wilks
Greatest GenerationNew YorkThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaSt. Louis CardinalsNational LeagueRelief Pitcher

Jim Bagby 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. Jim Bagby posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 3.11 and WHIP 1.286 compared to 3.26 and 1.221 for Ted Wilks. By the career numbers, Jim Bagby had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Jim Bagby and Ted Wilks

Jim Bagby
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
9
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
10
Jim Bagby
Career
Per 9 Innings
316
1.56
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
385
3.8
Jim Bagby
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
208
1.03
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 9 Innings
44
0.43
Jim Bagby
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
127
0.63
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 9 Innings
59
0.58
Jim Bagby
Career
Per 9 Innings
88
0.43
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
30
0.3
Jim Bagby
Career
Per 9 Innings
59.07
59.07
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
66.29
66.29
Jim Bagby
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
65.82
65.82
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 9 Innings
11.43
11.43
Jim Bagby
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
133
0.66
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 9 Innings
22
0.22
Jim Bagby
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
16
0.08
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
0.05
Jim Bagby
Career
Per 9 Innings
29
0.14
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
46
0.45
Jim Bagby
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
629
3.11
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
331
3.26
Jim Bagby
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.11
3.11
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.26
3.26
Jim Bagby
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.33
3.33
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.21
3.21
Jim Bagby
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.65
3.65
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.17
4.17
Jim Bagby
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.268
0.268
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.24
0.24
Jim Bagby
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5465
27
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 9 Innings
2739
27
Jim Bagby
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1821.2
9
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 9 Innings
913
9
Jim Bagby
Career
Per 9 Innings
1884
9.31
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
832
8.2
Jim Bagby
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.31
9.31
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.2
8.2
Jim Bagby
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
47
0.23
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 9 Innings
76
0.75
Jim Bagby
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.23
0.23
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.75
0.75
Jim Bagby
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.15
0.15
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.2
0.2
Jim Bagby
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
458
2.26
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
283
2.79
Jim Bagby
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim Bagby
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.26
2.26
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.79
2.79
Jim Bagby
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
450
2.22
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
403
3.97
Jim Bagby
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.22
2.22
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.97
3.97
Jim Bagby
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.42
1.42
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.05
1.05
Jim Bagby
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.498
0.498
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.751
0.751
Jim Bagby
Career
Per 9 Innings
19
0.09
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
0.08
Jim Bagby
Career
Per 9 Innings
33
0.16
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
0.11
Jim Bagby
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.01
Jim Bagby
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7533
37.22
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 9 Innings
3765
37.11
Jim Bagby
Career
Per 9 Innings
92
0.45
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
191
1.88
Jim Bagby
Career
Per 9 Innings
769
3.8
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
364
3.59
Jim Bagby
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.8
3.8
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.59
3.59
Jim Bagby
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim Bagby
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim Bagby
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim Bagby
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.286
1.286
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.221
1.221
Jim Bagby
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7042
34.79
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 9 Innings
3471
34.22
Jim Bagby
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.43
2.43
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.95
0.95
Jim Bagby
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.281
0.281
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.253
0.253
Jim Bagby
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
37.22
37.22
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 9 Innings
37.11
37.11

Fielding Stats for Jim Bagby and Ted Wilks

Jim Bagby
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
10
Jim Bagby
Career
Per 9 Innings
316
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
385
Jim Bagby
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Jim Bagby
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Jim Bagby
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Jim Bagby
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
115
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 9 Innings
30
Jim Bagby
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
411
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 9 Innings
120
Jim Bagby
Career
Per 9 Innings
21
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
8
Jim Bagby
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
547
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 9 Innings
158
Jim Bagby
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
526
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 9 Innings
150
Jim Bagby
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
96.16
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 9 Innings
94.94
Jim Bagby
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1.665
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.39
Jim Bagby
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Jim Bagby
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
18
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 9 Innings
11
Jim Bagby
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Jim Bagby
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Jim Bagby
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Jim Bagby
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 9 Innings
0

Hitting Stats for Jim Bagby and Ted Wilks

Jim Bagby
Career
Per 600 PA
9
9
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10
10
Jim Bagby
Career
Per 600 PA
325
269.34
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
385
982.98
Jim Bagby
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
724
600
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 600 PA
235
600
Jim Bagby
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
660
546.96
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 600 PA
206
525.96
Jim Bagby
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.218
0.218
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 600 PA
0.131
0.131
Jim Bagby
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.586
0.586
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 600 PA
0.4
0.4
Jim Bagby
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
144
119.34
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 600 PA
27
68.94
Jim Bagby
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
101
83.7
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 600 PA
24
61.28
Jim Bagby
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
35
29.01
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 600 PA
3
7.66
Jim Bagby
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
4.97
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Bagby
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
1.66
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Bagby
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
43
35.64
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 600 PA
3
7.66
Jim Bagby
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.299
0.299
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 600 PA
0.111
0.111
Jim Bagby
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.003
0.003
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Bagby
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.014
0.014
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Bagby
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
52.64
43.63
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 600 PA
5.99
15.3
Jim Bagby
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
197
163.26
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 600 PA
30
76.6
Jim Bagby
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
178
147.51
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 600 PA
43
109.79
Jim Bagby
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.257
0.257
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 600 PA
0.194
0.194
Jim Bagby
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.299
0.299
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 600 PA
0.146
0.146
Jim Bagby
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.555
0.555
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 600 PA
0.339
0.339
Jim Bagby
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.08
0.08
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 600 PA
0.015
0.015
Jim Bagby
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.19
0.19
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 600 PA
0.124
0.124
Jim Bagby
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.454
0.454
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 600 PA
0.256
0.256
Jim Bagby
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.25
0.25
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 600 PA
0.184
0.184
Jim Bagby
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
69
57.18
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 600 PA
15
38.3
Jim Bagby
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
60
49.72
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 600 PA
13
33.19
Jim Bagby
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
127
105.25
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 600 PA
28
71.49
Jim Bagby
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
55.56
46.04
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 600 PA
3.03
7.75
Jim Bagby
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
1.66
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Bagby
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
32
26.52
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 600 PAverified
16
40.85
Jim Bagby
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Bagby
Career
Per 600 PAverified
91
75.41
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
59
150.64
Jim Bagby
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7.96
7.96
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 600 PA
3.98
3.98
Jim Bagby
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.35
0.35
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 600 PA
0.27
0.27
Jim Bagby
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
30
24.86
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 600 PAverified
13
33.19
Jim Bagby
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Bagby
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 600 PA
1
2.55
Jim Bagby
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
2.49
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Bagby
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Bagby
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
2.49
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Bagby
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
100
100
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 600 PA