Edgar Baker vs. Ted Wilks — Career Comparison

Edgar Baker
UnknownThrows LeftBats LeftMemphis Red SoxNegro American LeagueStarting Pitcher
Ted Wilks
Greatest GenerationNew YorkThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaSt. Louis CardinalsNational LeagueRelief Pitcher

Edgar Baker 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 10.5 and 2.000 for Edgar Baker. By the career numbers, Ted Wilks had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Edgar Baker and Ted Wilks

Edgar Baker
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
10
Edgar Baker
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
1.5
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
385
3.8
Edgar Baker
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
1.5
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
44
0.43
Edgar Baker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
59
0.58
Edgar Baker
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
1.5
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
30
0.3
Edgar Baker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
66.29
66.29
Edgar Baker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 9 Innings
11.43
11.43
Edgar Baker
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.75
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
22
0.22
Edgar Baker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.05
Edgar Baker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
46
0.45
Edgar Baker
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
14
10.5
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
331
3.26
Edgar Baker
Career
Per 9 Innings
10.5
10.5
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.26
3.26
Edgar Baker
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.96
6.96
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.21
3.21
Edgar Baker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.25
3.25
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.17
4.17
Edgar Baker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.321
0.321
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.24
0.24
Edgar Baker
Career
Per 9 Innings
36
27
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2739
27
Edgar Baker
Career
Per 9 Innings
12
9
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
913
9
Edgar Baker
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
18
13.5
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
832
8.2
Edgar Baker
Career
Per 9 Innings
13.5
13.5
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.2
8.2
Edgar Baker
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
0.75
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 9 Innings
76
0.75
Edgar Baker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.75
0.75
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.75
0.75
Edgar Baker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.5
0.5
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.2
0.2
Edgar Baker
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6
4.5
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
283
2.79
Edgar Baker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Edgar Baker
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.5
4.5
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.79
2.79
Edgar Baker
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
10.5
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
403
3.97
Edgar Baker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10.5
10.5
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.97
3.97
Edgar Baker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
7
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.05
1.05
Edgar Baker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.667
1.667
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.751
0.751
Edgar Baker
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
1.5
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
0.08
Edgar Baker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 9 Innings
11
0.11
Edgar Baker
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.75
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.01
Edgar Baker
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
62
46.5
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3765
37.11
Edgar Baker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
191
1.88
Edgar Baker
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
16
12
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
364
3.59
Edgar Baker
Career
Per 9 Innings
12
12
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.59
3.59
Edgar Baker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Edgar Baker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Edgar Baker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Edgar Baker
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.221
1.221
Edgar Baker
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
56
42
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3471
34.22
Edgar Baker
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
8
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.95
0.95
Edgar Baker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.415
0.415
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.253
0.253
Edgar Baker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
46.5
46.5
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 9 Innings
37.11
37.11

Fielding Stats for Edgar Baker and Ted Wilks

Edgar Baker
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
1
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
10
Edgar Baker
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
1.5
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
385
Edgar Baker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
1.5
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Edgar Baker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
36
27
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Edgar Baker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
9
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Edgar Baker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
30
Edgar Baker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
120
Edgar Baker
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
0.75
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
Edgar Baker
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.75
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
158
Edgar Baker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
150
Edgar Baker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
94.94
Edgar Baker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
0.39
Edgar Baker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Edgar Baker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
11
Edgar Baker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Edgar Baker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Edgar Baker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Edgar Baker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 9 Innings
0

Hitting Stats for Edgar Baker and Ted Wilks

Edgar Baker
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10
10
Edgar Baker
Career
Per 600 PA
2
240
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
385
982.98
Edgar Baker
Career
Per 600 PA
5
600
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
235
600
Edgar Baker
Career
Per 600 PAverified
5
600
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
206
525.96
Edgar Baker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.4
0.4
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 600 PA
0.131
0.131
Edgar Baker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.8
0.8
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 600 PA
0.4
0.4
Edgar Baker
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
240
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
27
68.94
Edgar Baker
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
240
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
24
61.28
Edgar Baker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
7.66
Edgar Baker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Edgar Baker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Edgar Baker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
7.66
Edgar Baker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.111
0.111
Edgar Baker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Edgar Baker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Edgar Baker
Career
Per 600 PAverified
0.74
88.74
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
5.99
15.3
Edgar Baker
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
240
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
30
76.6
Edgar Baker
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
240
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
43
109.79
Edgar Baker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.4
0.4
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 600 PA
0.194
0.194
Edgar Baker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.4
0.4
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 600 PA
0.146
0.146
Edgar Baker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.8
0.8
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 600 PA
0.339
0.339
Edgar Baker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.015
0.015
Edgar Baker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.28
0.28
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 600 PA
0.124
0.124
Edgar Baker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.667
0.667
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 600 PA
0.256
0.256
Edgar Baker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.4
0.4
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 600 PA
0.184
0.184
Edgar Baker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
15
38.3
Edgar Baker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
13
33.19
Edgar Baker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
28
71.49
Edgar Baker
Career
Per 600 PAverified
0.94
113.33
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
3.03
7.75
Edgar Baker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Edgar Baker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
16
40.85
Edgar Baker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Edgar Baker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 600 PA
59
150.64
Edgar Baker
Career
Per 600 PA
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3.98
3.98
Edgar Baker
Career
Per 600 PA
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.27
0.27
Edgar Baker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
13
33.19
Edgar Baker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Edgar Baker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 600 PA
1
2.55
Edgar Baker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Edgar Baker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Edgar Baker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Edgar Baker
Career
Per 600 PA
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 600 PA