Win Ballou vs. Ted Wilks — Career Comparison

Win Ballou
Lost GenerationKentuckyThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaSt. Louis BrownsAmerican LeagueStarting Pitcher
Ted Wilks
Greatest GenerationNew YorkThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaSt. Louis CardinalsNational LeagueRelief Pitcher

Win Ballou 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 5.11 and 1.717 for Win Ballou. By the career numbers, Ted Wilks had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Win Ballou and Ted Wilks

Win Ballou
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
4
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
10
Win Ballou
Career
Per 9 Innings
99
2.7
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
385
3.8
Win Ballou
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
27
0.74
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
44
0.43
Win Ballou
Career
Per 9 Innings
19
0.52
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
59
0.58
Win Ballou
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
20
0.55
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
30
0.3
Win Ballou
Career
Per 9 Innings
48.72
48.72
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
66.29
66.29
Win Ballou
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
27.27
27.27
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 9 Innings
11.43
11.43
Win Ballou
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
0.27
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
22
0.22
Win Ballou
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.05
Win Ballou
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.05
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
46
0.45
Win Ballou
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
187
5.11
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
331
3.26
Win Ballou
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.11
5.11
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.26
3.26
Win Ballou
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.63
5.63
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.21
3.21
Win Ballou
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.78
4.78
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.17
4.17
Win Ballou
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.3
0.3
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.24
0.24
Win Ballou
Career
Per 9 Innings
989
27
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2739
27
Win Ballou
Career
Per 9 Innings
329.2
9
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
913
9
Win Ballou
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
398
10.87
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
832
8.2
Win Ballou
Career
Per 9 Innings
10.87
10.87
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.2
8.2
Win Ballou
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
22
0.6
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 9 Innings
76
0.75
Win Ballou
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.6
0.6
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.75
0.75
Win Ballou
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.22
0.22
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.2
0.2
Win Ballou
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
168
4.59
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
283
2.79
Win Ballou
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Win Ballou
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.59
4.59
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.79
2.79
Win Ballou
Career
Per 9 Innings
109
2.98
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
403
3.97
Win Ballou
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.98
2.98
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.97
3.97
Win Ballou
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.1
1.1
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.05
1.05
Win Ballou
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.84
0.84
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.751
0.751
Win Ballou
Career
Per 9 Innings
12
0.33
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
0.08
Win Ballou
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5
0.14
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
0.11
Win Ballou
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.01
Win Ballou
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1500
40.95
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3765
37.11
Win Ballou
Career
Per 9 Innings
44
1.2
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
191
1.88
Win Ballou
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
224
6.12
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
364
3.59
Win Ballou
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.12
6.12
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.59
3.59
Win Ballou
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Win Ballou
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Win Ballou
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Win Ballou
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.717
1.717
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.221
1.221
Win Ballou
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1327
36.23
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3471
34.22
Win Ballou
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.26
2.26
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.95
0.95
Win Ballou
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.314
0.314
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.253
0.253
Win Ballou
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
40.95
40.95
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 9 Innings
37.11
37.11

Fielding Stats for Win Ballou and Ted Wilks

Win Ballou
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
10
Win Ballou
Career
Per 9 Innings
99
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
385
Win Ballou
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Win Ballou
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Win Ballou
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Win Ballou
Career
Per 9 Innings
20
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
30
Win Ballou
Career
Per 9 Innings
99
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
120
Win Ballou
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
8
Win Ballou
Career
Per 9 Innings
128
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
158
Win Ballou
Career
Per 9 Innings
119
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
150
Win Ballou
Career
Per 9 Innings
92.97
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
94.94
Win Ballou
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1.202
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.39
Win Ballou
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Win Ballou
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
11
Win Ballou
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Win Ballou
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Win Ballou
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Win Ballou
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 9 Innings
0

Hitting Stats for Win Ballou and Ted Wilks

Win Ballou
Career
Per 600 PA
4
4
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10
10
Win Ballou
Career
Per 600 PA
99
571.15
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
385
982.98
Win Ballou
Career
Per 600 PA
104
600
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
235
600
Win Ballou
Career
Per 600 PAverified
93
536.54
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
206
525.96
Win Ballou
Career
Per 600 PA
0.054
0.054
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.131
0.131
Win Ballou
Career
Per 600 PA
0.279
0.279
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.4
0.4
Win Ballou
Career
Per 600 PA
5
28.85
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
27
68.94
Win Ballou
Career
Per 600 PA
2
11.54
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
24
61.28
Win Ballou
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
11.54
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
3
7.66
Win Ballou
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Win Ballou
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
5.77
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Win Ballou
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
17.31
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 600 PA
3
7.66
Win Ballou
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.6
0.6
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 600 PA
0.111
0.111
Win Ballou
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.011
0.011
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Win Ballou
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.2
0.2
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Win Ballou
Career
Per 600 PA
1.97
11.37
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5.99
15.3
Win Ballou
Career
Per 600 PA
10
57.69
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
30
76.6
Win Ballou
Career
Per 600 PA
11
63.46
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
43
109.79
Win Ballou
Career
Per 600 PA
0.111
0.111
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.194
0.194
Win Ballou
Career
Per 600 PA
0.108
0.108
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.146
0.146
Win Ballou
Career
Per 600 PA
0.219
0.219
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.339
0.339
Win Ballou
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.054
0.054
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 600 PA
0.015
0.015
Win Ballou
Career
Per 600 PA
0.077
0.077
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.124
0.124
Win Ballou
Career
Per 600 PA
0.182
0.182
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.256
0.256
Win Ballou
Career
Per 600 PA
0.071
0.071
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.184
0.184
Win Ballou
Career
Per 600 PA
6
34.62
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
15
38.3
Win Ballou
Career
Per 600 PA
2
11.54
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
13
33.19
Win Ballou
Career
Per 600 PA
7
40.38
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
28
71.49
Win Ballou
Career
Per 600 PA
-3.29
-18.98
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3.03
7.75
Win Ballou
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Win Ballou
Career
Per 600 PA
6
34.62
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
16
40.85
Win Ballou
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Win Ballou
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
36
207.69
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 600 PAverified
59
150.64
Win Ballou
Career
Per 600 PA
2.89
2.89
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3.98
3.98
Win Ballou
Career
Per 600 PA
0.17
0.17
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.27
0.27
Win Ballou
Career
Per 600 PA
5
28.85
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
13
33.19
Win Ballou
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Win Ballou
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 600 PA
1
2.55
Win Ballou
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Win Ballou
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Win Ballou
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Win Ballou
Career
Per 600 PA
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 600 PA