Dan Bankhead vs. Ted Wilks — Career Comparison

Dan Bankhead
Greatest GenerationAlabamaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaBrooklyn DodgersNational LeagueStarting PitcherAll-Star
Ted Wilks
Greatest GenerationNew YorkThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaSt. Louis CardinalsNational LeagueRelief Pitcher

Dan Bankhead 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 4.55 and 1.416 for Dan Bankhead. By the career numbers, Ted Wilks had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Dan Bankhead and Ted Wilks

Dan Bankhead
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
9
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
10
Dan Bankhead
Career
Per 9 Innings
87
2.15
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
385
3.8
Dan Bankhead
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
36
0.89
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
44
0.43
Dan Bankhead
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
26
0.64
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
59
0.58
Dan Bankhead
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
0.25
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 9 Innings
30
0.3
Dan Bankhead
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
72.22
72.22
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 9 Innings
66.29
66.29
Dan Bankhead
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
41.38
41.38
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 9 Innings
11.43
11.43
Dan Bankhead
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
16
0.4
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
22
0.22
Dan Bankhead
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.12
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
0.05
Dan Bankhead
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.1
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
46
0.45
Dan Bankhead
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
184
4.55
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
331
3.26
Dan Bankhead
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.55
4.55
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.26
3.26
Dan Bankhead
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.88
3.88
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.21
3.21
Dan Bankhead
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.1
4.1
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.17
4.17
Dan Bankhead
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.24
0.24
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.24
0.24
Dan Bankhead
Career
Per 9 Innings
1093
27
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2739
27
Dan Bankhead
Career
Per 9 Innings
364.1
9
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
913
9
Dan Bankhead
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
328
8.1
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 9 Innings
832
8.2
Dan Bankhead
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.1
8.1
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.2
8.2
Dan Bankhead
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
24
0.59
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 9 Innings
76
0.75
Dan Bankhead
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.59
0.59
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.75
0.75
Dan Bankhead
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.28
0.28
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.2
0.2
Dan Bankhead
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
188
4.64
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
283
2.79
Dan Bankhead
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dan Bankhead
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.64
4.64
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.79
2.79
Dan Bankhead
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
259
6.4
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
403
3.97
Dan Bankhead
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6.4
6.4
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.97
3.97
Dan Bankhead
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.98
2.98
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.05
1.05
Dan Bankhead
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.227
1.227
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.751
0.751
Dan Bankhead
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
7
0.17
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
0.08
Dan Bankhead
Career
Per 9 Innings
14
0.35
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
0.11
Dan Bankhead
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.07
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.01
Dan Bankhead
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1587
39.2
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3765
37.11
Dan Bankhead
Career
Per 9 Innings
29
0.72
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
191
1.88
Dan Bankhead
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
207
5.11
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
364
3.59
Dan Bankhead
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.11
5.11
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.59
3.59
Dan Bankhead
Career
Per 9 Innings
16
0.4
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Dan Bankhead
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dan Bankhead
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
0.22
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dan Bankhead
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.416
1.416
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.221
1.221
Dan Bankhead
Career
Per 9 Innings
1369
33.82
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3471
34.22
Dan Bankhead
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.38
2.38
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.95
0.95
Dan Bankhead
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.28
0.28
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.253
0.253
Dan Bankhead
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
39.2
39.2
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 9 Innings
37.11
37.11

Fielding Stats for Dan Bankhead and Ted Wilks

Dan Bankhead
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
9
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
10
Dan Bankhead
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
94
3.45
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
385
Dan Bankhead
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
27
0.99
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Dan Bankhead
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
735
27
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Dan Bankhead
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
245
9
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Dan Bankhead
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
22
0.81
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
30
Dan Bankhead
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
82
3.01
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
120
Dan Bankhead
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4
0.15
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
Dan Bankhead
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
108
3.97
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
158
Dan Bankhead
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
104
3.82
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
150
Dan Bankhead
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
96.3
96.3
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 9 Innings
94.94
Dan Bankhead
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.106
1.106
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.39
Dan Bankhead
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
28.72
28.72
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Dan Bankhead
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.22
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
11
Dan Bankhead
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Dan Bankhead
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Dan Bankhead
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Dan Bankhead
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 9 Innings
0

Hitting Stats for Dan Bankhead and Ted Wilks

Dan Bankhead
Career
Per 600 PA
9
9
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10
10
Dan Bankhead
Career
Per 600 PA
106
402.53
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
385
982.98
Dan Bankhead
Career
Per 600 PA
158
600
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
235
600
Dan Bankhead
Career
Per 600 PAverified
140
531.65
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
206
525.96
Dan Bankhead
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.257
0.257
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 600 PA
0.131
0.131
Dan Bankhead
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.671
0.671
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 600 PA
0.4
0.4
Dan Bankhead
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
36
136.71
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 600 PA
27
68.94
Dan Bankhead
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
31
117.72
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 600 PA
24
61.28
Dan Bankhead
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
11.39
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 600 PA
3
7.66
Dan Bankhead
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
3.8
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dan Bankhead
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
3.8
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dan Bankhead
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
18.99
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 600 PA
3
7.66
Dan Bankhead
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.139
0.139
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 600 PA
0.111
0.111
Dan Bankhead
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.007
0.007
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dan Bankhead
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.028
0.028
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dan Bankhead
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
14.65
55.64
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 600 PA
5.99
15.3
Dan Bankhead
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
44
167.09
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 600 PA
30
76.6
Dan Bankhead
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
49
186.08
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 600 PA
43
109.79
Dan Bankhead
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.32
0.32
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 600 PA
0.194
0.194
Dan Bankhead
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.314
0.314
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 600 PA
0.146
0.146
Dan Bankhead
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.635
0.635
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 600 PA
0.339
0.339
Dan Bankhead
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.057
0.057
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 600 PA
0.015
0.015
Dan Bankhead
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.223
0.223
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 600 PA
0.124
0.124
Dan Bankhead
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.557
0.557
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 600 PA
0.256
0.256
Dan Bankhead
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.265
0.265
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 600 PA
0.184
0.184
Dan Bankhead
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
18
68.35
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 600 PA
15
38.3
Dan Bankhead
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
15
56.96
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 600 PA
13
33.19
Dan Bankhead
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
32
121.52
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 600 PA
28
71.49
Dan Bankhead
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
17.1
64.94
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 600 PA
3.03
7.75
Dan Bankhead
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
11.39
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dan Bankhead
Career
Per 600 PA
10
37.97
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
16
40.85
Dan Bankhead
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dan Bankhead
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
26.58
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 600 PA
59
150.64
Dan Bankhead
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
22.57
22.57
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 600 PA
3.98
3.98
Dan Bankhead
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1.43
1.43
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 600 PA
0.27
0.27
Dan Bankhead
Career
Per 600 PA
5
18.99
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
13
33.19
Dan Bankhead
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dan Bankhead
Career
Per 600 PA
2
7.59
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
2.55
Dan Bankhead
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
7.59
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dan Bankhead
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dan Bankhead
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
7.59
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dan Bankhead
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
100
100
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 600 PA