Jack Banta vs. Ted Wilks — Career Comparison

Jack Banta
Greatest GenerationKansasThrows RightBats LeftNorth AmericaBrooklyn DodgersNational LeagueStarting Pitcher
Ted Wilks
Greatest GenerationNew YorkThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaSt. Louis CardinalsNational LeagueRelief Pitcher

Jack Banta 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 3.78 and 1.412 for Jack Banta. By the career numbers, Ted Wilks had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Jack Banta and Ted Wilks

Jack Banta
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
4
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
10
Jack Banta
Career
Per 9 Innings
69
3.03
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
385
3.8
Jack Banta
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
19
0.84
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
44
0.43
Jack Banta
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
0.62
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
59
0.58
Jack Banta
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
12
0.53
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
30
0.3
Jack Banta
Career
Per 9 Innings
53.85
53.85
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
66.29
66.29
Jack Banta
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
27.54
27.54
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 9 Innings
11.43
11.43
Jack Banta
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.13
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
22
0.22
Jack Banta
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.04
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.05
Jack Banta
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
0.22
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
46
0.45
Jack Banta
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
86
3.78
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
331
3.26
Jack Banta
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.78
3.78
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.26
3.26
Jack Banta
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.88
3.88
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.21
3.21
Jack Banta
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.62
4.62
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.17
4.17
Jack Banta
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.228
0.228
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.24
0.24
Jack Banta
Career
Per 9 Innings
614
27
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2739
27
Jack Banta
Career
Per 9 Innings
204.2
9
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
913
9
Jack Banta
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
176
7.74
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 9 Innings
832
8.2
Jack Banta
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.74
7.74
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.2
8.2
Jack Banta
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
0.66
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 9 Innings
76
0.75
Jack Banta
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.66
0.66
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.75
0.75
Jack Banta
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.22
0.22
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.2
0.2
Jack Banta
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
113
4.97
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
283
2.79
Jack Banta
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jack Banta
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.97
4.97
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.79
2.79
Jack Banta
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
116
5.1
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
403
3.97
Jack Banta
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.1
5.1
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.97
3.97
Jack Banta
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.68
1.68
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.05
1.05
Jack Banta
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.119
1.119
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.751
0.751
Jack Banta
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
0.4
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
0.08
Jack Banta
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
10
0.44
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
0.11
Jack Banta
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.01
Jack Banta
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
895
39.36
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3765
37.11
Jack Banta
Career
Per 9 Innings
24
1.06
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
191
1.88
Jack Banta
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
97
4.27
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
364
3.59
Jack Banta
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.27
4.27
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.59
3.59
Jack Banta
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jack Banta
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jack Banta
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jack Banta
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.412
1.412
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.221
1.221
Jack Banta
Career
Per 9 Innings
772
33.95
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3471
34.22
Jack Banta
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.41
1.41
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.95
0.95
Jack Banta
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.251
0.251
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.253
0.253
Jack Banta
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
39.36
39.36
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 9 Innings
37.11
37.11

Fielding Stats for Jack Banta and Ted Wilks

Jack Banta
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
10
Jack Banta
Career
Per 9 Innings
69
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
385
Jack Banta
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Jack Banta
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Jack Banta
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Jack Banta
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
30
Jack Banta
Career
Per 9 Innings
36
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
120
Jack Banta
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
Jack Banta
Career
Per 9 Innings
47
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
158
Jack Banta
Career
Per 9 Innings
44
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
150
Jack Banta
Career
Per 9 Innings
93.62
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
94.94
Jack Banta
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
0.638
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.39
Jack Banta
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Jack Banta
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
11
Jack Banta
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Jack Banta
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Jack Banta
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Jack Banta
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 9 Innings
0

Hitting Stats for Jack Banta and Ted Wilks

Jack Banta
Career
Per 600 PA
4
4
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10
10
Jack Banta
Career
Per 600 PA
69
627.27
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
385
982.98
Jack Banta
Career
Per 600 PA
66
600
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
235
600
Jack Banta
Career
Per 600 PAverified
61
554.55
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
206
525.96
Jack Banta
Career
Per 600 PA
0.115
0.115
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.131
0.131
Jack Banta
Career
Per 600 PA
0.333
0.333
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.4
0.4
Jack Banta
Career
Per 600 PA
7
63.64
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
27
68.94
Jack Banta
Career
Per 600 PA
6
54.55
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
24
61.28
Jack Banta
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
9.09
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
3
7.66
Jack Banta
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jack Banta
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jack Banta
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
9.09
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
3
7.66
Jack Banta
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.143
0.143
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 600 PA
0.111
0.111
Jack Banta
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jack Banta
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jack Banta
Career
Per 600 PA
1.09
9.91
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5.99
15.3
Jack Banta
Career
Per 600 PA
8
72.73
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
30
76.6
Jack Banta
Career
Per 600 PA
11
100
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
43
109.79
Jack Banta
Career
Per 600 PA
0.169
0.169
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.194
0.194
Jack Banta
Career
Per 600 PA
0.131
0.131
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.146
0.146
Jack Banta
Career
Per 600 PA
0.3
0.3
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.339
0.339
Jack Banta
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.016
0.016
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 600 PA
0.015
0.015
Jack Banta
Career
Per 600 PA
0.109
0.109
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.124
0.124
Jack Banta
Career
Per 600 PA
0.214
0.214
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.256
0.256
Jack Banta
Career
Per 600 PA
0.14
0.14
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.184
0.184
Jack Banta
Career
Per 600 PA
3
27.27
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
15
38.3
Jack Banta
Career
Per 600 PA
3
27.27
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
13
33.19
Jack Banta
Career
Per 600 PA
6
54.55
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
28
71.49
Jack Banta
Career
Per 600 PA
-0.67
-6.08
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3.03
7.75
Jack Banta
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jack Banta
Career
Per 600 PA
4
36.36
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
16
40.85
Jack Banta
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jack Banta
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
11
100
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 600 PA
59
150.64
Jack Banta
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
6
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 600 PA
3.98
3.98
Jack Banta
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.36
0.36
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 600 PA
0.27
0.27
Jack Banta
Career
Per 600 PA
1
9.09
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
13
33.19
Jack Banta
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jack Banta
Career
Per 600 PA
2
18.18
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
2.55
Jack Banta
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jack Banta
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jack Banta
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jack Banta
Career
Per 600 PA
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 600 PA