Jesse Barnes vs. Ted Wilks — Career Comparison

Jesse Barnes
Lost GenerationOklahomaThrows RightBats LeftNorth AmericaBoston BravesNational LeagueStarting Pitcher
Ted Wilks
Greatest GenerationNew YorkThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaSt. Louis CardinalsNational LeagueRelief Pitcher

Jesse Barnes 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. Jesse Barnes posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 3.22 and WHIP 1.246 compared to 3.26 and 1.221 for Ted Wilks. By the career numbers, Jesse Barnes had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Jesse Barnes and Ted Wilks

Jesse Barnes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
13
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
10
Jesse Barnes
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
422
1.48
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
385
3.8
Jesse Barnes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
314
1.1
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 9 Innings
44
0.43
Jesse Barnes
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
152
0.53
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
59
0.58
Jesse Barnes
Career
Per 9 Innings
150
0.53
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
30
0.3
Jesse Barnes
Career
Per 9 Innings
50.33
50.33
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
66.29
66.29
Jesse Barnes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
74.41
74.41
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 9 Innings
11.43
11.43
Jesse Barnes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
180
0.63
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 9 Innings
22
0.22
Jesse Barnes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
26
0.09
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
0.05
Jesse Barnes
Career
Per 9 Innings
13
0.05
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
46
0.45
Jesse Barnes
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
918
3.22
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
331
3.26
Jesse Barnes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.22
3.22
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.26
3.26
Jesse Barnes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.16
3.16
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.21
3.21
Jesse Barnes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.57
3.57
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.17
4.17
Jesse Barnes
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.265
0.265
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.24
0.24
Jesse Barnes
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
7709
27
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 9 Innings
2739
27
Jesse Barnes
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2569.2
9
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 9 Innings
913
9
Jesse Barnes
Career
Per 9 Innings
2686
9.41
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
832
8.2
Jesse Barnes
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.41
9.41
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.2
8.2
Jesse Barnes
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
88
0.31
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
76
0.75
Jesse Barnes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.31
0.31
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.75
0.75
Jesse Barnes
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.21
0.21
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.2
0.2
Jesse Barnes
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
515
1.8
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
283
2.79
Jesse Barnes
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jesse Barnes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.8
1.8
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.79
2.79
Jesse Barnes
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
653
2.29
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
403
3.97
Jesse Barnes
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.29
2.29
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.97
3.97
Jesse Barnes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.55
1.55
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.05
1.05
Jesse Barnes
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.455
0.455
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.751
0.751
Jesse Barnes
Career
Per 9 Innings
22
0.08
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
8
0.08
Jesse Barnes
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
25
0.09
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
11
0.11
Jesse Barnes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.01
Jesse Barnes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10676
37.39
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 9 Innings
3765
37.11
Jesse Barnes
Career
Per 9 Innings
76
0.27
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
191
1.88
Jesse Barnes
Career
Per 9 Innings
1150
4.03
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
364
3.59
Jesse Barnes
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.03
4.03
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.59
3.59
Jesse Barnes
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jesse Barnes
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jesse Barnes
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jesse Barnes
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.246
1.246
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.221
1.221
Jesse Barnes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10136
35.5
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 9 Innings
3471
34.22
Jesse Barnes
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.73
2.73
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.95
0.95
Jesse Barnes
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.277
0.277
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.253
0.253
Jesse Barnes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
37.39
37.39
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 9 Innings
37.11
37.11

Fielding Stats for Jesse Barnes and Ted Wilks

Jesse Barnes
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
13
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
Jesse Barnes
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
422
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 9 Innings
385
Jesse Barnes
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Jesse Barnes
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Jesse Barnes
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Jesse Barnes
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
138
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 9 Innings
30
Jesse Barnes
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
748
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 9 Innings
120
Jesse Barnes
Career
Per 9 Innings
22
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
8
Jesse Barnes
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
908
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 9 Innings
158
Jesse Barnes
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
886
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 9 Innings
150
Jesse Barnes
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
97.58
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 9 Innings
94.94
Jesse Barnes
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2.1
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.39
Jesse Barnes
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Jesse Barnes
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
37
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 9 Innings
11
Jesse Barnes
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Jesse Barnes
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Jesse Barnes
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Jesse Barnes
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 9 Innings
0

Hitting Stats for Jesse Barnes and Ted Wilks

Jesse Barnes
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
13
13
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 600 PA
10
10
Jesse Barnes
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
435
266.6
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 600 PAverified
385
982.98
Jesse Barnes
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
979
600
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 600 PA
235
600
Jesse Barnes
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
913
559.55
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 600 PA
206
525.96
Jesse Barnes
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.214
0.214
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 600 PA
0.131
0.131
Jesse Barnes
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.503
0.503
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 600 PA
0.4
0.4
Jesse Barnes
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
195
119.51
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 600 PA
27
68.94
Jesse Barnes
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
178
109.09
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 600 PA
24
61.28
Jesse Barnes
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
11
6.74
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
7.66
Jesse Barnes
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
3.06
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jesse Barnes
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
0.61
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jesse Barnes
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
17
10.42
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 600 PA
3
7.66
Jesse Barnes
Career
Per 600 PA
0.087
0.087
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.111
0.111
Jesse Barnes
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.001
0.001
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jesse Barnes
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.005
0.005
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jesse Barnes
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
49.62
30.41
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 600 PA
5.99
15.3
Jesse Barnes
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
219
134.22
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 600 PA
30
76.6
Jesse Barnes
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
220
134.83
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 600 PA
43
109.79
Jesse Barnes
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.235
0.235
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 600 PA
0.194
0.194
Jesse Barnes
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.24
0.24
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 600 PA
0.146
0.146
Jesse Barnes
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.474
0.474
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 600 PA
0.339
0.339
Jesse Barnes
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.026
0.026
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 600 PA
0.015
0.015
Jesse Barnes
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.166
0.166
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 600 PA
0.124
0.124
Jesse Barnes
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.341
0.341
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 600 PA
0.256
0.256
Jesse Barnes
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.231
0.231
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 600 PA
0.184
0.184
Jesse Barnes
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
71
43.51
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 600 PA
15
38.3
Jesse Barnes
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
69
42.29
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 600 PA
13
33.19
Jesse Barnes
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
139
85.19
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 600 PA
28
71.49
Jesse Barnes
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
57.22
35.07
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 600 PA
3.03
7.75
Jesse Barnes
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
0.61
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jesse Barnes
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
24
14.71
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 600 PAverified
16
40.85
Jesse Barnes
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jesse Barnes
Career
Per 600 PAverified
72
44.13
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
59
150.64
Jesse Barnes
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
13.6
13.6
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 600 PA
3.98
3.98
Jesse Barnes
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.33
0.33
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 600 PA
0.27
0.27
Jesse Barnes
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
41
25.13
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 600 PAverified
13
33.19
Jesse Barnes
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jesse Barnes
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 600 PA
1
2.55
Jesse Barnes
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
1.23
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jesse Barnes
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
2.45
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jesse Barnes
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
3.68
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jesse Barnes
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
33.33
33.33
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 600 PA