Chris Batton vs. Ted Wilks — Career Comparison

Chris Batton
Baby BoomersCaliforniaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaOakland AthleticsAmerican LeagueStarting Pitcher
Ted Wilks
Greatest GenerationNew YorkThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaSt. Louis CardinalsNational LeagueRelief Pitcher

Chris Batton 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 9 and 2.000 for Chris Batton. By the career numbers, Ted Wilks had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Chris Batton and Ted Wilks

Chris Batton
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
10
Chris Batton
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
4.5
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
385
3.8
Chris Batton
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
2.25
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
44
0.43
Chris Batton
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
59
0.58
Chris Batton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 9 Innings
30
0.3
Chris Batton
Career
Per 9 Innings
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
66.29
66.29
Chris Batton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
50
50
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 9 Innings
11.43
11.43
Chris Batton
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
22
0.22
Chris Batton
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.05
Chris Batton
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
46
0.45
Chris Batton
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4
9
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
331
3.26
Chris Batton
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
9
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.26
3.26
Chris Batton
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.64
8.64
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.21
3.21
Chris Batton
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.5
6.5
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.17
4.17
Chris Batton
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.313
0.313
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.24
0.24
Chris Batton
Career
Per 9 Innings
12
27
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2739
27
Chris Batton
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
9
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
913
9
Chris Batton
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5
11.25
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
832
8.2
Chris Batton
Career
Per 9 Innings
11.25
11.25
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.2
8.2
Chris Batton
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
2.25
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
76
0.75
Chris Batton
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.25
2.25
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.75
0.75
Chris Batton
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.5
0.5
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.2
0.2
Chris Batton
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3
6.75
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
283
2.79
Chris Batton
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Chris Batton
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.75
6.75
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.79
2.79
Chris Batton
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
9
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
403
3.97
Chris Batton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
9
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.97
3.97
Chris Batton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
2
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.05
1.05
Chris Batton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.75
1.75
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.751
0.751
Chris Batton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
0.08
Chris Batton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 9 Innings
11
0.11
Chris Batton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.01
Chris Batton
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
19
42.75
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3765
37.11
Chris Batton
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
2.25
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
191
1.88
Chris Batton
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4
9
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
364
3.59
Chris Batton
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
9
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.59
3.59
Chris Batton
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Chris Batton
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Chris Batton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
2.25
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Chris Batton
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.221
1.221
Chris Batton
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
16
36
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3471
34.22
Chris Batton
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.95
0.95
Chris Batton
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.364
0.364
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.253
0.253
Chris Batton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
42.75
42.75
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 9 Innings
37.11
37.11

Fielding Stats for Chris Batton and Ted Wilks

Chris Batton
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
1
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
10
Chris Batton
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
4.5
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
385
Chris Batton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
2.25
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Chris Batton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
27
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Chris Batton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
9
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Chris Batton
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
30
Chris Batton
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
120
Chris Batton
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
Chris Batton
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
158
Chris Batton
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
150
Chris Batton
Career
Per 9 Innings
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
94.94
Chris Batton
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
0.39
Chris Batton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
50
50
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Chris Batton
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
11
Chris Batton
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Chris Batton
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Chris Batton
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Chris Batton
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 9 Innings
0

Hitting Stats for Chris Batton and Ted Wilks

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