Cliff Bell vs. Ted Wilks — Career Comparison

Cliff Bell
Lost GenerationTexasThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaMemphis Red SoxNegro American LeagueStarting Pitcher
Ted Wilks
Greatest GenerationNew YorkThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaSt. Louis CardinalsNational LeagueRelief Pitcher

Cliff Bell 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 4.13 and 1.328 for Cliff Bell. By the career numbers, Ted Wilks had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Cliff Bell and Ted Wilks

Cliff Bell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
11
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
10
Cliff Bell
Career
Per 9 Innings
175
1.6
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
385
3.8
Cliff Bell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
112
1.02
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 9 Innings
44
0.43
Cliff Bell
Career
Per 9 Innings
46
0.42
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
59
0.58
Cliff Bell
Career
Per 9 Innings
69
0.63
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
30
0.3
Cliff Bell
Career
Per 9 Innings
40
40
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
66.29
66.29
Cliff Bell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
64
64
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 9 Innings
11.43
11.43
Cliff Bell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
68
0.62
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 9 Innings
22
0.22
Cliff Bell
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6
0.05
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
0.05
Cliff Bell
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.04
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
46
0.45
Cliff Bell
Career
Per 9 Innings
453
4.13
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
331
3.26
Cliff Bell
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.13
4.13
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.26
3.26
Cliff Bell
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.94
3.94
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.21
3.21
Cliff Bell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.57
3.57
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.17
4.17
Cliff Bell
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.305
0.305
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.24
0.24
Cliff Bell
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2960
27
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 9 Innings
2739
27
Cliff Bell
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
986.2
9
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 9 Innings
913
9
Cliff Bell
Career
Per 9 Innings
1050
9.58
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
832
8.2
Cliff Bell
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.58
9.58
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.2
8.2
Cliff Bell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
38
0.35
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 9 Innings
76
0.75
Cliff Bell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.35
0.35
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.75
0.75
Cliff Bell
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.22
0.22
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.2
0.2
Cliff Bell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
258
2.35
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 9 Innings
283
2.79
Cliff Bell
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.02
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Cliff Bell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.35
2.35
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.79
2.79
Cliff Bell
Career
Per 9 Innings
388
3.54
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
403
3.97
Cliff Bell
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.54
3.54
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.97
3.97
Cliff Bell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.22
2.22
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.05
1.05
Cliff Bell
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.655
0.655
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.751
0.751
Cliff Bell
Career
Per 9 Innings
11
0.1
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
0.08
Cliff Bell
Career
Per 9 Innings
23
0.21
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
0.11
Cliff Bell
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.02
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.01
Cliff Bell
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3838
35.01
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3765
37.11
Cliff Bell
Career
Per 9 Innings
42
0.38
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
191
1.88
Cliff Bell
Career
Per 9 Innings
571
5.21
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
364
3.59
Cliff Bell
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.21
5.21
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.59
3.59
Cliff Bell
Career
Per 9 Innings
115
1.05
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Cliff Bell
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Cliff Bell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
71
0.65
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Cliff Bell
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.326
1.326
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.221
1.221
Cliff Bell
Career
Per 9 Innings
3442
31.4
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3471
34.22
Cliff Bell
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.26
3.26
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.95
0.95
Cliff Bell
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.336
0.336
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.253
0.253
Cliff Bell
Career
Per 9 Innings
35.01
35.01
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
37.11
37.11

Fielding Stats for Cliff Bell and Ted Wilks

Cliff Bell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
11
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
Cliff Bell
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
183
1.75
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
385
Cliff Bell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
118
1.13
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Cliff Bell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2822
27
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Cliff Bell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
940.2
9
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Cliff Bell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
42
0.4
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 9 Innings
30
Cliff Bell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
272
2.6
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 9 Innings
120
Cliff Bell
Career
Per 9 Innings
19
0.18
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
Cliff Bell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
333
3.19
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 9 Innings
158
Cliff Bell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
314
3
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 9 Innings
150
Cliff Bell
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
94.29
94.29
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
94.94
Cliff Bell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.716
1.716
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.39
Cliff Bell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
64.48
64.48
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Cliff Bell
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
0.07
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
11
Cliff Bell
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Cliff Bell
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Cliff Bell
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Cliff Bell
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 9 Innings
0

Hitting Stats for Cliff Bell and Ted Wilks

Cliff Bell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
11
11
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 600 PA
10
10
Cliff Bell
Career
Per 600 PA
185
267.47
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
385
982.98
Cliff Bell
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
415
600
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 600 PA
235
600
Cliff Bell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
374
540.72
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 600 PA
206
525.96
Cliff Bell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.168
0.168
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 600 PA
0.131
0.131
Cliff Bell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.476
0.476
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 600 PA
0.4
0.4
Cliff Bell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
63
91.08
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 600 PA
27
68.94
Cliff Bell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
51
73.73
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 600 PA
24
61.28
Cliff Bell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10
14.46
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 600 PA
3
7.66
Cliff Bell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
2.89
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cliff Bell
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cliff Bell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
12
17.35
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 600 PA
3
7.66
Cliff Bell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.191
0.191
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 600 PA
0.111
0.111
Cliff Bell
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cliff Bell
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cliff Bell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
19.18
27.73
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 600 PA
5.99
15.3
Cliff Bell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
77
111.33
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 600 PA
30
76.6
Cliff Bell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
91
131.57
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 600 PA
43
109.79
Cliff Bell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.226
0.226
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 600 PA
0.194
0.194
Cliff Bell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.206
0.206
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 600 PA
0.146
0.146
Cliff Bell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.432
0.432
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 600 PA
0.339
0.339
Cliff Bell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.038
0.038
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 600 PA
0.015
0.015
Cliff Bell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.153
0.153
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 600 PA
0.124
0.124
Cliff Bell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.347
0.347
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 600 PA
0.256
0.256
Cliff Bell
Career
Per 600 PA
0.171
0.171
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.184
0.184
Cliff Bell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
30
43.37
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 600 PA
15
38.3
Cliff Bell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
28
40.48
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 600 PA
13
33.19
Cliff Bell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
58
83.86
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 600 PA
28
71.49
Cliff Bell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
18.66
26.98
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 600 PA
3.03
7.75
Cliff Bell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
5.78
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cliff Bell
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
24
34.7
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 600 PAverified
16
40.85
Cliff Bell
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cliff Bell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
7.23
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 600 PA
59
150.64
Cliff Bell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
83
83
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 600 PA
3.98
3.98
Cliff Bell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4.8
4.8
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 600 PA
0.27
0.27
Cliff Bell
Career
Per 600 PA
13
18.8
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 600 PAverified
13
33.19
Cliff Bell
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cliff Bell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 600 PA
1
2.55
Cliff Bell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
4.34
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cliff Bell
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cliff Bell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
4.34
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cliff Bell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
100
100
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 600 PA