Jerry Bell vs. Ted Wilks — Career Comparison

Jerry Bell
Baby BoomersTennesseeThrows RightBats SwitchNorth AmericaMilwaukee BrewersAmerican LeagueStarting Pitcher
Ted Wilks
Greatest GenerationNew YorkThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaSt. Louis CardinalsNational LeagueRelief Pitcher

Jerry 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 3.28 and 1.364 for Jerry 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 Jerry Bell and Ted Wilks

Jerry Bell
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
4
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
10
Jerry Bell
Career
Per 9 Innings
69
2.19
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
385
3.8
Jerry Bell
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
28
0.89
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
44
0.43
Jerry Bell
Career
Per 9 Innings
17
0.54
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
59
0.58
Jerry Bell
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
11
0.35
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
30
0.3
Jerry Bell
Career
Per 9 Innings
60.71
60.71
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
66.29
66.29
Jerry Bell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
40.58
40.58
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 9 Innings
11.43
11.43
Jerry Bell
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
0.25
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
22
0.22
Jerry Bell
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.05
Jerry Bell
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.03
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
46
0.45
Jerry Bell
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
103
3.28
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
331
3.26
Jerry Bell
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.28
3.28
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.26
3.26
Jerry Bell
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.53
3.53
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.21
3.21
Jerry Bell
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.45
4.45
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.17
4.17
Jerry Bell
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.251
0.251
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.24
0.24
Jerry Bell
Career
Per 9 Innings
849
27
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2739
27
Jerry Bell
Career
Per 9 Innings
283
9
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
913
9
Jerry Bell
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
262
8.33
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
832
8.2
Jerry Bell
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.33
8.33
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.2
8.2
Jerry Bell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
17
0.54
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 9 Innings
76
0.75
Jerry Bell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.54
0.54
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.75
0.75
Jerry Bell
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.25
0.25
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.2
0.2
Jerry Bell
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
114
3.63
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
283
2.79
Jerry Bell
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
0.32
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Jerry Bell
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.63
3.63
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.79
2.79
Jerry Bell
Career
Per 9 Innings
89
2.83
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
403
3.97
Jerry Bell
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.83
2.83
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.97
3.97
Jerry Bell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.29
1.29
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.05
1.05
Jerry Bell
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.717
0.717
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.751
0.751
Jerry Bell
Career
Per 9 Innings
12
0.38
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
0.08
Jerry Bell
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
8
0.25
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
0.11
Jerry Bell
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.03
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.01
Jerry Bell
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1186
37.72
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3765
37.11
Jerry Bell
Career
Per 9 Innings
14
0.45
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
191
1.88
Jerry Bell
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
121
3.85
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
364
3.59
Jerry Bell
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.85
3.85
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.59
3.59
Jerry Bell
Career
Per 9 Innings
11
0.35
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Jerry Bell
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
0.22
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Jerry Bell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
19
0.6
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jerry Bell
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.329
1.329
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.221
1.221
Jerry Bell
Career
Per 9 Innings
1046
33.27
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3471
34.22
Jerry Bell
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.75
1.75
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.95
0.95
Jerry Bell
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.261
0.261
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.253
0.253
Jerry Bell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
37.72
37.72
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 9 Innings
37.11
37.11

Fielding Stats for Jerry Bell and Ted Wilks

Jerry Bell
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
4
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
10
Jerry Bell
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
69
2.19
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
385
Jerry Bell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
28
0.89
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Jerry Bell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
851
27
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Jerry Bell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
283.2
9
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Jerry Bell
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
20
0.63
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
30
Jerry Bell
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
51
1.62
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
120
Jerry Bell
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3
0.1
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
Jerry Bell
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
74
2.35
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
158
Jerry Bell
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
71
2.25
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
150
Jerry Bell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
95.95
95.95
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 9 Innings
94.94
Jerry Bell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.029
1.029
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.39
Jerry Bell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
40.58
40.58
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Jerry Bell
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.1
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
11
Jerry Bell
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Jerry Bell
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Jerry Bell
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Jerry Bell
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 9 Innings
0

Hitting Stats for Jerry Bell and Ted Wilks

Jerry Bell
Career
Per 600 PA
4
4
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10
10
Jerry Bell
Career
Per 600 PAverified
69
2760
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
385
982.98
Jerry Bell
Career
Per 600 PA
15
600
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
235
600
Jerry Bell
Career
Per 600 PAverified
14
560
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
206
525.96
Jerry Bell
Career
Per 600 PA
0.071
0.071
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.131
0.131
Jerry Bell
Career
Per 600 PA
0.2
0.2
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.4
0.4
Jerry Bell
Career
Per 600 PA
1
40
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
27
68.94
Jerry Bell
Career
Per 600 PA
1
40
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
24
61.28
Jerry Bell
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
7.66
Jerry Bell
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jerry Bell
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jerry Bell
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
7.66
Jerry Bell
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.111
0.111
Jerry Bell
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jerry Bell
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jerry Bell
Career
Per 600 PA
0.06
2.54
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5.99
15.3
Jerry Bell
Career
Per 600 PA
1
40
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
30
76.6
Jerry Bell
Career
Per 600 PA
1
40
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
43
109.79
Jerry Bell
Career
Per 600 PA
0.071
0.071
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.194
0.194
Jerry Bell
Career
Per 600 PA
0.071
0.071
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.146
0.146
Jerry Bell
Career
Per 600 PA
0.143
0.143
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.339
0.339
Jerry Bell
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.015
0.015
Jerry Bell
Career
Per 600 PA
0.05
0.05
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.124
0.124
Jerry Bell
Career
Per 600 PA
0.077
0.077
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.256
0.256
Jerry Bell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.25
0.25
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 600 PA
0.184
0.184
Jerry Bell
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
15
38.3
Jerry Bell
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
13
33.19
Jerry Bell
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
28
71.49
Jerry Bell
Career
Per 600 PA
-0.8
-31.95
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3.03
7.75
Jerry Bell
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jerry Bell
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
16
40.85
Jerry Bell
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jerry Bell
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
10
400
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 600 PAverified
59
150.64
Jerry Bell
Career
Per 600 PA
1.5
1.5
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3.98
3.98
Jerry Bell
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.27
0.27
Jerry Bell
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
40
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
13
33.19
Jerry Bell
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jerry Bell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 600 PA
1
2.55
Jerry Bell
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jerry Bell
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jerry Bell
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jerry Bell
Career
Per 600 PA
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 600 PA