Bill Bernhard vs. Ted Wilks — Career Comparison

Bill Bernhard
Pre-GenerationalNew YorkThrows RightBats SwitchNorth AmericaCleveland GuardiansAmerican LeagueStarting Pitcher
Ted Wilks
Greatest GenerationNew YorkThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaSt. Louis CardinalsNational LeagueRelief Pitcher

Bill Bernhard 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. Bill Bernhard posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 3.04 and WHIP 1.242 compared to 3.26 and 1.221 for Ted Wilks. By the career numbers, Bill Bernhard had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Bill Bernhard and Ted Wilks

Bill Bernhard
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
9
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
10
Bill Bernhard
Career
Per 9 Innings
231
1.16
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
385
3.8
Bill Bernhard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
200
1
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 9 Innings
44
0.43
Bill Bernhard
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
116
0.58
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 9 Innings
59
0.58
Bill Bernhard
Career
Per 9 Innings
81
0.41
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
30
0.3
Bill Bernhard
Career
Per 9 Innings
58.88
58.88
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
66.29
66.29
Bill Bernhard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
86.58
86.58
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 9 Innings
11.43
11.43
Bill Bernhard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
175
0.88
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 9 Innings
22
0.22
Bill Bernhard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
0.07
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
0.05
Bill Bernhard
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.02
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
46
0.45
Bill Bernhard
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
605
3.04
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
331
3.26
Bill Bernhard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.04
3.04
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.26
3.26
Bill Bernhard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.08
3.08
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.21
3.21
Bill Bernhard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.24
3.24
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.17
4.17
Bill Bernhard
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.268
0.268
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.24
0.24
Bill Bernhard
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5376
27
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 9 Innings
2739
27
Bill Bernhard
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1792
9
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 9 Innings
913
9
Bill Bernhard
Career
Per 9 Innings
1860
9.34
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
832
8.2
Bill Bernhard
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.34
9.34
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.2
8.2
Bill Bernhard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
26
0.13
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 9 Innings
76
0.75
Bill Bernhard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.13
0.13
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.75
0.75
Bill Bernhard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.11
0.11
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.2
0.2
Bill Bernhard
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
365
1.83
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
283
2.79
Bill Bernhard
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Bernhard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.83
1.83
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.79
2.79
Bill Bernhard
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
545
2.74
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
403
3.97
Bill Bernhard
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.74
2.74
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.97
3.97
Bill Bernhard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.36
2.36
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.05
1.05
Bill Bernhard
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.508
0.508
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.751
0.751
Bill Bernhard
Career
Per 9 Innings
46
0.23
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
0.08
Bill Bernhard
Career
Per 9 Innings
28
0.14
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
0.11
Bill Bernhard
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.02
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.01
Bill Bernhard
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
7337
36.85
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3765
37.11
Bill Bernhard
Career
Per 9 Innings
29
0.15
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
191
1.88
Bill Bernhard
Career
Per 9 Innings
858
4.31
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
364
3.59
Bill Bernhard
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.31
4.31
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.59
3.59
Bill Bernhard
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Bernhard
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Bernhard
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Bernhard
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.242
1.242
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.221
1.221
Bill Bernhard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6944
34.88
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 9 Innings
3471
34.22
Bill Bernhard
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.71
3.71
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.95
0.95
Bill Bernhard
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.288
0.288
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.253
0.253
Bill Bernhard
Career
Per 9 Innings
36.85
36.85
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
37.11
37.11

Fielding Stats for Bill Bernhard and Ted Wilks

Bill Bernhard
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
9
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
10
Bill Bernhard
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
232
1.16
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
385
Bill Bernhard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
90
0.45
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Bill Bernhard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5394
27
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Bill Bernhard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1798
9
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Bill Bernhard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
83
0.42
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 9 Innings
30
Bill Bernhard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
561
2.81
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 9 Innings
120
Bill Bernhard
Career
Per 9 Innings
34
0.17
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
Bill Bernhard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
678
3.39
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 9 Innings
158
Bill Bernhard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
644
3.22
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 9 Innings
150
Bill Bernhard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
94.99
94.99
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 9 Innings
94.94
Bill Bernhard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.776
2.776
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.39
Bill Bernhard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
38.79
38.79
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Bill Bernhard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
19
0.1
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 9 Innings
11
Bill Bernhard
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Bill Bernhard
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Bill Bernhard
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Bill Bernhard
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 9 Innings
0

Hitting Stats for Bill Bernhard and Ted Wilks

Bill Bernhard
Career
Per 600 PA
9
9
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10
10
Bill Bernhard
Career
Per 600 PA
232
184.37
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
385
982.98
Bill Bernhard
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
755
600
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 600 PA
235
600
Bill Bernhard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
718
570.6
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 600 PA
206
525.96
Bill Bernhard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.18
0.18
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 600 PA
0.131
0.131
Bill Bernhard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.448
0.448
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 600 PA
0.4
0.4
Bill Bernhard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
129
102.52
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 600 PA
27
68.94
Bill Bernhard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
107
85.03
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 600 PA
24
61.28
Bill Bernhard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
18
14.3
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 600 PA
3
7.66
Bill Bernhard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
3.18
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Bernhard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Bernhard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
22
17.48
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 600 PA
3
7.66
Bill Bernhard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.171
0.171
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 600 PA
0.111
0.111
Bill Bernhard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Bernhard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Bernhard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
33.71
26.79
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 600 PA
5.99
15.3
Bill Bernhard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
155
123.18
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 600 PA
30
76.6
Bill Bernhard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
158
125.56
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 600 PA
43
109.79
Bill Bernhard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.212
0.212
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 600 PA
0.194
0.194
Bill Bernhard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.216
0.216
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 600 PA
0.146
0.146
Bill Bernhard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.427
0.427
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 600 PA
0.339
0.339
Bill Bernhard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.036
0.036
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 600 PA
0.015
0.015
Bill Bernhard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.149
0.149
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 600 PA
0.124
0.124
Bill Bernhard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.318
0.318
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 600 PA
0.256
0.256
Bill Bernhard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.233
0.233
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 600 PA
0.184
0.184
Bill Bernhard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
50
39.74
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 600 PA
15
38.3
Bill Bernhard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
51
40.53
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 600 PA
13
33.19
Bill Bernhard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
101
80.26
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 600 PA
28
71.49
Bill Bernhard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
30.37
24.14
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 600 PA
3.03
7.75
Bill Bernhard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
0.79
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Bernhard
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
28
22.25
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 600 PAverified
16
40.85
Bill Bernhard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Bernhard
Career
Per 600 PAverified
164
130.33
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
59
150.64
Bill Bernhard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4.6
4.6
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 600 PA
3.98
3.98
Bill Bernhard
Career
Per 600 PA
0.17
0.17
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.27
0.27
Bill Bernhard
Career
Per 600 PA
8
6.36
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
13
33.19
Bill Bernhard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Bernhard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 600 PA
1
2.55
Bill Bernhard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
2.38
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Bernhard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Bernhard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
2.38
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Bernhard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
100
100
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 600 PA