Jim Bibby vs. Ted Wilks — Career Comparison

Jim Bibby
Silent GenerationNorth CarolinaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaPittsburgh PiratesNational LeagueStarting PitcherAll-Star
Ted Wilks
Greatest GenerationNew YorkThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaSt. Louis CardinalsNational LeagueRelief Pitcher

Jim Bibby 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 3.76 and 1.350 for Jim Bibby. By the career numbers, Ted Wilks had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Jim Bibby and Ted Wilks

Jim Bibby
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
12
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
10
Jim Bibby
Career
Per 9 Innings
340
1.78
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
385
3.8
Jim Bibby
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
239
1.25
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 9 Innings
44
0.43
Jim Bibby
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
111
0.58
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 9 Innings
59
0.58
Jim Bibby
Career
Per 9 Innings
101
0.53
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
30
0.3
Jim Bibby
Career
Per 9 Innings
52.36
52.36
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
66.29
66.29
Jim Bibby
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
70.29
70.29
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 9 Innings
11.43
11.43
Jim Bibby
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
56
0.29
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 9 Innings
22
0.22
Jim Bibby
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
19
0.1
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
0.05
Jim Bibby
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
0.04
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
46
0.45
Jim Bibby
Career
Per 9 Innings
719
3.76
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
331
3.26
Jim Bibby
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.76
3.76
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.26
3.26
Jim Bibby
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.56
3.56
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.21
3.21
Jim Bibby
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.06
4.06
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.17
4.17
Jim Bibby
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.243
0.243
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.24
0.24
Jim Bibby
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5168
27
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 9 Innings
2739
27
Jim Bibby
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1722.2
9
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 9 Innings
913
9
Jim Bibby
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1565
8.18
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
832
8.2
Jim Bibby
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.18
8.18
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.2
8.2
Jim Bibby
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
131
0.68
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
76
0.75
Jim Bibby
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.68
0.68
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.75
0.75
Jim Bibby
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.39
0.39
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.2
0.2
Jim Bibby
Career
Per 9 Innings
723
3.78
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
283
2.79
Jim Bibby
Career
Per 9 Innings
38
0.2
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Jim Bibby
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.78
3.78
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.79
2.79
Jim Bibby
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1079
5.64
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 9 Innings
403
3.97
Jim Bibby
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.64
5.64
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.97
3.97
Jim Bibby
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.17
3.17
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.05
1.05
Jim Bibby
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.046
1.046
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.751
0.751
Jim Bibby
Career
Per 9 Innings
70
0.37
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
0.08
Jim Bibby
Career
Per 9 Innings
40
0.21
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
0.11
Jim Bibby
Career
Per 9 Innings
13
0.07
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.01
Jim Bibby
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7310
38.19
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 9 Innings
3765
37.11
Jim Bibby
Career
Per 9 Innings
39
0.2
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
191
1.88
Jim Bibby
Career
Per 9 Innings
800
4.18
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
364
3.59
Jim Bibby
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.18
4.18
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.59
3.59
Jim Bibby
Career
Per 9 Innings
61
0.32
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Jim Bibby
Career
Per 9 Innings
52
0.27
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Jim Bibby
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
119
0.62
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim Bibby
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.328
1.328
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.221
1.221
Jim Bibby
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6434
33.61
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3471
34.22
Jim Bibby
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.35
2.35
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.95
0.95
Jim Bibby
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.275
0.275
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.253
0.253
Jim Bibby
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
38.19
38.19
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 9 Innings
37.11
37.11

Fielding Stats for Jim Bibby and Ted Wilks

Jim Bibby
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
12
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
Jim Bibby
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
340
1.78
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
385
Jim Bibby
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
239
1.25
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Jim Bibby
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5167
27
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Jim Bibby
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1722.1
9
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Jim Bibby
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
88
0.46
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 9 Innings
30
Jim Bibby
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
216
1.13
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 9 Innings
120
Jim Bibby
Career
Per 9 Innings
20
0.1
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
Jim Bibby
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
324
1.69
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 9 Innings
158
Jim Bibby
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
304
1.59
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 9 Innings
150
Jim Bibby
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
93.83
93.83
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
94.94
Jim Bibby
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.894
0.894
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.39
Jim Bibby
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
70.29
70.29
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Jim Bibby
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
16
0.08
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 9 Innings
11
Jim Bibby
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Jim Bibby
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Jim Bibby
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Jim Bibby
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 9 Innings
0

Hitting Stats for Jim Bibby and Ted Wilks

Jim Bibby
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
12
12
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 600 PA
10
10
Jim Bibby
Career
Per 600 PA
341
818.4
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
385
982.98
Jim Bibby
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
250
600
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 600 PA
235
600
Jim Bibby
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
209
501.6
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 600 PAverified
206
525.96
Jim Bibby
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.148
0.148
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 600 PA
0.131
0.131
Jim Bibby
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.528
0.528
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 600 PA
0.4
0.4
Jim Bibby
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
31
74.4
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 600 PA
27
68.94
Jim Bibby
Career
Per 600 PA
20
48
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
24
61.28
Jim Bibby
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
14.4
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 600 PA
3
7.66
Jim Bibby
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Bibby
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
12
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Bibby
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
11
26.4
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 600 PA
3
7.66
Jim Bibby
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.355
0.355
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 600 PA
0.111
0.111
Jim Bibby
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.024
0.024
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Bibby
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.161
0.161
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Bibby
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
13.27
31.85
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 600 PA
5.99
15.3
Jim Bibby
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
52
124.8
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 600 PA
30
76.6
Jim Bibby
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
47
112.8
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 600 PA
43
109.79
Jim Bibby
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.208
0.208
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 600 PA
0.194
0.194
Jim Bibby
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.249
0.249
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 600 PA
0.146
0.146
Jim Bibby
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.457
0.457
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 600 PA
0.339
0.339
Jim Bibby
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.101
0.101
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 600 PA
0.015
0.015
Jim Bibby
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.156
0.156
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 600 PA
0.124
0.124
Jim Bibby
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.38
0.38
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 600 PA
0.256
0.256
Jim Bibby
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.222
0.222
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 600 PA
0.184
0.184
Jim Bibby
Career
Per 600 PA
15
36
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 600 PAverified
15
38.3
Jim Bibby
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
17
40.8
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 600 PA
13
33.19
Jim Bibby
Career
Per 600 PA
27
64.8
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
28
71.49
Jim Bibby
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9.63
23.11
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 600 PA
3.03
7.75
Jim Bibby
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
7.2
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Bibby
Career
Per 600 PA
13
31.2
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
16
40.85
Jim Bibby
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Bibby
Career
Per 600 PA
88
211.2
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
59
150.64
Jim Bibby
Career
Per 600 PA
2.84
2.84
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3.98
3.98
Jim Bibby
Career
Per 600 PA
0.15
0.15
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.27
0.27
Jim Bibby
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
24
57.6
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 600 PA
13
33.19
Jim Bibby
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
2.4
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Bibby
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
2.4
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 600 PA
1
2.55
Jim Bibby
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Bibby
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Bibby
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Bibby
Career
Per 600 PA
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 600 PA