Travis Blackley vs. Ted Wilks — Career Comparison

Travis Blackley
MillenialAustraliaThrows LeftBats LeftOceaniaHouston AstrosAmerican LeagueStarting Pitcher
Ted Wilks
Greatest GenerationNew YorkThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaSt. Louis CardinalsNational LeagueRelief Pitcher

Travis Blackley 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 5.23 and 1.427 for Travis Blackley. By the career numbers, Ted Wilks had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Travis Blackley and Ted Wilks

Travis Blackley
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
4
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
10
Travis Blackley
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
82
3.83
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
385
3.8
Travis Blackley
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
26
1.21
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
44
0.43
Travis Blackley
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
0.42
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
59
0.58
Travis Blackley
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
9
0.42
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
30
0.3
Travis Blackley
Career
Per 9 Innings
50
50
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
66.29
66.29
Travis Blackley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
31.71
31.71
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 9 Innings
11.43
11.43
Travis Blackley
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
22
0.22
Travis Blackley
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.05
Travis Blackley
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
46
0.45
Travis Blackley
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
112
5.23
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
331
3.26
Travis Blackley
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.23
5.23
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.26
3.26
Travis Blackley
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.66
4.66
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.21
3.21
Travis Blackley
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.2
5.2
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.17
4.17
Travis Blackley
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.259
0.259
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.24
0.24
Travis Blackley
Career
Per 9 Innings
578
27
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2739
27
Travis Blackley
Career
Per 9 Innings
192.2
9
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
913
9
Travis Blackley
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
189
8.83
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
832
8.2
Travis Blackley
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.83
8.83
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.2
8.2
Travis Blackley
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
33
1.54
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
76
0.75
Travis Blackley
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.54
1.54
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.75
0.75
Travis Blackley
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.4
0.4
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.2
0.2
Travis Blackley
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
81
3.78
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
283
2.79
Travis Blackley
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
0.23
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Travis Blackley
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.78
3.78
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.79
2.79
Travis Blackley
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
132
6.17
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
403
3.97
Travis Blackley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6.17
6.17
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.97
3.97
Travis Blackley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.61
1.61
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.05
1.05
Travis Blackley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.106
1.106
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.751
0.751
Travis Blackley
Career
Per 9 Innings
17
0.79
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
0.08
Travis Blackley
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5
0.23
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
0.11
Travis Blackley
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
0.23
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.01
Travis Blackley
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
829
38.72
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3765
37.11
Travis Blackley
Career
Per 9 Innings
11
0.51
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
191
1.88
Travis Blackley
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
118
5.51
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
364
3.59
Travis Blackley
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.51
5.51
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.59
3.59
Travis Blackley
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
0.28
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Travis Blackley
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
0.28
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Travis Blackley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
16
0.75
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Travis Blackley
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.401
1.401
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.221
1.221
Travis Blackley
Career
Per 9 Innings
731
34.15
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3471
34.22
Travis Blackley
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.44
1.44
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.95
0.95
Travis Blackley
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.276
0.276
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.253
0.253
Travis Blackley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
38.72
38.72
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 9 Innings
37.11
37.11

Fielding Stats for Travis Blackley and Ted Wilks

Travis Blackley
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
4
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
10
Travis Blackley
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
82
3.83
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
385
Travis Blackley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
26
1.21
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Travis Blackley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
578
27
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Travis Blackley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
192.2
9
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Travis Blackley
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
0.65
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
30
Travis Blackley
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
30
1.4
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
120
Travis Blackley
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
0.05
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
Travis Blackley
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
45
2.1
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
158
Travis Blackley
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
44
2.06
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
150
Travis Blackley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
97.78
97.78
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 9 Innings
94.94
Travis Blackley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.537
0.537
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.39
Travis Blackley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
31.71
31.71
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Travis Blackley
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.05
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
11
Travis Blackley
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Travis Blackley
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Travis Blackley
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Travis Blackley
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 9 Innings
0

Hitting Stats for Travis Blackley and Ted Wilks

Travis Blackley
Career
Per 600 PA
4
4
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10
10
Travis Blackley
Career
Per 600 PAverified
82
9840
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
385
982.98
Travis Blackley
Career
Per 600 PA
5
600
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
235
600
Travis Blackley
Career
Per 600 PAverified
5
600
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
206
525.96
Travis Blackley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.2
0.2
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 600 PA
0.131
0.131
Travis Blackley
Career
Per 600 PA
0.4
0.4
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 600 PA
0.4
0.4
Travis Blackley
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
120
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
27
68.94
Travis Blackley
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
120
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
24
61.28
Travis Blackley
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
7.66
Travis Blackley
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Travis Blackley
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Travis Blackley
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
7.66
Travis Blackley
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.111
0.111
Travis Blackley
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Travis Blackley
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Travis Blackley
Career
Per 600 PAverified
0.18
21.64
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
5.99
15.3
Travis Blackley
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
120
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
30
76.6
Travis Blackley
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
120
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
43
109.79
Travis Blackley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.2
0.2
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 600 PA
0.194
0.194
Travis Blackley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.2
0.2
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 600 PA
0.146
0.146
Travis Blackley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.4
0.4
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 600 PA
0.339
0.339
Travis Blackley
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.015
0.015
Travis Blackley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.14
0.14
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 600 PA
0.124
0.124
Travis Blackley
Career
Per 600 PA
0.25
0.25
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.256
0.256
Travis Blackley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.5
0.5
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 600 PA
0.184
0.184
Travis Blackley
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
15
38.3
Travis Blackley
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
13
33.19
Travis Blackley
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
28
71.49
Travis Blackley
Career
Per 600 PAverified
0.16
19.17
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
3.03
7.75
Travis Blackley
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Travis Blackley
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
16
40.85
Travis Blackley
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Travis Blackley
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
3
360
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 600 PAverified
59
150.64
Travis Blackley
Career
Per 600 PA
1.67
1.67
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3.98
3.98
Travis Blackley
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.27
0.27
Travis Blackley
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
13
33.19
Travis Blackley
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Travis Blackley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 600 PA
1
2.55
Travis Blackley
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Travis Blackley
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Travis Blackley
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Travis Blackley
Career
Per 600 PA
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 600 PA