Sheriff Blake vs. Ted Wilks — Career Comparison

Sheriff Blake
Lost GenerationWest VirginiaThrows RightBats SwitchNorth AmericaChicago CubsNational LeagueStarting Pitcher
Ted Wilks
Greatest GenerationNew YorkThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaSt. Louis CardinalsNational LeagueRelief Pitcher

Sheriff Blake 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 1.547 for Sheriff Blake. By the career numbers, Ted Wilks had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Sheriff Blake and Ted Wilks

Sheriff Blake
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
10
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
10
Sheriff Blake
Career
Per 9 Innings
304
1.69
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
385
3.8
Sheriff Blake
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
196
1.09
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 9 Innings
44
0.43
Sheriff Blake
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
87
0.48
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
59
0.58
Sheriff Blake
Career
Per 9 Innings
102
0.57
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
30
0.3
Sheriff Blake
Career
Per 9 Innings
46.03
46.03
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
66.29
66.29
Sheriff Blake
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
64.47
64.47
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 9 Innings
11.43
11.43
Sheriff Blake
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
81
0.45
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 9 Innings
22
0.22
Sheriff Blake
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
0.06
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
0.05
Sheriff Blake
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
0.04
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
46
0.45
Sheriff Blake
Career
Per 9 Innings
744
4.13
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
331
3.26
Sheriff Blake
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.13
4.13
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.26
3.26
Sheriff Blake
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.5
4.5
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.21
3.21
Sheriff Blake
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.2
4.2
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.17
4.17
Sheriff Blake
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.277
0.277
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.24
0.24
Sheriff Blake
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4860
27
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 9 Innings
2739
27
Sheriff Blake
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1620
9
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 9 Innings
913
9
Sheriff Blake
Career
Per 9 Innings
1766
9.81
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
832
8.2
Sheriff Blake
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.81
9.81
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.2
8.2
Sheriff Blake
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
68
0.38
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 9 Innings
76
0.75
Sheriff Blake
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.38
0.38
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.75
0.75
Sheriff Blake
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.22
0.22
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.2
0.2
Sheriff Blake
Career
Per 9 Innings
740
4.11
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
283
2.79
Sheriff Blake
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Sheriff Blake
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.11
4.11
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.79
2.79
Sheriff Blake
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
621
3.45
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
403
3.97
Sheriff Blake
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.45
3.45
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.97
3.97
Sheriff Blake
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.04
2.04
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.05
1.05
Sheriff Blake
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.84
0.84
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.751
0.751
Sheriff Blake
Career
Per 9 Innings
35
0.19
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
0.08
Sheriff Blake
Career
Per 9 Innings
30
0.17
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
0.11
Sheriff Blake
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.01
Sheriff Blake
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7149
39.72
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 9 Innings
3765
37.11
Sheriff Blake
Career
Per 9 Innings
60
0.33
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
191
1.88
Sheriff Blake
Career
Per 9 Innings
876
4.87
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
364
3.59
Sheriff Blake
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.87
4.87
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.59
3.59
Sheriff Blake
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Sheriff Blake
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Sheriff Blake
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Sheriff Blake
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.547
1.547
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.221
1.221
Sheriff Blake
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6379
35.44
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 9 Innings
3471
34.22
Sheriff Blake
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.88
2.88
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.95
0.95
Sheriff Blake
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.298
0.298
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.253
0.253
Sheriff Blake
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
39.72
39.72
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 9 Innings
37.11
37.11

Fielding Stats for Sheriff Blake and Ted Wilks

Sheriff Blake
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
Sheriff Blake
Career
Per 9 Innings
304
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
385
Sheriff Blake
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Sheriff Blake
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Sheriff Blake
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Sheriff Blake
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
55
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 9 Innings
30
Sheriff Blake
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
401
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 9 Innings
120
Sheriff Blake
Career
Per 9 Innings
13
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
8
Sheriff Blake
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
469
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 9 Innings
158
Sheriff Blake
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
456
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 9 Innings
150
Sheriff Blake
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
97.23
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 9 Innings
94.94
Sheriff Blake
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1.5
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.39
Sheriff Blake
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Sheriff Blake
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
24
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 9 Innings
11
Sheriff Blake
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Sheriff Blake
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Sheriff Blake
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Sheriff Blake
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 9 Innings
0

Hitting Stats for Sheriff Blake and Ted Wilks

Sheriff Blake
Career
Per 600 PA
10
10
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 600 PA
10
10
Sheriff Blake
Career
Per 600 PA
310
308.97
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
385
982.98
Sheriff Blake
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
602
600
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 600 PA
235
600
Sheriff Blake
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
558
556.15
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 600 PA
206
525.96
Sheriff Blake
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.212
0.212
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 600 PA
0.131
0.131
Sheriff Blake
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.489
0.489
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 600 PA
0.4
0.4
Sheriff Blake
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
118
117.61
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 600 PA
27
68.94
Sheriff Blake
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
112
111.63
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 600 PA
24
61.28
Sheriff Blake
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
5
4.98
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
7.66
Sheriff Blake
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Sheriff Blake
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Sheriff Blake
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
6
5.98
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
7.66
Sheriff Blake
Career
Per 600 PA
0.051
0.051
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.111
0.111
Sheriff Blake
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Sheriff Blake
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Sheriff Blake
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
27.79
27.7
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 600 PA
5.99
15.3
Sheriff Blake
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
125
124.58
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 600 PA
30
76.6
Sheriff Blake
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
134
133.55
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 600 PA
43
109.79
Sheriff Blake
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.233
0.233
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 600 PA
0.194
0.194
Sheriff Blake
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.224
0.224
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 600 PA
0.146
0.146
Sheriff Blake
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.457
0.457
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 600 PA
0.339
0.339
Sheriff Blake
Career
Per 600 PA
0.013
0.013
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.015
0.015
Sheriff Blake
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.161
0.161
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 600 PA
0.124
0.124
Sheriff Blake
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.32
0.32
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 600 PA
0.256
0.256
Sheriff Blake
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.253
0.253
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 600 PA
0.184
0.184
Sheriff Blake
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
46
45.85
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 600 PA
15
38.3
Sheriff Blake
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
30
29.9
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 600 PAverified
13
33.19
Sheriff Blake
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
76
75.75
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 600 PA
28
71.49
Sheriff Blake
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
32.55
32.44
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 600 PA
3.03
7.75
Sheriff Blake
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
1.99
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Sheriff Blake
Career
Per 600 PA
14
13.95
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
16
40.85
Sheriff Blake
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Sheriff Blake
Career
Per 600 PAverified
91
90.7
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
59
150.64
Sheriff Blake
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6.62
6.62
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 600 PA
3.98
3.98
Sheriff Blake
Career
Per 600 PA
0.15
0.15
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.27
0.27
Sheriff Blake
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
28
27.91
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 600 PAverified
13
33.19
Sheriff Blake
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Sheriff Blake
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 600 PA
1
2.55
Sheriff Blake
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Sheriff Blake
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Sheriff Blake
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Sheriff Blake
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 600 PA