Wade Blasingame vs. Ted Wilks — Career Comparison

Wade Blasingame
Silent GenerationNew MexicoThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaHouston AstrosAmerican LeagueStarting Pitcher
Ted Wilks
Greatest GenerationNew YorkThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaSt. Louis CardinalsNational LeagueRelief Pitcher

Wade Blasingame 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 4.52 and 1.499 for Wade Blasingame. By the career numbers, Ted Wilks had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Wade Blasingame and Ted Wilks

Wade Blasingame
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
10
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
10
Wade Blasingame
Career
Per 9 Innings
222
2.31
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
385
3.8
Wade Blasingame
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
128
1.33
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 9 Innings
44
0.43
Wade Blasingame
Career
Per 9 Innings
46
0.48
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
59
0.58
Wade Blasingame
Career
Per 9 Innings
51
0.53
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
30
0.3
Wade Blasingame
Career
Per 9 Innings
47.42
47.42
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
66.29
66.29
Wade Blasingame
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
57.66
57.66
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 9 Innings
11.43
11.43
Wade Blasingame
Career
Per 9 Innings
16
0.17
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
22
0.22
Wade Blasingame
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.02
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.05
Wade Blasingame
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
0.05
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
46
0.45
Wade Blasingame
Career
Per 9 Innings
434
4.52
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
331
3.26
Wade Blasingame
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.52
4.52
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.26
3.26
Wade Blasingame
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.4
4.4
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.21
3.21
Wade Blasingame
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.34
4.34
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.17
4.17
Wade Blasingame
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.267
0.267
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.24
0.24
Wade Blasingame
Career
Per 9 Innings
2591
27
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2739
27
Wade Blasingame
Career
Per 9 Innings
863.2
9
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
913
9
Wade Blasingame
Career
Per 9 Innings
891
9.28
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
832
8.2
Wade Blasingame
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.28
9.28
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.2
8.2
Wade Blasingame
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
75
0.78
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
76
0.75
Wade Blasingame
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.78
0.78
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.75
0.75
Wade Blasingame
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.34
0.34
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.2
0.2
Wade Blasingame
Career
Per 9 Innings
372
3.88
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
283
2.79
Wade Blasingame
Career
Per 9 Innings
32
0.33
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Wade Blasingame
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.88
3.88
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.79
2.79
Wade Blasingame
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
512
5.34
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 9 Innings
403
3.97
Wade Blasingame
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.34
5.34
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.97
3.97
Wade Blasingame
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.31
2.31
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.05
1.05
Wade Blasingame
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.024
1.024
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.751
0.751
Wade Blasingame
Career
Per 9 Innings
62
0.65
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
0.08
Wade Blasingame
Career
Per 9 Innings
30
0.31
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
0.11
Wade Blasingame
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.01
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.01
Wade Blasingame
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3763
39.21
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3765
37.11
Wade Blasingame
Career
Per 9 Innings
31
0.32
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
191
1.88
Wade Blasingame
Career
Per 9 Innings
486
5.06
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
364
3.59
Wade Blasingame
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.06
5.06
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.59
3.59
Wade Blasingame
Career
Per 9 Innings
20
0.21
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Wade Blasingame
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
0.08
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Wade Blasingame
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Wade Blasingame
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.462
1.462
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.221
1.221
Wade Blasingame
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3333
34.73
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3471
34.22
Wade Blasingame
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.19
2.19
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.95
0.95
Wade Blasingame
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.297
0.297
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.253
0.253
Wade Blasingame
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
39.21
39.21
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 9 Innings
37.11
37.11

Fielding Stats for Wade Blasingame and Ted Wilks

Wade Blasingame
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
10
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
Wade Blasingame
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
222
2.31
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
385
Wade Blasingame
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
128
1.33
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Wade Blasingame
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2590
27
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Wade Blasingame
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
863.1
9
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Wade Blasingame
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
60
0.63
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 9 Innings
30
Wade Blasingame
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
160
1.67
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 9 Innings
120
Wade Blasingame
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6
0.06
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
Wade Blasingame
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
226
2.36
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 9 Innings
158
Wade Blasingame
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
220
2.29
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 9 Innings
150
Wade Blasingame
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
97.35
97.35
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 9 Innings
94.94
Wade Blasingame
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.991
0.991
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.39
Wade Blasingame
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
57.66
57.66
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Wade Blasingame
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
0.08
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
11
Wade Blasingame
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Wade Blasingame
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Wade Blasingame
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Wade Blasingame
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 9 Innings
0

Hitting Stats for Wade Blasingame and Ted Wilks

Wade Blasingame
Career
Per 600 PA
10
10
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 600 PA
10
10
Wade Blasingame
Career
Per 600 PA
227
446.56
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
385
982.98
Wade Blasingame
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
305
600
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 600 PA
235
600
Wade Blasingame
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
265
521.31
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 600 PAverified
206
525.96
Wade Blasingame
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.166
0.166
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 600 PA
0.131
0.131
Wade Blasingame
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.539
0.539
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 600 PA
0.4
0.4
Wade Blasingame
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
44
86.56
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 600 PA
27
68.94
Wade Blasingame
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
29
57.05
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 600 PAverified
24
61.28
Wade Blasingame
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
12
23.61
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 600 PA
3
7.66
Wade Blasingame
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Wade Blasingame
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
5.9
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Wade Blasingame
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
15
29.51
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 600 PA
3
7.66
Wade Blasingame
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.341
0.341
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 600 PA
0.111
0.111
Wade Blasingame
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.011
0.011
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Wade Blasingame
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.068
0.068
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Wade Blasingame
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
18.53
36.45
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 600 PA
5.99
15.3
Wade Blasingame
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
65
127.87
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 600 PA
30
76.6
Wade Blasingame
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
75
147.54
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 600 PA
43
109.79
Wade Blasingame
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.253
0.253
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 600 PA
0.194
0.194
Wade Blasingame
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.245
0.245
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 600 PA
0.146
0.146
Wade Blasingame
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.498
0.498
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 600 PA
0.339
0.339
Wade Blasingame
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.079
0.079
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 600 PA
0.015
0.015
Wade Blasingame
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.175
0.175
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 600 PA
0.124
0.124
Wade Blasingame
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.429
0.429
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 600 PA
0.256
0.256
Wade Blasingame
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.243
0.243
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 600 PA
0.184
0.184
Wade Blasingame
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
18
35.41
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 600 PAverified
15
38.3
Wade Blasingame
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
20
39.34
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 600 PA
13
33.19
Wade Blasingame
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
35
68.85
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 600 PAverified
28
71.49
Wade Blasingame
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
16.16
31.8
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 600 PA
3.03
7.75
Wade Blasingame
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.97
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Wade Blasingame
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
30
59.02
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 600 PA
16
40.85
Wade Blasingame
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Wade Blasingame
Career
Per 600 PA
94
184.92
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
59
150.64
Wade Blasingame
Career
Per 600 PA
3.24
3.24
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3.98
3.98
Wade Blasingame
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.32
0.32
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 600 PA
0.27
0.27
Wade Blasingame
Career
Per 600 PA
8
15.74
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
13
33.19
Wade Blasingame
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.97
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Wade Blasingame
Career
Per 600 PA
3
5.9
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
2.55
Wade Blasingame
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Wade Blasingame
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Wade Blasingame
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Wade Blasingame
Career
Per 600 PA
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 600 PA