Joe Boehling vs. Ted Wilks — Career Comparison

Joe Boehling
Lost GenerationVirginiaThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaWashington SenatorsAmerican LeagueStarting Pitcher
Ted Wilks
Greatest GenerationNew YorkThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaSt. Louis CardinalsNational LeagueRelief Pitcher

Joe Boehling 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. Joe Boehling posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 2.97 and WHIP 1.348 compared to 3.26 and 1.221 for Ted Wilks. By the career numbers, Joe Boehling had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Joe Boehling and Ted Wilks

Joe Boehling
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
7
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
10
Joe Boehling
Career
Per 9 Innings
162
1.58
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
385
3.8
Joe Boehling
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
118
1.15
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 9 Innings
44
0.43
Joe Boehling
Career
Per 9 Innings
55
0.53
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
59
0.58
Joe Boehling
Career
Per 9 Innings
50
0.49
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
30
0.3
Joe Boehling
Career
Per 9 Innings
52.38
52.38
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
66.29
66.29
Joe Boehling
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
72.84
72.84
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 9 Innings
11.43
11.43
Joe Boehling
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
57
0.55
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 9 Innings
22
0.22
Joe Boehling
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
0.09
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
0.05
Joe Boehling
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
0.05
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
46
0.45
Joe Boehling
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
305
2.97
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 9 Innings
331
3.26
Joe Boehling
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.97
2.97
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.26
3.26
Joe Boehling
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.48
3.48
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.21
3.21
Joe Boehling
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.7
3.7
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.17
4.17
Joe Boehling
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.254
0.254
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.24
0.24
Joe Boehling
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2776
27
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 9 Innings
2739
27
Joe Boehling
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
925.1
9
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 9 Innings
913
9
Joe Boehling
Career
Per 9 Innings
861
8.37
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
832
8.2
Joe Boehling
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.37
8.37
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.2
8.2
Joe Boehling
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
0.13
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 9 Innings
76
0.75
Joe Boehling
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.13
0.13
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.75
0.75
Joe Boehling
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.08
0.08
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.2
0.2
Joe Boehling
Career
Per 9 Innings
386
3.75
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
283
2.79
Joe Boehling
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Boehling
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.75
3.75
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.79
2.79
Joe Boehling
Career
Per 9 Innings
396
3.85
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
403
3.97
Joe Boehling
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.85
3.85
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.97
3.97
Joe Boehling
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.44
2.44
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.05
1.05
Joe Boehling
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.845
0.845
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.751
0.751
Joe Boehling
Career
Per 9 Innings
25
0.24
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
0.08
Joe Boehling
Career
Per 9 Innings
38
0.37
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
0.11
Joe Boehling
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
0.1
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.01
Joe Boehling
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3810
37.06
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3765
37.11
Joe Boehling
Career
Per 9 Innings
34
0.33
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
191
1.88
Joe Boehling
Career
Per 9 Innings
391
3.8
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
364
3.59
Joe Boehling
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.8
3.8
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.59
3.59
Joe Boehling
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Boehling
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Boehling
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Boehling
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.348
1.348
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.221
1.221
Joe Boehling
Career
Per 9 Innings
3386
32.93
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3471
34.22
Joe Boehling
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.41
2.41
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.95
0.95
Joe Boehling
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.285
0.285
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.253
0.253
Joe Boehling
Career
Per 9 Innings
37.06
37.06
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
37.11
37.11

Fielding Stats for Joe Boehling and Ted Wilks

Joe Boehling
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
10
Joe Boehling
Career
Per 9 Innings
162
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
385
Joe Boehling
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Joe Boehling
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Joe Boehling
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Joe Boehling
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
64
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 9 Innings
30
Joe Boehling
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
310
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 9 Innings
120
Joe Boehling
Career
Per 9 Innings
19
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
8
Joe Boehling
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
393
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 9 Innings
158
Joe Boehling
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
374
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 9 Innings
150
Joe Boehling
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
95.17
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 9 Innings
94.94
Joe Boehling
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2.309
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.39
Joe Boehling
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Joe Boehling
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
11
Joe Boehling
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Joe Boehling
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Joe Boehling
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Joe Boehling
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 9 Innings
0

Hitting Stats for Joe Boehling and Ted Wilks

Joe Boehling
Career
Per 600 PA
7
7
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10
10
Joe Boehling
Career
Per 600 PA
166
291.23
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
385
982.98
Joe Boehling
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
342
600
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 600 PA
235
600
Joe Boehling
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
312
547.37
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 600 PA
206
525.96
Joe Boehling
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.212
0.212
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 600 PA
0.131
0.131
Joe Boehling
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.551
0.551
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 600 PA
0.4
0.4
Joe Boehling
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
66
115.79
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 600 PA
27
68.94
Joe Boehling
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
55
96.49
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 600 PA
24
61.28
Joe Boehling
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8
14.04
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 600 PA
3
7.66
Joe Boehling
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
3.51
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Boehling
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.75
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Boehling
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
11
19.3
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 600 PA
3
7.66
Joe Boehling
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.167
0.167
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 600 PA
0.111
0.111
Joe Boehling
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.003
0.003
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Boehling
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.015
0.015
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Boehling
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
22.27
39.08
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 600 PA
5.99
15.3
Joe Boehling
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
81
142.11
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 600 PA
30
76.6
Joe Boehling
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
87
152.63
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 600 PA
43
109.79
Joe Boehling
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.261
0.261
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 600 PA
0.194
0.194
Joe Boehling
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.26
0.26
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 600 PA
0.146
0.146
Joe Boehling
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.521
0.521
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 600 PA
0.339
0.339
Joe Boehling
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.048
0.048
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 600 PA
0.015
0.015
Joe Boehling
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.183
0.183
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 600 PA
0.124
0.124
Joe Boehling
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.421
0.421
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 600 PA
0.256
0.256
Joe Boehling
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.26
0.26
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 600 PA
0.184
0.184
Joe Boehling
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
30
52.63
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 600 PA
15
38.3
Joe Boehling
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
24
42.11
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 600 PA
13
33.19
Joe Boehling
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
53
92.98
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 600 PA
28
71.49
Joe Boehling
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
24.25
42.55
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 600 PA
3.03
7.75
Joe Boehling
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
3.51
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Boehling
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
19
33.33
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 600 PAverified
16
40.85
Joe Boehling
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Boehling
Career
Per 600 PAverified
61
107.02
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
59
150.64
Joe Boehling
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5.61
5.61
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 600 PA
3.98
3.98
Joe Boehling
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.31
0.31
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 600 PA
0.27
0.27
Joe Boehling
Career
Per 600 PA
9
15.79
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
13
33.19
Joe Boehling
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Boehling
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 600 PA
1
2.55
Joe Boehling
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
3.51
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Boehling
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.75
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Boehling
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
5.26
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Boehling
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
66.67
66.67
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 600 PA