Stew Bolen vs. Ted Wilks — Career Comparison

Stew Bolen
Greatest GenerationAlabamaThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaPhiladelphia PhilliesNational LeagueStarting Pitcher
Ted Wilks
Greatest GenerationNew YorkThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaSt. Louis CardinalsNational LeagueRelief Pitcher

Stew Bolen 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 6.09 and 1.827 for Stew Bolen. By the career numbers, Ted Wilks had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Stew Bolen and Ted Wilks

Stew Bolen
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
4
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
10
Stew Bolen
Career
Per 9 Innings
41
2.65
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
385
3.8
Stew Bolen
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
17
1.1
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
44
0.43
Stew Bolen
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.19
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
59
0.58
Stew Bolen
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
13
0.84
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
30
0.3
Stew Bolen
Career
Per 9 Innings
18.75
18.75
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
66.29
66.29
Stew Bolen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
41.46
41.46
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 9 Innings
11.43
11.43
Stew Bolen
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.19
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
22
0.22
Stew Bolen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.05
Stew Bolen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
46
0.45
Stew Bolen
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
94
6.09
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
331
3.26
Stew Bolen
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.09
6.09
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.26
3.26
Stew Bolen
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.05
6.05
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.21
3.21
Stew Bolen
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.56
4.56
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.17
4.17
Stew Bolen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.3
0.3
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.24
0.24
Stew Bolen
Career
Per 9 Innings
417
27
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2739
27
Stew Bolen
Career
Per 9 Innings
139
9
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
913
9
Stew Bolen
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
170
11.01
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
832
8.2
Stew Bolen
Career
Per 9 Innings
11.01
11.01
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.2
8.2
Stew Bolen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
0.45
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 9 Innings
76
0.75
Stew Bolen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.45
0.45
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.75
0.75
Stew Bolen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.17
0.17
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.2
0.2
Stew Bolen
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
84
5.44
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
283
2.79
Stew Bolen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Stew Bolen
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.44
5.44
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.79
2.79
Stew Bolen
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
72
4.66
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
403
3.97
Stew Bolen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.66
4.66
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.97
3.97
Stew Bolen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.76
1.76
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.05
1.05
Stew Bolen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.122
1.122
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.751
0.751
Stew Bolen
Career
Per 9 Innings
11
0.71
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
0.08
Stew Bolen
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6
0.39
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
0.11
Stew Bolen
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.06
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.01
Stew Bolen
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
656
42.47
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3765
37.11
Stew Bolen
Career
Per 9 Innings
13
0.84
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
191
1.88
Stew Bolen
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
102
6.6
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
364
3.59
Stew Bolen
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.6
6.6
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.59
3.59
Stew Bolen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Stew Bolen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Stew Bolen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Stew Bolen
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.827
1.827
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.221
1.221
Stew Bolen
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
566
36.65
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3471
34.22
Stew Bolen
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.49
2.49
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.95
0.95
Stew Bolen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.335
0.335
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.253
0.253
Stew Bolen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
42.47
42.47
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 9 Innings
37.11
37.11

Fielding Stats for Stew Bolen and Ted Wilks

Stew Bolen
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
10
Stew Bolen
Career
Per 9 Innings
41
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
385
Stew Bolen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Stew Bolen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Stew Bolen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Stew Bolen
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
30
Stew Bolen
Career
Per 9 Innings
30
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
120
Stew Bolen
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
Stew Bolen
Career
Per 9 Innings
38
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
158
Stew Bolen
Career
Per 9 Innings
33
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
150
Stew Bolen
Career
Per 9 Innings
86.84
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
94.94
Stew Bolen
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
0.805
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.39
Stew Bolen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Stew Bolen
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
11
Stew Bolen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Stew Bolen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Stew Bolen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Stew Bolen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 9 Innings
0

Hitting Stats for Stew Bolen and Ted Wilks

Stew Bolen
Career
Per 600 PA
4
4
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10
10
Stew Bolen
Career
Per 600 PA
41
502.04
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
385
982.98
Stew Bolen
Career
Per 600 PA
49
600
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
235
600
Stew Bolen
Career
Per 600 PAverified
46
563.27
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
206
525.96
Stew Bolen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.196
0.196
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 600 PA
0.131
0.131
Stew Bolen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.48
0.48
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 600 PA
0.4
0.4
Stew Bolen
Career
Per 600 PAverified
9
110.2
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
27
68.94
Stew Bolen
Career
Per 600 PAverified
8
97.96
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
24
61.28
Stew Bolen
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
12.24
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
3
7.66
Stew Bolen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Stew Bolen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Stew Bolen
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
12.24
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
3
7.66
Stew Bolen
Career
Per 600 PA
0.111
0.111
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 600 PA
0.111
0.111
Stew Bolen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Stew Bolen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Stew Bolen
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2.51
30.74
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
5.99
15.3
Stew Bolen
Career
Per 600 PAverified
10
122.45
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
30
76.6
Stew Bolen
Career
Per 600 PAverified
12
146.94
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
43
109.79
Stew Bolen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.245
0.245
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 600 PA
0.194
0.194
Stew Bolen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.217
0.217
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 600 PA
0.146
0.146
Stew Bolen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.462
0.462
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 600 PA
0.339
0.339
Stew Bolen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.022
0.022
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 600 PA
0.015
0.015
Stew Bolen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.165
0.165
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 600 PA
0.124
0.124
Stew Bolen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.351
0.351
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 600 PA
0.256
0.256
Stew Bolen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.214
0.214
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 600 PA
0.184
0.184
Stew Bolen
Career
Per 600 PA
3
36.73
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
15
38.3
Stew Bolen
Career
Per 600 PA
2
24.49
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
13
33.19
Stew Bolen
Career
Per 600 PA
5
61.22
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
28
71.49
Stew Bolen
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2.74
33.6
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
3.03
7.75
Stew Bolen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Stew Bolen
Career
Per 600 PA
3
36.73
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
16
40.85
Stew Bolen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Stew Bolen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
48.98
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 600 PA
59
150.64
Stew Bolen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
12.25
12.25
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 600 PA
3.98
3.98
Stew Bolen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.75
0.75
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 600 PA
0.27
0.27
Stew Bolen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
13
33.19
Stew Bolen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Stew Bolen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 600 PA
1
2.55
Stew Bolen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Stew Bolen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Stew Bolen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Stew Bolen
Career
Per 600 PA
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 600 PA