Lefty Boone vs. Ted Wilks — Career Comparison

Lefty Boone
Greatest GenerationIllinoisThrows LeftNorth AmericaMemphis Red SoxNegro American LeagueStarting PitcherAll-Star
Ted Wilks
Greatest GenerationNew YorkThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaSt. Louis CardinalsNational LeagueRelief Pitcher

Lefty Boone 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 5.87 and 1.638 for Lefty Boone. By the career numbers, Ted Wilks had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Lefty Boone and Ted Wilks

Lefty Boone
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
5
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
10
Lefty Boone
Career
Per 9 Innings
34
2.22
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
385
3.8
Lefty Boone
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
28
1.83
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
44
0.43
Lefty Boone
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
0.46
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
59
0.58
Lefty Boone
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
13
0.85
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
30
0.3
Lefty Boone
Career
Per 9 Innings
35
35
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
66.29
66.29
Lefty Boone
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
82.35
82.35
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 9 Innings
11.43
11.43
Lefty Boone
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.39
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
22
0.22
Lefty Boone
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.05
Lefty Boone
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
46
0.45
Lefty Boone
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
90
5.87
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
331
3.26
Lefty Boone
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.87
5.87
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.26
3.26
Lefty Boone
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.49
4.49
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.21
3.21
Lefty Boone
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.28
3.28
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.17
4.17
Lefty Boone
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.26
0.26
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.24
0.24
Lefty Boone
Career
Per 9 Innings
414
27
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2739
27
Lefty Boone
Career
Per 9 Innings
138
9
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
913
9
Lefty Boone
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
140
9.13
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
832
8.2
Lefty Boone
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.13
9.13
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.2
8.2
Lefty Boone
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.2
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 9 Innings
76
0.75
Lefty Boone
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.2
0.2
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.75
0.75
Lefty Boone
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.09
0.09
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.2
0.2
Lefty Boone
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
86
5.61
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
283
2.79
Lefty Boone
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lefty Boone
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.61
5.61
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.79
2.79
Lefty Boone
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
137
8.93
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
403
3.97
Lefty Boone
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.93
8.93
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.97
3.97
Lefty Boone
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.03
4.03
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.05
1.05
Lefty Boone
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.616
1.616
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.751
0.751
Lefty Boone
Career
Per 9 Innings
11
0.72
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
0.08
Lefty Boone
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5
0.33
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
0.11
Lefty Boone
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.13
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.01
Lefty Boone
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
641
41.8
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3765
37.11
Lefty Boone
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.07
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
191
1.88
Lefty Boone
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
112
7.3
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
364
3.59
Lefty Boone
Career
Per 9 Innings
7.3
7.3
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.59
3.59
Lefty Boone
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
0.65
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Lefty Boone
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.07
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Lefty Boone
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
0.52
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lefty Boone
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.638
1.638
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.221
1.221
Lefty Boone
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
539
35.15
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3471
34.22
Lefty Boone
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.29
3.29
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.95
0.95
Lefty Boone
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.343
0.343
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.253
0.253
Lefty Boone
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
41.8
41.8
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 9 Innings
37.11
37.11

Fielding Stats for Lefty Boone and Ted Wilks

Lefty Boone
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
5
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
10
Lefty Boone
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
34
2.22
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
385
Lefty Boone
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
28
1.83
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Lefty Boone
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
414
27
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Lefty Boone
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
138
9
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Lefty Boone
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.2
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
30
Lefty Boone
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
20
1.3
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
120
Lefty Boone
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
0.59
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
Lefty Boone
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
32
2.09
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
158
Lefty Boone
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
23
1.5
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
150
Lefty Boone
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
71.88
71.88
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
94.94
Lefty Boone
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.677
0.677
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.39
Lefty Boone
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
82.35
82.35
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Lefty Boone
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.07
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
11
Lefty Boone
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Lefty Boone
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Lefty Boone
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Lefty Boone
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 9 Innings
0

Hitting Stats for Lefty Boone and Ted Wilks

Lefty Boone
Career
Per 600 PA
5
5
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10
10
Lefty Boone
Career
Per 600 PA
35
362.07
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
385
982.98
Lefty Boone
Career
Per 600 PA
58
600
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
235
600
Lefty Boone
Career
Per 600 PAverified
52
537.93
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
206
525.96
Lefty Boone
Career
Per 600 PA
0.115
0.115
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.131
0.131
Lefty Boone
Career
Per 600 PA
0.369
0.369
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.4
0.4
Lefty Boone
Career
Per 600 PA
6
62.07
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
27
68.94
Lefty Boone
Career
Per 600 PA
5
51.72
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
24
61.28
Lefty Boone
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
10.34
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
3
7.66
Lefty Boone
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lefty Boone
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lefty Boone
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
10.34
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
3
7.66
Lefty Boone
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.167
0.167
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 600 PA
0.111
0.111
Lefty Boone
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lefty Boone
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lefty Boone
Career
Per 600 PA
1.35
14
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5.99
15.3
Lefty Boone
Career
Per 600 PA
7
72.41
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
30
76.6
Lefty Boone
Career
Per 600 PA
9
93.1
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
43
109.79
Lefty Boone
Career
Per 600 PA
0.164
0.164
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.194
0.194
Lefty Boone
Career
Per 600 PA
0.135
0.135
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.146
0.146
Lefty Boone
Career
Per 600 PA
0.298
0.298
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.339
0.339
Lefty Boone
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.019
0.019
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 600 PA
0.015
0.015
Lefty Boone
Career
Per 600 PA
0.107
0.107
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.124
0.124
Lefty Boone
Career
Per 600 PA
0.239
0.239
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.256
0.256
Lefty Boone
Career
Per 600 PA
0.118
0.118
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.184
0.184
Lefty Boone
Career
Per 600 PA
3
31.03
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
15
38.3
Lefty Boone
Career
Per 600 PAverified
5
51.72
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
13
33.19
Lefty Boone
Career
Per 600 PAverified
8
82.76
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
28
71.49
Lefty Boone
Career
Per 600 PA
0.25
2.57
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3.03
7.75
Lefty Boone
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lefty Boone
Career
Per 600 PA
3
31.03
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
16
40.85
Lefty Boone
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lefty Boone
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
10.34
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 600 PA
59
150.64
Lefty Boone
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
58
58
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 600 PA
3.98
3.98
Lefty Boone
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
3
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 600 PA
0.27
0.27
Lefty Boone
Career
Per 600 PA
3
31.03
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
13
33.19
Lefty Boone
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lefty Boone
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 600 PA
1
2.55
Lefty Boone
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
10.34
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lefty Boone
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lefty Boone
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
10.34
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lefty Boone
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
100
100
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 600 PA