Joe Bowman vs. Ted Wilks — Career Comparison

Joe Bowman
Greatest GenerationKansasThrows RightBats LeftNorth AmericaPittsburgh PiratesNational LeagueStarting Pitcher
Ted Wilks
Greatest GenerationNew YorkThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaSt. Louis CardinalsNational LeagueRelief Pitcher

Joe Bowman 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 4.4 and 1.460 for Joe Bowman. By the career numbers, Ted Wilks had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Joe Bowman and Ted Wilks

Joe Bowman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
11
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
10
Joe Bowman
Career
Per 9 Innings
298
1.83
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
385
3.8
Joe Bowman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
184
1.13
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 9 Innings
44
0.43
Joe Bowman
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
77
0.47
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
59
0.58
Joe Bowman
Career
Per 9 Innings
96
0.59
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
30
0.3
Joe Bowman
Career
Per 9 Innings
44.51
44.51
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
66.29
66.29
Joe Bowman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
61.74
61.74
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 9 Innings
11.43
11.43
Joe Bowman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
74
0.45
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 9 Innings
22
0.22
Joe Bowman
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
0.03
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.05
Joe Bowman
Career
Per 9 Innings
11
0.07
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
46
0.45
Joe Bowman
Career
Per 9 Innings
717
4.4
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
331
3.26
Joe Bowman
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.4
4.4
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.26
3.26
Joe Bowman
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.37
4.37
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.21
3.21
Joe Bowman
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.29
4.29
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.17
4.17
Joe Bowman
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.277
0.277
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.24
0.24
Joe Bowman
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4397
27
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 9 Innings
2739
27
Joe Bowman
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1465.2
9
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 9 Innings
913
9
Joe Bowman
Career
Per 9 Innings
1656
10.17
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
832
8.2
Joe Bowman
Career
Per 9 Innings
10.17
10.17
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.2
8.2
Joe Bowman
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
102
0.63
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
76
0.75
Joe Bowman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.63
0.63
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.75
0.75
Joe Bowman
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.34
0.34
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.2
0.2
Joe Bowman
Career
Per 9 Innings
484
2.97
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
283
2.79
Joe Bowman
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Bowman
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.97
2.97
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.79
2.79
Joe Bowman
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
502
3.08
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
403
3.97
Joe Bowman
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.08
3.08
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.97
3.97
Joe Bowman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.68
1.68
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.05
1.05
Joe Bowman
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.673
0.673
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.751
0.751
Joe Bowman
Career
Per 9 Innings
15
0.09
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
0.08
Joe Bowman
Career
Per 9 Innings
41
0.25
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
0.11
Joe Bowman
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.01
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
0.01
Joe Bowman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6494
39.88
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 9 Innings
3765
37.11
Joe Bowman
Career
Per 9 Innings
72
0.44
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
191
1.88
Joe Bowman
Career
Per 9 Innings
837
5.14
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
364
3.59
Joe Bowman
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.14
5.14
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.59
3.59
Joe Bowman
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Bowman
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Bowman
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Bowman
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.46
1.46
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.221
1.221
Joe Bowman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5969
36.65
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 9 Innings
3471
34.22
Joe Bowman
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.81
2.81
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.95
0.95
Joe Bowman
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.29
0.29
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.253
0.253
Joe Bowman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
39.88
39.88
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 9 Innings
37.11
37.11

Fielding Stats for Joe Bowman and Ted Wilks

Joe Bowman
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
11
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
Joe Bowman
Career
Per 9 Innings
299
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
385
Joe Bowman
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Joe Bowman
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Joe Bowman
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Joe Bowman
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
86
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 9 Innings
30
Joe Bowman
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
254
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 9 Innings
120
Joe Bowman
Career
Per 9 Innings
15
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
8
Joe Bowman
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
355
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 9 Innings
158
Joe Bowman
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
340
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 9 Innings
150
Joe Bowman
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
95.77
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 9 Innings
94.94
Joe Bowman
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1.137
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.39
Joe Bowman
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Joe Bowman
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
17
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 9 Innings
11
Joe Bowman
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Joe Bowman
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Joe Bowman
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Joe Bowman
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 9 Innings
0

Hitting Stats for Joe Bowman and Ted Wilks

Joe Bowman
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
11
11
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 600 PA
10
10
Joe Bowman
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
430
368.05
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 600 PAverified
385
982.98
Joe Bowman
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
701
600
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 600 PA
235
600
Joe Bowman
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
639
546.93
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 600 PA
206
525.96
Joe Bowman
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.221
0.221
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 600 PA
0.131
0.131
Joe Bowman
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.594
0.594
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 600 PA
0.4
0.4
Joe Bowman
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
141
120.68
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 600 PA
27
68.94
Joe Bowman
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
107
91.58
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 600 PA
24
61.28
Joe Bowman
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
24
20.54
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 600 PA
3
7.66
Joe Bowman
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8
6.85
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Bowman
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
1.71
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Bowman
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
34
29.1
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 600 PA
3
7.66
Joe Bowman
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.241
0.241
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 600 PA
0.111
0.111
Joe Bowman
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.003
0.003
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Bowman
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.014
0.014
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Bowman
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
51.72
44.26
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 600 PA
5.99
15.3
Joe Bowman
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
187
160.06
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 600 PA
30
76.6
Joe Bowman
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
189
161.77
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 600 PA
43
109.79
Joe Bowman
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.275
0.275
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 600 PA
0.194
0.194
Joe Bowman
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.293
0.293
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 600 PA
0.146
0.146
Joe Bowman
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.568
0.568
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 600 PA
0.339
0.339
Joe Bowman
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.072
0.072
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 600 PA
0.015
0.015
Joe Bowman
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.197
0.197
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 600 PA
0.124
0.124
Joe Bowman
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.467
0.467
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 600 PA
0.256
0.256
Joe Bowman
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.254
0.254
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 600 PA
0.184
0.184
Joe Bowman
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
62
53.07
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 600 PA
15
38.3
Joe Bowman
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
75
64.19
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 600 PA
13
33.19
Joe Bowman
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
135
115.55
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 600 PA
28
71.49
Joe Bowman
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
55.1
47.16
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 600 PA
3.03
7.75
Joe Bowman
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
1.71
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Bowman
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
46
39.37
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 600 PAverified
16
40.85
Joe Bowman
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Bowman
Career
Per 600 PAverified
90
77.03
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
59
150.64
Joe Bowman
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7.79
7.79
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 600 PA
3.98
3.98
Joe Bowman
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.51
0.51
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 600 PA
0.27
0.27
Joe Bowman
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
14
11.98
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 600 PAverified
13
33.19
Joe Bowman
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Bowman
Career
Per 600 PA
12
10.27
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
2.55
Joe Bowman
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
2.57
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Bowman
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Bowman
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
2.57
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Bowman
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
100
100
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 600 PA