Ted Bowsfield vs. Rip Wheeler — Career Comparison

Ted Bowsfield
Silent GenerationCANThrows LeftBats RightNorth AmericaKansas City AthleticsAmerican LeagueStarting Pitcher
Rip Wheeler
Lost GenerationKentuckyThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaChicago CubsNational LeagueRelief Pitcher

Ted Bowsfield built a career as a starting pitcher and Rip Wheeler as a reliever — different jobs with different demands — but on the metrics that apply to both, a comparison is still worth making. Rip Wheeler posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 4.18 and WHIP 1.291 compared to 4.35 and 1.468 for Ted Bowsfield. By the career numbers, Rip Wheeler had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Ted Bowsfield and Rip Wheeler

Ted Bowsfield
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
7
Rip Wheeler
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
4
Ted Bowsfield
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
215
2.92
Rip Wheeler
Career
Per 9 Innings
34
2.37
Ted Bowsfield
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
86
1.17
Rip Wheeler
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
0.49
Ted Bowsfield
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
37
0.5
Rip Wheeler
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.28
Ted Bowsfield
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
39
0.53
Rip Wheeler
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
8
0.56
Ted Bowsfield
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
48.68
48.68
Rip Wheeler
Career
Per 9 Innings
33.33
33.33
Ted Bowsfield
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
40
40
Rip Wheeler
Career
Per 9 Innings
20.59
20.59
Ted Bowsfield
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
0.16
Rip Wheeler
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.07
Ted Bowsfield
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.05
Rip Wheeler
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ted Bowsfield
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.08
Rip Wheeler
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ted Bowsfield
Career
Per 9 Innings
320
4.35
Rip Wheeler
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
60
4.18
Ted Bowsfield
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.35
4.35
Rip Wheeler
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.18
4.18
Ted Bowsfield
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.31
4.31
Rip Wheeler
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.74
3.74
Ted Bowsfield
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.48
4.48
Rip Wheeler
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.45
4.45
Ted Bowsfield
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.264
0.264
Rip Wheeler
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.27
0.27
Ted Bowsfield
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1987
27
Rip Wheeler
Career
Per 9 Innings
388
27
Ted Bowsfield
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
662.1
9
Rip Wheeler
Career
Per 9 Innings
129.1
9
Ted Bowsfield
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
699
9.5
Rip Wheeler
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
138
9.6
Ted Bowsfield
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9.5
9.5
Rip Wheeler
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.6
9.6
Ted Bowsfield
Career
Per 9 Innings
63
0.86
Rip Wheeler
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
0.7
Ted Bowsfield
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.86
0.86
Rip Wheeler
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.7
0.7
Ted Bowsfield
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.29
0.29
Rip Wheeler
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.29
0.29
Ted Bowsfield
Career
Per 9 Innings
259
3.52
Rip Wheeler
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
29
2.02
Ted Bowsfield
Career
Per 9 Innings
14
0.19
Rip Wheeler
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Ted Bowsfield
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.52
3.52
Rip Wheeler
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.02
2.02
Ted Bowsfield
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
326
4.43
Rip Wheeler
Career
Per 9 Innings
21
1.46
Ted Bowsfield
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.43
4.43
Rip Wheeler
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.46
1.46
Ted Bowsfield
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.52
1.52
Rip Wheeler
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.62
0.62
Ted Bowsfield
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.883
0.883
Rip Wheeler
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.387
0.387
Ted Bowsfield
Career
Per 9 Innings
14
0.19
Rip Wheeler
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.07
Ted Bowsfield
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
0.16
Rip Wheeler
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4
0.28
Ted Bowsfield
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.01
Rip Wheeler
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Ted Bowsfield
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2920
39.68
Rip Wheeler
Career
Per 9 Innings
545
37.93
Ted Bowsfield
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
51
0.69
Rip Wheeler
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
18
1.25
Ted Bowsfield
Career
Per 9 Innings
369
5.01
Rip Wheeler
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
71
4.94
Ted Bowsfield
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.01
5.01
Rip Wheeler
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.94
4.94
Ted Bowsfield
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rip Wheeler
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ted Bowsfield
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rip Wheeler
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ted Bowsfield
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rip Wheeler
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ted Bowsfield
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.446
1.446
Rip Wheeler
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.291
1.291
Ted Bowsfield
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2649
36
Rip Wheeler
Career
Per 9 Innings
512
35.63
Ted Bowsfield
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.72
1.72
Rip Wheeler
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.09
2.09
Ted Bowsfield
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.281
0.281
Rip Wheeler
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.266
0.266
Ted Bowsfield
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
39.68
39.68
Rip Wheeler
Career
Per 9 Innings
37.93
37.93

Fielding Stats for Ted Bowsfield and Rip Wheeler

Ted Bowsfield
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
7
Rip Wheeler
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
Ted Bowsfield
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
215
2.92
Rip Wheeler
Career
Per 9 Innings
34
Ted Bowsfield
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
86
1.17
Rip Wheeler
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Ted Bowsfield
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1989
27
Rip Wheeler
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Ted Bowsfield
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
663
9
Rip Wheeler
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Ted Bowsfield
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
49
0.67
Rip Wheeler
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
Ted Bowsfield
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
115
1.56
Rip Wheeler
Career
Per 9 Innings
41
Ted Bowsfield
Career
Per 9 Innings
15
0.2
Rip Wheeler
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
Ted Bowsfield
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
179
2.43
Rip Wheeler
Career
Per 9 Innings
47
Ted Bowsfield
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
164
2.23
Rip Wheeler
Career
Per 9 Innings
47
Ted Bowsfield
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
91.62
91.62
Rip Wheeler
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
100
Ted Bowsfield
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.763
0.763
Rip Wheeler
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1.382
Ted Bowsfield
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
40
40
Rip Wheeler
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Ted Bowsfield
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
0.12
Rip Wheeler
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
Ted Bowsfield
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rip Wheeler
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Ted Bowsfield
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rip Wheeler
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Ted Bowsfield
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rip Wheeler
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Ted Bowsfield
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rip Wheeler
Career
Per 9 Innings
0

Hitting Stats for Ted Bowsfield and Rip Wheeler

Ted Bowsfield
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
7
Rip Wheeler
Career
Per 600 PA
4
4
Ted Bowsfield
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
235
705
Rip Wheeler
Career
Per 600 PA
34
485.71
Ted Bowsfield
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
200
600
Rip Wheeler
Career
Per 600 PA
42
600
Ted Bowsfield
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
173
519
Rip Wheeler
Career
Per 600 PAverified
42
600
Ted Bowsfield
Career
Per 600 PA
0.127
0.127
Rip Wheeler
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.191
0.191
Ted Bowsfield
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.415
0.415
Rip Wheeler
Career
Per 600 PA
0.381
0.381
Ted Bowsfield
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
22
66
Rip Wheeler
Career
Per 600 PAverified
8
114.29
Ted Bowsfield
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
18
54
Rip Wheeler
Career
Per 600 PAverified
8
114.29
Ted Bowsfield
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
9
Rip Wheeler
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ted Bowsfield
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
3
Rip Wheeler
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ted Bowsfield
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rip Wheeler
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ted Bowsfield
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
12
Rip Wheeler
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ted Bowsfield
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.182
0.182
Rip Wheeler
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ted Bowsfield
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rip Wheeler
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ted Bowsfield
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rip Wheeler
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ted Bowsfield
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
5.53
16.6
Rip Wheeler
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1.37
19.6
Ted Bowsfield
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
27
81
Rip Wheeler
Career
Per 600 PAverified
8
114.29
Ted Bowsfield
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
36
108
Rip Wheeler
Career
Per 600 PAverified
8
114.29
Ted Bowsfield
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.193
0.193
Rip Wheeler
Career
Per 600 PA
0.191
0.191
Ted Bowsfield
Career
Per 600 PA
0.156
0.156
Rip Wheeler
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.191
0.191
Ted Bowsfield
Career
Per 600 PA
0.349
0.349
Rip Wheeler
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.381
0.381
Ted Bowsfield
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.029
0.029
Rip Wheeler
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ted Bowsfield
Career
Per 600 PA
0.126
0.126
Rip Wheeler
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.133
0.133
Ted Bowsfield
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.27
0.27
Rip Wheeler
Career
Per 600 PA
0.235
0.235
Ted Bowsfield
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.206
0.206
Rip Wheeler
Career
Per 600 PA
0.205
0.205
Ted Bowsfield
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
19
57
Rip Wheeler
Career
Per 600 PA
3
42.86
Ted Bowsfield
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
8
24
Rip Wheeler
Career
Per 600 PAverified
4
57.14
Ted Bowsfield
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
27
81
Rip Wheeler
Career
Per 600 PAverified
7
100
Ted Bowsfield
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
2.66
7.97
Rip Wheeler
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1.31
18.72
Ted Bowsfield
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rip Wheeler
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ted Bowsfield
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
14
42
Rip Wheeler
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ted Bowsfield
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rip Wheeler
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ted Bowsfield
Career
Per 600 PA
66
198
Rip Wheeler
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
42.86
Ted Bowsfield
Career
Per 600 PA
3.03
3.03
Rip Wheeler
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
14
14
Ted Bowsfield
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.21
0.21
Rip Wheeler
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ted Bowsfield
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
13
39
Rip Wheeler
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ted Bowsfield
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rip Wheeler
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ted Bowsfield
Career
Per 600 PA
1
3
Rip Wheeler
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Ted Bowsfield
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rip Wheeler
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ted Bowsfield
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rip Wheeler
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ted Bowsfield
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rip Wheeler
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ted Bowsfield
Career
Per 600 PA
Rip Wheeler
Career
Per 600 PA