Doc Bracken vs. Ted Wilks — Career Comparison

Doc Bracken
Greatest GenerationKentuckyThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaCleveland BuckeyesNegro American LeagueStarting Pitcher
Ted Wilks
Greatest GenerationNew YorkThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaSt. Louis CardinalsNational LeagueRelief Pitcher

Doc Bracken 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 5.52 and 1.774 for Doc Bracken. By the career numbers, Ted Wilks had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Doc Bracken and Ted Wilks

Doc Bracken
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
10
Doc Bracken
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
1.58
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
385
3.8
Doc Bracken
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
1.18
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
44
0.43
Doc Bracken
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.79
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
59
0.58
Doc Bracken
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3
0.59
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
30
0.3
Doc Bracken
Career
Per 9 Innings
57.14
57.14
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
66.29
66.29
Doc Bracken
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
75
75
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 9 Innings
11.43
11.43
Doc Bracken
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.39
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
22
0.22
Doc Bracken
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.05
Doc Bracken
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
46
0.45
Doc Bracken
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
28
5.52
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
331
3.26
Doc Bracken
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.52
5.52
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.26
3.26
Doc Bracken
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.41
5.41
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.21
3.21
Doc Bracken
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.6
4.6
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.17
4.17
Doc Bracken
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.263
0.263
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.24
0.24
Doc Bracken
Career
Per 9 Innings
137
27
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2739
27
Doc Bracken
Career
Per 9 Innings
45.2
9
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
913
9
Doc Bracken
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
47
9.26
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
832
8.2
Doc Bracken
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.26
9.26
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.2
8.2
Doc Bracken
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.59
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 9 Innings
76
0.75
Doc Bracken
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.59
0.59
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.75
0.75
Doc Bracken
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.38
0.38
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.2
0.2
Doc Bracken
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
34
6.7
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
283
2.79
Doc Bracken
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doc Bracken
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.7
6.7
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.79
2.79
Doc Bracken
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
37
7.29
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
403
3.97
Doc Bracken
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.29
7.29
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.97
3.97
Doc Bracken
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.63
4.63
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.05
1.05
Doc Bracken
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.555
1.555
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.751
0.751
Doc Bracken
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
0.08
Doc Bracken
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
0.39
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
0.11
Doc Bracken
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.01
Doc Bracken
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
219
43.16
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3765
37.11
Doc Bracken
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.39
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
191
1.88
Doc Bracken
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
36
7.09
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
364
3.59
Doc Bracken
Career
Per 9 Innings
7.09
7.09
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.59
3.59
Doc Bracken
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.79
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Doc Bracken
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doc Bracken
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.79
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doc Bracken
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.774
1.774
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.221
1.221
Doc Bracken
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
179
35.28
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3471
34.22
Doc Bracken
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.5
4.5
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.95
0.95
Doc Bracken
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.317
0.317
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.253
0.253
Doc Bracken
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
43.16
43.16
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 9 Innings
37.11
37.11

Fielding Stats for Doc Bracken and Ted Wilks

Doc Bracken
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
2
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
10
Doc Bracken
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
1.58
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
385
Doc Bracken
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
1.18
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Doc Bracken
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
137
27
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Doc Bracken
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
45.2
9
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Doc Bracken
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.39
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
30
Doc Bracken
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
1.58
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
120
Doc Bracken
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
Doc Bracken
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
1.97
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
158
Doc Bracken
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
1.97
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
150
Doc Bracken
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 9 Innings
94.94
Doc Bracken
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.25
1.25
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.39
Doc Bracken
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
75
75
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Doc Bracken
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
11
Doc Bracken
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Doc Bracken
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Doc Bracken
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Doc Bracken
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 9 Innings
0

Hitting Stats for Doc Bracken and Ted Wilks

Doc Bracken
Career
Per 600 PA
2
2
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10
10
Doc Bracken
Career
Per 600 PA
8
282.35
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
385
982.98
Doc Bracken
Career
Per 600 PA
17
600
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
235
600
Doc Bracken
Career
Per 600 PAverified
17
600
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
206
525.96
Doc Bracken
Career
Per 600 PA
0.118
0.118
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.131
0.131
Doc Bracken
Career
Per 600 PA
0.294
0.294
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.4
0.4
Doc Bracken
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
70.59
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
27
68.94
Doc Bracken
Career
Per 600 PA
1
35.29
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
24
61.28
Doc Bracken
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
35.29
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
3
7.66
Doc Bracken
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Bracken
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Bracken
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
35.29
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
3
7.66
Doc Bracken
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.5
0.5
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 600 PA
0.111
0.111
Doc Bracken
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Bracken
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Bracken
Career
Per 600 PA
0.36
12.73
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5.99
15.3
Doc Bracken
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
105.88
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
30
76.6
Doc Bracken
Career
Per 600 PA
2
70.59
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
43
109.79
Doc Bracken
Career
Per 600 PA
0.118
0.118
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.194
0.194
Doc Bracken
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.177
0.177
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 600 PA
0.146
0.146
Doc Bracken
Career
Per 600 PA
0.294
0.294
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.339
0.339
Doc Bracken
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.059
0.059
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 600 PA
0.015
0.015
Doc Bracken
Career
Per 600 PA
0.097
0.097
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.124
0.124
Doc Bracken
Career
Per 600 PA
0.2
0.2
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.256
0.256
Doc Bracken
Career
Per 600 PA
0.118
0.118
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.184
0.184
Doc Bracken
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
70.59
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
15
38.3
Doc Bracken
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
105.88
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
13
33.19
Doc Bracken
Career
Per 600 PAverified
5
176.47
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
28
71.49
Doc Bracken
Career
Per 600 PA
-0.21
-7.44
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3.03
7.75
Doc Bracken
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Bracken
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
16
40.85
Doc Bracken
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Bracken
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 600 PA
59
150.64
Doc Bracken
Career
Per 600 PA
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3.98
3.98
Doc Bracken
Career
Per 600 PA
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.27
0.27
Doc Bracken
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
13
33.19
Doc Bracken
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Bracken
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 600 PA
1
2.55
Doc Bracken
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Bracken
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Bracken
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Bracken
Career
Per 600 PA
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 600 PA