Roy Branch vs. Ted Wilks — Career Comparison

Roy Branch
Baby BoomersMissouriThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaSeattle MarinersAmerican LeagueStarting Pitcher
Ted Wilks
Greatest GenerationNew YorkThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaSt. Louis CardinalsNational LeagueRelief Pitcher

Roy Branch 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 7.94 and 1.765 for Roy Branch. By the career numbers, Ted Wilks had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Roy Branch and Ted Wilks

Roy Branch
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
10
Roy Branch
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
1.59
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
385
3.8
Roy Branch
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
1.59
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
44
0.43
Roy Branch
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
59
0.58
Roy Branch
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
0.79
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
30
0.3
Roy Branch
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
66.29
66.29
Roy Branch
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 9 Innings
11.43
11.43
Roy Branch
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
22
0.22
Roy Branch
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.05
Roy Branch
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
46
0.45
Roy Branch
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
10
7.94
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
331
3.26
Roy Branch
Career
Per 9 Innings
7.94
7.94
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.26
3.26
Roy Branch
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.72
5.72
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.21
3.21
Roy Branch
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.09
6.09
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.17
4.17
Roy Branch
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.273
0.273
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.24
0.24
Roy Branch
Career
Per 9 Innings
34
27
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2739
27
Roy Branch
Career
Per 9 Innings
11.1
9
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
913
9
Roy Branch
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
12
9.53
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
832
8.2
Roy Branch
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.53
9.53
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.2
8.2
Roy Branch
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
1.59
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
76
0.75
Roy Branch
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.59
1.59
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.75
0.75
Roy Branch
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.2
0.2
Roy Branch
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
7
5.56
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
283
2.79
Roy Branch
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.79
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Roy Branch
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.56
5.56
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.79
2.79
Roy Branch
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
4.76
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
403
3.97
Roy Branch
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.76
4.76
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.97
3.97
Roy Branch
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
3
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.05
1.05
Roy Branch
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.147
1.147
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.751
0.751
Roy Branch
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
0.79
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
0.08
Roy Branch
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 9 Innings
11
0.11
Roy Branch
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.01
Roy Branch
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
52
41.29
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3765
37.11
Roy Branch
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
191
1.88
Roy Branch
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
11
8.74
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
364
3.59
Roy Branch
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.74
8.74
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.59
3.59
Roy Branch
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Roy Branch
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.79
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Roy Branch
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.79
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Roy Branch
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.677
1.677
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.221
1.221
Roy Branch
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
44
34.94
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3471
34.22
Roy Branch
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.5
5.5
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.95
0.95
Roy Branch
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.278
0.278
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.253
0.253
Roy Branch
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
41.29
41.29
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 9 Innings
37.11
37.11

Fielding Stats for Roy Branch and Ted Wilks

Roy Branch
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
1
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
10
Roy Branch
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
1.59
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
385
Roy Branch
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
1.59
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Roy Branch
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
34
27
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Roy Branch
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11.1
9
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Roy Branch
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
30
Roy Branch
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
120
Roy Branch
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
Roy Branch
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
158
Roy Branch
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
150
Roy Branch
Career
Per 9 Innings
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
94.94
Roy Branch
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
0.39
Roy Branch
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Roy Branch
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
11
Roy Branch
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Roy Branch
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Roy Branch
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Roy Branch
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 9 Innings
0

Hitting Stats for Roy Branch and Ted Wilks

Roy Branch
Career
Per 600 PA
1
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10
10
Roy Branch
Career
Per 600 PA
2
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
385
982.98
Roy Branch
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
235
600
Roy Branch
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
206
525.96
Roy Branch
Career
Per 600 PA
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.131
0.131
Roy Branch
Career
Per 600 PA
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.4
0.4
Roy Branch
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
27
68.94
Roy Branch
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
24
61.28
Roy Branch
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
7.66
Roy Branch
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Roy Branch
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Roy Branch
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
7.66
Roy Branch
Career
Per 600 PA
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.111
0.111
Roy Branch
Career
Per 600 PA
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Roy Branch
Career
Per 600 PA
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Roy Branch
Career
Per 600 PA
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5.99
15.3
Roy Branch
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
30
76.6
Roy Branch
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
43
109.79
Roy Branch
Career
Per 600 PA
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.194
0.194
Roy Branch
Career
Per 600 PA
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.146
0.146
Roy Branch
Career
Per 600 PA
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.339
0.339
Roy Branch
Career
Per 600 PA
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.015
0.015
Roy Branch
Career
Per 600 PA
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.124
0.124
Roy Branch
Career
Per 600 PA
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.256
0.256
Roy Branch
Career
Per 600 PA
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.184
0.184
Roy Branch
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
15
38.3
Roy Branch
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
13
33.19
Roy Branch
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
28
71.49
Roy Branch
Career
Per 600 PA
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3.03
7.75
Roy Branch
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Roy Branch
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
16
40.85
Roy Branch
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Roy Branch
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 600 PA
59
150.64
Roy Branch
Career
Per 600 PA
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3.98
3.98
Roy Branch
Career
Per 600 PA
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.27
0.27
Roy Branch
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
13
33.19
Roy Branch
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Roy Branch
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 600 PA
1
2.55
Roy Branch
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Roy Branch
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Roy Branch
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Roy Branch
Career
Per 600 PA
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 600 PA