Harry Brecheen vs. Ted Wilks — Career Comparison

Harry Brecheen
Greatest GenerationOklahomaThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaSt. Louis CardinalsNational LeagueStarting PitcherAll-Star
Ted Wilks
Greatest GenerationNew YorkThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaSt. Louis CardinalsNational LeagueRelief Pitcher

Harry Brecheen 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. Harry Brecheen posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 2.92 and WHIP 1.188 compared to 3.26 and 1.221 for Ted Wilks. By the career numbers, Harry Brecheen had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Harry Brecheen and Ted Wilks

Harry Brecheen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
12
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
10
Harry Brecheen
Career
Per 9 Innings
318
1.5
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
385
3.8
Harry Brecheen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
240
1.13
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 9 Innings
44
0.43
Harry Brecheen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
133
0.63
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 9 Innings
59
0.58
Harry Brecheen
Career
Per 9 Innings
92
0.43
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
30
0.3
Harry Brecheen
Career
Per 9 Innings
59.11
59.11
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
66.29
66.29
Harry Brecheen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
75.47
75.47
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 9 Innings
11.43
11.43
Harry Brecheen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
125
0.59
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 9 Innings
22
0.22
Harry Brecheen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
25
0.12
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
0.05
Harry Brecheen
Career
Per 9 Innings
18
0.08
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
46
0.45
Harry Brecheen
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
618
2.92
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
331
3.26
Harry Brecheen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.92
2.92
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.26
3.26
Harry Brecheen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.97
2.97
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.21
3.21
Harry Brecheen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.75
3.75
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.17
4.17
Harry Brecheen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.239
0.239
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.24
0.24
Harry Brecheen
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5723
27
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 9 Innings
2739
27
Harry Brecheen
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1907.2
9
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 9 Innings
913
9
Harry Brecheen
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1731
8.17
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
832
8.2
Harry Brecheen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.17
8.17
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.2
8.2
Harry Brecheen
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
117
0.55
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
76
0.75
Harry Brecheen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.55
0.55
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.75
0.75
Harry Brecheen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.37
0.37
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.2
0.2
Harry Brecheen
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
536
2.53
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
283
2.79
Harry Brecheen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Harry Brecheen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.53
2.53
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.79
2.79
Harry Brecheen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
901
4.25
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 9 Innings
403
3.97
Harry Brecheen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.25
4.25
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.97
3.97
Harry Brecheen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.83
2.83
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.05
1.05
Harry Brecheen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.753
0.753
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.751
0.751
Harry Brecheen
Career
Per 9 Innings
18
0.08
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
8
0.08
Harry Brecheen
Career
Per 9 Innings
37
0.17
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
0.11
Harry Brecheen
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
0.02
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.01
Harry Brecheen
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
7821
36.9
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3765
37.11
Harry Brecheen
Career
Per 9 Innings
53
0.25
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
191
1.88
Harry Brecheen
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
701
3.31
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
364
3.59
Harry Brecheen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.31
3.31
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.59
3.59
Harry Brecheen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Harry Brecheen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Harry Brecheen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Harry Brecheen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.188
1.188
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.221
1.221
Harry Brecheen
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
7248
34.19
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3471
34.22
Harry Brecheen
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.2
2.2
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.95
0.95
Harry Brecheen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.259
0.259
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.253
0.253
Harry Brecheen
Career
Per 9 Innings
36.9
36.9
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
37.11
37.11

Fielding Stats for Harry Brecheen and Ted Wilks

Harry Brecheen
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
12
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
Harry Brecheen
Career
Per 9 Innings
318
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
385
Harry Brecheen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Harry Brecheen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Harry Brecheen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Harry Brecheen
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
78
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 9 Innings
30
Harry Brecheen
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
376
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 9 Innings
120
Harry Brecheen
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
Harry Brecheen
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
462
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 9 Innings
158
Harry Brecheen
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
454
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 9 Innings
150
Harry Brecheen
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
98.27
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 9 Innings
94.94
Harry Brecheen
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1.428
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.39
Harry Brecheen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Harry Brecheen
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
22
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 9 Innings
11
Harry Brecheen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Harry Brecheen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Harry Brecheen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Harry Brecheen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 9 Innings
0

Hitting Stats for Harry Brecheen and Ted Wilks

Harry Brecheen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
12
12
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 600 PA
10
10
Harry Brecheen
Career
Per 600 PA
321
258.18
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
385
982.98
Harry Brecheen
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
746
600
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 600 PA
235
600
Harry Brecheen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
673
541.29
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 600 PA
206
525.96
Harry Brecheen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.192
0.192
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 600 PA
0.131
0.131
Harry Brecheen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.515
0.515
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 600 PA
0.4
0.4
Harry Brecheen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
129
103.75
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 600 PA
27
68.94
Harry Brecheen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
109
87.67
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 600 PA
24
61.28
Harry Brecheen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
13
10.46
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 600 PA
3
7.66
Harry Brecheen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
4.02
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Harry Brecheen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
1.61
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Harry Brecheen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
20
16.09
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 600 PA
3
7.66
Harry Brecheen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.155
0.155
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 600 PA
0.111
0.111
Harry Brecheen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.003
0.003
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Harry Brecheen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.016
0.016
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Harry Brecheen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
37.43
30.1
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 600 PA
5.99
15.3
Harry Brecheen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
158
127.08
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 600 PA
30
76.6
Harry Brecheen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
178
143.16
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 600 PA
43
109.79
Harry Brecheen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.247
0.247
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 600 PA
0.194
0.194
Harry Brecheen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.235
0.235
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 600 PA
0.146
0.146
Harry Brecheen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.481
0.481
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 600 PA
0.339
0.339
Harry Brecheen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.043
0.043
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 600 PA
0.015
0.015
Harry Brecheen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.17
0.17
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 600 PA
0.124
0.124
Harry Brecheen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.37
0.37
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 600 PA
0.256
0.256
Harry Brecheen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.231
0.231
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 600 PA
0.184
0.184
Harry Brecheen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
48
38.61
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 600 PA
15
38.3
Harry Brecheen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
44
35.39
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 600 PA
13
33.19
Harry Brecheen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
90
72.39
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 600 PA
28
71.49
Harry Brecheen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
38.13
30.67
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 600 PA
3.03
7.75
Harry Brecheen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
3.22
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Harry Brecheen
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
45
36.19
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 600 PAverified
16
40.85
Harry Brecheen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Harry Brecheen
Career
Per 600 PAverified
121
97.32
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
59
150.64
Harry Brecheen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6.17
6.17
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 600 PA
3.98
3.98
Harry Brecheen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.37
0.37
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 600 PA
0.27
0.27
Harry Brecheen
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
24
19.3
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 600 PAverified
13
33.19
Harry Brecheen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Harry Brecheen
Career
Per 600 PA
16
12.87
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
2.55
Harry Brecheen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Harry Brecheen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Harry Brecheen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Harry Brecheen
Career
Per 600 PA
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 600 PA