Tommy Bridges vs. Ted Wilks — Career Comparison

Tommy Bridges
Greatest GenerationTennesseeThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaDetroit TigersAmerican LeagueStarting PitcherAll-Star
Ted Wilks
Greatest GenerationNew YorkThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaSt. Louis CardinalsNational LeagueRelief Pitcher

Tommy Bridges 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 3.57 and 1.368 for Tommy Bridges. By the career numbers, Ted Wilks had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Tommy Bridges and Ted Wilks

Tommy Bridges
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
16
16
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
10
Tommy Bridges
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
424
1.35
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
385
3.8
Tommy Bridges
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
362
1.15
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 9 Innings
44
0.43
Tommy Bridges
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
194
0.62
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 9 Innings
59
0.58
Tommy Bridges
Career
Per 9 Innings
138
0.44
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
30
0.3
Tommy Bridges
Career
Per 9 Innings
58.43
58.43
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
66.29
66.29
Tommy Bridges
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
85.38
85.38
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 9 Innings
11.43
11.43
Tommy Bridges
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
200
0.64
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 9 Innings
22
0.22
Tommy Bridges
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
33
0.11
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
0.05
Tommy Bridges
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
0.03
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
46
0.45
Tommy Bridges
Career
Per 9 Innings
1122
3.57
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
331
3.26
Tommy Bridges
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.57
3.57
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.26
3.26
Tommy Bridges
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.65
3.65
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.21
3.21
Tommy Bridges
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.95
3.95
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.17
4.17
Tommy Bridges
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.245
0.245
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.24
0.24
Tommy Bridges
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
8479
27
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 9 Innings
2739
27
Tommy Bridges
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2826.1
9
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 9 Innings
913
9
Tommy Bridges
Career
Per 9 Innings
2675
8.52
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
832
8.2
Tommy Bridges
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.52
8.52
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.2
8.2
Tommy Bridges
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
181
0.58
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
76
0.75
Tommy Bridges
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.58
0.58
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.75
0.75
Tommy Bridges
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.43
0.43
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.2
0.2
Tommy Bridges
Career
Per 9 Innings
1192
3.8
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
283
2.79
Tommy Bridges
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tommy Bridges
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.8
3.8
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.79
2.79
Tommy Bridges
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1674
5.33
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 9 Innings
403
3.97
Tommy Bridges
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.33
5.33
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.97
3.97
Tommy Bridges
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.95
3.95
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.05
1.05
Tommy Bridges
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.014
1.014
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.751
0.751
Tommy Bridges
Career
Per 9 Innings
59
0.19
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
0.08
Tommy Bridges
Career
Per 9 Innings
35
0.11
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
11
0.11
Tommy Bridges
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
0.03
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.01
Tommy Bridges
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12165
38.74
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 9 Innings
3765
37.11
Tommy Bridges
Career
Per 9 Innings
47
0.15
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
191
1.88
Tommy Bridges
Career
Per 9 Innings
1321
4.21
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
364
3.59
Tommy Bridges
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.21
4.21
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.59
3.59
Tommy Bridges
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tommy Bridges
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tommy Bridges
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tommy Bridges
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.368
1.368
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.221
1.221
Tommy Bridges
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10938
34.83
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 9 Innings
3471
34.22
Tommy Bridges
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.12
3.12
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.95
0.95
Tommy Bridges
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.275
0.275
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.253
0.253
Tommy Bridges
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
38.74
38.74
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 9 Innings
37.11
37.11

Fielding Stats for Tommy Bridges and Ted Wilks

Tommy Bridges
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
16
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
Tommy Bridges
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
424
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 9 Innings
385
Tommy Bridges
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Tommy Bridges
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Tommy Bridges
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Tommy Bridges
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
144
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 9 Innings
30
Tommy Bridges
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
469
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 9 Innings
120
Tommy Bridges
Career
Per 9 Innings
24
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
8
Tommy Bridges
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
637
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 9 Innings
158
Tommy Bridges
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
613
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 9 Innings
150
Tommy Bridges
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
96.23
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 9 Innings
94.94
Tommy Bridges
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1.446
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.39
Tommy Bridges
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Tommy Bridges
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
23
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 9 Innings
11
Tommy Bridges
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Tommy Bridges
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Tommy Bridges
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Tommy Bridges
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 9 Innings
0

Hitting Stats for Tommy Bridges and Ted Wilks

Tommy Bridges
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
16
16
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 600 PA
10
10
Tommy Bridges
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
424
222.77
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 600 PAverified
385
982.98
Tommy Bridges
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1142
600
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 600 PA
235
600
Tommy Bridges
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1003
526.97
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 600 PA
206
525.96
Tommy Bridges
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.181
0.181
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 600 PA
0.131
0.131
Tommy Bridges
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.509
0.509
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 600 PA
0.4
0.4
Tommy Bridges
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
181
95.1
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 600 PA
27
68.94
Tommy Bridges
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
146
76.71
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 600 PA
24
61.28
Tommy Bridges
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
27
14.19
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 600 PA
3
7.66
Tommy Bridges
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8
4.2
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tommy Bridges
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tommy Bridges
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
35
18.39
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 600 PA
3
7.66
Tommy Bridges
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.193
0.193
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 600 PA
0.111
0.111
Tommy Bridges
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tommy Bridges
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tommy Bridges
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
55
28.9
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 600 PA
5.99
15.3
Tommy Bridges
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
224
117.69
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 600 PA
30
76.6
Tommy Bridges
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
255
133.98
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 600 PA
43
109.79
Tommy Bridges
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.237
0.237
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 600 PA
0.194
0.194
Tommy Bridges
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.223
0.223
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 600 PA
0.146
0.146
Tommy Bridges
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.46
0.46
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 600 PA
0.339
0.339
Tommy Bridges
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.043
0.043
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 600 PA
0.015
0.015
Tommy Bridges
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.162
0.162
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 600 PA
0.124
0.124
Tommy Bridges
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.36
0.36
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 600 PA
0.256
0.256
Tommy Bridges
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.247
0.247
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 600 PA
0.184
0.184
Tommy Bridges
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
83
43.61
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 600 PA
15
38.3
Tommy Bridges
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
72
37.83
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 600 PA
13
33.19
Tommy Bridges
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
155
81.44
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 600 PA
28
71.49
Tommy Bridges
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
54.58
28.68
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 600 PA
3.03
7.75
Tommy Bridges
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tommy Bridges
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
74
38.88
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 600 PAverified
16
40.85
Tommy Bridges
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tommy Bridges
Career
Per 600 PAverified
271
142.38
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
59
150.64
Tommy Bridges
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4.21
4.21
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 600 PA
3.98
3.98
Tommy Bridges
Career
Per 600 PA
0.27
0.27
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 600 PA
0.27
0.27
Tommy Bridges
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
65
34.15
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 600 PA
13
33.19
Tommy Bridges
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tommy Bridges
Career
Per 600 PA
6
3.15
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
2.55
Tommy Bridges
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tommy Bridges
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tommy Bridges
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tommy Bridges
Career
Per 600 PA
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 600 PA