George Britt vs. Ted Wilks — Career Comparison

George Britt
Lost GenerationKentuckyThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaHomestead GraysNegro National League IIStarting PitcherAll-Star
Ted Wilks
Greatest GenerationNew YorkThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaSt. Louis CardinalsNational LeagueRelief Pitcher

George Britt 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 4.15 and 1.366 for George Britt. By the career numbers, Ted Wilks had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for George Britt and Ted Wilks

George Britt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
17
17
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
10
George Britt
Career
Per 9 Innings
151
1.55
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
385
3.8
George Britt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
101
1.03
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 9 Innings
44
0.43
George Britt
Career
Per 9 Innings
55
0.56
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
59
0.58
George Britt
Career
Per 9 Innings
44
0.45
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
30
0.3
George Britt
Career
Per 9 Innings
55.56
55.56
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
66.29
66.29
George Britt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
66.89
66.89
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 9 Innings
11.43
11.43
George Britt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
63
0.65
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 9 Innings
22
0.22
George Britt
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.03
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.05
George Britt
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
0.05
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
46
0.45
George Britt
Career
Per 9 Innings
405
4.15
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
331
3.26
George Britt
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.15
4.15
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.26
3.26
George Britt
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.13
4.13
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.21
3.21
George Britt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.54
3.54
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.17
4.17
George Britt
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.304
0.304
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.24
0.24
George Britt
Career
Per 9 Innings
2636
27
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2739
27
George Britt
Career
Per 9 Innings
878.2
9
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
913
9
George Britt
Career
Per 9 Innings
903
9.25
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
832
8.2
George Britt
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.25
9.25
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.2
8.2
George Britt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
32
0.33
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 9 Innings
76
0.75
George Britt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.33
0.33
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.75
0.75
George Britt
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.21
0.21
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.2
0.2
George Britt
Career
Per 9 Innings
297
3.04
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
283
2.79
George Britt
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
George Britt
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.04
3.04
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.79
2.79
George Britt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
465
4.76
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 9 Innings
403
3.97
George Britt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.76
4.76
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.97
3.97
George Britt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.08
3.08
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.05
1.05
George Britt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.867
0.867
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.751
0.751
George Britt
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
0.08
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
0.08
George Britt
Career
Per 9 Innings
32
0.33
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
0.11
George Britt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.01
George Britt
Career
Per 9 Innings
3420
35.03
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3765
37.11
George Britt
Career
Per 9 Innings
29
0.3
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
191
1.88
George Britt
Career
Per 9 Innings
561
5.75
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
364
3.59
George Britt
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.75
5.75
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.59
3.59
George Britt
Career
Per 9 Innings
118
1.21
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
George Britt
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
George Britt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
53
0.54
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
George Britt
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.366
1.366
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.221
1.221
George Britt
Career
Per 9 Innings
2973
30.45
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3471
34.22
George Britt
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.72
3.72
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.95
0.95
George Britt
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.352
0.352
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.253
0.253
George Britt
Career
Per 9 Innings
35.03
35.03
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
37.11
37.11

Fielding Stats for George Britt and Ted Wilks

George Britt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
20
20
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
George Britt
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
322
1.63
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
385
George Britt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
212
1.07
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
George Britt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5328
27
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
George Britt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1776
9
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
George Britt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
547
2.77
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 9 Innings
30
George Britt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
353
1.79
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 9 Innings
120
George Britt
Career
Per 9 Innings
69
0.35
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
George Britt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
969
4.91
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 9 Innings
158
George Britt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
900
4.56
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 9 Innings
150
George Britt
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
92.88
92.88
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
94.94
George Britt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.795
2.795
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.39
George Britt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
65.84
65.84
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
George Britt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
27
0.14
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 9 Innings
11
George Britt
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
0.05
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
George Britt
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
George Britt
Career
Per 9 Innings
45
0.23
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
George Britt
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 9 Innings
0

Hitting Stats for George Britt and Ted Wilks

George Britt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
20
20
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 600 PA
10
10
George Britt
Career
Per 600 PA
323
215.09
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
385
982.98
George Britt
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
901
600
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 600 PA
235
600
George Britt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
816
543.4
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 600 PA
206
525.96
George Britt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.257
0.257
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 600 PA
0.131
0.131
George Britt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.66
0.66
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 600 PA
0.4
0.4
George Britt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
210
139.84
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 600 PA
27
68.94
George Britt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
169
112.54
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 600 PA
24
61.28
George Britt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
32
21.31
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 600 PA
3
7.66
George Britt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
4.66
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
George Britt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
1.33
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
George Britt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
41
27.3
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 600 PA
3
7.66
George Britt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.195
0.195
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 600 PA
0.111
0.111
George Britt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.003
0.003
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
George Britt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.01
0.01
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
George Britt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
84.58
56.33
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 600 PA
5.99
15.3
George Britt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
262
174.47
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 600 PA
30
76.6
George Britt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
266
177.14
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 600 PA
43
109.79
George Britt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.305
0.305
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 600 PA
0.194
0.194
George Britt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.321
0.321
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 600 PA
0.146
0.146
George Britt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.626
0.626
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 600 PA
0.339
0.339
George Britt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.064
0.064
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 600 PA
0.015
0.015
George Britt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.218
0.218
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 600 PA
0.124
0.124
George Britt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.545
0.545
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 600 PA
0.256
0.256
George Britt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.256
0.256
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 600 PA
0.184
0.184
George Britt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
94
62.6
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 600 PA
15
38.3
George Britt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
76
50.61
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 600 PA
13
33.19
George Britt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
168
111.88
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 600 PA
28
71.49
George Britt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
97.26
64.76
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 600 PA
3.03
7.75
George Britt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8
5.33
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
George Britt
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
48
31.96
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 600 PAverified
16
40.85
George Britt
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
George Britt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
0.67
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 600 PA
59
150.64
George Britt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
901
901
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 600 PA
3.98
3.98
George Britt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
48
48
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 600 PA
0.27
0.27
George Britt
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
29
19.31
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 600 PAverified
13
33.19
George Britt
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
George Britt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 600 PA
1
2.55
George Britt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
13
8.66
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
George Britt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
0.67
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
George Britt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
14
9.32
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
George Britt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
92.86
92.86
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 600 PA