Hal Brown vs. Ted Wilks — Career Comparison

Hal Brown
Greatest GenerationNorth CarolinaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaBaltimore OriolesAmerican LeagueStarting Pitcher
Ted Wilks
Greatest GenerationNew YorkThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaSt. Louis CardinalsNational LeagueRelief Pitcher

Hal Brown 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 3.81 and 1.246 for Hal Brown. By the career numbers, Ted Wilks had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Hal Brown and Ted Wilks

Hal Brown
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
14
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
10
Hal Brown
Career
Per 9 Innings
358
1.92
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
385
3.8
Hal Brown
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
211
1.13
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 9 Innings
44
0.43
Hal Brown
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
85
0.46
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
59
0.58
Hal Brown
Career
Per 9 Innings
92
0.49
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
30
0.3
Hal Brown
Career
Per 9 Innings
48.02
48.02
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
66.29
66.29
Hal Brown
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
58.94
58.94
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 9 Innings
11.43
11.43
Hal Brown
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
47
0.25
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 9 Innings
22
0.22
Hal Brown
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
0.07
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
0.05
Hal Brown
Career
Per 9 Innings
11
0.06
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
46
0.45
Hal Brown
Career
Per 9 Innings
712
3.81
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
331
3.26
Hal Brown
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.81
3.81
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.26
3.26
Hal Brown
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.43
3.43
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.21
3.21
Hal Brown
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.21
4.21
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.17
4.17
Hal Brown
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.255
0.255
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.24
0.24
Hal Brown
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5040
27
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 9 Innings
2739
27
Hal Brown
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1680
9
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 9 Innings
913
9
Hal Brown
Career
Per 9 Innings
1677
8.98
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
832
8.2
Hal Brown
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.98
8.98
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.2
8.2
Hal Brown
Career
Per 9 Innings
173
0.93
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
76
0.75
Hal Brown
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.93
0.93
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.75
0.75
Hal Brown
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.48
0.48
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.2
0.2
Hal Brown
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
389
2.08
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
283
2.79
Hal Brown
Career
Per 9 Innings
27
0.14
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Hal Brown
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.08
2.08
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.79
2.79
Hal Brown
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
710
3.8
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
403
3.97
Hal Brown
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.8
3.8
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.97
3.97
Hal Brown
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.98
1.98
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.05
1.05
Hal Brown
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.654
0.654
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.751
0.751
Hal Brown
Career
Per 9 Innings
37
0.2
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
0.08
Hal Brown
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
0.08
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
11
0.11
Hal Brown
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.01
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
0.01
Hal Brown
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6991
37.45
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 9 Innings
3765
37.11
Hal Brown
Career
Per 9 Innings
72
0.39
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
191
1.88
Hal Brown
Career
Per 9 Innings
781
4.18
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
364
3.59
Hal Brown
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.18
4.18
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.59
3.59
Hal Brown
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Hal Brown
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Hal Brown
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Hal Brown
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.23
1.23
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.221
1.221
Hal Brown
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6588
35.29
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 9 Innings
3471
34.22
Hal Brown
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.18
2.18
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.95
0.95
Hal Brown
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.264
0.264
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.253
0.253
Hal Brown
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
37.45
37.45
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 9 Innings
37.11
37.11

Fielding Stats for Hal Brown and Ted Wilks

Hal Brown
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
14
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
Hal Brown
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
360
2.26
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
385
Hal Brown
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
179
1.12
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Hal Brown
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4302
27
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Hal Brown
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1434
9
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Hal Brown
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
93
0.58
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 9 Innings
30
Hal Brown
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
243
1.53
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 9 Innings
120
Hal Brown
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
0.05
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
Hal Brown
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
344
2.16
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 9 Innings
158
Hal Brown
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
336
2.11
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 9 Innings
150
Hal Brown
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
97.67
97.67
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 9 Innings
94.94
Hal Brown
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.933
0.933
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.39
Hal Brown
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
49.72
49.72
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Hal Brown
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
23
0.14
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 9 Innings
11
Hal Brown
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Hal Brown
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Hal Brown
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Hal Brown
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 9 Innings
0

Hitting Stats for Hal Brown and Ted Wilks

Hal Brown
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
14
14
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 600 PA
10
10
Hal Brown
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
410
436.17
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 600 PAverified
385
982.98
Hal Brown
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
564
600
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 600 PA
235
600
Hal Brown
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
484
514.89
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 600 PAverified
206
525.96
Hal Brown
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.169
0.169
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 600 PA
0.131
0.131
Hal Brown
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.512
0.512
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 600 PA
0.4
0.4
Hal Brown
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
82
87.23
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 600 PA
27
68.94
Hal Brown
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
62
65.96
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 600 PA
24
61.28
Hal Brown
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
16
17.02
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 600 PA
3
7.66
Hal Brown
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
2.13
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Hal Brown
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
2.13
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Hal Brown
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
20
21.28
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 600 PA
3
7.66
Hal Brown
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.244
0.244
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 600 PA
0.111
0.111
Hal Brown
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.004
0.004
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Hal Brown
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.024
0.024
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Hal Brown
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
25.25
26.87
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 600 PA
5.99
15.3
Hal Brown
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
108
114.89
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 600 PA
30
76.6
Hal Brown
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
120
127.66
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 600 PA
43
109.79
Hal Brown
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.229
0.229
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 600 PA
0.194
0.194
Hal Brown
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.223
0.223
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 600 PA
0.146
0.146
Hal Brown
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.452
0.452
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 600 PA
0.339
0.339
Hal Brown
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.054
0.054
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 600 PA
0.015
0.015
Hal Brown
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.159
0.159
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 600 PA
0.124
0.124
Hal Brown
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.355
0.355
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 600 PA
0.256
0.256
Hal Brown
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.213
0.213
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 600 PA
0.184
0.184
Hal Brown
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
43
45.74
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 600 PA
15
38.3
Hal Brown
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
30
31.91
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 600 PAverified
13
33.19
Hal Brown
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
71
75.53
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 600 PA
28
71.49
Hal Brown
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
22.55
23.99
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 600 PA
3.03
7.75
Hal Brown
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
4.26
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Hal Brown
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
34
36.17
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 600 PAverified
16
40.85
Hal Brown
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Hal Brown
Career
Per 600 PAverified
108
114.89
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
59
150.64
Hal Brown
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5.22
5.22
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 600 PA
3.98
3.98
Hal Brown
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.31
0.31
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 600 PA
0.27
0.27
Hal Brown
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
40
42.55
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 600 PA
13
33.19
Hal Brown
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
2.13
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Hal Brown
Career
Per 600 PA
8
8.51
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
2.55
Hal Brown
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Hal Brown
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.06
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Hal Brown
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.06
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Hal Brown
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 600 PA