Kevin Brown vs. Ted Wilks — Career Comparison

Kevin Brown
Gen XGeorgiaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaTexas RangersAmerican LeagueStarting PitcherAll-Star
Ted Wilks
Greatest GenerationNew YorkThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaSt. Louis CardinalsNational LeagueRelief Pitcher

Kevin 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 3.28 and 1.235 for Kevin 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 Kevin Brown and Ted Wilks

Kevin Brown
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
19
19
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
10
Kevin Brown
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
486
1.34
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
385
3.8
Kevin Brown
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
476
1.32
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 9 Innings
44
0.43
Kevin Brown
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
211
0.58
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 9 Innings
59
0.58
Kevin Brown
Career
Per 9 Innings
144
0.4
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
30
0.3
Kevin Brown
Career
Per 9 Innings
59.44
59.44
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
66.29
66.29
Kevin Brown
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
97.94
97.94
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 9 Innings
11.43
11.43
Kevin Brown
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
72
0.2
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
22
0.22
Kevin Brown
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
17
0.05
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
0.05
Kevin Brown
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
46
0.45
Kevin Brown
Career
Per 9 Innings
1185
3.28
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
331
3.26
Kevin Brown
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.28
3.28
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.26
3.26
Kevin Brown
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.23
3.23
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.21
3.21
Kevin Brown
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.32
3.32
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.17
4.17
Kevin Brown
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.25
0.25
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.24
0.24
Kevin Brown
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
9769
27
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 9 Innings
2739
27
Kevin Brown
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3256.1
9
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 9 Innings
913
9
Kevin Brown
Career
Per 9 Innings
3079
8.51
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
832
8.2
Kevin Brown
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.51
8.51
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.2
8.2
Kevin Brown
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
208
0.57
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
76
0.75
Kevin Brown
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.57
0.57
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.75
0.75
Kevin Brown
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.43
0.43
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.2
0.2
Kevin Brown
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
901
2.49
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
283
2.79
Kevin Brown
Career
Per 9 Innings
42
0.12
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Kevin Brown
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.49
2.49
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.79
2.79
Kevin Brown
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2397
6.62
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 9 Innings
403
3.97
Kevin Brown
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6.62
6.62
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.97
3.97
Kevin Brown
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.93
4.93
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.05
1.05
Kevin Brown
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.013
1.013
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.751
0.751
Kevin Brown
Career
Per 9 Innings
108
0.3
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
0.08
Kevin Brown
Career
Per 9 Innings
139
0.38
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
0.11
Kevin Brown
Career
Per 9 Innings
15
0.04
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.01
Kevin Brown
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
13542
37.43
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 9 Innings
3765
37.11
Kevin Brown
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
191
1.88
Kevin Brown
Career
Per 9 Innings
1357
3.75
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
364
3.59
Kevin Brown
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.75
3.75
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.59
3.59
Kevin Brown
Career
Per 9 Innings
95
0.26
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Kevin Brown
Career
Per 9 Innings
64
0.18
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Kevin Brown
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
330
0.91
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Kevin Brown
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.222
1.222
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.221
1.221
Kevin Brown
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
12343
34.11
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3471
34.22
Kevin Brown
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.79
2.79
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.95
0.95
Kevin Brown
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.295
0.295
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.253
0.253
Kevin Brown
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
37.43
37.43
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 9 Innings
37.11
37.11

Fielding Stats for Kevin Brown and Ted Wilks

Kevin Brown
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
19
19
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
Kevin Brown
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
486
1.34
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 9 Innings
385
Kevin Brown
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
476
1.32
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Kevin Brown
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9769
27
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Kevin Brown
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3256.1
9
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Kevin Brown
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
388
1.07
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 9 Innings
30
Kevin Brown
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
562
1.55
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 9 Innings
120
Kevin Brown
Career
Per 9 Innings
49
0.14
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
Kevin Brown
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
999
2.76
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 9 Innings
158
Kevin Brown
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
950
2.63
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 9 Innings
150
Kevin Brown
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
95.1
95.1
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 9 Innings
94.94
Kevin Brown
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.955
1.955
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.39
Kevin Brown
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
97.94
97.94
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Kevin Brown
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
37
0.1
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 9 Innings
11
Kevin Brown
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Kevin Brown
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Kevin Brown
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Kevin Brown
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 9 Innings
0

Hitting Stats for Kevin Brown and Ted Wilks

Kevin Brown
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
19
19
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 600 PA
10
10
Kevin Brown
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
490
511.3
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 600 PAverified
385
982.98
Kevin Brown
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
575
600
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 600 PA
235
600
Kevin Brown
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
495
516.52
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 600 PAverified
206
525.96
Kevin Brown
Career
Per 600 PA
0.129
0.129
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.131
0.131
Kevin Brown
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.41
0.41
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 600 PA
0.4
0.4
Kevin Brown
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
64
66.78
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 600 PAverified
27
68.94
Kevin Brown
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
52
54.26
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 600 PAverified
24
61.28
Kevin Brown
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10
10.43
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 600 PA
3
7.66
Kevin Brown
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kevin Brown
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
2.09
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kevin Brown
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
12
12.52
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 600 PA
3
7.66
Kevin Brown
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.188
0.188
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 600 PA
0.111
0.111
Kevin Brown
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.004
0.004
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kevin Brown
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.031
0.031
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kevin Brown
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
14.7
15.34
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 600 PA
5.99
15.3
Kevin Brown
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
80
83.48
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 600 PA
30
76.6
Kevin Brown
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
88
91.83
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 600 PAverified
43
109.79
Kevin Brown
Career
Per 600 PA
0.169
0.169
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.194
0.194
Kevin Brown
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.162
0.162
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 600 PA
0.146
0.146
Kevin Brown
Career
Per 600 PA
0.331
0.331
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.339
0.339
Kevin Brown
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.032
0.032
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 600 PA
0.015
0.015
Kevin Brown
Career
Per 600 PA
0.116
0.116
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.124
0.124
Kevin Brown
Career
Per 600 PA
0.24
0.24
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.256
0.256
Kevin Brown
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.201
0.201
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 600 PA
0.184
0.184
Kevin Brown
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
20
20.87
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 600 PAverified
15
38.3
Kevin Brown
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
29
30.26
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 600 PAverified
13
33.19
Kevin Brown
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
47
49.04
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 600 PAverified
28
71.49
Kevin Brown
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
4.14
4.32
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3.03
7.75
Kevin Brown
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
5.22
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kevin Brown
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
19
19.83
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 600 PAverified
16
40.85
Kevin Brown
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kevin Brown
Career
Per 600 PA
187
195.13
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
59
150.64
Kevin Brown
Career
Per 600 PA
3.07
3.07
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3.98
3.98
Kevin Brown
Career
Per 600 PA
0.1
0.1
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.27
0.27
Kevin Brown
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
54
56.35
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 600 PA
13
33.19
Kevin Brown
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
2.09
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kevin Brown
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
2.09
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1
2.55
Kevin Brown
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kevin Brown
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kevin Brown
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kevin Brown
Career
Per 600 PA
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 600 PA