Myrl Brown vs. Ted Wilks — Career Comparison

Myrl Brown
Lost GenerationPennsylvaniaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaPittsburgh PiratesNational LeagueStarting Pitcher
Ted Wilks
Greatest GenerationNew YorkThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaSt. Louis CardinalsNational LeagueRelief Pitcher

Myrl 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 5.97 and 1.587 for Myrl 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 Myrl Brown and Ted Wilks

Myrl Brown
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
10
Myrl Brown
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
1.82
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
385
3.8
Myrl Brown
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
1.3
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
44
0.43
Myrl Brown
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.78
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
59
0.58
Myrl Brown
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.26
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 9 Innings
30
0.3
Myrl Brown
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
75
75
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 9 Innings
66.29
66.29
Myrl Brown
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
71.43
71.43
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 9 Innings
11.43
11.43
Myrl Brown
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.52
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
22
0.22
Myrl Brown
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.05
Myrl Brown
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
46
0.45
Myrl Brown
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
23
5.97
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
331
3.26
Myrl Brown
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.97
5.97
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.26
3.26
Myrl Brown
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.85
4.85
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.21
3.21
Myrl Brown
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.36
4.36
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.17
4.17
Myrl Brown
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.294
0.294
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.24
0.24
Myrl Brown
Career
Per 9 Innings
104
27
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2739
27
Myrl Brown
Career
Per 9 Innings
34.2
9
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
913
9
Myrl Brown
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
42
10.9
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
832
8.2
Myrl Brown
Career
Per 9 Innings
10.9
10.9
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.2
8.2
Myrl Brown
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.52
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 9 Innings
76
0.75
Myrl Brown
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.52
0.52
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.75
0.75
Myrl Brown
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.29
0.29
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.2
0.2
Myrl Brown
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
13
3.38
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
283
2.79
Myrl Brown
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Myrl Brown
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.38
3.38
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.79
2.79
Myrl Brown
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
2.34
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
403
3.97
Myrl Brown
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.34
2.34
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.97
3.97
Myrl Brown
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.29
1.29
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.05
1.05
Myrl Brown
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.635
0.635
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.751
0.751
Myrl Brown
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
0.08
Myrl Brown
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 9 Innings
11
0.11
Myrl Brown
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.01
Myrl Brown
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
156
40.5
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3765
37.11
Myrl Brown
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.26
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
191
1.88
Myrl Brown
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
25
6.49
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
364
3.59
Myrl Brown
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.49
6.49
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.59
3.59
Myrl Brown
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Myrl Brown
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Myrl Brown
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Myrl Brown
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.587
1.587
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.221
1.221
Myrl Brown
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
143
37.13
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3471
34.22
Myrl Brown
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.57
3.57
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.95
0.95
Myrl Brown
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.303
0.303
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.253
0.253
Myrl Brown
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
40.5
40.5
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 9 Innings
37.11
37.11

Fielding Stats for Myrl Brown and Ted Wilks

Myrl Brown
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
10
Myrl Brown
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
385
Myrl Brown
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Myrl Brown
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Myrl Brown
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Myrl Brown
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
30
Myrl Brown
Career
Per 9 Innings
11
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
120
Myrl Brown
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
Myrl Brown
Career
Per 9 Innings
12
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
158
Myrl Brown
Career
Per 9 Innings
11
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
150
Myrl Brown
Career
Per 9 Innings
91.67
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
94.94
Myrl Brown
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1.571
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.39
Myrl Brown
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Myrl Brown
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
11
Myrl Brown
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Myrl Brown
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Myrl Brown
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Myrl Brown
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 9 Innings
0

Hitting Stats for Myrl Brown and Ted Wilks

Myrl Brown
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10
10
Myrl Brown
Career
Per 600 PA
7
280
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
385
982.98
Myrl Brown
Career
Per 600 PA
15
600
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
235
600
Myrl Brown
Career
Per 600 PA
11
440
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
206
525.96
Myrl Brown
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.273
0.273
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 600 PA
0.131
0.131
Myrl Brown
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.733
0.733
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 600 PA
0.4
0.4
Myrl Brown
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
120
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
27
68.94
Myrl Brown
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
120
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
24
61.28
Myrl Brown
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
7.66
Myrl Brown
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Myrl Brown
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Myrl Brown
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
7.66
Myrl Brown
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.111
0.111
Myrl Brown
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Myrl Brown
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Myrl Brown
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1.32
52.67
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
5.99
15.3
Myrl Brown
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
120
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
30
76.6
Myrl Brown
Career
Per 600 PAverified
5
200
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
43
109.79
Myrl Brown
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.385
0.385
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 600 PA
0.194
0.194
Myrl Brown
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.273
0.273
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 600 PA
0.146
0.146
Myrl Brown
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.657
0.657
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 600 PA
0.339
0.339
Myrl Brown
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.015
0.015
Myrl Brown
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.241
0.241
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 600 PA
0.124
0.124
Myrl Brown
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.625
0.625
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 600 PA
0.256
0.256
Myrl Brown
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.333
0.333
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 600 PA
0.184
0.184
Myrl Brown
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
40
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
15
38.3
Myrl Brown
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
120
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
13
33.19
Myrl Brown
Career
Per 600 PAverified
4
160
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
28
71.49
Myrl Brown
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1.76
70.25
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
3.03
7.75
Myrl Brown
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Myrl Brown
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
80
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
16
40.85
Myrl Brown
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Myrl Brown
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
80
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 600 PA
59
150.64
Myrl Brown
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7.5
7.5
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 600 PA
3.98
3.98
Myrl Brown
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 600 PA
0.27
0.27
Myrl Brown
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
80
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
13
33.19
Myrl Brown
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Myrl Brown
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 600 PA
1
2.55
Myrl Brown
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Myrl Brown
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Myrl Brown
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Myrl Brown
Career
Per 600 PA
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 600 PA