Ron Bryant vs. Ted Wilks — Career Comparison

Ron Bryant
Baby BoomersCaliforniaThrows LeftBats SwitchNorth AmericaSan Francisco GiantsNational LeagueStarting Pitcher
Ted Wilks
Greatest GenerationNew YorkThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaSt. Louis CardinalsNational LeagueRelief Pitcher

Ron Bryant 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 4.02 and 1.412 for Ron Bryant. By the career numbers, Ted Wilks had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Ron Bryant and Ted Wilks

Ron Bryant
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
8
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
10
Ron Bryant
Career
Per 9 Innings
205
2.01
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
385
3.8
Ron Bryant
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
132
1.3
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 9 Innings
44
0.43
Ron Bryant
Career
Per 9 Innings
57
0.56
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
59
0.58
Ron Bryant
Career
Per 9 Innings
56
0.55
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
30
0.3
Ron Bryant
Career
Per 9 Innings
50.44
50.44
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
66.29
66.29
Ron Bryant
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
64.39
64.39
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 9 Innings
11.43
11.43
Ron Bryant
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
23
0.23
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 9 Innings
22
0.22
Ron Bryant
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.06
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
0.05
Ron Bryant
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.01
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
46
0.45
Ron Bryant
Career
Per 9 Innings
410
4.02
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
331
3.26
Ron Bryant
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.02
4.02
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.26
3.26
Ron Bryant
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.89
3.89
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.21
3.21
Ron Bryant
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.34
4.34
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.17
4.17
Ron Bryant
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.254
0.254
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.24
0.24
Ron Bryant
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2751
27
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 9 Innings
2739
27
Ron Bryant
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
917
9
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 9 Innings
913
9
Ron Bryant
Career
Per 9 Innings
890
8.74
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
832
8.2
Ron Bryant
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.74
8.74
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.2
8.2
Ron Bryant
Career
Per 9 Innings
80
0.79
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
76
0.75
Ron Bryant
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.79
0.79
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.75
0.75
Ron Bryant
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.39
0.39
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.2
0.2
Ron Bryant
Career
Per 9 Innings
379
3.72
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
283
2.79
Ron Bryant
Career
Per 9 Innings
26
0.26
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Ron Bryant
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.72
3.72
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.79
2.79
Ron Bryant
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
509
5
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 9 Innings
403
3.97
Ron Bryant
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
5
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.97
3.97
Ron Bryant
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.48
2.48
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.05
1.05
Ron Bryant
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.968
0.968
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.751
0.751
Ron Bryant
Career
Per 9 Innings
28
0.27
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
0.08
Ron Bryant
Career
Per 9 Innings
23
0.23
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
0.11
Ron Bryant
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.04
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.01
Ron Bryant
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3988
39.14
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 9 Innings
3765
37.11
Ron Bryant
Career
Per 9 Innings
23
0.23
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
191
1.88
Ron Bryant
Career
Per 9 Innings
473
4.64
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
364
3.59
Ron Bryant
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.64
4.64
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.59
3.59
Ron Bryant
Career
Per 9 Innings
53
0.52
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Ron Bryant
Career
Per 9 Innings
27
0.26
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Ron Bryant
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
25
0.25
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ron Bryant
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.384
1.384
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.221
1.221
Ron Bryant
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3506
34.41
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 9 Innings
3471
34.22
Ron Bryant
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.31
2.31
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.95
0.95
Ron Bryant
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.278
0.278
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.253
0.253
Ron Bryant
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
39.14
39.14
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 9 Innings
37.11
37.11

Fielding Stats for Ron Bryant and Ted Wilks

Ron Bryant
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
8
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
10
Ron Bryant
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
205
2.01
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
385
Ron Bryant
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
132
1.3
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Ron Bryant
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2751
27
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Ron Bryant
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
917
9
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Ron Bryant
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
24
0.24
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
30
Ron Bryant
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
137
1.34
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 9 Innings
120
Ron Bryant
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
0.08
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
Ron Bryant
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
169
1.66
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 9 Innings
158
Ron Bryant
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
161
1.58
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 9 Innings
150
Ron Bryant
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
95.27
95.27
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 9 Innings
94.94
Ron Bryant
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.785
0.785
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.39
Ron Bryant
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
64.39
64.39
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Ron Bryant
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.06
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
11
Ron Bryant
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Ron Bryant
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Ron Bryant
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Ron Bryant
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 9 Innings
0

Hitting Stats for Ron Bryant and Ted Wilks

Ron Bryant
Career
Per 600 PA
8
8
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10
10
Ron Bryant
Career
Per 600 PA
206
376.83
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
385
982.98
Ron Bryant
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
328
600
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 600 PA
235
600
Ron Bryant
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
291
532.32
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 600 PA
206
525.96
Ron Bryant
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.165
0.165
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 600 PA
0.131
0.131
Ron Bryant
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.444
0.444
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 600 PA
0.4
0.4
Ron Bryant
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
48
87.8
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 600 PA
27
68.94
Ron Bryant
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
44
80.49
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 600 PA
24
61.28
Ron Bryant
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
4
7.32
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
7.66
Ron Bryant
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ron Bryant
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ron Bryant
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
4
7.32
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
7.66
Ron Bryant
Career
Per 600 PA
0.083
0.083
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.111
0.111
Ron Bryant
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ron Bryant
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ron Bryant
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10.04
18.37
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 600 PA
5.99
15.3
Ron Bryant
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
52
95.12
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 600 PA
30
76.6
Ron Bryant
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
65
118.9
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 600 PA
43
109.79
Ron Bryant
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.21
0.21
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 600 PA
0.194
0.194
Ron Bryant
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.179
0.179
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 600 PA
0.146
0.146
Ron Bryant
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.389
0.389
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 600 PA
0.339
0.339
Ron Bryant
Career
Per 600 PA
0.014
0.014
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.015
0.015
Ron Bryant
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.139
0.139
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 600 PA
0.124
0.124
Ron Bryant
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.278
0.278
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 600 PA
0.256
0.256
Ron Bryant
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.237
0.237
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 600 PA
0.184
0.184
Ron Bryant
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
27
49.39
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 600 PA
15
38.3
Ron Bryant
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
20
36.59
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 600 PA
13
33.19
Ron Bryant
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
47
85.98
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 600 PA
28
71.49
Ron Bryant
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8.14
14.89
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 600 PA
3.03
7.75
Ron Bryant
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ron Bryant
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
17
31.1
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 600 PAverified
16
40.85
Ron Bryant
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ron Bryant
Career
Per 600 PA
89
162.8
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
59
150.64
Ron Bryant
Career
Per 600 PA
3.69
3.69
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3.98
3.98
Ron Bryant
Career
Per 600 PA
0.19
0.19
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.27
0.27
Ron Bryant
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
19
34.76
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 600 PA
13
33.19
Ron Bryant
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.83
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ron Bryant
Career
Per 600 PA
5
9.15
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
2.55
Ron Bryant
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ron Bryant
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ron Bryant
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ron Bryant
Career
Per 600 PA
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 600 PA