Ches Buchanan vs. Ted Wilks — Career Comparison

Ches Buchanan
Greatest GenerationPennsylvaniaThrows RightNorth AmericaPhiladelphia StarsNegro National League IIStarting Pitcher
Ted Wilks
Greatest GenerationNew YorkThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaSt. Louis CardinalsNational LeagueRelief Pitcher

Ches Buchanan 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 4.88 and 1.464 for Ches Buchanan. By the career numbers, Ted Wilks had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Ches Buchanan and Ted Wilks

Ches Buchanan
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
6
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
10
Ches Buchanan
Career
Per 9 Innings
54
1.53
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
385
3.8
Ches Buchanan
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
39
1.11
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
44
0.43
Ches Buchanan
Career
Per 9 Innings
15
0.43
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
59
0.58
Ches Buchanan
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
23
0.65
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
30
0.3
Ches Buchanan
Career
Per 9 Innings
39.47
39.47
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
66.29
66.29
Ches Buchanan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
72.22
72.22
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 9 Innings
11.43
11.43
Ches Buchanan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
23
0.65
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 9 Innings
22
0.22
Ches Buchanan
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.03
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.05
Ches Buchanan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
46
0.45
Ches Buchanan
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
172
4.88
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
331
3.26
Ches Buchanan
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.88
4.88
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.26
3.26
Ches Buchanan
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.14
4.14
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.21
3.21
Ches Buchanan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.09
4.09
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.17
4.17
Ches Buchanan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.278
0.278
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.24
0.24
Ches Buchanan
Career
Per 9 Innings
951
27
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2739
27
Ches Buchanan
Career
Per 9 Innings
317
9
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
913
9
Ches Buchanan
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
358
10.16
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
832
8.2
Ches Buchanan
Career
Per 9 Innings
10.16
10.16
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.2
8.2
Ches Buchanan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
17
0.48
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 9 Innings
76
0.75
Ches Buchanan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.48
0.48
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.75
0.75
Ches Buchanan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.31
0.31
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.2
0.2
Ches Buchanan
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
104
2.95
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
283
2.79
Ches Buchanan
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.06
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Ches Buchanan
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.95
2.95
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.79
2.79
Ches Buchanan
Career
Per 9 Innings
100
2.84
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
403
3.97
Ches Buchanan
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.84
2.84
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.97
3.97
Ches Buchanan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.85
1.85
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.05
1.05
Ches Buchanan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.644
0.644
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.751
0.751
Ches Buchanan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.03
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
0.08
Ches Buchanan
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4
0.11
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 9 Innings
11
0.11
Ches Buchanan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.01
Ches Buchanan
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1410
40.03
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3765
37.11
Ches Buchanan
Career
Per 9 Innings
11
0.31
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
191
1.88
Ches Buchanan
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
214
6.08
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
364
3.59
Ches Buchanan
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.08
6.08
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.59
3.59
Ches Buchanan
Career
Per 9 Innings
12
0.34
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Ches Buchanan
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.03
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Ches Buchanan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
19
0.54
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ches Buchanan
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.457
1.457
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.221
1.221
Ches Buchanan
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1289
36.6
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3471
34.22
Ches Buchanan
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.96
3.96
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.95
0.95
Ches Buchanan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.291
0.291
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.253
0.253
Ches Buchanan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
40.03
40.03
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 9 Innings
37.11
37.11

Fielding Stats for Ches Buchanan and Ted Wilks

Ches Buchanan
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
6
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
10
Ches Buchanan
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
54
1.53
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
385
Ches Buchanan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
39
1.11
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Ches Buchanan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
951
27
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Ches Buchanan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
317
9
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Ches Buchanan
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
0.23
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
30
Ches Buchanan
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
85
2.41
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
120
Ches Buchanan
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
0.26
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
Ches Buchanan
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
102
2.9
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
158
Ches Buchanan
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
93
2.64
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
150
Ches Buchanan
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
91.18
91.18
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
94.94
Ches Buchanan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.722
1.722
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.39
Ches Buchanan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
72.22
72.22
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Ches Buchanan
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.09
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
11
Ches Buchanan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Ches Buchanan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Ches Buchanan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Ches Buchanan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 9 Innings
0

Hitting Stats for Ches Buchanan and Ted Wilks

Ches Buchanan
Career
Per 600 PA
6
6
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10
10
Ches Buchanan
Career
Per 600 PA
56
270.97
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
385
982.98
Ches Buchanan
Career
Per 600 PA
124
600
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
235
600
Ches Buchanan
Career
Per 600 PAverified
110
532.26
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
206
525.96
Ches Buchanan
Career
Per 600 PA
0.109
0.109
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.131
0.131
Ches Buchanan
Career
Per 600 PA
0.371
0.371
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.4
0.4
Ches Buchanan
Career
Per 600 PA
12
58.06
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
27
68.94
Ches Buchanan
Career
Per 600 PA
10
48.39
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
24
61.28
Ches Buchanan
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
9.68
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
3
7.66
Ches Buchanan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ches Buchanan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ches Buchanan
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
9.68
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
3
7.66
Ches Buchanan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.167
0.167
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 600 PA
0.111
0.111
Ches Buchanan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ches Buchanan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ches Buchanan
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3.18
15.38
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
5.99
15.3
Ches Buchanan
Career
Per 600 PA
14
67.74
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
30
76.6
Ches Buchanan
Career
Per 600 PAverified
24
116.13
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
43
109.79
Ches Buchanan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.197
0.197
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 600 PA
0.194
0.194
Ches Buchanan
Career
Per 600 PA
0.127
0.127
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.146
0.146
Ches Buchanan
Career
Per 600 PA
0.324
0.324
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.339
0.339
Ches Buchanan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.018
0.018
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 600 PA
0.015
0.015
Ches Buchanan
Career
Per 600 PA
0.12
0.12
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.124
0.124
Ches Buchanan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.265
0.265
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 600 PA
0.256
0.256
Ches Buchanan
Career
Per 600 PA
0.111
0.111
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.184
0.184
Ches Buchanan
Career
Per 600 PAverified
13
62.9
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
15
38.3
Ches Buchanan
Career
Per 600 PA
4
19.35
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
13
33.19
Ches Buchanan
Career
Per 600 PAverified
17
82.26
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
28
71.49
Ches Buchanan
Career
Per 600 PA
1.44
6.97
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3.03
7.75
Ches Buchanan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ches Buchanan
Career
Per 600 PAverified
12
58.06
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
16
40.85
Ches Buchanan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ches Buchanan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
9.68
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 600 PA
59
150.64
Ches Buchanan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
62
62
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 600 PA
3.98
3.98
Ches Buchanan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
6
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 600 PA
0.27
0.27
Ches Buchanan
Career
Per 600 PA
2
9.68
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
13
33.19
Ches Buchanan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ches Buchanan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 600 PA
1
2.55
Ches Buchanan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ches Buchanan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ches Buchanan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ches Buchanan
Career
Per 600 PA
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 600 PA