David Buchanan vs. Ted Wilks — Career Comparison

David Buchanan
MillenialGeorgiaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaPhiladelphia PhilliesNational LeagueStarting Pitcher
Ted Wilks
Greatest GenerationNew YorkThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaSt. Louis CardinalsNational LeagueRelief Pitcher

David 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 4.97 and 1.518 for David 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 David Buchanan and Ted Wilks

David Buchanan
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
3
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
10
David Buchanan
Career
Per 9 Innings
36
1.66
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
385
3.8
David Buchanan
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
35
1.61
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
44
0.43
David Buchanan
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
0.37
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
59
0.58
David Buchanan
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
17
0.78
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
30
0.3
David Buchanan
Career
Per 9 Innings
32
32
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
66.29
66.29
David Buchanan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
97.22
97.22
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 9 Innings
11.43
11.43
David Buchanan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
22
0.22
David Buchanan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.05
David Buchanan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
46
0.45
David Buchanan
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
108
4.97
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
331
3.26
David Buchanan
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.97
4.97
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.26
3.26
David Buchanan
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.2
5.2
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.21
3.21
David Buchanan
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.54
4.54
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.17
4.17
David Buchanan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.296
0.296
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.24
0.24
David Buchanan
Career
Per 9 Innings
587
27
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2739
27
David Buchanan
Career
Per 9 Innings
195.2
9
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
913
9
David Buchanan
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
231
10.63
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
832
8.2
David Buchanan
Career
Per 9 Innings
10.63
10.63
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.2
8.2
David Buchanan
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
24
1.1
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
76
0.75
David Buchanan
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.1
1.1
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.75
0.75
David Buchanan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.67
0.67
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.2
0.2
David Buchanan
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
63
2.9
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
283
2.79
David Buchanan
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.14
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
David Buchanan
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.9
2.9
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.79
2.79
David Buchanan
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
116
5.34
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
403
3.97
David Buchanan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.34
5.34
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.97
3.97
David Buchanan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.22
3.22
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.05
1.05
David Buchanan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.915
0.915
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.751
0.751
David Buchanan
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
0.09
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
0.08
David Buchanan
Career
Per 9 Innings
11
0.51
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
0.11
David Buchanan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.01
David Buchanan
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
868
39.93
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3765
37.11
David Buchanan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
191
1.88
David Buchanan
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
116
5.34
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
364
3.59
David Buchanan
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.34
5.34
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.59
3.59
David Buchanan
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
0.46
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
David Buchanan
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.14
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
David Buchanan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
23
1.06
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
David Buchanan
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.503
1.503
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.221
1.221
David Buchanan
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
781
35.92
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3471
34.22
David Buchanan
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.22
3.22
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.95
0.95
David Buchanan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.323
0.323
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.253
0.253
David Buchanan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
39.93
39.93
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 9 Innings
37.11
37.11

Fielding Stats for David Buchanan and Ted Wilks

David Buchanan
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
3
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
10
David Buchanan
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
36
1.66
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
385
David Buchanan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
35
1.61
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
David Buchanan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
587
27
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
David Buchanan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
195.2
9
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
David Buchanan
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
0.6
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
30
David Buchanan
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
19
0.87
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
120
David Buchanan
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4
0.18
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
David Buchanan
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
36
1.66
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
158
David Buchanan
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
32
1.47
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
150
David Buchanan
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
88.89
88.89
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
94.94
David Buchanan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.889
0.889
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.39
David Buchanan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
97.22
97.22
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
David Buchanan
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.09
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
11
David Buchanan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
David Buchanan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
David Buchanan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
David Buchanan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 9 Innings
0

Hitting Stats for David Buchanan and Ted Wilks

David Buchanan
Career
Per 600 PA
3
3
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10
10
David Buchanan
Career
Per 600 PA
36
348.39
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
385
982.98
David Buchanan
Career
Per 600 PA
62
600
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
235
600
David Buchanan
Career
Per 600 PA
50
483.87
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
206
525.96
David Buchanan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.14
0.14
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 600 PA
0.131
0.131
David Buchanan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.5
0.5
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 600 PA
0.4
0.4
David Buchanan
Career
Per 600 PA
7
67.74
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
27
68.94
David Buchanan
Career
Per 600 PA
5
48.39
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
24
61.28
David Buchanan
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
19.35
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
3
7.66
David Buchanan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
David Buchanan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
David Buchanan
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
19.35
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
3
7.66
David Buchanan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.286
0.286
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 600 PA
0.111
0.111
David Buchanan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
David Buchanan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
David Buchanan
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2.43
23.54
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
5.99
15.3
David Buchanan
Career
Per 600 PAverified
9
87.1
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
30
76.6
David Buchanan
Career
Per 600 PAverified
13
125.81
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
43
109.79
David Buchanan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.232
0.232
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 600 PA
0.194
0.194
David Buchanan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.18
0.18
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 600 PA
0.146
0.146
David Buchanan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.412
0.412
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 600 PA
0.339
0.339
David Buchanan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.04
0.04
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 600 PA
0.015
0.015
David Buchanan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.149
0.149
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 600 PA
0.124
0.124
David Buchanan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.349
0.349
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 600 PA
0.256
0.256
David Buchanan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.219
0.219
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 600 PA
0.184
0.184
David Buchanan
Career
Per 600 PAverified
4
38.71
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
15
38.3
David Buchanan
Career
Per 600 PA
3
29.03
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
13
33.19
David Buchanan
Career
Per 600 PA
7
67.74
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
28
71.49
David Buchanan
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2.08
20.1
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
3.03
7.75
David Buchanan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
David Buchanan
Career
Per 600 PAverified
6
58.06
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
16
40.85
David Buchanan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
David Buchanan
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
18
174.19
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 600 PAverified
59
150.64
David Buchanan
Career
Per 600 PA
3.44
3.44
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3.98
3.98
David Buchanan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.33
0.33
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 600 PA
0.27
0.27
David Buchanan
Career
Per 600 PAverified
6
58.06
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
13
33.19
David Buchanan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
David Buchanan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 600 PA
1
2.55
David Buchanan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
David Buchanan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
David Buchanan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
David Buchanan
Career
Per 600 PA
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 600 PA