Jim Bullinger vs. Ted Wilks — Career Comparison

Jim Bullinger
Gen XLouisianaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaChicago CubsNational LeagueStarting Pitcher
Ted Wilks
Greatest GenerationNew YorkThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaSt. Louis CardinalsNational LeagueRelief Pitcher

Jim Bullinger 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 5.06 and 1.530 for Jim Bullinger. By the career numbers, Ted Wilks had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Jim Bullinger and Ted Wilks

Jim Bullinger
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
7
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
10
Jim Bullinger
Career
Per 9 Innings
186
2.61
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
385
3.8
Jim Bullinger
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
89
1.25
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 9 Innings
44
0.43
Jim Bullinger
Career
Per 9 Innings
34
0.48
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
59
0.58
Jim Bullinger
Career
Per 9 Innings
41
0.57
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
30
0.3
Jim Bullinger
Career
Per 9 Innings
45.33
45.33
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
66.29
66.29
Jim Bullinger
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
47.85
47.85
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 9 Innings
11.43
11.43
Jim Bullinger
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
0.08
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
22
0.22
Jim Bullinger
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.06
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5
0.05
Jim Bullinger
Career
Per 9 Innings
11
0.15
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
46
0.45
Jim Bullinger
Career
Per 9 Innings
361
5.06
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
331
3.26
Jim Bullinger
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.06
5.06
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.26
3.26
Jim Bullinger
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.6
4.6
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.21
3.21
Jim Bullinger
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.68
4.68
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.17
4.17
Jim Bullinger
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.265
0.265
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.24
0.24
Jim Bullinger
Career
Per 9 Innings
1926
27
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2739
27
Jim Bullinger
Career
Per 9 Innings
642
9
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
913
9
Jim Bullinger
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
651
9.13
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
832
8.2
Jim Bullinger
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.13
9.13
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.2
8.2
Jim Bullinger
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
65
0.91
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
76
0.75
Jim Bullinger
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.91
0.91
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.75
0.75
Jim Bullinger
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.35
0.35
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.2
0.2
Jim Bullinger
Career
Per 9 Innings
306
4.29
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
283
2.79
Jim Bullinger
Career
Per 9 Innings
25
0.35
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Jim Bullinger
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.29
4.29
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.79
2.79
Jim Bullinger
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
392
5.5
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
403
3.97
Jim Bullinger
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.5
5.5
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.97
3.97
Jim Bullinger
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.11
2.11
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.05
1.05
Jim Bullinger
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.087
1.087
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.751
0.751
Jim Bullinger
Career
Per 9 Innings
27
0.38
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
0.08
Jim Bullinger
Career
Per 9 Innings
34
0.48
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
0.11
Jim Bullinger
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.03
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.01
Jim Bullinger
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2860
40.09
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3765
37.11
Jim Bullinger
Career
Per 9 Innings
41
0.57
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
191
1.88
Jim Bullinger
Career
Per 9 Innings
398
5.58
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
364
3.59
Jim Bullinger
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.58
5.58
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.59
3.59
Jim Bullinger
Career
Per 9 Innings
40
0.56
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Jim Bullinger
Career
Per 9 Innings
25
0.35
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Jim Bullinger
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
53
0.74
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim Bullinger
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.491
1.491
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.221
1.221
Jim Bullinger
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2455
34.42
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3471
34.22
Jim Bullinger
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.14
2.14
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.95
0.95
Jim Bullinger
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.293
0.293
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.253
0.253
Jim Bullinger
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
40.09
40.09
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 9 Innings
37.11
37.11

Fielding Stats for Jim Bullinger and Ted Wilks

Jim Bullinger
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
7
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
10
Jim Bullinger
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
186
2.61
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
385
Jim Bullinger
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
89
1.25
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Jim Bullinger
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1926
27
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Jim Bullinger
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
642
9
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Jim Bullinger
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
72
1.01
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 9 Innings
30
Jim Bullinger
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
99
1.39
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
120
Jim Bullinger
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
Jim Bullinger
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
171
2.4
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 9 Innings
158
Jim Bullinger
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
171
2.4
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 9 Innings
150
Jim Bullinger
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 9 Innings
94.94
Jim Bullinger
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.919
0.919
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.39
Jim Bullinger
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
47.85
47.85
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Jim Bullinger
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.08
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
11
Jim Bullinger
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Jim Bullinger
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Jim Bullinger
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Jim Bullinger
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 9 Innings
0

Hitting Stats for Jim Bullinger and Ted Wilks

Jim Bullinger
Career
Per 600 PA
7
7
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10
10
Jim Bullinger
Career
Per 600 PA
188
561.19
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
385
982.98
Jim Bullinger
Career
Per 600 PA
201
600
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
235
600
Jim Bullinger
Career
Per 600 PA
165
492.54
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
206
525.96
Jim Bullinger
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.188
0.188
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 600 PA
0.131
0.131
Jim Bullinger
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.631
0.631
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 600 PA
0.4
0.4
Jim Bullinger
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
31
92.54
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 600 PA
27
68.94
Jim Bullinger
Career
Per 600 PA
18
53.73
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
24
61.28
Jim Bullinger
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9
26.87
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 600 PA
3
7.66
Jim Bullinger
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Bullinger
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
11.94
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Bullinger
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
13
38.81
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 600 PA
3
7.66
Jim Bullinger
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.419
0.419
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 600 PA
0.111
0.111
Jim Bullinger
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.024
0.024
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Bullinger
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.129
0.129
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Bullinger
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
14.53
43.36
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 600 PA
5.99
15.3
Jim Bullinger
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
52
155.22
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 600 PA
30
76.6
Jim Bullinger
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
45
134.33
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 600 PA
43
109.79
Jim Bullinger
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.249
0.249
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 600 PA
0.194
0.194
Jim Bullinger
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.315
0.315
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 600 PA
0.146
0.146
Jim Bullinger
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.564
0.564
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 600 PA
0.339
0.339
Jim Bullinger
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.127
0.127
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 600 PA
0.015
0.015
Jim Bullinger
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.191
0.191
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 600 PA
0.124
0.124
Jim Bullinger
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.493
0.493
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 600 PA
0.256
0.256
Jim Bullinger
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.255
0.255
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 600 PA
0.184
0.184
Jim Bullinger
Career
Per 600 PAverified
14
41.79
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
15
38.3
Jim Bullinger
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
19
56.72
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 600 PA
13
33.19
Jim Bullinger
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
29
86.57
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 600 PA
28
71.49
Jim Bullinger
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
13.32
39.77
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 600 PA
3.03
7.75
Jim Bullinger
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
2.99
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Bullinger
Career
Per 600 PA
13
38.81
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
16
40.85
Jim Bullinger
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Bullinger
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
57
170.15
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 600 PAverified
59
150.64
Jim Bullinger
Career
Per 600 PA
3.53
3.53
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3.98
3.98
Jim Bullinger
Career
Per 600 PA
0.23
0.23
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.27
0.27
Jim Bullinger
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
20
59.7
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 600 PA
13
33.19
Jim Bullinger
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
5.97
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Bullinger
Career
Per 600 PA
2
5.97
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
2.55
Jim Bullinger
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
2.99
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Bullinger
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Bullinger
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
2.99
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Bullinger
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
100
100
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 600 PA