Willie Bunn vs. Ted Wilks — Career Comparison

Willie Bunn
Greatest GenerationGeorgiaThrows LeftNorth AmericaPhiladelphia StarsNegro National League IIStarting Pitcher
Ted Wilks
Greatest GenerationNew YorkThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaSt. Louis CardinalsNational LeagueRelief Pitcher

Willie Bunn 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 7.29 and 2.095 for Willie Bunn. By the career numbers, Ted Wilks had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Willie Bunn and Ted Wilks

Willie Bunn
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
10
Willie Bunn
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
1.71
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
385
3.8
Willie Bunn
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
1.29
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
44
0.43
Willie Bunn
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
59
0.58
Willie Bunn
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3
1.29
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
30
0.3
Willie Bunn
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
66.29
66.29
Willie Bunn
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
75
75
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 9 Innings
11.43
11.43
Willie Bunn
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.43
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
22
0.22
Willie Bunn
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.05
Willie Bunn
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
46
0.45
Willie Bunn
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
17
7.29
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
331
3.26
Willie Bunn
Career
Per 9 Innings
7.29
7.29
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.26
3.26
Willie Bunn
Career
Per 9 Innings
7.55
7.55
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.21
3.21
Willie Bunn
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.52
3.52
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.17
4.17
Willie Bunn
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.351
0.351
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.24
0.24
Willie Bunn
Career
Per 9 Innings
63
27
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2739
27
Willie Bunn
Career
Per 9 Innings
21
9
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
913
9
Willie Bunn
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
34
14.57
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
832
8.2
Willie Bunn
Career
Per 9 Innings
14.57
14.57
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.2
8.2
Willie Bunn
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.43
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 9 Innings
76
0.75
Willie Bunn
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.43
0.43
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.75
0.75
Willie Bunn
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.25
0.25
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.2
0.2
Willie Bunn
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
10
4.29
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
283
2.79
Willie Bunn
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Willie Bunn
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.29
4.29
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.79
2.79
Willie Bunn
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
16
6.86
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
403
3.97
Willie Bunn
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6.86
6.86
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.97
3.97
Willie Bunn
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
4
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.05
1.05
Willie Bunn
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.238
1.238
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.751
0.751
Willie Bunn
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
0.08
Willie Bunn
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 9 Innings
11
0.11
Willie Bunn
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.01
Willie Bunn
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
107
45.86
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3765
37.11
Willie Bunn
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
191
1.88
Willie Bunn
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
23
9.86
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
364
3.59
Willie Bunn
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.86
9.86
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.59
3.59
Willie Bunn
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Willie Bunn
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Willie Bunn
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Willie Bunn
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.095
2.095
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.221
1.221
Willie Bunn
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
97
41.57
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3471
34.22
Willie Bunn
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.75
5.75
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.95
0.95
Willie Bunn
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.413
0.413
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.253
0.253
Willie Bunn
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
45.86
45.86
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 9 Innings
37.11
37.11

Fielding Stats for Willie Bunn and Ted Wilks

Willie Bunn
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
1
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
10
Willie Bunn
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
1.96
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
385
Willie Bunn
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
1.17
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Willie Bunn
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
69
27
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Willie Bunn
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
23
9
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Willie Bunn
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.78
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
30
Willie Bunn
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
2.35
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
120
Willie Bunn
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
Willie Bunn
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
3.13
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
158
Willie Bunn
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
3.13
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
150
Willie Bunn
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 9 Innings
94.94
Willie Bunn
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.6
1.6
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.39
Willie Bunn
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
60
60
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Willie Bunn
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
11
Willie Bunn
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Willie Bunn
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Willie Bunn
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Willie Bunn
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 9 Innings
0

Hitting Stats for Willie Bunn and Ted Wilks

Willie Bunn
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10
10
Willie Bunn
Career
Per 600 PA
5
333.33
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
385
982.98
Willie Bunn
Career
Per 600 PA
9
600
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
235
600
Willie Bunn
Career
Per 600 PA
7
466.67
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
206
525.96
Willie Bunn
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.286
0.286
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 600 PA
0.131
0.131
Willie Bunn
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.722
0.722
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 600 PA
0.4
0.4
Willie Bunn
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
133.33
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
27
68.94
Willie Bunn
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
133.33
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
24
61.28
Willie Bunn
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
7.66
Willie Bunn
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Willie Bunn
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Willie Bunn
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
7.66
Willie Bunn
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.111
0.111
Willie Bunn
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Willie Bunn
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Willie Bunn
Career
Per 600 PAverified
0.82
54.44
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
5.99
15.3
Willie Bunn
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
133.33
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
30
76.6
Willie Bunn
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
200
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
43
109.79
Willie Bunn
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.375
0.375
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 600 PA
0.194
0.194
Willie Bunn
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.286
0.286
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 600 PA
0.146
0.146
Willie Bunn
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.661
0.661
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 600 PA
0.339
0.339
Willie Bunn
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.015
0.015
Willie Bunn
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.24
0.24
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 600 PA
0.124
0.124
Willie Bunn
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.6
0.6
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 600 PA
0.256
0.256
Willie Bunn
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.286
0.286
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 600 PA
0.184
0.184
Willie Bunn
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
15
38.3
Willie Bunn
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
66.67
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
13
33.19
Willie Bunn
Career
Per 600 PA
1
66.67
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
28
71.49
Willie Bunn
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1.1
73.12
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
3.03
7.75
Willie Bunn
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Willie Bunn
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
66.67
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
16
40.85
Willie Bunn
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Willie Bunn
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 600 PA
59
150.64
Willie Bunn
Career
Per 600 PA
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3.98
3.98
Willie Bunn
Career
Per 600 PA
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.27
0.27
Willie Bunn
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
66.67
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
13
33.19
Willie Bunn
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Willie Bunn
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 600 PA
1
2.55
Willie Bunn
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Willie Bunn
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Willie Bunn
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Willie Bunn
Career
Per 600 PA
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 600 PA