Bill Burbach vs. Ted Wilks — Career Comparison

Bill Burbach
Baby BoomersWisconsinThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaNew York YankeesAmerican LeagueStarting Pitcher
Ted Wilks
Greatest GenerationNew YorkThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaSt. Louis CardinalsNational LeagueRelief Pitcher

Bill Burbach 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 4.48 and 1.618 for Bill Burbach. By the career numbers, Ted Wilks had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Bill Burbach and Ted Wilks

Bill Burbach
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
3
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
10
Bill Burbach
Career
Per 9 Innings
37
2.07
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
385
3.8
Bill Burbach
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
28
1.57
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
44
0.43
Bill Burbach
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
0.34
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
59
0.58
Bill Burbach
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
11
0.62
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
30
0.3
Bill Burbach
Career
Per 9 Innings
35.29
35.29
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
66.29
66.29
Bill Burbach
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
75.68
75.68
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 9 Innings
11.43
11.43
Bill Burbach
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.11
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
22
0.22
Bill Burbach
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.06
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5
0.05
Bill Burbach
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
46
0.45
Bill Burbach
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
80
4.48
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
331
3.26
Bill Burbach
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.48
4.48
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.26
3.26
Bill Burbach
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.71
4.71
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.21
3.21
Bill Burbach
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.41
5.41
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.17
4.17
Bill Burbach
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.233
0.233
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.24
0.24
Bill Burbach
Career
Per 9 Innings
482
27
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2739
27
Bill Burbach
Career
Per 9 Innings
160.2
9
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
913
9
Bill Burbach
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
141
7.9
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 9 Innings
832
8.2
Bill Burbach
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.9
7.9
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.2
8.2
Bill Burbach
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
17
0.95
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
76
0.75
Bill Burbach
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.95
0.95
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.75
0.75
Bill Burbach
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.46
0.46
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.2
0.2
Bill Burbach
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
116
6.5
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
283
2.79
Bill Burbach
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.17
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Bill Burbach
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.5
6.5
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.79
2.79
Bill Burbach
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
95
5.32
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
403
3.97
Bill Burbach
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.32
5.32
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.97
3.97
Bill Burbach
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.57
2.57
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.05
1.05
Bill Burbach
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.313
1.313
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.751
0.751
Bill Burbach
Career
Per 9 Innings
13
0.73
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
0.08
Bill Burbach
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3
0.17
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
0.11
Bill Burbach
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.01
Bill Burbach
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
729
40.84
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3765
37.11
Bill Burbach
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.17
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
191
1.88
Bill Burbach
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
93
5.21
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
364
3.59
Bill Burbach
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.21
5.21
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.59
3.59
Bill Burbach
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.11
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Bill Burbach
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.11
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Bill Burbach
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Burbach
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.6
1.6
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.221
1.221
Bill Burbach
Career
Per 9 Innings
606
33.95
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3471
34.22
Bill Burbach
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.51
2.51
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.95
0.95
Bill Burbach
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.251
0.251
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.253
0.253
Bill Burbach
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
40.84
40.84
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 9 Innings
37.11
37.11

Fielding Stats for Bill Burbach and Ted Wilks

Bill Burbach
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
3
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
10
Bill Burbach
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
37
2.07
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
385
Bill Burbach
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
28
1.57
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Bill Burbach
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
482
27
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Bill Burbach
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
160.2
9
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Bill Burbach
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
0.56
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
30
Bill Burbach
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
18
1.01
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
120
Bill Burbach
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
0.11
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
Bill Burbach
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
30
1.68
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
158
Bill Burbach
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
28
1.57
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
150
Bill Burbach
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
93.33
93.33
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
94.94
Bill Burbach
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.757
0.757
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.39
Bill Burbach
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
75.68
75.68
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Bill Burbach
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.06
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
11
Bill Burbach
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Bill Burbach
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Bill Burbach
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Bill Burbach
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 9 Innings
0

Hitting Stats for Bill Burbach and Ted Wilks

Bill Burbach
Career
Per 600 PA
3
3
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10
10
Bill Burbach
Career
Per 600 PA
37
396.43
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
385
982.98
Bill Burbach
Career
Per 600 PA
56
600
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
235
600
Bill Burbach
Career
Per 600 PA
47
503.57
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
206
525.96
Bill Burbach
Career
Per 600 PA
0.085
0.085
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.131
0.131
Bill Burbach
Career
Per 600 PA
0.348
0.348
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.4
0.4
Bill Burbach
Career
Per 600 PA
4
42.86
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
27
68.94
Bill Burbach
Career
Per 600 PA
3
32.14
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
24
61.28
Bill Burbach
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
10.71
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
3
7.66
Bill Burbach
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Burbach
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Burbach
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
10.71
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
3
7.66
Bill Burbach
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.25
0.25
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 600 PA
0.111
0.111
Bill Burbach
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Burbach
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Burbach
Career
Per 600 PA
0.78
8.35
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5.99
15.3
Bill Burbach
Career
Per 600 PA
5
53.57
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
30
76.6
Bill Burbach
Career
Per 600 PA
7
75
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
43
109.79
Bill Burbach
Career
Per 600 PA
0.14
0.14
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.194
0.194
Bill Burbach
Career
Per 600 PA
0.106
0.106
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.146
0.146
Bill Burbach
Career
Per 600 PA
0.246
0.246
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.339
0.339
Bill Burbach
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.021
0.021
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 600 PA
0.015
0.015
Bill Burbach
Career
Per 600 PA
0.09
0.09
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.124
0.124
Bill Burbach
Career
Per 600 PA
0.186
0.186
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.256
0.256
Bill Burbach
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.2
0.2
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 600 PA
0.184
0.184
Bill Burbach
Career
Per 600 PAverified
4
42.86
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
15
38.3
Bill Burbach
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
13
33.19
Bill Burbach
Career
Per 600 PA
4
42.86
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
28
71.49
Bill Burbach
Career
Per 600 PA
-0.97
-10.41
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3.03
7.75
Bill Burbach
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Burbach
Career
Per 600 PA
3
32.14
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
16
40.85
Bill Burbach
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Burbach
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
27
289.29
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 600 PAverified
59
150.64
Bill Burbach
Career
Per 600 PA
2.07
2.07
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3.98
3.98
Bill Burbach
Career
Per 600 PA
0.11
0.11
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.27
0.27
Bill Burbach
Career
Per 600 PAverified
6
64.29
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
13
33.19
Bill Burbach
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Burbach
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 600 PA
1
2.55
Bill Burbach
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Burbach
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Burbach
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Burbach
Career
Per 600 PA
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 600 PA