Fred Burchell vs. Ted Wilks — Career Comparison

Fred Burchell
Pre-GenerationalNew JerseyThrows LeftBats RightNorth AmericaBoston Red SoxAmerican LeagueStarting Pitcher
Ted Wilks
Greatest GenerationNew YorkThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaSt. Louis CardinalsNational LeagueRelief Pitcher

Fred Burchell 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. Fred Burchell posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 2.93 and WHIP 1.260 compared to 3.26 and 1.221 for Ted Wilks. By the career numbers, Fred Burchell had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Fred Burchell and Ted Wilks

Fred Burchell
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
4
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
10
Fred Burchell
Career
Per 9 Innings
49
1.54
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
385
3.8
Fred Burchell
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
28
0.88
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
44
0.43
Fred Burchell
Career
Per 9 Innings
13
0.41
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
59
0.58
Fred Burchell
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
15
0.47
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
30
0.3
Fred Burchell
Career
Per 9 Innings
46.43
46.43
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
66.29
66.29
Fred Burchell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
57.14
57.14
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 9 Innings
11.43
11.43
Fred Burchell
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
0.38
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
22
0.22
Fred Burchell
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.05
Fred Burchell
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
46
0.45
Fred Burchell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
93
2.93
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 9 Innings
331
3.26
Fred Burchell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.93
2.93
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.26
3.26
Fred Burchell
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.23
3.23
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.21
3.21
Fred Burchell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.4
3.4
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.17
4.17
Fred Burchell
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.258
0.258
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.24
0.24
Fred Burchell
Career
Per 9 Innings
857
27
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2739
27
Fred Burchell
Career
Per 9 Innings
285.2
9
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
913
9
Fred Burchell
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
268
8.44
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
832
8.2
Fred Burchell
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.44
8.44
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.2
8.2
Fred Burchell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.09
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 9 Innings
76
0.75
Fred Burchell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.09
0.09
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.75
0.75
Fred Burchell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.06
0.06
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.2
0.2
Fred Burchell
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
92
2.9
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
283
2.79
Fred Burchell
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Fred Burchell
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.9
2.9
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.79
2.79
Fred Burchell
Career
Per 9 Innings
124
3.91
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
403
3.97
Fred Burchell
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.91
3.91
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.97
3.97
Fred Burchell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.53
2.53
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.05
1.05
Fred Burchell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.756
0.756
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.751
0.751
Fred Burchell
Career
Per 9 Innings
13
0.41
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
0.08
Fred Burchell
Career
Per 9 Innings
16
0.5
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
0.11
Fred Burchell
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.09
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.01
Fred Burchell
Career
Per 9 Innings
1147
36.14
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3765
37.11
Fred Burchell
Career
Per 9 Innings
15
0.47
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
191
1.88
Fred Burchell
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
139
4.38
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
364
3.59
Fred Burchell
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.38
4.38
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.59
3.59
Fred Burchell
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Fred Burchell
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Fred Burchell
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Fred Burchell
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.26
1.26
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.221
1.221
Fred Burchell
Career
Per 9 Innings
1039
32.73
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3471
34.22
Fred Burchell
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.84
2.84
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.95
0.95
Fred Burchell
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.291
0.291
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.253
0.253
Fred Burchell
Career
Per 9 Innings
36.14
36.14
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
37.11
37.11

Fielding Stats for Fred Burchell and Ted Wilks

Fred Burchell
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
4
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
10
Fred Burchell
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
49
1.54
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
385
Fred Burchell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
25
0.79
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Fred Burchell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
858
27
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Fred Burchell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
286
9
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Fred Burchell
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.19
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
30
Fred Burchell
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
84
2.64
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
120
Fred Burchell
Career
Per 9 Innings
14
0.44
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
Fred Burchell
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
104
3.27
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
158
Fred Burchell
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
90
2.83
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
150
Fred Burchell
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
86.54
86.54
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
94.94
Fred Burchell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.837
1.837
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.39
Fred Burchell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
51.02
51.02
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Fred Burchell
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.03
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
11
Fred Burchell
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Fred Burchell
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Fred Burchell
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Fred Burchell
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 9 Innings
0

Hitting Stats for Fred Burchell and Ted Wilks

Fred Burchell
Career
Per 600 PA
4
4
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10
10
Fred Burchell
Career
Per 600 PA
50
267.86
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
385
982.98
Fred Burchell
Career
Per 600 PA
112
600
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
235
600
Fred Burchell
Career
Per 600 PAverified
109
583.93
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
206
525.96
Fred Burchell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.22
0.22
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 600 PA
0.131
0.131
Fred Burchell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.464
0.464
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 600 PA
0.4
0.4
Fred Burchell
Career
Per 600 PAverified
24
128.57
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
27
68.94
Fred Burchell
Career
Per 600 PAverified
23
123.21
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
24
61.28
Fred Burchell
Career
Per 600 PA
1
5.36
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
7.66
Fred Burchell
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Burchell
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Burchell
Career
Per 600 PA
1
5.36
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
7.66
Fred Burchell
Career
Per 600 PA
0.042
0.042
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.111
0.111
Fred Burchell
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Burchell
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Burchell
Career
Per 600 PAverified
5.05
27.06
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
5.99
15.3
Fred Burchell
Career
Per 600 PAverified
25
133.93
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
30
76.6
Fred Burchell
Career
Per 600 PAverified
24
128.57
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
43
109.79
Fred Burchell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.22
0.22
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 600 PA
0.194
0.194
Fred Burchell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.229
0.229
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 600 PA
0.146
0.146
Fred Burchell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.45
0.45
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 600 PA
0.339
0.339
Fred Burchell
Career
Per 600 PA
0.009
0.009
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.015
0.015
Fred Burchell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.156
0.156
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 600 PA
0.124
0.124
Fred Burchell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.294
0.294
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 600 PA
0.256
0.256
Fred Burchell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.25
0.25
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 600 PA
0.184
0.184
Fred Burchell
Career
Per 600 PA
6
32.14
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
15
38.3
Fred Burchell
Career
Per 600 PAverified
7
37.5
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
13
33.19
Fred Burchell
Career
Per 600 PA
13
69.64
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
28
71.49
Fred Burchell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5.92
31.71
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 600 PA
3.03
7.75
Fred Burchell
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Burchell
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
16
40.85
Fred Burchell
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Burchell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
13
69.64
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 600 PA
59
150.64
Fred Burchell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8.62
8.62
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 600 PA
3.98
3.98
Fred Burchell
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.27
0.27
Fred Burchell
Career
Per 600 PA
3
16.07
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
13
33.19
Fred Burchell
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Burchell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 600 PA
1
2.55
Fred Burchell
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Burchell
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Burchell
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Burchell
Career
Per 600 PA
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 600 PA