Ernest Burke vs. Ted Wilks — Career Comparison

Ernest Burke
Greatest GenerationMarylandThrows RightBats LeftNorth AmericaBaltimore Elite GiantsNegro National League IIStarting Pitcher
Ted Wilks
Greatest GenerationNew YorkThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaSt. Louis CardinalsNational LeagueRelief Pitcher

Ernest Burke 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 3.84 and 1.494 for Ernest Burke. By the career numbers, Ted Wilks had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Ernest Burke and Ted Wilks

Ernest Burke
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
3
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
10
Ernest Burke
Career
Per 9 Innings
15
1.52
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
385
3.8
Ernest Burke
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
0.81
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
44
0.43
Ernest Burke
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.4
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
59
0.58
Ernest Burke
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4
0.4
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
30
0.3
Ernest Burke
Career
Per 9 Innings
50
50
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
66.29
66.29
Ernest Burke
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
53.33
53.33
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 9 Innings
11.43
11.43
Ernest Burke
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.61
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
22
0.22
Ernest Burke
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.1
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5
0.05
Ernest Burke
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
46
0.45
Ernest Burke
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
38
3.84
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
331
3.26
Ernest Burke
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.84
3.84
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.26
3.26
Ernest Burke
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.24
4.24
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.21
3.21
Ernest Burke
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.16
3.16
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.17
4.17
Ernest Burke
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.306
0.306
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.24
0.24
Ernest Burke
Career
Per 9 Innings
267
27
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2739
27
Ernest Burke
Career
Per 9 Innings
89
9
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
913
9
Ernest Burke
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
113
11.43
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
832
8.2
Ernest Burke
Career
Per 9 Innings
11.43
11.43
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.2
8.2
Ernest Burke
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 9 Innings
76
0.75
Ernest Burke
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.75
0.75
Ernest Burke
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.2
0.2
Ernest Burke
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
20
2.02
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 9 Innings
283
2.79
Ernest Burke
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ernest Burke
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.02
2.02
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.79
2.79
Ernest Burke
Career
Per 9 Innings
26
2.63
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
403
3.97
Ernest Burke
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.63
2.63
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.97
3.97
Ernest Burke
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.73
1.73
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.05
1.05
Ernest Burke
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.517
0.517
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.751
0.751
Ernest Burke
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
0.2
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
0.08
Ernest Burke
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
0.2
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
0.11
Ernest Burke
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.01
Ernest Burke
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
394
39.84
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3765
37.11
Ernest Burke
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
0.61
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
191
1.88
Ernest Burke
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
52
5.26
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
364
3.59
Ernest Burke
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.26
5.26
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.59
3.59
Ernest Burke
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.3
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Ernest Burke
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ernest Burke
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
0.91
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ernest Burke
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.494
1.494
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.221
1.221
Ernest Burke
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
369
37.31
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3471
34.22
Ernest Burke
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.47
3.47
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.95
0.95
Ernest Burke
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.329
0.329
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.253
0.253
Ernest Burke
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
39.84
39.84
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 9 Innings
37.11
37.11

Fielding Stats for Ernest Burke and Ted Wilks

Ernest Burke
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
3
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
10
Ernest Burke
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
17
1.48
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
385
Ernest Burke
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
0.95
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Ernest Burke
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
311
27
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Ernest Burke
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
103.2
9
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Ernest Burke
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.43
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
30
Ernest Burke
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
29
2.52
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
120
Ernest Burke
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
0.09
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
Ernest Burke
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
35
3.04
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
158
Ernest Burke
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
34
2.95
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
150
Ernest Burke
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
97.14
97.14
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 9 Innings
94.94
Ernest Burke
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
2
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.39
Ernest Burke
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
64.71
64.71
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Ernest Burke
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
11
Ernest Burke
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Ernest Burke
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Ernest Burke
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Ernest Burke
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 9 Innings
0

Hitting Stats for Ernest Burke and Ted Wilks

Ernest Burke
Career
Per 600 PA
3
3
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10
10
Ernest Burke
Career
Per 600 PA
18
220.41
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
385
982.98
Ernest Burke
Career
Per 600 PA
49
600
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
235
600
Ernest Burke
Career
Per 600 PA
40
489.8
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
206
525.96
Ernest Burke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.175
0.175
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 600 PA
0.131
0.131
Ernest Burke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.582
0.582
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 600 PA
0.4
0.4
Ernest Burke
Career
Per 600 PAverified
7
85.71
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
27
68.94
Ernest Burke
Career
Per 600 PA
5
61.22
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
24
61.28
Ernest Burke
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
24.49
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
3
7.66
Ernest Burke
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ernest Burke
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ernest Burke
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
24.49
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
3
7.66
Ernest Burke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.286
0.286
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 600 PA
0.111
0.111
Ernest Burke
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ernest Burke
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ernest Burke
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3.26
39.9
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
5.99
15.3
Ernest Burke
Career
Per 600 PAverified
9
110.2
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
30
76.6
Ernest Burke
Career
Per 600 PAverified
14
171.43
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
43
109.79
Ernest Burke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.298
0.298
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 600 PA
0.194
0.194
Ernest Burke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.225
0.225
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 600 PA
0.146
0.146
Ernest Burke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.523
0.523
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 600 PA
0.339
0.339
Ernest Burke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.05
0.05
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 600 PA
0.015
0.015
Ernest Burke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.19
0.19
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 600 PA
0.124
0.124
Ernest Burke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.485
0.485
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 600 PA
0.256
0.256
Ernest Burke
Career
Per 600 PA
0.175
0.175
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.184
0.184
Ernest Burke
Career
Per 600 PA
3
36.73
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
15
38.3
Ernest Burke
Career
Per 600 PAverified
5
61.22
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
13
33.19
Ernest Burke
Career
Per 600 PAverified
8
97.96
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
28
71.49
Ernest Burke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3.54
43.34
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 600 PA
3.03
7.75
Ernest Burke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
61.22
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ernest Burke
Career
Per 600 PA
2
24.49
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
16
40.85
Ernest Burke
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ernest Burke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 600 PA
59
150.64
Ernest Burke
Career
Per 600 PA
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3.98
3.98
Ernest Burke
Career
Per 600 PA
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.27
0.27
Ernest Burke
Career
Per 600 PA
2
24.49
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
13
33.19
Ernest Burke
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ernest Burke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 600 PA
1
2.55
Ernest Burke
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ernest Burke
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ernest Burke
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ernest Burke
Career
Per 600 PA
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 600 PA