Dick Burton vs. Ted Wilks — Career Comparison

Dick Burton
Greatest GenerationAlabamaThrows RightNorth AmericaBirmingham Black BaronsNegro American LeagueStarting Pitcher
Ted Wilks
Greatest GenerationNew YorkThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaSt. Louis CardinalsNational LeagueRelief Pitcher

Dick Burton 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 4.71 and 1.376 for Dick Burton. By the career numbers, Ted Wilks had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Dick Burton and Ted Wilks

Dick Burton
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
10
Dick Burton
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
2.48
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
385
3.8
Dick Burton
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
1.24
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
44
0.43
Dick Burton
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.25
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
59
0.58
Dick Burton
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4
0.99
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
30
0.3
Dick Burton
Career
Per 9 Innings
20
20
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
66.29
66.29
Dick Burton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
50
50
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 9 Innings
11.43
11.43
Dick Burton
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.5
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
22
0.22
Dick Burton
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.05
Dick Burton
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
46
0.45
Dick Burton
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
19
4.71
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
331
3.26
Dick Burton
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.71
4.71
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.26
3.26
Dick Burton
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.25
3.25
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.21
3.21
Dick Burton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.61
3.61
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.17
4.17
Dick Burton
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.248
0.248
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.24
0.24
Dick Burton
Career
Per 9 Innings
109
27
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2739
27
Dick Burton
Career
Per 9 Innings
36.1
9
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
913
9
Dick Burton
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
37
9.17
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
832
8.2
Dick Burton
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.17
9.17
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.2
8.2
Dick Burton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.25
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 9 Innings
76
0.75
Dick Burton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.25
0.25
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.75
0.75
Dick Burton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.1
0.1
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.2
0.2
Dick Burton
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
13
3.22
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
283
2.79
Dick Burton
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dick Burton
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.22
3.22
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.79
2.79
Dick Burton
Career
Per 9 Innings
15
3.72
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
403
3.97
Dick Burton
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.72
3.72
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.97
3.97
Dick Burton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.5
1.5
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.05
1.05
Dick Burton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.771
0.771
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.751
0.751
Dick Burton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
0.08
Dick Burton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 9 Innings
11
0.11
Dick Burton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.01
Dick Burton
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
166
41.12
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3765
37.11
Dick Burton
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.5
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
191
1.88
Dick Burton
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
26
6.44
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
364
3.59
Dick Burton
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.44
6.44
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.59
3.59
Dick Burton
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.99
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Dick Burton
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dick Burton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.5
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dick Burton
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.376
1.376
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.221
1.221
Dick Burton
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
149
36.91
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3471
34.22
Dick Burton
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.6
2.6
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.95
0.95
Dick Burton
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.271
0.271
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.253
0.253
Dick Burton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
41.12
41.12
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 9 Innings
37.11
37.11

Fielding Stats for Dick Burton and Ted Wilks

Dick Burton
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
1
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
10
Dick Burton
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
2.48
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
385
Dick Burton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
1.24
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Dick Burton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
109
27
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Dick Burton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
36.1
9
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Dick Burton
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
30
Dick Burton
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
2.23
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
120
Dick Burton
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
0.25
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
Dick Burton
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
2.48
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
158
Dick Burton
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
2.23
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
150
Dick Burton
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
90
90
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
94.94
Dick Burton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.9
0.9
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.39
Dick Burton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
50
50
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Dick Burton
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
11
Dick Burton
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Dick Burton
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Dick Burton
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Dick Burton
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 9 Innings
0

Hitting Stats for Dick Burton and Ted Wilks

Dick Burton
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10
10
Dick Burton
Career
Per 600 PA
10
461.54
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
385
982.98
Dick Burton
Career
Per 600 PA
13
600
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
235
600
Dick Burton
Career
Per 600 PAverified
12
553.85
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
206
525.96
Dick Burton
Career
Per 600 PA
0.083
0.083
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.131
0.131
Dick Burton
Career
Per 600 PA
0.308
0.308
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.4
0.4
Dick Burton
Career
Per 600 PA
1
46.15
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
27
68.94
Dick Burton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
24
61.28
Dick Burton
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
46.15
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
3
7.66
Dick Burton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Burton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Burton
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
46.15
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
3
7.66
Dick Burton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 600 PA
0.111
0.111
Dick Burton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Burton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Burton
Career
Per 600 PA
0.18
8.32
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5.99
15.3
Dick Burton
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
92.31
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
30
76.6
Dick Burton
Career
Per 600 PA
1
46.15
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
43
109.79
Dick Burton
Career
Per 600 PA
0.083
0.083
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.194
0.194
Dick Burton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.167
0.167
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 600 PA
0.146
0.146
Dick Burton
Career
Per 600 PA
0.25
0.25
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.339
0.339
Dick Burton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.083
0.083
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 600 PA
0.015
0.015
Dick Burton
Career
Per 600 PA
0.079
0.079
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.124
0.124
Dick Burton
Career
Per 600 PA
0.182
0.182
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.256
0.256
Dick Burton
Career
Per 600 PA
0.091
0.091
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.184
0.184
Dick Burton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
15
38.3
Dick Burton
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
46.15
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
13
33.19
Dick Burton
Career
Per 600 PA
1
46.15
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
28
71.49
Dick Burton
Career
Per 600 PA
-0.38
-17.41
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3.03
7.75
Dick Burton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Burton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
16
40.85
Dick Burton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Burton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
46.15
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 600 PA
59
150.64
Dick Burton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
13
13
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 600 PA
3.98
3.98
Dick Burton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.27
0.27
Dick Burton
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
46.15
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
13
33.19
Dick Burton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Burton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 600 PA
1
2.55
Dick Burton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Burton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Burton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Burton
Career
Per 600 PA
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 600 PA