Sugar Cain vs. Ted Wilks — Career Comparison

Sugar Cain
Greatest GenerationGeorgiaThrows RightBats LeftNorth AmericaPhiladelphia AthleticsAmerican LeagueStarting Pitcher
Ted Wilks
Greatest GenerationNew YorkThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaSt. Louis CardinalsNational LeagueRelief Pitcher

Sugar Cain 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 4.83 and 1.710 for Sugar Cain. By the career numbers, Ted Wilks had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Sugar Cain and Ted Wilks

Sugar Cain
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
7
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
10
Sugar Cain
Career
Per 9 Innings
178
1.62
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
385
3.8
Sugar Cain
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
137
1.25
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 9 Innings
44
0.43
Sugar Cain
Career
Per 9 Innings
53
0.48
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
59
0.58
Sugar Cain
Career
Per 9 Innings
60
0.55
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
30
0.3
Sugar Cain
Career
Per 9 Innings
46.9
46.9
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
66.29
66.29
Sugar Cain
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
76.97
76.97
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 9 Innings
11.43
11.43
Sugar Cain
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
58
0.53
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 9 Innings
22
0.22
Sugar Cain
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.02
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.05
Sugar Cain
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.01
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
46
0.45
Sugar Cain
Career
Per 9 Innings
530
4.83
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
331
3.26
Sugar Cain
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.83
4.83
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.26
3.26
Sugar Cain
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.37
5.37
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.21
3.21
Sugar Cain
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.09
5.09
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.17
4.17
Sugar Cain
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.282
0.282
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.24
0.24
Sugar Cain
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2962
27
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 9 Innings
2739
27
Sugar Cain
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
987.1
9
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 9 Innings
913
9
Sugar Cain
Career
Per 9 Innings
1119
10.2
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
832
8.2
Sugar Cain
Career
Per 9 Innings
10.2
10.2
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.2
8.2
Sugar Cain
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
67
0.61
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 9 Innings
76
0.75
Sugar Cain
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.61
0.61
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.75
0.75
Sugar Cain
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.38
0.38
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.2
0.2
Sugar Cain
Career
Per 9 Innings
569
5.19
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
283
2.79
Sugar Cain
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Sugar Cain
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.19
5.19
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.79
2.79
Sugar Cain
Career
Per 9 Innings
279
2.54
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
403
3.97
Sugar Cain
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.54
2.54
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.97
3.97
Sugar Cain
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.57
1.57
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.05
1.05
Sugar Cain
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.859
0.859
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.751
0.751
Sugar Cain
Career
Per 9 Innings
12
0.11
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
0.08
Sugar Cain
Career
Per 9 Innings
15
0.14
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
0.11
Sugar Cain
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.01
Sugar Cain
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4556
41.53
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 9 Innings
3765
37.11
Sugar Cain
Career
Per 9 Innings
14
0.13
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
191
1.88
Sugar Cain
Career
Per 9 Innings
611
5.57
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
364
3.59
Sugar Cain
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.57
5.57
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.59
3.59
Sugar Cain
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Sugar Cain
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Sugar Cain
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Sugar Cain
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.71
1.71
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.221
1.221
Sugar Cain
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3972
36.21
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 9 Innings
3471
34.22
Sugar Cain
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.43
3.43
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.95
0.95
Sugar Cain
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.29
0.29
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.253
0.253
Sugar Cain
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
41.53
41.53
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 9 Innings
37.11
37.11

Fielding Stats for Sugar Cain and Ted Wilks

Sugar Cain
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
10
Sugar Cain
Career
Per 9 Innings
178
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
385
Sugar Cain
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Sugar Cain
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Sugar Cain
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Sugar Cain
Career
Per 9 Innings
17
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
30
Sugar Cain
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
168
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 9 Innings
120
Sugar Cain
Career
Per 9 Innings
14
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
8
Sugar Cain
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
199
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 9 Innings
158
Sugar Cain
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
185
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 9 Innings
150
Sugar Cain
Career
Per 9 Innings
92.96
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
94.94
Sugar Cain
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1.039
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.39
Sugar Cain
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Sugar Cain
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
15
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 9 Innings
11
Sugar Cain
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Sugar Cain
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Sugar Cain
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Sugar Cain
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 9 Innings
0

Hitting Stats for Sugar Cain and Ted Wilks

Sugar Cain
Career
Per 600 PA
7
7
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10
10
Sugar Cain
Career
Per 600 PA
180
287.23
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
385
982.98
Sugar Cain
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
376
600
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 600 PA
235
600
Sugar Cain
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
344
548.94
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 600 PA
206
525.96
Sugar Cain
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.163
0.163
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 600 PA
0.131
0.131
Sugar Cain
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.412
0.412
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 600 PA
0.4
0.4
Sugar Cain
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
56
89.36
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 600 PA
27
68.94
Sugar Cain
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
52
82.98
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 600 PA
24
61.28
Sugar Cain
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
4
6.38
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
7.66
Sugar Cain
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Sugar Cain
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Sugar Cain
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
4
6.38
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
7.66
Sugar Cain
Career
Per 600 PA
0.071
0.071
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.111
0.111
Sugar Cain
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Sugar Cain
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Sugar Cain
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
11.56
18.45
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 600 PA
5.99
15.3
Sugar Cain
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
60
95.74
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 600 PA
30
76.6
Sugar Cain
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
70
111.7
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 600 PA
43
109.79
Sugar Cain
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.196
0.196
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 600 PA
0.194
0.194
Sugar Cain
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.174
0.174
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 600 PA
0.146
0.146
Sugar Cain
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.37
0.37
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 600 PA
0.339
0.339
Sugar Cain
Career
Per 600 PA
0.012
0.012
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.015
0.015
Sugar Cain
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.132
0.132
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 600 PA
0.124
0.124
Sugar Cain
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.257
0.257
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 600 PA
0.256
0.256
Sugar Cain
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.215
0.215
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 600 PA
0.184
0.184
Sugar Cain
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
18
28.72
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 600 PAverified
15
38.3
Sugar Cain
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
21
33.51
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 600 PA
13
33.19
Sugar Cain
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
39
62.23
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 600 PAverified
28
71.49
Sugar Cain
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9.11
14.54
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 600 PA
3.03
7.75
Sugar Cain
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.6
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Sugar Cain
Career
Per 600 PA
13
20.74
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
16
40.85
Sugar Cain
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Sugar Cain
Career
Per 600 PAverified
83
132.45
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
59
150.64
Sugar Cain
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4.53
4.53
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 600 PA
3.98
3.98
Sugar Cain
Career
Per 600 PA
0.16
0.16
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.27
0.27
Sugar Cain
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
18
28.72
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 600 PAverified
13
33.19
Sugar Cain
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Sugar Cain
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 600 PA
1
2.55
Sugar Cain
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Sugar Cain
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Sugar Cain
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Sugar Cain
Career
Per 600 PA
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 600 PA