Mike Caldwell vs. Ted Wilks — Career Comparison

Mike Caldwell
Baby BoomersNorth CarolinaThrows LeftBats RightNorth AmericaMilwaukee BrewersAmerican LeagueStarting Pitcher
Ted Wilks
Greatest GenerationNew YorkThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaSt. Louis CardinalsNational LeagueRelief Pitcher

Mike Caldwell 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 3.81 and 1.345 for Mike Caldwell. By the career numbers, Ted Wilks had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Mike Caldwell and Ted Wilks

Mike Caldwell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
14
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
10
Mike Caldwell
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
475
1.77
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
385
3.8
Mike Caldwell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
307
1.15
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 9 Innings
44
0.43
Mike Caldwell
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
137
0.51
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
59
0.58
Mike Caldwell
Career
Per 9 Innings
130
0.49
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
30
0.3
Mike Caldwell
Career
Per 9 Innings
51.31
51.31
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
66.29
66.29
Mike Caldwell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
64.63
64.63
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 9 Innings
11.43
11.43
Mike Caldwell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
98
0.37
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 9 Innings
22
0.22
Mike Caldwell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
23
0.09
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
0.05
Mike Caldwell
Career
Per 9 Innings
18
0.07
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
46
0.45
Mike Caldwell
Career
Per 9 Innings
1020
3.81
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
331
3.26
Mike Caldwell
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.81
3.81
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.26
3.26
Mike Caldwell
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.85
3.85
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.21
3.21
Mike Caldwell
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.18
4.18
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.17
4.17
Mike Caldwell
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.276
0.276
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.24
0.24
Mike Caldwell
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
7226
27
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 9 Innings
2739
27
Mike Caldwell
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2408.2
9
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 9 Innings
913
9
Mike Caldwell
Career
Per 9 Innings
2581
9.64
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
832
8.2
Mike Caldwell
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.64
9.64
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.2
8.2
Mike Caldwell
Career
Per 9 Innings
218
0.81
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
76
0.75
Mike Caldwell
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.81
0.81
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.75
0.75
Mike Caldwell
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.46
0.46
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.2
0.2
Mike Caldwell
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
597
2.23
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
283
2.79
Mike Caldwell
Career
Per 9 Innings
62
0.23
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Mike Caldwell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.23
2.23
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.79
2.79
Mike Caldwell
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
939
3.51
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
403
3.97
Mike Caldwell
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.51
3.51
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.97
3.97
Mike Caldwell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.98
1.98
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.05
1.05
Mike Caldwell
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.638
0.638
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.751
0.751
Mike Caldwell
Career
Per 9 Innings
65
0.24
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
0.08
Mike Caldwell
Career
Per 9 Innings
35
0.13
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
0.11
Mike Caldwell
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
0.03
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.01
Mike Caldwell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10156
37.95
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 9 Innings
3765
37.11
Mike Caldwell
Career
Per 9 Innings
77
0.29
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
191
1.88
Mike Caldwell
Career
Per 9 Innings
1182
4.42
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
364
3.59
Mike Caldwell
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.42
4.42
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.59
3.59
Mike Caldwell
Career
Per 9 Innings
109
0.41
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Mike Caldwell
Career
Per 9 Innings
60
0.22
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Mike Caldwell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
281
1.05
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mike Caldwell
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.319
1.319
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.221
1.221
Mike Caldwell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9355
34.96
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 9 Innings
3471
34.22
Mike Caldwell
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.49
2.49
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.95
0.95
Mike Caldwell
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.288
0.288
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.253
0.253
Mike Caldwell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
37.95
37.95
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 9 Innings
37.11
37.11

Fielding Stats for Mike Caldwell and Ted Wilks

Mike Caldwell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
14
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
Mike Caldwell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
475
1.77
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 9 Innings
385
Mike Caldwell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
308
1.15
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Mike Caldwell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7228
27
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Mike Caldwell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2409.1
9
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Mike Caldwell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
116
0.43
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 9 Innings
30
Mike Caldwell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
499
1.86
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 9 Innings
120
Mike Caldwell
Career
Per 9 Innings
15
0.06
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
Mike Caldwell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
630
2.35
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 9 Innings
158
Mike Caldwell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
615
2.3
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 9 Innings
150
Mike Caldwell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
97.62
97.62
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 9 Innings
94.94
Mike Caldwell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.295
1.295
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.39
Mike Caldwell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
64.84
64.84
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Mike Caldwell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
39
0.15
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 9 Innings
11
Mike Caldwell
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Mike Caldwell
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Mike Caldwell
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Mike Caldwell
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 9 Innings
0

Hitting Stats for Mike Caldwell and Ted Wilks

Mike Caldwell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
14
14
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 600 PA
10
10
Mike Caldwell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
476
1175.31
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 600 PA
385
982.98
Mike Caldwell
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
243
600
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 600 PA
235
600
Mike Caldwell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
216
533.33
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 600 PA
206
525.96
Mike Caldwell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.157
0.157
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 600 PA
0.131
0.131
Mike Caldwell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.428
0.428
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 600 PA
0.4
0.4
Mike Caldwell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
34
83.95
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 600 PA
27
68.94
Mike Caldwell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
27
66.67
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 600 PA
24
61.28
Mike Caldwell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
17.28
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 600 PA
3
7.66
Mike Caldwell
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Caldwell
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Caldwell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
17.28
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 600 PA
3
7.66
Mike Caldwell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.206
0.206
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 600 PA
0.111
0.111
Mike Caldwell
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Caldwell
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Caldwell
Career
Per 600 PA
5.66
13.96
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5.99
15.3
Mike Caldwell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
41
101.23
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 600 PA
30
76.6
Mike Caldwell
Career
Per 600 PA
38
93.83
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
43
109.79
Mike Caldwell
Career
Per 600 PA
0.172
0.172
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.194
0.194
Mike Caldwell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.19
0.19
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 600 PA
0.146
0.146
Mike Caldwell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.362
0.362
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 600 PA
0.339
0.339
Mike Caldwell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.032
0.032
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 600 PA
0.015
0.015
Mike Caldwell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.125
0.125
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 600 PA
0.124
0.124
Mike Caldwell
Career
Per 600 PA
0.237
0.237
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.256
0.256
Mike Caldwell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.219
0.219
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 600 PA
0.184
0.184
Mike Caldwell
Career
Per 600 PA
11
27.16
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
15
38.3
Mike Caldwell
Career
Per 600 PA
8
19.75
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
13
33.19
Mike Caldwell
Career
Per 600 PA
19
46.91
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
28
71.49
Mike Caldwell
Career
Per 600 PA
1.28
3.17
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3.03
7.75
Mike Caldwell
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Caldwell
Career
Per 600 PA
4
9.88
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
16
40.85
Mike Caldwell
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Caldwell
Career
Per 600 PA
62
153.09
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
59
150.64
Mike Caldwell
Career
Per 600 PA
3.92
3.92
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3.98
3.98
Mike Caldwell
Career
Per 600 PA
0.06
0.06
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.27
0.27
Mike Caldwell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
22
54.32
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 600 PA
13
33.19
Mike Caldwell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
2.47
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Caldwell
Career
Per 600 PA
8
19.75
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
2.55
Mike Caldwell
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Caldwell
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Caldwell
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Caldwell
Career
Per 600 PA
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 600 PA