Ray Caldwell vs. Ted Wilks — Career Comparison

Ray Caldwell
Lost GenerationPennsylvaniaThrows RightBats LeftNorth AmericaNew York YankeesAmerican LeagueStarting Pitcher
Ted Wilks
Greatest GenerationNew YorkThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaSt. Louis CardinalsNational LeagueRelief Pitcher

Ray 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. Ray Caldwell posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 3.22 and WHIP 1.261 compared to 3.26 and 1.221 for Ted Wilks. By the career numbers, Ray Caldwell had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Ray Caldwell and Ted Wilks

Ray Caldwell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
12
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
10
Ray Caldwell
Career
Per 9 Innings
343
1.38
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
385
3.8
Ray Caldwell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
260
1.04
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 9 Innings
44
0.43
Ray Caldwell
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
133
0.53
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
59
0.58
Ray Caldwell
Career
Per 9 Innings
120
0.48
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
30
0.3
Ray Caldwell
Career
Per 9 Innings
52.57
52.57
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
66.29
66.29
Ray Caldwell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
75.8
75.8
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 9 Innings
11.43
11.43
Ray Caldwell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
184
0.74
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 9 Innings
22
0.22
Ray Caldwell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
21
0.08
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
0.05
Ray Caldwell
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
0.04
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
46
0.45
Ray Caldwell
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
802
3.22
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
331
3.26
Ray Caldwell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.22
3.22
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.26
3.26
Ray Caldwell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.17
3.17
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.21
3.21
Ray Caldwell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.52
3.52
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.17
4.17
Ray Caldwell
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.252
0.252
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.24
0.24
Ray Caldwell
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6726
27
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 9 Innings
2739
27
Ray Caldwell
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2242
9
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 9 Innings
913
9
Ray Caldwell
Career
Per 9 Innings
2089
8.39
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
832
8.2
Ray Caldwell
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.39
8.39
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.2
8.2
Ray Caldwell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
59
0.24
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 9 Innings
76
0.75
Ray Caldwell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.24
0.24
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.75
0.75
Ray Caldwell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.17
0.17
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.2
0.2
Ray Caldwell
Career
Per 9 Innings
738
2.96
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
283
2.79
Ray Caldwell
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ray Caldwell
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.96
2.96
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.79
2.79
Ray Caldwell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1006
4.04
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 9 Innings
403
3.97
Ray Caldwell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.04
4.04
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.97
3.97
Ray Caldwell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.93
2.93
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.05
1.05
Ray Caldwell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.778
0.778
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.751
0.751
Ray Caldwell
Career
Per 9 Innings
29
0.12
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
0.08
Ray Caldwell
Career
Per 9 Innings
63
0.25
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
0.11
Ray Caldwell
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.01
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
0.01
Ray Caldwell
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
9094
36.51
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3765
37.11
Ray Caldwell
Career
Per 9 Innings
62
0.25
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
191
1.88
Ray Caldwell
Career
Per 9 Innings
992
3.98
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
364
3.59
Ray Caldwell
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.98
3.98
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.59
3.59
Ray Caldwell
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ray Caldwell
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ray Caldwell
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ray Caldwell
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.261
1.261
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.221
1.221
Ray Caldwell
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
8293
33.29
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3471
34.22
Ray Caldwell
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.89
2.89
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.95
0.95
Ray Caldwell
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.281
0.281
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.253
0.253
Ray Caldwell
Career
Per 9 Innings
36.51
36.51
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
37.11
37.11

Fielding Stats for Ray Caldwell and Ted Wilks

Ray Caldwell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
12
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
Ray Caldwell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
395
187.11
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 9 Innings
385
Ray Caldwell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.95
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Ray Caldwell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
57
27
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Ray Caldwell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
19
9
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Ray Caldwell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
204
96.63
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 9 Innings
30
Ray Caldwell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
531
251.53
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 9 Innings
120
Ray Caldwell
Career
Per 9 Innings
34
16.11
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
Ray Caldwell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
769
364.26
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 9 Innings
158
Ray Caldwell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
735
348.16
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 9 Innings
150
Ray Caldwell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
95.58
95.58
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 9 Innings
94.94
Ray Caldwell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.861
1.861
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.39
Ray Caldwell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.51
0.51
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Ray Caldwell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
19
9
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 9 Innings
11
Ray Caldwell
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Ray Caldwell
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Ray Caldwell
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Ray Caldwell
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 9 Innings
0

Hitting Stats for Ray Caldwell and Ted Wilks

Ray Caldwell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
12
12
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 600 PA
10
10
Ray Caldwell
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
590
278.96
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 600 PAverified
385
982.98
Ray Caldwell
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1269
600
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 600 PA
235
600
Ray Caldwell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1164
550.35
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 600 PA
206
525.96
Ray Caldwell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.248
0.248
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 600 PA
0.131
0.131
Ray Caldwell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.649
0.649
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 600 PA
0.4
0.4
Ray Caldwell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
289
136.64
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 600 PA
27
68.94
Ray Caldwell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
227
107.33
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 600 PA
24
61.28
Ray Caldwell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
46
21.75
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 600 PA
3
7.66
Ray Caldwell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8
3.78
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ray Caldwell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8
3.78
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ray Caldwell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
62
29.31
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 600 PA
3
7.66
Ray Caldwell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.215
0.215
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 600 PA
0.111
0.111
Ray Caldwell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.007
0.007
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ray Caldwell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.028
0.028
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ray Caldwell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
118.02
55.8
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 600 PA
5.99
15.3
Ray Caldwell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
375
177.3
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 600 PA
30
76.6
Ray Caldwell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
370
174.94
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 600 PA
43
109.79
Ray Caldwell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.297
0.297
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 600 PA
0.194
0.194
Ray Caldwell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.322
0.322
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 600 PA
0.146
0.146
Ray Caldwell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.619
0.619
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 600 PA
0.339
0.339
Ray Caldwell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.074
0.074
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 600 PA
0.015
0.015
Ray Caldwell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.214
0.214
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 600 PA
0.124
0.124
Ray Caldwell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.543
0.543
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 600 PA
0.256
0.256
Ray Caldwell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.293
0.293
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 600 PA
0.184
0.184
Ray Caldwell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
138
65.25
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 600 PA
15
38.3
Ray Caldwell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
114
53.9
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 600 PA
13
33.19
Ray Caldwell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
244
115.37
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 600 PA
28
71.49
Ray Caldwell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
129.68
61.31
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 600 PA
3.03
7.75
Ray Caldwell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
1.42
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ray Caldwell
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
78
36.88
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 600 PAverified
16
40.85
Ray Caldwell
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ray Caldwell
Career
Per 600 PAverified
196
92.67
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
59
150.64
Ray Caldwell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6.47
6.47
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 600 PA
3.98
3.98
Ray Caldwell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.4
0.4
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 600 PA
0.27
0.27
Ray Caldwell
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
24
11.35
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 600 PAverified
13
33.19
Ray Caldwell
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ray Caldwell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 600 PA
1
2.55
Ray Caldwell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
23
10.87
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ray Caldwell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
3.31
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ray Caldwell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
30
14.18
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ray Caldwell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
76.67
76.67
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 600 PA