Paul Carter vs. Ted Wilks — Career Comparison

Paul Carter
Lost GenerationGeorgiaThrows RightBats LeftNorth AmericaChicago CubsNational LeagueStarting Pitcher
Ted Wilks
Greatest GenerationNew YorkThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaSt. Louis CardinalsNational LeagueRelief Pitcher

Paul Carter 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 3.32 and 1.358 for Paul Carter. By the career numbers, Ted Wilks had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Paul Carter and Ted Wilks

Paul Carter
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
7
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
10
Paul Carter
Career
Per 9 Innings
127
2.38
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
385
3.8
Paul Carter
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
43
0.81
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
44
0.43
Paul Carter
Career
Per 9 Innings
20
0.38
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
59
0.58
Paul Carter
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
26
0.49
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
30
0.3
Paul Carter
Career
Per 9 Innings
43.48
43.48
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
66.29
66.29
Paul Carter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
33.86
33.86
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 9 Innings
11.43
11.43
Paul Carter
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
16
0.3
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
22
0.22
Paul Carter
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.05
Paul Carter
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
0.13
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
46
0.45
Paul Carter
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
177
3.32
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
331
3.26
Paul Carter
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.32
3.32
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.26
3.26
Paul Carter
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.65
3.65
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.21
3.21
Paul Carter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.77
3.77
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.17
4.17
Paul Carter
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.274
0.274
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.24
0.24
Paul Carter
Career
Per 9 Innings
1440
27
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2739
27
Paul Carter
Career
Per 9 Innings
480
9
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
913
9
Paul Carter
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
510
9.56
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
832
8.2
Paul Carter
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.56
9.56
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.2
8.2
Paul Carter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
0.19
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 9 Innings
76
0.75
Paul Carter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.19
0.19
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.75
0.75
Paul Carter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.08
0.08
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.2
0.2
Paul Carter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
142
2.66
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 9 Innings
283
2.79
Paul Carter
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Paul Carter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.66
2.66
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.79
2.79
Paul Carter
Career
Per 9 Innings
115
2.16
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
403
3.97
Paul Carter
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.16
2.16
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.97
3.97
Paul Carter
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.91
0.91
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.05
1.05
Paul Carter
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.535
0.535
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.751
0.751
Paul Carter
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
7
0.13
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
0.08
Paul Carter
Career
Per 9 Innings
14
0.26
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
0.11
Paul Carter
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.02
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.01
Paul Carter
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2021
37.89
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3765
37.11
Paul Carter
Career
Per 9 Innings
59
1.11
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
191
1.88
Paul Carter
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
233
4.37
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
364
3.59
Paul Carter
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.37
4.37
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.59
3.59
Paul Carter
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Paul Carter
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Paul Carter
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Paul Carter
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.358
1.358
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.221
1.221
Paul Carter
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1865
34.97
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3471
34.22
Paul Carter
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.83
1.83
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.95
0.95
Paul Carter
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.287
0.287
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.253
0.253
Paul Carter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
37.89
37.89
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 9 Innings
37.11
37.11

Fielding Stats for Paul Carter and Ted Wilks

Paul Carter
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
10
Paul Carter
Career
Per 9 Innings
127
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
385
Paul Carter
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Paul Carter
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Paul Carter
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Paul Carter
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
30
Paul Carter
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
149
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 9 Innings
120
Paul Carter
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
Paul Carter
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
165
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 9 Innings
158
Paul Carter
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
157
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 9 Innings
150
Paul Carter
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
95.15
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 9 Innings
94.94
Paul Carter
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1.236
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.39
Paul Carter
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Paul Carter
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
11
Paul Carter
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Paul Carter
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Paul Carter
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Paul Carter
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 9 Innings
0

Hitting Stats for Paul Carter and Ted Wilks

Paul Carter
Career
Per 600 PA
7
7
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10
10
Paul Carter
Career
Per 600 PA
129
474.85
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
385
982.98
Paul Carter
Career
Per 600 PA
163
600
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
235
600
Paul Carter
Career
Per 600 PAverified
154
566.87
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
206
525.96
Paul Carter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.195
0.195
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 600 PA
0.131
0.131
Paul Carter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.469
0.469
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 600 PA
0.4
0.4
Paul Carter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
30
110.43
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 600 PA
27
68.94
Paul Carter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
26
95.71
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 600 PA
24
61.28
Paul Carter
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
11.04
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 600 PA
3
7.66
Paul Carter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
3.68
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Paul Carter
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Paul Carter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
14.72
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 600 PA
3
7.66
Paul Carter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.133
0.133
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 600 PA
0.111
0.111
Paul Carter
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Paul Carter
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Paul Carter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7.64
28.14
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 600 PA
5.99
15.3
Paul Carter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
35
128.83
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 600 PA
30
76.6
Paul Carter
Career
Per 600 PAverified
35
128.83
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
43
109.79
Paul Carter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.22
0.22
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 600 PA
0.194
0.194
Paul Carter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.227
0.227
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 600 PA
0.146
0.146
Paul Carter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.447
0.447
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 600 PA
0.339
0.339
Paul Carter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.033
0.033
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 600 PA
0.015
0.015
Paul Carter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.156
0.156
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 600 PA
0.124
0.124
Paul Carter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.323
0.323
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 600 PA
0.256
0.256
Paul Carter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.248
0.248
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 600 PA
0.184
0.184
Paul Carter
Career
Per 600 PAverified
14
51.53
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
15
38.3
Paul Carter
Career
Per 600 PAverified
10
36.81
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
13
33.19
Paul Carter
Career
Per 600 PAverified
24
88.34
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
28
71.49
Paul Carter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7.77
28.6
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 600 PA
3.03
7.75
Paul Carter
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Paul Carter
Career
Per 600 PA
5
18.4
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
16
40.85
Paul Carter
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Paul Carter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
33
121.47
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 600 PA
59
150.64
Paul Carter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4.94
4.94
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 600 PA
3.98
3.98
Paul Carter
Career
Per 600 PA
0.15
0.15
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.27
0.27
Paul Carter
Career
Per 600 PA
4
14.72
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
13
33.19
Paul Carter
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Paul Carter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 600 PA
1
2.55
Paul Carter
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Paul Carter
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Paul Carter
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Paul Carter
Career
Per 600 PA
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 600 PA