Pete Center vs. Charley Wilson — Career Comparison

Pete Center
Greatest GenerationKentuckyThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaCleveland GuardiansAmerican LeagueRelief Pitcher
Charley Wilson
Lost GenerationVirginiaNorth AmericaColumbus BuckeyesNegro National LeagueStarting Pitcher

Charley Wilson built a career as a starting pitcher and Pete Center as a reliever — different jobs with different demands — but on the metrics that apply to both, a comparison is still worth making. Charley Wilson posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 4.02 and WHIP 1.353 compared to 4.1 and 1.397 for Pete Center. By the career numbers, Charley Wilson had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Pete Center and Charley Wilson

Pete Center
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
4
Charley Wilson
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
4
Pete Center
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
77
4.32
Charley Wilson
Career
Per 9 Innings
43
1.44
Pete Center
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
0.51
Charley Wilson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
33
1.11
Pete Center
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
0.39
Charley Wilson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
0.47
Pete Center
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
0.39
Charley Wilson
Career
Per 9 Innings
19
0.64
Pete Center
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
50
50
Charley Wilson
Career
Per 9 Innings
42.42
42.42
Pete Center
Career
Per 9 Innings
11.69
11.69
Charley Wilson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
76.74
76.74
Pete Center
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.11
Charley Wilson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
16
0.54
Pete Center
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Charley Wilson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.07
Pete Center
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.17
Charley Wilson
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.03
Pete Center
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
73
4.1
Charley Wilson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
120
4.02
Pete Center
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.1
4.1
Charley Wilson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.02
4.02
Pete Center
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.69
3.69
Charley Wilson
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.75
3.75
Pete Center
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.31
4.31
Charley Wilson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.57
3.57
Pete Center
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.25
0.25
Charley Wilson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.293
0.293
Pete Center
Career
Per 9 Innings
481
27
Charley Wilson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
805
27
Pete Center
Career
Per 9 Innings
160.1
9
Charley Wilson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
268.1
9
Pete Center
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
154
8.64
Charley Wilson
Career
Per 9 Innings
307
10.3
Pete Center
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.64
8.64
Charley Wilson
Career
Per 9 Innings
10.3
10.3
Pete Center
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
7
0.39
Charley Wilson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
0.34
Pete Center
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.39
0.39
Charley Wilson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.34
0.34
Pete Center
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.09
0.09
Charley Wilson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.23
0.23
Pete Center
Career
Per 9 Innings
70
3.93
Charley Wilson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
56
1.88
Pete Center
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Charley Wilson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Pete Center
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.93
3.93
Charley Wilson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.88
1.88
Pete Center
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
50
2.81
Charley Wilson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
78
2.62
Pete Center
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.81
2.81
Charley Wilson
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.62
2.62
Pete Center
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.65
0.65
Charley Wilson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.81
1.81
Pete Center
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.748
0.748
Charley Wilson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.499
0.499
Pete Center
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.22
Charley Wilson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.03
Pete Center
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3
0.17
Charley Wilson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.13
Pete Center
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Charley Wilson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Pete Center
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
689
38.68
Charley Wilson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1146
38.44
Pete Center
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
40
2.25
Charley Wilson
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
0.17
Pete Center
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
82
4.6
Charley Wilson
Career
Per 9 Innings
151
5.06
Pete Center
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.6
4.6
Charley Wilson
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.06
5.06
Pete Center
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Charley Wilson
Career
Per 9 Innings
39
1.31
Pete Center
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Charley Wilson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Pete Center
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Charley Wilson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
17
0.57
Pete Center
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.397
1.397
Charley Wilson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.353
1.353
Pete Center
Career
Per 9 Innings
616
34.58
Charley Wilson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1047
35.12
Pete Center
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.06
1.06
Charley Wilson
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.51
3.51
Pete Center
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.263
0.263
Charley Wilson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.31
0.31
Pete Center
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
38.68
38.68
Charley Wilson
Career
Per 9 Innings
38.44
38.44

Fielding Stats for Pete Center and Charley Wilson

Pete Center
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
Charley Wilson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
4
Pete Center
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
77
Charley Wilson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
43
1.44
Pete Center
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Charley Wilson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
33
1.11
Pete Center
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Charley Wilson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
805
27
Pete Center
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Charley Wilson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
268.1
9
Pete Center
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
Charley Wilson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
0.27
Pete Center
Career
Per 9 Innings
21
Charley Wilson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
82
2.75
Pete Center
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
Charley Wilson
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
0.2
Pete Center
Career
Per 9 Innings
28
Charley Wilson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
96
3.22
Pete Center
Career
Per 9 Innings
26
Charley Wilson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
90
3.02
Pete Center
Career
Per 9 Innings
92.86
Charley Wilson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
93.75
93.75
Pete Center
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.338
Charley Wilson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.093
2.093
Pete Center
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Charley Wilson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
76.74
76.74
Pete Center
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
Charley Wilson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.07
Pete Center
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Charley Wilson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Pete Center
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Charley Wilson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Pete Center
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Charley Wilson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Pete Center
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Charley Wilson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Pete Center and Charley Wilson

Pete Center
Career
Per 600 PA
4
4
Charley Wilson
Career
Per 600 PA
4
4
Pete Center
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
77
1443.75
Charley Wilson
Career
Per 600 PA
44
258.82
Pete Center
Career
Per 600 PA
32
600
Charley Wilson
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
102
600
Pete Center
Career
Per 600 PAverified
31
581.25
Charley Wilson
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
97
570.59
Pete Center
Career
Per 600 PA
0.065
0.065
Charley Wilson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.124
0.124
Pete Center
Career
Per 600 PA
0.172
0.172
Charley Wilson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.304
0.304
Pete Center
Career
Per 600 PA
2
37.5
Charley Wilson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
12
70.59
Pete Center
Career
Per 600 PA
2
37.5
Charley Wilson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
12
70.59
Pete Center
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Charley Wilson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Pete Center
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Charley Wilson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Pete Center
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Charley Wilson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Pete Center
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Charley Wilson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Pete Center
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Charley Wilson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Pete Center
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Charley Wilson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Pete Center
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Charley Wilson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Pete Center
Career
Per 600 PA
0.09
1.6
Charley Wilson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1.83
10.78
Pete Center
Career
Per 600 PA
2
37.5
Charley Wilson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
12
70.59
Pete Center
Career
Per 600 PA
3
56.25
Charley Wilson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
16
94.12
Pete Center
Career
Per 600 PA
0.094
0.094
Charley Wilson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.158
0.158
Pete Center
Career
Per 600 PA
0.065
0.065
Charley Wilson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.124
0.124
Pete Center
Career
Per 600 PA
0.158
0.158
Charley Wilson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.282
0.282
Pete Center
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Charley Wilson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Pete Center
Career
Per 600 PA
0.058
0.058
Charley Wilson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.102
0.102
Pete Center
Career
Per 600 PA
0.1
0.1
Charley Wilson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.188
0.188
Pete Center
Career
Per 600 PA
0.105
0.105
Charley Wilson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.124
0.124
Pete Center
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
37.5
Charley Wilson
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
3
17.65
Pete Center
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Charley Wilson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
23.53
Pete Center
Career
Per 600 PA
2
37.5
Charley Wilson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
41.18
Pete Center
Career
Per 600 PA
-1.9
-35.65
Charley Wilson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
-0.14
-0.8
Pete Center
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Charley Wilson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Pete Center
Career
Per 600 PA
1
18.75
Charley Wilson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
23.53
Pete Center
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Charley Wilson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Pete Center
Career
Per 600 PA
12
225
Charley Wilson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Pete Center
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2.67
2.67
Charley Wilson
Career
Per 600 PA
Pete Center
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.08
0.08
Charley Wilson
Career
Per 600 PA
Pete Center
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Charley Wilson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
5.88
Pete Center
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Charley Wilson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Pete Center
Career
Per 600 PA
1
18.75
Charley Wilson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Pete Center
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Charley Wilson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Pete Center
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Charley Wilson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Pete Center
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Charley Wilson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Pete Center
Career
Per 600 PA
Charley Wilson
Career
Per 600 PA