Cliff Chambers vs. Ted Wilks — Career Comparison

Cliff Chambers
Greatest GenerationOregonThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaPittsburgh PiratesNational LeagueStarting Pitcher
Ted Wilks
Greatest GenerationNew YorkThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaSt. Louis CardinalsNational LeagueRelief Pitcher

Cliff Chambers 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 4.29 and 1.432 for Cliff Chambers. By the career numbers, Ted Wilks had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Cliff Chambers and Ted Wilks

Cliff Chambers
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
6
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
10
Cliff Chambers
Career
Per 9 Innings
189
1.9
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
385
3.8
Cliff Chambers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
113
1.13
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 9 Innings
44
0.43
Cliff Chambers
Career
Per 9 Innings
48
0.48
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
59
0.58
Cliff Chambers
Career
Per 9 Innings
53
0.53
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
30
0.3
Cliff Chambers
Career
Per 9 Innings
47.52
47.52
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
66.29
66.29
Cliff Chambers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
59.79
59.79
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 9 Innings
11.43
11.43
Cliff Chambers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
37
0.37
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 9 Innings
22
0.22
Cliff Chambers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
0.07
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
0.05
Cliff Chambers
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.01
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
46
0.45
Cliff Chambers
Career
Per 9 Innings
428
4.29
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
331
3.26
Cliff Chambers
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.29
4.29
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.26
3.26
Cliff Chambers
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.18
4.18
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.21
3.21
Cliff Chambers
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.46
4.46
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.17
4.17
Cliff Chambers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.261
0.261
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.24
0.24
Cliff Chambers
Career
Per 9 Innings
2692
27
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2739
27
Cliff Chambers
Career
Per 9 Innings
897.1
9
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
913
9
Cliff Chambers
Career
Per 9 Innings
924
9.27
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
832
8.2
Cliff Chambers
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.27
9.27
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.2
8.2
Cliff Chambers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
70
0.7
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 9 Innings
76
0.75
Cliff Chambers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.7
0.7
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.75
0.75
Cliff Chambers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.37
0.37
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.2
0.2
Cliff Chambers
Career
Per 9 Innings
361
3.62
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
283
2.79
Cliff Chambers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Cliff Chambers
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.62
3.62
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.79
2.79
Cliff Chambers
Career
Per 9 Innings
374
3.75
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
403
3.97
Cliff Chambers
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.75
3.75
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.97
3.97
Cliff Chambers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.98
1.98
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.05
1.05
Cliff Chambers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.819
0.819
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.751
0.751
Cliff Chambers
Career
Per 9 Innings
13
0.13
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
0.08
Cliff Chambers
Career
Per 9 Innings
21
0.21
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
0.11
Cliff Chambers
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.03
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.01
Cliff Chambers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3919
39.31
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 9 Innings
3765
37.11
Cliff Chambers
Career
Per 9 Innings
32
0.32
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
191
1.88
Cliff Chambers
Career
Per 9 Innings
482
4.83
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
364
3.59
Cliff Chambers
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.83
4.83
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.59
3.59
Cliff Chambers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Cliff Chambers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Cliff Chambers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Cliff Chambers
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.432
1.432
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.221
1.221
Cliff Chambers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3537
35.48
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 9 Innings
3471
34.22
Cliff Chambers
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.55
2.55
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.95
0.95
Cliff Chambers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.276
0.276
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.253
0.253
Cliff Chambers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
39.31
39.31
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 9 Innings
37.11
37.11

Fielding Stats for Cliff Chambers and Ted Wilks

Cliff Chambers
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
10
Cliff Chambers
Career
Per 9 Innings
189
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
385
Cliff Chambers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Cliff Chambers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Cliff Chambers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Cliff Chambers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
38
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 9 Innings
30
Cliff Chambers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
146
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 9 Innings
120
Cliff Chambers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
7
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
Cliff Chambers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
191
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 9 Innings
158
Cliff Chambers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
184
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 9 Innings
150
Cliff Chambers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
96.34
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 9 Innings
94.94
Cliff Chambers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
0.974
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.39
Cliff Chambers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Cliff Chambers
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
11
Cliff Chambers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Cliff Chambers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Cliff Chambers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Cliff Chambers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 9 Innings
0

Hitting Stats for Cliff Chambers and Ted Wilks

Cliff Chambers
Career
Per 600 PA
6
6
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10
10
Cliff Chambers
Career
Per 600 PA
189
350
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
385
982.98
Cliff Chambers
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
324
600
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 600 PA
235
600
Cliff Chambers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
294
544.44
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 600 PA
206
525.96
Cliff Chambers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.235
0.235
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 600 PA
0.131
0.131
Cliff Chambers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.611
0.611
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 600 PA
0.4
0.4
Cliff Chambers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
69
127.78
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 600 PA
27
68.94
Cliff Chambers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
55
101.85
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 600 PA
24
61.28
Cliff Chambers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9
16.67
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 600 PA
3
7.66
Cliff Chambers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
3.7
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cliff Chambers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
5.56
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cliff Chambers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
14
25.93
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 600 PA
3
7.66
Cliff Chambers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.203
0.203
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 600 PA
0.111
0.111
Cliff Chambers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.01
0.01
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cliff Chambers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.044
0.044
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cliff Chambers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
24.19
44.81
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 600 PA
5.99
15.3
Cliff Chambers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
91
168.52
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 600 PA
30
76.6
Cliff Chambers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
85
157.41
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 600 PA
43
109.79
Cliff Chambers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.274
0.274
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 600 PA
0.194
0.194
Cliff Chambers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.31
0.31
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 600 PA
0.146
0.146
Cliff Chambers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.584
0.584
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 600 PA
0.339
0.339
Cliff Chambers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.075
0.075
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 600 PA
0.015
0.015
Cliff Chambers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.201
0.201
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 600 PA
0.124
0.124
Cliff Chambers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.463
0.463
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 600 PA
0.256
0.256
Cliff Chambers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.281
0.281
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 600 PA
0.184
0.184
Cliff Chambers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
24
44.44
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 600 PA
15
38.3
Cliff Chambers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
25
46.3
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 600 PA
13
33.19
Cliff Chambers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
46
85.19
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 600 PA
28
71.49
Cliff Chambers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
26.39
48.87
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 600 PA
3.03
7.75
Cliff Chambers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cliff Chambers
Career
Per 600 PA
16
29.63
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 600 PAverified
16
40.85
Cliff Chambers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cliff Chambers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
56
103.7
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 600 PA
59
150.64
Cliff Chambers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5.79
5.79
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 600 PA
3.98
3.98
Cliff Chambers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.29
0.29
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 600 PA
0.27
0.27
Cliff Chambers
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
14
25.93
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 600 PAverified
13
33.19
Cliff Chambers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cliff Chambers
Career
Per 600 PA
6
11.11
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
2.55
Cliff Chambers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cliff Chambers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cliff Chambers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cliff Chambers
Career
Per 600 PA
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 600 PA