Bob Chesnes vs. Ted Wilks — Career Comparison

Bob Chesnes
Greatest GenerationCaliforniaThrows RightBats SwitchNorth AmericaPittsburgh PiratesNational LeagueStarting Pitcher
Ted Wilks
Greatest GenerationNew YorkThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaSt. Louis CardinalsNational LeagueRelief Pitcher

Bob Chesnes 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 4.66 and 1.495 for Bob Chesnes. By the career numbers, Ted Wilks had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Bob Chesnes and Ted Wilks

Bob Chesnes
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
3
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
10
Bob Chesnes
Career
Per 9 Innings
61
1.45
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
385
3.8
Bob Chesnes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
55
1.31
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 9 Innings
44
0.43
Bob Chesnes
Career
Per 9 Innings
24
0.57
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
59
0.58
Bob Chesnes
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
22
0.52
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
30
0.3
Bob Chesnes
Career
Per 9 Innings
52.17
52.17
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
66.29
66.29
Bob Chesnes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
90.16
90.16
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 9 Innings
11.43
11.43
Bob Chesnes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
25
0.59
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 9 Innings
22
0.22
Bob Chesnes
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.02
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.05
Bob Chesnes
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.02
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
46
0.45
Bob Chesnes
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
196
4.66
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
331
3.26
Bob Chesnes
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.66
4.66
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.26
3.26
Bob Chesnes
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.6
4.6
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.21
3.21
Bob Chesnes
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.11
5.11
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.17
4.17
Bob Chesnes
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.26
0.26
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.24
0.24
Bob Chesnes
Career
Per 9 Innings
1136
27
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2739
27
Bob Chesnes
Career
Per 9 Innings
378.2
9
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
913
9
Bob Chesnes
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
377
8.96
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
832
8.2
Bob Chesnes
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.96
8.96
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.2
8.2
Bob Chesnes
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
35
0.83
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
76
0.75
Bob Chesnes
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.83
0.83
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.75
0.75
Bob Chesnes
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.57
0.57
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.2
0.2
Bob Chesnes
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
189
4.49
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
283
2.79
Bob Chesnes
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bob Chesnes
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.49
4.49
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.79
2.79
Bob Chesnes
Career
Per 9 Innings
130
3.09
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
403
3.97
Bob Chesnes
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.09
3.09
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.97
3.97
Bob Chesnes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.13
2.13
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.05
1.05
Bob Chesnes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.842
0.842
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.751
0.751
Bob Chesnes
Career
Per 9 Innings
12
0.29
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
0.08
Bob Chesnes
Career
Per 9 Innings
12
0.29
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
0.11
Bob Chesnes
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.05
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.01
Bob Chesnes
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1650
39.22
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3765
37.11
Bob Chesnes
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.02
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
191
1.88
Bob Chesnes
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
222
5.28
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
364
3.59
Bob Chesnes
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.28
5.28
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.59
3.59
Bob Chesnes
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bob Chesnes
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bob Chesnes
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bob Chesnes
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.495
1.495
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.221
1.221
Bob Chesnes
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1449
34.44
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3471
34.22
Bob Chesnes
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.64
3.64
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.95
0.95
Bob Chesnes
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.266
0.266
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.253
0.253
Bob Chesnes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
39.22
39.22
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 9 Innings
37.11
37.11

Fielding Stats for Bob Chesnes and Ted Wilks

Bob Chesnes
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
10
Bob Chesnes
Career
Per 9 Innings
61
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
385
Bob Chesnes
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Bob Chesnes
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Bob Chesnes
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Bob Chesnes
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
37
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 9 Innings
30
Bob Chesnes
Career
Per 9 Innings
95
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
120
Bob Chesnes
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
Bob Chesnes
Career
Per 9 Innings
137
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
158
Bob Chesnes
Career
Per 9 Innings
132
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
150
Bob Chesnes
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
96.35
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 9 Innings
94.94
Bob Chesnes
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2.164
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.39
Bob Chesnes
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Bob Chesnes
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
12
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 9 Innings
11
Bob Chesnes
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Bob Chesnes
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Bob Chesnes
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Bob Chesnes
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 9 Innings
0

Hitting Stats for Bob Chesnes and Ted Wilks

Bob Chesnes
Career
Per 600 PA
3
3
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10
10
Bob Chesnes
Career
Per 600 PA
90
291.89
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
385
982.98
Bob Chesnes
Career
Per 600 PA
185
600
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
235
600
Bob Chesnes
Career
Per 600 PAverified
172
557.84
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
206
525.96
Bob Chesnes
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.256
0.256
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 600 PA
0.131
0.131
Bob Chesnes
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.678
0.678
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 600 PA
0.4
0.4
Bob Chesnes
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
44
142.7
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 600 PA
27
68.94
Bob Chesnes
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
33
107.03
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 600 PA
24
61.28
Bob Chesnes
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
19.46
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 600 PA
3
7.66
Bob Chesnes
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
9.73
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bob Chesnes
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
6.49
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bob Chesnes
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
11
35.68
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 600 PA
3
7.66
Bob Chesnes
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.25
0.25
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 600 PA
0.111
0.111
Bob Chesnes
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.012
0.012
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bob Chesnes
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.046
0.046
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bob Chesnes
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
18.36
59.55
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 600 PA
5.99
15.3
Bob Chesnes
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
62
201.08
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 600 PA
30
76.6
Bob Chesnes
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
57
184.86
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 600 PA
43
109.79
Bob Chesnes
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.308
0.308
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 600 PA
0.194
0.194
Bob Chesnes
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.361
0.361
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 600 PA
0.146
0.146
Bob Chesnes
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.669
0.669
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 600 PA
0.339
0.339
Bob Chesnes
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.105
0.105
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 600 PA
0.015
0.015
Bob Chesnes
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.229
0.229
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 600 PA
0.124
0.124
Bob Chesnes
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.564
0.564
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 600 PA
0.256
0.256
Bob Chesnes
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.276
0.276
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 600 PA
0.184
0.184
Bob Chesnes
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
28
90.81
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 600 PA
15
38.3
Bob Chesnes
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
15
48.65
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 600 PA
13
33.19
Bob Chesnes
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
41
132.97
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 600 PA
28
71.49
Bob Chesnes
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
19.97
64.77
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 600 PA
3.03
7.75
Bob Chesnes
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bob Chesnes
Career
Per 600 PAverified
13
42.16
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
16
40.85
Bob Chesnes
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bob Chesnes
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
18
58.38
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 600 PA
59
150.64
Bob Chesnes
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10.28
10.28
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 600 PA
3.98
3.98
Bob Chesnes
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.72
0.72
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 600 PA
0.27
0.27
Bob Chesnes
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
13
33.19
Bob Chesnes
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bob Chesnes
Career
Per 600 PA
5
16.22
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
2.55
Bob Chesnes
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bob Chesnes
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bob Chesnes
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bob Chesnes
Career
Per 600 PA
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 600 PA