Matt Chico vs. Ted Wilks — Career Comparison

Matt Chico
MillenialCaliforniaThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaWashington NationalsNational LeagueStarting Pitcher
Ted Wilks
Greatest GenerationNew YorkThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaSt. Louis CardinalsNational LeagueRelief Pitcher

Matt Chico 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 4.95 and 1.577 for Matt Chico. By the career numbers, Ted Wilks had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Matt Chico and Ted Wilks

Matt Chico
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
3
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
10
Matt Chico
Career
Per 9 Innings
43
1.76
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
385
3.8
Matt Chico
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
40
1.64
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
44
0.43
Matt Chico
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
0.29
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
59
0.58
Matt Chico
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
15
0.61
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
30
0.3
Matt Chico
Career
Per 9 Innings
31.82
31.82
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
66.29
66.29
Matt Chico
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
93.02
93.02
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 9 Innings
11.43
11.43
Matt Chico
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
22
0.22
Matt Chico
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.05
Matt Chico
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
46
0.45
Matt Chico
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
121
4.95
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
331
3.26
Matt Chico
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.95
4.95
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.26
3.26
Matt Chico
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.56
5.56
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.21
3.21
Matt Chico
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.3
5.3
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.17
4.17
Matt Chico
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.29
0.29
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.24
0.24
Matt Chico
Career
Per 9 Innings
660
27
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2739
27
Matt Chico
Career
Per 9 Innings
220
9
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
913
9
Matt Chico
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
252
10.31
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
832
8.2
Matt Chico
Career
Per 9 Innings
10.31
10.31
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.2
8.2
Matt Chico
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
36
1.47
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
76
0.75
Matt Chico
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.47
1.47
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.75
0.75
Matt Chico
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.84
0.84
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.2
0.2
Matt Chico
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
91
3.72
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
283
2.79
Matt Chico
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.16
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Matt Chico
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.72
3.72
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.79
2.79
Matt Chico
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
128
5.24
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
403
3.97
Matt Chico
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.24
5.24
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.97
3.97
Matt Chico
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.98
2.98
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.05
1.05
Matt Chico
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.996
0.996
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.751
0.751
Matt Chico
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
0.37
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
0.08
Matt Chico
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
7
0.29
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
0.11
Matt Chico
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.01
Matt Chico
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
988
40.42
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3765
37.11
Matt Chico
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
191
1.88
Matt Chico
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
132
5.4
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
364
3.59
Matt Chico
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.4
5.4
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.59
3.59
Matt Chico
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
0.41
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Matt Chico
Career
Per 9 Innings
12
0.49
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Matt Chico
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
16
0.65
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Matt Chico
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.559
1.559
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.221
1.221
Matt Chico
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
868
35.51
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3471
34.22
Matt Chico
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.07
3.07
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.95
0.95
Matt Chico
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.307
0.307
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.253
0.253
Matt Chico
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
40.42
40.42
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 9 Innings
37.11
37.11

Fielding Stats for Matt Chico and Ted Wilks

Matt Chico
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
3
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
10
Matt Chico
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
43
1.76
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
385
Matt Chico
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
40
1.64
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Matt Chico
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
660
27
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Matt Chico
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
220
9
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Matt Chico
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.08
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
30
Matt Chico
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
27
1.1
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
120
Matt Chico
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
Matt Chico
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
29
1.19
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
158
Matt Chico
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
29
1.19
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
150
Matt Chico
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 9 Innings
94.94
Matt Chico
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.674
0.674
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.39
Matt Chico
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
93.02
93.02
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Matt Chico
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.04
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
11
Matt Chico
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Matt Chico
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Matt Chico
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Matt Chico
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 9 Innings
0

Hitting Stats for Matt Chico and Ted Wilks

Matt Chico
Career
Per 600 PA
3
3
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10
10
Matt Chico
Career
Per 600 PA
43
348.65
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
385
982.98
Matt Chico
Career
Per 600 PA
74
600
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
235
600
Matt Chico
Career
Per 600 PA
63
510.81
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
206
525.96
Matt Chico
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.159
0.159
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 600 PA
0.131
0.131
Matt Chico
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.419
0.419
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 600 PA
0.4
0.4
Matt Chico
Career
Per 600 PAverified
10
81.08
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
27
68.94
Matt Chico
Career
Per 600 PAverified
10
81.08
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
24
61.28
Matt Chico
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
7.66
Matt Chico
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Chico
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Chico
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
7.66
Matt Chico
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.111
0.111
Matt Chico
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Chico
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Chico
Career
Per 600 PA
1.26
10.25
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5.99
15.3
Matt Chico
Career
Per 600 PAverified
10
81.08
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
30
76.6
Matt Chico
Career
Per 600 PA
10
81.08
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
43
109.79
Matt Chico
Career
Per 600 PA
0.159
0.159
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.194
0.194
Matt Chico
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.159
0.159
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 600 PA
0.146
0.146
Matt Chico
Career
Per 600 PA
0.317
0.317
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.339
0.339
Matt Chico
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.015
0.015
Matt Chico
Career
Per 600 PA
0.111
0.111
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.124
0.124
Matt Chico
Career
Per 600 PA
0.185
0.185
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.256
0.256
Matt Chico
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.208
0.208
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 600 PA
0.184
0.184
Matt Chico
Career
Per 600 PA
3
24.32
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
15
38.3
Matt Chico
Career
Per 600 PA
3
24.32
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
13
33.19
Matt Chico
Career
Per 600 PA
6
48.65
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
28
71.49
Matt Chico
Career
Per 600 PA
0.45
3.65
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3.03
7.75
Matt Chico
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Chico
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
16
40.85
Matt Chico
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Chico
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
15
121.62
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 600 PA
59
150.64
Matt Chico
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4.93
4.93
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 600 PA
3.98
3.98
Matt Chico
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.27
0.27
Matt Chico
Career
Per 600 PAverified
11
89.19
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
13
33.19
Matt Chico
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Chico
Career
Per 600 PA
1
8.11
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
2.55
Matt Chico
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Chico
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Chico
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Chico
Career
Per 600 PA
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 600 PA