Jim Clancy vs. Ted Wilks — Career Comparison

Jim Clancy
Baby BoomersIllinoisThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaToronto Blue JaysAmerican LeagueStarting PitcherAll-Star
Ted Wilks
Greatest GenerationNew YorkThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaSt. Louis CardinalsNational LeagueRelief Pitcher

Jim Clancy 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 4.23 and 1.392 for Jim Clancy. By the career numbers, Ted Wilks had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Jim Clancy and Ted Wilks

Jim Clancy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
15
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
10
Jim Clancy
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
472
1.69
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
385
3.8
Jim Clancy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
381
1.36
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 9 Innings
44
0.43
Jim Clancy
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
140
0.5
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
59
0.58
Jim Clancy
Career
Per 9 Innings
167
0.6
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
30
0.3
Jim Clancy
Career
Per 9 Innings
45.6
45.6
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
66.29
66.29
Jim Clancy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
80.72
80.72
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 9 Innings
11.43
11.43
Jim Clancy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
74
0.26
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 9 Innings
22
0.22
Jim Clancy
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
11
0.04
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.05
Jim Clancy
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
0.04
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
46
0.45
Jim Clancy
Career
Per 9 Innings
1182
4.23
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
331
3.26
Jim Clancy
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.23
4.23
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.26
3.26
Jim Clancy
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.99
3.99
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.21
3.21
Jim Clancy
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.3
4.3
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.17
4.17
Jim Clancy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.261
0.261
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.24
0.24
Jim Clancy
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
7552
27
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 9 Innings
2739
27
Jim Clancy
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2517.1
9
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 9 Innings
913
9
Jim Clancy
Career
Per 9 Innings
2513
8.98
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
832
8.2
Jim Clancy
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.98
8.98
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.2
8.2
Jim Clancy
Career
Per 9 Innings
244
0.87
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
76
0.75
Jim Clancy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.87
0.87
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.75
0.75
Jim Clancy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.52
0.52
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.2
0.2
Jim Clancy
Career
Per 9 Innings
947
3.39
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
283
2.79
Jim Clancy
Career
Per 9 Innings
45
0.16
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Jim Clancy
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.39
3.39
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.79
2.79
Jim Clancy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1422
5.08
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 9 Innings
403
3.97
Jim Clancy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.08
5.08
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.97
3.97
Jim Clancy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.01
3.01
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.05
1.05
Jim Clancy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.941
0.941
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.751
0.751
Jim Clancy
Career
Per 9 Innings
101
0.36
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
0.08
Jim Clancy
Career
Per 9 Innings
32
0.11
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
11
0.11
Jim Clancy
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.01
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
0.01
Jim Clancy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10772
38.51
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 9 Innings
3765
37.11
Jim Clancy
Career
Per 9 Innings
38
0.14
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
191
1.88
Jim Clancy
Career
Per 9 Innings
1304
4.66
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
364
3.59
Jim Clancy
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.66
4.66
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.59
3.59
Jim Clancy
Career
Per 9 Innings
70
0.25
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Jim Clancy
Career
Per 9 Innings
84
0.3
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Jim Clancy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
212
0.76
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim Clancy
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.375
1.375
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.221
1.221
Jim Clancy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9639
34.46
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 9 Innings
3471
34.22
Jim Clancy
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.76
2.76
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.95
0.95
Jim Clancy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.285
0.285
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.253
0.253
Jim Clancy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
38.51
38.51
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 9 Innings
37.11
37.11

Fielding Stats for Jim Clancy and Ted Wilks

Jim Clancy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
15
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
Jim Clancy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
472
1.69
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 9 Innings
385
Jim Clancy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
381
1.36
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Jim Clancy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7552
27
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Jim Clancy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2517.1
9
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Jim Clancy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
185
0.66
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 9 Innings
30
Jim Clancy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
301
1.08
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 9 Innings
120
Jim Clancy
Career
Per 9 Innings
26
0.09
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
Jim Clancy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
512
1.83
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 9 Innings
158
Jim Clancy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
486
1.74
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 9 Innings
150
Jim Clancy
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
94.92
94.92
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
94.94
Jim Clancy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.03
1.03
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.39
Jim Clancy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
80.72
80.72
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Jim Clancy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
30
0.11
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 9 Innings
11
Jim Clancy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Jim Clancy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Jim Clancy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Jim Clancy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 9 Innings
0

Hitting Stats for Jim Clancy and Ted Wilks

Jim Clancy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
15
15
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 600 PA
10
10
Jim Clancy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
472
3933.33
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 600 PA
385
982.98
Jim Clancy
Career
Per 600 PA
72
600
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
235
600
Jim Clancy
Career
Per 600 PA
61
508.33
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
206
525.96
Jim Clancy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.148
0.148
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 600 PA
0.131
0.131
Jim Clancy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.424
0.424
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 600 PA
0.4
0.4
Jim Clancy
Career
Per 600 PAverified
9
75
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
27
68.94
Jim Clancy
Career
Per 600 PAverified
8
66.67
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
24
61.28
Jim Clancy
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
8.33
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
3
7.66
Jim Clancy
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Clancy
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Clancy
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
8.33
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
3
7.66
Jim Clancy
Career
Per 600 PA
0.111
0.111
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 600 PA
0.111
0.111
Jim Clancy
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Clancy
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Clancy
Career
Per 600 PA
1.39
11.61
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5.99
15.3
Jim Clancy
Career
Per 600 PAverified
10
83.33
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
30
76.6
Jim Clancy
Career
Per 600 PA
10
83.33
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
43
109.79
Jim Clancy
Career
Per 600 PA
0.161
0.161
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.194
0.194
Jim Clancy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.164
0.164
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 600 PA
0.146
0.146
Jim Clancy
Career
Per 600 PA
0.325
0.325
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.339
0.339
Jim Clancy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.016
0.016
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 600 PA
0.015
0.015
Jim Clancy
Career
Per 600 PA
0.114
0.114
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.124
0.124
Jim Clancy
Career
Per 600 PA
0.208
0.208
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.256
0.256
Jim Clancy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.22
0.22
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 600 PA
0.184
0.184
Jim Clancy
Career
Per 600 PA
4
33.33
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
15
38.3
Jim Clancy
Career
Per 600 PA
2
16.67
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
13
33.19
Jim Clancy
Career
Per 600 PA
6
50
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
28
71.49
Jim Clancy
Career
Per 600 PA
0.32
2.64
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3.03
7.75
Jim Clancy
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Clancy
Career
Per 600 PA
1
8.33
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
16
40.85
Jim Clancy
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Clancy
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
20
166.67
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 600 PAverified
59
150.64
Jim Clancy
Career
Per 600 PA
3.6
3.6
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3.98
3.98
Jim Clancy
Career
Per 600 PA
0.05
0.05
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.27
0.27
Jim Clancy
Career
Per 600 PAverified
10
83.33
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
13
33.19
Jim Clancy
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Clancy
Career
Per 600 PA
1
8.33
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
2.55
Jim Clancy
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Clancy
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Clancy
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Clancy
Career
Per 600 PA
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 600 PA