Matt Clement vs. Ted Wilks — Career Comparison

Matt Clement
Gen XPennsylvaniaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaChicago CubsNational LeagueStarting PitcherAll-Star
Ted Wilks
Greatest GenerationNew YorkThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaSt. Louis CardinalsNational LeagueRelief Pitcher

Matt Clement 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 4.47 and 1.415 for Matt Clement. 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 Clement and Ted Wilks

Matt Clement
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
9
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
10
Matt Clement
Career
Per 9 Innings
238
1.52
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
385
3.8
Matt Clement
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
236
1.5
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 9 Innings
44
0.43
Matt Clement
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
87
0.55
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
59
0.58
Matt Clement
Career
Per 9 Innings
86
0.55
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
30
0.3
Matt Clement
Career
Per 9 Innings
50.29
50.29
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
66.29
66.29
Matt Clement
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
99.16
99.16
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 9 Innings
11.43
11.43
Matt Clement
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
0.04
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
22
0.22
Matt Clement
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.02
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.05
Matt Clement
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
46
0.45
Matt Clement
Career
Per 9 Innings
702
4.47
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
331
3.26
Matt Clement
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.47
4.47
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.26
3.26
Matt Clement
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.21
4.21
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.21
3.21
Matt Clement
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.18
4.18
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.17
4.17
Matt Clement
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.248
0.248
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.24
0.24
Matt Clement
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4238
27
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 9 Innings
2739
27
Matt Clement
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1412.2
9
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 9 Innings
913
9
Matt Clement
Career
Per 9 Innings
1326
8.45
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
832
8.2
Matt Clement
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.45
8.45
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.2
8.2
Matt Clement
Career
Per 9 Innings
144
0.92
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
76
0.75
Matt Clement
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.92
0.92
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.75
0.75
Matt Clement
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.61
0.61
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.2
0.2
Matt Clement
Career
Per 9 Innings
650
4.14
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
283
2.79
Matt Clement
Career
Per 9 Innings
23
0.15
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Matt Clement
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.14
4.14
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.79
2.79
Matt Clement
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1217
7.75
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 9 Innings
403
3.97
Matt Clement
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.75
7.75
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.97
3.97
Matt Clement
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.11
5.11
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.05
1.05
Matt Clement
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.322
1.322
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.751
0.751
Matt Clement
Career
Per 9 Innings
101
0.64
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
0.08
Matt Clement
Career
Per 9 Innings
94
0.6
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
0.11
Matt Clement
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.01
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.01
Matt Clement
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6189
39.43
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 9 Innings
3765
37.11
Matt Clement
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
191
1.88
Matt Clement
Career
Per 9 Innings
762
4.85
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
364
3.59
Matt Clement
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.85
4.85
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.59
3.59
Matt Clement
Career
Per 9 Innings
64
0.41
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Matt Clement
Career
Per 9 Innings
30
0.19
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Matt Clement
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
137
0.87
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Matt Clement
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.399
1.399
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.221
1.221
Matt Clement
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5351
34.09
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3471
34.22
Matt Clement
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.2
3.2
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.95
0.95
Matt Clement
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.296
0.296
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.253
0.253
Matt Clement
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
39.43
39.43
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 9 Innings
37.11
37.11

Fielding Stats for Matt Clement and Ted Wilks

Matt Clement
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
9
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
10
Matt Clement
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
238
1.52
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
385
Matt Clement
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
236
1.5
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Matt Clement
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4238
27
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Matt Clement
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1412.2
9
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Matt Clement
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
125
0.8
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 9 Innings
30
Matt Clement
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
148
0.94
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 9 Innings
120
Matt Clement
Career
Per 9 Innings
17
0.11
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
Matt Clement
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
290
1.85
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 9 Innings
158
Matt Clement
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
273
1.74
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 9 Innings
150
Matt Clement
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
94.14
94.14
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
94.94
Matt Clement
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.147
1.147
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.39
Matt Clement
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
99.16
99.16
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Matt Clement
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
0.08
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 9 Innings
11
Matt Clement
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Matt Clement
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Matt Clement
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Matt Clement
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 9 Innings
0

Hitting Stats for Matt Clement and Ted Wilks

Matt Clement
Career
Per 600 PA
9
9
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10
10
Matt Clement
Career
Per 600 PA
239
349.76
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
385
982.98
Matt Clement
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
410
600
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 600 PA
235
600
Matt Clement
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
348
509.27
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 600 PAverified
206
525.96
Matt Clement
Career
Per 600 PA
0.095
0.095
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.131
0.131
Matt Clement
Career
Per 600 PA
0.351
0.351
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.4
0.4
Matt Clement
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
33
48.29
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 600 PAverified
27
68.94
Matt Clement
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
27
39.51
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 600 PAverified
24
61.28
Matt Clement
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
5
7.32
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
7.66
Matt Clement
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.46
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Clement
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Clement
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
8.78
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 600 PA
3
7.66
Matt Clement
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.182
0.182
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 600 PA
0.111
0.111
Matt Clement
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Clement
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Clement
Career
Per 600 PA
5.69
8.33
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5.99
15.3
Matt Clement
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
40
58.54
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 600 PAverified
30
76.6
Matt Clement
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
51
74.63
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 600 PAverified
43
109.79
Matt Clement
Career
Per 600 PA
0.139
0.139
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.194
0.194
Matt Clement
Career
Per 600 PA
0.115
0.115
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.146
0.146
Matt Clement
Career
Per 600 PA
0.254
0.254
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.339
0.339
Matt Clement
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.02
0.02
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 600 PA
0.015
0.015
Matt Clement
Career
Per 600 PA
0.091
0.091
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.124
0.124
Matt Clement
Career
Per 600 PA
0.183
0.183
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.256
0.256
Matt Clement
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.189
0.189
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 600 PA
0.184
0.184
Matt Clement
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
22
32.2
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 600 PAverified
15
38.3
Matt Clement
Career
Per 600 PA
12
17.56
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
13
33.19
Matt Clement
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
34
49.76
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 600 PAverified
28
71.49
Matt Clement
Career
Per 600 PA
-6.43
-9.42
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3.03
7.75
Matt Clement
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
5.85
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Clement
Career
Per 600 PA
14
20.49
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
16
40.85
Matt Clement
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Clement
Career
Per 600 PA
174
254.63
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
59
150.64
Matt Clement
Career
Per 600 PA
2.36
2.36
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3.98
3.98
Matt Clement
Career
Per 600 PA
0.08
0.08
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.27
0.27
Matt Clement
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
43
62.93
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 600 PA
13
33.19
Matt Clement
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.46
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Clement
Career
Per 600 PA
2
2.93
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
2.55
Matt Clement
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Clement
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Clement
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Clement
Career
Per 600 PA
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 600 PA