Mike Clevinger vs. Ted Wilks — Career Comparison

Mike Clevinger
MillenialFloridaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaChicago White SoxAmerican LeagueStarting Pitcher
Ted Wilks
Greatest GenerationNew YorkThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaSt. Louis CardinalsNational LeagueRelief Pitcher

Mike Clevinger 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 3.55 and 1.220 for Mike Clevinger. By the career numbers, Ted Wilks had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Mike Clevinger and Ted Wilks

Mike Clevinger
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
9
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
10
Mike Clevinger
Career
Per 9 Innings
164
1.82
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
385
3.8
Mike Clevinger
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
142
1.58
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 9 Innings
44
0.43
Mike Clevinger
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
60
0.67
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 9 Innings
59
0.58
Mike Clevinger
Career
Per 9 Innings
44
0.49
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
30
0.3
Mike Clevinger
Career
Per 9 Innings
57.69
57.69
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
66.29
66.29
Mike Clevinger
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
86.59
86.59
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 9 Innings
11.43
11.43
Mike Clevinger
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.04
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
22
0.22
Mike Clevinger
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.02
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.05
Mike Clevinger
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
46
0.45
Mike Clevinger
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
319
3.55
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
331
3.26
Mike Clevinger
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.55
3.55
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.26
3.26
Mike Clevinger
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.43
3.43
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.21
3.21
Mike Clevinger
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.75
3.75
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.17
4.17
Mike Clevinger
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.228
0.228
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.24
0.24
Mike Clevinger
Career
Per 9 Innings
2429
27
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2739
27
Mike Clevinger
Career
Per 9 Innings
809.2
9
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
913
9
Mike Clevinger
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
686
7.63
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 9 Innings
832
8.2
Mike Clevinger
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.63
7.63
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.2
8.2
Mike Clevinger
Career
Per 9 Innings
98
1.09
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
76
0.75
Mike Clevinger
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.09
1.09
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.75
0.75
Mike Clevinger
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.6
0.6
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.2
0.2
Mike Clevinger
Career
Per 9 Innings
299
3.32
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
283
2.79
Mike Clevinger
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.03
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Mike Clevinger
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.32
3.32
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.79
2.79
Mike Clevinger
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
822
9.14
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 9 Innings
403
3.97
Mike Clevinger
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9.14
9.14
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.97
3.97
Mike Clevinger
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.01
5.01
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.05
1.05
Mike Clevinger
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.385
1.385
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.751
0.751
Mike Clevinger
Career
Per 9 Innings
23
0.26
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
0.08
Mike Clevinger
Career
Per 9 Innings
28
0.31
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
0.11
Mike Clevinger
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.01
Mike Clevinger
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3349
37.23
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3765
37.11
Mike Clevinger
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
0.08
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
191
1.88
Mike Clevinger
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
330
3.67
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
364
3.59
Mike Clevinger
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.67
3.67
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.59
3.59
Mike Clevinger
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.03
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Mike Clevinger
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
0.1
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Mike Clevinger
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
46
0.51
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mike Clevinger
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.217
1.217
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.221
1.221
Mike Clevinger
Career
Per 9 Innings
3010
33.46
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3471
34.22
Mike Clevinger
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.01
2.01
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.95
0.95
Mike Clevinger
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.281
0.281
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.253
0.253
Mike Clevinger
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
37.23
37.23
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 9 Innings
37.11
37.11

Fielding Stats for Mike Clevinger and Ted Wilks

Mike Clevinger
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
9
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
10
Mike Clevinger
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
164
1.82
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
385
Mike Clevinger
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
142
1.58
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Mike Clevinger
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2429
27
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Mike Clevinger
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
809.2
9
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Mike Clevinger
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
45
0.5
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 9 Innings
30
Mike Clevinger
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
80
0.89
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
120
Mike Clevinger
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
0.1
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
Mike Clevinger
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
134
1.49
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
158
Mike Clevinger
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
125
1.39
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
150
Mike Clevinger
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
93.28
93.28
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
94.94
Mike Clevinger
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.762
0.762
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.39
Mike Clevinger
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
86.59
86.59
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Mike Clevinger
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.03
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
11
Mike Clevinger
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Mike Clevinger
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Mike Clevinger
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Mike Clevinger
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 9 Innings
0

Hitting Stats for Mike Clevinger and Ted Wilks

Mike Clevinger
Career
Per 600 PA
9
9
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10
10
Mike Clevinger
Career
Per 600 PAverified
164
8945.45
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
385
982.98
Mike Clevinger
Career
Per 600 PA
11
600
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
235
600
Mike Clevinger
Career
Per 600 PAverified
10
545.45
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
206
525.96
Mike Clevinger
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.131
0.131
Mike Clevinger
Career
Per 600 PA
0.091
0.091
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.4
0.4
Mike Clevinger
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
27
68.94
Mike Clevinger
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
24
61.28
Mike Clevinger
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
7.66
Mike Clevinger
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Clevinger
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Clevinger
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
7.66
Mike Clevinger
Career
Per 600 PA
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.111
0.111
Mike Clevinger
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Clevinger
Career
Per 600 PA
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Clevinger
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5.99
15.3
Mike Clevinger
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
30
76.6
Mike Clevinger
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
43
109.79
Mike Clevinger
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.194
0.194
Mike Clevinger
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.146
0.146
Mike Clevinger
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.339
0.339
Mike Clevinger
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.015
0.015
Mike Clevinger
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.124
0.124
Mike Clevinger
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.256
0.256
Mike Clevinger
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.184
0.184
Mike Clevinger
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
15
38.3
Mike Clevinger
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
13
33.19
Mike Clevinger
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
28
71.49
Mike Clevinger
Career
Per 600 PA
-1.03
-56.33
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3.03
7.75
Mike Clevinger
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Clevinger
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
16
40.85
Mike Clevinger
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Clevinger
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
6
327.27
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 600 PAverified
59
150.64
Mike Clevinger
Career
Per 600 PA
1.83
1.83
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3.98
3.98
Mike Clevinger
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.27
0.27
Mike Clevinger
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
54.55
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
13
33.19
Mike Clevinger
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Clevinger
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 600 PA
1
2.55
Mike Clevinger
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Clevinger
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Clevinger
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Clevinger
Career
Per 600 PA
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 600 PA