Joe Coleman vs. Ted Wilks — Career Comparison

Joe Coleman
Greatest GenerationMassachusettsThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaPhiladelphia AthleticsAmerican LeagueStarting PitcherAll-Star
Ted Wilks
Greatest GenerationNew YorkThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaSt. Louis CardinalsNational LeagueRelief Pitcher

Joe Coleman 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 4.38 and 1.533 for Joe Coleman. By the career numbers, Ted Wilks had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Joe Coleman and Ted Wilks

Joe Coleman
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
10
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
10
Joe Coleman
Career
Per 9 Innings
223
1.77
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
385
3.8
Joe Coleman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
140
1.11
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 9 Innings
44
0.43
Joe Coleman
Career
Per 9 Innings
52
0.41
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
59
0.58
Joe Coleman
Career
Per 9 Innings
76
0.6
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
30
0.3
Joe Coleman
Career
Per 9 Innings
40.63
40.63
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
66.29
66.29
Joe Coleman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
62.78
62.78
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 9 Innings
11.43
11.43
Joe Coleman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
60
0.48
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 9 Innings
22
0.22
Joe Coleman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
0.09
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
0.05
Joe Coleman
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
0.05
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
46
0.45
Joe Coleman
Career
Per 9 Innings
552
4.38
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
331
3.26
Joe Coleman
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.38
4.38
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.26
3.26
Joe Coleman
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.61
4.61
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.21
3.21
Joe Coleman
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.8
4.8
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.17
4.17
Joe Coleman
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.266
0.266
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.24
0.24
Joe Coleman
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3402
27
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 9 Innings
2739
27
Joe Coleman
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1134
9
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 9 Innings
913
9
Joe Coleman
Career
Per 9 Innings
1172
9.3
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
832
8.2
Joe Coleman
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.3
9.3
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.2
8.2
Joe Coleman
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
92
0.73
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
76
0.75
Joe Coleman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.73
0.73
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.75
0.75
Joe Coleman
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.41
0.41
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.2
0.2
Joe Coleman
Career
Per 9 Innings
566
4.49
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
283
2.79
Joe Coleman
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Coleman
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.49
4.49
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.79
2.79
Joe Coleman
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
444
3.52
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
403
3.97
Joe Coleman
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.52
3.52
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.97
3.97
Joe Coleman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.99
1.99
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.05
1.05
Joe Coleman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.891
0.891
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.751
0.751
Joe Coleman
Career
Per 9 Innings
19
0.15
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
0.08
Joe Coleman
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
0.1
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
11
0.11
Joe Coleman
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.02
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.01
Joe Coleman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4993
39.63
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 9 Innings
3765
37.11
Joe Coleman
Career
Per 9 Innings
55
0.44
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
191
1.88
Joe Coleman
Career
Per 9 Innings
616
4.89
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
364
3.59
Joe Coleman
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.89
4.89
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.59
3.59
Joe Coleman
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Coleman
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Coleman
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Coleman
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.533
1.533
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.221
1.221
Joe Coleman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4414
35.03
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 9 Innings
3471
34.22
Joe Coleman
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.76
2.76
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.95
0.95
Joe Coleman
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.279
0.279
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.253
0.253
Joe Coleman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
39.63
39.63
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 9 Innings
37.11
37.11

Fielding Stats for Joe Coleman and Ted Wilks

Joe Coleman
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
10
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
Joe Coleman
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
223
7.77
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
385
Joe Coleman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
34
1.18
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Joe Coleman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
775
27
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Joe Coleman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
258.1
9
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Joe Coleman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
44
1.53
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 9 Innings
30
Joe Coleman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
145
5.05
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 9 Innings
120
Joe Coleman
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
0.35
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
Joe Coleman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
199
6.93
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 9 Innings
158
Joe Coleman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
189
6.58
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 9 Innings
150
Joe Coleman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
94.97
94.97
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 9 Innings
94.94
Joe Coleman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.848
0.848
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.39
Joe Coleman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
15.25
15.25
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Joe Coleman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
0.45
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 9 Innings
11
Joe Coleman
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Joe Coleman
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Joe Coleman
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Joe Coleman
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 9 Innings
0

Hitting Stats for Joe Coleman and Ted Wilks

Joe Coleman
Career
Per 600 PA
10
10
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 600 PA
10
10
Joe Coleman
Career
Per 600 PA
223
328.75
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
385
982.98
Joe Coleman
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
407
600
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 600 PA
235
600
Joe Coleman
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
363
535.14
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 600 PA
206
525.96
Joe Coleman
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.182
0.182
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 600 PA
0.131
0.131
Joe Coleman
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.53
0.53
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 600 PA
0.4
0.4
Joe Coleman
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
66
97.3
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 600 PA
27
68.94
Joe Coleman
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
46
67.81
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 600 PA
24
61.28
Joe Coleman
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
16
23.59
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 600 PA
3
7.66
Joe Coleman
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Coleman
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
5.9
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Coleman
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
20
29.48
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 600 PA
3
7.66
Joe Coleman
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.303
0.303
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 600 PA
0.111
0.111
Joe Coleman
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.011
0.011
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Coleman
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.061
0.061
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Coleman
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
21.62
31.88
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 600 PA
5.99
15.3
Joe Coleman
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
94
138.57
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 600 PA
30
76.6
Joe Coleman
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
88
129.73
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 600 PA
43
109.79
Joe Coleman
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.229
0.229
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 600 PA
0.194
0.194
Joe Coleman
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.259
0.259
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 600 PA
0.146
0.146
Joe Coleman
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.488
0.488
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 600 PA
0.339
0.339
Joe Coleman
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.077
0.077
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 600 PA
0.015
0.015
Joe Coleman
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.168
0.168
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 600 PA
0.124
0.124
Joe Coleman
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.381
0.381
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 600 PA
0.256
0.256
Joe Coleman
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.274
0.274
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 600 PA
0.184
0.184
Joe Coleman
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
20
29.48
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 600 PAverified
15
38.3
Joe Coleman
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
26
38.33
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 600 PA
13
33.19
Joe Coleman
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
42
61.92
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 600 PAverified
28
71.49
Joe Coleman
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
17.5
25.81
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 600 PA
3.03
7.75
Joe Coleman
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Coleman
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
22
32.43
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 600 PAverified
16
40.85
Joe Coleman
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Coleman
Career
Per 600 PA
133
196.07
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
59
150.64
Joe Coleman
Career
Per 600 PA
3.06
3.06
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3.98
3.98
Joe Coleman
Career
Per 600 PA
0.17
0.17
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.27
0.27
Joe Coleman
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
22
32.43
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 600 PAverified
13
33.19
Joe Coleman
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Coleman
Career
Per 600 PA
10
14.74
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
2.55
Joe Coleman
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.47
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Coleman
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Coleman
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.47
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Coleman
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
100
100
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 600 PA