Bartolo Colon vs. Ted Wilks — Career Comparison

Bartolo Colon
Gen XD.R.Throws RightBats RightCaribbeanCleveland GuardiansAmerican LeagueStarting PitcherCy Young AwardAll-Star
Ted Wilks
Greatest GenerationNew YorkThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaSt. Louis CardinalsNational LeagueRelief Pitcher

Bartolo Colon 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 4.12 and 1.325 for Bartolo Colon. By the career numbers, Ted Wilks had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Bartolo Colon and Ted Wilks

Bartolo Colon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
21
21
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
10
Bartolo Colon
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
565
1.47
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
385
3.8
Bartolo Colon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
552
1.44
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 9 Innings
44
0.43
Bartolo Colon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
247
0.64
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 9 Innings
59
0.58
Bartolo Colon
Career
Per 9 Innings
188
0.49
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
30
0.3
Bartolo Colon
Career
Per 9 Innings
56.78
56.78
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
66.29
66.29
Bartolo Colon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
97.7
97.7
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 9 Innings
11.43
11.43
Bartolo Colon
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
38
0.1
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
22
0.22
Bartolo Colon
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
13
0.03
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.05
Bartolo Colon
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
46
0.45
Bartolo Colon
Career
Per 9 Innings
1584
4.12
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
331
3.26
Bartolo Colon
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.12
4.12
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.26
3.26
Bartolo Colon
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.04
4.04
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.21
3.21
Bartolo Colon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.06
4.06
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.17
4.17
Bartolo Colon
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.268
0.268
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.24
0.24
Bartolo Colon
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
10385
27
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 9 Innings
2739
27
Bartolo Colon
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3461.2
9
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 9 Innings
913
9
Bartolo Colon
Career
Per 9 Innings
3593
9.34
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
832
8.2
Bartolo Colon
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.34
9.34
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.2
8.2
Bartolo Colon
Career
Per 9 Innings
439
1.14
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
76
0.75
Bartolo Colon
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.14
1.14
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.75
0.75
Bartolo Colon
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.78
0.78
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.2
0.2
Bartolo Colon
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
948
2.46
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
283
2.79
Bartolo Colon
Career
Per 9 Innings
47
0.12
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Bartolo Colon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.46
2.46
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.79
2.79
Bartolo Colon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2535
6.59
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 9 Innings
403
3.97
Bartolo Colon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6.59
6.59
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.97
3.97
Bartolo Colon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.49
4.49
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.05
1.05
Bartolo Colon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.006
1.006
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.751
0.751
Bartolo Colon
Career
Per 9 Innings
45
0.12
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
0.08
Bartolo Colon
Career
Per 9 Innings
64
0.17
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
0.11
Bartolo Colon
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
0.02
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.01
Bartolo Colon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
14655
38.1
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 9 Innings
3765
37.11
Bartolo Colon
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.01
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
191
1.88
Bartolo Colon
Career
Per 9 Innings
1719
4.47
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
364
3.59
Bartolo Colon
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.47
4.47
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.59
3.59
Bartolo Colon
Career
Per 9 Innings
121
0.31
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Bartolo Colon
Career
Per 9 Innings
91
0.24
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Bartolo Colon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
312
0.81
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bartolo Colon
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.312
1.312
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.221
1.221
Bartolo Colon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
13431
34.92
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 9 Innings
3471
34.22
Bartolo Colon
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.04
3.04
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.95
0.95
Bartolo Colon
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.302
0.302
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.253
0.253
Bartolo Colon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
38.1
38.1
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 9 Innings
37.11
37.11

Fielding Stats for Bartolo Colon and Ted Wilks

Bartolo Colon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
21
21
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
Bartolo Colon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
565
1.47
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 9 Innings
385
Bartolo Colon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
552
1.44
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Bartolo Colon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10385
27
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Bartolo Colon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3461.2
9
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Bartolo Colon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
188
0.49
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 9 Innings
30
Bartolo Colon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
456
1.19
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 9 Innings
120
Bartolo Colon
Career
Per 9 Innings
48
0.12
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
Bartolo Colon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
692
1.8
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 9 Innings
158
Bartolo Colon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
644
1.67
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 9 Innings
150
Bartolo Colon
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
93.06
93.06
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
94.94
Bartolo Colon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.14
1.14
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.39
Bartolo Colon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
97.7
97.7
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Bartolo Colon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
47
0.12
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 9 Innings
11
Bartolo Colon
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Bartolo Colon
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Bartolo Colon
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Bartolo Colon
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 9 Innings
0

Hitting Stats for Bartolo Colon and Ted Wilks

Bartolo Colon
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
21
21
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 600 PA
10
10
Bartolo Colon
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
565
1039.88
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 600 PA
385
982.98
Bartolo Colon
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
326
600
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 600 PA
235
600
Bartolo Colon
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
299
550.31
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 600 PA
206
525.96
Bartolo Colon
Career
Per 600 PA
0.084
0.084
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.131
0.131
Bartolo Colon
Career
Per 600 PA
0.262
0.262
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.4
0.4
Bartolo Colon
Career
Per 600 PA
25
46.01
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
27
68.94
Bartolo Colon
Career
Per 600 PA
20
36.81
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
24
61.28
Bartolo Colon
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
4
7.36
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
7.66
Bartolo Colon
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bartolo Colon
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.84
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bartolo Colon
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
9.2
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 600 PA
3
7.66
Bartolo Colon
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.2
0.2
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 600 PA
0.111
0.111
Bartolo Colon
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.003
0.003
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bartolo Colon
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.04
0.04
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bartolo Colon
Career
Per 600 PA
3.03
5.58
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5.99
15.3
Bartolo Colon
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
32
58.9
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 600 PAverified
30
76.6
Bartolo Colon
Career
Per 600 PA
28
51.53
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
43
109.79
Bartolo Colon
Career
Per 600 PA
0.092
0.092
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.194
0.194
Bartolo Colon
Career
Per 600 PA
0.107
0.107
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.146
0.146
Bartolo Colon
Career
Per 600 PA
0.199
0.199
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.339
0.339
Bartolo Colon
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.023
0.023
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 600 PA
0.015
0.015
Bartolo Colon
Career
Per 600 PA
0.068
0.068
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.124
0.124
Bartolo Colon
Career
Per 600 PA
0.125
0.125
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.256
0.256
Bartolo Colon
Career
Per 600 PA
0.179
0.179
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.184
0.184
Bartolo Colon
Career
Per 600 PA
11
20.25
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
15
38.3
Bartolo Colon
Career
Per 600 PA
11
20.25
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
13
33.19
Bartolo Colon
Career
Per 600 PA
21
38.65
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
28
71.49
Bartolo Colon
Career
Per 600 PA
-14.23
-26.19
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3.03
7.75
Bartolo Colon
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
3.68
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bartolo Colon
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1.84
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
16
40.85
Bartolo Colon
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bartolo Colon
Career
Per 600 PA
166
305.52
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
59
150.64
Bartolo Colon
Career
Per 600 PA
1.96
1.96
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3.98
3.98
Bartolo Colon
Career
Per 600 PA
0.01
0.01
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.27
0.27
Bartolo Colon
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
22
40.49
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 600 PA
13
33.19
Bartolo Colon
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
3.68
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bartolo Colon
Career
Per 600 PA
7
12.88
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
2.55
Bartolo Colon
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bartolo Colon
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bartolo Colon
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bartolo Colon
Career
Per 600 PA
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 600 PA