Gene Conley vs. Ted Wilks — Career Comparison

Gene Conley
Silent GenerationOklahomaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaMilwaukee BravesNational LeagueStarting PitcherAll-Star
Ted Wilks
Greatest GenerationNew YorkThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaSt. Louis CardinalsNational LeagueRelief Pitcher

Gene Conley 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 3.82 and 1.359 for Gene Conley. By the career numbers, Ted Wilks had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Gene Conley and Ted Wilks

Gene Conley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
11
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
10
Gene Conley
Career
Per 9 Innings
276
1.56
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
385
3.8
Gene Conley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
214
1.21
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 9 Innings
44
0.43
Gene Conley
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
91
0.52
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
59
0.58
Gene Conley
Career
Per 9 Innings
96
0.54
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
30
0.3
Gene Conley
Career
Per 9 Innings
48.66
48.66
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
66.29
66.29
Gene Conley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
77.54
77.54
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 9 Innings
11.43
11.43
Gene Conley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
69
0.39
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 9 Innings
22
0.22
Gene Conley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
0.07
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
0.05
Gene Conley
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
0.05
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
46
0.45
Gene Conley
Career
Per 9 Innings
674
3.82
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
331
3.26
Gene Conley
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.82
3.82
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.26
3.26
Gene Conley
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.88
3.88
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.21
3.21
Gene Conley
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.23
4.23
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.17
4.17
Gene Conley
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.258
0.258
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.24
0.24
Gene Conley
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4766
27
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 9 Innings
2739
27
Gene Conley
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1588.2
9
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 9 Innings
913
9
Gene Conley
Career
Per 9 Innings
1606
9.1
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
832
8.2
Gene Conley
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.1
9.1
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.2
8.2
Gene Conley
Career
Per 9 Innings
162
0.92
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
76
0.75
Gene Conley
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.92
0.92
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.75
0.75
Gene Conley
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.59
0.59
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.2
0.2
Gene Conley
Career
Per 9 Innings
511
2.89
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
283
2.79
Gene Conley
Career
Per 9 Innings
42
0.24
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Gene Conley
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.89
2.89
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.79
2.79
Gene Conley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
888
5.03
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 9 Innings
403
3.97
Gene Conley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.03
5.03
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.97
3.97
Gene Conley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.22
3.22
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.05
1.05
Gene Conley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.881
0.881
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.751
0.751
Gene Conley
Career
Per 9 Innings
27
0.15
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
0.08
Gene Conley
Career
Per 9 Innings
31
0.18
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
0.11
Gene Conley
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.01
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
0.01
Gene Conley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6767
38.34
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 9 Innings
3765
37.11
Gene Conley
Career
Per 9 Innings
39
0.22
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
191
1.88
Gene Conley
Career
Per 9 Innings
767
4.35
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
364
3.59
Gene Conley
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.35
4.35
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.59
3.59
Gene Conley
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Gene Conley
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Gene Conley
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Gene Conley
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.333
1.333
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.221
1.221
Gene Conley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6225
35.27
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 9 Innings
3471
34.22
Gene Conley
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.78
2.78
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.95
0.95
Gene Conley
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.279
0.279
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.253
0.253
Gene Conley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
38.34
38.34
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 9 Innings
37.11
37.11

Fielding Stats for Gene Conley and Ted Wilks

Gene Conley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
11
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
Gene Conley
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
276
1.58
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
385
Gene Conley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
211
1.2
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Gene Conley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4729
27
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Gene Conley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1576.1
9
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Gene Conley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
78
0.45
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 9 Innings
30
Gene Conley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
241
1.38
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 9 Innings
120
Gene Conley
Career
Per 9 Innings
19
0.11
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
Gene Conley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
338
1.93
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 9 Innings
158
Gene Conley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
319
1.82
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 9 Innings
150
Gene Conley
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
94.38
94.38
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
94.94
Gene Conley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.156
1.156
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.39
Gene Conley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
76.45
76.45
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Gene Conley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
17
0.1
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 9 Innings
11
Gene Conley
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Gene Conley
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Gene Conley
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Gene Conley
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 9 Innings
0

Hitting Stats for Gene Conley and Ted Wilks

Gene Conley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
11
11
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 600 PA
10
10
Gene Conley
Career
Per 600 PA
276
279.73
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
385
982.98
Gene Conley
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
592
600
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 600 PA
235
600
Gene Conley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
548
555.41
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 600 PA
206
525.96
Gene Conley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.192
0.192
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 600 PA
0.131
0.131
Gene Conley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.497
0.497
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 600 PA
0.4
0.4
Gene Conley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
105
106.42
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 600 PA
27
68.94
Gene Conley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
80
81.08
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 600 PA
24
61.28
Gene Conley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
19
19.26
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 600 PA
3
7.66
Gene Conley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.01
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Gene Conley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
5.07
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Gene Conley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
25
25.34
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 600 PA
3
7.66
Gene Conley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.238
0.238
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 600 PA
0.111
0.111
Gene Conley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.009
0.009
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Gene Conley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.048
0.048
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Gene Conley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
28.19
28.57
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 600 PA
5.99
15.3
Gene Conley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
141
142.91
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 600 PA
30
76.6
Gene Conley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
114
115.54
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 600 PA
43
109.79
Gene Conley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.203
0.203
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 600 PA
0.194
0.194
Gene Conley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.257
0.257
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 600 PA
0.146
0.146
Gene Conley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.461
0.461
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 600 PA
0.339
0.339
Gene Conley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.066
0.066
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 600 PA
0.015
0.015
Gene Conley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.156
0.156
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 600 PA
0.124
0.124
Gene Conley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.331
0.331
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 600 PA
0.256
0.256
Gene Conley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.234
0.234
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 600 PA
0.184
0.184
Gene Conley
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
33
33.45
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 600 PAverified
15
38.3
Gene Conley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
45
45.61
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 600 PA
13
33.19
Gene Conley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
73
73.99
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 600 PA
28
71.49
Gene Conley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
23.79
24.11
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 600 PA
3.03
7.75
Gene Conley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
4.05
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Gene Conley
Career
Per 600 PA
5
5.07
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
16
40.85
Gene Conley
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Gene Conley
Career
Per 600 PAverified
119
120.61
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
59
150.64
Gene Conley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4.97
4.97
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 600 PA
3.98
3.98
Gene Conley
Career
Per 600 PA
0.04
0.04
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.27
0.27
Gene Conley
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
31
31.42
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 600 PAverified
13
33.19
Gene Conley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
4.05
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Gene Conley
Career
Per 600 PA
9
9.12
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
2.55
Gene Conley
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Gene Conley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.01
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Gene Conley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.01
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Gene Conley
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 600 PA