Jack Coombs vs. Ted Wilks — Career Comparison

Jack Coombs
Pre-GenerationalIowaThrows RightBats SwitchNorth AmericaPhiladelphia AthleticsAmerican LeagueStarting Pitcher
Ted Wilks
Greatest GenerationNew YorkThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaSt. Louis CardinalsNational LeagueRelief Pitcher

Jack Coombs 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. Jack Coombs posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 2.78 and WHIP 1.239 compared to 3.26 and 1.221 for Ted Wilks. By the career numbers, Jack Coombs had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Jack Coombs and Ted Wilks

Jack Coombs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
14
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
10
Jack Coombs
Career
Per 9 Innings
354
1.37
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
385
3.8
Jack Coombs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
270
1.05
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 9 Innings
44
0.43
Jack Coombs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
158
0.61
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 9 Innings
59
0.58
Jack Coombs
Career
Per 9 Innings
110
0.43
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
30
0.3
Jack Coombs
Career
Per 9 Innings
58.96
58.96
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
66.29
66.29
Jack Coombs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
76.27
76.27
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 9 Innings
11.43
11.43
Jack Coombs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
187
0.73
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 9 Innings
22
0.22
Jack Coombs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
35
0.14
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
0.05
Jack Coombs
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
0.03
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
46
0.45
Jack Coombs
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
717
2.78
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
331
3.26
Jack Coombs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.78
2.78
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.26
3.26
Jack Coombs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.94
2.94
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.21
3.21
Jack Coombs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.51
3.51
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.17
4.17
Jack Coombs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.238
0.238
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.24
0.24
Jack Coombs
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6960
27
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 9 Innings
2739
27
Jack Coombs
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2320
9
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 9 Innings
913
9
Jack Coombs
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2034
7.89
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
832
8.2
Jack Coombs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.89
7.89
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.2
8.2
Jack Coombs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
38
0.15
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 9 Innings
76
0.75
Jack Coombs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.15
0.15
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.75
0.75
Jack Coombs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.11
0.11
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.2
0.2
Jack Coombs
Career
Per 9 Innings
841
3.26
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
283
2.79
Jack Coombs
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jack Coombs
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.26
3.26
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.79
2.79
Jack Coombs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1052
4.08
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 9 Innings
403
3.97
Jack Coombs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.08
4.08
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.97
3.97
Jack Coombs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.97
2.97
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.05
1.05
Jack Coombs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.816
0.816
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.751
0.751
Jack Coombs
Career
Per 9 Innings
54
0.21
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
0.08
Jack Coombs
Career
Per 9 Innings
88
0.34
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
0.11
Jack Coombs
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.01
Jack Coombs
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
9463
36.71
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3765
37.11
Jack Coombs
Career
Per 9 Innings
68
0.26
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
191
1.88
Jack Coombs
Career
Per 9 Innings
925
3.59
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
364
3.59
Jack Coombs
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.59
3.59
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.59
3.59
Jack Coombs
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jack Coombs
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jack Coombs
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jack Coombs
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.239
1.239
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.221
1.221
Jack Coombs
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
8534
33.11
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3471
34.22
Jack Coombs
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.61
2.61
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.95
0.95
Jack Coombs
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.268
0.268
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.253
0.253
Jack Coombs
Career
Per 9 Innings
36.71
36.71
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
37.11
37.11

Fielding Stats for Jack Coombs and Ted Wilks

Jack Coombs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
14
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
Jack Coombs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
417
2.62
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 9 Innings
385
Jack Coombs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
160
1
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Jack Coombs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4302
27
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Jack Coombs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1434
9
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Jack Coombs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
258
1.62
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 9 Innings
30
Jack Coombs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
516
3.24
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 9 Innings
120
Jack Coombs
Career
Per 9 Innings
25
0.16
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
Jack Coombs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
799
5.01
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 9 Innings
158
Jack Coombs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
774
4.86
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 9 Innings
150
Jack Coombs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
96.87
96.87
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 9 Innings
94.94
Jack Coombs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.856
1.856
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.39
Jack Coombs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
38.37
38.37
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Jack Coombs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
25
0.16
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 9 Innings
11
Jack Coombs
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Jack Coombs
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Jack Coombs
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Jack Coombs
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 9 Innings
0

Hitting Stats for Jack Coombs and Ted Wilks

Jack Coombs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
14
14
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 600 PA
10
10
Jack Coombs
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
460
230.19
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 600 PAverified
385
982.98
Jack Coombs
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1199
600
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 600 PA
235
600
Jack Coombs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1110
555.46
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 600 PA
206
525.96
Jack Coombs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.235
0.235
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 600 PA
0.131
0.131
Jack Coombs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.604
0.604
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 600 PA
0.4
0.4
Jack Coombs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
261
130.61
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 600 PA
27
68.94
Jack Coombs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
213
106.59
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 600 PA
24
61.28
Jack Coombs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
34
17.01
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 600 PA
3
7.66
Jack Coombs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10
5
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jack Coombs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
2
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jack Coombs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
48
24.02
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 600 PA
3
7.66
Jack Coombs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.184
0.184
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 600 PA
0.111
0.111
Jack Coombs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.004
0.004
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jack Coombs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.015
0.015
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jack Coombs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
96.48
48.28
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 600 PA
5.99
15.3
Jack Coombs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
327
163.64
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 600 PA
30
76.6
Jack Coombs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
327
163.64
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 600 PA
43
109.79
Jack Coombs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.278
0.278
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 600 PA
0.194
0.194
Jack Coombs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.295
0.295
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 600 PA
0.146
0.146
Jack Coombs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.573
0.573
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 600 PA
0.339
0.339
Jack Coombs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.06
0.06
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 600 PA
0.015
0.015
Jack Coombs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.199
0.199
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 600 PA
0.124
0.124
Jack Coombs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.485
0.485
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 600 PA
0.256
0.256
Jack Coombs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.281
0.281
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 600 PA
0.184
0.184
Jack Coombs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
123
61.55
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 600 PA
15
38.3
Jack Coombs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
100
50.04
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 600 PA
13
33.19
Jack Coombs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
219
109.59
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 600 PA
28
71.49
Jack Coombs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
106.99
53.54
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 600 PA
3.03
7.75
Jack Coombs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
3.5
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jack Coombs
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
59
29.52
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 600 PAverified
16
40.85
Jack Coombs
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jack Coombs
Career
Per 600 PAverified
191
95.58
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
59
150.64
Jack Coombs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6.28
6.28
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 600 PA
3.98
3.98
Jack Coombs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.31
0.31
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 600 PA
0.27
0.27
Jack Coombs
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
23
11.51
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 600 PAverified
13
33.19
Jack Coombs
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jack Coombs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 600 PA
1
2.55
Jack Coombs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
21
10.51
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jack Coombs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
2
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jack Coombs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
25
12.51
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jack Coombs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
84
84
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 600 PA