Mort Cooper vs. Ted Wilks — Career Comparison

Mort Cooper
Greatest GenerationMissouriThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaSt. Louis CardinalsNational LeagueStarting PitcherMVPAll-Star
Ted Wilks
Greatest GenerationNew YorkThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaSt. Louis CardinalsNational LeagueRelief Pitcher

Mort Cooper 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. Mort Cooper posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 2.97 and WHIP 1.215 compared to 3.26 and 1.221 for Ted Wilks. By the career numbers, Mort Cooper had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Mort Cooper and Ted Wilks

Mort Cooper
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
11
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
10
Mort Cooper
Career
Per 9 Innings
295
1.44
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
385
3.8
Mort Cooper
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
239
1.17
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 9 Innings
44
0.43
Mort Cooper
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
128
0.63
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 9 Innings
59
0.58
Mort Cooper
Career
Per 9 Innings
75
0.37
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
30
0.3
Mort Cooper
Career
Per 9 Innings
63.05
63.05
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
66.29
66.29
Mort Cooper
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
81.02
81.02
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 9 Innings
11.43
11.43
Mort Cooper
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
128
0.63
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 9 Innings
22
0.22
Mort Cooper
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
33
0.16
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
0.05
Mort Cooper
Career
Per 9 Innings
14
0.07
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
46
0.45
Mort Cooper
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
607
2.97
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
331
3.26
Mort Cooper
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.97
2.97
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.26
3.26
Mort Cooper
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.92
2.92
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.21
3.21
Mort Cooper
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.58
3.58
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.17
4.17
Mort Cooper
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.236
0.236
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.24
0.24
Mort Cooper
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5522
27
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 9 Innings
2739
27
Mort Cooper
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1840.2
9
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 9 Innings
913
9
Mort Cooper
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1666
8.15
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
832
8.2
Mort Cooper
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.15
8.15
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.2
8.2
Mort Cooper
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
85
0.42
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
76
0.75
Mort Cooper
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.42
0.42
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.75
0.75
Mort Cooper
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.29
0.29
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.2
0.2
Mort Cooper
Career
Per 9 Innings
571
2.79
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
283
2.79
Mort Cooper
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mort Cooper
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.79
2.79
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.79
2.79
Mort Cooper
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
913
4.46
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 9 Innings
403
3.97
Mort Cooper
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.46
4.46
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.97
3.97
Mort Cooper
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.09
3.09
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.05
1.05
Mort Cooper
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.806
0.806
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.751
0.751
Mort Cooper
Career
Per 9 Innings
28
0.14
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
0.08
Mort Cooper
Career
Per 9 Innings
28
0.14
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
0.11
Mort Cooper
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
0.03
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.01
Mort Cooper
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7648
37.4
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 9 Innings
3765
37.11
Mort Cooper
Career
Per 9 Innings
39
0.19
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
191
1.88
Mort Cooper
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
703
3.44
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
364
3.59
Mort Cooper
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.44
3.44
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.59
3.59
Mort Cooper
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mort Cooper
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mort Cooper
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mort Cooper
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.215
1.215
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.221
1.221
Mort Cooper
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7049
34.47
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 9 Innings
3471
34.22
Mort Cooper
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.38
2.38
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.95
0.95
Mort Cooper
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.261
0.261
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.253
0.253
Mort Cooper
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
37.4
37.4
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 9 Innings
37.11
37.11

Fielding Stats for Mort Cooper and Ted Wilks

Mort Cooper
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
11
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
Mort Cooper
Career
Per 9 Innings
295
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
385
Mort Cooper
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Mort Cooper
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Mort Cooper
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Mort Cooper
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
50
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 9 Innings
30
Mort Cooper
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
270
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 9 Innings
120
Mort Cooper
Career
Per 9 Innings
16
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
8
Mort Cooper
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
336
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 9 Innings
158
Mort Cooper
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
320
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 9 Innings
150
Mort Cooper
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
95.24
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 9 Innings
94.94
Mort Cooper
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1.085
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.39
Mort Cooper
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Mort Cooper
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
20
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 9 Innings
11
Mort Cooper
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Mort Cooper
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Mort Cooper
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Mort Cooper
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 9 Innings
0

Hitting Stats for Mort Cooper and Ted Wilks

Mort Cooper
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
11
11
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 600 PA
10
10
Mort Cooper
Career
Per 600 PA
297
247.16
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
385
982.98
Mort Cooper
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
721
600
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 600 PA
235
600
Mort Cooper
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
654
544.24
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 600 PA
206
525.96
Mort Cooper
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.194
0.194
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 600 PA
0.131
0.131
Mort Cooper
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.509
0.509
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 600 PA
0.4
0.4
Mort Cooper
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
127
105.69
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 600 PA
27
68.94
Mort Cooper
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
105
87.38
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 600 PA
24
61.28
Mort Cooper
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
16
13.31
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 600 PA
3
7.66
Mort Cooper
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mort Cooper
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
4.99
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mort Cooper
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
22
18.31
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 600 PA
3
7.66
Mort Cooper
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.173
0.173
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 600 PA
0.111
0.111
Mort Cooper
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.009
0.009
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mort Cooper
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.047
0.047
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mort Cooper
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
34.63
28.82
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 600 PA
5.99
15.3
Mort Cooper
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
161
133.98
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 600 PA
30
76.6
Mort Cooper
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
151
125.66
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 600 PA
43
109.79
Mort Cooper
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.223
0.223
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 600 PA
0.194
0.194
Mort Cooper
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.246
0.246
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 600 PA
0.146
0.146
Mort Cooper
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.469
0.469
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 600 PA
0.339
0.339
Mort Cooper
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.052
0.052
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 600 PA
0.015
0.015
Mort Cooper
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.162
0.162
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 600 PA
0.124
0.124
Mort Cooper
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.342
0.342
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 600 PA
0.256
0.256
Mort Cooper
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.228
0.228
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 600 PA
0.184
0.184
Mort Cooper
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
50
41.61
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 600 PA
15
38.3
Mort Cooper
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
68
56.59
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 600 PA
13
33.19
Mort Cooper
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
112
93.2
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 600 PA
28
71.49
Mort Cooper
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
32.29
26.87
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 600 PA
3.03
7.75
Mort Cooper
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
0.83
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mort Cooper
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
23
19.14
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 600 PAverified
16
40.85
Mort Cooper
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mort Cooper
Career
Per 600 PAverified
118
98.2
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
59
150.64
Mort Cooper
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6.11
6.11
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 600 PA
3.98
3.98
Mort Cooper
Career
Per 600 PA
0.19
0.19
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.27
0.27
Mort Cooper
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
43
35.78
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 600 PA
13
33.19
Mort Cooper
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mort Cooper
Career
Per 600 PA
14
11.65
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
2.55
Mort Cooper
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mort Cooper
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mort Cooper
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mort Cooper
Career
Per 600 PA
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 600 PA