Barry Cort vs. Ted Wilks — Career Comparison

Barry Cort
Baby BoomersCANThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaMilwaukee BrewersAmerican LeagueStarting Pitcher
Ted Wilks
Greatest GenerationNew YorkThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaSt. Louis CardinalsNational LeagueRelief Pitcher

Barry Cort 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 3.33 and 1.438 for Barry Cort. By the career numbers, Ted Wilks had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Barry Cort and Ted Wilks

Barry Cort
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
10
Barry Cort
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
2.59
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
385
3.8
Barry Cort
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
1.11
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
44
0.43
Barry Cort
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.37
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
59
0.58
Barry Cort
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
0.37
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
30
0.3
Barry Cort
Career
Per 9 Innings
50
50
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
66.29
66.29
Barry Cort
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
42.86
42.86
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 9 Innings
11.43
11.43
Barry Cort
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.37
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
22
0.22
Barry Cort
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.05
Barry Cort
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
46
0.45
Barry Cort
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
9
3.33
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
331
3.26
Barry Cort
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.33
3.33
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.26
3.26
Barry Cort
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.93
3.93
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.21
3.21
Barry Cort
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.37
3.37
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.17
4.17
Barry Cort
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.281
0.281
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.24
0.24
Barry Cort
Career
Per 9 Innings
73
27
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2739
27
Barry Cort
Career
Per 9 Innings
24.1
9
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
913
9
Barry Cort
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
25
9.25
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
832
8.2
Barry Cort
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.25
9.25
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.2
8.2
Barry Cort
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.37
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 9 Innings
76
0.75
Barry Cort
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.37
0.37
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.75
0.75
Barry Cort
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.14
0.14
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.2
0.2
Barry Cort
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
9
3.33
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
283
2.79
Barry Cort
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.37
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Barry Cort
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.33
3.33
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.79
2.79
Barry Cort
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
17
6.29
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
403
3.97
Barry Cort
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6.29
6.29
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.97
3.97
Barry Cort
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.43
2.43
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.05
1.05
Barry Cort
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.069
1.069
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.751
0.751
Barry Cort
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
0.37
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
0.08
Barry Cort
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
0.37
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
0.11
Barry Cort
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.01
Barry Cort
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
102
37.73
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3765
37.11
Barry Cort
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.37
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
191
1.88
Barry Cort
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
3.33
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 9 Innings
364
3.59
Barry Cort
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.33
3.33
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.59
3.59
Barry Cort
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.74
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Barry Cort
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.37
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Barry Cort
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
1.11
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Barry Cort
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.397
1.397
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.221
1.221
Barry Cort
Career
Per 9 Innings
89
32.92
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3471
34.22
Barry Cort
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.29
1.29
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.95
0.95
Barry Cort
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.338
0.338
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.253
0.253
Barry Cort
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
37.73
37.73
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 9 Innings
37.11
37.11

Fielding Stats for Barry Cort and Ted Wilks

Barry Cort
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
1
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
10
Barry Cort
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
2.59
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
385
Barry Cort
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
1.11
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Barry Cort
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
73
27
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Barry Cort
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
24.1
9
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Barry Cort
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.37
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
30
Barry Cort
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
1.48
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
120
Barry Cort
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
Barry Cort
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
1.85
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
158
Barry Cort
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
1.85
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
150
Barry Cort
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 9 Innings
94.94
Barry Cort
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.714
0.714
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.39
Barry Cort
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
42.86
42.86
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Barry Cort
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
11
Barry Cort
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Barry Cort
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Barry Cort
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Barry Cort
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 9 Innings
0

Hitting Stats for Barry Cort and Ted Wilks

Barry Cort
Career
Per 600 PA
1
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10
10
Barry Cort
Career
Per 600 PA
7
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
385
982.98
Barry Cort
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
235
600
Barry Cort
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
206
525.96
Barry Cort
Career
Per 600 PA
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.131
0.131
Barry Cort
Career
Per 600 PA
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.4
0.4
Barry Cort
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
27
68.94
Barry Cort
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
24
61.28
Barry Cort
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
7.66
Barry Cort
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Barry Cort
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Barry Cort
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
7.66
Barry Cort
Career
Per 600 PA
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.111
0.111
Barry Cort
Career
Per 600 PA
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Barry Cort
Career
Per 600 PA
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Barry Cort
Career
Per 600 PA
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5.99
15.3
Barry Cort
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
30
76.6
Barry Cort
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
43
109.79
Barry Cort
Career
Per 600 PA
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.194
0.194
Barry Cort
Career
Per 600 PA
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.146
0.146
Barry Cort
Career
Per 600 PA
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.339
0.339
Barry Cort
Career
Per 600 PA
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.015
0.015
Barry Cort
Career
Per 600 PA
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.124
0.124
Barry Cort
Career
Per 600 PA
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.256
0.256
Barry Cort
Career
Per 600 PA
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.184
0.184
Barry Cort
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
15
38.3
Barry Cort
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
13
33.19
Barry Cort
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
28
71.49
Barry Cort
Career
Per 600 PA
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3.03
7.75
Barry Cort
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Barry Cort
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
16
40.85
Barry Cort
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Barry Cort
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 600 PA
59
150.64
Barry Cort
Career
Per 600 PA
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3.98
3.98
Barry Cort
Career
Per 600 PA
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.27
0.27
Barry Cort
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
13
33.19
Barry Cort
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Barry Cort
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 600 PA
1
2.55
Barry Cort
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Barry Cort
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Barry Cort
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Barry Cort
Career
Per 600 PA
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 600 PA