Joe Cowley vs. Ted Wilks — Career Comparison

Joe Cowley
Baby BoomersKentuckyThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaNew York YankeesAmerican LeagueStarting Pitcher
Ted Wilks
Greatest GenerationNew YorkThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaSt. Louis CardinalsNational LeagueRelief Pitcher

Joe Cowley 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 4.2 and 1.391 for Joe Cowley. By the career numbers, Ted Wilks had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Joe Cowley and Ted Wilks

Joe Cowley
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
5
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
10
Joe Cowley
Career
Per 9 Innings
95
1.82
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
385
3.8
Joe Cowley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
76
1.46
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 9 Innings
44
0.43
Joe Cowley
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
33
0.63
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
59
0.58
Joe Cowley
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
25
0.48
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
30
0.3
Joe Cowley
Career
Per 9 Innings
56.9
56.9
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
66.29
66.29
Joe Cowley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
80
80
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 9 Innings
11.43
11.43
Joe Cowley
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
0.15
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
22
0.22
Joe Cowley
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.02
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.05
Joe Cowley
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
46
0.45
Joe Cowley
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
219
4.2
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
331
3.26
Joe Cowley
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.2
4.2
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.26
3.26
Joe Cowley
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.22
4.22
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.21
3.21
Joe Cowley
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.07
5.07
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.17
4.17
Joe Cowley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.235
0.235
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.24
0.24
Joe Cowley
Career
Per 9 Innings
1408
27
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2739
27
Joe Cowley
Career
Per 9 Innings
469.1
9
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
913
9
Joe Cowley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
414
7.94
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 9 Innings
832
8.2
Joe Cowley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.94
7.94
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.2
8.2
Joe Cowley
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
69
1.32
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
76
0.75
Joe Cowley
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.32
1.32
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.75
0.75
Joe Cowley
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.73
0.73
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.2
0.2
Joe Cowley
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
232
4.45
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
283
2.79
Joe Cowley
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
0.13
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Joe Cowley
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.45
4.45
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.79
2.79
Joe Cowley
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
332
6.37
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
403
3.97
Joe Cowley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6.37
6.37
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.97
3.97
Joe Cowley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.49
3.49
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.05
1.05
Joe Cowley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.202
1.202
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.751
0.751
Joe Cowley
Career
Per 9 Innings
11
0.21
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
0.08
Joe Cowley
Career
Per 9 Innings
14
0.27
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
0.11
Joe Cowley
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.04
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.01
Joe Cowley
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2026
38.85
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3765
37.11
Joe Cowley
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
0.15
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
191
1.88
Joe Cowley
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
243
4.66
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
364
3.59
Joe Cowley
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.66
4.66
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.59
3.59
Joe Cowley
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
0.19
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Joe Cowley
Career
Per 9 Innings
11
0.21
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Joe Cowley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
23
0.44
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Cowley
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.376
1.376
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.221
1.221
Joe Cowley
Career
Per 9 Innings
1759
33.73
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3471
34.22
Joe Cowley
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.56
2.56
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.95
0.95
Joe Cowley
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.254
0.254
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.253
0.253
Joe Cowley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
38.85
38.85
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 9 Innings
37.11
37.11

Fielding Stats for Joe Cowley and Ted Wilks

Joe Cowley
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
5
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
10
Joe Cowley
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
95
1.82
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
385
Joe Cowley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
76
1.46
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Joe Cowley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1408
27
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Joe Cowley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
469.1
9
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Joe Cowley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
36
0.69
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 9 Innings
30
Joe Cowley
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
56
1.07
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
120
Joe Cowley
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
0.19
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
Joe Cowley
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
102
1.96
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
158
Joe Cowley
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
92
1.76
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
150
Joe Cowley
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
90.2
90.2
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
94.94
Joe Cowley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.968
0.968
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.39
Joe Cowley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
80
80
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Joe Cowley
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.04
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
11
Joe Cowley
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Joe Cowley
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Joe Cowley
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Joe Cowley
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 9 Innings
0

Hitting Stats for Joe Cowley and Ted Wilks

Joe Cowley
Career
Per 600 PA
5
5
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10
10
Joe Cowley
Career
Per 600 PAverified
96
3031.58
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
385
982.98
Joe Cowley
Career
Per 600 PA
19
600
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
235
600
Joe Cowley
Career
Per 600 PAverified
18
568.42
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
206
525.96
Joe Cowley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.222
0.222
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 600 PA
0.131
0.131
Joe Cowley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.526
0.526
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 600 PA
0.4
0.4
Joe Cowley
Career
Per 600 PAverified
4
126.32
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
27
68.94
Joe Cowley
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
94.74
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
24
61.28
Joe Cowley
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
31.58
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
3
7.66
Joe Cowley
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Cowley
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Cowley
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
31.58
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
3
7.66
Joe Cowley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.25
0.25
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 600 PA
0.111
0.111
Joe Cowley
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Cowley
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Cowley
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1.06
33.53
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
5.99
15.3
Joe Cowley
Career
Per 600 PAverified
5
157.89
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
30
76.6
Joe Cowley
Career
Per 600 PAverified
4
126.32
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
43
109.79
Joe Cowley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.222
0.222
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 600 PA
0.194
0.194
Joe Cowley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.278
0.278
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 600 PA
0.146
0.146
Joe Cowley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.5
0.5
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 600 PA
0.339
0.339
Joe Cowley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.056
0.056
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 600 PA
0.015
0.015
Joe Cowley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.169
0.169
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 600 PA
0.124
0.124
Joe Cowley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.357
0.357
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 600 PA
0.256
0.256
Joe Cowley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.286
0.286
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 600 PA
0.184
0.184
Joe Cowley
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
15
38.3
Joe Cowley
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
13
33.19
Joe Cowley
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
28
71.49
Joe Cowley
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1.11
34.98
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
3.03
7.75
Joe Cowley
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Cowley
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
16
40.85
Joe Cowley
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Cowley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
126.32
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 600 PA
59
150.64
Joe Cowley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4.75
4.75
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 600 PA
3.98
3.98
Joe Cowley
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.27
0.27
Joe Cowley
Career
Per 600 PA
1
31.58
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
13
33.19
Joe Cowley
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Cowley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 600 PA
1
2.55
Joe Cowley
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Cowley
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Cowley
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Cowley
Career
Per 600 PA
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 600 PA