Johnny Cueto vs. Ted Wilks — Career Comparison

Johnny Cueto
MillenialD.R.Throws RightBats RightCaribbeanCincinnati RedsNational LeagueStarting PitcherAll-Star
Ted Wilks
Greatest GenerationNew YorkThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaSt. Louis CardinalsNational LeagueRelief Pitcher

Johnny Cueto 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 3.52 and 1.220 for Johnny Cueto. By the career numbers, Ted Wilks had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Johnny Cueto and Ted Wilks

Johnny Cueto
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
17
17
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
10
Johnny Cueto
Career
Per 9 Innings
370
1.48
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
385
3.8
Johnny Cueto
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
365
1.46
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 9 Innings
44
0.43
Johnny Cueto
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
144
0.57
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
59
0.58
Johnny Cueto
Career
Per 9 Innings
113
0.45
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
30
0.3
Johnny Cueto
Career
Per 9 Innings
56.03
56.03
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
66.29
66.29
Johnny Cueto
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
98.65
98.65
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 9 Innings
11.43
11.43
Johnny Cueto
Career
Per 9 Innings
18
0.07
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
22
0.22
Johnny Cueto
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
8
0.03
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.05
Johnny Cueto
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
46
0.45
Johnny Cueto
Career
Per 9 Innings
883
3.52
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
331
3.26
Johnny Cueto
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.52
3.52
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.26
3.26
Johnny Cueto
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.53
3.53
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.21
3.21
Johnny Cueto
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.82
3.82
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.17
4.17
Johnny Cueto
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.247
0.247
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.24
0.24
Johnny Cueto
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6769
27
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 9 Innings
2739
27
Johnny Cueto
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2256.1
9
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 9 Innings
913
9
Johnny Cueto
Career
Per 9 Innings
2094
8.35
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
832
8.2
Johnny Cueto
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.35
8.35
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.2
8.2
Johnny Cueto
Career
Per 9 Innings
253
1.01
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
76
0.75
Johnny Cueto
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.01
1.01
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.75
0.75
Johnny Cueto
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.68
0.68
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.2
0.2
Johnny Cueto
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
637
2.54
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
283
2.79
Johnny Cueto
Career
Per 9 Innings
22
0.09
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Johnny Cueto
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.54
2.54
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.79
2.79
Johnny Cueto
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1857
7.41
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 9 Innings
403
3.97
Johnny Cueto
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.41
7.41
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.97
3.97
Johnny Cueto
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.02
5.02
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.05
1.05
Johnny Cueto
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.105
1.105
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.751
0.751
Johnny Cueto
Career
Per 9 Innings
36
0.14
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
0.08
Johnny Cueto
Career
Per 9 Innings
120
0.48
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
0.11
Johnny Cueto
Career
Per 9 Innings
17
0.07
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.01
Johnny Cueto
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9373
37.39
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 9 Innings
3765
37.11
Johnny Cueto
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
191
1.88
Johnny Cueto
Career
Per 9 Innings
955
3.81
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
364
3.59
Johnny Cueto
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.81
3.81
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.59
3.59
Johnny Cueto
Career
Per 9 Innings
83
0.33
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Johnny Cueto
Career
Per 9 Innings
44
0.18
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Johnny Cueto
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
182
0.73
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Johnny Cueto
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.21
1.21
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.221
1.221
Johnny Cueto
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
8489
33.86
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3471
34.22
Johnny Cueto
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.58
2.58
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.95
0.95
Johnny Cueto
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.289
0.289
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.253
0.253
Johnny Cueto
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
37.39
37.39
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 9 Innings
37.11
37.11

Fielding Stats for Johnny Cueto and Ted Wilks

Johnny Cueto
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
17
17
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
Johnny Cueto
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
370
1.48
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
385
Johnny Cueto
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
365
1.46
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Johnny Cueto
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6769
27
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Johnny Cueto
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2256.1
9
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Johnny Cueto
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
184
0.73
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 9 Innings
30
Johnny Cueto
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
284
1.13
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 9 Innings
120
Johnny Cueto
Career
Per 9 Innings
27
0.11
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
Johnny Cueto
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
495
1.97
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 9 Innings
158
Johnny Cueto
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
468
1.87
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 9 Innings
150
Johnny Cueto
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
94.55
94.55
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
94.94
Johnny Cueto
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.265
1.265
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.39
Johnny Cueto
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
98.65
98.65
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Johnny Cueto
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
17
0.07
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 9 Innings
11
Johnny Cueto
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Johnny Cueto
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Johnny Cueto
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Johnny Cueto
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 9 Innings
0

Hitting Stats for Johnny Cueto and Ted Wilks

Johnny Cueto
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
17
17
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 600 PA
10
10
Johnny Cueto
Career
Per 600 PA
371
339.85
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
385
982.98
Johnny Cueto
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
655
600
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 600 PA
235
600
Johnny Cueto
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
545
499.24
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 600 PAverified
206
525.96
Johnny Cueto
Career
Per 600 PA
0.101
0.101
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.131
0.131
Johnny Cueto
Career
Per 600 PA
0.353
0.353
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.4
0.4
Johnny Cueto
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
55
50.38
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 600 PAverified
27
68.94
Johnny Cueto
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
54
49.47
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 600 PAverified
24
61.28
Johnny Cueto
Career
Per 600 PA
1
0.92
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
7.66
Johnny Cueto
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Johnny Cueto
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Johnny Cueto
Career
Per 600 PA
1
0.92
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
7.66
Johnny Cueto
Career
Per 600 PA
0.018
0.018
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.111
0.111
Johnny Cueto
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Johnny Cueto
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Johnny Cueto
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
6.31
5.78
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 600 PAverified
5.99
15.3
Johnny Cueto
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
56
51.3
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 600 PAverified
30
76.6
Johnny Cueto
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
73
66.87
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 600 PAverified
43
109.79
Johnny Cueto
Career
Per 600 PA
0.129
0.129
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.194
0.194
Johnny Cueto
Career
Per 600 PA
0.103
0.103
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.146
0.146
Johnny Cueto
Career
Per 600 PA
0.232
0.232
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.339
0.339
Johnny Cueto
Career
Per 600 PA
0.002
0.002
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.015
0.015
Johnny Cueto
Career
Per 600 PA
0.084
0.084
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.124
0.124
Johnny Cueto
Career
Per 600 PA
0.151
0.151
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.256
0.256
Johnny Cueto
Career
Per 600 PA
0.149
0.149
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.184
0.184
Johnny Cueto
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
27
24.73
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 600 PAverified
15
38.3
Johnny Cueto
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
18
16.49
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 600 PAverified
13
33.19
Johnny Cueto
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
45
41.22
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 600 PAverified
28
71.49
Johnny Cueto
Career
Per 600 PA
-11.74
-10.75
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3.03
7.75
Johnny Cueto
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
0.92
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Johnny Cueto
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
17
15.57
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 600 PAverified
16
40.85
Johnny Cueto
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Johnny Cueto
Career
Per 600 PA
178
163.05
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
59
150.64
Johnny Cueto
Career
Per 600 PA
3.68
3.68
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3.98
3.98
Johnny Cueto
Career
Per 600 PA
0.1
0.1
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.27
0.27
Johnny Cueto
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
90
82.44
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 600 PA
13
33.19
Johnny Cueto
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
1.83
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Johnny Cueto
Career
Per 600 PA
6
5.5
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
2.55
Johnny Cueto
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
0.92
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Johnny Cueto
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Johnny Cueto
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
0.92
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Johnny Cueto
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
100
100
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 600 PA