Candy Cummings vs. Ted Wilks — Career Comparison

Candy Cummings
Pre-GenerationalMassachusettsThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaNew York MutualsUnknownHall of FameStarting Pitcher
Ted Wilks
Greatest GenerationNew YorkThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaSt. Louis CardinalsNational LeagueRelief Pitcher

Candy Cummings 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. Candy Cummings posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 2.42 and WHIP 1.228 compared to 3.26 and 1.221 for Ted Wilks. By the career numbers, Candy Cummings had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Candy Cummings and Ted Wilks

Candy Cummings
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
6
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
10
Candy Cummings
Career
Per 9 Innings
242
1.01
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
385
3.8
Candy Cummings
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
241
1.01
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 9 Innings
44
0.43
Candy Cummings
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
145
0.61
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 9 Innings
59
0.58
Candy Cummings
Career
Per 9 Innings
94
0.39
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
30
0.3
Candy Cummings
Career
Per 9 Innings
60.67
60.67
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
66.29
66.29
Candy Cummings
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
99.59
99.59
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 9 Innings
11.43
11.43
Candy Cummings
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
233
0.98
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 9 Innings
22
0.22
Candy Cummings
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
19
0.08
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
0.05
Candy Cummings
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
46
0.45
Candy Cummings
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
579
2.42
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
331
3.26
Candy Cummings
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.42
2.42
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.26
3.26
Candy Cummings
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.8
2.8
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.21
3.21
Candy Cummings
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.99
2.99
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.17
4.17
Candy Cummings
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.267
0.267
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.24
0.24
Candy Cummings
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6449
27
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 9 Innings
2739
27
Candy Cummings
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2149.2
9
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 9 Innings
913
9
Candy Cummings
Career
Per 9 Innings
2526
10.58
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
832
8.2
Candy Cummings
Career
Per 9 Innings
10.58
10.58
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.2
8.2
Candy Cummings
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
0.05
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 9 Innings
76
0.75
Candy Cummings
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.05
0.05
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.75
0.75
Candy Cummings
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.05
0.05
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.2
0.2
Candy Cummings
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
113
0.47
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 9 Innings
283
2.79
Candy Cummings
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Candy Cummings
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.47
0.47
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.79
2.79
Candy Cummings
Career
Per 9 Innings
259
1.08
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
403
3.97
Candy Cummings
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.08
1.08
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.97
3.97
Candy Cummings
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.07
1.07
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.05
1.05
Candy Cummings
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.173
0.173
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.751
0.751
Candy Cummings
Career
Per 9 Innings
67
0.28
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
0.08
Candy Cummings
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 9 Innings
11
0.11
Candy Cummings
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.01
Candy Cummings
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9583
40.12
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 9 Innings
3765
37.11
Candy Cummings
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.01
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
191
1.88
Candy Cummings
Career
Per 9 Innings
1450
6.07
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
364
3.59
Candy Cummings
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.07
6.07
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.59
3.59
Candy Cummings
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Candy Cummings
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Candy Cummings
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Candy Cummings
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.228
1.228
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.221
1.221
Candy Cummings
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9470
39.65
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 9 Innings
3471
34.22
Candy Cummings
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.99
5.99
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.95
0.95
Candy Cummings
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.273
0.273
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.253
0.253
Candy Cummings
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
40.12
40.12
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 9 Innings
37.11
37.11

Fielding Stats for Candy Cummings and Ted Wilks

Candy Cummings
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
6
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
10
Candy Cummings
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
254
1.03
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
385
Candy Cummings
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
108
0.44
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Candy Cummings
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6645
27
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Candy Cummings
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2215
9
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Candy Cummings
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
109
0.44
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 9 Innings
30
Candy Cummings
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
320
1.3
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 9 Innings
120
Candy Cummings
Career
Per 9 Innings
65
0.26
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
Candy Cummings
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
494
2.01
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 9 Innings
158
Candy Cummings
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
429
1.74
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 9 Innings
150
Candy Cummings
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
86.84
86.84
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
94.94
Candy Cummings
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.689
1.689
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.39
Candy Cummings
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
42.52
42.52
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Candy Cummings
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
0.04
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
11
Candy Cummings
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Candy Cummings
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Candy Cummings
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Candy Cummings
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 9 Innings
0

Hitting Stats for Candy Cummings and Ted Wilks

Candy Cummings
Career
Per 600 PA
6
6
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10
10
Candy Cummings
Career
Per 600 PA
247
136.72
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
385
982.98
Candy Cummings
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1084
600
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 600 PA
235
600
Candy Cummings
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1068
591.14
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 600 PA
206
525.96
Candy Cummings
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.213
0.213
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 600 PA
0.131
0.131
Candy Cummings
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.486
0.486
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 600 PA
0.4
0.4
Candy Cummings
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
227
125.65
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 600 PA
27
68.94
Candy Cummings
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
189
104.61
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 600 PA
24
61.28
Candy Cummings
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
29
16.05
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 600 PA
3
7.66
Candy Cummings
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9
4.98
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Candy Cummings
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Candy Cummings
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
38
21.03
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 600 PA
3
7.66
Candy Cummings
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.167
0.167
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 600 PA
0.111
0.111
Candy Cummings
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Candy Cummings
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Candy Cummings
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
58.89
32.6
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 600 PA
5.99
15.3
Candy Cummings
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
274
151.66
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 600 PA
30
76.6
Candy Cummings
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
243
134.5
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 600 PA
43
109.79
Candy Cummings
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.224
0.224
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 600 PA
0.194
0.194
Candy Cummings
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.257
0.257
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 600 PA
0.146
0.146
Candy Cummings
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.481
0.481
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 600 PA
0.339
0.339
Candy Cummings
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.044
0.044
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 600 PA
0.015
0.015
Candy Cummings
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.165
0.165
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 600 PA
0.124
0.124
Candy Cummings
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.346
0.346
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 600 PA
0.256
0.256
Candy Cummings
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.223
0.223
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 600 PA
0.184
0.184
Candy Cummings
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
149
82.47
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 600 PA
15
38.3
Candy Cummings
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
107
59.23
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 600 PA
13
33.19
Candy Cummings
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
256
141.7
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 600 PA
28
71.49
Candy Cummings
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
62.69
34.7
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 600 PA
3.03
7.75
Candy Cummings
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Candy Cummings
Career
Per 600 PA
16
8.86
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 600 PAverified
16
40.85
Candy Cummings
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Candy Cummings
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
51
28.23
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 600 PA
59
150.64
Candy Cummings
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
21.25
21.25
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 600 PA
3.98
3.98
Candy Cummings
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.31
0.31
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 600 PA
0.27
0.27
Candy Cummings
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
13
33.19
Candy Cummings
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Candy Cummings
Career
Per 600 PAverified
4
2.21
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1
2.55
Candy Cummings
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
1.66
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Candy Cummings
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
1.11
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Candy Cummings
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
2.77
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Candy Cummings
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
60
60
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 600 PA