Rube Curry vs. Ted Wilks — Career Comparison

Rube Curry
Lost GenerationMissouriThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaKansas City MonarchsNegro American LeagueStarting Pitcher
Ted Wilks
Greatest GenerationNew YorkThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaSt. Louis CardinalsNational LeagueRelief Pitcher

Rube Curry 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 3.57 and 1.254 for Rube Curry. By the career numbers, Ted Wilks had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Rube Curry and Ted Wilks

Rube Curry
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
11
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
10
Rube Curry
Career
Per 9 Innings
201
1.37
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
385
3.8
Rube Curry
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
146
0.99
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 9 Innings
44
0.43
Rube Curry
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
84
0.57
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
59
0.58
Rube Curry
Career
Per 9 Innings
60
0.41
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
30
0.3
Rube Curry
Career
Per 9 Innings
58.33
58.33
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
66.29
66.29
Rube Curry
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
72.64
72.64
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 9 Innings
11.43
11.43
Rube Curry
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
0.68
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 9 Innings
22
0.22
Rube Curry
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
0.07
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
0.05
Rube Curry
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
0.07
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
46
0.45
Rube Curry
Career
Per 9 Innings
526
3.57
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
331
3.26
Rube Curry
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.57
3.57
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.26
3.26
Rube Curry
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.62
3.62
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.21
3.21
Rube Curry
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.37
3.37
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.17
4.17
Rube Curry
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.298
0.298
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.24
0.24
Rube Curry
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3973
27
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 9 Innings
2739
27
Rube Curry
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1324.1
9
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 9 Innings
913
9
Rube Curry
Career
Per 9 Innings
1348
9.16
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
832
8.2
Rube Curry
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.16
9.16
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.2
8.2
Rube Curry
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
49
0.33
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 9 Innings
76
0.75
Rube Curry
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.33
0.33
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.75
0.75
Rube Curry
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.24
0.24
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.2
0.2
Rube Curry
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
312
2.12
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
283
2.79
Rube Curry
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.01
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Rube Curry
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.12
2.12
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.79
2.79
Rube Curry
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
599
4.07
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 9 Innings
403
3.97
Rube Curry
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.07
4.07
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.97
3.97
Rube Curry
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.98
2.98
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.05
1.05
Rube Curry
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.688
0.688
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.751
0.751
Rube Curry
Career
Per 9 Innings
12
0.08
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
8
0.08
Rube Curry
Career
Per 9 Innings
39
0.27
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
0.11
Rube Curry
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.01
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.01
Rube Curry
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5036
34.22
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3765
37.11
Rube Curry
Career
Per 9 Innings
34
0.23
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
191
1.88
Rube Curry
Career
Per 9 Innings
661
4.49
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
364
3.59
Rube Curry
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.49
4.49
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.59
3.59
Rube Curry
Career
Per 9 Innings
163
1.11
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Rube Curry
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rube Curry
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
72
0.49
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rube Curry
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.254
1.254
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.221
1.221
Rube Curry
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4522
30.73
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3471
34.22
Rube Curry
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.29
3.29
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.95
0.95
Rube Curry
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.335
0.335
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.253
0.253
Rube Curry
Career
Per 9 Innings
34.22
34.22
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
37.11
37.11

Fielding Stats for Rube Curry and Ted Wilks

Rube Curry
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
11
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
Rube Curry
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
229
1.51
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
385
Rube Curry
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
162
1.07
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Rube Curry
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4104
27
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Rube Curry
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1368
9
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Rube Curry
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
97
0.64
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 9 Innings
30
Rube Curry
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
458
3.01
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 9 Innings
120
Rube Curry
Career
Per 9 Innings
29
0.19
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
Rube Curry
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
584
3.84
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 9 Innings
158
Rube Curry
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
555
3.65
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 9 Innings
150
Rube Curry
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
95.03
95.03
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 9 Innings
94.94
Rube Curry
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.424
2.424
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.39
Rube Curry
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
70.74
70.74
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Rube Curry
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
0.07
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
11
Rube Curry
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Rube Curry
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Rube Curry
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Rube Curry
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 9 Innings
0

Hitting Stats for Rube Curry and Ted Wilks

Rube Curry
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
11
11
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 600 PA
10
10
Rube Curry
Career
Per 600 PA
241
220.76
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
385
982.98
Rube Curry
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
655
600
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 600 PA
235
600
Rube Curry
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
591
541.37
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 600 PA
206
525.96
Rube Curry
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.215
0.215
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 600 PA
0.131
0.131
Rube Curry
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.578
0.578
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 600 PA
0.4
0.4
Rube Curry
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
127
116.34
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 600 PA
27
68.94
Rube Curry
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
100
91.6
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 600 PA
24
61.28
Rube Curry
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
16
14.66
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 600 PA
3
7.66
Rube Curry
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
6.41
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rube Curry
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
3.66
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rube Curry
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
27
24.73
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 600 PA
3
7.66
Rube Curry
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.213
0.213
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 600 PA
0.111
0.111
Rube Curry
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.007
0.007
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rube Curry
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.032
0.032
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rube Curry
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
45.11
41.33
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 600 PA
5.99
15.3
Rube Curry
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
169
154.81
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 600 PA
30
76.6
Rube Curry
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
157
143.82
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 600 PA
43
109.79
Rube Curry
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.253
0.253
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 600 PA
0.194
0.194
Rube Curry
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.286
0.286
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 600 PA
0.146
0.146
Rube Curry
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.539
0.539
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 600 PA
0.339
0.339
Rube Curry
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.071
0.071
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 600 PA
0.015
0.015
Rube Curry
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.185
0.185
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 600 PA
0.124
0.124
Rube Curry
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.438
0.438
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 600 PA
0.256
0.256
Rube Curry
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.212
0.212
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 600 PA
0.184
0.184
Rube Curry
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
58
53.13
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 600 PA
15
38.3
Rube Curry
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
57
52.21
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 600 PA
13
33.19
Rube Curry
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
111
101.68
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 600 PA
28
71.49
Rube Curry
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
49.97
45.77
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 600 PA
3.03
7.75
Rube Curry
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
3.66
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rube Curry
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
26
23.82
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 600 PAverified
16
40.85
Rube Curry
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rube Curry
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
5.5
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 600 PA
59
150.64
Rube Curry
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
109.17
109.17
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 600 PA
3.98
3.98
Rube Curry
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4.33
4.33
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 600 PA
0.27
0.27
Rube Curry
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
34
31.15
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 600 PAverified
13
33.19
Rube Curry
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rube Curry
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 600 PA
1
2.55
Rube Curry
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
3.66
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rube Curry
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rube Curry
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
3.66
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rube Curry
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
100
100
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 600 PA