Bud Daley vs. Ted Wilks — Career Comparison

Bud Daley
Silent GenerationCaliforniaThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaKansas City AthleticsAmerican LeagueStarting PitcherAll-Star
Ted Wilks
Greatest GenerationNew YorkThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaSt. Louis CardinalsNational LeagueRelief Pitcher

Bud Daley 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 4.03 and 1.415 for Bud Daley. By the career numbers, Ted Wilks had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Bud Daley and Ted Wilks

Bud Daley
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
10
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
10
Bud Daley
Career
Per 9 Innings
248
2.31
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
385
3.8
Bud Daley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
116
1.08
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 9 Innings
44
0.43
Bud Daley
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
60
0.56
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
59
0.58
Bud Daley
Career
Per 9 Innings
64
0.6
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
30
0.3
Bud Daley
Career
Per 9 Innings
48.39
48.39
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
66.29
66.29
Bud Daley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
46.77
46.77
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 9 Innings
11.43
11.43
Bud Daley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
36
0.33
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 9 Innings
22
0.22
Bud Daley
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.03
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.05
Bud Daley
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
0.09
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
46
0.45
Bud Daley
Career
Per 9 Innings
433
4.03
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
331
3.26
Bud Daley
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.03
4.03
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.26
3.26
Bud Daley
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.33
4.33
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.21
3.21
Bud Daley
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.48
4.48
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.17
4.17
Bud Daley
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.261
0.261
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.24
0.24
Bud Daley
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2902
27
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 9 Innings
2739
27
Bud Daley
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
967.1
9
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 9 Innings
913
9
Bud Daley
Career
Per 9 Innings
998
9.29
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
832
8.2
Bud Daley
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.29
9.29
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.2
8.2
Bud Daley
Career
Per 9 Innings
100
0.93
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
76
0.75
Bud Daley
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.93
0.93
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.75
0.75
Bud Daley
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.4
0.4
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.2
0.2
Bud Daley
Career
Per 9 Innings
351
3.27
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
283
2.79
Bud Daley
Career
Per 9 Innings
20
0.19
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Bud Daley
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.27
3.27
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.79
2.79
Bud Daley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
549
5.11
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 9 Innings
403
3.97
Bud Daley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.11
5.11
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.97
3.97
Bud Daley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.21
2.21
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.05
1.05
Bud Daley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.93
0.93
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.751
0.751
Bud Daley
Career
Per 9 Innings
29
0.27
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
0.08
Bud Daley
Career
Per 9 Innings
60
0.56
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
0.11
Bud Daley
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.02
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.01
Bud Daley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4233
39.38
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 9 Innings
3765
37.11
Bud Daley
Career
Per 9 Innings
48
0.45
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
191
1.88
Bud Daley
Career
Per 9 Innings
502
4.67
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
364
3.59
Bud Daley
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.67
4.67
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.59
3.59
Bud Daley
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bud Daley
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bud Daley
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bud Daley
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.395
1.395
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.221
1.221
Bud Daley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3822
35.56
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 9 Innings
3471
34.22
Bud Daley
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.02
2.02
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.95
0.95
Bud Daley
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.283
0.283
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.253
0.253
Bud Daley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
39.38
39.38
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 9 Innings
37.11
37.11

Fielding Stats for Bud Daley and Ted Wilks

Bud Daley
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
10
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
Bud Daley
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
248
2.31
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
385
Bud Daley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
116
1.08
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Bud Daley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2901
27
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Bud Daley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
967
9
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Bud Daley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
69
0.64
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 9 Innings
30
Bud Daley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
172
1.6
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 9 Innings
120
Bud Daley
Career
Per 9 Innings
16
0.15
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
Bud Daley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
257
2.39
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 9 Innings
158
Bud Daley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
241
2.24
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 9 Innings
150
Bud Daley
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
93.77
93.77
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
94.94
Bud Daley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.972
0.972
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.39
Bud Daley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
46.77
46.77
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Bud Daley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
0.12
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 9 Innings
11
Bud Daley
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Bud Daley
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Bud Daley
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Bud Daley
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 9 Innings
0

Hitting Stats for Bud Daley and Ted Wilks

Bud Daley
Career
Per 600 PA
10
10
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 600 PA
10
10
Bud Daley
Career
Per 600 PA
248
450.91
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
385
982.98
Bud Daley
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
330
600
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 600 PA
235
600
Bud Daley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
291
529.09
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 600 PA
206
525.96
Bud Daley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.192
0.192
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 600 PA
0.131
0.131
Bud Daley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.502
0.502
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 600 PA
0.4
0.4
Bud Daley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
56
101.82
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 600 PA
27
68.94
Bud Daley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
51
92.73
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 600 PA
24
61.28
Bud Daley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
9.09
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 600 PA
3
7.66
Bud Daley
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bud Daley
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bud Daley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
9.09
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 600 PA
3
7.66
Bud Daley
Career
Per 600 PA
0.089
0.089
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.111
0.111
Bud Daley
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bud Daley
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bud Daley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
14.05
25.55
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 600 PA
5.99
15.3
Bud Daley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
61
110.91
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 600 PA
30
76.6
Bud Daley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
75
136.36
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 600 PA
43
109.79
Bud Daley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.242
0.242
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 600 PA
0.194
0.194
Bud Daley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.21
0.21
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 600 PA
0.146
0.146
Bud Daley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.452
0.452
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 600 PA
0.339
0.339
Bud Daley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.017
0.017
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 600 PA
0.015
0.015
Bud Daley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.161
0.161
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 600 PA
0.124
0.124
Bud Daley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.335
0.335
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 600 PA
0.256
0.256
Bud Daley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.219
0.219
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 600 PA
0.184
0.184
Bud Daley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
23
41.82
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 600 PA
15
38.3
Bud Daley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
22
40
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 600 PA
13
33.19
Bud Daley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
45
81.82
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 600 PA
28
71.49
Bud Daley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
15.7
28.54
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 600 PA
3.03
7.75
Bud Daley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
5.45
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bud Daley
Career
Per 600 PA
16
29.09
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 600 PAverified
16
40.85
Bud Daley
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bud Daley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
35
63.64
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 600 PA
59
150.64
Bud Daley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9.43
9.43
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 600 PA
3.98
3.98
Bud Daley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.46
0.46
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 600 PA
0.27
0.27
Bud Daley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
20
36.36
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 600 PA
13
33.19
Bud Daley
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bud Daley
Career
Per 600 PA
4
7.27
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
2.55
Bud Daley
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bud Daley
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bud Daley
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bud Daley
Career
Per 600 PA
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 600 PA