Dixie Davis vs. Ted Wilks — Career Comparison

Dixie Davis
Lost GenerationNorth CarolinaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaSt. Louis BrownsAmerican LeagueStarting Pitcher
Ted Wilks
Greatest GenerationNew YorkThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaSt. Louis CardinalsNational LeagueRelief Pitcher

Dixie Davis 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 3.97 and 1.516 for Dixie Davis. By the career numbers, Ted Wilks had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Dixie Davis and Ted Wilks

Dixie Davis
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
10
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
10
Dixie Davis
Career
Per 9 Innings
239
1.63
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
385
3.8
Dixie Davis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
165
1.13
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 9 Innings
44
0.43
Dixie Davis
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
75
0.51
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
59
0.58
Dixie Davis
Career
Per 9 Innings
71
0.48
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
30
0.3
Dixie Davis
Career
Per 9 Innings
51.37
51.37
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
66.29
66.29
Dixie Davis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
69.04
69.04
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 9 Innings
11.43
11.43
Dixie Davis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
77
0.53
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 9 Innings
22
0.22
Dixie Davis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
0.07
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
0.05
Dixie Davis
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.01
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
46
0.45
Dixie Davis
Career
Per 9 Innings
581
3.97
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
331
3.26
Dixie Davis
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.97
3.97
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.26
3.26
Dixie Davis
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.28
4.28
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.21
3.21
Dixie Davis
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.59
4.59
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.17
4.17
Dixie Davis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.257
0.257
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.24
0.24
Dixie Davis
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3956
27
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 9 Innings
2739
27
Dixie Davis
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1318.2
9
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 9 Innings
913
9
Dixie Davis
Career
Per 9 Innings
1311
8.95
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
832
8.2
Dixie Davis
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.95
8.95
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.2
8.2
Dixie Davis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
63
0.43
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 9 Innings
76
0.75
Dixie Davis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.43
0.43
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.75
0.75
Dixie Davis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.26
0.26
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.2
0.2
Dixie Davis
Career
Per 9 Innings
688
4.7
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
283
2.79
Dixie Davis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dixie Davis
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.7
4.7
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.79
2.79
Dixie Davis
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
460
3.14
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
403
3.97
Dixie Davis
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.14
3.14
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.97
3.97
Dixie Davis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.92
1.92
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.05
1.05
Dixie Davis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.871
0.871
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.751
0.751
Dixie Davis
Career
Per 9 Innings
22
0.15
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
0.08
Dixie Davis
Career
Per 9 Innings
45
0.31
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
0.11
Dixie Davis
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.01
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
0.01
Dixie Davis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5844
39.89
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 9 Innings
3765
37.11
Dixie Davis
Career
Per 9 Innings
46
0.31
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
191
1.88
Dixie Davis
Career
Per 9 Innings
722
4.93
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
364
3.59
Dixie Davis
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.93
4.93
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.59
3.59
Dixie Davis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dixie Davis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dixie Davis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dixie Davis
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.516
1.516
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.221
1.221
Dixie Davis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5111
34.88
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 9 Innings
3471
34.22
Dixie Davis
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.02
3.02
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.95
0.95
Dixie Davis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.272
0.272
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.253
0.253
Dixie Davis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
39.89
39.89
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 9 Innings
37.11
37.11

Fielding Stats for Dixie Davis and Ted Wilks

Dixie Davis
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
Dixie Davis
Career
Per 9 Innings
239
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
385
Dixie Davis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Dixie Davis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Dixie Davis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Dixie Davis
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
69
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 9 Innings
30
Dixie Davis
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
268
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 9 Innings
120
Dixie Davis
Career
Per 9 Innings
17
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
8
Dixie Davis
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
354
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 9 Innings
158
Dixie Davis
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
337
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 9 Innings
150
Dixie Davis
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
95.2
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 9 Innings
94.94
Dixie Davis
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1.41
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.39
Dixie Davis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Dixie Davis
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
20
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 9 Innings
11
Dixie Davis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Dixie Davis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Dixie Davis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Dixie Davis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 9 Innings
0

Hitting Stats for Dixie Davis and Ted Wilks

Dixie Davis
Career
Per 600 PA
10
10
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 600 PA
10
10
Dixie Davis
Career
Per 600 PA
240
289.16
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
385
982.98
Dixie Davis
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
498
600
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 600 PA
235
600
Dixie Davis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
441
531.33
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 600 PA
206
525.96
Dixie Davis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.197
0.197
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 600 PA
0.131
0.131
Dixie Davis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.514
0.514
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 600 PA
0.4
0.4
Dixie Davis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
87
104.82
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 600 PA
27
68.94
Dixie Davis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
76
91.57
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 600 PA
24
61.28
Dixie Davis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10
12.05
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 600 PA
3
7.66
Dixie Davis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.2
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dixie Davis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dixie Davis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
11
13.25
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 600 PA
3
7.66
Dixie Davis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.126
0.126
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 600 PA
0.111
0.111
Dixie Davis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dixie Davis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dixie Davis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
24.47
29.48
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 600 PA
5.99
15.3
Dixie Davis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
99
119.28
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 600 PA
30
76.6
Dixie Davis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
114
137.35
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 600 PA
43
109.79
Dixie Davis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.244
0.244
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 600 PA
0.194
0.194
Dixie Davis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.225
0.225
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 600 PA
0.146
0.146
Dixie Davis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.468
0.468
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 600 PA
0.339
0.339
Dixie Davis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.027
0.027
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 600 PA
0.015
0.015
Dixie Davis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.166
0.166
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 600 PA
0.124
0.124
Dixie Davis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.355
0.355
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 600 PA
0.256
0.256
Dixie Davis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.218
0.218
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 600 PA
0.184
0.184
Dixie Davis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
32
38.55
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 600 PA
15
38.3
Dixie Davis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
30
36.14
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 600 PA
13
33.19
Dixie Davis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
62
74.7
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 600 PA
28
71.49
Dixie Davis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
27.51
33.15
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 600 PA
3.03
7.75
Dixie Davis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dixie Davis
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
27
32.53
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 600 PAverified
16
40.85
Dixie Davis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dixie Davis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
42
50.6
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 600 PA
59
150.64
Dixie Davis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
11.86
11.86
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 600 PA
3.98
3.98
Dixie Davis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.64
0.64
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 600 PA
0.27
0.27
Dixie Davis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
30
36.14
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 600 PA
13
33.19
Dixie Davis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dixie Davis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 600 PA
1
2.55
Dixie Davis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dixie Davis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.2
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dixie Davis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.2
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dixie Davis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 600 PA