Johnny Davis vs. Ted Wilks — Career Comparison

Johnny Davis
Lost GenerationIndianaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaChicago Leland GiantsWestern League (Independent)Starting Pitcher
Ted Wilks
Greatest GenerationNew YorkThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaSt. Louis CardinalsNational LeagueRelief Pitcher

Johnny 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 4.22 and 1.621 for Johnny 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 Johnny Davis and Ted Wilks

Johnny Davis
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
6
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
10
Johnny Davis
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
1.28
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
385
3.8
Johnny Davis
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
1.02
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
44
0.43
Johnny Davis
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.26
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
59
0.58
Johnny Davis
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5
0.64
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
30
0.3
Johnny Davis
Career
Per 9 Innings
28.57
28.57
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
66.29
66.29
Johnny Davis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
80
80
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 9 Innings
11.43
11.43
Johnny Davis
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.77
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
22
0.22
Johnny Davis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.05
Johnny Davis
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.13
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
46
0.45
Johnny Davis
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
33
4.22
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
331
3.26
Johnny Davis
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.22
4.22
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.26
3.26
Johnny Davis
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.76
4.76
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.21
3.21
Johnny Davis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.75
3.75
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.17
4.17
Johnny Davis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.303
0.303
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.24
0.24
Johnny Davis
Career
Per 9 Innings
211
27
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2739
27
Johnny Davis
Career
Per 9 Innings
70.1
9
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
913
9
Johnny Davis
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
88
11.26
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
832
8.2
Johnny Davis
Career
Per 9 Innings
11.26
11.26
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.2
8.2
Johnny Davis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.26
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 9 Innings
76
0.75
Johnny Davis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.26
0.26
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.75
0.75
Johnny Davis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.2
0.2
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.2
0.2
Johnny Davis
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
26
3.33
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
283
2.79
Johnny Davis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Johnny Davis
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.33
3.33
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.79
2.79
Johnny Davis
Career
Per 9 Innings
27
3.45
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
403
3.97
Johnny Davis
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.46
3.46
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.97
3.97
Johnny Davis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.7
2.7
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.05
1.05
Johnny Davis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.754
0.754
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.751
0.751
Johnny Davis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
0.08
Johnny Davis
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
0.13
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
0.11
Johnny Davis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.01
Johnny Davis
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
327
41.84
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3765
37.11
Johnny Davis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
191
1.88
Johnny Davis
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
47
6.01
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
364
3.59
Johnny Davis
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.01
6.01
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.59
3.59
Johnny Davis
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
1.28
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Johnny Davis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Johnny Davis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
1.02
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Johnny Davis
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.621
1.621
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.221
1.221
Johnny Davis
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
290
37.11
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3471
34.22
Johnny Davis
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.7
4.7
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.95
0.95
Johnny Davis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.33
0.33
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.253
0.253
Johnny Davis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
41.84
41.84
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 9 Innings
37.11
37.11

Fielding Stats for Johnny Davis and Ted Wilks

Johnny Davis
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
6
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
10
Johnny Davis
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
1.39
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
385
Johnny Davis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.63
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Johnny Davis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
214
27
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Johnny Davis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
71.1
9
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Johnny Davis
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.13
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
30
Johnny Davis
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
28
3.53
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
120
Johnny Davis
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3
0.38
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
Johnny Davis
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
32
4.04
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
158
Johnny Davis
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
29
3.66
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
150
Johnny Davis
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
90.63
90.63
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
94.94
Johnny Davis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.636
2.636
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.39
Johnny Davis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
45.45
45.45
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Johnny Davis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
11
Johnny Davis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Johnny Davis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Johnny Davis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Johnny Davis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 9 Innings
0

Hitting Stats for Johnny Davis and Ted Wilks

Johnny Davis
Career
Per 600 PA
6
6
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10
10
Johnny Davis
Career
Per 600 PA
11
235.71
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
385
982.98
Johnny Davis
Career
Per 600 PA
28
600
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
235
600
Johnny Davis
Career
Per 600 PAverified
26
557.14
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
206
525.96
Johnny Davis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.269
0.269
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 600 PA
0.131
0.131
Johnny Davis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.625
0.625
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 600 PA
0.4
0.4
Johnny Davis
Career
Per 600 PAverified
7
150
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
27
68.94
Johnny Davis
Career
Per 600 PAverified
6
128.57
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
24
61.28
Johnny Davis
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
21.43
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
3
7.66
Johnny Davis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Johnny Davis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Johnny Davis
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
21.43
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
3
7.66
Johnny Davis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.143
0.143
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 600 PA
0.111
0.111
Johnny Davis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Johnny Davis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Johnny Davis
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2.33
49.94
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
5.99
15.3
Johnny Davis
Career
Per 600 PAverified
8
171.43
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
30
76.6
Johnny Davis
Career
Per 600 PAverified
8
171.43
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
43
109.79
Johnny Davis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.296
0.296
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 600 PA
0.194
0.194
Johnny Davis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.308
0.308
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 600 PA
0.146
0.146
Johnny Davis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.604
0.604
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 600 PA
0.339
0.339
Johnny Davis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.039
0.039
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 600 PA
0.015
0.015
Johnny Davis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.21
0.21
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 600 PA
0.124
0.124
Johnny Davis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.474
0.474
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 600 PA
0.256
0.256
Johnny Davis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.269
0.269
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 600 PA
0.184
0.184
Johnny Davis
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
42.86
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
15
38.3
Johnny Davis
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
42.86
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
13
33.19
Johnny Davis
Career
Per 600 PAverified
4
85.71
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
28
71.49
Johnny Davis
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2.84
60.91
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
3.03
7.75
Johnny Davis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Johnny Davis
Career
Per 600 PA
1
21.43
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
16
40.85
Johnny Davis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Johnny Davis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 600 PA
59
150.64
Johnny Davis
Career
Per 600 PA
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3.98
3.98
Johnny Davis
Career
Per 600 PA
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.27
0.27
Johnny Davis
Career
Per 600 PA
1
21.43
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
13
33.19
Johnny Davis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Johnny Davis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 600 PA
1
2.55
Johnny Davis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Johnny Davis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Johnny Davis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Johnny Davis
Career
Per 600 PA
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 600 PA