Lee Davis vs. Ted Wilks — Career Comparison

Lee Davis
UnknownKansas City MonarchsNegro American LeagueStarting Pitcher
Ted Wilks
Greatest GenerationNew YorkThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaSt. Louis CardinalsNational LeagueRelief Pitcher

Lee 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 5.63 and 1.625 for Lee 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 Lee Davis and Ted Wilks

Lee Davis
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
10
Lee Davis
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1.13
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
385
3.8
Lee Davis
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
1.13
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
44
0.43
Lee Davis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
59
0.58
Lee Davis
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
1.13
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
30
0.3
Lee Davis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
66.29
66.29
Lee Davis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 9 Innings
11.43
11.43
Lee Davis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
22
0.22
Lee Davis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.05
Lee Davis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
46
0.45
Lee Davis
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5
5.63
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
331
3.26
Lee Davis
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.63
5.63
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.26
3.26
Lee Davis
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.34
4.34
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.21
3.21
Lee Davis
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.38
4.38
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.17
4.17
Lee Davis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.267
0.267
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.24
0.24
Lee Davis
Career
Per 9 Innings
24
27
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2739
27
Lee Davis
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
9
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
913
9
Lee Davis
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
8
9
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
832
8.2
Lee Davis
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
9
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.2
8.2
Lee Davis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 9 Innings
76
0.75
Lee Davis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.75
0.75
Lee Davis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.2
0.2
Lee Davis
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5
5.63
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
283
2.79
Lee Davis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lee Davis
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.63
5.63
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.79
2.79
Lee Davis
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2.25
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
403
3.97
Lee Davis
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.25
2.25
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.97
3.97
Lee Davis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
2
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.05
1.05
Lee Davis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.875
0.875
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.751
0.751
Lee Davis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
0.08
Lee Davis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 9 Innings
11
0.11
Lee Davis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.01
Lee Davis
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
35
39.38
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3765
37.11
Lee Davis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
191
1.88
Lee Davis
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
7
7.88
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
364
3.59
Lee Davis
Career
Per 9 Innings
7.88
7.88
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.59
3.59
Lee Davis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lee Davis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lee Davis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
1.13
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lee Davis
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.625
1.625
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.221
1.221
Lee Davis
Career
Per 9 Innings
30
33.75
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3471
34.22
Lee Davis
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
7
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.95
0.95
Lee Davis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.286
0.286
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.253
0.253
Lee Davis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
39.38
39.38
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 9 Innings
37.11
37.11

Fielding Stats for Lee Davis and Ted Wilks

Lee Davis
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
1
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
10
Lee Davis
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
1.13
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
385
Lee Davis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
1.13
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Lee Davis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
24
27
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Lee Davis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
9
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Lee Davis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
30
Lee Davis
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
1.13
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
120
Lee Davis
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
1.13
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
Lee Davis
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
2.25
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
158
Lee Davis
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
1.13
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
150
Lee Davis
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
50
50
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
94.94
Lee Davis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
1
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.39
Lee Davis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Lee Davis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
11
Lee Davis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Lee Davis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Lee Davis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Lee Davis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 9 Innings
0

Hitting Stats for Lee Davis and Ted Wilks

Lee Davis
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10
10
Lee Davis
Career
Per 600 PA
1
200
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
385
982.98
Lee Davis
Career
Per 600 PA
3
600
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
235
600
Lee Davis
Career
Per 600 PA
2
400
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
206
525.96
Lee Davis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.131
0.131
Lee Davis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.5
0.5
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 600 PA
0.4
0.4
Lee Davis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
27
68.94
Lee Davis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
24
61.28
Lee Davis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
7.66
Lee Davis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lee Davis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lee Davis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
7.66
Lee Davis
Career
Per 600 PA
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.111
0.111
Lee Davis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lee Davis
Career
Per 600 PA
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lee Davis
Career
Per 600 PA
0.05
10.43
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5.99
15.3
Lee Davis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
30
76.6
Lee Davis
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
200
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
43
109.79
Lee Davis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.333
0.333
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 600 PA
0.194
0.194
Lee Davis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.146
0.146
Lee Davis
Career
Per 600 PA
0.333
0.333
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.339
0.339
Lee Davis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.015
0.015
Lee Davis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.15
0.15
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 600 PA
0.124
0.124
Lee Davis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.5
0.5
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 600 PA
0.256
0.256
Lee Davis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.184
0.184
Lee Davis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
15
38.3
Lee Davis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
13
33.19
Lee Davis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
28
71.49
Lee Davis
Career
Per 600 PAverified
0.12
24.28
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
3.03
7.75
Lee Davis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lee Davis
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
200
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
16
40.85
Lee Davis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lee Davis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 600 PA
59
150.64
Lee Davis
Career
Per 600 PA
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3.98
3.98
Lee Davis
Career
Per 600 PA
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.27
0.27
Lee Davis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
13
33.19
Lee Davis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lee Davis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 600 PA
1
2.55
Lee Davis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lee Davis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lee Davis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lee Davis
Career
Per 600 PA
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 600 PA