Steve Davis vs. Ted Wilks — Career Comparison

Steve Davis
Baby BoomersTexasThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaToronto Blue JaysAmerican LeagueStarting Pitcher
Ted Wilks
Greatest GenerationNew YorkThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaSt. Louis CardinalsNational LeagueRelief Pitcher

Steve 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 6.44 and 1.727 for Steve 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 Steve Davis and Ted Wilks

Steve Davis
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
3
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
10
Steve Davis
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
25
3.92
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
385
3.8
Steve Davis
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
1.1
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
44
0.43
Steve Davis
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.47
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
59
0.58
Steve Davis
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
0.31
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
30
0.3
Steve Davis
Career
Per 9 Innings
60
60
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
66.29
66.29
Steve Davis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
28
28
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 9 Innings
11.43
11.43
Steve Davis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
22
0.22
Steve Davis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.05
Steve Davis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
46
0.45
Steve Davis
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
41
6.44
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
331
3.26
Steve Davis
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.44
6.44
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.26
3.26
Steve Davis
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.96
5.96
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.21
3.21
Steve Davis
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.35
5.35
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.17
4.17
Steve Davis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.286
0.286
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.24
0.24
Steve Davis
Career
Per 9 Innings
172
27
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2739
27
Steve Davis
Career
Per 9 Innings
57.1
9
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
913
9
Steve Davis
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
65
10.2
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
832
8.2
Steve Davis
Career
Per 9 Innings
10.2
10.2
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.2
8.2
Steve Davis
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
9
1.41
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
76
0.75
Steve Davis
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.41
1.41
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.75
0.75
Steve Davis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.36
0.36
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.2
0.2
Steve Davis
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
32
5.02
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
283
2.79
Steve Davis
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.31
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Steve Davis
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.02
5.02
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.79
2.79
Steve Davis
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
39
6.12
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
403
3.97
Steve Davis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6.12
6.12
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.97
3.97
Steve Davis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.56
1.56
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.05
1.05
Steve Davis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.238
1.238
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.751
0.751
Steve Davis
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3
0.47
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
0.08
Steve Davis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 9 Innings
11
0.11
Steve Davis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.01
Steve Davis
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
260
40.81
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3765
37.11
Steve Davis
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.47
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
191
1.88
Steve Davis
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
45
7.06
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
364
3.59
Steve Davis
Career
Per 9 Innings
7.06
7.06
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.59
3.59
Steve Davis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Steve Davis
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.16
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Steve Davis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.94
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Steve Davis
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.692
1.692
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.221
1.221
Steve Davis
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
227
35.63
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3471
34.22
Steve Davis
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.8
1.8
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.95
0.95
Steve Davis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.313
0.313
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.253
0.253
Steve Davis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
40.81
40.81
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 9 Innings
37.11
37.11

Fielding Stats for Steve Davis and Ted Wilks

Steve Davis
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
3
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
10
Steve Davis
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
25
3.92
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
385
Steve Davis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
1.1
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Steve Davis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
172
27
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Steve Davis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
57.1
9
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Steve Davis
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.16
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
30
Steve Davis
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
1.1
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
120
Steve Davis
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
Steve Davis
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
1.26
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
158
Steve Davis
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
1.26
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
150
Steve Davis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 9 Innings
94.94
Steve Davis
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.32
0.32
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
0.39
Steve Davis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
28
28
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Steve Davis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
11
Steve Davis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Steve Davis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Steve Davis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Steve Davis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 9 Innings
0

Hitting Stats for Steve Davis and Ted Wilks

Steve Davis
Career
Per 600 PA
3
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10
10
Steve Davis
Career
Per 600 PA
25
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
385
982.98
Steve Davis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
235
600
Steve Davis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
206
525.96
Steve Davis
Career
Per 600 PA
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.131
0.131
Steve Davis
Career
Per 600 PA
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.4
0.4
Steve Davis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
27
68.94
Steve Davis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
24
61.28
Steve Davis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
7.66
Steve Davis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Davis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Davis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
7.66
Steve Davis
Career
Per 600 PA
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.111
0.111
Steve Davis
Career
Per 600 PA
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Davis
Career
Per 600 PA
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Davis
Career
Per 600 PA
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5.99
15.3
Steve Davis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
30
76.6
Steve Davis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
43
109.79
Steve Davis
Career
Per 600 PA
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.194
0.194
Steve Davis
Career
Per 600 PA
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.146
0.146
Steve Davis
Career
Per 600 PA
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.339
0.339
Steve Davis
Career
Per 600 PA
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.015
0.015
Steve Davis
Career
Per 600 PA
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.124
0.124
Steve Davis
Career
Per 600 PA
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.256
0.256
Steve Davis
Career
Per 600 PA
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.184
0.184
Steve Davis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
15
38.3
Steve Davis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
13
33.19
Steve Davis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
28
71.49
Steve Davis
Career
Per 600 PA
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3.03
7.75
Steve Davis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Davis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
16
40.85
Steve Davis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Davis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 600 PA
59
150.64
Steve Davis
Career
Per 600 PA
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3.98
3.98
Steve Davis
Career
Per 600 PA
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.27
0.27
Steve Davis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
13
33.19
Steve Davis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Davis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 600 PA
1
2.55
Steve Davis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Davis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Davis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Davis
Career
Per 600 PA
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 600 PA