Paul Dean vs. Ted Wilks — Career Comparison

Paul Dean
Greatest GenerationArkansasThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaSt. Louis CardinalsNational LeagueStarting Pitcher
Ted Wilks
Greatest GenerationNew YorkThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaSt. Louis CardinalsNational LeagueRelief Pitcher

Paul Dean 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 3.72 and 1.275 for Paul Dean. By the career numbers, Ted Wilks had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Paul Dean and Ted Wilks

Paul Dean
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
9
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
10
Paul Dean
Career
Per 9 Innings
159
1.82
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
385
3.8
Paul Dean
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
87
0.99
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 9 Innings
44
0.43
Paul Dean
Career
Per 9 Innings
50
0.57
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
59
0.58
Paul Dean
Career
Per 9 Innings
34
0.39
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
30
0.3
Paul Dean
Career
Per 9 Innings
59.52
59.52
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
66.29
66.29
Paul Dean
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
54.72
54.72
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 9 Innings
11.43
11.43
Paul Dean
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
44
0.5
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 9 Innings
22
0.22
Paul Dean
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
0.09
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
0.05
Paul Dean
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
0.09
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
46
0.45
Paul Dean
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
325
3.72
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
331
3.26
Paul Dean
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.72
3.72
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.26
3.26
Paul Dean
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.49
3.49
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.21
3.21
Paul Dean
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.64
3.64
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.17
4.17
Paul Dean
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.262
0.262
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.24
0.24
Paul Dean
Career
Per 9 Innings
2362
27
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2739
27
Paul Dean
Career
Per 9 Innings
787.1
9
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
913
9
Paul Dean
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
825
9.43
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
832
8.2
Paul Dean
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.43
9.43
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.2
8.2
Paul Dean
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
53
0.61
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 9 Innings
76
0.75
Paul Dean
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.61
0.61
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.75
0.75
Paul Dean
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.33
0.33
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.2
0.2
Paul Dean
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
179
2.05
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 9 Innings
283
2.79
Paul Dean
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Paul Dean
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.05
2.05
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.79
2.79
Paul Dean
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
387
4.42
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
403
3.97
Paul Dean
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.42
4.42
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.97
3.97
Paul Dean
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.43
2.43
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.05
1.05
Paul Dean
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.719
0.719
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.751
0.751
Paul Dean
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.05
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
0.08
Paul Dean
Career
Per 9 Innings
17
0.19
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
0.11
Paul Dean
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.05
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.01
Paul Dean
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3345
38.24
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3765
37.11
Paul Dean
Career
Per 9 Innings
37
0.42
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
191
1.88
Paul Dean
Career
Per 9 Innings
364
4.16
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
364
3.59
Paul Dean
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.16
4.16
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.59
3.59
Paul Dean
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Paul Dean
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Paul Dean
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Paul Dean
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.275
1.275
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.221
1.221
Paul Dean
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3149
36
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3471
34.22
Paul Dean
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.29
2.29
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.95
0.95
Paul Dean
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.285
0.285
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.253
0.253
Paul Dean
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
38.24
38.24
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 9 Innings
37.11
37.11

Fielding Stats for Paul Dean and Ted Wilks

Paul Dean
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
10
Paul Dean
Career
Per 9 Innings
159
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
385
Paul Dean
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Paul Dean
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Paul Dean
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Paul Dean
Career
Per 9 Innings
16
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
30
Paul Dean
Career
Per 9 Innings
82
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
120
Paul Dean
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
8
Paul Dean
Career
Per 9 Innings
108
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
158
Paul Dean
Career
Per 9 Innings
98
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
150
Paul Dean
Career
Per 9 Innings
90.74
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
94.94
Paul Dean
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
0.616
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.39
Paul Dean
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Paul Dean
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
11
Paul Dean
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Paul Dean
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Paul Dean
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Paul Dean
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 9 Innings
0

Hitting Stats for Paul Dean and Ted Wilks

Paul Dean
Career
Per 600 PA
9
9
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10
10
Paul Dean
Career
Per 600 PA
159
348.18
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
385
982.98
Paul Dean
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
274
600
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 600 PA
235
600
Paul Dean
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
256
560.58
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 600 PA
206
525.96
Paul Dean
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.156
0.156
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 600 PA
0.131
0.131
Paul Dean
Career
Per 600 PA
0.38
0.38
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.4
0.4
Paul Dean
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
40
87.59
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 600 PA
27
68.94
Paul Dean
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
35
76.64
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 600 PA
24
61.28
Paul Dean
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
10.95
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 600 PA
3
7.66
Paul Dean
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Paul Dean
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Paul Dean
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
10.95
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 600 PA
3
7.66
Paul Dean
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.125
0.125
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 600 PA
0.111
0.111
Paul Dean
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Paul Dean
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Paul Dean
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
6.35
13.9
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 600 PAverified
5.99
15.3
Paul Dean
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
45
98.54
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 600 PA
30
76.6
Paul Dean
Career
Per 600 PA
42
91.97
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
43
109.79
Paul Dean
Career
Per 600 PA
0.163
0.163
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.194
0.194
Paul Dean
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.176
0.176
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 600 PA
0.146
0.146
Paul Dean
Career
Per 600 PA
0.339
0.339
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 600 PA
0.339
0.339
Paul Dean
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.02
0.02
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 600 PA
0.015
0.015
Paul Dean
Career
Per 600 PA
0.117
0.117
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.124
0.124
Paul Dean
Career
Per 600 PA
0.214
0.214
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.256
0.256
Paul Dean
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.188
0.188
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 600 PA
0.184
0.184
Paul Dean
Career
Per 600 PA
10
21.9
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
15
38.3
Paul Dean
Career
Per 600 PA
7
15.33
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
13
33.19
Paul Dean
Career
Per 600 PA
17
37.23
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
28
71.49
Paul Dean
Career
Per 600 PA
1.89
4.14
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3.03
7.75
Paul Dean
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Paul Dean
Career
Per 600 PA
2
4.38
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
16
40.85
Paul Dean
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Paul Dean
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
43
94.16
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 600 PA
59
150.64
Paul Dean
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6.37
6.37
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 600 PA
3.98
3.98
Paul Dean
Career
Per 600 PA
0.05
0.05
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.27
0.27
Paul Dean
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
16
35.04
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 600 PA
13
33.19
Paul Dean
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Paul Dean
Career
Per 600 PA
4
8.76
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
2.55
Paul Dean
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Paul Dean
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Paul Dean
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Paul Dean
Career
Per 600 PA
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 600 PA