Wayland Dean vs. Ted Wilks — Career Comparison

Wayland Dean
Greatest GenerationWest VirginiaThrows RightBats SwitchNorth AmericaPhiladelphia PhilliesNational LeagueStarting Pitcher
Ted Wilks
Greatest GenerationNew YorkThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaSt. Louis CardinalsNational LeagueRelief Pitcher

Wayland 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 4.87 and 1.538 for Wayland 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 Wayland Dean and Ted Wilks

Wayland Dean
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
4
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
10
Wayland Dean
Career
Per 9 Innings
96
1.78
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
385
3.8
Wayland Dean
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
60
1.11
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 9 Innings
44
0.43
Wayland Dean
Career
Per 9 Innings
24
0.44
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
59
0.58
Wayland Dean
Career
Per 9 Innings
36
0.67
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
30
0.3
Wayland Dean
Career
Per 9 Innings
40
40
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
66.29
66.29
Wayland Dean
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
62.5
62.5
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 9 Innings
11.43
11.43
Wayland Dean
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
27
0.5
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 9 Innings
22
0.22
Wayland Dean
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.04
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.05
Wayland Dean
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.02
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
46
0.45
Wayland Dean
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
263
4.87
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
331
3.26
Wayland Dean
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.87
4.87
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.26
3.26
Wayland Dean
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.7
4.7
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.21
3.21
Wayland Dean
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.47
4.47
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.17
4.17
Wayland Dean
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.283
0.283
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.24
0.24
Wayland Dean
Career
Per 9 Innings
1457
27
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2739
27
Wayland Dean
Career
Per 9 Innings
485.2
9
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
913
9
Wayland Dean
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
559
10.36
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
832
8.2
Wayland Dean
Career
Per 9 Innings
10.36
10.36
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.2
8.2
Wayland Dean
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
31
0.57
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 9 Innings
76
0.75
Wayland Dean
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.57
0.57
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.75
0.75
Wayland Dean
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.32
0.32
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.2
0.2
Wayland Dean
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
188
3.48
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
283
2.79
Wayland Dean
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Wayland Dean
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.48
3.48
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.79
2.79
Wayland Dean
Career
Per 9 Innings
147
2.72
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
403
3.97
Wayland Dean
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.72
2.72
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.97
3.97
Wayland Dean
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.53
1.53
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.05
1.05
Wayland Dean
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.69
0.69
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.751
0.751
Wayland Dean
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
0.19
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
0.08
Wayland Dean
Career
Per 9 Innings
13
0.24
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
0.11
Wayland Dean
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.06
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.01
Wayland Dean
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2174
40.29
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3765
37.11
Wayland Dean
Career
Per 9 Innings
22
0.41
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
191
1.88
Wayland Dean
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
318
5.89
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
364
3.59
Wayland Dean
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.89
5.89
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.59
3.59
Wayland Dean
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Wayland Dean
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Wayland Dean
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Wayland Dean
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.538
1.538
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.221
1.221
Wayland Dean
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1973
36.56
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3471
34.22
Wayland Dean
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.31
3.31
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.95
0.95
Wayland Dean
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.294
0.294
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.253
0.253
Wayland Dean
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
40.29
40.29
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 9 Innings
37.11
37.11

Fielding Stats for Wayland Dean and Ted Wilks

Wayland Dean
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
10
Wayland Dean
Career
Per 9 Innings
96
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
385
Wayland Dean
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Wayland Dean
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Wayland Dean
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Wayland Dean
Career
Per 9 Innings
28
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
30
Wayland Dean
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
123
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 9 Innings
120
Wayland Dean
Career
Per 9 Innings
12
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
8
Wayland Dean
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
163
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 9 Innings
158
Wayland Dean
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
151
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 9 Innings
150
Wayland Dean
Career
Per 9 Innings
92.64
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
94.94
Wayland Dean
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1.573
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.39
Wayland Dean
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Wayland Dean
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
11
Wayland Dean
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Wayland Dean
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Wayland Dean
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Wayland Dean
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 9 Innings
0

Hitting Stats for Wayland Dean and Ted Wilks

Wayland Dean
Career
Per 600 PA
4
4
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10
10
Wayland Dean
Career
Per 600 PA
127
362.86
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
385
982.98
Wayland Dean
Career
Per 600 PA
210
600
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
235
600
Wayland Dean
Career
Per 600 PAverified
196
560
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
206
525.96
Wayland Dean
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.25
0.25
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 600 PA
0.131
0.131
Wayland Dean
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.691
0.691
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 600 PA
0.4
0.4
Wayland Dean
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
49
140
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 600 PA
27
68.94
Wayland Dean
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
35
100
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 600 PA
24
61.28
Wayland Dean
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
17.14
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 600 PA
3
7.66
Wayland Dean
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
5.71
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Wayland Dean
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
17.14
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Wayland Dean
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
14
40
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 600 PA
3
7.66
Wayland Dean
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.286
0.286
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 600 PA
0.111
0.111
Wayland Dean
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.031
0.031
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Wayland Dean
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.122
0.122
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Wayland Dean
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
22.69
64.81
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 600 PA
5.99
15.3
Wayland Dean
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
77
220
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 600 PA
30
76.6
Wayland Dean
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
59
168.57
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 600 PA
43
109.79
Wayland Dean
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.286
0.286
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 600 PA
0.194
0.194
Wayland Dean
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.393
0.393
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 600 PA
0.146
0.146
Wayland Dean
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.679
0.679
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 600 PA
0.339
0.339
Wayland Dean
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.143
0.143
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 600 PA
0.015
0.015
Wayland Dean
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.227
0.227
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 600 PA
0.124
0.124
Wayland Dean
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.592
0.592
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 600 PA
0.256
0.256
Wayland Dean
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.301
0.301
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 600 PA
0.184
0.184
Wayland Dean
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
24
68.57
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 600 PA
15
38.3
Wayland Dean
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
31
88.57
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 600 PA
13
33.19
Wayland Dean
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
49
140
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 600 PA
28
71.49
Wayland Dean
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
24.08
68.79
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 600 PA
3.03
7.75
Wayland Dean
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
2.86
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Wayland Dean
Career
Per 600 PA
9
25.71
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
16
40.85
Wayland Dean
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Wayland Dean
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
47
134.29
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 600 PA
59
150.64
Wayland Dean
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4.47
4.47
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 600 PA
3.98
3.98
Wayland Dean
Career
Per 600 PA
0.19
0.19
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.27
0.27
Wayland Dean
Career
Per 600 PA
4
11.43
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
13
33.19
Wayland Dean
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Wayland Dean
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 600 PA
1
2.55
Wayland Dean
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Wayland Dean
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Wayland Dean
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Wayland Dean
Career
Per 600 PA
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 600 PA