William Dewberry vs. Ted Wilks — Career Comparison

William Dewberry
Pre-GenerationalGeorgiaNorth AmericaChicago Leland GiantsWestern League (Independent)Starting Pitcher
Ted Wilks
Greatest GenerationNew YorkThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaSt. Louis CardinalsNational LeagueRelief Pitcher

William Dewberry 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 4.95 and 1.825 for William Dewberry. By the career numbers, Ted Wilks had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for William Dewberry and Ted Wilks

William Dewberry
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
10
William Dewberry
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
1.13
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
385
3.8
William Dewberry
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
1.13
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
44
0.43
William Dewberry
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.45
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
59
0.58
William Dewberry
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.23
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 9 Innings
30
0.3
William Dewberry
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
66.67
66.67
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 9 Innings
66.29
66.29
William Dewberry
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 9 Innings
11.43
11.43
William Dewberry
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.68
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
22
0.22
William Dewberry
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.05
William Dewberry
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
46
0.45
William Dewberry
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
22
4.95
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
331
3.26
William Dewberry
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.95
4.95
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.26
3.26
William Dewberry
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.57
5.57
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.21
3.21
William Dewberry
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.83
4.83
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.17
4.17
William Dewberry
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.299
0.299
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.24
0.24
William Dewberry
Career
Per 9 Innings
120
27
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2739
27
William Dewberry
Career
Per 9 Innings
40
9
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
913
9
William Dewberry
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
44
9.9
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
832
8.2
William Dewberry
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.9
9.9
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.2
8.2
William Dewberry
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 9 Innings
76
0.75
William Dewberry
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.75
0.75
William Dewberry
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.2
0.2
William Dewberry
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
29
6.53
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
283
2.79
William Dewberry
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
William Dewberry
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.53
6.53
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.79
2.79
William Dewberry
Career
Per 9 Innings
13
2.93
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
403
3.97
William Dewberry
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.93
2.93
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.97
3.97
William Dewberry
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.6
2.6
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.05
1.05
William Dewberry
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.05
1.05
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.751
0.751
William Dewberry
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
0.08
William Dewberry
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4
0.9
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
0.11
William Dewberry
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.01
William Dewberry
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
191
42.98
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3765
37.11
William Dewberry
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
191
1.88
William Dewberry
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
30
6.75
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
364
3.59
William Dewberry
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.75
6.75
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.59
3.59
William Dewberry
Career
Per 9 Innings
11
2.48
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
William Dewberry
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
William Dewberry
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.68
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
William Dewberry
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.825
1.825
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.221
1.221
William Dewberry
Career
Per 9 Innings
147
33.08
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3471
34.22
William Dewberry
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
6
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.95
0.95
William Dewberry
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.328
0.328
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.253
0.253
William Dewberry
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
42.98
42.98
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 9 Innings
37.11
37.11

Fielding Stats for William Dewberry and Ted Wilks

William Dewberry
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
1
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
10
William Dewberry
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
1.13
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
385
William Dewberry
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
1.13
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
William Dewberry
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
120
27
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
William Dewberry
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
40
9
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
William Dewberry
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.23
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
30
William Dewberry
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
2.25
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
120
William Dewberry
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
0.23
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
William Dewberry
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
2.7
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
158
William Dewberry
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
2.48
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
150
William Dewberry
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
91.67
91.67
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
94.94
William Dewberry
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.2
2.2
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.39
William Dewberry
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
William Dewberry
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.23
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
11
William Dewberry
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
William Dewberry
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
William Dewberry
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
William Dewberry
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 9 Innings
0

Hitting Stats for William Dewberry and Ted Wilks

William Dewberry
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10
10
William Dewberry
Career
Per 600 PA
5
166.67
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
385
982.98
William Dewberry
Career
Per 600 PA
18
600
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
235
600
William Dewberry
Career
Per 600 PA
15
500
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
206
525.96
William Dewberry
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.467
0.467
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 600 PA
0.131
0.131
William Dewberry
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1.278
1.278
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 600 PA
0.4
0.4
William Dewberry
Career
Per 600 PAverified
7
233.33
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
27
68.94
William Dewberry
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
100
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
24
61.28
William Dewberry
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
100
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 600 PA
3
7.66
William Dewberry
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
33.33
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
William Dewberry
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
William Dewberry
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
133.33
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 600 PA
3
7.66
William Dewberry
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.571
0.571
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 600 PA
0.111
0.111
William Dewberry
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
William Dewberry
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
William Dewberry
Career
Per 600 PAverified
5.74
191.3
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
5.99
15.3
William Dewberry
Career
Per 600 PAverified
12
400
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
30
76.6
William Dewberry
Career
Per 600 PAverified
9
300
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
43
109.79
William Dewberry
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.529
0.529
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 600 PA
0.194
0.194
William Dewberry
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.8
0.8
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 600 PA
0.146
0.146
William Dewberry
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1.329
1.329
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 600 PA
0.339
0.339
William Dewberry
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.333
0.333
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 600 PA
0.015
0.015
William Dewberry
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.438
0.438
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 600 PA
0.124
0.124
William Dewberry
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1.75
1.75
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 600 PA
0.256
0.256
William Dewberry
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.467
0.467
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 600 PA
0.184
0.184
William Dewberry
Career
Per 600 PAverified
6
200
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
15
38.3
William Dewberry
Career
Per 600 PAverified
5
166.67
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
13
33.19
William Dewberry
Career
Per 600 PAverified
11
366.67
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
28
71.49
William Dewberry
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5.36
178.68
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 600 PA
3.03
7.75
William Dewberry
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
William Dewberry
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
66.67
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
16
40.85
William Dewberry
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
William Dewberry
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 600 PA
59
150.64
William Dewberry
Career
Per 600 PA
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3.98
3.98
William Dewberry
Career
Per 600 PA
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.27
0.27
William Dewberry
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
33.33
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
13
33.19
William Dewberry
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
William Dewberry
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 600 PA
1
2.55
William Dewberry
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
William Dewberry
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
William Dewberry
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
William Dewberry
Career
Per 600 PA
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 600 PA