Lance Dickson vs. Ted Wilks — Career Comparison

Lance Dickson
Gen XCaliforniaThrows LeftBats RightNorth AmericaChicago CubsNational LeagueStarting Pitcher
Ted Wilks
Greatest GenerationNew YorkThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaSt. Louis CardinalsNational LeagueRelief Pitcher

Lance Dickson 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 7.24 and 1.829 for Lance Dickson. By the career numbers, Ted Wilks had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Lance Dickson and Ted Wilks

Lance Dickson
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
10
Lance Dickson
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
1.98
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
385
3.8
Lance Dickson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
1.98
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
44
0.43
Lance Dickson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
59
0.58
Lance Dickson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3
1.98
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
30
0.3
Lance Dickson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
66.29
66.29
Lance Dickson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 9 Innings
11.43
11.43
Lance Dickson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
22
0.22
Lance Dickson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.05
Lance Dickson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
46
0.45
Lance Dickson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
11
7.24
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
331
3.26
Lance Dickson
Career
Per 9 Innings
7.24
7.24
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.26
3.26
Lance Dickson
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.93
6.93
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.21
3.21
Lance Dickson
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.2
5.2
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.17
4.17
Lance Dickson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.37
0.37
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.24
0.24
Lance Dickson
Career
Per 9 Innings
41
27
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2739
27
Lance Dickson
Career
Per 9 Innings
13.2
9
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
913
9
Lance Dickson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
20
13.17
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
832
8.2
Lance Dickson
Career
Per 9 Innings
13.17
13.17
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.2
8.2
Lance Dickson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
1.32
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
76
0.75
Lance Dickson
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.32
1.32
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.75
0.75
Lance Dickson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.67
0.67
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.2
0.2
Lance Dickson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
2.63
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 9 Innings
283
2.79
Lance Dickson
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.66
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Lance Dickson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.63
2.63
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.79
2.79
Lance Dickson
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
2.63
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
403
3.97
Lance Dickson
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.63
2.63
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.97
3.97
Lance Dickson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.33
1.33
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.05
1.05
Lance Dickson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.585
0.585
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.751
0.751
Lance Dickson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
0.08
Lance Dickson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 9 Innings
11
0.11
Lance Dickson
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.66
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.01
Lance Dickson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
61
40.17
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3765
37.11
Lance Dickson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
191
1.88
Lance Dickson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
12
7.9
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
364
3.59
Lance Dickson
Career
Per 9 Innings
7.9
7.9
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.59
3.59
Lance Dickson
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
1.32
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Lance Dickson
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.66
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Lance Dickson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
1.32
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lance Dickson
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.756
1.756
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.221
1.221
Lance Dickson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
54
35.56
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3471
34.22
Lance Dickson
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
4
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.95
0.95
Lance Dickson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.375
0.375
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.253
0.253
Lance Dickson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
40.17
40.17
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 9 Innings
37.11
37.11

Fielding Stats for Lance Dickson and Ted Wilks

Lance Dickson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
1
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
10
Lance Dickson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
1.98
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
385
Lance Dickson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
1.98
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Lance Dickson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
41
27
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Lance Dickson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
13.2
9
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Lance Dickson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.66
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
30
Lance Dickson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
3.95
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
120
Lance Dickson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
Lance Dickson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
4.61
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
158
Lance Dickson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
4.61
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
150
Lance Dickson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 9 Innings
94.94
Lance Dickson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.333
2.333
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.39
Lance Dickson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Lance Dickson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.66
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
11
Lance Dickson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Lance Dickson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Lance Dickson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Lance Dickson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 9 Innings
0

Hitting Stats for Lance Dickson and Ted Wilks

Lance Dickson
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10
10
Lance Dickson
Career
Per 600 PA
3
600
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
385
982.98
Lance Dickson
Career
Per 600 PA
3
600
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
235
600
Lance Dickson
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
600
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
206
525.96
Lance Dickson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.131
0.131
Lance Dickson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.4
0.4
Lance Dickson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
27
68.94
Lance Dickson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
24
61.28
Lance Dickson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
7.66
Lance Dickson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lance Dickson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lance Dickson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
7.66
Lance Dickson
Career
Per 600 PA
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.111
0.111
Lance Dickson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lance Dickson
Career
Per 600 PA
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lance Dickson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5.99
15.3
Lance Dickson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
30
76.6
Lance Dickson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
43
109.79
Lance Dickson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.194
0.194
Lance Dickson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.146
0.146
Lance Dickson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.339
0.339
Lance Dickson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.015
0.015
Lance Dickson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.124
0.124
Lance Dickson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.256
0.256
Lance Dickson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.184
0.184
Lance Dickson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
15
38.3
Lance Dickson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
13
33.19
Lance Dickson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
28
71.49
Lance Dickson
Career
Per 600 PA
-0.3
-60
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3.03
7.75
Lance Dickson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lance Dickson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
16
40.85
Lance Dickson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lance Dickson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 600 PA
59
150.64
Lance Dickson
Career
Per 600 PA
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3.98
3.98
Lance Dickson
Career
Per 600 PA
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.27
0.27
Lance Dickson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
13
33.19
Lance Dickson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lance Dickson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 600 PA
1
2.55
Lance Dickson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lance Dickson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lance Dickson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lance Dickson
Career
Per 600 PA
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 600 PA