Chuck Dobson vs. Ted Wilks — Career Comparison

Chuck Dobson
Silent GenerationMissouriThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaOakland AthleticsAmerican LeagueStarting Pitcher
Ted Wilks
Greatest GenerationNew YorkThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaSt. Louis CardinalsNational LeagueRelief Pitcher

Chuck Dobson 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 3.78 and 1.337 for Chuck Dobson. By the career numbers, Ted Wilks had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Chuck Dobson and Ted Wilks

Chuck Dobson
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
9
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
10
Chuck Dobson
Career
Per 9 Innings
202
1.44
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
385
3.8
Chuck Dobson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
190
1.36
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 9 Innings
44
0.43
Chuck Dobson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
74
0.53
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
59
0.58
Chuck Dobson
Career
Per 9 Innings
69
0.49
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
30
0.3
Chuck Dobson
Career
Per 9 Innings
51.75
51.75
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
66.29
66.29
Chuck Dobson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
94.06
94.06
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 9 Innings
11.43
11.43
Chuck Dobson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
49
0.35
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 9 Innings
22
0.22
Chuck Dobson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
0.08
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
0.05
Chuck Dobson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
46
0.45
Chuck Dobson
Career
Per 9 Innings
528
3.78
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
331
3.26
Chuck Dobson
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.78
3.78
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.26
3.26
Chuck Dobson
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.65
3.65
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.21
3.21
Chuck Dobson
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.26
4.26
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.17
4.17
Chuck Dobson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.245
0.245
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.24
0.24
Chuck Dobson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3775
27
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 9 Innings
2739
27
Chuck Dobson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1258.1
9
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 9 Innings
913
9
Chuck Dobson
Career
Per 9 Innings
1174
8.4
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
832
8.2
Chuck Dobson
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.4
8.4
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.2
8.2
Chuck Dobson
Career
Per 9 Innings
125
0.89
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
76
0.75
Chuck Dobson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.89
0.89
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.75
0.75
Chuck Dobson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.62
0.62
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.2
0.2
Chuck Dobson
Career
Per 9 Innings
476
3.4
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
283
2.79
Chuck Dobson
Career
Per 9 Innings
33
0.24
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Chuck Dobson
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.4
3.4
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.79
2.79
Chuck Dobson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
758
5.42
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 9 Innings
403
3.97
Chuck Dobson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.42
5.42
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.97
3.97
Chuck Dobson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.75
3.75
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.05
1.05
Chuck Dobson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.981
0.981
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.751
0.751
Chuck Dobson
Career
Per 9 Innings
56
0.4
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
0.08
Chuck Dobson
Career
Per 9 Innings
18
0.13
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
0.11
Chuck Dobson
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.01
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
0.01
Chuck Dobson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5312
37.99
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 9 Innings
3765
37.11
Chuck Dobson
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
0.05
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
191
1.88
Chuck Dobson
Career
Per 9 Innings
581
4.16
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
364
3.59
Chuck Dobson
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.16
4.16
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.59
3.59
Chuck Dobson
Career
Per 9 Innings
13
0.09
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Chuck Dobson
Career
Per 9 Innings
13
0.09
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Chuck Dobson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.04
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Chuck Dobson
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.311
1.311
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.221
1.221
Chuck Dobson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4792
34.27
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 9 Innings
3471
34.22
Chuck Dobson
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.88
2.88
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.95
0.95
Chuck Dobson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.268
0.268
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.253
0.253
Chuck Dobson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
37.99
37.99
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 9 Innings
37.11
37.11

Fielding Stats for Chuck Dobson and Ted Wilks

Chuck Dobson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
9
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
10
Chuck Dobson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
202
1.44
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
385
Chuck Dobson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
190
1.36
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Chuck Dobson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3775
27
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Chuck Dobson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1258.1
9
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Chuck Dobson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
70
0.5
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 9 Innings
30
Chuck Dobson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
184
1.32
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 9 Innings
120
Chuck Dobson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5
0.04
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
Chuck Dobson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
259
1.85
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 9 Innings
158
Chuck Dobson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
254
1.82
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 9 Innings
150
Chuck Dobson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
98.07
98.07
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 9 Innings
94.94
Chuck Dobson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.257
1.257
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.39
Chuck Dobson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
94.06
94.06
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Chuck Dobson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
16
0.11
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 9 Innings
11
Chuck Dobson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Chuck Dobson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Chuck Dobson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Chuck Dobson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 9 Innings
0

Hitting Stats for Chuck Dobson and Ted Wilks

Chuck Dobson
Career
Per 600 PA
9
9
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10
10
Chuck Dobson
Career
Per 600 PA
203
269.47
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
385
982.98
Chuck Dobson
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
452
600
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 600 PA
235
600
Chuck Dobson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
411
545.58
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 600 PA
206
525.96
Chuck Dobson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.153
0.153
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 600 PA
0.131
0.131
Chuck Dobson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.399
0.399
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.4
0.4
Chuck Dobson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
63
83.63
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 600 PA
27
68.94
Chuck Dobson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
53
70.35
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 600 PA
24
61.28
Chuck Dobson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10
13.27
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 600 PA
3
7.66
Chuck Dobson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chuck Dobson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chuck Dobson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10
13.27
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 600 PA
3
7.66
Chuck Dobson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.159
0.159
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 600 PA
0.111
0.111
Chuck Dobson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chuck Dobson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chuck Dobson
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
10.62
14.1
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 600 PAverified
5.99
15.3
Chuck Dobson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
73
96.9
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 600 PA
30
76.6
Chuck Dobson
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
70
92.92
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 600 PAverified
43
109.79
Chuck Dobson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.166
0.166
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.194
0.194
Chuck Dobson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.178
0.178
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 600 PA
0.146
0.146
Chuck Dobson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.344
0.344
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 600 PA
0.339
0.339
Chuck Dobson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.024
0.024
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 600 PA
0.015
0.015
Chuck Dobson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.119
0.119
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.124
0.124
Chuck Dobson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.225
0.225
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.256
0.256
Chuck Dobson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.183
0.183
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.184
0.184
Chuck Dobson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
30
39.82
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 600 PA
15
38.3
Chuck Dobson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
34
45.13
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 600 PA
13
33.19
Chuck Dobson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
64
84.96
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 600 PA
28
71.49
Chuck Dobson
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
3.41
4.52
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3.03
7.75
Chuck Dobson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.33
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chuck Dobson
Career
Per 600 PA
6
7.96
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
16
40.85
Chuck Dobson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chuck Dobson
Career
Per 600 PAverified
70
92.92
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
59
150.64
Chuck Dobson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6.46
6.46
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 600 PA
3.98
3.98
Chuck Dobson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.09
0.09
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.27
0.27
Chuck Dobson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
30
39.82
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 600 PA
13
33.19
Chuck Dobson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
5.31
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chuck Dobson
Career
Per 600 PA
7
9.29
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
2.55
Chuck Dobson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chuck Dobson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.33
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chuck Dobson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.33
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chuck Dobson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 600 PA