Charles Dougherty vs. Ted Wilks — Career Comparison

Charles Dougherty
Pre-GenerationalKentuckyThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaChicago American GiantsNegro American LeagueStarting Pitcher
Ted Wilks
Greatest GenerationNew YorkThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaSt. Louis CardinalsNational LeagueRelief Pitcher

Charles Dougherty 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. Charles Dougherty posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 2.86 and WHIP 1.155 compared to 3.26 and 1.221 for Ted Wilks. By the career numbers, Charles Dougherty had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Charles Dougherty and Ted Wilks

Charles Dougherty
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
6
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
10
Charles Dougherty
Career
Per 9 Innings
50
1.4
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
385
3.8
Charles Dougherty
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
38
1.06
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
44
0.43
Charles Dougherty
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
24
0.67
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
59
0.58
Charles Dougherty
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
13
0.36
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
30
0.3
Charles Dougherty
Career
Per 9 Innings
64.86
64.86
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
66.29
66.29
Charles Dougherty
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
76
76
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 9 Innings
11.43
11.43
Charles Dougherty
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
22
0.62
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 9 Innings
22
0.22
Charles Dougherty
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.11
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5
0.05
Charles Dougherty
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.03
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
46
0.45
Charles Dougherty
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
102
2.86
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 9 Innings
331
3.26
Charles Dougherty
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.86
2.86
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.26
3.26
Charles Dougherty
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.35
2.35
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.21
3.21
Charles Dougherty
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.74
2.74
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.17
4.17
Charles Dougherty
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.23
0.23
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.24
0.24
Charles Dougherty
Career
Per 9 Innings
964
27
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2739
27
Charles Dougherty
Career
Per 9 Innings
321.1
9
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
913
9
Charles Dougherty
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
268
7.51
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 9 Innings
832
8.2
Charles Dougherty
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.51
7.51
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.2
8.2
Charles Dougherty
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.06
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 9 Innings
76
0.75
Charles Dougherty
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.06
0.06
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.75
0.75
Charles Dougherty
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.04
0.04
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.2
0.2
Charles Dougherty
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
103
2.88
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
283
2.79
Charles Dougherty
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Charles Dougherty
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.88
2.88
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.79
2.79
Charles Dougherty
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
216
6.05
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
403
3.97
Charles Dougherty
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6.05
6.05
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.97
3.97
Charles Dougherty
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.32
4.32
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.05
1.05
Charles Dougherty
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.993
0.993
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.751
0.751
Charles Dougherty
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
0.08
Charles Dougherty
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4
0.11
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 9 Innings
11
0.11
Charles Dougherty
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.01
Charles Dougherty
Career
Per 9 Innings
1314
36.8
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3765
37.11
Charles Dougherty
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
191
1.88
Charles Dougherty
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
134
3.75
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
364
3.59
Charles Dougherty
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.75
3.75
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.59
3.59
Charles Dougherty
Career
Per 9 Innings
43
1.2
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Charles Dougherty
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Charles Dougherty
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
22
0.62
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Charles Dougherty
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.155
1.155
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.221
1.221
Charles Dougherty
Career
Per 9 Innings
1164
32.6
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3471
34.22
Charles Dougherty
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.68
2.68
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.95
0.95
Charles Dougherty
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.281
0.281
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.253
0.253
Charles Dougherty
Career
Per 9 Innings
36.8
36.8
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
37.11
37.11

Fielding Stats for Charles Dougherty and Ted Wilks

Charles Dougherty
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
6
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
10
Charles Dougherty
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
57
1.44
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
385
Charles Dougherty
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Charles Dougherty
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1072
27
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Charles Dougherty
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
357.1
9
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Charles Dougherty
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
0.3
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
30
Charles Dougherty
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
69
1.74
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
120
Charles Dougherty
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
0.25
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
Charles Dougherty
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
91
2.29
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
158
Charles Dougherty
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
81
2.04
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
150
Charles Dougherty
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
89.01
89.01
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
94.94
Charles Dougherty
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.421
1.421
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.39
Charles Dougherty
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Charles Dougherty
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.08
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
11
Charles Dougherty
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Charles Dougherty
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Charles Dougherty
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Charles Dougherty
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 9 Innings
0

Hitting Stats for Charles Dougherty and Ted Wilks

Charles Dougherty
Career
Per 600 PA
6
6
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10
10
Charles Dougherty
Career
Per 600 PA
59
228.39
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
385
982.98
Charles Dougherty
Career
Per 600 PA
155
600
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
235
600
Charles Dougherty
Career
Per 600 PA
134
518.71
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
206
525.96
Charles Dougherty
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.246
0.246
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 600 PA
0.131
0.131
Charles Dougherty
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.676
0.676
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 600 PA
0.4
0.4
Charles Dougherty
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
33
127.74
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 600 PA
27
68.94
Charles Dougherty
Career
Per 600 PAverified
23
89.03
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
24
61.28
Charles Dougherty
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8
30.97
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 600 PA
3
7.66
Charles Dougherty
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
7.74
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Charles Dougherty
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Charles Dougherty
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10
38.71
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 600 PA
3
7.66
Charles Dougherty
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.303
0.303
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 600 PA
0.111
0.111
Charles Dougherty
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Charles Dougherty
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Charles Dougherty
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
14.16
54.83
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 600 PA
5.99
15.3
Charles Dougherty
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
45
174.19
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 600 PA
30
76.6
Charles Dougherty
Career
Per 600 PAverified
43
166.45
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 600 PA
43
109.79
Charles Dougherty
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.299
0.299
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 600 PA
0.194
0.194
Charles Dougherty
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.336
0.336
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 600 PA
0.146
0.146
Charles Dougherty
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.634
0.634
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 600 PA
0.339
0.339
Charles Dougherty
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.09
0.09
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 600 PA
0.015
0.015
Charles Dougherty
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.218
0.218
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 600 PA
0.124
0.124
Charles Dougherty
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.555
0.555
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 600 PA
0.256
0.256
Charles Dougherty
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.246
0.246
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 600 PA
0.184
0.184
Charles Dougherty
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
21
81.29
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 600 PA
15
38.3
Charles Dougherty
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
14
54.19
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 600 PA
13
33.19
Charles Dougherty
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
35
135.48
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 600 PA
28
71.49
Charles Dougherty
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
15.82
61.26
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 600 PA
3.03
7.75
Charles Dougherty
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Charles Dougherty
Career
Per 600 PA
10
38.71
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
16
40.85
Charles Dougherty
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Charles Dougherty
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 600 PA
59
150.64
Charles Dougherty
Career
Per 600 PA
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3.98
3.98
Charles Dougherty
Career
Per 600 PA
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.27
0.27
Charles Dougherty
Career
Per 600 PAverified
11
42.58
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
13
33.19
Charles Dougherty
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Charles Dougherty
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 600 PA
1
2.55
Charles Dougherty
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
3.87
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Charles Dougherty
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Charles Dougherty
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
3.87
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Charles Dougherty
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
100
100
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 600 PA