Dave Downs vs. Ted Wilks — Career Comparison

Dave Downs
Baby BoomersUtahThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaPhiladelphia PhilliesNational LeagueStarting Pitcher
Ted Wilks
Greatest GenerationNew YorkThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaSt. Louis CardinalsNational LeagueRelief Pitcher

Dave Downs 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. Dave Downs posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 2.74 and WHIP 1.217 compared to 3.26 and 1.221 for Ted Wilks. By the career numbers, Dave Downs had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Dave Downs and Ted Wilks

Dave Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
10
Dave Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
1.57
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
385
3.8
Dave Downs
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
1.57
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
44
0.43
Dave Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.39
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
59
0.58
Dave Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
0.39
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
30
0.3
Dave Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
50
50
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
66.29
66.29
Dave Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 9 Innings
11.43
11.43
Dave Downs
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.39
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
22
0.22
Dave Downs
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.39
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5
0.05
Dave Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
46
0.45
Dave Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
2.74
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 9 Innings
331
3.26
Dave Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.74
2.74
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.26
3.26
Dave Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.6
3.6
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.21
3.21
Dave Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.65
3.65
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.17
4.17
Dave Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.294
0.294
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.24
0.24
Dave Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
69
27
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2739
27
Dave Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
23
9
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
913
9
Dave Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
25
9.78
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
832
8.2
Dave Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.78
9.78
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.2
8.2
Dave Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.39
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 9 Innings
76
0.75
Dave Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.39
0.39
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.75
0.75
Dave Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.25
0.25
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.2
0.2
Dave Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
1.17
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 9 Innings
283
2.79
Dave Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dave Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.17
1.17
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.79
2.79
Dave Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
1.96
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
403
3.97
Dave Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.96
1.96
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.97
3.97
Dave Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.25
1.25
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.05
1.05
Dave Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.348
0.348
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.751
0.751
Dave Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
0.78
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
0.08
Dave Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
0.39
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
0.11
Dave Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.39
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.01
Dave Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
89
34.83
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3765
37.11
Dave Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
191
1.88
Dave Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
2.74
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 9 Innings
364
3.59
Dave Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.74
2.74
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.59
3.59
Dave Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dave Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dave Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dave Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.217
1.217
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.221
1.221
Dave Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
85
33.26
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3471
34.22
Dave Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.75
1.75
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.95
0.95
Dave Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.304
0.304
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.253
0.253
Dave Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
34.83
34.83
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
37.11
37.11

Fielding Stats for Dave Downs and Ted Wilks

Dave Downs
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
1
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
10
Dave Downs
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
1.57
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
385
Dave Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
1.57
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Dave Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
69
27
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Dave Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
23
9
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Dave Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
30
Dave Downs
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
1.96
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
120
Dave Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
Dave Downs
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
1.96
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
158
Dave Downs
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
1.96
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
150
Dave Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 9 Innings
94.94
Dave Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.25
1.25
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.39
Dave Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Dave Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
11
Dave Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Dave Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Dave Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Dave Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 9 Innings
0

Hitting Stats for Dave Downs and Ted Wilks

Dave Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10
10
Dave Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
4
300
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
385
982.98
Dave Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
8
600
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
235
600
Dave Downs
Career
Per 600 PAverified
8
600
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
206
525.96
Dave Downs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.25
0.25
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 600 PA
0.131
0.131
Dave Downs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.5
0.5
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 600 PA
0.4
0.4
Dave Downs
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
150
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
27
68.94
Dave Downs
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
150
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
24
61.28
Dave Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
7.66
Dave Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dave Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dave Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
7.66
Dave Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.111
0.111
Dave Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dave Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dave Downs
Career
Per 600 PAverified
0.45
34.02
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
5.99
15.3
Dave Downs
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
150
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
30
76.6
Dave Downs
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
150
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
43
109.79
Dave Downs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.25
0.25
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 600 PA
0.194
0.194
Dave Downs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.25
0.25
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 600 PA
0.146
0.146
Dave Downs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.5
0.5
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 600 PA
0.339
0.339
Dave Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.015
0.015
Dave Downs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.175
0.175
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 600 PA
0.124
0.124
Dave Downs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.333
0.333
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 600 PA
0.256
0.256
Dave Downs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.5
0.5
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 600 PA
0.184
0.184
Dave Downs
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
75
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
15
38.3
Dave Downs
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
150
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
13
33.19
Dave Downs
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
225
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
28
71.49
Dave Downs
Career
Per 600 PAverified
0.56
41.68
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
3.03
7.75
Dave Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dave Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
16
40.85
Dave Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dave Downs
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
4
300
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 600 PAverified
59
150.64
Dave Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
2
2
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3.98
3.98
Dave Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.27
0.27
Dave Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
13
33.19
Dave Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dave Downs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 600 PA
1
2.55
Dave Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dave Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dave Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dave Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 600 PA