Bill Drake vs. Ted Wilks — Career Comparison

Bill Drake
Lost GenerationMissouriThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaKansas City MonarchsNegro American LeagueStarting Pitcher
Ted Wilks
Greatest GenerationNew YorkThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaSt. Louis CardinalsNational LeagueRelief Pitcher

Bill Drake 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 3.69 and 1.393 for Bill Drake. By the career numbers, Ted Wilks had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Bill Drake and Ted Wilks

Bill Drake
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
10
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
10
Bill Drake
Career
Per 9 Innings
186
1.36
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
385
3.8
Bill Drake
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
144
1.05
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 9 Innings
44
0.43
Bill Drake
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
79
0.58
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 9 Innings
59
0.58
Bill Drake
Career
Per 9 Innings
70
0.51
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
30
0.3
Bill Drake
Career
Per 9 Innings
53.02
53.02
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
66.29
66.29
Bill Drake
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
77.42
77.42
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 9 Innings
11.43
11.43
Bill Drake
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
99
0.72
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 9 Innings
22
0.22
Bill Drake
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6
0.04
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.05
Bill Drake
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
0.04
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
46
0.45
Bill Drake
Career
Per 9 Innings
506
3.69
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
331
3.26
Bill Drake
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.69
3.69
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.26
3.26
Bill Drake
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.1
4.1
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.21
3.21
Bill Drake
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.51
3.51
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.17
4.17
Bill Drake
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.304
0.304
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.24
0.24
Bill Drake
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3704
27
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 9 Innings
2739
27
Bill Drake
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1234.2
9
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 9 Innings
913
9
Bill Drake
Career
Per 9 Innings
1298
9.46
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
832
8.2
Bill Drake
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.46
9.46
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.2
8.2
Bill Drake
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
29
0.21
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 9 Innings
76
0.75
Bill Drake
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.21
0.21
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.75
0.75
Bill Drake
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.16
0.16
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.2
0.2
Bill Drake
Career
Per 9 Innings
422
3.08
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
283
2.79
Bill Drake
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Drake
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.08
3.08
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.79
2.79
Bill Drake
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
556
4.05
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 9 Innings
403
3.97
Bill Drake
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.05
4.05
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.97
3.97
Bill Drake
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.99
2.99
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.05
1.05
Bill Drake
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.792
0.792
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.751
0.751
Bill Drake
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
0.07
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
8
0.08
Bill Drake
Career
Per 9 Innings
31
0.23
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
0.11
Bill Drake
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.01
Bill Drake
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4862
35.44
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3765
37.11
Bill Drake
Career
Per 9 Innings
26
0.19
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
191
1.88
Bill Drake
Career
Per 9 Innings
654
4.77
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
364
3.59
Bill Drake
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.77
4.77
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.59
3.59
Bill Drake
Career
Per 9 Innings
142
1.04
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Bill Drake
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Drake
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
91
0.66
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Drake
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.393
1.393
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.221
1.221
Bill Drake
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4267
31.1
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3471
34.22
Bill Drake
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.52
3.52
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.95
0.95
Bill Drake
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.345
0.345
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.253
0.253
Bill Drake
Career
Per 9 Innings
35.44
35.44
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
37.11
37.11

Fielding Stats for Bill Drake and Ted Wilks

Bill Drake
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
10
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
Bill Drake
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
189
1.52
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
385
Bill Drake
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
142
1.14
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Bill Drake
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3358
27
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Bill Drake
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1119.1
9
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Bill Drake
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
38
0.31
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 9 Innings
30
Bill Drake
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
424
3.41
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 9 Innings
120
Bill Drake
Career
Per 9 Innings
35
0.28
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
Bill Drake
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
497
4
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 9 Innings
158
Bill Drake
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
462
3.71
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 9 Innings
150
Bill Drake
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
92.96
92.96
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
94.94
Bill Drake
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.444
2.444
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.39
Bill Drake
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
75.13
75.13
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Bill Drake
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
16
0.13
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 9 Innings
11
Bill Drake
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Bill Drake
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Bill Drake
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Bill Drake
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 9 Innings
0

Hitting Stats for Bill Drake and Ted Wilks

Bill Drake
Career
Per 600 PA
10
10
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 600 PA
10
10
Bill Drake
Career
Per 600 PA
194
220.04
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
385
982.98
Bill Drake
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
529
600
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 600 PA
235
600
Bill Drake
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
470
533.08
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 600 PA
206
525.96
Bill Drake
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.198
0.198
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 600 PA
0.131
0.131
Bill Drake
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.576
0.576
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 600 PA
0.4
0.4
Bill Drake
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
93
105.48
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 600 PA
27
68.94
Bill Drake
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
72
81.66
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 600 PA
24
61.28
Bill Drake
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
12
13.61
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 600 PA
3
7.66
Bill Drake
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
3.4
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Drake
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
6.81
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Drake
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
21
23.82
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 600 PA
3
7.66
Bill Drake
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.226
0.226
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 600 PA
0.111
0.111
Bill Drake
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.013
0.013
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Drake
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.065
0.065
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Drake
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
37.61
42.66
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 600 PA
5.99
15.3
Bill Drake
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
129
146.31
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 600 PA
30
76.6
Bill Drake
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
131
148.58
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 600 PA
43
109.79
Bill Drake
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.258
0.258
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 600 PA
0.194
0.194
Bill Drake
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.275
0.275
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 600 PA
0.146
0.146
Bill Drake
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.532
0.532
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 600 PA
0.339
0.339
Bill Drake
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.077
0.077
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 600 PA
0.015
0.015
Bill Drake
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.185
0.185
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 600 PA
0.124
0.124
Bill Drake
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.459
0.459
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 600 PA
0.256
0.256
Bill Drake
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.189
0.189
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 600 PA
0.184
0.184
Bill Drake
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
49
55.58
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 600 PA
15
38.3
Bill Drake
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
49
55.58
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 600 PA
13
33.19
Bill Drake
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
92
104.35
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 600 PA
28
71.49
Bill Drake
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
39.56
44.87
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 600 PA
3.03
7.75
Bill Drake
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
6.81
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Drake
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
32
36.29
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 600 PAverified
16
40.85
Bill Drake
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Drake
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
4.54
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 600 PA
59
150.64
Bill Drake
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
132.25
132.25
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 600 PA
3.98
3.98
Bill Drake
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8
8
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 600 PA
0.27
0.27
Bill Drake
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
21
23.82
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 600 PAverified
13
33.19
Bill Drake
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Drake
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 600 PA
1
2.55
Bill Drake
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
6.81
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Drake
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Drake
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
6.81
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Drake
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
100
100
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 600 PA