Bernie Duffy vs. Ted Wilks — Career Comparison

Bernie Duffy
Lost GenerationOklahomaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaPittsburgh PiratesNational LeagueStarting Pitcher
Ted Wilks
Greatest GenerationNew YorkThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaSt. Louis CardinalsNational LeagueRelief Pitcher

Bernie Duffy 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 5.56 and 1.853 for Bernie Duffy. By the career numbers, Ted Wilks had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Bernie Duffy and Ted Wilks

Bernie Duffy
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
10
Bernie Duffy
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
2.38
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
385
3.8
Bernie Duffy
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
1.59
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
44
0.43
Bernie Duffy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
59
0.58
Bernie Duffy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 9 Innings
30
0.3
Bernie Duffy
Career
Per 9 Innings
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
66.29
66.29
Bernie Duffy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
66.67
66.67
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 9 Innings
11.43
11.43
Bernie Duffy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
22
0.22
Bernie Duffy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.05
Bernie Duffy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
46
0.45
Bernie Duffy
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
7
5.56
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
331
3.26
Bernie Duffy
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.56
5.56
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.26
3.26
Bernie Duffy
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.17
6.17
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.21
3.21
Bernie Duffy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.38
2.38
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.17
4.17
Bernie Duffy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.353
0.353
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.24
0.24
Bernie Duffy
Career
Per 9 Innings
34
27
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2739
27
Bernie Duffy
Career
Per 9 Innings
11.1
9
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
913
9
Bernie Duffy
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
18
14.29
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
832
8.2
Bernie Duffy
Career
Per 9 Innings
14.29
14.29
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.2
8.2
Bernie Duffy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 9 Innings
76
0.75
Bernie Duffy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.75
0.75
Bernie Duffy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.2
0.2
Bernie Duffy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
2.38
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 9 Innings
283
2.79
Bernie Duffy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bernie Duffy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.38
2.38
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.79
2.79
Bernie Duffy
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
6.35
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
403
3.97
Bernie Duffy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6.35
6.35
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.97
3.97
Bernie Duffy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.67
2.67
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.05
1.05
Bernie Duffy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.971
0.971
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.751
0.751
Bernie Duffy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
0.08
Bernie Duffy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 9 Innings
11
0.11
Bernie Duffy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.01
Bernie Duffy
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
54
42.88
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3765
37.11
Bernie Duffy
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.79
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
191
1.88
Bernie Duffy
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
8
6.35
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
364
3.59
Bernie Duffy
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.35
6.35
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.59
3.59
Bernie Duffy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bernie Duffy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bernie Duffy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bernie Duffy
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.853
1.853
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.221
1.221
Bernie Duffy
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
51
40.5
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3471
34.22
Bernie Duffy
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.67
2.67
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.95
0.95
Bernie Duffy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.419
0.419
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.253
0.253
Bernie Duffy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
42.88
42.88
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 9 Innings
37.11
37.11

Fielding Stats for Bernie Duffy and Ted Wilks

Bernie Duffy
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
10
Bernie Duffy
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
385
Bernie Duffy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Bernie Duffy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Bernie Duffy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Bernie Duffy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
30
Bernie Duffy
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
120
Bernie Duffy
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
0
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
Bernie Duffy
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
158
Bernie Duffy
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
150
Bernie Duffy
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
100
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 9 Innings
94.94
Bernie Duffy
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1.333
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.39
Bernie Duffy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Bernie Duffy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
11
Bernie Duffy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Bernie Duffy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Bernie Duffy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Bernie Duffy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 9 Innings
0

Hitting Stats for Bernie Duffy and Ted Wilks

Bernie Duffy
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10
10
Bernie Duffy
Career
Per 600 PA
3
450
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
385
982.98
Bernie Duffy
Career
Per 600 PA
4
600
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
235
600
Bernie Duffy
Career
Per 600 PAverified
4
600
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
206
525.96
Bernie Duffy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.25
0.25
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 600 PA
0.131
0.131
Bernie Duffy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.5
0.5
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 600 PA
0.4
0.4
Bernie Duffy
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
150
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
27
68.94
Bernie Duffy
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
150
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
24
61.28
Bernie Duffy
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
7.66
Bernie Duffy
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bernie Duffy
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bernie Duffy
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
7.66
Bernie Duffy
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.111
0.111
Bernie Duffy
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bernie Duffy
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bernie Duffy
Career
Per 600 PAverified
0.23
34.02
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
5.99
15.3
Bernie Duffy
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
150
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
30
76.6
Bernie Duffy
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
150
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
43
109.79
Bernie Duffy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.25
0.25
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 600 PA
0.194
0.194
Bernie Duffy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.25
0.25
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 600 PA
0.146
0.146
Bernie Duffy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.5
0.5
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 600 PA
0.339
0.339
Bernie Duffy
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.015
0.015
Bernie Duffy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.175
0.175
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 600 PA
0.124
0.124
Bernie Duffy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.333
0.333
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 600 PA
0.256
0.256
Bernie Duffy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.333
0.333
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 600 PA
0.184
0.184
Bernie Duffy
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
15
38.3
Bernie Duffy
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
150
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
13
33.19
Bernie Duffy
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
150
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
28
71.49
Bernie Duffy
Career
Per 600 PAverified
0.29
43.44
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
3.03
7.75
Bernie Duffy
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bernie Duffy
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
16
40.85
Bernie Duffy
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bernie Duffy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
150
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 600 PA
59
150.64
Bernie Duffy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
4
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 600 PA
3.98
3.98
Bernie Duffy
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.27
0.27
Bernie Duffy
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
13
33.19
Bernie Duffy
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bernie Duffy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 600 PA
1
2.55
Bernie Duffy
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bernie Duffy
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bernie Duffy
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bernie Duffy
Career
Per 600 PA
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 600 PA