Mike Dunne vs. Ted Wilks — Career Comparison

Mike Dunne
Baby BoomersIndianaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaPittsburgh PiratesNational LeagueStarting Pitcher
Ted Wilks
Greatest GenerationNew YorkThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaSt. Louis CardinalsNational LeagueRelief Pitcher

Mike Dunne 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 4.08 and 1.497 for Mike Dunne. By the career numbers, Ted Wilks had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Mike Dunne and Ted Wilks

Mike Dunne
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
5
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
10
Mike Dunne
Career
Per 9 Innings
85
1.61
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
385
3.8
Mike Dunne
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
76
1.44
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 9 Innings
44
0.43
Mike Dunne
Career
Per 9 Innings
25
0.47
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
59
0.58
Mike Dunne
Career
Per 9 Innings
30
0.57
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
30
0.3
Mike Dunne
Career
Per 9 Innings
45.45
45.45
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
66.29
66.29
Mike Dunne
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
89.41
89.41
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 9 Innings
11.43
11.43
Mike Dunne
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
0.13
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
22
0.22
Mike Dunne
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.02
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.05
Mike Dunne
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
46
0.45
Mike Dunne
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
215
4.08
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
331
3.26
Mike Dunne
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.08
4.08
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.26
3.26
Mike Dunne
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.21
4.21
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.21
3.21
Mike Dunne
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.64
4.64
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.17
4.17
Mike Dunne
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.261
0.261
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.24
0.24
Mike Dunne
Career
Per 9 Innings
1423
27
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2739
27
Mike Dunne
Career
Per 9 Innings
474.1
9
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
913
9
Mike Dunne
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
471
8.94
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
832
8.2
Mike Dunne
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.94
8.94
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.2
8.2
Mike Dunne
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
37
0.7
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 9 Innings
76
0.75
Mike Dunne
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.7
0.7
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.75
0.75
Mike Dunne
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.44
0.44
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.2
0.2
Mike Dunne
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
225
4.27
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
283
2.79
Mike Dunne
Career
Per 9 Innings
14
0.27
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Mike Dunne
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.27
4.27
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.79
2.79
Mike Dunne
Career
Per 9 Innings
205
3.89
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
403
3.97
Mike Dunne
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.89
3.89
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.97
3.97
Mike Dunne
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.41
2.41
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.05
1.05
Mike Dunne
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.907
0.907
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.751
0.751
Mike Dunne
Career
Per 9 Innings
30
0.57
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
0.08
Mike Dunne
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
10
0.19
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
0.11
Mike Dunne
Career
Per 9 Innings
13
0.25
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.01
Mike Dunne
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2081
39.48
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3765
37.11
Mike Dunne
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.02
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
191
1.88
Mike Dunne
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
255
4.84
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
364
3.59
Mike Dunne
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.84
4.84
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.59
3.59
Mike Dunne
Career
Per 9 Innings
27
0.51
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Mike Dunne
Career
Per 9 Innings
17
0.32
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Mike Dunne
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
48
0.91
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mike Dunne
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.467
1.467
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.221
1.221
Mike Dunne
Career
Per 9 Innings
1802
34.19
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3471
34.22
Mike Dunne
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
3
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.95
0.95
Mike Dunne
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.278
0.278
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.253
0.253
Mike Dunne
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
39.48
39.48
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 9 Innings
37.11
37.11

Fielding Stats for Mike Dunne and Ted Wilks

Mike Dunne
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
5
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
10
Mike Dunne
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
85
1.61
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
385
Mike Dunne
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
76
1.44
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Mike Dunne
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1423
27
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Mike Dunne
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
474.1
9
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Mike Dunne
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
48
0.91
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 9 Innings
30
Mike Dunne
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
83
1.57
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
120
Mike Dunne
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3
0.06
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
Mike Dunne
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
134
2.54
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
158
Mike Dunne
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
131
2.49
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
150
Mike Dunne
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
97.76
97.76
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 9 Innings
94.94
Mike Dunne
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.541
1.541
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.39
Mike Dunne
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
89.41
89.41
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Mike Dunne
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
0.13
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
11
Mike Dunne
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Mike Dunne
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Mike Dunne
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Mike Dunne
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 9 Innings
0

Hitting Stats for Mike Dunne and Ted Wilks

Mike Dunne
Career
Per 600 PA
5
5
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10
10
Mike Dunne
Career
Per 600 PA
89
398.51
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
385
982.98
Mike Dunne
Career
Per 600 PA
134
600
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
235
600
Mike Dunne
Career
Per 600 PA
109
488.06
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
206
525.96
Mike Dunne
Career
Per 600 PA
0.101
0.101
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.131
0.131
Mike Dunne
Career
Per 600 PA
0.399
0.399
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.4
0.4
Mike Dunne
Career
Per 600 PA
11
49.25
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
27
68.94
Mike Dunne
Career
Per 600 PA
9
40.3
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
24
61.28
Mike Dunne
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
8.96
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
3
7.66
Mike Dunne
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Dunne
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Dunne
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
8.96
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
3
7.66
Mike Dunne
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.182
0.182
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 600 PA
0.111
0.111
Mike Dunne
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Dunne
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Dunne
Career
Per 600 PA
2.46
11.02
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5.99
15.3
Mike Dunne
Career
Per 600 PA
13
58.21
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
30
76.6
Mike Dunne
Career
Per 600 PA
20
89.55
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
43
109.79
Mike Dunne
Career
Per 600 PA
0.167
0.167
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.194
0.194
Mike Dunne
Career
Per 600 PA
0.119
0.119
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.146
0.146
Mike Dunne
Career
Per 600 PA
0.286
0.286
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.339
0.339
Mike Dunne
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.018
0.018
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 600 PA
0.015
0.015
Mike Dunne
Career
Per 600 PA
0.105
0.105
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.124
0.124
Mike Dunne
Career
Per 600 PA
0.225
0.225
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.256
0.256
Mike Dunne
Career
Per 600 PA
0.143
0.143
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.184
0.184
Mike Dunne
Career
Per 600 PAverified
10
44.78
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
15
38.3
Mike Dunne
Career
Per 600 PA
6
26.87
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
13
33.19
Mike Dunne
Career
Per 600 PAverified
16
71.64
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
28
71.49
Mike Dunne
Career
Per 600 PA
-0.01
-0.02
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3.03
7.75
Mike Dunne
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Dunne
Career
Per 600 PA
9
40.3
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
16
40.85
Mike Dunne
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Dunne
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
34
152.24
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 600 PAverified
59
150.64
Mike Dunne
Career
Per 600 PA
3.94
3.94
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3.98
3.98
Mike Dunne
Career
Per 600 PA
0.26
0.26
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.27
0.27
Mike Dunne
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
14
62.69
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 600 PA
13
33.19
Mike Dunne
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
8.96
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Dunne
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 600 PA
1
2.55
Mike Dunne
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Dunne
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Dunne
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Dunne
Career
Per 600 PA
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 600 PA