Don Durham vs. Ted Wilks — Career Comparison

Don Durham
Baby BoomersKentuckyThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaTexas RangersAmerican LeagueStarting Pitcher
Ted Wilks
Greatest GenerationNew YorkThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaSt. Louis CardinalsNational LeagueRelief Pitcher

Don Durham 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 5.83 and 1.602 for Don Durham. By the career numbers, Ted Wilks had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Don Durham and Ted Wilks

Don Durham
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
10
Don Durham
Career
Per 9 Innings
25
2.56
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
385
3.8
Don Durham
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
1.23
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
44
0.43
Don Durham
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.2
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
59
0.58
Don Durham
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
11
1.13
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
30
0.3
Don Durham
Career
Per 9 Innings
15.38
15.38
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
66.29
66.29
Don Durham
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
48
48
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 9 Innings
11.43
11.43
Don Durham
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.1
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
22
0.22
Don Durham
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.05
Don Durham
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.1
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
46
0.45
Don Durham
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
57
5.83
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
331
3.26
Don Durham
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.83
5.83
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.26
3.26
Don Durham
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.54
4.54
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.21
3.21
Don Durham
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.43
4.43
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.17
4.17
Don Durham
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.271
0.271
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.24
0.24
Don Durham
Career
Per 9 Innings
264
27
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2739
27
Don Durham
Career
Per 9 Innings
88
9
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
913
9
Don Durham
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
91
9.31
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
832
8.2
Don Durham
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.31
9.31
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.2
8.2
Don Durham
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
8
0.82
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
76
0.75
Don Durham
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.82
0.82
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.75
0.75
Don Durham
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.32
0.32
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.2
0.2
Don Durham
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
45
4.6
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
283
2.79
Don Durham
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
0.51
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Don Durham
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.6
4.6
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.79
2.79
Don Durham
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
58
5.93
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
403
3.97
Don Durham
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.93
5.93
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.97
3.97
Don Durham
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.32
2.32
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.05
1.05
Don Durham
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.171
1.171
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.751
0.751
Don Durham
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3
0.31
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
0.08
Don Durham
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.1
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 9 Innings
11
0.11
Don Durham
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.01
Don Durham
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
396
40.5
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3765
37.11
Don Durham
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
0.51
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
191
1.88
Don Durham
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
63
6.44
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
364
3.59
Don Durham
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.44
6.44
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.59
3.59
Don Durham
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
0.82
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Don Durham
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
0.61
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Don Durham
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.31
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Don Durham
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.546
1.546
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.221
1.221
Don Durham
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
336
34.36
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3471
34.22
Don Durham
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.52
2.52
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.95
0.95
Don Durham
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.307
0.307
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.253
0.253
Don Durham
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
40.5
40.5
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 9 Innings
37.11
37.11

Fielding Stats for Don Durham and Ted Wilks

Don Durham
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
2
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
10
Don Durham
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
25
2.55
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
385
Don Durham
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
1.22
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Don Durham
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
265
27
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Don Durham
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
88.1
9
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Don Durham
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.51
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
30
Don Durham
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.61
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
120
Don Durham
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
Don Durham
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
1.12
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
158
Don Durham
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
1.12
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
150
Don Durham
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 9 Innings
94.94
Don Durham
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.44
0.44
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.39
Don Durham
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
48
48
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Don Durham
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.1
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
11
Don Durham
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Don Durham
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Don Durham
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Don Durham
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 9 Innings
0

Hitting Stats for Don Durham and Ted Wilks

Don Durham
Career
Per 600 PA
2
2
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10
10
Don Durham
Career
Per 600 PAverified
30
1285.71
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
385
982.98
Don Durham
Career
Per 600 PA
14
600
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
235
600
Don Durham
Career
Per 600 PAverified
14
600
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
206
525.96
Don Durham
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.5
0.5
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 600 PA
0.131
0.131
Don Durham
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1.429
1.429
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 600 PA
0.4
0.4
Don Durham
Career
Per 600 PAverified
7
300
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
27
68.94
Don Durham
Career
Per 600 PAverified
5
214.29
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
24
61.28
Don Durham
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
7.66
Don Durham
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Don Durham
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
85.71
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Don Durham
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
85.71
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
3
7.66
Don Durham
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.286
0.286
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 600 PA
0.111
0.111
Don Durham
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.143
0.143
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Don Durham
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.286
0.286
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Don Durham
Career
Per 600 PAverified
4.78
205.06
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
5.99
15.3
Don Durham
Career
Per 600 PAverified
13
557.14
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
30
76.6
Don Durham
Career
Per 600 PAverified
7
300
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
43
109.79
Don Durham
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.5
0.5
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 600 PA
0.194
0.194
Don Durham
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.929
0.929
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 600 PA
0.146
0.146
Don Durham
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1.429
1.429
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 600 PA
0.339
0.339
Don Durham
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.429
0.429
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 600 PA
0.015
0.015
Don Durham
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.457
0.457
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 600 PA
0.124
0.124
Don Durham
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1.857
1.857
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 600 PA
0.256
0.256
Don Durham
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.625
0.625
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 600 PA
0.184
0.184
Don Durham
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
128.57
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
15
38.3
Don Durham
Career
Per 600 PAverified
4
171.43
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
13
33.19
Don Durham
Career
Per 600 PAverified
5
214.29
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
28
71.49
Don Durham
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5.3
227.12
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 600 PA
3.03
7.75
Don Durham
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Don Durham
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
16
40.85
Don Durham
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Don Durham
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
4
171.43
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 600 PAverified
59
150.64
Don Durham
Career
Per 600 PA
3.5
3.5
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3.98
3.98
Don Durham
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.27
0.27
Don Durham
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
13
33.19
Don Durham
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Don Durham
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 600 PA
1
2.55
Don Durham
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Don Durham
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Don Durham
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Don Durham
Career
Per 600 PA
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 600 PA