Ken Frailing vs. Charley Wilson — Career Comparison

Ken Frailing
Baby BoomersWisconsinThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaChicago CubsNational LeagueRelief Pitcher
Charley Wilson
Lost GenerationVirginiaNorth AmericaColumbus BuckeyesNegro National LeagueStarting Pitcher

Charley Wilson built a career as a starting pitcher and Ken Frailing as a reliever — different jobs with different demands — but on the metrics that apply to both, a comparison is still worth making. Ken Frailing posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 3.96 and WHIP 1.585 compared to 4.02 and 1.353 for Charley Wilson. By the career numbers, Ken Frailing had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Ken Frailing and Charley Wilson

Ken Frailing
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
5
Charley Wilson
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
4
Ken Frailing
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
116
4.78
Charley Wilson
Career
Per 9 Innings
43
1.44
Ken Frailing
Career
Per 9 Innings
19
0.78
Charley Wilson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
33
1.11
Ken Frailing
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
0.41
Charley Wilson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
0.47
Ken Frailing
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
16
0.66
Charley Wilson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
19
0.64
Ken Frailing
Career
Per 9 Innings
38.46
38.46
Charley Wilson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
42.42
42.42
Ken Frailing
Career
Per 9 Innings
16.38
16.38
Charley Wilson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
76.74
76.74
Ken Frailing
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.04
Charley Wilson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
16
0.54
Ken Frailing
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Charley Wilson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.07
Ken Frailing
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.08
Charley Wilson
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.03
Ken Frailing
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
96
3.96
Charley Wilson
Career
Per 9 Innings
120
4.02
Ken Frailing
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.96
3.96
Charley Wilson
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.02
4.02
Ken Frailing
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.73
4.73
Charley Wilson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.75
3.75
Ken Frailing
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.07
4.07
Charley Wilson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.57
3.57
Ken Frailing
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.29
0.29
Charley Wilson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.293
0.293
Ken Frailing
Career
Per 9 Innings
655
27
Charley Wilson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
805
27
Ken Frailing
Career
Per 9 Innings
218.1
9
Charley Wilson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
268.1
9
Ken Frailing
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
252
10.39
Charley Wilson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
307
10.3
Ken Frailing
Career
Per 9 Innings
10.39
10.39
Charley Wilson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10.3
10.3
Ken Frailing
Career
Per 9 Innings
19
0.78
Charley Wilson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
0.34
Ken Frailing
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.78
0.78
Charley Wilson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.34
0.34
Ken Frailing
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.16
0.16
Charley Wilson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.23
0.23
Ken Frailing
Career
Per 9 Innings
82
3.38
Charley Wilson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
56
1.88
Ken Frailing
Career
Per 9 Innings
12
0.49
Charley Wilson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Ken Frailing
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.38
3.38
Charley Wilson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.88
1.88
Ken Frailing
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
136
5.61
Charley Wilson
Career
Per 9 Innings
78
2.62
Ken Frailing
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.61
5.61
Charley Wilson
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.62
2.62
Ken Frailing
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.17
1.17
Charley Wilson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.81
1.81
Ken Frailing
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.999
0.999
Charley Wilson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.499
0.499
Ken Frailing
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
0.41
Charley Wilson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.03
Ken Frailing
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.16
Charley Wilson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.13
Ken Frailing
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Charley Wilson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ken Frailing
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
972
40.07
Charley Wilson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1146
38.44
Ken Frailing
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
24
0.99
Charley Wilson
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
0.17
Ken Frailing
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
116
4.78
Charley Wilson
Career
Per 9 Innings
151
5.06
Ken Frailing
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.78
4.78
Charley Wilson
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.06
5.06
Ken Frailing
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
0.37
Charley Wilson
Career
Per 9 Innings
39
1.31
Ken Frailing
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
0.29
Charley Wilson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Ken Frailing
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
17
0.7
Charley Wilson
Career
Per 9 Innings
17
0.57
Ken Frailing
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.53
1.53
Charley Wilson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.353
1.353
Ken Frailing
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
870
35.86
Charley Wilson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1047
35.12
Ken Frailing
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
1
Charley Wilson
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.51
3.51
Ken Frailing
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.326
0.326
Charley Wilson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.31
0.31
Ken Frailing
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
40.07
40.07
Charley Wilson
Career
Per 9 Innings
38.44
38.44

Fielding Stats for Ken Frailing and Charley Wilson

Ken Frailing
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
5
Charley Wilson
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
4
Ken Frailing
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
116
4.78
Charley Wilson
Career
Per 9 Innings
43
1.44
Ken Frailing
Career
Per 9 Innings
19
0.78
Charley Wilson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
33
1.11
Ken Frailing
Career
Per 9 Innings
655
27
Charley Wilson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
805
27
Ken Frailing
Career
Per 9 Innings
218.1
9
Charley Wilson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
268.1
9
Ken Frailing
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
18
0.74
Charley Wilson
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
0.27
Ken Frailing
Career
Per 9 Innings
40
1.65
Charley Wilson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
82
2.75
Ken Frailing
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.08
Charley Wilson
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
0.2
Ken Frailing
Career
Per 9 Innings
60
2.47
Charley Wilson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
96
3.22
Ken Frailing
Career
Per 9 Innings
58
2.39
Charley Wilson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
90
3.02
Ken Frailing
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
96.67
96.67
Charley Wilson
Career
Per 9 Innings
93.75
93.75
Ken Frailing
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.5
0.5
Charley Wilson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.093
2.093
Ken Frailing
Career
Per 9 Innings
16.38
16.38
Charley Wilson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
76.74
76.74
Ken Frailing
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Charley Wilson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.07
Ken Frailing
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Charley Wilson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ken Frailing
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Charley Wilson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ken Frailing
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Charley Wilson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ken Frailing
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Charley Wilson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Ken Frailing and Charley Wilson

Ken Frailing
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
5
Charley Wilson
Career
Per 600 PA
4
4
Ken Frailing
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
119
1457.14
Charley Wilson
Career
Per 600 PA
44
258.82
Ken Frailing
Career
Per 600 PA
49
600
Charley Wilson
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
102
600
Ken Frailing
Career
Per 600 PA
41
502.04
Charley Wilson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
97
570.59
Ken Frailing
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.22
0.22
Charley Wilson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.124
0.124
Ken Frailing
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.551
0.551
Charley Wilson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.304
0.304
Ken Frailing
Career
Per 600 PAverified
9
110.2
Charley Wilson
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
12
70.59
Ken Frailing
Career
Per 600 PAverified
9
110.2
Charley Wilson
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
12
70.59
Ken Frailing
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Charley Wilson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ken Frailing
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Charley Wilson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ken Frailing
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Charley Wilson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ken Frailing
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Charley Wilson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ken Frailing
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Charley Wilson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ken Frailing
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Charley Wilson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ken Frailing
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Charley Wilson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ken Frailing
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2.23
27.31
Charley Wilson
Career
Per 600 PA
1.83
10.78
Ken Frailing
Career
Per 600 PAverified
9
110.2
Charley Wilson
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
12
70.59
Ken Frailing
Career
Per 600 PAverified
11
134.69
Charley Wilson
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
16
94.12
Ken Frailing
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.256
0.256
Charley Wilson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.158
0.158
Ken Frailing
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.22
0.22
Charley Wilson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.124
0.124
Ken Frailing
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.475
0.475
Charley Wilson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.282
0.282
Ken Frailing
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Charley Wilson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ken Frailing
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.17
0.17
Charley Wilson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.102
0.102
Ken Frailing
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.344
0.344
Charley Wilson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.188
0.188
Ken Frailing
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.3
0.3
Charley Wilson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.124
0.124
Ken Frailing
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
73.47
Charley Wilson
Career
Per 600 PA
3
17.65
Ken Frailing
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
73.47
Charley Wilson
Career
Per 600 PA
4
23.53
Ken Frailing
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
12
146.94
Charley Wilson
Career
Per 600 PA
7
41.18
Ken Frailing
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2.95
36.11
Charley Wilson
Career
Per 600 PA
-0.14
-0.8
Ken Frailing
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Charley Wilson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ken Frailing
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
24.49
Charley Wilson
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
4
23.53
Ken Frailing
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Charley Wilson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ken Frailing
Career
Per 600 PA
11
134.69
Charley Wilson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Ken Frailing
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4.45
4.45
Charley Wilson
Career
Per 600 PA
Ken Frailing
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.18
0.18
Charley Wilson
Career
Per 600 PA
Ken Frailing
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
73.47
Charley Wilson
Career
Per 600 PA
1
5.88
Ken Frailing
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Charley Wilson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ken Frailing
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Charley Wilson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ken Frailing
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Charley Wilson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ken Frailing
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Charley Wilson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ken Frailing
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Charley Wilson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ken Frailing
Career
Per 600 PA
Charley Wilson
Career
Per 600 PA