Zach Jackson vs. Ted Wilks — Career Comparison

Zach Jackson
MillenialPennsylvaniaThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaCleveland GuardiansAmerican LeagueStarting Pitcher
Ted Wilks
Greatest GenerationNew YorkThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaSt. Louis CardinalsNational LeagueRelief Pitcher

Zach Jackson 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 5.81 and 1.566 for Zach Jackson. By the career numbers, Ted Wilks had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Zach Jackson and Ted Wilks

Zach Jackson
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
3
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
10
Zach Jackson
Career
Per 9 Innings
22
1.88
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
385
3.8
Zach Jackson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
17
1.45
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
44
0.43
Zach Jackson
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.34
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
59
0.58
Zach Jackson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5
0.43
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
30
0.3
Zach Jackson
Career
Per 9 Innings
44.44
44.44
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
66.29
66.29
Zach Jackson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
77.27
77.27
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 9 Innings
11.43
11.43
Zach Jackson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
22
0.22
Zach Jackson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.05
Zach Jackson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
46
0.45
Zach Jackson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
68
5.81
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
331
3.26
Zach Jackson
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.81
5.81
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.26
3.26
Zach Jackson
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.84
5.84
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.21
3.21
Zach Jackson
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.88
4.88
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.17
4.17
Zach Jackson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.303
0.303
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.24
0.24
Zach Jackson
Career
Per 9 Innings
316
27
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2739
27
Zach Jackson
Career
Per 9 Innings
105.1
9
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
913
9
Zach Jackson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
131
11.19
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
832
8.2
Zach Jackson
Career
Per 9 Innings
11.19
11.19
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.2
8.2
Zach Jackson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
15
1.28
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
76
0.75
Zach Jackson
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.28
1.28
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.75
0.75
Zach Jackson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.68
0.68
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.2
0.2
Zach Jackson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
34
2.91
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
283
2.79
Zach Jackson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Zach Jackson
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.91
2.91
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.79
2.79
Zach Jackson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
63
5.38
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
403
3.97
Zach Jackson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.38
5.38
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.97
3.97
Zach Jackson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.86
2.86
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.05
1.05
Zach Jackson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.921
0.921
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.751
0.751
Zach Jackson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3
0.26
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
0.08
Zach Jackson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
9
0.77
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
0.11
Zach Jackson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.01
Zach Jackson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
481
41.1
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3765
37.11
Zach Jackson
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.26
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
191
1.88
Zach Jackson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
74
6.32
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
364
3.59
Zach Jackson
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.32
6.32
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.59
3.59
Zach Jackson
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.17
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Zach Jackson
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.26
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Zach Jackson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
1.2
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Zach Jackson
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.567
1.567
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.221
1.221
Zach Jackson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
433
37
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3471
34.22
Zach Jackson
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.36
3.36
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.95
0.95
Zach Jackson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.327
0.327
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.253
0.253
Zach Jackson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
41.1
41.1
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 9 Innings
37.11
37.11

Fielding Stats for Zach Jackson and Ted Wilks

Zach Jackson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
3
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
10
Zach Jackson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
22
1.88
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
385
Zach Jackson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
17
1.45
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Zach Jackson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
316
27
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Zach Jackson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
105.1
9
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Zach Jackson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.51
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
30
Zach Jackson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
18
1.54
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
120
Zach Jackson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3
0.26
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
Zach Jackson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
27
2.31
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
158
Zach Jackson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
24
2.05
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
150
Zach Jackson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
88.89
88.89
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
94.94
Zach Jackson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.091
1.091
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.39
Zach Jackson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
77.27
77.27
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Zach Jackson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.17
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
11
Zach Jackson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Zach Jackson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Zach Jackson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Zach Jackson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 9 Innings
0

Hitting Stats for Zach Jackson and Ted Wilks

Zach Jackson
Career
Per 600 PA
3
3
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10
10
Zach Jackson
Career
Per 600 PAverified
22
1015.38
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
385
982.98
Zach Jackson
Career
Per 600 PA
13
600
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
235
600
Zach Jackson
Career
Per 600 PA
9
415.38
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
206
525.96
Zach Jackson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.111
0.111
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.131
0.131
Zach Jackson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.462
0.462
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 600 PA
0.4
0.4
Zach Jackson
Career
Per 600 PA
1
46.15
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
27
68.94
Zach Jackson
Career
Per 600 PA
1
46.15
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
24
61.28
Zach Jackson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
7.66
Zach Jackson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Zach Jackson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Zach Jackson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
7.66
Zach Jackson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.111
0.111
Zach Jackson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Zach Jackson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Zach Jackson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.1
4.57
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5.99
15.3
Zach Jackson
Career
Per 600 PA
1
46.15
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
30
76.6
Zach Jackson
Career
Per 600 PA
1
46.15
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
43
109.79
Zach Jackson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.111
0.111
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.194
0.194
Zach Jackson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.111
0.111
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.146
0.146
Zach Jackson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.222
0.222
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.339
0.339
Zach Jackson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.015
0.015
Zach Jackson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.078
0.078
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.124
0.124
Zach Jackson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.125
0.125
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.256
0.256
Zach Jackson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.143
0.143
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.184
0.184
Zach Jackson
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
46.15
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
15
38.3
Zach Jackson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
13
33.19
Zach Jackson
Career
Per 600 PA
1
46.15
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
28
71.49
Zach Jackson
Career
Per 600 PA
-0.1
-4.76
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3.03
7.75
Zach Jackson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Zach Jackson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
16
40.85
Zach Jackson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Zach Jackson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
92.31
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 600 PA
59
150.64
Zach Jackson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6.5
6.5
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 600 PA
3.98
3.98
Zach Jackson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.27
0.27
Zach Jackson
Career
Per 600 PAverified
4
184.62
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
13
33.19
Zach Jackson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Zach Jackson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 600 PA
1
2.55
Zach Jackson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Zach Jackson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Zach Jackson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Zach Jackson
Career
Per 600 PA
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 600 PA