John Lackey vs. Ted Wilks — Career Comparison

John Lackey
Gen XTexasThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaLos Angeles Angels of AnaheimAmerican LeagueStarting PitcherAll-Star
Ted Wilks
Greatest GenerationNew YorkThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaSt. Louis CardinalsNational LeagueRelief Pitcher

John Lackey 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 3.92 and 1.306 for John Lackey. By the career numbers, Ted Wilks had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for John Lackey and Ted Wilks

John Lackey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
15
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
10
John Lackey
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
448
1.42
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
385
3.8
John Lackey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
446
1.41
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 9 Innings
44
0.43
John Lackey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
188
0.6
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 9 Innings
59
0.58
John Lackey
Career
Per 9 Innings
147
0.47
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
30
0.3
John Lackey
Career
Per 9 Innings
56.12
56.12
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
66.29
66.29
John Lackey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
99.55
99.55
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 9 Innings
11.43
11.43
John Lackey
Career
Per 9 Innings
18
0.06
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
22
0.22
John Lackey
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
8
0.03
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.05
John Lackey
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
46
0.45
John Lackey
Career
Per 9 Innings
1237
3.92
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
331
3.26
John Lackey
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.92
3.92
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.26
3.26
John Lackey
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.94
3.94
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.21
3.21
John Lackey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.85
3.85
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.17
4.17
John Lackey
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.262
0.262
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.24
0.24
John Lackey
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
8521
27
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 9 Innings
2739
27
John Lackey
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2840.1
9
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 9 Innings
913
9
John Lackey
Career
Per 9 Innings
2862
9.07
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
832
8.2
John Lackey
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.07
9.07
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.2
8.2
John Lackey
Career
Per 9 Innings
319
1.01
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
76
0.75
John Lackey
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.01
1.01
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.75
0.75
John Lackey
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.71
0.71
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.2
0.2
John Lackey
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
815
2.58
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
283
2.79
John Lackey
Career
Per 9 Innings
32
0.1
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
John Lackey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.58
2.58
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.79
2.79
John Lackey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2294
7.27
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 9 Innings
403
3.97
John Lackey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.27
7.27
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.97
3.97
John Lackey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.12
5.12
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.05
1.05
John Lackey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.095
1.095
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.751
0.751
John Lackey
Career
Per 9 Innings
125
0.4
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
0.08
John Lackey
Career
Per 9 Innings
133
0.42
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
0.11
John Lackey
Career
Per 9 Innings
12
0.04
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.01
John Lackey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12030
38.12
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 9 Innings
3765
37.11
John Lackey
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
191
1.88
John Lackey
Career
Per 9 Innings
1347
4.27
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
364
3.59
John Lackey
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.27
4.27
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.59
3.59
John Lackey
Career
Per 9 Innings
72
0.23
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
John Lackey
Career
Per 9 Innings
72
0.23
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
John Lackey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
259
0.82
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
John Lackey
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.295
1.295
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.221
1.221
John Lackey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10938
34.66
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 9 Innings
3471
34.22
John Lackey
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.01
3.01
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.95
0.95
John Lackey
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.306
0.306
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.253
0.253
John Lackey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
38.12
38.12
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 9 Innings
37.11
37.11

Fielding Stats for John Lackey and Ted Wilks

John Lackey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
15
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
John Lackey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
448
1.42
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 9 Innings
385
John Lackey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
446
1.41
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
John Lackey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8521
27
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
John Lackey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2840.1
9
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
John Lackey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
222
0.7
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 9 Innings
30
John Lackey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
299
0.95
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 9 Innings
120
John Lackey
Career
Per 9 Innings
28
0.09
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
John Lackey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
549
1.74
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 9 Innings
158
John Lackey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
521
1.65
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 9 Innings
150
John Lackey
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
94.9
94.9
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
94.94
John Lackey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.163
1.163
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.39
John Lackey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
99.55
99.55
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
John Lackey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
29
0.09
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 9 Innings
11
John Lackey
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
John Lackey
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
John Lackey
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
John Lackey
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 9 Innings
0

Hitting Stats for John Lackey and Ted Wilks

John Lackey
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
15
15
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 600 PA
10
10
John Lackey
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
450
1018.87
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 600 PA
385
982.98
John Lackey
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
265
600
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 600 PA
235
600
John Lackey
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
236
534.34
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 600 PA
206
525.96
John Lackey
Career
Per 600 PA
0.11
0.11
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.131
0.131
John Lackey
Career
Per 600 PA
0.351
0.351
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.4
0.4
John Lackey
Career
Per 600 PA
26
58.87
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
27
68.94
John Lackey
Career
Per 600 PA
19
43.02
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
24
61.28
John Lackey
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
15.85
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 600 PA
3
7.66
John Lackey
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
John Lackey
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
John Lackey
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
15.85
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 600 PA
3
7.66
John Lackey
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.269
0.269
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 600 PA
0.111
0.111
John Lackey
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
John Lackey
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
John Lackey
Career
Per 600 PA
4.51
10.22
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5.99
15.3
John Lackey
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
33
74.72
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 600 PAverified
30
76.6
John Lackey
Career
Per 600 PA
35
79.25
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
43
109.79
John Lackey
Career
Per 600 PA
0.143
0.143
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.194
0.194
John Lackey
Career
Per 600 PA
0.14
0.14
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.146
0.146
John Lackey
Career
Per 600 PA
0.283
0.283
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.339
0.339
John Lackey
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.03
0.03
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 600 PA
0.015
0.015
John Lackey
Career
Per 600 PA
0.099
0.099
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.124
0.124
John Lackey
Career
Per 600 PA
0.201
0.201
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.256
0.256
John Lackey
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.187
0.187
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 600 PA
0.184
0.184
John Lackey
Career
Per 600 PA
6
13.58
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
15
38.3
John Lackey
Career
Per 600 PA
8
18.11
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
13
33.19
John Lackey
Career
Per 600 PA
14
31.7
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
28
71.49
John Lackey
Career
Per 600 PA
-3.68
-8.34
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3.03
7.75
John Lackey
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
John Lackey
Career
Per 600 PA
9
20.38
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
16
40.85
John Lackey
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
John Lackey
Career
Per 600 PA
97
219.62
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
59
150.64
John Lackey
Career
Per 600 PA
2.73
2.73
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3.98
3.98
John Lackey
Career
Per 600 PA
0.09
0.09
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.27
0.27
John Lackey
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
20
45.28
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 600 PA
13
33.19
John Lackey
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
John Lackey
Career
Per 600 PA
3
6.79
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
2.55
John Lackey
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
2.26
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
John Lackey
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
2.26
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
John Lackey
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
4.53
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
John Lackey
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
50
50
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 600 PA