Joe Landrum vs. Ted Wilks — Career Comparison

Joe Landrum
Silent GenerationSouth CarolinaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaBrooklyn DodgersNational LeagueStarting Pitcher
Ted Wilks
Greatest GenerationNew YorkThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaSt. Louis CardinalsNational LeagueRelief Pitcher

Joe Landrum 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 5.64 and 1.545 for Joe Landrum. By the career numbers, Ted Wilks had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Joe Landrum and Ted Wilks

Joe Landrum
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
10
Joe Landrum
Career
Per 9 Innings
16
3.22
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
385
3.8
Joe Landrum
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
1.01
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
44
0.43
Joe Landrum
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.2
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
59
0.58
Joe Landrum
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3
0.6
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
30
0.3
Joe Landrum
Career
Per 9 Innings
25
25
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
66.29
66.29
Joe Landrum
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
31.25
31.25
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 9 Innings
11.43
11.43
Joe Landrum
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.4
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
22
0.22
Joe Landrum
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.05
Joe Landrum
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.2
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
46
0.45
Joe Landrum
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
28
5.64
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
331
3.26
Joe Landrum
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.64
5.64
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.26
3.26
Joe Landrum
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.47
5.47
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.21
3.21
Joe Landrum
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.34
4.34
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.17
4.17
Joe Landrum
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.31
0.31
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.24
0.24
Joe Landrum
Career
Per 9 Innings
134
27
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2739
27
Joe Landrum
Career
Per 9 Innings
44.2
9
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
913
9
Joe Landrum
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
58
11.69
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
832
8.2
Joe Landrum
Career
Per 9 Innings
11.69
11.69
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.2
8.2
Joe Landrum
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5
1.01
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
76
0.75
Joe Landrum
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.01
1.01
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.75
0.75
Joe Landrum
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.31
0.31
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.2
0.2
Joe Landrum
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
2.22
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 9 Innings
283
2.79
Joe Landrum
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Landrum
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.22
2.22
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.79
2.79
Joe Landrum
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
22
4.43
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
403
3.97
Joe Landrum
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.43
4.43
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.97
3.97
Joe Landrum
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.38
1.38
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.05
1.05
Joe Landrum
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.739
0.739
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.751
0.751
Joe Landrum
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
0.08
Joe Landrum
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
0.4
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
0.11
Joe Landrum
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.01
Joe Landrum
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
200
40.3
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3765
37.11
Joe Landrum
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.4
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
191
1.88
Joe Landrum
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
32
6.45
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
364
3.59
Joe Landrum
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.45
6.45
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.59
3.59
Joe Landrum
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Landrum
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Landrum
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Landrum
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.545
1.545
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.221
1.221
Joe Landrum
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
187
37.68
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3471
34.22
Joe Landrum
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.95
0.95
Joe Landrum
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.331
0.331
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.253
0.253
Joe Landrum
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
40.3
40.3
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 9 Innings
37.11
37.11

Fielding Stats for Joe Landrum and Ted Wilks

Joe Landrum
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
10
Joe Landrum
Career
Per 9 Innings
16
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
385
Joe Landrum
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Joe Landrum
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Joe Landrum
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Joe Landrum
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
30
Joe Landrum
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
120
Joe Landrum
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
Joe Landrum
Career
Per 9 Innings
14
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
158
Joe Landrum
Career
Per 9 Innings
13
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
150
Joe Landrum
Career
Per 9 Innings
92.86
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
94.94
Joe Landrum
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
0.813
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.39
Joe Landrum
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Joe Landrum
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
11
Joe Landrum
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Joe Landrum
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Joe Landrum
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Joe Landrum
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 9 Innings
0

Hitting Stats for Joe Landrum and Ted Wilks

Joe Landrum
Career
Per 600 PA
2
2
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10
10
Joe Landrum
Career
Per 600 PA
16
800
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
385
982.98
Joe Landrum
Career
Per 600 PA
12
600
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
235
600
Joe Landrum
Career
Per 600 PA
8
400
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
206
525.96
Joe Landrum
Career
Per 600 PA
0.125
0.125
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.131
0.131
Joe Landrum
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.5
0.5
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 600 PA
0.4
0.4
Joe Landrum
Career
Per 600 PA
1
50
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
27
68.94
Joe Landrum
Career
Per 600 PA
1
50
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
24
61.28
Joe Landrum
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
7.66
Joe Landrum
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Landrum
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Landrum
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
7.66
Joe Landrum
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.111
0.111
Joe Landrum
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Landrum
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Landrum
Career
Per 600 PA
0.11
5.58
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5.99
15.3
Joe Landrum
Career
Per 600 PA
1
50
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
30
76.6
Joe Landrum
Career
Per 600 PA
1
50
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
43
109.79
Joe Landrum
Career
Per 600 PA
0.125
0.125
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.194
0.194
Joe Landrum
Career
Per 600 PA
0.125
0.125
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.146
0.146
Joe Landrum
Career
Per 600 PA
0.25
0.25
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.339
0.339
Joe Landrum
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.015
0.015
Joe Landrum
Career
Per 600 PA
0.088
0.088
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.124
0.124
Joe Landrum
Career
Per 600 PA
0.143
0.143
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.256
0.256
Joe Landrum
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.25
0.25
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 600 PA
0.184
0.184
Joe Landrum
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
15
38.3
Joe Landrum
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
50
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
13
33.19
Joe Landrum
Career
Per 600 PA
1
50
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
28
71.49
Joe Landrum
Career
Per 600 PA
-0.02
-1.14
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3.03
7.75
Joe Landrum
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Landrum
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
16
40.85
Joe Landrum
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Landrum
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
4
200
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 600 PAverified
59
150.64
Joe Landrum
Career
Per 600 PA
3
3
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3.98
3.98
Joe Landrum
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.27
0.27
Joe Landrum
Career
Per 600 PAverified
4
200
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
13
33.19
Joe Landrum
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Landrum
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 600 PA
1
2.55
Joe Landrum
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Landrum
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Landrum
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Landrum
Career
Per 600 PA
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 600 PA