Ad Lankford vs. Ted Wilks — Career Comparison

Ad Lankford
Pre-GenerationalMissouriThrows RightNorth AmericaNew York Lincoln StarsEastern Colored League (Independent)Starting Pitcher
Ted Wilks
Greatest GenerationNew YorkThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaSt. Louis CardinalsNational LeagueRelief Pitcher

Ad Lankford 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 4.53 and 1.616 for Ad Lankford. By the career numbers, Ted Wilks had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Ad Lankford and Ted Wilks

Ad Lankford
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
6
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
10
Ad Lankford
Career
Per 9 Innings
30
1.26
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
385
3.8
Ad Lankford
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
25
1.05
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
44
0.43
Ad Lankford
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
16
0.67
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
59
0.58
Ad Lankford
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
8
0.34
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
30
0.3
Ad Lankford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
66.67
66.67
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 9 Innings
66.29
66.29
Ad Lankford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
83.33
83.33
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 9 Innings
11.43
11.43
Ad Lankford
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
20
0.84
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
22
0.22
Ad Lankford
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.04
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.05
Ad Lankford
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.04
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
46
0.45
Ad Lankford
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
108
4.53
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
331
3.26
Ad Lankford
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.53
4.53
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.26
3.26
Ad Lankford
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.88
4.88
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.21
3.21
Ad Lankford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.63
3.63
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.17
4.17
Ad Lankford
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.304
0.304
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.24
0.24
Ad Lankford
Career
Per 9 Innings
644
27
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2739
27
Ad Lankford
Career
Per 9 Innings
214.2
9
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
913
9
Ad Lankford
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
264
11.07
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
832
8.2
Ad Lankford
Career
Per 9 Innings
11.07
11.07
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.2
8.2
Ad Lankford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.21
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 9 Innings
76
0.75
Ad Lankford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.21
0.21
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.75
0.75
Ad Lankford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.17
0.17
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.2
0.2
Ad Lankford
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
83
3.48
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
283
2.79
Ad Lankford
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ad Lankford
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.48
3.48
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.79
2.79
Ad Lankford
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
104
4.36
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
403
3.97
Ad Lankford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.36
4.36
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.97
3.97
Ad Lankford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.47
3.47
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.05
1.05
Ad Lankford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.871
0.871
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.751
0.751
Ad Lankford
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5
0.21
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
0.08
Ad Lankford
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
10
0.42
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
0.11
Ad Lankford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.01
Ad Lankford
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
988
41.42
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3765
37.11
Ad Lankford
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
191
1.88
Ad Lankford
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
146
6.12
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
364
3.59
Ad Lankford
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.12
6.12
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.59
3.59
Ad Lankford
Career
Per 9 Innings
27
1.13
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Ad Lankford
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ad Lankford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
23
0.96
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ad Lankford
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.617
1.617
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.221
1.221
Ad Lankford
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
868
36.39
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3471
34.22
Ad Lankford
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.87
4.87
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.95
0.95
Ad Lankford
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.341
0.341
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.253
0.253
Ad Lankford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
41.42
41.42
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 9 Innings
37.11
37.11

Fielding Stats for Ad Lankford and Ted Wilks

Ad Lankford
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
6
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
10
Ad Lankford
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
38
1.27
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
385
Ad Lankford
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Ad Lankford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
809
27
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Ad Lankford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
269.2
9
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Ad Lankford
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
0.43
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
30
Ad Lankford
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
62
2.07
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
120
Ad Lankford
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
7
0.23
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
Ad Lankford
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
82
2.74
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
158
Ad Lankford
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
75
2.5
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
150
Ad Lankford
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
91.46
91.46
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
94.94
Ad Lankford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.974
1.974
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.39
Ad Lankford
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Ad Lankford
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.17
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
11
Ad Lankford
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Ad Lankford
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Ad Lankford
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Ad Lankford
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 9 Innings
0

Hitting Stats for Ad Lankford and Ted Wilks

Ad Lankford
Career
Per 600 PA
6
6
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10
10
Ad Lankford
Career
Per 600 PA
36
164.89
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
385
982.98
Ad Lankford
Career
Per 600 PA
131
600
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
235
600
Ad Lankford
Career
Per 600 PA
113
517.56
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
206
525.96
Ad Lankford
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.23
0.23
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 600 PA
0.131
0.131
Ad Lankford
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.656
0.656
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 600 PA
0.4
0.4
Ad Lankford
Career
Per 600 PAverified
26
119.08
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
27
68.94
Ad Lankford
Career
Per 600 PAverified
21
96.18
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
24
61.28
Ad Lankford
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
18.32
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 600 PA
3
7.66
Ad Lankford
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
4.58
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ad Lankford
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ad Lankford
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
22.9
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 600 PA
3
7.66
Ad Lankford
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.192
0.192
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 600 PA
0.111
0.111
Ad Lankford
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ad Lankford
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ad Lankford
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
11.63
53.29
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 600 PA
5.99
15.3
Ad Lankford
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
32
146.56
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 600 PA
30
76.6
Ad Lankford
Career
Per 600 PAverified
38
174.05
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
43
109.79
Ad Lankford
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.304
0.304
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 600 PA
0.194
0.194
Ad Lankford
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.283
0.283
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 600 PA
0.146
0.146
Ad Lankford
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.587
0.587
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 600 PA
0.339
0.339
Ad Lankford
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.053
0.053
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 600 PA
0.015
0.015
Ad Lankford
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.208
0.208
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 600 PA
0.124
0.124
Ad Lankford
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.563
0.563
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 600 PA
0.256
0.256
Ad Lankford
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.23
0.23
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 600 PA
0.184
0.184
Ad Lankford
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
18
82.44
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 600 PA
15
38.3
Ad Lankford
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
18
82.44
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 600 PA
13
33.19
Ad Lankford
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
36
164.89
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 600 PA
28
71.49
Ad Lankford
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
12.99
59.51
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 600 PA
3.03
7.75
Ad Lankford
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ad Lankford
Career
Per 600 PAverified
12
54.96
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
16
40.85
Ad Lankford
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ad Lankford
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 600 PA
59
150.64
Ad Lankford
Career
Per 600 PA
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3.98
3.98
Ad Lankford
Career
Per 600 PA
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.27
0.27
Ad Lankford
Career
Per 600 PA
6
27.48
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
13
33.19
Ad Lankford
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ad Lankford
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 600 PA
1
2.55
Ad Lankford
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
22.9
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ad Lankford
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ad Lankford
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
22.9
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ad Lankford
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
100
100
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 600 PA