Frank Lary vs. Ted Wilks — Career Comparison

Frank Lary
Silent GenerationAlabamaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaDetroit TigersAmerican LeagueStarting PitcherGold GloveAll-Star
Ted Wilks
Greatest GenerationNew YorkThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaSt. Louis CardinalsNational LeagueRelief Pitcher

Frank Lary 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 3.49 and 1.283 for Frank Lary. By the career numbers, Ted Wilks had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Frank Lary and Ted Wilks

Frank Lary
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
12
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
10
Frank Lary
Career
Per 9 Innings
350
1.46
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
385
3.8
Frank Lary
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
292
1.22
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 9 Innings
44
0.43
Frank Lary
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
128
0.53
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
59
0.58
Frank Lary
Career
Per 9 Innings
116
0.48
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
30
0.3
Frank Lary
Career
Per 9 Innings
52.46
52.46
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
66.29
66.29
Frank Lary
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
83.43
83.43
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 9 Innings
11.43
11.43
Frank Lary
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
126
0.52
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 9 Innings
22
0.22
Frank Lary
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
21
0.09
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
0.05
Frank Lary
Career
Per 9 Innings
11
0.05
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
46
0.45
Frank Lary
Career
Per 9 Innings
838
3.49
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
331
3.26
Frank Lary
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.49
3.49
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.26
3.26
Frank Lary
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.63
3.63
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.21
3.21
Frank Lary
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.16
4.16
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.17
4.17
Frank Lary
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.253
0.253
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.24
0.24
Frank Lary
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6487
27
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 9 Innings
2739
27
Frank Lary
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2162.1
9
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 9 Innings
913
9
Frank Lary
Career
Per 9 Innings
2123
8.84
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
832
8.2
Frank Lary
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.84
8.84
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.2
8.2
Frank Lary
Career
Per 9 Innings
197
0.82
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
76
0.75
Frank Lary
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.82
0.82
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.75
0.75
Frank Lary
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.56
0.56
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.2
0.2
Frank Lary
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
616
2.56
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
283
2.79
Frank Lary
Career
Per 9 Innings
35
0.15
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Frank Lary
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.56
2.56
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.79
2.79
Frank Lary
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1099
4.57
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 9 Innings
403
3.97
Frank Lary
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.57
4.57
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.97
3.97
Frank Lary
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.14
3.14
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.05
1.05
Frank Lary
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.793
0.793
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.751
0.751
Frank Lary
Career
Per 9 Innings
47
0.2
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
0.08
Frank Lary
Career
Per 9 Innings
97
0.4
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
0.11
Frank Lary
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
0.03
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.01
Frank Lary
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9107
37.9
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 9 Innings
3765
37.11
Frank Lary
Career
Per 9 Innings
30
0.12
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
191
1.88
Frank Lary
Career
Per 9 Innings
960
4
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
364
3.59
Frank Lary
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
4
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.59
3.59
Frank Lary
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Frank Lary
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Frank Lary
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Frank Lary
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.267
1.267
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.221
1.221
Frank Lary
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8394
34.94
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 9 Innings
3471
34.22
Frank Lary
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.74
2.74
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.95
0.95
Frank Lary
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.271
0.271
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.253
0.253
Frank Lary
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
37.9
37.9
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 9 Innings
37.11
37.11

Fielding Stats for Frank Lary and Ted Wilks

Frank Lary
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
12
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
Frank Lary
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
350
1.46
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
385
Frank Lary
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
292
1.22
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Frank Lary
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6487
27
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Frank Lary
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2162.1
9
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Frank Lary
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
174
0.72
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 9 Innings
30
Frank Lary
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
351
1.46
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 9 Innings
120
Frank Lary
Career
Per 9 Innings
21
0.09
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
Frank Lary
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
546
2.27
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 9 Innings
158
Frank Lary
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
525
2.19
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 9 Innings
150
Frank Lary
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
96.15
96.15
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 9 Innings
94.94
Frank Lary
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.5
1.5
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.39
Frank Lary
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
83.43
83.43
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Frank Lary
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
23
0.1
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 9 Innings
11
Frank Lary
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Frank Lary
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Frank Lary
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Frank Lary
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 9 Innings
0

Hitting Stats for Frank Lary and Ted Wilks

Frank Lary
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
12
12
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 600 PA
10
10
Frank Lary
Career
Per 600 PA
362
262.32
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
385
982.98
Frank Lary
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
828
600
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 600 PA
235
600
Frank Lary
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
734
531.88
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 600 PA
206
525.96
Frank Lary
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.177
0.177
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 600 PA
0.131
0.131
Frank Lary
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.501
0.501
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 600 PA
0.4
0.4
Frank Lary
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
130
94.2
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 600 PA
27
68.94
Frank Lary
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
106
76.81
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 600 PA
24
61.28
Frank Lary
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
12
8.7
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 600 PA
3
7.66
Frank Lary
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
4.35
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Frank Lary
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
4.35
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Frank Lary
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
24
17.39
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 600 PA
3
7.66
Frank Lary
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.185
0.185
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 600 PA
0.111
0.111
Frank Lary
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.008
0.008
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Frank Lary
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.046
0.046
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Frank Lary
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
37.15
26.92
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 600 PA
5.99
15.3
Frank Lary
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
172
124.64
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 600 PA
30
76.6
Frank Lary
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
170
123.19
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 600 PA
43
109.79
Frank Lary
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.219
0.219
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 600 PA
0.194
0.194
Frank Lary
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.234
0.234
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 600 PA
0.146
0.146
Frank Lary
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.453
0.453
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 600 PA
0.339
0.339
Frank Lary
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.057
0.057
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 600 PA
0.015
0.015
Frank Lary
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.157
0.157
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 600 PA
0.124
0.124
Frank Lary
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.341
0.341
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 600 PA
0.256
0.256
Frank Lary
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.239
0.239
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 600 PA
0.184
0.184
Frank Lary
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
68
49.28
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 600 PA
15
38.3
Frank Lary
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
54
39.13
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 600 PA
13
33.19
Frank Lary
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
116
84.06
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 600 PA
28
71.49
Frank Lary
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
31.88
23.1
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 600 PA
3.03
7.75
Frank Lary
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
0.72
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Frank Lary
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
39
28.26
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 600 PAverified
16
40.85
Frank Lary
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Frank Lary
Career
Per 600 PA
211
152.9
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
59
150.64
Frank Lary
Career
Per 600 PA
3.92
3.92
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3.98
3.98
Frank Lary
Career
Per 600 PA
0.18
0.18
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.27
0.27
Frank Lary
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
52
37.68
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 600 PA
13
33.19
Frank Lary
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
1.45
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Frank Lary
Career
Per 600 PA
16
11.59
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
2.55
Frank Lary
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Frank Lary
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
1.45
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Frank Lary
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
1.45
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Frank Lary
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 600 PA