Bill Laskey vs. Ted Wilks — Career Comparison

Bill Laskey
Baby BoomersOhioThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaSan Francisco GiantsNational LeagueStarting Pitcher
Ted Wilks
Greatest GenerationNew YorkThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaSt. Louis CardinalsNational LeagueRelief Pitcher

Bill Laskey 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 4.14 and 1.352 for Bill Laskey. By the career numbers, Ted Wilks had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Bill Laskey and Ted Wilks

Bill Laskey
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
6
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
10
Bill Laskey
Career
Per 9 Innings
159
1.92
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
385
3.8
Bill Laskey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
116
1.4
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 9 Innings
44
0.43
Bill Laskey
Career
Per 9 Innings
42
0.51
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
59
0.58
Bill Laskey
Career
Per 9 Innings
53
0.64
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
30
0.3
Bill Laskey
Career
Per 9 Innings
44.21
44.21
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
66.29
66.29
Bill Laskey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
72.96
72.96
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 9 Innings
11.43
11.43
Bill Laskey
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
0.12
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
22
0.22
Bill Laskey
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.01
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.05
Bill Laskey
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.02
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
46
0.45
Bill Laskey
Career
Per 9 Innings
343
4.14
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
331
3.26
Bill Laskey
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.14
4.14
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.26
3.26
Bill Laskey
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.95
3.95
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.21
3.21
Bill Laskey
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.35
4.35
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.17
4.17
Bill Laskey
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.272
0.272
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.24
0.24
Bill Laskey
Career
Per 9 Innings
2236
27
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2739
27
Bill Laskey
Career
Per 9 Innings
745.1
9
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
913
9
Bill Laskey
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
784
9.47
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
832
8.2
Bill Laskey
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.47
9.47
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.2
8.2
Bill Laskey
Career
Per 9 Innings
76
0.92
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
76
0.75
Bill Laskey
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.92
0.92
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.75
0.75
Bill Laskey
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.48
0.48
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.2
0.2
Bill Laskey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
210
2.54
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 9 Innings
283
2.79
Bill Laskey
Career
Per 9 Innings
14
0.17
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Bill Laskey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.54
2.54
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.79
2.79
Bill Laskey
Career
Per 9 Innings
325
3.92
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
403
3.97
Bill Laskey
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.92
3.92
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.97
3.97
Bill Laskey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.04
2.04
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.05
1.05
Bill Laskey
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.718
0.718
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.751
0.751
Bill Laskey
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
0.12
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
0.08
Bill Laskey
Career
Per 9 Innings
13
0.16
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
0.11
Bill Laskey
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
0.1
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.01
Bill Laskey
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3174
38.33
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3765
37.11
Bill Laskey
Career
Per 9 Innings
16
0.19
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
191
1.88
Bill Laskey
Career
Per 9 Innings
382
4.61
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
364
3.59
Bill Laskey
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.61
4.61
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.59
3.59
Bill Laskey
Career
Per 9 Innings
45
0.54
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Bill Laskey
Career
Per 9 Innings
26
0.31
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Bill Laskey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
53
0.64
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Laskey
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.334
1.334
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.221
1.221
Bill Laskey
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2880
34.78
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3471
34.22
Bill Laskey
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.4
2.4
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.95
0.95
Bill Laskey
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.286
0.286
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.253
0.253
Bill Laskey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
38.33
38.33
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 9 Innings
37.11
37.11

Fielding Stats for Bill Laskey and Ted Wilks

Bill Laskey
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
6
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
10
Bill Laskey
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
159
1.92
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
385
Bill Laskey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
117
1.41
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Bill Laskey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2236
27
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Bill Laskey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
745.1
9
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Bill Laskey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
55
0.66
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 9 Innings
30
Bill Laskey
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
105
1.27
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
120
Bill Laskey
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6
0.07
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
Bill Laskey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
166
2
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 9 Innings
158
Bill Laskey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
160
1.93
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 9 Innings
150
Bill Laskey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
96.39
96.39
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 9 Innings
94.94
Bill Laskey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.006
1.006
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.39
Bill Laskey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
73.58
73.58
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Bill Laskey
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.05
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
11
Bill Laskey
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Bill Laskey
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Bill Laskey
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Bill Laskey
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 9 Innings
0

Hitting Stats for Bill Laskey and Ted Wilks

Bill Laskey
Career
Per 600 PA
6
6
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10
10
Bill Laskey
Career
Per 600 PA
160
391.84
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
385
982.98
Bill Laskey
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
245
600
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 600 PA
235
600
Bill Laskey
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
210
514.29
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 600 PAverified
206
525.96
Bill Laskey
Career
Per 600 PA
0.105
0.105
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.131
0.131
Bill Laskey
Career
Per 600 PA
0.356
0.356
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.4
0.4
Bill Laskey
Career
Per 600 PA
22
53.88
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
27
68.94
Bill Laskey
Career
Per 600 PA
22
53.88
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
24
61.28
Bill Laskey
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
7.66
Bill Laskey
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Laskey
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Laskey
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
7.66
Bill Laskey
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.111
0.111
Bill Laskey
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Laskey
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Laskey
Career
Per 600 PA
3.32
8.13
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5.99
15.3
Bill Laskey
Career
Per 600 PA
22
53.88
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
30
76.6
Bill Laskey
Career
Per 600 PA
40
97.96
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
43
109.79
Bill Laskey
Career
Per 600 PA
0.175
0.175
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.194
0.194
Bill Laskey
Career
Per 600 PA
0.105
0.105
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.146
0.146
Bill Laskey
Career
Per 600 PA
0.28
0.28
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.339
0.339
Bill Laskey
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.015
0.015
Bill Laskey
Career
Per 600 PA
0.105
0.105
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.124
0.124
Bill Laskey
Career
Per 600 PA
0.208
0.208
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.256
0.256
Bill Laskey
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.196
0.196
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 600 PA
0.184
0.184
Bill Laskey
Career
Per 600 PA
11
26.94
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
15
38.3
Bill Laskey
Career
Per 600 PA
7
17.14
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
13
33.19
Bill Laskey
Career
Per 600 PA
18
44.08
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
28
71.49
Bill Laskey
Career
Per 600 PA
-1.98
-4.86
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3.03
7.75
Bill Laskey
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
4.9
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Laskey
Career
Per 600 PA
16
39.18
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 600 PAverified
16
40.85
Bill Laskey
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Laskey
Career
Per 600 PA
98
240
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
59
150.64
Bill Laskey
Career
Per 600 PA
2.5
2.5
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3.98
3.98
Bill Laskey
Career
Per 600 PA
0.16
0.16
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.27
0.27
Bill Laskey
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
17
41.63
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 600 PA
13
33.19
Bill Laskey
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Laskey
Career
Per 600 PA
2
4.9
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
2.55
Bill Laskey
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Laskey
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
4.9
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Laskey
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
4.9
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Laskey
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 600 PA