Cliff Lee vs. Ted Wilks — Career Comparison

Cliff Lee
Gen XArkansasThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaCleveland GuardiansAmerican LeagueStarting PitcherCy Young AwardAll-Star
Ted Wilks
Greatest GenerationNew YorkThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaSt. Louis CardinalsNational LeagueRelief Pitcher

Cliff Lee 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 3.52 and 1.202 for Cliff Lee. By the career numbers, Ted Wilks had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Cliff Lee and Ted Wilks

Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
13
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
10
Cliff Lee
Career
Per 9 Innings
328
1.37
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
385
3.8
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
324
1.35
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 9 Innings
44
0.43
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
143
0.6
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 9 Innings
59
0.58
Cliff Lee
Career
Per 9 Innings
91
0.38
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
30
0.3
Cliff Lee
Career
Per 9 Innings
61.11
61.11
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
66.29
66.29
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
98.78
98.78
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 9 Innings
11.43
11.43
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
29
0.12
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
22
0.22
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
12
0.05
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
0.05
Cliff Lee
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
46
0.45
Cliff Lee
Career
Per 9 Innings
843
3.52
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
331
3.26
Cliff Lee
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.52
3.52
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.26
3.26
Cliff Lee
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.37
3.37
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.21
3.21
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.37
3.37
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.17
4.17
Cliff Lee
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.255
0.255
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.24
0.24
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6470
27
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 9 Innings
2739
27
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2156.2
9
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 9 Innings
913
9
Cliff Lee
Career
Per 9 Innings
2116
8.83
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
832
8.2
Cliff Lee
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.83
8.83
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.2
8.2
Cliff Lee
Career
Per 9 Innings
223
0.93
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
76
0.75
Cliff Lee
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.93
0.93
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.75
0.75
Cliff Lee
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.68
0.68
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.2
0.2
Cliff Lee
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
464
1.94
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
283
2.79
Cliff Lee
Career
Per 9 Innings
12
0.05
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.94
1.94
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.79
2.79
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1824
7.61
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 9 Innings
403
3.97
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.61
7.61
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.97
3.97
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.56
5.56
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.05
1.05
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.061
1.061
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.751
0.751
Cliff Lee
Career
Per 9 Innings
41
0.17
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
0.08
Cliff Lee
Career
Per 9 Innings
50
0.21
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
0.11
Cliff Lee
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.01
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
0.01
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8917
37.21
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 9 Innings
3765
37.11
Cliff Lee
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
191
1.88
Cliff Lee
Career
Per 9 Innings
923
3.85
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
364
3.59
Cliff Lee
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.85
3.85
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.59
3.59
Cliff Lee
Career
Per 9 Innings
53
0.22
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Cliff Lee
Career
Per 9 Innings
54
0.23
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
166
0.69
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.196
1.196
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.221
1.221
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8296
34.62
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 9 Innings
3471
34.22
Cliff Lee
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.81
2.81
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.95
0.95
Cliff Lee
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.303
0.303
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.253
0.253
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
37.21
37.21
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 9 Innings
37.11
37.11

Fielding Stats for Cliff Lee and Ted Wilks

Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
13
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
Cliff Lee
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
328
1.37
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
385
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
324
1.35
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6470
27
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2156.2
9
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
83
0.35
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 9 Innings
30
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
188
0.78
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 9 Innings
120
Cliff Lee
Career
Per 9 Innings
18
0.08
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
289
1.21
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 9 Innings
158
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
271
1.13
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 9 Innings
150
Cliff Lee
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
93.77
93.77
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
94.94
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.826
0.826
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.39
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
98.78
98.78
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
0.05
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 9 Innings
11
Cliff Lee
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Cliff Lee
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Cliff Lee
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Cliff Lee
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 9 Innings
0

Hitting Stats for Cliff Lee and Ted Wilks

Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
13
13
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 600 PA
10
10
Cliff Lee
Career
Per 600 PA
337
629.91
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
385
982.98
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
321
600
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 600 PA
235
600
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
291
543.93
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 600 PA
206
525.96
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.175
0.175
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 600 PA
0.131
0.131
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.468
0.468
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 600 PA
0.4
0.4
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
51
95.33
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 600 PA
27
68.94
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
41
76.64
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 600 PA
24
61.28
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
13.08
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 600 PA
3
7.66
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.87
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
3.74
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10
18.69
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 600 PA
3
7.66
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.196
0.196
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 600 PA
0.111
0.111
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.007
0.007
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.039
0.039
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
12.47
23.32
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 600 PA
5.99
15.3
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
66
123.36
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 600 PA
30
76.6
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
56
104.67
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 600 PAverified
43
109.79
Cliff Lee
Career
Per 600 PA
0.189
0.189
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.194
0.194
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.227
0.227
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 600 PA
0.146
0.146
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.415
0.415
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 600 PA
0.339
0.339
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.052
0.052
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 600 PA
0.015
0.015
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.142
0.142
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 600 PA
0.124
0.124
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.298
0.298
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 600 PA
0.256
0.256
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.272
0.272
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 600 PA
0.184
0.184
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
18
33.64
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 600 PAverified
15
38.3
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
19
35.51
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 600 PA
13
33.19
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
35
65.42
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 600 PAverified
28
71.49
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8.75
16.36
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 600 PA
3.03
7.75
Cliff Lee
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cliff Lee
Career
Per 600 PA
5
9.35
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
16
40.85
Cliff Lee
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cliff Lee
Career
Per 600 PA
110
205.61
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
59
150.64
Cliff Lee
Career
Per 600 PA
2.92
2.92
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3.98
3.98
Cliff Lee
Career
Per 600 PA
0.05
0.05
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.27
0.27
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
24
44.86
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 600 PA
13
33.19
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.87
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cliff Lee
Career
Per 600 PA
3
5.61
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
2.55
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
3.74
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
3.74
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
7.48
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
50
50
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 600 PA