Jack Leiter vs. Ted Wilks — Career Comparison

Jack Leiter
Gen ZFloridaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaTexas RangersAmerican LeagueStarting Pitcher
Ted Wilks
Greatest GenerationNew YorkThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaSt. Louis CardinalsNational LeagueRelief Pitcher

Jack Leiter 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 4.8 and 1.361 for Jack Leiter. By the career numbers, Ted Wilks had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Jack Leiter and Ted Wilks

Jack Leiter
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
10
Jack Leiter
Career
Per 9 Innings
38
1.83
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
385
3.8
Jack Leiter
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
35
1.68
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
44
0.43
Jack Leiter
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
0.48
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
59
0.58
Jack Leiter
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
13
0.62
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
30
0.3
Jack Leiter
Career
Per 9 Innings
43.48
43.48
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
66.29
66.29
Jack Leiter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
92.11
92.11
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 9 Innings
11.43
11.43
Jack Leiter
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
22
0.22
Jack Leiter
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.05
Jack Leiter
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
46
0.45
Jack Leiter
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
100
4.8
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
331
3.26
Jack Leiter
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.8
4.8
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.26
3.26
Jack Leiter
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.12
4.12
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.21
3.21
Jack Leiter
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.3
4.3
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.17
4.17
Jack Leiter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.238
0.238
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.24
0.24
Jack Leiter
Career
Per 9 Innings
562
27
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2739
27
Jack Leiter
Career
Per 9 Innings
187.1
9
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
913
9
Jack Leiter
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
171
8.22
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
832
8.2
Jack Leiter
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.22
8.22
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.2
8.2
Jack Leiter
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
25
1.2
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
76
0.75
Jack Leiter
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.2
1.2
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.75
0.75
Jack Leiter
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.66
0.66
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.2
0.2
Jack Leiter
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
84
4.04
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
283
2.79
Jack Leiter
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jack Leiter
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.04
4.04
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.79
2.79
Jack Leiter
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
179
8.6
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
403
3.97
Jack Leiter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.6
8.6
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.97
3.97
Jack Leiter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.71
4.71
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.05
1.05
Jack Leiter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.404
1.404
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.751
0.751
Jack Leiter
Career
Per 9 Innings
13
0.62
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
0.08
Jack Leiter
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
8
0.38
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
0.11
Jack Leiter
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.05
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.01
Jack Leiter
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
819
39.35
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3765
37.11
Jack Leiter
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.05
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
191
1.88
Jack Leiter
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
108
5.19
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
364
3.59
Jack Leiter
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.19
5.19
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.59
3.59
Jack Leiter
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.1
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Jack Leiter
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
0.24
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Jack Leiter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
0.48
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jack Leiter
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.361
1.361
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.221
1.221
Jack Leiter
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
720
34.59
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3471
34.22
Jack Leiter
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.84
2.84
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.95
0.95
Jack Leiter
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.283
0.283
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.253
0.253
Jack Leiter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
39.35
39.35
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 9 Innings
37.11
37.11

Fielding Stats for Jack Leiter and Ted Wilks

Jack Leiter
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
2
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
10
Jack Leiter
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
38
1.83
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
385
Jack Leiter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
35
1.68
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Jack Leiter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
562
27
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Jack Leiter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
187.1
9
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Jack Leiter
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
17
0.82
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
30
Jack Leiter
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
0.53
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
120
Jack Leiter
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
0.05
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
Jack Leiter
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
29
1.39
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
158
Jack Leiter
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
28
1.35
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
150
Jack Leiter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
96.55
96.55
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 9 Innings
94.94
Jack Leiter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.737
0.737
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.39
Jack Leiter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
92.11
92.11
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Jack Leiter
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
11
Jack Leiter
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Jack Leiter
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Jack Leiter
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Jack Leiter
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 9 Innings
0

Hitting Stats for Jack Leiter and Ted Wilks

Jack Leiter
Career
Per 600 PA
2
2
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10
10
Jack Leiter
Career
Per 600 PAverified
39
23400
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
385
982.98
Jack Leiter
Career
Per 600 PA
1
600
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
235
600
Jack Leiter
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
600
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
206
525.96
Jack Leiter
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.131
0.131
Jack Leiter
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.4
0.4
Jack Leiter
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
27
68.94
Jack Leiter
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
24
61.28
Jack Leiter
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
7.66
Jack Leiter
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jack Leiter
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jack Leiter
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
7.66
Jack Leiter
Career
Per 600 PA
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.111
0.111
Jack Leiter
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jack Leiter
Career
Per 600 PA
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jack Leiter
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5.99
15.3
Jack Leiter
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
30
76.6
Jack Leiter
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
43
109.79
Jack Leiter
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.194
0.194
Jack Leiter
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.146
0.146
Jack Leiter
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.339
0.339
Jack Leiter
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.015
0.015
Jack Leiter
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.124
0.124
Jack Leiter
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.256
0.256
Jack Leiter
Career
Per 600 PA
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.184
0.184
Jack Leiter
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
15
38.3
Jack Leiter
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
13
33.19
Jack Leiter
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
28
71.49
Jack Leiter
Career
Per 600 PA
-0.11
-66.4
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3.03
7.75
Jack Leiter
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jack Leiter
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
16
40.85
Jack Leiter
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jack Leiter
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1
600
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 600 PAverified
59
150.64
Jack Leiter
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3.98
3.98
Jack Leiter
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.27
0.27
Jack Leiter
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
13
33.19
Jack Leiter
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jack Leiter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 600 PA
1
2.55
Jack Leiter
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jack Leiter
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jack Leiter
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jack Leiter
Career
Per 600 PA
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 600 PA