Randy Lerch vs. Ted Wilks — Career Comparison

Randy Lerch
Baby BoomersCaliforniaThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaPhiladelphia PhilliesNational LeagueStarting Pitcher
Ted Wilks
Greatest GenerationNew YorkThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaSt. Louis CardinalsNational LeagueRelief Pitcher

Randy Lerch 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 1.537 for Randy Lerch. By the career numbers, Ted Wilks had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Randy Lerch and Ted Wilks

Randy Lerch
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
11
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
10
Randy Lerch
Career
Per 9 Innings
253
2.07
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
385
3.8
Randy Lerch
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
164
1.34
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 9 Innings
44
0.43
Randy Lerch
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
60
0.49
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
59
0.58
Randy Lerch
Career
Per 9 Innings
64
0.52
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
30
0.3
Randy Lerch
Career
Per 9 Innings
48.39
48.39
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
66.29
66.29
Randy Lerch
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
64.82
64.82
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 9 Innings
11.43
11.43
Randy Lerch
Career
Per 9 Innings
18
0.15
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
22
0.22
Randy Lerch
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.02
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.05
Randy Lerch
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.02
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
46
0.45
Randy Lerch
Career
Per 9 Innings
553
4.53
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
331
3.26
Randy Lerch
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.53
4.53
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.26
3.26
Randy Lerch
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.71
4.71
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.21
3.21
Randy Lerch
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.48
4.48
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.17
4.17
Randy Lerch
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.289
0.289
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.24
0.24
Randy Lerch
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3298
27
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 9 Innings
2739
27
Randy Lerch
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1099.1
9
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 9 Innings
913
9
Randy Lerch
Career
Per 9 Innings
1232
10.09
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
832
8.2
Randy Lerch
Career
Per 9 Innings
10.09
10.09
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.2
8.2
Randy Lerch
Career
Per 9 Innings
101
0.83
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
76
0.75
Randy Lerch
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.83
0.83
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.75
0.75
Randy Lerch
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.4
0.4
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.2
0.2
Randy Lerch
Career
Per 9 Innings
432
3.54
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
283
2.79
Randy Lerch
Career
Per 9 Innings
26
0.21
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Randy Lerch
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.54
3.54
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.79
2.79
Randy Lerch
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
507
4.15
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 9 Innings
403
3.97
Randy Lerch
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.15
4.15
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.97
3.97
Randy Lerch
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
2
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.05
1.05
Randy Lerch
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.854
0.854
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.751
0.751
Randy Lerch
Career
Per 9 Innings
39
0.32
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
0.08
Randy Lerch
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
0.08
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 9 Innings
11
0.11
Randy Lerch
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
0.06
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.01
Randy Lerch
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4829
39.53
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 9 Innings
3765
37.11
Randy Lerch
Career
Per 9 Innings
31
0.25
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
191
1.88
Randy Lerch
Career
Per 9 Innings
612
5.01
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
364
3.59
Randy Lerch
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.01
5.01
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.59
3.59
Randy Lerch
Career
Per 9 Innings
62
0.51
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Randy Lerch
Career
Per 9 Innings
61
0.5
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Randy Lerch
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
102
0.84
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Randy Lerch
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.514
1.514
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.221
1.221
Randy Lerch
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4264
34.91
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 9 Innings
3471
34.22
Randy Lerch
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.42
2.42
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.95
0.95
Randy Lerch
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.309
0.309
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.253
0.253
Randy Lerch
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
39.53
39.53
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 9 Innings
37.11
37.11

Fielding Stats for Randy Lerch and Ted Wilks

Randy Lerch
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
11
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
Randy Lerch
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
253
2.07
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
385
Randy Lerch
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
164
1.34
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Randy Lerch
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3298
27
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Randy Lerch
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1099.1
9
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Randy Lerch
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
63
0.52
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 9 Innings
30
Randy Lerch
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
189
1.55
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 9 Innings
120
Randy Lerch
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
0.07
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
Randy Lerch
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
261
2.14
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 9 Innings
158
Randy Lerch
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
252
2.06
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 9 Innings
150
Randy Lerch
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
96.55
96.55
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 9 Innings
94.94
Randy Lerch
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.996
0.996
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.39
Randy Lerch
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
64.82
64.82
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Randy Lerch
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
16
0.13
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 9 Innings
11
Randy Lerch
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Randy Lerch
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Randy Lerch
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Randy Lerch
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 9 Innings
0

Hitting Stats for Randy Lerch and Ted Wilks

Randy Lerch
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
11
11
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 600 PA
10
10
Randy Lerch
Career
Per 600 PA
262
524
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
385
982.98
Randy Lerch
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
300
600
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 600 PA
235
600
Randy Lerch
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
267
534
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 600 PA
206
525.96
Randy Lerch
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.206
0.206
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 600 PA
0.131
0.131
Randy Lerch
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.593
0.593
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 600 PA
0.4
0.4
Randy Lerch
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
55
110
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 600 PA
27
68.94
Randy Lerch
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
38
76
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 600 PA
24
61.28
Randy Lerch
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
12
24
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 600 PA
3
7.66
Randy Lerch
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
2
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Randy Lerch
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
8
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Randy Lerch
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
17
34
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 600 PA
3
7.66
Randy Lerch
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.309
0.309
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 600 PA
0.111
0.111
Randy Lerch
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.015
0.015
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Randy Lerch
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.073
0.073
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Randy Lerch
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
20.55
41.1
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 600 PA
5.99
15.3
Randy Lerch
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
81
162
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 600 PA
30
76.6
Randy Lerch
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
74
148
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 600 PA
43
109.79
Randy Lerch
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.257
0.257
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 600 PA
0.194
0.194
Randy Lerch
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.303
0.303
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 600 PA
0.146
0.146
Randy Lerch
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.56
0.56
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 600 PA
0.339
0.339
Randy Lerch
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.097
0.097
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 600 PA
0.015
0.015
Randy Lerch
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.192
0.192
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 600 PA
0.124
0.124
Randy Lerch
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.453
0.453
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 600 PA
0.256
0.256
Randy Lerch
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.231
0.231
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 600 PA
0.184
0.184
Randy Lerch
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
27
54
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 600 PA
15
38.3
Randy Lerch
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
23
46
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 600 PA
13
33.19
Randy Lerch
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
46
92
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 600 PA
28
71.49
Randy Lerch
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
19.68
39.36
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 600 PA
3.03
7.75
Randy Lerch
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Randy Lerch
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
19
38
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 600 PAverified
16
40.85
Randy Lerch
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Randy Lerch
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
44
88
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 600 PA
59
150.64
Randy Lerch
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6.82
6.82
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 600 PA
3.98
3.98
Randy Lerch
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.43
0.43
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 600 PA
0.27
0.27
Randy Lerch
Career
Per 600 PA
12
24
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
13
33.19
Randy Lerch
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
4
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Randy Lerch
Career
Per 600 PA
8
16
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
2.55
Randy Lerch
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Randy Lerch
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
2
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Randy Lerch
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
2
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Randy Lerch
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 600 PA