Jon Lester vs. Ted Wilks — Career Comparison

Jon Lester
MillenialWashingtonThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaBoston Red SoxAmerican LeagueStarting PitcherAll-Star
Ted Wilks
Greatest GenerationNew YorkThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaSt. Louis CardinalsNational LeagueRelief Pitcher

Jon Lester 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 3.66 and 1.283 for Jon Lester. By the career numbers, Ted Wilks had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Jon Lester and Ted Wilks

Jon Lester
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
16
16
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
10
Jon Lester
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
452
1.48
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
385
3.8
Jon Lester
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
451
1.48
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 9 Innings
44
0.43
Jon Lester
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
200
0.66
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 9 Innings
59
0.58
Jon Lester
Career
Per 9 Innings
117
0.38
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
30
0.3
Jon Lester
Career
Per 9 Innings
63.09
63.09
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
66.29
66.29
Jon Lester
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
99.78
99.78
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 9 Innings
11.43
11.43
Jon Lester
Career
Per 9 Innings
15
0.05
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
22
0.22
Jon Lester
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.01
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.05
Jon Lester
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
46
0.45
Jon Lester
Career
Per 9 Innings
1114
3.66
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
331
3.26
Jon Lester
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.66
3.66
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.26
3.26
Jon Lester
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.73
3.73
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.21
3.21
Jon Lester
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.65
3.65
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.17
4.17
Jon Lester
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.252
0.252
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.24
0.24
Jon Lester
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
8220
27
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 9 Innings
2739
27
Jon Lester
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2740
9
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 9 Innings
913
9
Jon Lester
Career
Per 9 Innings
2610
8.57
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
832
8.2
Jon Lester
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.57
8.57
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.2
8.2
Jon Lester
Career
Per 9 Innings
294
0.97
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
76
0.75
Jon Lester
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.97
0.97
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.75
0.75
Jon Lester
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.65
0.65
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.2
0.2
Jon Lester
Career
Per 9 Innings
892
2.93
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
283
2.79
Jon Lester
Career
Per 9 Innings
13
0.04
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Jon Lester
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.93
2.93
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.79
2.79
Jon Lester
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2488
8.17
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 9 Innings
403
3.97
Jon Lester
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.17
8.17
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.97
3.97
Jon Lester
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.5
5.5
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.05
1.05
Jon Lester
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.234
1.234
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.751
0.751
Jon Lester
Career
Per 9 Innings
63
0.21
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
0.08
Jon Lester
Career
Per 9 Innings
90
0.3
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
0.11
Jon Lester
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.01
Jon Lester
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11487
37.73
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 9 Innings
3765
37.11
Jon Lester
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
191
1.88
Jon Lester
Career
Per 9 Innings
1215
3.99
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
364
3.59
Jon Lester
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.99
3.99
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.59
3.59
Jon Lester
Career
Per 9 Innings
61
0.2
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Jon Lester
Career
Per 9 Innings
67
0.22
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Jon Lester
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
250
0.82
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jon Lester
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.278
1.278
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.221
1.221
Jon Lester
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
10377
34.09
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3471
34.22
Jon Lester
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.69
2.69
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.95
0.95
Jon Lester
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.305
0.305
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.253
0.253
Jon Lester
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
37.73
37.73
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 9 Innings
37.11
37.11

Fielding Stats for Jon Lester and Ted Wilks

Jon Lester
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
16
16
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
Jon Lester
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
452
1.48
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 9 Innings
385
Jon Lester
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
451
1.48
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Jon Lester
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8220
27
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Jon Lester
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2740
9
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Jon Lester
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
147
0.48
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 9 Innings
30
Jon Lester
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
266
0.87
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 9 Innings
120
Jon Lester
Career
Per 9 Innings
20
0.07
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
Jon Lester
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
433
1.42
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 9 Innings
158
Jon Lester
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
413
1.36
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 9 Innings
150
Jon Lester
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
95.38
95.38
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 9 Innings
94.94
Jon Lester
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.914
0.914
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.39
Jon Lester
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
99.78
99.78
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Jon Lester
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
18
0.06
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 9 Innings
11
Jon Lester
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Jon Lester
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Jon Lester
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Jon Lester
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 9 Innings
0

Hitting Stats for Jon Lester and Ted Wilks

Jon Lester
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
16
16
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 600 PA
10
10
Jon Lester
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
458
649.65
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 600 PAverified
385
982.98
Jon Lester
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
423
600
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 600 PA
235
600
Jon Lester
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
366
519.15
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 600 PAverified
206
525.96
Jon Lester
Career
Per 600 PA
0.115
0.115
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.131
0.131
Jon Lester
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.412
0.412
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 600 PA
0.4
0.4
Jon Lester
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
42
59.57
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 600 PAverified
27
68.94
Jon Lester
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
28
39.72
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 600 PAverified
24
61.28
Jon Lester
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10
14.18
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 600 PA
3
7.66
Jon Lester
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jon Lester
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
5.67
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jon Lester
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
14
19.86
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 600 PA
3
7.66
Jon Lester
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.333
0.333
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 600 PA
0.111
0.111
Jon Lester
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.011
0.011
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jon Lester
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.095
0.095
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jon Lester
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
12.43
17.63
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 600 PA
5.99
15.3
Jon Lester
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
64
90.78
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 600 PA
30
76.6
Jon Lester
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
63
89.36
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 600 PAverified
43
109.79
Jon Lester
Career
Per 600 PA
0.162
0.162
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.194
0.194
Jon Lester
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.175
0.175
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 600 PA
0.146
0.146
Jon Lester
Career
Per 600 PA
0.337
0.337
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.339
0.339
Jon Lester
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.06
0.06
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 600 PA
0.015
0.015
Jon Lester
Career
Per 600 PA
0.117
0.117
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.124
0.124
Jon Lester
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.261
0.261
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 600 PA
0.256
0.256
Jon Lester
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.188
0.188
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 600 PA
0.184
0.184
Jon Lester
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
27
38.3
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 600 PA
15
38.3
Jon Lester
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
31
43.97
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 600 PA
13
33.19
Jon Lester
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
54
76.6
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 600 PA
28
71.49
Jon Lester
Career
Per 600 PA
0.54
0.76
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3.03
7.75
Jon Lester
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jon Lester
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
21
29.79
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 600 PAverified
16
40.85
Jon Lester
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jon Lester
Career
Per 600 PA
162
229.79
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
59
150.64
Jon Lester
Career
Per 600 PA
2.61
2.61
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3.98
3.98
Jon Lester
Career
Per 600 PA
0.13
0.13
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.27
0.27
Jon Lester
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
34
48.23
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 600 PA
13
33.19
Jon Lester
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
2.84
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jon Lester
Career
Per 600 PA
6
8.51
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
2.55
Jon Lester
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.42
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jon Lester
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jon Lester
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.42
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jon Lester
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
100
100
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 600 PA