Rufus Lewis vs. Ted Wilks — Career Comparison

Rufus Lewis
Greatest GenerationMississippiThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaNewark EaglesNegro National League IIStarting PitcherAll-Star
Ted Wilks
Greatest GenerationNew YorkThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaSt. Louis CardinalsNational LeagueRelief Pitcher

Rufus Lewis 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. Rufus Lewis posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 2.99 and WHIP 1.184 compared to 3.26 and 1.221 for Ted Wilks. By the career numbers, Rufus Lewis had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Rufus Lewis and Ted Wilks

Rufus Lewis
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
3
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
10
Rufus Lewis
Career
Per 9 Innings
43
1.38
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
385
3.8
Rufus Lewis
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
35
1.13
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
44
0.43
Rufus Lewis
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
20
0.64
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
59
0.58
Rufus Lewis
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
14
0.45
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
30
0.3
Rufus Lewis
Career
Per 9 Innings
58.82
58.82
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
66.29
66.29
Rufus Lewis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
81.4
81.4
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 9 Innings
11.43
11.43
Rufus Lewis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
23
0.74
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 9 Innings
22
0.22
Rufus Lewis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.19
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
0.05
Rufus Lewis
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.06
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
46
0.45
Rufus Lewis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
93
2.99
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 9 Innings
331
3.26
Rufus Lewis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.99
2.99
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.26
3.26
Rufus Lewis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.74
2.74
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.21
3.21
Rufus Lewis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.13
3.13
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.17
4.17
Rufus Lewis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.236
0.236
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.24
0.24
Rufus Lewis
Career
Per 9 Innings
839
27
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2739
27
Rufus Lewis
Career
Per 9 Innings
279.2
9
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
913
9
Rufus Lewis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
248
7.98
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 9 Innings
832
8.2
Rufus Lewis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.98
7.98
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.2
8.2
Rufus Lewis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
0.39
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 9 Innings
76
0.75
Rufus Lewis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.39
0.39
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.75
0.75
Rufus Lewis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.28
0.28
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.2
0.2
Rufus Lewis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
82
2.64
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 9 Innings
283
2.79
Rufus Lewis
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.03
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Rufus Lewis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.64
2.64
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.79
2.79
Rufus Lewis
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
190
6.11
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
403
3.97
Rufus Lewis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6.11
6.11
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.97
3.97
Rufus Lewis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.42
4.42
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.05
1.05
Rufus Lewis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.973
0.973
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.751
0.751
Rufus Lewis
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5
0.16
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
0.08
Rufus Lewis
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5
0.16
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
0.11
Rufus Lewis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.01
Rufus Lewis
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1159
37.3
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3765
37.11
Rufus Lewis
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
0.19
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
191
1.88
Rufus Lewis
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
125
4.02
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
364
3.59
Rufus Lewis
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.02
4.02
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.59
3.59
Rufus Lewis
Career
Per 9 Innings
20
0.64
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Rufus Lewis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rufus Lewis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
18
0.58
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rufus Lewis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.18
1.18
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.221
1.221
Rufus Lewis
Career
Per 9 Innings
1052
33.85
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3471
34.22
Rufus Lewis
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.91
2.91
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.95
0.95
Rufus Lewis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.278
0.278
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.253
0.253
Rufus Lewis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
37.3
37.3
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 9 Innings
37.11
37.11

Fielding Stats for Rufus Lewis and Ted Wilks

Rufus Lewis
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
3
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
10
Rufus Lewis
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
43
1.38
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
385
Rufus Lewis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
35
1.13
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Rufus Lewis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
839
27
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Rufus Lewis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
279.2
9
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Rufus Lewis
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.13
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
30
Rufus Lewis
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
55
1.77
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
120
Rufus Lewis
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3
0.1
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
Rufus Lewis
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
62
2
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
158
Rufus Lewis
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
59
1.9
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
150
Rufus Lewis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
95.16
95.16
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 9 Innings
94.94
Rufus Lewis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.372
1.372
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.39
Rufus Lewis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
81.4
81.4
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Rufus Lewis
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.06
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
11
Rufus Lewis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Rufus Lewis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Rufus Lewis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Rufus Lewis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 9 Innings
0

Hitting Stats for Rufus Lewis and Ted Wilks

Rufus Lewis
Career
Per 600 PA
3
3
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10
10
Rufus Lewis
Career
Per 600 PA
43
230.36
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
385
982.98
Rufus Lewis
Career
Per 600 PA
112
600
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
235
600
Rufus Lewis
Career
Per 600 PAverified
100
535.71
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
206
525.96
Rufus Lewis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.18
0.18
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 600 PA
0.131
0.131
Rufus Lewis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.567
0.567
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 600 PA
0.4
0.4
Rufus Lewis
Career
Per 600 PAverified
18
96.43
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
27
68.94
Rufus Lewis
Career
Per 600 PAverified
12
64.29
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
24
61.28
Rufus Lewis
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
16.07
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 600 PA
3
7.66
Rufus Lewis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
5.36
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rufus Lewis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
10.71
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rufus Lewis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
32.14
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 600 PA
3
7.66
Rufus Lewis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.333
0.333
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 600 PA
0.111
0.111
Rufus Lewis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.02
0.02
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rufus Lewis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.111
0.111
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rufus Lewis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8.22
44.05
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 600 PA
5.99
15.3
Rufus Lewis
Career
Per 600 PAverified
29
155.36
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
30
76.6
Rufus Lewis
Career
Per 600 PAverified
27
144.64
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
43
109.79
Rufus Lewis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.248
0.248
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 600 PA
0.194
0.194
Rufus Lewis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.29
0.29
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 600 PA
0.146
0.146
Rufus Lewis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.538
0.538
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 600 PA
0.339
0.339
Rufus Lewis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.11
0.11
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 600 PA
0.015
0.015
Rufus Lewis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.184
0.184
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 600 PA
0.124
0.124
Rufus Lewis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.463
0.463
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 600 PA
0.256
0.256
Rufus Lewis
Career
Per 600 PA
0.165
0.165
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.184
0.184
Rufus Lewis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
16
85.71
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 600 PA
15
38.3
Rufus Lewis
Career
Per 600 PAverified
9
48.21
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
13
33.19
Rufus Lewis
Career
Per 600 PAverified
23
123.21
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
28
71.49
Rufus Lewis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7.95
42.6
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 600 PA
3.03
7.75
Rufus Lewis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rufus Lewis
Career
Per 600 PAverified
9
48.21
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
16
40.85
Rufus Lewis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rufus Lewis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
5.36
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 600 PA
59
150.64
Rufus Lewis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
112
112
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 600 PA
3.98
3.98
Rufus Lewis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9
9
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 600 PA
0.27
0.27
Rufus Lewis
Career
Per 600 PA
3
16.07
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
13
33.19
Rufus Lewis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rufus Lewis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 600 PA
1
2.55
Rufus Lewis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rufus Lewis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rufus Lewis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rufus Lewis
Career
Per 600 PA
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 600 PA