Charley Lightner vs. Ted Wilks — Career Comparison

Charley Lightner
Lost GenerationArkansasNorth AmericaKansas City MonarchsNegro American LeagueStarting Pitcher
Ted Wilks
Greatest GenerationNew YorkThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaSt. Louis CardinalsNational LeagueRelief Pitcher

Charley Lightner 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 8.03 and 2.595 for Charley Lightner. By the career numbers, Ted Wilks had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Charley Lightner and Ted Wilks

Charley Lightner
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
10
Charley Lightner
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
2.92
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
385
3.8
Charley Lightner
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
2.92
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
44
0.43
Charley Lightner
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
59
0.58
Charley Lightner
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 9 Innings
30
0.3
Charley Lightner
Career
Per 9 Innings
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
66.29
66.29
Charley Lightner
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 9 Innings
11.43
11.43
Charley Lightner
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
22
0.22
Charley Lightner
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.05
Charley Lightner
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
46
0.45
Charley Lightner
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
11
8.03
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
331
3.26
Charley Lightner
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.03
8.03
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.26
3.26
Charley Lightner
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.6
8.6
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.21
3.21
Charley Lightner
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.65
6.65
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.17
4.17
Charley Lightner
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.319
0.319
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.24
0.24
Charley Lightner
Career
Per 9 Innings
37
27
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2739
27
Charley Lightner
Career
Per 9 Innings
12.1
9
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
913
9
Charley Lightner
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
15
10.95
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
832
8.2
Charley Lightner
Career
Per 9 Innings
10.95
10.95
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.2
8.2
Charley Lightner
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 9 Innings
76
0.75
Charley Lightner
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.75
0.75
Charley Lightner
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.2
0.2
Charley Lightner
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
17
12.41
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
283
2.79
Charley Lightner
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Charley Lightner
Career
Per 9 Innings
12.41
12.41
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.79
2.79
Charley Lightner
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
2.19
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
403
3.97
Charley Lightner
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.19
2.19
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.97
3.97
Charley Lightner
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.75
0.75
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.05
1.05
Charley Lightner
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.622
1.622
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.751
0.751
Charley Lightner
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
0.08
Charley Lightner
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 9 Innings
11
0.11
Charley Lightner
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.01
Charley Lightner
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
67
48.89
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3765
37.11
Charley Lightner
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
191
1.88
Charley Lightner
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
14
10.22
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
364
3.59
Charley Lightner
Career
Per 9 Innings
10.22
10.22
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.59
3.59
Charley Lightner
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
2.19
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Charley Lightner
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Charley Lightner
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.73
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Charley Lightner
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.595
2.595
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.221
1.221
Charley Lightner
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
47
34.3
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3471
34.22
Charley Lightner
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.5
3.5
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.95
0.95
Charley Lightner
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.341
0.341
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.253
0.253
Charley Lightner
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
48.89
48.89
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 9 Innings
37.11
37.11

Fielding Stats for Charley Lightner and Ted Wilks

Charley Lightner
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
1
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
10
Charley Lightner
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
2.92
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
385
Charley Lightner
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
2.92
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Charley Lightner
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
37
27
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Charley Lightner
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12.1
9
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Charley Lightner
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.73
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
30
Charley Lightner
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
5.11
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
120
Charley Lightner
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
Charley Lightner
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
5.84
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
158
Charley Lightner
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
5.84
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
150
Charley Lightner
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 9 Innings
94.94
Charley Lightner
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
2
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.39
Charley Lightner
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Charley Lightner
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.73
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
11
Charley Lightner
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Charley Lightner
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Charley Lightner
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Charley Lightner
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 9 Innings
0

Hitting Stats for Charley Lightner and Ted Wilks

Charley Lightner
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10
10
Charley Lightner
Career
Per 600 PA
4
400
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
385
982.98
Charley Lightner
Career
Per 600 PA
6
600
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
235
600
Charley Lightner
Career
Per 600 PA
5
500
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
206
525.96
Charley Lightner
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.4
0.4
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 600 PA
0.131
0.131
Charley Lightner
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1.167
1.167
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 600 PA
0.4
0.4
Charley Lightner
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
200
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
27
68.94
Charley Lightner
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
100
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
24
61.28
Charley Lightner
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
7.66
Charley Lightner
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
100
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Charley Lightner
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Charley Lightner
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
100
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
3
7.66
Charley Lightner
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.5
0.5
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 600 PA
0.111
0.111
Charley Lightner
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Charley Lightner
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Charley Lightner
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1.23
123.47
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
5.99
15.3
Charley Lightner
Career
Per 600 PAverified
4
400
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
30
76.6
Charley Lightner
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
200
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
43
109.79
Charley Lightner
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.4
0.4
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 600 PA
0.194
0.194
Charley Lightner
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.8
0.8
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 600 PA
0.146
0.146
Charley Lightner
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1.2
1.2
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 600 PA
0.339
0.339
Charley Lightner
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.4
0.4
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 600 PA
0.015
0.015
Charley Lightner
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.38
0.38
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 600 PA
0.124
0.124
Charley Lightner
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1.333
1.333
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 600 PA
0.256
0.256
Charley Lightner
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.4
0.4
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 600 PA
0.184
0.184
Charley Lightner
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
100
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
15
38.3
Charley Lightner
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
200
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
13
33.19
Charley Lightner
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
300
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
28
71.49
Charley Lightner
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1.51
151.29
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
3.03
7.75
Charley Lightner
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Charley Lightner
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
16
40.85
Charley Lightner
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Charley Lightner
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 600 PA
59
150.64
Charley Lightner
Career
Per 600 PA
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3.98
3.98
Charley Lightner
Career
Per 600 PA
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.27
0.27
Charley Lightner
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
100
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
13
33.19
Charley Lightner
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Charley Lightner
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 600 PA
1
2.55
Charley Lightner
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Charley Lightner
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Charley Lightner
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Charley Lightner
Career
Per 600 PA
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 600 PA