Gene Lillard vs. Ted Wilks — Career Comparison

Gene Lillard
Greatest GenerationCaliforniaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaChicago CubsNational LeagueStarting Pitcher
Ted Wilks
Greatest GenerationNew YorkThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaSt. Louis CardinalsNational LeagueRelief Pitcher

Gene Lillard 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 7.09 and 1.944 for Gene Lillard. By the career numbers, Ted Wilks had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Gene Lillard and Ted Wilks

Gene Lillard
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
10
Gene Lillard
Career
Per 9 Innings
22
3.32
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
385
3.8
Gene Lillard
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
1.21
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
44
0.43
Gene Lillard
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.45
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
59
0.58
Gene Lillard
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6
0.91
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
30
0.3
Gene Lillard
Career
Per 9 Innings
33.33
33.33
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
66.29
66.29
Gene Lillard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
36.36
36.36
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 9 Innings
11.43
11.43
Gene Lillard
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.3
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
22
0.22
Gene Lillard
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.05
Gene Lillard
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
46
0.45
Gene Lillard
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
47
7.09
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
331
3.26
Gene Lillard
Career
Per 9 Innings
7.09
7.09
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.26
3.26
Gene Lillard
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.71
6.71
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.21
3.21
Gene Lillard
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.76
4.76
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.17
4.17
Gene Lillard
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.308
0.308
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.24
0.24
Gene Lillard
Career
Per 9 Innings
179
27
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2739
27
Gene Lillard
Career
Per 9 Innings
59.2
9
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
913
9
Gene Lillard
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
76
11.46
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
832
8.2
Gene Lillard
Career
Per 9 Innings
11.46
11.46
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.2
8.2
Gene Lillard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.45
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 9 Innings
76
0.75
Gene Lillard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.45
0.45
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.75
0.75
Gene Lillard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.14
0.14
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.2
0.2
Gene Lillard
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
40
6.03
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
283
2.79
Gene Lillard
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Gene Lillard
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.03
6.03
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.79
2.79
Gene Lillard
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
33
4.98
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
403
3.97
Gene Lillard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.98
4.98
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.97
3.97
Gene Lillard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.5
1.5
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.05
1.05
Gene Lillard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.224
1.224
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.751
0.751
Gene Lillard
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
0.3
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
0.08
Gene Lillard
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4
0.6
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
0.11
Gene Lillard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.01
Gene Lillard
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
291
43.89
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3765
37.11
Gene Lillard
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.6
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
191
1.88
Gene Lillard
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
55
8.3
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
364
3.59
Gene Lillard
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.3
8.3
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.59
3.59
Gene Lillard
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Gene Lillard
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Gene Lillard
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Gene Lillard
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.944
1.944
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.221
1.221
Gene Lillard
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
247
37.26
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3471
34.22
Gene Lillard
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.5
2.5
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.95
0.95
Gene Lillard
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.346
0.346
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.253
0.253
Gene Lillard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
43.89
43.89
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 9 Innings
37.11
37.11

Fielding Stats for Gene Lillard and Ted Wilks

Gene Lillard
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
10
Gene Lillard
Career
Per 9 Innings
29
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
385
Gene Lillard
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Gene Lillard
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Gene Lillard
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Gene Lillard
Career
Per 9 Innings
13
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
30
Gene Lillard
Career
Per 9 Innings
25
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
120
Gene Lillard
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
Gene Lillard
Career
Per 9 Innings
40
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
158
Gene Lillard
Career
Per 9 Innings
38
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
150
Gene Lillard
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
95
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 9 Innings
94.94
Gene Lillard
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1.31
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.39
Gene Lillard
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Gene Lillard
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
11
Gene Lillard
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Gene Lillard
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Gene Lillard
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Gene Lillard
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 9 Innings
0

Hitting Stats for Gene Lillard and Ted Wilks

Gene Lillard
Career
Per 600 PA
3
3
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10
10
Gene Lillard
Career
Per 600 PA
44
498.11
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
385
982.98
Gene Lillard
Career
Per 600 PA
53
600
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
235
600
Gene Lillard
Career
Per 600 PA
44
498.11
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
206
525.96
Gene Lillard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.182
0.182
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 600 PA
0.131
0.131
Gene Lillard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.576
0.576
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 600 PA
0.4
0.4
Gene Lillard
Career
Per 600 PAverified
8
90.57
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
27
68.94
Gene Lillard
Career
Per 600 PAverified
7
79.25
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
24
61.28
Gene Lillard
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
11.32
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
3
7.66
Gene Lillard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Gene Lillard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Gene Lillard
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
11.32
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
3
7.66
Gene Lillard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.125
0.125
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 600 PA
0.111
0.111
Gene Lillard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Gene Lillard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Gene Lillard
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2.46
27.86
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
5.99
15.3
Gene Lillard
Career
Per 600 PAverified
9
101.89
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
30
76.6
Gene Lillard
Career
Per 600 PAverified
17
192.45
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
43
109.79
Gene Lillard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.321
0.321
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 600 PA
0.194
0.194
Gene Lillard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.205
0.205
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 600 PA
0.146
0.146
Gene Lillard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.525
0.525
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 600 PA
0.339
0.339
Gene Lillard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.023
0.023
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 600 PA
0.015
0.015
Gene Lillard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.196
0.196
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 600 PA
0.124
0.124
Gene Lillard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.462
0.462
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 600 PA
0.256
0.256
Gene Lillard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.242
0.242
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 600 PA
0.184
0.184
Gene Lillard
Career
Per 600 PAverified
9
101.89
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
15
38.3
Gene Lillard
Career
Per 600 PA
2
22.64
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
13
33.19
Gene Lillard
Career
Per 600 PAverified
11
124.53
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
28
71.49
Gene Lillard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3.1
35.09
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 600 PA
3.03
7.75
Gene Lillard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Gene Lillard
Career
Per 600 PAverified
9
101.89
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
16
40.85
Gene Lillard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Gene Lillard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
11
124.53
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 600 PA
59
150.64
Gene Lillard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4.82
4.82
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 600 PA
3.98
3.98
Gene Lillard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.82
0.82
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 600 PA
0.27
0.27
Gene Lillard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
13
33.19
Gene Lillard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Gene Lillard
Career
Per 600 PA
3
33.96
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
2.55
Gene Lillard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Gene Lillard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Gene Lillard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Gene Lillard
Career
Per 600 PA
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 600 PA