Felipe Lira vs. Ted Wilks — Career Comparison

Felipe Lira
Gen XVenezuelaThrows RightBats RightSouth AmericaDetroit TigersAmerican LeagueStarting Pitcher
Ted Wilks
Greatest GenerationNew YorkThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaSt. Louis CardinalsNational LeagueRelief Pitcher

Felipe Lira 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 5.32 and 1.550 for Felipe Lira. By the career numbers, Ted Wilks had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Felipe Lira and Ted Wilks

Felipe Lira
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
7
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
10
Felipe Lira
Career
Per 9 Innings
163
2.54
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
385
3.8
Felipe Lira
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
79
1.23
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 9 Innings
44
0.43
Felipe Lira
Career
Per 9 Innings
26
0.41
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
59
0.58
Felipe Lira
Career
Per 9 Innings
46
0.72
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
30
0.3
Felipe Lira
Career
Per 9 Innings
36.11
36.11
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
66.29
66.29
Felipe Lira
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
48.47
48.47
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 9 Innings
11.43
11.43
Felipe Lira
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.06
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
22
0.22
Felipe Lira
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.05
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5
0.05
Felipe Lira
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.02
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
46
0.45
Felipe Lira
Career
Per 9 Innings
341
5.32
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
331
3.26
Felipe Lira
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.32
5.32
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.26
3.26
Felipe Lira
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.26
5.26
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.21
3.21
Felipe Lira
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.99
4.99
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.17
4.17
Felipe Lira
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.286
0.286
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.24
0.24
Felipe Lira
Career
Per 9 Innings
1732
27
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2739
27
Felipe Lira
Career
Per 9 Innings
577.1
9
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
913
9
Felipe Lira
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
656
10.23
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
832
8.2
Felipe Lira
Career
Per 9 Innings
10.23
10.23
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.2
8.2
Felipe Lira
Career
Per 9 Innings
84
1.31
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
76
0.75
Felipe Lira
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.31
1.31
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.75
0.75
Felipe Lira
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.52
0.52
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.2
0.2
Felipe Lira
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
222
3.46
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
283
2.79
Felipe Lira
Career
Per 9 Innings
17
0.27
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Felipe Lira
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.46
3.46
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.79
2.79
Felipe Lira
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
348
5.42
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
403
3.97
Felipe Lira
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.42
5.42
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.97
3.97
Felipe Lira
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.14
2.14
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.05
1.05
Felipe Lira
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.987
0.987
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.751
0.751
Felipe Lira
Career
Per 9 Innings
22
0.34
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
0.08
Felipe Lira
Career
Per 9 Innings
28
0.44
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
0.11
Felipe Lira
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.03
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.01
Felipe Lira
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2592
40.41
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3765
37.11
Felipe Lira
Career
Per 9 Innings
22
0.34
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
191
1.88
Felipe Lira
Career
Per 9 Innings
372
5.8
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
364
3.59
Felipe Lira
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.8
5.8
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.59
3.59
Felipe Lira
Career
Per 9 Innings
15
0.23
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Felipe Lira
Career
Per 9 Innings
34
0.53
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Felipe Lira
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
50
0.78
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Felipe Lira
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.521
1.521
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.221
1.221
Felipe Lira
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2293
35.75
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3471
34.22
Felipe Lira
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.28
2.28
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.95
0.95
Felipe Lira
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.307
0.307
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.253
0.253
Felipe Lira
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
40.41
40.41
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 9 Innings
37.11
37.11

Fielding Stats for Felipe Lira and Ted Wilks

Felipe Lira
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
7
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
10
Felipe Lira
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
163
2.54
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
385
Felipe Lira
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
79
1.23
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Felipe Lira
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1732
27
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Felipe Lira
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
577.1
9
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Felipe Lira
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
47
0.73
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 9 Innings
30
Felipe Lira
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
88
1.37
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
120
Felipe Lira
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
0.03
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
Felipe Lira
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
137
2.14
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
158
Felipe Lira
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
135
2.1
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
150
Felipe Lira
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
98.54
98.54
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 9 Innings
94.94
Felipe Lira
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.828
0.828
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.39
Felipe Lira
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
48.47
48.47
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Felipe Lira
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
0.19
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 9 Innings
11
Felipe Lira
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Felipe Lira
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Felipe Lira
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Felipe Lira
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 9 Innings
0

Hitting Stats for Felipe Lira and Ted Wilks

Felipe Lira
Career
Per 600 PA
7
7
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10
10
Felipe Lira
Career
Per 600 PAverified
164
4685.71
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
385
982.98
Felipe Lira
Career
Per 600 PA
21
600
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
235
600
Felipe Lira
Career
Per 600 PAverified
19
542.86
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
206
525.96
Felipe Lira
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.211
0.211
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 600 PA
0.131
0.131
Felipe Lira
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.762
0.762
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 600 PA
0.4
0.4
Felipe Lira
Career
Per 600 PAverified
4
114.29
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
27
68.94
Felipe Lira
Career
Per 600 PA
2
57.14
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
24
61.28
Felipe Lira
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
7.66
Felipe Lira
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Felipe Lira
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
57.14
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Felipe Lira
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
57.14
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
3
7.66
Felipe Lira
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.5
0.5
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 600 PA
0.111
0.111
Felipe Lira
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.105
0.105
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Felipe Lira
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.5
0.5
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Felipe Lira
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2.58
73.78
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
5.99
15.3
Felipe Lira
Career
Per 600 PAverified
10
285.71
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
30
76.6
Felipe Lira
Career
Per 600 PAverified
4
114.29
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
43
109.79
Felipe Lira
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.2
0.2
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 600 PA
0.194
0.194
Felipe Lira
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.526
0.526
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 600 PA
0.146
0.146
Felipe Lira
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.726
0.726
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 600 PA
0.339
0.339
Felipe Lira
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.316
0.316
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 600 PA
0.015
0.015
Felipe Lira
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.222
0.222
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 600 PA
0.124
0.124
Felipe Lira
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.667
0.667
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 600 PA
0.256
0.256
Felipe Lira
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.4
0.4
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 600 PA
0.184
0.184
Felipe Lira
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
85.71
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
15
38.3
Felipe Lira
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
85.71
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
13
33.19
Felipe Lira
Career
Per 600 PAverified
4
114.29
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
28
71.49
Felipe Lira
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2.23
63.82
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
3.03
7.75
Felipe Lira
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Felipe Lira
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
16
40.85
Felipe Lira
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Felipe Lira
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
13
371.43
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 600 PAverified
59
150.64
Felipe Lira
Career
Per 600 PA
1.62
1.62
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3.98
3.98
Felipe Lira
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.27
0.27
Felipe Lira
Career
Per 600 PA
1
28.57
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
13
33.19
Felipe Lira
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
28.57
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Felipe Lira
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 600 PA
1
2.55
Felipe Lira
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Felipe Lira
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Felipe Lira
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Felipe Lira
Career
Per 600 PA
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 600 PA