Ad Liska vs. Ted Wilks — Career Comparison

Ad Liska
Greatest GenerationNebraskaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaWashington SenatorsAmerican LeagueStarting Pitcher
Ted Wilks
Greatest GenerationNew YorkThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaSt. Louis CardinalsNational LeagueRelief Pitcher

Ad Liska 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 3.87 and 1.435 for Ad Liska. By the career numbers, Ted Wilks had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Ad Liska and Ted Wilks

Ad Liska
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
5
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
10
Ad Liska
Career
Per 9 Innings
111
2.84
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
385
3.8
Ad Liska
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
28
0.72
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
44
0.43
Ad Liska
Career
Per 9 Innings
17
0.44
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
59
0.58
Ad Liska
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
18
0.46
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
30
0.3
Ad Liska
Career
Per 9 Innings
48.57
48.57
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
66.29
66.29
Ad Liska
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
25.23
25.23
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 9 Innings
11.43
11.43
Ad Liska
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
0.28
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
22
0.22
Ad Liska
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.03
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.05
Ad Liska
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.08
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
46
0.45
Ad Liska
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
151
3.87
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
331
3.26
Ad Liska
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.87
3.87
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.26
3.26
Ad Liska
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.86
3.86
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.21
3.21
Ad Liska
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.21
4.21
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.17
4.17
Ad Liska
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.259
0.259
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.24
0.24
Ad Liska
Career
Per 9 Innings
1054
27
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2739
27
Ad Liska
Career
Per 9 Innings
351.1
9
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
913
9
Ad Liska
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
354
9.07
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
832
8.2
Ad Liska
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.07
9.07
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.2
8.2
Ad Liska
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
0.31
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 9 Innings
76
0.75
Ad Liska
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.31
0.31
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.75
0.75
Ad Liska
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.11
0.11
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.2
0.2
Ad Liska
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
150
3.84
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
283
2.79
Ad Liska
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ad Liska
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.84
3.84
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.79
2.79
Ad Liska
Career
Per 9 Innings
104
2.66
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
403
3.97
Ad Liska
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.66
2.66
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.97
3.97
Ad Liska
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.94
0.94
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.05
1.05
Ad Liska
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.723
0.723
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.751
0.751
Ad Liska
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6
0.15
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
0.08
Ad Liska
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
9
0.23
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
0.11
Ad Liska
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.01
Ad Liska
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1526
39.09
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3765
37.11
Ad Liska
Career
Per 9 Innings
51
1.31
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
191
1.88
Ad Liska
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
176
4.51
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
364
3.59
Ad Liska
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.51
4.51
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.59
3.59
Ad Liska
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ad Liska
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ad Liska
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ad Liska
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.435
1.435
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.221
1.221
Ad Liska
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1367
35.02
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3471
34.22
Ad Liska
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.59
1.59
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.95
0.95
Ad Liska
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.273
0.273
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.253
0.253
Ad Liska
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
39.09
39.09
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 9 Innings
37.11
37.11

Fielding Stats for Ad Liska and Ted Wilks

Ad Liska
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
10
Ad Liska
Career
Per 9 Innings
112
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
385
Ad Liska
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Ad Liska
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Ad Liska
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Ad Liska
Career
Per 9 Innings
27
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
30
Ad Liska
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
137
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 9 Innings
120
Ad Liska
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
Ad Liska
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
166
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 9 Innings
158
Ad Liska
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
164
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 9 Innings
150
Ad Liska
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
98.8
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 9 Innings
94.94
Ad Liska
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1.464
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.39
Ad Liska
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Ad Liska
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
11
Ad Liska
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Ad Liska
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Ad Liska
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Ad Liska
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 9 Innings
0

Hitting Stats for Ad Liska and Ted Wilks

Ad Liska
Career
Per 600 PA
5
5
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10
10
Ad Liska
Career
Per 600 PA
113
584.48
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
385
982.98
Ad Liska
Career
Per 600 PA
116
600
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
235
600
Ad Liska
Career
Per 600 PAverified
103
532.76
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
206
525.96
Ad Liska
Career
Per 600 PA
0.107
0.107
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.131
0.131
Ad Liska
Career
Per 600 PA
0.358
0.358
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.4
0.4
Ad Liska
Career
Per 600 PA
11
56.9
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
27
68.94
Ad Liska
Career
Per 600 PA
9
46.55
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
24
61.28
Ad Liska
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
10.34
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
3
7.66
Ad Liska
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ad Liska
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ad Liska
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
10.34
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
3
7.66
Ad Liska
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.182
0.182
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 600 PA
0.111
0.111
Ad Liska
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ad Liska
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ad Liska
Career
Per 600 PA
2.6
13.45
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5.99
15.3
Ad Liska
Career
Per 600 PA
13
67.24
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
30
76.6
Ad Liska
Career
Per 600 PA
20
103.45
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
43
109.79
Ad Liska
Career
Per 600 PA
0.179
0.179
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.194
0.194
Ad Liska
Career
Per 600 PA
0.126
0.126
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.146
0.146
Ad Liska
Career
Per 600 PA
0.305
0.305
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.339
0.339
Ad Liska
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.019
0.019
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 600 PA
0.015
0.015
Ad Liska
Career
Per 600 PA
0.112
0.112
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.124
0.124
Ad Liska
Career
Per 600 PA
0.239
0.239
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.256
0.256
Ad Liska
Career
Per 600 PA
0.177
0.177
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.184
0.184
Ad Liska
Career
Per 600 PA
6
31.03
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
15
38.3
Ad Liska
Career
Per 600 PA
4
20.69
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
13
33.19
Ad Liska
Career
Per 600 PA
10
51.72
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
28
71.49
Ad Liska
Career
Per 600 PA
0.09
0.46
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3.03
7.75
Ad Liska
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
5.17
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ad Liska
Career
Per 600 PAverified
8
41.38
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
16
40.85
Ad Liska
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ad Liska
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
41
212.07
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 600 PAverified
59
150.64
Ad Liska
Career
Per 600 PA
2.83
2.83
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3.98
3.98
Ad Liska
Career
Per 600 PA
0.2
0.2
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.27
0.27
Ad Liska
Career
Per 600 PA
4
20.69
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
13
33.19
Ad Liska
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ad Liska
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 600 PA
1
2.55
Ad Liska
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ad Liska
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ad Liska
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ad Liska
Career
Per 600 PA
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 600 PA