Jack Lively vs. Ted Wilks — Career Comparison

Jack Lively
Lost GenerationAlabamaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaDetroit TigersAmerican LeagueStarting Pitcher
Ted Wilks
Greatest GenerationNew YorkThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaSt. Louis CardinalsNational LeagueRelief Pitcher

Jack Lively 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 4.59 and 1.557 for Jack Lively. By the career numbers, Ted Wilks had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Jack Lively and Ted Wilks

Jack Lively
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
10
Jack Lively
Career
Per 9 Innings
18
1.43
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
385
3.8
Jack Lively
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
1.11
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
44
0.43
Jack Lively
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
0.55
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
59
0.58
Jack Lively
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5
0.4
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
30
0.3
Jack Lively
Career
Per 9 Innings
58.33
58.33
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
66.29
66.29
Jack Lively
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
77.78
77.78
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 9 Innings
11.43
11.43
Jack Lively
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
0.79
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
22
0.22
Jack Lively
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.05
Jack Lively
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
46
0.45
Jack Lively
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
58
4.59
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
331
3.26
Jack Lively
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.59
4.59
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.26
3.26
Jack Lively
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.86
4.86
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.21
3.21
Jack Lively
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.4
3.4
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.17
4.17
Jack Lively
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.313
0.313
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.24
0.24
Jack Lively
Career
Per 9 Innings
341
27
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2739
27
Jack Lively
Career
Per 9 Innings
113.2
9
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
913
9
Jack Lively
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
143
11.32
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
832
8.2
Jack Lively
Career
Per 9 Innings
11.32
11.32
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.2
8.2
Jack Lively
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.08
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 9 Innings
76
0.75
Jack Lively
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.08
0.08
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.75
0.75
Jack Lively
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.06
0.06
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.2
0.2
Jack Lively
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
34
2.69
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 9 Innings
283
2.79
Jack Lively
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jack Lively
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.69
2.69
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.79
2.79
Jack Lively
Career
Per 9 Innings
45
3.56
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
403
3.97
Jack Lively
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.56
3.56
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.97
3.97
Jack Lively
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.5
2.5
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.05
1.05
Jack Lively
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.695
0.695
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.751
0.751
Jack Lively
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3
0.24
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
0.08
Jack Lively
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
7
0.55
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
0.11
Jack Lively
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.01
Jack Lively
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
498
39.43
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3765
37.11
Jack Lively
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.16
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
191
1.88
Jack Lively
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
73
5.78
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
364
3.59
Jack Lively
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.78
5.78
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.59
3.59
Jack Lively
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jack Lively
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jack Lively
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jack Lively
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.557
1.557
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.221
1.221
Jack Lively
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
457
36.18
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3471
34.22
Jack Lively
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.06
4.06
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.95
0.95
Jack Lively
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.346
0.346
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.253
0.253
Jack Lively
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
39.43
39.43
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 9 Innings
37.11
37.11

Fielding Stats for Jack Lively and Ted Wilks

Jack Lively
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
10
Jack Lively
Career
Per 9 Innings
18
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
385
Jack Lively
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Jack Lively
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Jack Lively
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Jack Lively
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
30
Jack Lively
Career
Per 9 Innings
31
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
120
Jack Lively
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
Jack Lively
Career
Per 9 Innings
35
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
158
Jack Lively
Career
Per 9 Innings
33
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
150
Jack Lively
Career
Per 9 Innings
94.29
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
94.94
Jack Lively
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1.833
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.39
Jack Lively
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Jack Lively
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
11
Jack Lively
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Jack Lively
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Jack Lively
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Jack Lively
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 9 Innings
0

Hitting Stats for Jack Lively and Ted Wilks

Jack Lively
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10
10
Jack Lively
Career
Per 600 PA
20
250
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
385
982.98
Jack Lively
Career
Per 600 PA
48
600
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
235
600
Jack Lively
Career
Per 600 PAverified
43
537.5
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
206
525.96
Jack Lively
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.256
0.256
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 600 PA
0.131
0.131
Jack Lively
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.698
0.698
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 600 PA
0.4
0.4
Jack Lively
Career
Per 600 PAverified
11
137.5
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
27
68.94
Jack Lively
Career
Per 600 PAverified
8
100
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
24
61.28
Jack Lively
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
25
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
3
7.66
Jack Lively
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
12.5
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jack Lively
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jack Lively
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
37.5
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 600 PA
3
7.66
Jack Lively
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.273
0.273
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 600 PA
0.111
0.111
Jack Lively
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jack Lively
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jack Lively
Career
Per 600 PAverified
5.42
67.74
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
5.99
15.3
Jack Lively
Career
Per 600 PAverified
15
187.5
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
30
76.6
Jack Lively
Career
Per 600 PAverified
16
200
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
43
109.79
Jack Lively
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.333
0.333
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 600 PA
0.194
0.194
Jack Lively
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.349
0.349
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 600 PA
0.146
0.146
Jack Lively
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.682
0.682
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 600 PA
0.339
0.339
Jack Lively
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.093
0.093
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 600 PA
0.015
0.015
Jack Lively
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.237
0.237
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 600 PA
0.124
0.124
Jack Lively
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.625
0.625
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 600 PA
0.256
0.256
Jack Lively
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.324
0.324
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 600 PA
0.184
0.184
Jack Lively
Career
Per 600 PAverified
6
75
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
15
38.3
Jack Lively
Career
Per 600 PAverified
4
50
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
13
33.19
Jack Lively
Career
Per 600 PAverified
10
125
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
28
71.49
Jack Lively
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5.85
73.06
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 600 PA
3.03
7.75
Jack Lively
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
12.5
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jack Lively
Career
Per 600 PAverified
4
50
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
16
40.85
Jack Lively
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jack Lively
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9
112.5
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 600 PA
59
150.64
Jack Lively
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5.33
5.33
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 600 PA
3.98
3.98
Jack Lively
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.44
0.44
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 600 PA
0.27
0.27
Jack Lively
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
13
33.19
Jack Lively
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jack Lively
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 600 PA
1
2.55
Jack Lively
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jack Lively
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jack Lively
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jack Lively
Career
Per 600 PA
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 600 PA