Jeff Locke vs. Ted Wilks — Career Comparison

Jeff Locke
MillenialNew HampshireThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaPittsburgh PiratesNational LeagueStarting PitcherAll-Star
Ted Wilks
Greatest GenerationNew YorkThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaSt. Louis CardinalsNational LeagueRelief Pitcher

Jeff Locke 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 1.453 for Jeff Locke. By the career numbers, Ted Wilks had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Jeff Locke and Ted Wilks

Jeff Locke
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
7
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
10
Jeff Locke
Career
Per 9 Innings
130
1.73
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
385
3.8
Jeff Locke
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
117
1.56
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 9 Innings
44
0.43
Jeff Locke
Career
Per 9 Innings
35
0.47
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
59
0.58
Jeff Locke
Career
Per 9 Innings
43
0.57
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
30
0.3
Jeff Locke
Career
Per 9 Innings
44.87
44.87
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
66.29
66.29
Jeff Locke
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
90
90
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 9 Innings
11.43
11.43
Jeff Locke
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.01
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
22
0.22
Jeff Locke
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.01
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.05
Jeff Locke
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
46
0.45
Jeff Locke
Career
Per 9 Innings
345
4.59
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
331
3.26
Jeff Locke
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.59
4.59
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.26
3.26
Jeff Locke
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.41
4.41
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.21
3.21
Jeff Locke
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.23
4.23
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.17
4.17
Jeff Locke
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.271
0.271
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.24
0.24
Jeff Locke
Career
Per 9 Innings
2029
27
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2739
27
Jeff Locke
Career
Per 9 Innings
676.1
9
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
913
9
Jeff Locke
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
702
9.34
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
832
8.2
Jeff Locke
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.34
9.34
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.2
8.2
Jeff Locke
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
72
0.96
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
76
0.75
Jeff Locke
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.96
0.96
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.75
0.75
Jeff Locke
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.55
0.55
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.2
0.2
Jeff Locke
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
264
3.51
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
283
2.79
Jeff Locke
Career
Per 9 Innings
17
0.23
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Jeff Locke
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.51
3.51
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.79
2.79
Jeff Locke
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
481
6.4
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 9 Innings
403
3.97
Jeff Locke
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6.4
6.4
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.97
3.97
Jeff Locke
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.7
3.7
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.05
1.05
Jeff Locke
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.102
1.102
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.751
0.751
Jeff Locke
Career
Per 9 Innings
24
0.32
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
0.08
Jeff Locke
Career
Per 9 Innings
22
0.29
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
0.11
Jeff Locke
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.03
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.01
Jeff Locke
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2937
39.08
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3765
37.11
Jeff Locke
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
0.07
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
191
1.88
Jeff Locke
Career
Per 9 Innings
371
4.94
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
364
3.59
Jeff Locke
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.94
4.94
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.59
3.59
Jeff Locke
Career
Per 9 Innings
31
0.41
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Jeff Locke
Career
Per 9 Innings
26
0.35
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Jeff Locke
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
62
0.83
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jeff Locke
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.428
1.428
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.221
1.221
Jeff Locke
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2594
34.52
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3471
34.22
Jeff Locke
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.85
2.85
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.95
0.95
Jeff Locke
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.309
0.309
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.253
0.253
Jeff Locke
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
39.08
39.08
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 9 Innings
37.11
37.11

Fielding Stats for Jeff Locke and Ted Wilks

Jeff Locke
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
7
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
10
Jeff Locke
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
130
1.73
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
385
Jeff Locke
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
117
1.56
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Jeff Locke
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2029
27
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Jeff Locke
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
676.1
9
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Jeff Locke
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
30
0.4
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 9 Innings
30
Jeff Locke
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
96
1.28
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
120
Jeff Locke
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3
0.04
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
Jeff Locke
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
129
1.72
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
158
Jeff Locke
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
126
1.68
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
150
Jeff Locke
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
97.67
97.67
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 9 Innings
94.94
Jeff Locke
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.969
0.969
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.39
Jeff Locke
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
90
90
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Jeff Locke
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.05
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
11
Jeff Locke
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Jeff Locke
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Jeff Locke
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Jeff Locke
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 9 Innings
0

Hitting Stats for Jeff Locke and Ted Wilks

Jeff Locke
Career
Per 600 PA
7
7
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10
10
Jeff Locke
Career
Per 600 PA
131
350.89
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
385
982.98
Jeff Locke
Career
Per 600 PA
224
600
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
235
600
Jeff Locke
Career
Per 600 PA
195
522.32
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
206
525.96
Jeff Locke
Career
Per 600 PA
0.092
0.092
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.131
0.131
Jeff Locke
Career
Per 600 PA
0.313
0.313
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.4
0.4
Jeff Locke
Career
Per 600 PA
18
48.21
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
27
68.94
Jeff Locke
Career
Per 600 PA
17
45.54
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
24
61.28
Jeff Locke
Career
Per 600 PA
1
2.68
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
7.66
Jeff Locke
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jeff Locke
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jeff Locke
Career
Per 600 PA
1
2.68
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
7.66
Jeff Locke
Career
Per 600 PA
0.056
0.056
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.111
0.111
Jeff Locke
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jeff Locke
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jeff Locke
Career
Per 600 PA
2.17
5.81
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5.99
15.3
Jeff Locke
Career
Per 600 PA
19
50.89
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
30
76.6
Jeff Locke
Career
Per 600 PA
26
69.64
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
43
109.79
Jeff Locke
Career
Per 600 PA
0.128
0.128
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.194
0.194
Jeff Locke
Career
Per 600 PA
0.097
0.097
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.146
0.146
Jeff Locke
Career
Per 600 PA
0.226
0.226
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.339
0.339
Jeff Locke
Career
Per 600 PA
0.005
0.005
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.015
0.015
Jeff Locke
Career
Per 600 PA
0.082
0.082
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.124
0.124
Jeff Locke
Career
Per 600 PA
0.151
0.151
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.256
0.256
Jeff Locke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.198
0.198
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 600 PA
0.184
0.184
Jeff Locke
Career
Per 600 PA
7
18.75
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
15
38.3
Jeff Locke
Career
Per 600 PA
2
5.36
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
13
33.19
Jeff Locke
Career
Per 600 PA
9
24.11
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
28
71.49
Jeff Locke
Career
Per 600 PA
-5.64
-15.12
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3.03
7.75
Jeff Locke
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jeff Locke
Career
Per 600 PA
8
21.43
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
16
40.85
Jeff Locke
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jeff Locke
Career
Per 600 PA
104
278.57
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
59
150.64
Jeff Locke
Career
Per 600 PA
2.15
2.15
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3.98
3.98
Jeff Locke
Career
Per 600 PA
0.08
0.08
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.27
0.27
Jeff Locke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
21
56.25
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 600 PA
13
33.19
Jeff Locke
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jeff Locke
Career
Per 600 PA
2
5.36
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
2.55
Jeff Locke
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jeff Locke
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jeff Locke
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jeff Locke
Career
Per 600 PA
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 600 PA