Eddie Lopat vs. Ted Wilks — Career Comparison

Eddie Lopat
Greatest GenerationNew YorkThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaNew York YankeesAmerican LeagueStarting PitcherAll-Star
Ted Wilks
Greatest GenerationNew YorkThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaSt. Louis CardinalsNational LeagueRelief Pitcher

Eddie Lopat 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. Eddie Lopat posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 3.21 and WHIP 1.279 compared to 3.26 and 1.221 for Ted Wilks. By the career numbers, Eddie Lopat had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Eddie Lopat and Ted Wilks

Eddie Lopat
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
12
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
10
Eddie Lopat
Career
Per 9 Innings
340
1.25
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
385
3.8
Eddie Lopat
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
318
1.17
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 9 Innings
44
0.43
Eddie Lopat
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
166
0.61
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 9 Innings
59
0.58
Eddie Lopat
Career
Per 9 Innings
112
0.41
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
30
0.3
Eddie Lopat
Career
Per 9 Innings
59.71
59.71
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
66.29
66.29
Eddie Lopat
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
93.53
93.53
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 9 Innings
11.43
11.43
Eddie Lopat
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
164
0.61
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 9 Innings
22
0.22
Eddie Lopat
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
27
0.1
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
0.05
Eddie Lopat
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.01
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
46
0.45
Eddie Lopat
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
869
3.21
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
331
3.26
Eddie Lopat
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.21
3.21
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.26
3.26
Eddie Lopat
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.52
3.52
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.21
3.21
Eddie Lopat
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.1
4.1
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.17
4.17
Eddie Lopat
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.259
0.259
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.24
0.24
Eddie Lopat
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
7318
27
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 9 Innings
2739
27
Eddie Lopat
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2439.1
9
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 9 Innings
913
9
Eddie Lopat
Career
Per 9 Innings
2464
9.09
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
832
8.2
Eddie Lopat
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.09
9.09
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.2
8.2
Eddie Lopat
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
179
0.66
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
76
0.75
Eddie Lopat
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.66
0.66
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.75
0.75
Eddie Lopat
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.53
0.53
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.2
0.2
Eddie Lopat
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
650
2.4
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
283
2.79
Eddie Lopat
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
0.02
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Eddie Lopat
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.4
2.4
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.79
2.79
Eddie Lopat
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
859
3.17
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
403
3.97
Eddie Lopat
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.17
3.17
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.97
3.97
Eddie Lopat
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.53
2.53
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.05
1.05
Eddie Lopat
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.619
0.619
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.751
0.751
Eddie Lopat
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
16
0.06
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
8
0.08
Eddie Lopat
Career
Per 9 Innings
43
0.16
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
0.11
Eddie Lopat
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
0.02
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.01
Eddie Lopat
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10197
37.62
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 9 Innings
3765
37.11
Eddie Lopat
Career
Per 9 Innings
14
0.05
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
191
1.88
Eddie Lopat
Career
Per 9 Innings
1008
3.72
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
364
3.59
Eddie Lopat
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.72
3.72
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.59
3.59
Eddie Lopat
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Eddie Lopat
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Eddie Lopat
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Eddie Lopat
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.277
1.277
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.221
1.221
Eddie Lopat
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9504
35.07
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 9 Innings
3471
34.22
Eddie Lopat
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.96
2.96
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.95
0.95
Eddie Lopat
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.27
0.27
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.253
0.253
Eddie Lopat
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
37.62
37.62
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 9 Innings
37.11
37.11

Fielding Stats for Eddie Lopat and Ted Wilks

Eddie Lopat
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
12
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
Eddie Lopat
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
340
10.01
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
385
Eddie Lopat
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
42
1.24
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Eddie Lopat
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
917
27
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Eddie Lopat
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
305.2
9
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Eddie Lopat
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
2.94
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 9 Innings
30
Eddie Lopat
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
468
13.78
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 9 Innings
120
Eddie Lopat
Career
Per 9 Innings
19
0.56
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
Eddie Lopat
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
587
17.28
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 9 Innings
158
Eddie Lopat
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
568
16.72
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 9 Innings
150
Eddie Lopat
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
96.76
96.76
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 9 Innings
94.94
Eddie Lopat
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.671
1.671
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.39
Eddie Lopat
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12.35
12.35
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Eddie Lopat
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
30
0.88
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 9 Innings
11
Eddie Lopat
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Eddie Lopat
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Eddie Lopat
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Eddie Lopat
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 9 Innings
0

Hitting Stats for Eddie Lopat and Ted Wilks

Eddie Lopat
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
12
12
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 600 PA
10
10
Eddie Lopat
Career
Per 600 PA
357
215.28
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
385
982.98
Eddie Lopat
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
995
600
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 600 PA
235
600
Eddie Lopat
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
887
534.87
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 600 PA
206
525.96
Eddie Lopat
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.211
0.211
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 600 PA
0.131
0.131
Eddie Lopat
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.572
0.572
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 600 PA
0.4
0.4
Eddie Lopat
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
187
112.76
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 600 PA
27
68.94
Eddie Lopat
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
151
91.06
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 600 PA
24
61.28
Eddie Lopat
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
26
15.68
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 600 PA
3
7.66
Eddie Lopat
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
3.02
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Eddie Lopat
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
3.02
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Eddie Lopat
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
36
21.71
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 600 PA
3
7.66
Eddie Lopat
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.193
0.193
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 600 PA
0.111
0.111
Eddie Lopat
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.006
0.006
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Eddie Lopat
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.027
0.027
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Eddie Lopat
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
60.62
36.56
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 600 PA
5.99
15.3
Eddie Lopat
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
238
143.52
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 600 PA
30
76.6
Eddie Lopat
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
260
156.78
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 600 PA
43
109.79
Eddie Lopat
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.271
0.271
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 600 PA
0.194
0.194
Eddie Lopat
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.268
0.268
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 600 PA
0.146
0.146
Eddie Lopat
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.539
0.539
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 600 PA
0.339
0.339
Eddie Lopat
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.058
0.058
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 600 PA
0.015
0.015
Eddie Lopat
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.189
0.189
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 600 PA
0.124
0.124
Eddie Lopat
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.425
0.425
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 600 PA
0.256
0.256
Eddie Lopat
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.23
0.23
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 600 PA
0.184
0.184
Eddie Lopat
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
87
52.46
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 600 PA
15
38.3
Eddie Lopat
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
77
46.43
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 600 PA
13
33.19
Eddie Lopat
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
159
95.88
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 600 PA
28
71.49
Eddie Lopat
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
64.84
39.1
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 600 PA
3.03
7.75
Eddie Lopat
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Eddie Lopat
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
73
44.02
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 600 PA
16
40.85
Eddie Lopat
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Eddie Lopat
Career
Per 600 PAverified
92
55.48
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
59
150.64
Eddie Lopat
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10.82
10.82
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 600 PA
3.98
3.98
Eddie Lopat
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.79
0.79
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 600 PA
0.27
0.27
Eddie Lopat
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
34
20.5
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 600 PAverified
13
33.19
Eddie Lopat
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
0.6
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Eddie Lopat
Career
Per 600 PA
30
18.09
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
2.55
Eddie Lopat
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Eddie Lopat
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
0.6
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Eddie Lopat
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
0.6
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Eddie Lopat
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 600 PA