Joe Lucey vs. Ted Wilks — Career Comparison

Joe Lucey
Lost GenerationMassachusettsThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaBoston Red SoxAmerican LeagueStarting Pitcher
Ted Wilks
Greatest GenerationNew YorkThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaSt. Louis CardinalsNational LeagueRelief Pitcher

Joe Lucey 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 9 and 2.909 for Joe Lucey. By the career numbers, Ted Wilks had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Joe Lucey and Ted Wilks

Joe Lucey
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
10
Joe Lucey
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
5.73
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
385
3.8
Joe Lucey
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
1.64
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
44
0.43
Joe Lucey
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
59
0.58
Joe Lucey
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
0.82
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
30
0.3
Joe Lucey
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
66.29
66.29
Joe Lucey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
28.57
28.57
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 9 Innings
11.43
11.43
Joe Lucey
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
22
0.22
Joe Lucey
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.05
Joe Lucey
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
46
0.45
Joe Lucey
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
11
9
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
331
3.26
Joe Lucey
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
9
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.26
3.26
Joe Lucey
Career
Per 9 Innings
10.53
10.53
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.21
3.21
Joe Lucey
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.45
6.45
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.17
4.17
Joe Lucey
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.346
0.346
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.24
0.24
Joe Lucey
Career
Per 9 Innings
33
27
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2739
27
Joe Lucey
Career
Per 9 Innings
11
9
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
913
9
Joe Lucey
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
18
14.73
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
832
8.2
Joe Lucey
Career
Per 9 Innings
14.73
14.73
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.2
8.2
Joe Lucey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 9 Innings
76
0.75
Joe Lucey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.75
0.75
Joe Lucey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.2
0.2
Joe Lucey
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
14
11.45
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
283
2.79
Joe Lucey
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Lucey
Career
Per 9 Innings
11.45
11.45
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.79
2.79
Joe Lucey
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
1.64
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
403
3.97
Joe Lucey
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.64
1.64
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.97
3.97
Joe Lucey
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.29
0.29
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.05
1.05
Joe Lucey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.455
1.455
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.751
0.751
Joe Lucey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
0.08
Joe Lucey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 9 Innings
11
0.11
Joe Lucey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.01
Joe Lucey
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
66
54
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3765
37.11
Joe Lucey
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
1.64
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
191
1.88
Joe Lucey
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
20
16.36
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
364
3.59
Joe Lucey
Career
Per 9 Innings
16.36
16.36
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.59
3.59
Joe Lucey
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Lucey
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Lucey
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Lucey
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.909
2.909
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.221
1.221
Joe Lucey
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
52
42.55
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3471
34.22
Joe Lucey
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.86
2.86
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.95
0.95
Joe Lucey
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.36
0.36
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.253
0.253
Joe Lucey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
54
54
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 9 Innings
37.11
37.11

Fielding Stats for Joe Lucey and Ted Wilks

Joe Lucey
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
10
Joe Lucey
Career
Per 9 Innings
12
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
385
Joe Lucey
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Joe Lucey
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Joe Lucey
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Joe Lucey
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
30
Joe Lucey
Career
Per 9 Innings
14
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
120
Joe Lucey
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
Joe Lucey
Career
Per 9 Innings
28
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
158
Joe Lucey
Career
Per 9 Innings
23
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
150
Joe Lucey
Career
Per 9 Innings
82.14
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
94.94
Joe Lucey
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1.917
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.39
Joe Lucey
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Joe Lucey
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
11
Joe Lucey
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Joe Lucey
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Joe Lucey
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Joe Lucey
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 9 Innings
0

Hitting Stats for Joe Lucey and Ted Wilks

Joe Lucey
Career
Per 600 PA
2
2
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10
10
Joe Lucey
Career
Per 600 PA
13
433.33
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
385
982.98
Joe Lucey
Career
Per 600 PA
18
600
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
235
600
Joe Lucey
Career
Per 600 PAverified
18
600
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
206
525.96
Joe Lucey
Career
Per 600 PA
0.111
0.111
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.131
0.131
Joe Lucey
Career
Per 600 PA
0.222
0.222
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.4
0.4
Joe Lucey
Career
Per 600 PA
2
66.67
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
27
68.94
Joe Lucey
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
66.67
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
24
61.28
Joe Lucey
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
7.66
Joe Lucey
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Lucey
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Lucey
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
7.66
Joe Lucey
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.111
0.111
Joe Lucey
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Lucey
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Lucey
Career
Per 600 PA
0.2
6.61
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5.99
15.3
Joe Lucey
Career
Per 600 PA
2
66.67
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
30
76.6
Joe Lucey
Career
Per 600 PA
2
66.67
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
43
109.79
Joe Lucey
Career
Per 600 PA
0.111
0.111
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.194
0.194
Joe Lucey
Career
Per 600 PA
0.111
0.111
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.146
0.146
Joe Lucey
Career
Per 600 PA
0.222
0.222
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.339
0.339
Joe Lucey
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.015
0.015
Joe Lucey
Career
Per 600 PA
0.078
0.078
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.124
0.124
Joe Lucey
Career
Per 600 PA
0.125
0.125
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.256
0.256
Joe Lucey
Career
Per 600 PA
0.143
0.143
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.184
0.184
Joe Lucey
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
15
38.3
Joe Lucey
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
13
33.19
Joe Lucey
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
28
71.49
Joe Lucey
Career
Per 600 PA
-0.48
-16.01
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3.03
7.75
Joe Lucey
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Lucey
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
16
40.85
Joe Lucey
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Lucey
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
133.33
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 600 PA
59
150.64
Joe Lucey
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4.5
4.5
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 600 PA
3.98
3.98
Joe Lucey
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.27
0.27
Joe Lucey
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
13
33.19
Joe Lucey
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Lucey
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 600 PA
1
2.55
Joe Lucey
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Lucey
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Lucey
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Lucey
Career
Per 600 PA
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 600 PA