Carl Lundgren vs. Ted Wilks — Career Comparison

Carl Lundgren
Pre-GenerationalIllinoisThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaChicago CubsNational LeagueStarting Pitcher
Ted Wilks
Greatest GenerationNew YorkThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaSt. Louis CardinalsNational LeagueRelief Pitcher

Carl Lundgren 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. Carl Lundgren posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 2.42 and WHIP 1.214 compared to 3.26 and 1.221 for Ted Wilks. By the career numbers, Carl Lundgren had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Carl Lundgren and Ted Wilks

Carl Lundgren
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
8
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
10
Carl Lundgren
Career
Per 9 Innings
179
1.22
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
385
3.8
Carl Lundgren
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
149
1.01
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 9 Innings
44
0.43
Carl Lundgren
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
91
0.62
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 9 Innings
59
0.58
Carl Lundgren
Career
Per 9 Innings
55
0.37
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
30
0.3
Carl Lundgren
Career
Per 9 Innings
62.33
62.33
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
66.29
66.29
Carl Lundgren
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
83.24
83.24
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 9 Innings
11.43
11.43
Carl Lundgren
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
125
0.85
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 9 Innings
22
0.22
Carl Lundgren
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
19
0.13
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
0.05
Carl Lundgren
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
0.04
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
46
0.45
Carl Lundgren
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
355
2.42
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
331
3.26
Carl Lundgren
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.42
2.42
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.26
3.26
Carl Lundgren
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.77
2.77
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.21
3.21
Carl Lundgren
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.51
3.51
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.17
4.17
Carl Lundgren
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.235
0.235
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.24
0.24
Carl Lundgren
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3966
27
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 9 Innings
2739
27
Carl Lundgren
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1322
9
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 9 Innings
913
9
Carl Lundgren
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1129
7.69
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
832
8.2
Carl Lundgren
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.69
7.69
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.2
8.2
Carl Lundgren
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
16
0.11
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 9 Innings
76
0.75
Carl Lundgren
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.11
0.11
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.75
0.75
Carl Lundgren
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.09
0.09
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.2
0.2
Carl Lundgren
Career
Per 9 Innings
476
3.24
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
283
2.79
Carl Lundgren
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Carl Lundgren
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.24
3.24
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.79
2.79
Carl Lundgren
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
535
3.64
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
403
3.97
Carl Lundgren
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.64
3.64
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.97
3.97
Carl Lundgren
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.99
2.99
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.05
1.05
Carl Lundgren
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.765
0.765
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.751
0.751
Carl Lundgren
Career
Per 9 Innings
26
0.18
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
0.08
Carl Lundgren
Career
Per 9 Innings
35
0.24
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
0.11
Carl Lundgren
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.03
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.01
Carl Lundgren
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5320
36.22
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3765
37.11
Carl Lundgren
Career
Per 9 Innings
28
0.19
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
191
1.88
Carl Lundgren
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
496
3.38
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
364
3.59
Carl Lundgren
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.38
3.38
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.59
3.59
Carl Lundgren
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Carl Lundgren
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Carl Lundgren
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Carl Lundgren
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.214
1.214
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.221
1.221
Carl Lundgren
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4809
32.74
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3471
34.22
Carl Lundgren
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.77
2.77
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.95
0.95
Carl Lundgren
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.261
0.261
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.253
0.253
Carl Lundgren
Career
Per 9 Innings
36.22
36.22
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
37.11
37.11

Fielding Stats for Carl Lundgren and Ted Wilks

Carl Lundgren
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
8
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
10
Carl Lundgren
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
182
1.22
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
385
Carl Lundgren
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
112
0.75
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Carl Lundgren
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4032
27
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Carl Lundgren
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1344
9
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Carl Lundgren
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
74
0.5
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 9 Innings
30
Carl Lundgren
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
325
2.18
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 9 Innings
120
Carl Lundgren
Career
Per 9 Innings
19
0.13
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
Carl Lundgren
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
418
2.8
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 9 Innings
158
Carl Lundgren
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
399
2.67
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 9 Innings
150
Carl Lundgren
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
95.45
95.45
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 9 Innings
94.94
Carl Lundgren
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.192
2.192
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.39
Carl Lundgren
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
61.54
61.54
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Carl Lundgren
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
0.07
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
11
Carl Lundgren
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Carl Lundgren
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Carl Lundgren
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Carl Lundgren
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 9 Innings
0

Hitting Stats for Carl Lundgren and Ted Wilks

Carl Lundgren
Career
Per 600 PA
8
8
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10
10
Carl Lundgren
Career
Per 600 PA
183
209.54
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
385
982.98
Carl Lundgren
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
524
600
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 600 PA
235
600
Carl Lundgren
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
460
526.72
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 600 PA
206
525.96
Carl Lundgren
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.157
0.157
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 600 PA
0.131
0.131
Carl Lundgren
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.465
0.465
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 600 PA
0.4
0.4
Carl Lundgren
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
72
82.44
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 600 PA
27
68.94
Carl Lundgren
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
61
69.85
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 600 PA
24
61.28
Carl Lundgren
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8
9.16
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 600 PA
3
7.66
Carl Lundgren
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
3.44
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Carl Lundgren
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Carl Lundgren
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
11
12.6
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 600 PA
3
7.66
Carl Lundgren
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.153
0.153
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 600 PA
0.111
0.111
Carl Lundgren
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Carl Lundgren
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Carl Lundgren
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
21.07
24.12
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 600 PA
5.99
15.3
Carl Lundgren
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
86
98.47
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 600 PA
30
76.6
Carl Lundgren
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
109
124.81
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 600 PA
43
109.79
Carl Lundgren
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.219
0.219
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 600 PA
0.194
0.194
Carl Lundgren
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.187
0.187
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 600 PA
0.146
0.146
Carl Lundgren
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.406
0.406
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 600 PA
0.339
0.339
Carl Lundgren
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.031
0.031
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 600 PA
0.015
0.015
Carl Lundgren
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.145
0.145
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 600 PA
0.124
0.124
Carl Lundgren
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.327
0.327
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 600 PA
0.256
0.256
Carl Lundgren
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.22
0.22
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 600 PA
0.184
0.184
Carl Lundgren
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
32
36.64
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 600 PAverified
15
38.3
Carl Lundgren
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
26
29.77
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 600 PAverified
13
33.19
Carl Lundgren
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
58
66.41
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 600 PAverified
28
71.49
Carl Lundgren
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
18.56
21.25
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 600 PA
3.03
7.75
Carl Lundgren
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.15
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Carl Lundgren
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
36
41.22
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 600 PA
16
40.85
Carl Lundgren
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Carl Lundgren
Career
Per 600 PA
133
152.29
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
59
150.64
Carl Lundgren
Career
Per 600 PA
3.94
3.94
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3.98
3.98
Carl Lundgren
Career
Per 600 PA
0.27
0.27
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 600 PA
0.27
0.27
Carl Lundgren
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
27
30.92
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 600 PAverified
13
33.19
Carl Lundgren
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Carl Lundgren
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 600 PA
1
2.55
Carl Lundgren
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
4.58
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Carl Lundgren
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Carl Lundgren
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
4.58
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Carl Lundgren
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
100
100
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 600 PA