Jim McGlothlin vs. Ted Wilks — Career Comparison

Jim McGlothlin
Silent GenerationCaliforniaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaCalifornia AngelsAmerican LeagueStarting PitcherAll-Star
Ted Wilks
Greatest GenerationNew YorkThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaSt. Louis CardinalsNational LeagueRelief Pitcher

Jim McGlothlin 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 3.61 and 1.304 for Jim McGlothlin. By the career numbers, Ted Wilks had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Jim McGlothlin and Ted Wilks

Jim McGlothlin
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
9
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
10
Jim McGlothlin
Career
Per 9 Innings
256
1.77
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
385
3.8
Jim McGlothlin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
201
1.39
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 9 Innings
44
0.43
Jim McGlothlin
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
67
0.46
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
59
0.58
Jim McGlothlin
Career
Per 9 Innings
77
0.53
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
30
0.3
Jim McGlothlin
Career
Per 9 Innings
46.53
46.53
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
66.29
66.29
Jim McGlothlin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
78.52
78.52
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 9 Innings
11.43
11.43
Jim McGlothlin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
36
0.25
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 9 Innings
22
0.22
Jim McGlothlin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
0.08
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
0.05
Jim McGlothlin
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.02
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
46
0.45
Jim McGlothlin
Career
Per 9 Innings
522
3.61
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
331
3.26
Jim McGlothlin
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.61
3.61
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.26
3.26
Jim McGlothlin
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.6
3.6
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.21
3.21
Jim McGlothlin
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.18
4.18
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.17
4.17
Jim McGlothlin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.253
0.253
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.24
0.24
Jim McGlothlin
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3901
27
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 9 Innings
2739
27
Jim McGlothlin
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1300.1
9
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 9 Innings
913
9
Jim McGlothlin
Career
Per 9 Innings
1247
8.63
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
832
8.2
Jim McGlothlin
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.63
8.63
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.2
8.2
Jim McGlothlin
Career
Per 9 Innings
125
0.87
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
76
0.75
Jim McGlothlin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.87
0.87
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.75
0.75
Jim McGlothlin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.49
0.49
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.2
0.2
Jim McGlothlin
Career
Per 9 Innings
418
2.89
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
283
2.79
Jim McGlothlin
Career
Per 9 Innings
30
0.21
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Jim McGlothlin
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.89
2.89
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.79
2.79
Jim McGlothlin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
709
4.91
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 9 Innings
403
3.97
Jim McGlothlin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.91
4.91
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.97
3.97
Jim McGlothlin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.77
2.77
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.05
1.05
Jim McGlothlin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.867
0.867
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.751
0.751
Jim McGlothlin
Career
Per 9 Innings
49
0.34
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
0.08
Jim McGlothlin
Career
Per 9 Innings
25
0.17
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
0.11
Jim McGlothlin
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.02
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.01
Jim McGlothlin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5424
37.54
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 9 Innings
3765
37.11
Jim McGlothlin
Career
Per 9 Innings
28
0.19
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
191
1.88
Jim McGlothlin
Career
Per 9 Innings
580
4.01
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
364
3.59
Jim McGlothlin
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.01
4.01
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.59
3.59
Jim McGlothlin
Career
Per 9 Innings
31
0.21
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Jim McGlothlin
Career
Per 9 Innings
15
0.1
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Jim McGlothlin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
0.08
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim McGlothlin
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.28
1.28
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.221
1.221
Jim McGlothlin
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4935
34.16
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3471
34.22
Jim McGlothlin
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.27
2.27
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.95
0.95
Jim McGlothlin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.274
0.274
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.253
0.253
Jim McGlothlin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
37.54
37.54
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 9 Innings
37.11
37.11

Fielding Stats for Jim McGlothlin and Ted Wilks

Jim McGlothlin
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
9
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
10
Jim McGlothlin
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
256
1.77
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
385
Jim McGlothlin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
201
1.39
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Jim McGlothlin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3903
27
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Jim McGlothlin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1301
9
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Jim McGlothlin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
99
0.68
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 9 Innings
30
Jim McGlothlin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
243
1.68
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 9 Innings
120
Jim McGlothlin
Career
Per 9 Innings
16
0.11
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
Jim McGlothlin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
358
2.48
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 9 Innings
158
Jim McGlothlin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
342
2.37
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 9 Innings
150
Jim McGlothlin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
95.53
95.53
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 9 Innings
94.94
Jim McGlothlin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.336
1.336
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.39
Jim McGlothlin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
78.52
78.52
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Jim McGlothlin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
25
0.17
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 9 Innings
11
Jim McGlothlin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Jim McGlothlin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Jim McGlothlin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Jim McGlothlin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 9 Innings
0

Hitting Stats for Jim McGlothlin and Ted Wilks

Jim McGlothlin
Career
Per 600 PA
9
9
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10
10
Jim McGlothlin
Career
Per 600 PA
256
355.56
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
385
982.98
Jim McGlothlin
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
432
600
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 600 PA
235
600
Jim McGlothlin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
380
527.78
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 600 PA
206
525.96
Jim McGlothlin
Career
Per 600 PA
0.126
0.126
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.131
0.131
Jim McGlothlin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.426
0.426
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 600 PA
0.4
0.4
Jim McGlothlin
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
48
66.67
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 600 PAverified
27
68.94
Jim McGlothlin
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
33
45.83
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 600 PAverified
24
61.28
Jim McGlothlin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9
12.5
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 600 PA
3
7.66
Jim McGlothlin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
4.17
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim McGlothlin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
4.17
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim McGlothlin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
15
20.83
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 600 PA
3
7.66
Jim McGlothlin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.313
0.313
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 600 PA
0.111
0.111
Jim McGlothlin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.008
0.008
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim McGlothlin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.063
0.063
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim McGlothlin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
15.12
21
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 600 PA
5.99
15.3
Jim McGlothlin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
72
100
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 600 PA
30
76.6
Jim McGlothlin
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
72
100
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 600 PAverified
43
109.79
Jim McGlothlin
Career
Per 600 PA
0.178
0.178
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.194
0.194
Jim McGlothlin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.19
0.19
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 600 PA
0.146
0.146
Jim McGlothlin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.368
0.368
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 600 PA
0.339
0.339
Jim McGlothlin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.063
0.063
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 600 PA
0.015
0.015
Jim McGlothlin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.128
0.128
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 600 PA
0.124
0.124
Jim McGlothlin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.288
0.288
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 600 PA
0.256
0.256
Jim McGlothlin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.21
0.21
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 600 PA
0.184
0.184
Jim McGlothlin
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
27
37.5
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 600 PAverified
15
38.3
Jim McGlothlin
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
15
20.83
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 600 PAverified
13
33.19
Jim McGlothlin
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
39
54.17
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 600 PAverified
28
71.49
Jim McGlothlin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6.37
8.85
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 600 PA
3.03
7.75
Jim McGlothlin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim McGlothlin
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
24
33.33
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 600 PAverified
16
40.85
Jim McGlothlin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim McGlothlin
Career
Per 600 PA
163
226.39
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
59
150.64
Jim McGlothlin
Career
Per 600 PA
2.65
2.65
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3.98
3.98
Jim McGlothlin
Career
Per 600 PA
0.15
0.15
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.27
0.27
Jim McGlothlin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
28
38.89
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 600 PA
13
33.19
Jim McGlothlin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim McGlothlin
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.39
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 600 PA
1
2.55
Jim McGlothlin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim McGlothlin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim McGlothlin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim McGlothlin
Career
Per 600 PA
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 600 PA