Henry McHenry vs. Ted Wilks — Career Comparison

Henry McHenry
Greatest GenerationTexasThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaPhiladelphia StarsNegro National League IIStarting PitcherAll-Star
Ted Wilks
Greatest GenerationNew YorkThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaSt. Louis CardinalsNational LeagueRelief Pitcher

Henry McHenry 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 4.12 and 1.346 for Henry McHenry. By the career numbers, Ted Wilks had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Henry McHenry and Ted Wilks

Henry McHenry
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
14
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
10
Henry McHenry
Career
Per 9 Innings
186
1.51
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
385
3.8
Henry McHenry
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
124
1.01
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 9 Innings
44
0.43
Henry McHenry
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
71
0.58
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 9 Innings
59
0.58
Henry McHenry
Career
Per 9 Innings
57
0.46
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
30
0.3
Henry McHenry
Career
Per 9 Innings
55.47
55.47
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
66.29
66.29
Henry McHenry
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
66.67
66.67
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 9 Innings
11.43
11.43
Henry McHenry
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
83
0.67
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 9 Innings
22
0.22
Henry McHenry
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
0.06
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
0.05
Henry McHenry
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
0.08
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
46
0.45
Henry McHenry
Career
Per 9 Innings
508
4.12
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
331
3.26
Henry McHenry
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.12
4.12
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.26
3.26
Henry McHenry
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.55
3.55
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.21
3.21
Henry McHenry
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.52
3.52
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.17
4.17
Henry McHenry
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.263
0.263
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.24
0.24
Henry McHenry
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3331
27
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 9 Innings
2739
27
Henry McHenry
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1110.1
9
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 9 Innings
913
9
Henry McHenry
Career
Per 9 Innings
1136
9.21
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
832
8.2
Henry McHenry
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.21
9.21
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.2
8.2
Henry McHenry
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
54
0.44
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 9 Innings
76
0.75
Henry McHenry
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.44
0.44
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.75
0.75
Henry McHenry
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.29
0.29
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.2
0.2
Henry McHenry
Career
Per 9 Innings
356
2.89
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
283
2.79
Henry McHenry
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.02
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Henry McHenry
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.89
2.89
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.79
2.79
Henry McHenry
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
624
5.06
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 9 Innings
403
3.97
Henry McHenry
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.06
5.06
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.97
3.97
Henry McHenry
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.35
3.35
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.05
1.05
Henry McHenry
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.883
0.883
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.751
0.751
Henry McHenry
Career
Per 9 Innings
13
0.11
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
0.08
Henry McHenry
Career
Per 9 Innings
19
0.15
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
0.11
Henry McHenry
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.01
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.01
Henry McHenry
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4794
38.86
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 9 Innings
3765
37.11
Henry McHenry
Career
Per 9 Innings
49
0.4
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
191
1.88
Henry McHenry
Career
Per 9 Innings
617
5
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
364
3.59
Henry McHenry
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
5
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.59
3.59
Henry McHenry
Career
Per 9 Innings
98
0.79
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Henry McHenry
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.02
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Henry McHenry
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
95
0.77
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Henry McHenry
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.344
1.344
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.221
1.221
Henry McHenry
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4319
35.01
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 9 Innings
3471
34.22
Henry McHenry
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.32
3.32
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.95
0.95
Henry McHenry
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.297
0.297
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.253
0.253
Henry McHenry
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
38.86
38.86
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 9 Innings
37.11
37.11

Fielding Stats for Henry McHenry and Ted Wilks

Henry McHenry
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
15
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
Henry McHenry
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
205
1.53
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
385
Henry McHenry
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
134
1
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Henry McHenry
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3618
27
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Henry McHenry
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1206
9
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Henry McHenry
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
72
0.54
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 9 Innings
30
Henry McHenry
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
254
1.9
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 9 Innings
120
Henry McHenry
Career
Per 9 Innings
17
0.13
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
Henry McHenry
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
343
2.56
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 9 Innings
158
Henry McHenry
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
326
2.43
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 9 Innings
150
Henry McHenry
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
95.04
95.04
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 9 Innings
94.94
Henry McHenry
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.59
1.59
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.39
Henry McHenry
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
65.37
65.37
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Henry McHenry
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
0.09
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 9 Innings
11
Henry McHenry
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Henry McHenry
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Henry McHenry
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Henry McHenry
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 9 Innings
0

Hitting Stats for Henry McHenry and Ted Wilks

Henry McHenry
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
15
15
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 600 PA
10
10
Henry McHenry
Career
Per 600 PA
242
262.57
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
385
982.98
Henry McHenry
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
553
600
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 600 PA
235
600
Henry McHenry
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
496
538.16
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 600 PA
206
525.96
Henry McHenry
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.234
0.234
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 600 PA
0.131
0.131
Henry McHenry
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.694
0.694
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 600 PA
0.4
0.4
Henry McHenry
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
116
125.86
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 600 PA
27
68.94
Henry McHenry
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
81
87.88
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 600 PA
24
61.28
Henry McHenry
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
15
16.27
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 600 PA
3
7.66
Henry McHenry
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
2.17
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Henry McHenry
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
18
19.53
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Henry McHenry
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
35
37.97
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 600 PA
3
7.66
Henry McHenry
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.302
0.302
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 600 PA
0.111
0.111
Henry McHenry
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.036
0.036
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Henry McHenry
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.155
0.155
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Henry McHenry
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
59.75
64.82
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 600 PA
5.99
15.3
Henry McHenry
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
189
205.06
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 600 PA
30
76.6
Henry McHenry
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
159
172.51
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 600 PA
43
109.79
Henry McHenry
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.295
0.295
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 600 PA
0.194
0.194
Henry McHenry
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.381
0.381
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 600 PA
0.146
0.146
Henry McHenry
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.676
0.676
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 600 PA
0.339
0.339
Henry McHenry
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.147
0.147
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 600 PA
0.015
0.015
Henry McHenry
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.228
0.228
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 600 PA
0.124
0.124
Henry McHenry
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.611
0.611
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 600 PA
0.256
0.256
Henry McHenry
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.21
0.21
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 600 PA
0.184
0.184
Henry McHenry
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
53
57.5
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 600 PA
15
38.3
Henry McHenry
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
74
80.29
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 600 PA
13
33.19
Henry McHenry
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
109
118.26
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 600 PA
28
71.49
Henry McHenry
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
62.99
68.35
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 600 PA
3.03
7.75
Henry McHenry
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
3.25
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Henry McHenry
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
40
43.4
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 600 PA
16
40.85
Henry McHenry
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Henry McHenry
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
12
13.02
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 600 PA
59
150.64
Henry McHenry
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
46.08
46.08
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 600 PA
3.98
3.98
Henry McHenry
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3.33
3.33
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 600 PA
0.27
0.27
Henry McHenry
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
14
15.19
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 600 PAverified
13
33.19
Henry McHenry
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Henry McHenry
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 600 PA
1
2.55
Henry McHenry
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Henry McHenry
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Henry McHenry
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Henry McHenry
Career
Per 600 PA
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 600 PA