Chris Michalak vs. Ted Wilks — Career Comparison

Chris Michalak
Gen XIllinoisThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaTexas RangersAmerican LeagueStarting Pitcher
Ted Wilks
Greatest GenerationNew YorkThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaSt. Louis CardinalsNational LeagueRelief Pitcher

Chris Michalak 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 4.7 and 1.683 for Chris Michalak. By the career numbers, Ted Wilks had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Chris Michalak and Ted Wilks

Chris Michalak
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
4
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
10
Chris Michalak
Career
Per 9 Innings
61
2.87
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
385
3.8
Chris Michalak
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
24
1.13
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
44
0.43
Chris Michalak
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
0.47
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
59
0.58
Chris Michalak
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
15
0.71
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
30
0.3
Chris Michalak
Career
Per 9 Innings
40
40
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
66.29
66.29
Chris Michalak
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
39.34
39.34
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 9 Innings
11.43
11.43
Chris Michalak
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
22
0.22
Chris Michalak
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.05
Chris Michalak
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.05
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
46
0.45
Chris Michalak
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
100
4.7
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
331
3.26
Chris Michalak
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.7
4.7
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.26
3.26
Chris Michalak
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.07
6.07
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.21
3.21
Chris Michalak
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.52
5.52
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.17
4.17
Chris Michalak
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.302
0.302
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.24
0.24
Chris Michalak
Career
Per 9 Innings
574
27
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2739
27
Chris Michalak
Career
Per 9 Innings
191.1
9
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
913
9
Chris Michalak
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
228
10.72
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
832
8.2
Chris Michalak
Career
Per 9 Innings
10.72
10.72
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.2
8.2
Chris Michalak
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
27
1.27
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
76
0.75
Chris Michalak
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.27
1.27
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.75
0.75
Chris Michalak
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.44
0.44
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.2
0.2
Chris Michalak
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
85
4
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
283
2.79
Chris Michalak
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
0.42
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Chris Michalak
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
4
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.79
2.79
Chris Michalak
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
87
4.09
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
403
3.97
Chris Michalak
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.09
4.09
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.97
3.97
Chris Michalak
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.43
1.43
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.05
1.05
Chris Michalak
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.899
0.899
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.751
0.751
Chris Michalak
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3
0.14
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
0.08
Chris Michalak
Career
Per 9 Innings
17
0.8
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
0.11
Chris Michalak
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
0.33
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.01
Chris Michalak
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
872
41.02
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3765
37.11
Chris Michalak
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
0.47
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
191
1.88
Chris Michalak
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
109
5.13
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
364
3.59
Chris Michalak
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.13
5.13
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.59
3.59
Chris Michalak
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
0.38
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Chris Michalak
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
0.28
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Chris Michalak
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
26
1.22
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Chris Michalak
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.636
1.636
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.221
1.221
Chris Michalak
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
756
35.56
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3471
34.22
Chris Michalak
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.79
1.79
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.95
0.95
Chris Michalak
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.313
0.313
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.253
0.253
Chris Michalak
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
41.02
41.02
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 9 Innings
37.11
37.11

Fielding Stats for Chris Michalak and Ted Wilks

Chris Michalak
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
4
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
10
Chris Michalak
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
61
2.87
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
385
Chris Michalak
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
24
1.13
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Chris Michalak
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
574
27
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Chris Michalak
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
191.1
9
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Chris Michalak
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
16
0.75
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
30
Chris Michalak
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
43
2.02
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
120
Chris Michalak
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
0.09
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
Chris Michalak
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
61
2.87
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
158
Chris Michalak
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
59
2.78
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
150
Chris Michalak
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
96.72
96.72
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 9 Innings
94.94
Chris Michalak
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.967
0.967
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.39
Chris Michalak
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
39.34
39.34
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Chris Michalak
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.14
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
11
Chris Michalak
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Chris Michalak
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Chris Michalak
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Chris Michalak
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 9 Innings
0

Hitting Stats for Chris Michalak and Ted Wilks

Chris Michalak
Career
Per 600 PA
4
4
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10
10
Chris Michalak
Career
Per 600 PAverified
61
2287.5
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
385
982.98
Chris Michalak
Career
Per 600 PA
16
600
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
235
600
Chris Michalak
Career
Per 600 PA
11
412.5
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
206
525.96
Chris Michalak
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.273
0.273
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 600 PA
0.131
0.131
Chris Michalak
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.906
0.906
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 600 PA
0.4
0.4
Chris Michalak
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
112.5
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
27
68.94
Chris Michalak
Career
Per 600 PA
1
37.5
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
24
61.28
Chris Michalak
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
37.5
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
3
7.66
Chris Michalak
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
37.5
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chris Michalak
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chris Michalak
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
75
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
3
7.66
Chris Michalak
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.667
0.667
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 600 PA
0.111
0.111
Chris Michalak
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chris Michalak
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chris Michalak
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1.92
71.93
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
5.99
15.3
Chris Michalak
Career
Per 600 PAverified
6
225
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
30
76.6
Chris Michalak
Career
Per 600 PAverified
4
150
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
43
109.79
Chris Michalak
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.333
0.333
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 600 PA
0.194
0.194
Chris Michalak
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.546
0.546
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 600 PA
0.146
0.146
Chris Michalak
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.879
0.879
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 600 PA
0.339
0.339
Chris Michalak
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.273
0.273
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 600 PA
0.015
0.015
Chris Michalak
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.286
0.286
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 600 PA
0.124
0.124
Chris Michalak
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.875
0.875
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 600 PA
0.256
0.256
Chris Michalak
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.6
0.6
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 600 PA
0.184
0.184
Chris Michalak
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
15
38.3
Chris Michalak
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
13
33.19
Chris Michalak
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
28
71.49
Chris Michalak
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2.08
78.09
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
3.03
7.75
Chris Michalak
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chris Michalak
Career
Per 600 PA
1
37.5
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
16
40.85
Chris Michalak
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chris Michalak
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
6
225
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 600 PAverified
59
150.64
Chris Michalak
Career
Per 600 PA
2.67
2.67
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3.98
3.98
Chris Michalak
Career
Per 600 PA
0.17
0.17
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.27
0.27
Chris Michalak
Career
Per 600 PAverified
4
150
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
13
33.19
Chris Michalak
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chris Michalak
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 600 PA
1
2.55
Chris Michalak
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chris Michalak
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chris Michalak
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chris Michalak
Career
Per 600 PA
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 600 PA