Chris Michalak vs. Ted Wills — Career Comparison

Chris Michalak
Gen XIllinoisThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaTexas RangersAmerican LeagueStarting Pitcher
Ted Wills
Silent GenerationCaliforniaThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaBoston Red SoxAmerican LeagueRelief Pitcher

Chris Michalak built a career as a starting pitcher and Ted Wills as a reliever — different jobs with different demands — but on the metrics that apply to both, a comparison is still worth making. Chris Michalak posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 4.7 and WHIP 1.683 compared to 5.46 and 1.674 for Ted Wills. By the career numbers, Chris Michalak had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Chris Michalak and Ted Wills

Chris Michalak
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
4
Ted Wills
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
5
Chris Michalak
Career
Per 9 Innings
61
2.87
Ted Wills
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
83
4.01
Chris Michalak
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
24
1.13
Ted Wills
Career
Per 9 Innings
13
0.63
Chris Michalak
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
0.47
Ted Wills
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
0.39
Chris Michalak
Career
Per 9 Innings
15
0.71
Ted Wills
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
0.53
Chris Michalak
Career
Per 9 Innings
40
40
Ted Wills
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
42.11
42.11
Chris Michalak
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
39.34
39.34
Ted Wills
Career
Per 9 Innings
15.66
15.66
Chris Michalak
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ted Wills
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.1
Chris Michalak
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ted Wills
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Chris Michalak
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.05
Ted Wills
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.24
Chris Michalak
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
4.7
Ted Wills
Career
Per 9 Innings
113
5.46
Chris Michalak
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.7
4.7
Ted Wills
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.46
5.46
Chris Michalak
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.07
6.07
Ted Wills
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.99
5.99
Chris Michalak
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.52
5.52
Ted Wills
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.32
5.32
Chris Michalak
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.302
0.302
Ted Wills
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.284
0.284
Chris Michalak
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
574
27
Ted Wills
Career
Per 9 Innings
559
27
Chris Michalak
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
191.1
9
Ted Wills
Career
Per 9 Innings
186.1
9
Chris Michalak
Career
Per 9 Innings
228
10.72
Ted Wills
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
210
10.14
Chris Michalak
Career
Per 9 Innings
10.72
10.72
Ted Wills
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10.14
10.14
Chris Michalak
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
27
1.27
Ted Wills
Career
Per 9 Innings
29
1.4
Chris Michalak
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.27
1.27
Ted Wills
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.4
1.4
Chris Michalak
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.44
0.44
Ted Wills
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.35
0.35
Chris Michalak
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
85
4
Ted Wills
Career
Per 9 Innings
97
4.69
Chris Michalak
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
0.42
Ted Wills
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.24
Chris Michalak
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
4
Ted Wills
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.69
4.69
Chris Michalak
Career
Per 9 Innings
87
4.09
Ted Wills
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
133
6.42
Chris Michalak
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.09
4.09
Ted Wills
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6.42
6.42
Chris Michalak
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.43
1.43
Ted Wills
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.6
1.6
Chris Michalak
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.899
0.899
Ted Wills
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.234
1.234
Chris Michalak
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.14
Ted Wills
Career
Per 9 Innings
17
0.82
Chris Michalak
Career
Per 9 Innings
17
0.8
Ted Wills
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
0.48
Chris Michalak
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
0.33
Ted Wills
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Chris Michalak
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
872
41.02
Ted Wills
Career
Per 9 Innings
847
40.91
Chris Michalak
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
0.47
Ted Wills
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
24
1.16
Chris Michalak
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
109
5.13
Ted Wills
Career
Per 9 Innings
123
5.94
Chris Michalak
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.13
5.13
Ted Wills
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.94
5.94
Chris Michalak
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
0.38
Ted Wills
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Chris Michalak
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
0.28
Ted Wills
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Chris Michalak
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
26
1.22
Ted Wills
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Chris Michalak
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.636
1.636
Ted Wills
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.648
1.648
Chris Michalak
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
756
35.56
Ted Wills
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
740
35.74
Chris Michalak
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.79
1.79
Ted Wills
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.48
1.48
Chris Michalak
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.313
0.313
Ted Wills
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.313
0.313
Chris Michalak
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
41.02
41.02
Ted Wills
Career
Per 9 Innings
40.91
40.91

Fielding Stats for Chris Michalak and Ted Wills

Chris Michalak
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
4
Ted Wills
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
5
Chris Michalak
Career
Per 9 Innings
61
2.87
Ted Wills
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
83
4.01
Chris Michalak
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
24
1.13
Ted Wills
Career
Per 9 Innings
13
0.63
Chris Michalak
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
574
27
Ted Wills
Career
Per 9 Innings
559
27
Chris Michalak
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
191.1
9
Ted Wills
Career
Per 9 Innings
186.1
9
Chris Michalak
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
16
0.75
Ted Wills
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
0.34
Chris Michalak
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
43
2.02
Ted Wills
Career
Per 9 Innings
34
1.64
Chris Michalak
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.09
Ted Wills
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.19
Chris Michalak
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
61
2.87
Ted Wills
Career
Per 9 Innings
45
2.17
Chris Michalak
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
59
2.78
Ted Wills
Career
Per 9 Innings
41
1.98
Chris Michalak
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
96.72
96.72
Ted Wills
Career
Per 9 Innings
91.11
91.11
Chris Michalak
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.967
0.967
Ted Wills
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.494
0.494
Chris Michalak
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
39.34
39.34
Ted Wills
Career
Per 9 Innings
15.66
15.66
Chris Michalak
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.14
Ted Wills
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.19
Chris Michalak
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ted Wills
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Chris Michalak
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ted Wills
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Chris Michalak
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ted Wills
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Chris Michalak
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ted Wills
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Chris Michalak and Ted Wills

Chris Michalak
Career
Per 600 PA
4
4
Ted Wills
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
5
Chris Michalak
Career
Per 600 PAverified
61
2287.5
Ted Wills
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
84
1028.57
Chris Michalak
Career
Per 600 PA
16
600
Ted Wills
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
49
600
Chris Michalak
Career
Per 600 PA
11
412.5
Ted Wills
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
44
538.78
Chris Michalak
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.273
0.273
Ted Wills
Career
Per 600 PA
0.25
0.25
Chris Michalak
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.906
0.906
Ted Wills
Career
Per 600 PA
0.643
0.643
Chris Michalak
Career
Per 600 PA
3
112.5
Ted Wills
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
11
134.69
Chris Michalak
Career
Per 600 PA
1
37.5
Ted Wills
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8
97.96
Chris Michalak
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
37.5
Ted Wills
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
3
36.73
Chris Michalak
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
37.5
Ted Wills
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chris Michalak
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ted Wills
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chris Michalak
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
75
Ted Wills
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
3
36.73
Chris Michalak
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.667
0.667
Ted Wills
Career
Per 600 PA
0.273
0.273
Chris Michalak
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ted Wills
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chris Michalak
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ted Wills
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chris Michalak
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1.92
71.93
Ted Wills
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
4.3
52.66
Chris Michalak
Career
Per 600 PAverified
6
225
Ted Wills
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
14
171.43
Chris Michalak
Career
Per 600 PA
4
150
Ted Wills
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
14
171.43
Chris Michalak
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.333
0.333
Ted Wills
Career
Per 600 PA
0.298
0.298
Chris Michalak
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.546
0.546
Ted Wills
Career
Per 600 PA
0.318
0.318
Chris Michalak
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.879
0.879
Ted Wills
Career
Per 600 PA
0.616
0.616
Chris Michalak
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.273
0.273
Ted Wills
Career
Per 600 PA
0.068
0.068
Chris Michalak
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.286
0.286
Ted Wills
Career
Per 600 PA
0.214
0.214
Chris Michalak
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.875
0.875
Ted Wills
Career
Per 600 PA
0.515
0.515
Chris Michalak
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.6
0.6
Ted Wills
Career
Per 600 PA
0.367
0.367
Chris Michalak
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ted Wills
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
48.98
Chris Michalak
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ted Wills
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
12.24
Chris Michalak
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ted Wills
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
61.22
Chris Michalak
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2.08
78.09
Ted Wills
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
4.65
56.94
Chris Michalak
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ted Wills
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chris Michalak
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
37.5
Ted Wills
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
3
36.73
Chris Michalak
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ted Wills
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chris Michalak
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
6
225
Ted Wills
Career
Per 600 PAverified
14
171.43
Chris Michalak
Career
Per 600 PA
2.67
2.67
Ted Wills
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3.5
3.5
Chris Michalak
Career
Per 600 PA
0.17
0.17
Ted Wills
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.21
0.21
Chris Michalak
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
150
Ted Wills
Career
Per 600 PA
2
24.49
Chris Michalak
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ted Wills
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chris Michalak
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ted Wills
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chris Michalak
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ted Wills
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chris Michalak
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ted Wills
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chris Michalak
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ted Wills
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chris Michalak
Career
Per 600 PA
Ted Wills
Career
Per 600 PA