Chris Michalak vs. Bill Wilson — Career Comparison

Chris Michalak
Gen XIllinoisThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaTexas RangersAmerican LeagueStarting Pitcher
Bill Wilson
Silent GenerationOhioThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaPhiladelphia PhilliesNational LeagueRelief Pitcher

Chris Michalak built a career as a starting pitcher and Bill Wilson as a reliever — different jobs with different demands — but on the metrics that apply to both, a comparison is still worth making. Bill Wilson posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 4.22 and WHIP 1.481 compared to 4.7 and 1.683 for Chris Michalak. By the career numbers, Bill Wilson had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Chris Michalak and Bill Wilson

Chris Michalak
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
4
Bill Wilson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
5
Chris Michalak
Career
Per 9 Innings
61
2.87
Bill Wilson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
179
6.24
Chris Michalak
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
24
1.13
Bill Wilson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Chris Michalak
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
0.47
Bill Wilson
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
0.31
Chris Michalak
Career
Per 9 Innings
15
0.71
Bill Wilson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
0.52
Chris Michalak
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
40
40
Bill Wilson
Career
Per 9 Innings
37.5
37.5
Chris Michalak
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
39.34
39.34
Bill Wilson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Chris Michalak
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Wilson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Chris Michalak
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Wilson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Chris Michalak
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.05
Bill Wilson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
17
0.59
Chris Michalak
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
100
4.7
Bill Wilson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
121
4.22
Chris Michalak
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.7
4.7
Bill Wilson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.22
4.22
Chris Michalak
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.07
6.07
Bill Wilson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.7
3.7
Chris Michalak
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.52
5.52
Bill Wilson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.38
4.38
Chris Michalak
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.302
0.302
Bill Wilson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.24
0.24
Chris Michalak
Career
Per 9 Innings
574
27
Bill Wilson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
774
27
Chris Michalak
Career
Per 9 Innings
191.1
9
Bill Wilson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
258
9
Chris Michalak
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
228
10.72
Bill Wilson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
229
7.99
Chris Michalak
Career
Per 9 Innings
10.72
10.72
Bill Wilson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.99
7.99
Chris Michalak
Career
Per 9 Innings
27
1.27
Bill Wilson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
23
0.8
Chris Michalak
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.27
1.27
Bill Wilson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.8
0.8
Chris Michalak
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.44
0.44
Bill Wilson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.13
0.13
Chris Michalak
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
85
4
Bill Wilson
Career
Per 9 Innings
131
4.57
Chris Michalak
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
0.42
Bill Wilson
Career
Per 9 Innings
22
0.77
Chris Michalak
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
4
Bill Wilson
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.57
4.57
Chris Michalak
Career
Per 9 Innings
87
4.09
Bill Wilson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
171
5.97
Chris Michalak
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.09
4.09
Bill Wilson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.97
5.97
Chris Michalak
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.43
1.43
Bill Wilson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.96
0.96
Chris Michalak
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.899
0.899
Bill Wilson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.171
1.171
Chris Michalak
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.14
Bill Wilson
Career
Per 9 Innings
21
0.73
Chris Michalak
Career
Per 9 Innings
17
0.8
Bill Wilson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.07
Chris Michalak
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
0.33
Bill Wilson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Chris Michalak
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
872
41.02
Bill Wilson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1109
38.69
Chris Michalak
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
0.47
Bill Wilson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
83
2.9
Chris Michalak
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
109
5.13
Bill Wilson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
133
4.64
Chris Michalak
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.13
5.13
Bill Wilson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.64
4.64
Chris Michalak
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
0.38
Bill Wilson
Career
Per 9 Innings
16
0.56
Chris Michalak
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
0.28
Bill Wilson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.21
Chris Michalak
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
26
1.22
Bill Wilson
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
0.28
Chris Michalak
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.636
1.636
Bill Wilson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.395
1.395
Chris Michalak
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
756
35.56
Bill Wilson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
954
33.28
Chris Michalak
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.79
1.79
Bill Wilson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.74
0.74
Chris Michalak
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.313
0.313
Bill Wilson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.271
0.271
Chris Michalak
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
41.02
41.02
Bill Wilson
Career
Per 9 Innings
38.69
38.69

Fielding Stats for Chris Michalak and Bill Wilson

Chris Michalak
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
4
Bill Wilson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
5
Chris Michalak
Career
Per 9 Innings
61
2.87
Bill Wilson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
180
6.28
Chris Michalak
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
24
1.13
Bill Wilson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Chris Michalak
Career
Per 9 Innings
574
27
Bill Wilson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
774
27
Chris Michalak
Career
Per 9 Innings
191.1
9
Bill Wilson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
258
9
Chris Michalak
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
16
0.75
Bill Wilson
Career
Per 9 Innings
13
0.45
Chris Michalak
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
43
2.02
Bill Wilson
Career
Per 9 Innings
41
1.43
Chris Michalak
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.09
Bill Wilson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.07
Chris Michalak
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
61
2.87
Bill Wilson
Career
Per 9 Innings
56
1.95
Chris Michalak
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
59
2.78
Bill Wilson
Career
Per 9 Innings
54
1.88
Chris Michalak
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
96.72
96.72
Bill Wilson
Career
Per 9 Innings
96.43
96.43
Chris Michalak
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.967
0.967
Bill Wilson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.3
0.3
Chris Michalak
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
39.34
39.34
Bill Wilson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Chris Michalak
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.14
Bill Wilson
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.03
Chris Michalak
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Wilson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Chris Michalak
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Wilson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Chris Michalak
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Wilson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Chris Michalak
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Wilson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Chris Michalak and Bill Wilson

Chris Michalak
Career
Per 600 PA
4
4
Bill Wilson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
5
Chris Michalak
Career
Per 600 PA
61
2287.5
Bill Wilson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
179
4130.77
Chris Michalak
Career
Per 600 PA
16
600
Bill Wilson
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
26
600
Chris Michalak
Career
Per 600 PA
11
412.5
Bill Wilson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
24
553.85
Chris Michalak
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.273
0.273
Bill Wilson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.083
0.083
Chris Michalak
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.906
0.906
Bill Wilson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.259
0.259
Chris Michalak
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
112.5
Bill Wilson
Career
Per 600 PA
2
46.15
Chris Michalak
Career
Per 600 PA
1
37.5
Bill Wilson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
46.15
Chris Michalak
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
37.5
Bill Wilson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chris Michalak
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
37.5
Bill Wilson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chris Michalak
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Wilson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chris Michalak
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
75
Bill Wilson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chris Michalak
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.667
0.667
Bill Wilson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chris Michalak
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Wilson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chris Michalak
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Wilson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chris Michalak
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1.92
71.93
Bill Wilson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.17
3.81
Chris Michalak
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
225
Bill Wilson
Career
Per 600 PA
2
46.15
Chris Michalak
Career
Per 600 PAverified
4
150
Bill Wilson
Career
Per 600 PA
4
92.31
Chris Michalak
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.333
0.333
Bill Wilson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.154
0.154
Chris Michalak
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.546
0.546
Bill Wilson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.083
0.083
Chris Michalak
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.879
0.879
Bill Wilson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.237
0.237
Chris Michalak
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.273
0.273
Bill Wilson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chris Michalak
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.286
0.286
Bill Wilson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.09
0.09
Chris Michalak
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.875
0.875
Bill Wilson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.174
0.174
Chris Michalak
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.6
0.6
Bill Wilson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.125
0.125
Chris Michalak
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Wilson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
23.08
Chris Michalak
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Wilson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
23.08
Chris Michalak
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Wilson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
46.15
Chris Michalak
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2.08
78.09
Bill Wilson
Career
Per 600 PA
-0.83
-19.12
Chris Michalak
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Wilson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chris Michalak
Career
Per 600 PA
1
37.5
Bill Wilson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
46.15
Chris Michalak
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Wilson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chris Michalak
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
6
225
Bill Wilson
Career
Per 600 PAverified
8
184.62
Chris Michalak
Career
Per 600 PA
2.67
2.67
Bill Wilson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3.25
3.25
Chris Michalak
Career
Per 600 PA
0.17
0.17
Bill Wilson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.25
0.25
Chris Michalak
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
150
Bill Wilson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chris Michalak
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Wilson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chris Michalak
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Wilson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chris Michalak
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Wilson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chris Michalak
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Wilson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
23.08
Chris Michalak
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Wilson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
23.08
Chris Michalak
Career
Per 600 PA
Bill Wilson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0