Mike Nagy vs. Ted Wilks — Career Comparison

Mike Nagy
Baby BoomersNew YorkThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaBoston Red SoxAmerican LeagueStarting Pitcher
Ted Wilks
Greatest GenerationNew YorkThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaSt. Louis CardinalsNational LeagueRelief Pitcher

Mike Nagy 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 4.15 and 1.550 for Mike Nagy. By the career numbers, Ted Wilks had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Mike Nagy and Ted Wilks

Mike Nagy
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
6
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
10
Mike Nagy
Career
Per 9 Innings
87
1.87
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
385
3.8
Mike Nagy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
62
1.33
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 9 Innings
44
0.43
Mike Nagy
Career
Per 9 Innings
20
0.43
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
59
0.58
Mike Nagy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
0.28
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 9 Innings
30
0.3
Mike Nagy
Career
Per 9 Innings
60.61
60.61
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
66.29
66.29
Mike Nagy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
71.26
71.26
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 9 Innings
11.43
11.43
Mike Nagy
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
0.24
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
22
0.22
Mike Nagy
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.02
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.05
Mike Nagy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
46
0.45
Mike Nagy
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
193
4.15
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
331
3.26
Mike Nagy
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.15
4.15
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.26
3.26
Mike Nagy
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.7
4.7
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.21
3.21
Mike Nagy
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.96
4.96
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.17
4.17
Mike Nagy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.266
0.266
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.24
0.24
Mike Nagy
Career
Per 9 Innings
1256
27
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2739
27
Mike Nagy
Career
Per 9 Innings
418.2
9
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
913
9
Mike Nagy
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
431
9.27
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
832
8.2
Mike Nagy
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.27
9.27
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.2
8.2
Mike Nagy
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
37
0.8
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
76
0.75
Mike Nagy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.8
0.8
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.75
0.75
Mike Nagy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.43
0.43
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.2
0.2
Mike Nagy
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
210
4.51
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
283
2.79
Mike Nagy
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
0.17
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Mike Nagy
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.51
4.51
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.79
2.79
Mike Nagy
Career
Per 9 Innings
170
3.65
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
403
3.97
Mike Nagy
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.65
3.65
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.97
3.97
Mike Nagy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.95
1.95
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.05
1.05
Mike Nagy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.908
0.908
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.751
0.751
Mike Nagy
Career
Per 9 Innings
14
0.3
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
0.08
Mike Nagy
Career
Per 9 Innings
16
0.34
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
0.11
Mike Nagy
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.02
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.01
Mike Nagy
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1862
40.03
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3765
37.11
Mike Nagy
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
0.17
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
191
1.88
Mike Nagy
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
220
4.73
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
364
3.59
Mike Nagy
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.73
4.73
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.59
3.59
Mike Nagy
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
0.19
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Mike Nagy
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
0.15
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Mike Nagy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.13
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mike Nagy
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.531
1.531
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.221
1.221
Mike Nagy
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1620
34.82
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3471
34.22
Mike Nagy
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.53
2.53
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.95
0.95
Mike Nagy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.279
0.279
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.253
0.253
Mike Nagy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
40.03
40.03
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 9 Innings
37.11
37.11

Fielding Stats for Mike Nagy and Ted Wilks

Mike Nagy
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
6
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
10
Mike Nagy
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
87
1.87
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
385
Mike Nagy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
62
1.33
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Mike Nagy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1257
27
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Mike Nagy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
419
9
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Mike Nagy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
33
0.71
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 9 Innings
30
Mike Nagy
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
56
1.2
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
120
Mike Nagy
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4
0.09
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
Mike Nagy
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
93
2
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
158
Mike Nagy
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
89
1.91
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
150
Mike Nagy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
95.7
95.7
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 9 Innings
94.94
Mike Nagy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.023
1.023
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.39
Mike Nagy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
71.26
71.26
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Mike Nagy
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
0.19
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
11
Mike Nagy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Mike Nagy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Mike Nagy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Mike Nagy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 9 Innings
0

Hitting Stats for Mike Nagy and Ted Wilks

Mike Nagy
Career
Per 600 PA
6
6
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10
10
Mike Nagy
Career
Per 600 PA
88
361.64
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
385
982.98
Mike Nagy
Career
Per 600 PA
146
600
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
235
600
Mike Nagy
Career
Per 600 PAverified
133
546.58
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
206
525.96
Mike Nagy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.135
0.135
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 600 PA
0.131
0.131
Mike Nagy
Career
Per 600 PA
0.4
0.4
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 600 PA
0.4
0.4
Mike Nagy
Career
Per 600 PAverified
18
73.97
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
27
68.94
Mike Nagy
Career
Per 600 PA
14
57.53
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
24
61.28
Mike Nagy
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
12.33
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 600 PA
3
7.66
Mike Nagy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
4.11
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Nagy
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Nagy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
16.44
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 600 PA
3
7.66
Mike Nagy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.222
0.222
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 600 PA
0.111
0.111
Mike Nagy
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Nagy
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Nagy
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3.8
15.62
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
5.99
15.3
Mike Nagy
Career
Per 600 PAverified
23
94.52
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
30
76.6
Mike Nagy
Career
Per 600 PA
25
102.74
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
43
109.79
Mike Nagy
Career
Per 600 PA
0.179
0.179
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.194
0.194
Mike Nagy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.173
0.173
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 600 PA
0.146
0.146
Mike Nagy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.352
0.352
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 600 PA
0.339
0.339
Mike Nagy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.038
0.038
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 600 PA
0.015
0.015
Mike Nagy
Career
Per 600 PA
0.124
0.124
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 600 PA
0.124
0.124
Mike Nagy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.261
0.261
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 600 PA
0.256
0.256
Mike Nagy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.205
0.205
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 600 PA
0.184
0.184
Mike Nagy
Career
Per 600 PA
8
32.88
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
15
38.3
Mike Nagy
Career
Per 600 PA
8
32.88
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
13
33.19
Mike Nagy
Career
Per 600 PA
16
65.75
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
28
71.49
Mike Nagy
Career
Per 600 PA
0.67
2.76
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3.03
7.75
Mike Nagy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
4.11
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Nagy
Career
Per 600 PA
6
24.66
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
16
40.85
Mike Nagy
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Nagy
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
45
184.93
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 600 PAverified
59
150.64
Mike Nagy
Career
Per 600 PA
3.24
3.24
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3.98
3.98
Mike Nagy
Career
Per 600 PA
0.13
0.13
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.27
0.27
Mike Nagy
Career
Per 600 PA
6
24.66
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
13
33.19
Mike Nagy
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Nagy
Career
Per 600 PA
4
16.44
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
2.55
Mike Nagy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
4.11
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Nagy
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Nagy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
4.11
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Nagy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
100
100
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 600 PA