Steve Nagy vs. Ted Wills — Career Comparison

Steve Nagy
Greatest GenerationNew JerseyThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaWashington SenatorsAmerican LeagueStarting Pitcher
Ted Wills
Silent GenerationCaliforniaThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaBoston Red SoxAmerican LeagueRelief Pitcher

Steve Nagy 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. Ted Wills posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 5.46 and WHIP 1.674 compared to 6.42 and 1.856 for Steve Nagy. By the career numbers, Ted Wills had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Steve Nagy and Ted Wills

Steve Nagy
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Ted Wills
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
5
Steve Nagy
Career
Per 9 Innings
15
2
Ted Wills
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
83
4.01
Steve Nagy
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
1.34
Ted Wills
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
13
0.63
Steve Nagy
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.4
Ted Wills
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
8
0.39
Steve Nagy
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
8
1.07
Ted Wills
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
0.53
Steve Nagy
Career
Per 9 Innings
27.27
27.27
Ted Wills
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
42.11
42.11
Steve Nagy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
66.67
66.67
Ted Wills
Career
Per 9 Innings
15.66
15.66
Steve Nagy
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.27
Ted Wills
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.1
Steve Nagy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ted Wills
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Steve Nagy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ted Wills
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.24
Steve Nagy
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
48
6.42
Ted Wills
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
113
5.46
Steve Nagy
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.42
6.42
Ted Wills
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.46
5.46
Steve Nagy
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.26
6.26
Ted Wills
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.99
5.99
Steve Nagy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.23
5.23
Ted Wills
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.32
5.32
Steve Nagy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.302
0.302
Ted Wills
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.284
0.284
Steve Nagy
Career
Per 9 Innings
202
27
Ted Wills
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
559
27
Steve Nagy
Career
Per 9 Innings
67.1
9
Ted Wills
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
186.1
9
Steve Nagy
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
87
11.63
Ted Wills
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
210
10.14
Steve Nagy
Career
Per 9 Innings
11.63
11.63
Ted Wills
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10.14
10.14
Steve Nagy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.8
Ted Wills
Career
Per 9 Innings
29
1.4
Steve Nagy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.8
0.8
Ted Wills
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.4
1.4
Steve Nagy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.4
0.4
Ted Wills
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.35
0.35
Steve Nagy
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
38
5.08
Ted Wills
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
97
4.69
Steve Nagy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Ted Wills
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
0.24
Steve Nagy
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.08
5.08
Ted Wills
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.69
4.69
Steve Nagy
Career
Per 9 Innings
21
2.81
Ted Wills
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
133
6.42
Steve Nagy
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.81
2.81
Ted Wills
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6.42
6.42
Steve Nagy
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.4
1.4
Ted Wills
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.6
1.6
Steve Nagy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.876
0.876
Ted Wills
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.234
1.234
Steve Nagy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.27
Ted Wills
Career
Per 9 Innings
17
0.82
Steve Nagy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Ted Wills
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
0.48
Steve Nagy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ted Wills
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Steve Nagy
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
326
43.57
Ted Wills
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
847
40.91
Steve Nagy
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.13
Ted Wills
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
24
1.16
Steve Nagy
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
60
8.02
Ted Wills
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
123
5.94
Steve Nagy
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.02
8.02
Ted Wills
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.94
5.94
Steve Nagy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ted Wills
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Steve Nagy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ted Wills
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Steve Nagy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ted Wills
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Steve Nagy
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.856
1.856
Ted Wills
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.648
1.648
Steve Nagy
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
288
38.5
Ted Wills
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
740
35.74
Steve Nagy
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
4
Ted Wills
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.48
1.48
Steve Nagy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.31
0.31
Ted Wills
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.313
0.313
Steve Nagy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
43.57
43.57
Ted Wills
Career
Per 9 Innings
40.91
40.91

Fielding Stats for Steve Nagy and Ted Wills

Steve Nagy
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
Ted Wills
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
5
Steve Nagy
Career
Per 9 Innings
15
Ted Wills
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
83
4.01
Steve Nagy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Ted Wills
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
0.63
Steve Nagy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Ted Wills
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
559
27
Steve Nagy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Ted Wills
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
186.1
9
Steve Nagy
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
Ted Wills
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
0.34
Steve Nagy
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
Ted Wills
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
34
1.64
Steve Nagy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
Ted Wills
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.19
Steve Nagy
Career
Per 9 Innings
15
Ted Wills
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
45
2.17
Steve Nagy
Career
Per 9 Innings
15
Ted Wills
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
41
1.98
Steve Nagy
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
100
Ted Wills
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
91.11
91.11
Steve Nagy
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
Ted Wills
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.494
0.494
Steve Nagy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Ted Wills
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
15.66
15.66
Steve Nagy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Ted Wills
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.19
Steve Nagy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Ted Wills
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Steve Nagy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Ted Wills
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Steve Nagy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Ted Wills
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Steve Nagy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Ted Wills
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Steve Nagy and Ted Wills

Steve Nagy
Career
Per 600 PA
2
2
Ted Wills
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
5
Steve Nagy
Career
Per 600 PA
21
420
Ted Wills
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
84
1028.57
Steve Nagy
Career
Per 600 PA
30
600
Ted Wills
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
49
600
Steve Nagy
Career
Per 600 PA
26
520
Ted Wills
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
44
538.78
Steve Nagy
Career
Per 600 PA
0.231
0.231
Ted Wills
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.25
0.25
Steve Nagy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.717
0.717
Ted Wills
Career
Per 600 PA
0.643
0.643
Steve Nagy
Career
Per 600 PA
6
120
Ted Wills
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
11
134.69
Steve Nagy
Career
Per 600 PA
4
80
Ted Wills
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8
97.96
Steve Nagy
Career
Per 600 PA
1
20
Ted Wills
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
36.73
Steve Nagy
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ted Wills
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Nagy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
20
Ted Wills
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Nagy
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
40
Ted Wills
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
3
36.73
Steve Nagy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.333
0.333
Ted Wills
Career
Per 600 PA
0.273
0.273
Steve Nagy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.039
0.039
Ted Wills
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Nagy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.167
0.167
Ted Wills
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Nagy
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3.1
62.02
Ted Wills
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
4.3
52.66
Steve Nagy
Career
Per 600 PAverified
10
200
Ted Wills
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
14
171.43
Steve Nagy
Career
Per 600 PAverified
9
180
Ted Wills
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
14
171.43
Steve Nagy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.31
0.31
Ted Wills
Career
Per 600 PA
0.298
0.298
Steve Nagy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.385
0.385
Ted Wills
Career
Per 600 PA
0.318
0.318
Steve Nagy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.695
0.695
Ted Wills
Career
Per 600 PA
0.616
0.616
Steve Nagy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.154
0.154
Ted Wills
Career
Per 600 PA
0.068
0.068
Steve Nagy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.236
0.236
Ted Wills
Career
Per 600 PA
0.214
0.214
Steve Nagy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.619
0.619
Ted Wills
Career
Per 600 PA
0.515
0.515
Steve Nagy
Career
Per 600 PA
0.278
0.278
Ted Wills
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.367
0.367
Steve Nagy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
100
Ted Wills
Career
Per 600 PA
4
48.98
Steve Nagy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
60
Ted Wills
Career
Per 600 PA
1
12.24
Steve Nagy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
140
Ted Wills
Career
Per 600 PA
5
61.22
Steve Nagy
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3.07
61.49
Ted Wills
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
4.65
56.94
Steve Nagy
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ted Wills
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Nagy
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
60
Ted Wills
Career
Per 600 PA
3
36.73
Steve Nagy
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ted Wills
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Nagy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
140
Ted Wills
Career
Per 600 PA
14
171.43
Steve Nagy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4.29
4.29
Ted Wills
Career
Per 600 PA
3.5
3.5
Steve Nagy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.43
0.43
Ted Wills
Career
Per 600 PA
0.21
0.21
Steve Nagy
Career
Per 600 PA
1
20
Ted Wills
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
24.49
Steve Nagy
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ted Wills
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Nagy
Career
Per 600 PA
1
20
Ted Wills
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Steve Nagy
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ted Wills
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Nagy
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ted Wills
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Nagy
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ted Wills
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Nagy
Career
Per 600 PA
Ted Wills
Career
Per 600 PA