Buddy Napier vs. Ted Wilks — Career Comparison

Buddy Napier
Lost GenerationGeorgiaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaCincinnati RedsNational LeagueStarting Pitcher
Ted Wilks
Greatest GenerationNew YorkThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaSt. Louis CardinalsNational LeagueRelief Pitcher

Buddy Napier 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 3.92 and 1.387 for Buddy Napier. By the career numbers, Ted Wilks had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Buddy Napier and Ted Wilks

Buddy Napier
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
4
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
10
Buddy Napier
Career
Per 9 Innings
39
2.55
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
385
3.8
Buddy Napier
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
0.85
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
44
0.43
Buddy Napier
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
0.33
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
59
0.58
Buddy Napier
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6
0.39
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
30
0.3
Buddy Napier
Career
Per 9 Innings
45.45
45.45
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
66.29
66.29
Buddy Napier
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
33.33
33.33
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 9 Innings
11.43
11.43
Buddy Napier
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.39
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
22
0.22
Buddy Napier
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.07
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5
0.05
Buddy Napier
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.07
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
46
0.45
Buddy Napier
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
60
3.92
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
331
3.26
Buddy Napier
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.92
3.92
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.26
3.26
Buddy Napier
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.9
3.9
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.21
3.21
Buddy Napier
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.28
3.28
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.17
4.17
Buddy Napier
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.294
0.294
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.24
0.24
Buddy Napier
Career
Per 9 Innings
413
27
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2739
27
Buddy Napier
Career
Per 9 Innings
137.2
9
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
913
9
Buddy Napier
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
162
10.59
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
832
8.2
Buddy Napier
Career
Per 9 Innings
10.59
10.59
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.2
8.2
Buddy Napier
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.13
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 9 Innings
76
0.75
Buddy Napier
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.13
0.13
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.75
0.75
Buddy Napier
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.05
0.05
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.2
0.2
Buddy Napier
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
29
1.9
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 9 Innings
283
2.79
Buddy Napier
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Buddy Napier
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.9
1.9
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.79
2.79
Buddy Napier
Career
Per 9 Innings
43
2.81
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
403
3.97
Buddy Napier
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.81
2.81
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.97
3.97
Buddy Napier
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.1
1.1
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.05
1.05
Buddy Napier
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.523
0.523
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.751
0.751
Buddy Napier
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
0.13
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
0.08
Buddy Napier
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4
0.26
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
0.11
Buddy Napier
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.01
Buddy Napier
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
584
38.18
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3765
37.11
Buddy Napier
Career
Per 9 Innings
20
1.31
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
191
1.88
Buddy Napier
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
75
4.9
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
364
3.59
Buddy Napier
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.9
4.9
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.59
3.59
Buddy Napier
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Buddy Napier
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Buddy Napier
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Buddy Napier
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.387
1.387
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.221
1.221
Buddy Napier
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
551
36.02
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3471
34.22
Buddy Napier
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.92
1.92
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.95
0.95
Buddy Napier
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.316
0.316
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.253
0.253
Buddy Napier
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
38.18
38.18
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 9 Innings
37.11
37.11

Fielding Stats for Buddy Napier and Ted Wilks

Buddy Napier
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
10
Buddy Napier
Career
Per 9 Innings
39
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
385
Buddy Napier
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Buddy Napier
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Buddy Napier
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Buddy Napier
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
30
Buddy Napier
Career
Per 9 Innings
40
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
120
Buddy Napier
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
Buddy Napier
Career
Per 9 Innings
50
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
158
Buddy Napier
Career
Per 9 Innings
49
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
150
Buddy Napier
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
98
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 9 Innings
94.94
Buddy Napier
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1.256
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.39
Buddy Napier
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Buddy Napier
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
11
Buddy Napier
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Buddy Napier
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Buddy Napier
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Buddy Napier
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 9 Innings
0

Hitting Stats for Buddy Napier and Ted Wilks

Buddy Napier
Career
Per 600 PA
4
4
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10
10
Buddy Napier
Career
Per 600 PA
39
531.82
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
385
982.98
Buddy Napier
Career
Per 600 PA
44
600
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
235
600
Buddy Napier
Career
Per 600 PA
38
518.18
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
206
525.96
Buddy Napier
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.158
0.158
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 600 PA
0.131
0.131
Buddy Napier
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.568
0.568
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 600 PA
0.4
0.4
Buddy Napier
Career
Per 600 PAverified
6
81.82
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
27
68.94
Buddy Napier
Career
Per 600 PA
3
40.91
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
24
61.28
Buddy Napier
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
27.27
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
3
7.66
Buddy Napier
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
13.64
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Buddy Napier
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Buddy Napier
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
40.91
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 600 PA
3
7.66
Buddy Napier
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.5
0.5
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 600 PA
0.111
0.111
Buddy Napier
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Buddy Napier
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Buddy Napier
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3.29
44.9
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
5.99
15.3
Buddy Napier
Career
Per 600 PAverified
10
136.36
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
30
76.6
Buddy Napier
Career
Per 600 PAverified
12
163.64
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
43
109.79
Buddy Napier
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.273
0.273
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 600 PA
0.194
0.194
Buddy Napier
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.263
0.263
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 600 PA
0.146
0.146
Buddy Napier
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.536
0.536
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 600 PA
0.339
0.339
Buddy Napier
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.105
0.105
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 600 PA
0.015
0.015
Buddy Napier
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.189
0.189
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 600 PA
0.124
0.124
Buddy Napier
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.5
0.5
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 600 PA
0.256
0.256
Buddy Napier
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.24
0.24
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 600 PA
0.184
0.184
Buddy Napier
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
40.91
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
15
38.3
Buddy Napier
Career
Per 600 PA
1
13.64
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
13
33.19
Buddy Napier
Career
Per 600 PA
4
54.55
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
28
71.49
Buddy Napier
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2.98
40.59
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
3.03
7.75
Buddy Napier
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Buddy Napier
Career
Per 600 PAverified
6
81.82
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
16
40.85
Buddy Napier
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Buddy Napier
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
13
177.27
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 600 PAverified
59
150.64
Buddy Napier
Career
Per 600 PA
3.38
3.38
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3.98
3.98
Buddy Napier
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.46
0.46
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 600 PA
0.27
0.27
Buddy Napier
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
13
33.19
Buddy Napier
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Buddy Napier
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 600 PA
1
2.55
Buddy Napier
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Buddy Napier
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Buddy Napier
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Buddy Napier
Career
Per 600 PA
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 600 PA