Phil Nastu vs. Ted Wilks — Career Comparison

Phil Nastu
Baby BoomersConnecticutThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaSan Francisco GiantsNational LeagueStarting Pitcher
Ted Wilks
Greatest GenerationNew YorkThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaSt. Louis CardinalsNational LeagueRelief Pitcher

Phil Nastu 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 4.5 and 1.553 for Phil Nastu. By the career numbers, Ted Wilks had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Phil Nastu and Ted Wilks

Phil Nastu
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
3
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
10
Phil Nastu
Career
Per 9 Innings
34
2.68
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
385
3.8
Phil Nastu
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
1.18
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
44
0.43
Phil Nastu
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.24
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
59
0.58
Phil Nastu
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5
0.39
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
30
0.3
Phil Nastu
Career
Per 9 Innings
37.5
37.5
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
66.29
66.29
Phil Nastu
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
44.12
44.12
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 9 Innings
11.43
11.43
Phil Nastu
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.08
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
22
0.22
Phil Nastu
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.05
Phil Nastu
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
46
0.45
Phil Nastu
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
57
4.5
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
331
3.26
Phil Nastu
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.5
4.5
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.26
3.26
Phil Nastu
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.92
4.92
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.21
3.21
Phil Nastu
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.21
5.21
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.17
4.17
Phil Nastu
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.276
0.276
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.24
0.24
Phil Nastu
Career
Per 9 Innings
342
27
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2739
27
Phil Nastu
Career
Per 9 Innings
114
9
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
913
9
Phil Nastu
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
123
9.71
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
832
8.2
Phil Nastu
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.71
9.71
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.2
8.2
Phil Nastu
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
16
1.26
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
76
0.75
Phil Nastu
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.26
1.26
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.75
0.75
Phil Nastu
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.47
0.47
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.2
0.2
Phil Nastu
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
48
3.79
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
283
2.79
Phil Nastu
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
0.47
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Phil Nastu
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.79
3.79
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.79
2.79
Phil Nastu
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
53
4.18
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
403
3.97
Phil Nastu
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.18
4.18
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.97
3.97
Phil Nastu
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.56
1.56
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.05
1.05
Phil Nastu
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.886
0.886
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.751
0.751
Phil Nastu
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3
0.24
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
0.08
Phil Nastu
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
0.16
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
0.11
Phil Nastu
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.01
Phil Nastu
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
501
39.55
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3765
37.11
Phil Nastu
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.32
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
191
1.88
Phil Nastu
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
65
5.13
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
364
3.59
Phil Nastu
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.13
5.13
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.59
3.59
Phil Nastu
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
0.39
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Phil Nastu
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.08
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Phil Nastu
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
0.95
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Phil Nastu
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.5
1.5
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.221
1.221
Phil Nastu
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
445
35.13
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3471
34.22
Phil Nastu
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.91
1.91
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.95
0.95
Phil Nastu
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.285
0.285
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.253
0.253
Phil Nastu
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
39.55
39.55
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 9 Innings
37.11
37.11

Fielding Stats for Phil Nastu and Ted Wilks

Phil Nastu
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
3
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
10
Phil Nastu
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
34
2.68
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
385
Phil Nastu
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
1.18
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Phil Nastu
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
342
27
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Phil Nastu
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
114
9
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Phil Nastu
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
0.63
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
30
Phil Nastu
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
16
1.26
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
120
Phil Nastu
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
0.08
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
Phil Nastu
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
25
1.97
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
158
Phil Nastu
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
24
1.89
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
150
Phil Nastu
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
96
96
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 9 Innings
94.94
Phil Nastu
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.706
0.706
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.39
Phil Nastu
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
44.12
44.12
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Phil Nastu
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.32
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
11
Phil Nastu
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Phil Nastu
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Phil Nastu
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Phil Nastu
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 9 Innings
0

Hitting Stats for Phil Nastu and Ted Wilks

Phil Nastu
Career
Per 600 PA
3
3
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10
10
Phil Nastu
Career
Per 600 PA
34
637.5
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
385
982.98
Phil Nastu
Career
Per 600 PA
32
600
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
235
600
Phil Nastu
Career
Per 600 PA
25
468.75
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
206
525.96
Phil Nastu
Career
Per 600 PA
0.04
0.04
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.131
0.131
Phil Nastu
Career
Per 600 PA
0.328
0.328
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.4
0.4
Phil Nastu
Career
Per 600 PA
1
18.75
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
27
68.94
Phil Nastu
Career
Per 600 PA
1
18.75
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
24
61.28
Phil Nastu
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
7.66
Phil Nastu
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Phil Nastu
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Phil Nastu
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
7.66
Phil Nastu
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.111
0.111
Phil Nastu
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Phil Nastu
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Phil Nastu
Career
Per 600 PA
0.19
3.6
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5.99
15.3
Phil Nastu
Career
Per 600 PA
1
18.75
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
30
76.6
Phil Nastu
Career
Per 600 PA
4
75
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
43
109.79
Phil Nastu
Career
Per 600 PA
0.143
0.143
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.194
0.194
Phil Nastu
Career
Per 600 PA
0.04
0.04
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.146
0.146
Phil Nastu
Career
Per 600 PA
0.183
0.183
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.339
0.339
Phil Nastu
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.015
0.015
Phil Nastu
Career
Per 600 PA
0.074
0.074
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.124
0.124
Phil Nastu
Career
Per 600 PA
0.167
0.167
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.256
0.256
Phil Nastu
Career
Per 600 PA
0.056
0.056
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.184
0.184
Phil Nastu
Career
Per 600 PA
1
18.75
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
15
38.3
Phil Nastu
Career
Per 600 PA
1
18.75
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
13
33.19
Phil Nastu
Career
Per 600 PA
2
37.5
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
28
71.49
Phil Nastu
Career
Per 600 PA
-0.8
-14.97
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3.03
7.75
Phil Nastu
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Phil Nastu
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
56.25
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
16
40.85
Phil Nastu
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Phil Nastu
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
131.25
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 600 PA
59
150.64
Phil Nastu
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4.57
4.57
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 600 PA
3.98
3.98
Phil Nastu
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.43
0.43
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 600 PA
0.27
0.27
Phil Nastu
Career
Per 600 PAverified
4
75
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
13
33.19
Phil Nastu
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Phil Nastu
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 600 PA
1
2.55
Phil Nastu
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Phil Nastu
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Phil Nastu
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Phil Nastu
Career
Per 600 PA
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 600 PA