Rollie Naylor vs. Ted Wilks — Career Comparison

Rollie Naylor
Lost GenerationTexasThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaPhiladelphia AthleticsAmerican LeagueStarting Pitcher
Ted Wilks
Greatest GenerationNew YorkThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaSt. Louis CardinalsNational LeagueRelief Pitcher

Rollie Naylor 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 3.93 and 1.503 for Rollie Naylor. By the career numbers, Ted Wilks had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Rollie Naylor and Ted Wilks

Rollie Naylor
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
7
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
10
Rollie Naylor
Career
Per 9 Innings
181
1.61
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
385
3.8
Rollie Naylor
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
136
1.21
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 9 Innings
44
0.43
Rollie Naylor
Career
Per 9 Innings
42
0.37
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
59
0.58
Rollie Naylor
Career
Per 9 Innings
83
0.74
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
30
0.3
Rollie Naylor
Career
Per 9 Innings
33.6
33.6
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
66.29
66.29
Rollie Naylor
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
75.14
75.14
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 9 Innings
11.43
11.43
Rollie Naylor
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
67
0.6
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 9 Innings
22
0.22
Rollie Naylor
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.02
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.05
Rollie Naylor
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
46
0.45
Rollie Naylor
Career
Per 9 Innings
442
3.93
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
331
3.26
Rollie Naylor
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.93
3.93
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.26
3.26
Rollie Naylor
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.43
4.43
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.21
3.21
Rollie Naylor
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.96
3.96
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.17
4.17
Rollie Naylor
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.292
0.292
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.24
0.24
Rollie Naylor
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3033
27
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 9 Innings
2739
27
Rollie Naylor
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1011
9
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 9 Innings
913
9
Rollie Naylor
Career
Per 9 Innings
1174
10.45
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
832
8.2
Rollie Naylor
Career
Per 9 Innings
10.45
10.45
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.2
8.2
Rollie Naylor
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
34
0.3
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 9 Innings
76
0.75
Rollie Naylor
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.3
0.3
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.75
0.75
Rollie Naylor
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.19
0.19
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.2
0.2
Rollie Naylor
Career
Per 9 Innings
346
3.08
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
283
2.79
Rollie Naylor
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rollie Naylor
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.08
3.08
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.79
2.79
Rollie Naylor
Career
Per 9 Innings
282
2.51
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
403
3.97
Rollie Naylor
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.51
2.51
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.97
3.97
Rollie Naylor
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.56
1.56
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.05
1.05
Rollie Naylor
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.621
0.621
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.751
0.751
Rollie Naylor
Career
Per 9 Innings
22
0.2
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
0.08
Rollie Naylor
Career
Per 9 Innings
17
0.15
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
0.11
Rollie Naylor
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.02
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.01
Rollie Naylor
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4381
39
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 9 Innings
3765
37.11
Rollie Naylor
Career
Per 9 Innings
28
0.25
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
191
1.88
Rollie Naylor
Career
Per 9 Innings
584
5.2
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
364
3.59
Rollie Naylor
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.2
5.2
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.59
3.59
Rollie Naylor
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rollie Naylor
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rollie Naylor
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rollie Naylor
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.504
1.504
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.221
1.221
Rollie Naylor
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4018
35.77
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 9 Innings
3471
34.22
Rollie Naylor
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.23
3.23
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.95
0.95
Rollie Naylor
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.308
0.308
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.253
0.253
Rollie Naylor
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
39
39
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 9 Innings
37.11
37.11

Fielding Stats for Rollie Naylor and Ted Wilks

Rollie Naylor
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
10
Rollie Naylor
Career
Per 9 Innings
181
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
385
Rollie Naylor
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Rollie Naylor
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Rollie Naylor
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Rollie Naylor
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
59
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 9 Innings
30
Rollie Naylor
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
256
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 9 Innings
120
Rollie Naylor
Career
Per 9 Innings
13
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
8
Rollie Naylor
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
328
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 9 Innings
158
Rollie Naylor
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
315
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 9 Innings
150
Rollie Naylor
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
96.04
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 9 Innings
94.94
Rollie Naylor
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1.74
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.39
Rollie Naylor
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Rollie Naylor
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
17
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 9 Innings
11
Rollie Naylor
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Rollie Naylor
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Rollie Naylor
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Rollie Naylor
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 9 Innings
0

Hitting Stats for Rollie Naylor and Ted Wilks

Rollie Naylor
Career
Per 600 PA
7
7
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10
10
Rollie Naylor
Career
Per 600 PA
183
310.17
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
385
982.98
Rollie Naylor
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
354
600
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 600 PA
235
600
Rollie Naylor
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
328
555.93
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 600 PA
206
525.96
Rollie Naylor
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.177
0.177
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 600 PA
0.131
0.131
Rollie Naylor
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.456
0.456
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 600 PA
0.4
0.4
Rollie Naylor
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
58
98.31
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 600 PA
27
68.94
Rollie Naylor
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
50
84.75
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 600 PA
24
61.28
Rollie Naylor
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
10.17
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 600 PA
3
7.66
Rollie Naylor
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.69
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rollie Naylor
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.69
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rollie Naylor
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8
13.56
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 600 PA
3
7.66
Rollie Naylor
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.138
0.138
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 600 PA
0.111
0.111
Rollie Naylor
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.003
0.003
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rollie Naylor
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.017
0.017
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rollie Naylor
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
15.63
26.5
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 600 PA
5.99
15.3
Rollie Naylor
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
69
116.95
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 600 PA
30
76.6
Rollie Naylor
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
75
127.12
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 600 PA
43
109.79
Rollie Naylor
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.217
0.217
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 600 PA
0.194
0.194
Rollie Naylor
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.21
0.21
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 600 PA
0.146
0.146
Rollie Naylor
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.428
0.428
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 600 PA
0.339
0.339
Rollie Naylor
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.034
0.034
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 600 PA
0.015
0.015
Rollie Naylor
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.15
0.15
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 600 PA
0.124
0.124
Rollie Naylor
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.319
0.319
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 600 PA
0.256
0.256
Rollie Naylor
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.275
0.275
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 600 PA
0.184
0.184
Rollie Naylor
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
25
42.37
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 600 PA
15
38.3
Rollie Naylor
Career
Per 600 PA
13
22.03
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 600 PAverified
13
33.19
Rollie Naylor
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
37
62.71
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 600 PAverified
28
71.49
Rollie Naylor
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
13.96
23.66
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 600 PA
3.03
7.75
Rollie Naylor
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
3.39
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rollie Naylor
Career
Per 600 PA
15
25.42
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
16
40.85
Rollie Naylor
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rollie Naylor
Career
Per 600 PA
120
203.39
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
59
150.64
Rollie Naylor
Career
Per 600 PA
2.95
2.95
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3.98
3.98
Rollie Naylor
Career
Per 600 PA
0.13
0.13
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.27
0.27
Rollie Naylor
Career
Per 600 PA
9
15.25
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
13
33.19
Rollie Naylor
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rollie Naylor
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 600 PA
1
2.55
Rollie Naylor
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rollie Naylor
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rollie Naylor
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rollie Naylor
Career
Per 600 PA
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 600 PA