Emmett Nelson vs. Ted Wilks — Career Comparison

Emmett Nelson
Greatest GenerationSouth DakotaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaCincinnati RedsNational LeagueStarting Pitcher
Ted Wilks
Greatest GenerationNew YorkThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaSt. Louis CardinalsNational LeagueRelief Pitcher

Emmett Nelson 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 4.07 and 1.565 for Emmett Nelson. By the career numbers, Ted Wilks had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Emmett Nelson and Ted Wilks

Emmett Nelson
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
10
Emmett Nelson
Career
Per 9 Innings
25
2.91
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
385
3.8
Emmett Nelson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
0.93
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
44
0.43
Emmett Nelson
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
0.58
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
59
0.58
Emmett Nelson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4
0.47
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
30
0.3
Emmett Nelson
Career
Per 9 Innings
55.56
55.56
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
66.29
66.29
Emmett Nelson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
32
32
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 9 Innings
11.43
11.43
Emmett Nelson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.35
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
22
0.22
Emmett Nelson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.12
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5
0.05
Emmett Nelson
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.12
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
46
0.45
Emmett Nelson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
35
4.07
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
331
3.26
Emmett Nelson
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.07
4.07
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.26
3.26
Emmett Nelson
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.83
4.83
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.21
3.21
Emmett Nelson
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.23
4.23
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.17
4.17
Emmett Nelson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.298
0.298
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.24
0.24
Emmett Nelson
Career
Per 9 Innings
232
27
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2739
27
Emmett Nelson
Career
Per 9 Innings
77.1
9
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
913
9
Emmett Nelson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
94
10.94
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
832
8.2
Emmett Nelson
Career
Per 9 Innings
10.94
10.94
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.2
8.2
Emmett Nelson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.35
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 9 Innings
76
0.75
Emmett Nelson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.35
0.35
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.75
0.75
Emmett Nelson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.12
0.12
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.2
0.2
Emmett Nelson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
27
3.14
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
283
2.79
Emmett Nelson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Emmett Nelson
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.14
3.14
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.79
2.79
Emmett Nelson
Career
Per 9 Innings
17
1.98
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
403
3.97
Emmett Nelson
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.98
1.98
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.97
3.97
Emmett Nelson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.68
0.68
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.05
1.05
Emmett Nelson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.569
0.569
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.751
0.751
Emmett Nelson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
0.23
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
0.08
Emmett Nelson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3
0.35
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
0.11
Emmett Nelson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.01
Emmett Nelson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
346
40.27
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3765
37.11
Emmett Nelson
Career
Per 9 Innings
11
1.28
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
191
1.88
Emmett Nelson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
39
4.54
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
364
3.59
Emmett Nelson
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.54
4.54
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.59
3.59
Emmett Nelson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Emmett Nelson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Emmett Nelson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Emmett Nelson
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.565
1.565
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.221
1.221
Emmett Nelson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
316
36.78
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3471
34.22
Emmett Nelson
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.56
1.56
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.95
0.95
Emmett Nelson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.307
0.307
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.253
0.253
Emmett Nelson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
40.27
40.27
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 9 Innings
37.11
37.11

Fielding Stats for Emmett Nelson and Ted Wilks

Emmett Nelson
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
10
Emmett Nelson
Career
Per 9 Innings
25
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
385
Emmett Nelson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Emmett Nelson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Emmett Nelson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Emmett Nelson
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
30
Emmett Nelson
Career
Per 9 Innings
19
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
120
Emmett Nelson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
0
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
Emmett Nelson
Career
Per 9 Innings
22
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
158
Emmett Nelson
Career
Per 9 Innings
22
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
150
Emmett Nelson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
100
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 9 Innings
94.94
Emmett Nelson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
0.88
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.39
Emmett Nelson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Emmett Nelson
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
11
Emmett Nelson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Emmett Nelson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Emmett Nelson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Emmett Nelson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 9 Innings
0

Hitting Stats for Emmett Nelson and Ted Wilks

Emmett Nelson
Career
Per 600 PA
2
2
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10
10
Emmett Nelson
Career
Per 600 PA
25
681.82
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
385
982.98
Emmett Nelson
Career
Per 600 PA
22
600
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
235
600
Emmett Nelson
Career
Per 600 PAverified
21
572.73
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
206
525.96
Emmett Nelson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.143
0.143
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 600 PA
0.131
0.131
Emmett Nelson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.318
0.318
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.4
0.4
Emmett Nelson
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
81.82
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
27
68.94
Emmett Nelson
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
81.82
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
24
61.28
Emmett Nelson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
7.66
Emmett Nelson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Emmett Nelson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Emmett Nelson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
7.66
Emmett Nelson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.111
0.111
Emmett Nelson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Emmett Nelson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Emmett Nelson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.24
6.54
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5.99
15.3
Emmett Nelson
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
81.82
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
30
76.6
Emmett Nelson
Career
Per 600 PA
3
81.82
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
43
109.79
Emmett Nelson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.143
0.143
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.194
0.194
Emmett Nelson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.143
0.143
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.146
0.146
Emmett Nelson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.286
0.286
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.339
0.339
Emmett Nelson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.015
0.015
Emmett Nelson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.1
0.1
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.124
0.124
Emmett Nelson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.158
0.158
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.256
0.256
Emmett Nelson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.273
0.273
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 600 PA
0.184
0.184
Emmett Nelson
Career
Per 600 PA
1
27.27
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
15
38.3
Emmett Nelson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
13
33.19
Emmett Nelson
Career
Per 600 PA
1
27.27
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
28
71.49
Emmett Nelson
Career
Per 600 PA
-0.47
-12.82
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3.03
7.75
Emmett Nelson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Emmett Nelson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
16
40.85
Emmett Nelson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Emmett Nelson
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
10
272.73
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 600 PAverified
59
150.64
Emmett Nelson
Career
Per 600 PA
2.2
2.2
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3.98
3.98
Emmett Nelson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.27
0.27
Emmett Nelson
Career
Per 600 PA
1
27.27
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
13
33.19
Emmett Nelson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Emmett Nelson
Career
Per 600 PA
1
27.27
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
2.55
Emmett Nelson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Emmett Nelson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Emmett Nelson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Emmett Nelson
Career
Per 600 PA
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 600 PA