Lynn Nelson vs. Ted Wilks — Career Comparison

Lynn Nelson
Greatest GenerationNorth DakotaThrows RightBats LeftNorth AmericaPhiladelphia AthleticsAmerican LeagueStarting Pitcher
Ted Wilks
Greatest GenerationNew YorkThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaSt. Louis CardinalsNational LeagueRelief Pitcher

Lynn 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 5.25 and 1.535 for Lynn 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 Lynn Nelson and Ted Wilks

Lynn Nelson
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
7
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
10
Lynn Nelson
Career
Per 9 Innings
166
2.21
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
385
3.8
Lynn Nelson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
60
0.8
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 9 Innings
44
0.43
Lynn Nelson
Career
Per 9 Innings
33
0.44
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
59
0.58
Lynn Nelson
Career
Per 9 Innings
42
0.56
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
30
0.3
Lynn Nelson
Career
Per 9 Innings
44
44
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
66.29
66.29
Lynn Nelson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
36.14
36.14
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 9 Innings
11.43
11.43
Lynn Nelson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
29
0.39
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 9 Innings
22
0.22
Lynn Nelson
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.03
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.05
Lynn Nelson
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
0.08
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
46
0.45
Lynn Nelson
Career
Per 9 Innings
395
5.25
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
331
3.26
Lynn Nelson
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.25
5.25
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.26
3.26
Lynn Nelson
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.12
5.12
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.21
3.21
Lynn Nelson
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.13
5.13
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.17
4.17
Lynn Nelson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.281
0.281
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.24
0.24
Lynn Nelson
Career
Per 9 Innings
2030
27
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2739
27
Lynn Nelson
Career
Per 9 Innings
676.2
9
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
913
9
Lynn Nelson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
777
10.33
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
832
8.2
Lynn Nelson
Career
Per 9 Innings
10.33
10.33
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.2
8.2
Lynn Nelson
Career
Per 9 Innings
86
1.14
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
76
0.75
Lynn Nelson
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.14
1.14
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.75
0.75
Lynn Nelson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.52
0.52
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.2
0.2
Lynn Nelson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
262
3.48
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
283
2.79
Lynn Nelson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lynn Nelson
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.48
3.48
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.79
2.79
Lynn Nelson
Career
Per 9 Innings
255
3.39
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
403
3.97
Lynn Nelson
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.39
3.39
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.97
3.97
Lynn Nelson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.54
1.54
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.05
1.05
Lynn Nelson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.764
0.764
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.751
0.751
Lynn Nelson
Career
Per 9 Innings
12
0.16
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
0.08
Lynn Nelson
Career
Per 9 Innings
16
0.21
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
0.11
Lynn Nelson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.01
Lynn Nelson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3046
40.51
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3765
37.11
Lynn Nelson
Career
Per 9 Innings
76
1.01
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
191
1.88
Lynn Nelson
Career
Per 9 Innings
446
5.93
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
364
3.59
Lynn Nelson
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.93
5.93
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.59
3.59
Lynn Nelson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lynn Nelson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lynn Nelson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lynn Nelson
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.536
1.536
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.221
1.221
Lynn Nelson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2768
36.82
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3471
34.22
Lynn Nelson
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.69
2.69
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.95
0.95
Lynn Nelson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.285
0.285
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.253
0.253
Lynn Nelson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
40.51
40.51
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 9 Innings
37.11
37.11

Fielding Stats for Lynn Nelson and Ted Wilks

Lynn Nelson
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
10
Lynn Nelson
Career
Per 9 Innings
172
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
385
Lynn Nelson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Lynn Nelson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Lynn Nelson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Lynn Nelson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
41
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 9 Innings
30
Lynn Nelson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
123
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 9 Innings
120
Lynn Nelson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
Lynn Nelson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
169
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 9 Innings
158
Lynn Nelson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
164
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 9 Innings
150
Lynn Nelson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
97.04
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 9 Innings
94.94
Lynn Nelson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
0.954
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.39
Lynn Nelson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Lynn Nelson
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
11
Lynn Nelson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Lynn Nelson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Lynn Nelson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Lynn Nelson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 9 Innings
0

Hitting Stats for Lynn Nelson and Ted Wilks

Lynn Nelson
Career
Per 600 PA
7
7
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10
10
Lynn Nelson
Career
Per 600 PA
268
415.5
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
385
982.98
Lynn Nelson
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
387
600
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 600 PA
235
600
Lynn Nelson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
367
568.99
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 600 PA
206
525.96
Lynn Nelson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.281
0.281
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 600 PA
0.131
0.131
Lynn Nelson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.691
0.691
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 600 PA
0.4
0.4
Lynn Nelson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
103
159.69
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 600 PA
27
68.94
Lynn Nelson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
84
130.23
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 600 PA
24
61.28
Lynn Nelson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10
15.5
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 600 PA
3
7.66
Lynn Nelson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
6.2
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lynn Nelson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
7.75
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lynn Nelson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
19
29.46
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 600 PA
3
7.66
Lynn Nelson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.185
0.185
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 600 PA
0.111
0.111
Lynn Nelson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.014
0.014
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lynn Nelson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.049
0.049
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lynn Nelson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
41.93
65.01
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 600 PA
5.99
15.3
Lynn Nelson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
136
210.85
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 600 PA
30
76.6
Lynn Nelson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
120
186.05
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 600 PA
43
109.79
Lynn Nelson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.313
0.313
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 600 PA
0.194
0.194
Lynn Nelson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.371
0.371
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 600 PA
0.146
0.146
Lynn Nelson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.683
0.683
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 600 PA
0.339
0.339
Lynn Nelson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.09
0.09
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 600 PA
0.015
0.015
Lynn Nelson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.233
0.233
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 600 PA
0.124
0.124
Lynn Nelson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.579
0.579
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 600 PA
0.256
0.256
Lynn Nelson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.312
0.312
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 600 PA
0.184
0.184
Lynn Nelson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
42
65.12
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 600 PA
15
38.3
Lynn Nelson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
55
85.27
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 600 PA
13
33.19
Lynn Nelson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
92
142.64
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 600 PA
28
71.49
Lynn Nelson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
48
74.42
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 600 PA
3.03
7.75
Lynn Nelson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.55
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lynn Nelson
Career
Per 600 PA
16
24.81
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 600 PAverified
16
40.85
Lynn Nelson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lynn Nelson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
48
74.42
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 600 PA
59
150.64
Lynn Nelson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8.06
8.06
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 600 PA
3.98
3.98
Lynn Nelson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.33
0.33
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 600 PA
0.27
0.27
Lynn Nelson
Career
Per 600 PA
3
4.65
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
13
33.19
Lynn Nelson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lynn Nelson
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.55
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 600 PA
1
2.55
Lynn Nelson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.55
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lynn Nelson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.55
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lynn Nelson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
3.1
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lynn Nelson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
50
50
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 600 PA