John Neuer vs. Ted Wilks — Career Comparison

John Neuer
Pre-GenerationalOhioThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaNew York YankeesAmerican LeagueStarting Pitcher
Ted Wilks
Greatest GenerationNew YorkThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaSt. Louis CardinalsNational LeagueRelief Pitcher

John Neuer 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. John Neuer posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 2.17 and WHIP 1.093 compared to 3.26 and 1.221 for Ted Wilks. By the career numbers, John Neuer had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for John Neuer and Ted Wilks

John Neuer
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
10
John Neuer
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
1.17
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
385
3.8
John Neuer
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
1
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
44
0.43
John Neuer
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.67
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
59
0.58
John Neuer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
0.33
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
30
0.3
John Neuer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
66.67
66.67
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 9 Innings
66.29
66.29
John Neuer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
85.71
85.71
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 9 Innings
11.43
11.43
John Neuer
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
1
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
22
0.22
John Neuer
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.5
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5
0.05
John Neuer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
46
0.45
John Neuer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
2.17
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 9 Innings
331
3.26
John Neuer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.17
2.17
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.26
3.26
John Neuer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.13
2.13
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.21
3.21
John Neuer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.48
3.48
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.17
4.17
John Neuer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.208
0.208
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.24
0.24
John Neuer
Career
Per 9 Innings
162
27
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2739
27
John Neuer
Career
Per 9 Innings
54
9
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
913
9
John Neuer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
40
6.67
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 9 Innings
832
8.2
John Neuer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6.67
6.67
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.2
8.2
John Neuer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.17
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 9 Innings
76
0.75
John Neuer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.17
0.17
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.75
0.75
John Neuer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.14
0.14
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.2
0.2
John Neuer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
19
3.17
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
283
2.79
John Neuer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
John Neuer
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.17
3.17
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.79
2.79
John Neuer
Career
Per 9 Innings
22
3.67
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
403
3.97
John Neuer
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.67
3.67
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.97
3.97
John Neuer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.14
3.14
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.05
1.05
John Neuer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.759
0.759
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.751
0.751
John Neuer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
0.08
John Neuer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 9 Innings
11
0.11
John Neuer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.01
John Neuer
Career
Per 9 Innings
211
35.17
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3765
37.11
John Neuer
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.17
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
191
1.88
John Neuer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
21
3.5
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 9 Innings
364
3.59
John Neuer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.5
3.5
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.59
3.59
John Neuer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
John Neuer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
John Neuer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
John Neuer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.093
1.093
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.221
1.221
John Neuer
Career
Per 9 Innings
192
32
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3471
34.22
John Neuer
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
3
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.95
0.95
John Neuer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.231
0.231
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.253
0.253
John Neuer
Career
Per 9 Innings
35.17
35.17
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
37.11
37.11

Fielding Stats for John Neuer and Ted Wilks

John Neuer
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
1
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
10
John Neuer
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
1.17
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
385
John Neuer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
1
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
John Neuer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
162
27
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
John Neuer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
54
9
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
John Neuer
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.67
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
30
John Neuer
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
1.83
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
120
John Neuer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
0.17
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
John Neuer
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
16
2.67
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
158
John Neuer
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
2.5
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
150
John Neuer
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
93.75
93.75
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
94.94
John Neuer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.143
2.143
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.39
John Neuer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
85.71
85.71
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
John Neuer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
11
John Neuer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
John Neuer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
John Neuer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
John Neuer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 9 Innings
0

Hitting Stats for John Neuer and Ted Wilks

John Neuer
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10
10
John Neuer
Career
Per 600 PA
7
190.91
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
385
982.98
John Neuer
Career
Per 600 PA
22
600
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
235
600
John Neuer
Career
Per 600 PAverified
21
572.73
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
206
525.96
John Neuer
Career
Per 600 PA
0.095
0.095
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.131
0.131
John Neuer
Career
Per 600 PA
0.25
0.25
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.4
0.4
John Neuer
Career
Per 600 PA
2
54.55
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
27
68.94
John Neuer
Career
Per 600 PA
2
54.55
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
24
61.28
John Neuer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
7.66
John Neuer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
John Neuer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
John Neuer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
7.66
John Neuer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.111
0.111
John Neuer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
John Neuer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
John Neuer
Career
Per 600 PA
0.27
7.33
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5.99
15.3
John Neuer
Career
Per 600 PA
2
54.55
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
30
76.6
John Neuer
Career
Per 600 PA
3
81.82
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
43
109.79
John Neuer
Career
Per 600 PA
0.136
0.136
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.194
0.194
John Neuer
Career
Per 600 PA
0.095
0.095
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.146
0.146
John Neuer
Career
Per 600 PA
0.232
0.232
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.339
0.339
John Neuer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.015
0.015
John Neuer
Career
Per 600 PA
0.085
0.085
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.124
0.124
John Neuer
Career
Per 600 PA
0.158
0.158
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.256
0.256
John Neuer
Career
Per 600 PA
0.125
0.125
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.184
0.184
John Neuer
Career
Per 600 PAverified
4
109.09
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
15
38.3
John Neuer
Career
Per 600 PA
1
27.27
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
13
33.19
John Neuer
Career
Per 600 PAverified
5
136.36
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
28
71.49
John Neuer
Career
Per 600 PA
-0.47
-12.82
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3.03
7.75
John Neuer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
John Neuer
Career
Per 600 PA
1
27.27
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
16
40.85
John Neuer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
John Neuer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
136.36
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 600 PA
59
150.64
John Neuer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4.4
4.4
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 600 PA
3.98
3.98
John Neuer
Career
Per 600 PA
0.2
0.2
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.27
0.27
John Neuer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
13
33.19
John Neuer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
John Neuer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 600 PA
1
2.55
John Neuer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
John Neuer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
John Neuer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
John Neuer
Career
Per 600 PA
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 600 PA