Bobo Newsom vs. Ted Wilks — Career Comparison

Bobo Newsom
Greatest GenerationSouth CarolinaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaWashington SenatorsAmerican LeagueStarting PitcherAll-Star
Ted Wilks
Greatest GenerationNew YorkThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaSt. Louis CardinalsNational LeagueRelief Pitcher

Bobo Newsom 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 3.98 and 1.463 for Bobo Newsom. By the career numbers, Ted Wilks had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Bobo Newsom and Ted Wilks

Bobo Newsom
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
20
20
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
10
Bobo Newsom
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
600
1.44
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
385
3.8
Bobo Newsom
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
483
1.16
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 9 Innings
44
0.43
Bobo Newsom
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
211
0.51
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
59
0.58
Bobo Newsom
Career
Per 9 Innings
222
0.53
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
30
0.3
Bobo Newsom
Career
Per 9 Innings
48.73
48.73
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
66.29
66.29
Bobo Newsom
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
80.5
80.5
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 9 Innings
11.43
11.43
Bobo Newsom
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
246
0.59
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 9 Innings
22
0.22
Bobo Newsom
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
31
0.07
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
0.05
Bobo Newsom
Career
Per 9 Innings
21
0.05
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
46
0.45
Bobo Newsom
Career
Per 9 Innings
1664
3.98
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
331
3.26
Bobo Newsom
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.98
3.98
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.26
3.26
Bobo Newsom
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.06
4.06
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.21
3.21
Bobo Newsom
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.04
4.04
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.17
4.17
Bobo Newsom
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.257
0.257
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.24
0.24
Bobo Newsom
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
11278
27
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 9 Innings
2739
27
Bobo Newsom
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3759.1
9
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 9 Innings
913
9
Bobo Newsom
Career
Per 9 Innings
3769
9.02
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
832
8.2
Bobo Newsom
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.02
9.02
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.2
8.2
Bobo Newsom
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
206
0.49
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
76
0.75
Bobo Newsom
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.49
0.49
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.75
0.75
Bobo Newsom
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.34
0.34
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.2
0.2
Bobo Newsom
Career
Per 9 Innings
1732
4.15
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
283
2.79
Bobo Newsom
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bobo Newsom
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.15
4.15
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.79
2.79
Bobo Newsom
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2082
4.98
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 9 Innings
403
3.97
Bobo Newsom
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.98
4.98
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.97
3.97
Bobo Newsom
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.47
3.47
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.05
1.05
Bobo Newsom
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.015
1.015
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.751
0.751
Bobo Newsom
Career
Per 9 Innings
60
0.14
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
0.08
Bobo Newsom
Career
Per 9 Innings
61
0.15
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
0.11
Bobo Newsom
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
0.02
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.01
Bobo Newsom
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
16467
39.42
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 9 Innings
3765
37.11
Bobo Newsom
Career
Per 9 Innings
71
0.17
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
191
1.88
Bobo Newsom
Career
Per 9 Innings
1908
4.57
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
364
3.59
Bobo Newsom
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.57
4.57
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.59
3.59
Bobo Newsom
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bobo Newsom
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bobo Newsom
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bobo Newsom
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.463
1.463
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.221
1.221
Bobo Newsom
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
14674
35.13
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 9 Innings
3471
34.22
Bobo Newsom
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.18
3.18
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.95
0.95
Bobo Newsom
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.288
0.288
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.253
0.253
Bobo Newsom
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
39.42
39.42
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 9 Innings
37.11
37.11

Fielding Stats for Bobo Newsom and Ted Wilks

Bobo Newsom
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
20
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
Bobo Newsom
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
600
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 9 Innings
385
Bobo Newsom
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Bobo Newsom
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Bobo Newsom
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Bobo Newsom
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
112
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 9 Innings
30
Bobo Newsom
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
534
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 9 Innings
120
Bobo Newsom
Career
Per 9 Innings
28
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
8
Bobo Newsom
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
674
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 9 Innings
158
Bobo Newsom
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
646
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 9 Innings
150
Bobo Newsom
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
95.85
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 9 Innings
94.94
Bobo Newsom
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1.077
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.39
Bobo Newsom
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Bobo Newsom
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
32
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 9 Innings
11
Bobo Newsom
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Bobo Newsom
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Bobo Newsom
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Bobo Newsom
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 9 Innings
0

Hitting Stats for Bobo Newsom and Ted Wilks

Bobo Newsom
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
20
20
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 600 PA
10
10
Bobo Newsom
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
609
253.57
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 600 PAverified
385
982.98
Bobo Newsom
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1441
600
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 600 PA
235
600
Bobo Newsom
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1337
556.7
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 600 PA
206
525.96
Bobo Newsom
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.189
0.189
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 600 PA
0.131
0.131
Bobo Newsom
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.456
0.456
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 600 PA
0.4
0.4
Bobo Newsom
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
253
105.34
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 600 PA
27
68.94
Bobo Newsom
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
221
92.02
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 600 PA
24
61.28
Bobo Newsom
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
28
11.66
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 600 PA
3
7.66
Bobo Newsom
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
1.25
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bobo Newsom
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
0.42
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bobo Newsom
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
32
13.32
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 600 PA
3
7.66
Bobo Newsom
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.127
0.127
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 600 PA
0.111
0.111
Bobo Newsom
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.001
0.001
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bobo Newsom
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.004
0.004
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bobo Newsom
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
50.22
20.91
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 600 PA
5.99
15.3
Bobo Newsom
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
290
120.75
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 600 PA
30
76.6
Bobo Newsom
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
271
112.84
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 600 PA
43
109.79
Bobo Newsom
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.2
0.2
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 600 PA
0.194
0.194
Bobo Newsom
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.217
0.217
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 600 PA
0.146
0.146
Bobo Newsom
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.417
0.417
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 600 PA
0.339
0.339
Bobo Newsom
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.028
0.028
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 600 PA
0.015
0.015
Bobo Newsom
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.144
0.144
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 600 PA
0.124
0.124
Bobo Newsom
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.277
0.277
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 600 PA
0.256
0.256
Bobo Newsom
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.236
0.236
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 600 PA
0.184
0.184
Bobo Newsom
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
86
35.81
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 600 PAverified
15
38.3
Bobo Newsom
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
102
42.47
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 600 PA
13
33.19
Bobo Newsom
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
187
77.86
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 600 PA
28
71.49
Bobo Newsom
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
42.48
17.69
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 600 PA
3.03
7.75
Bobo Newsom
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
0.42
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bobo Newsom
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
17
7.08
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 600 PAverified
16
40.85
Bobo Newsom
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bobo Newsom
Career
Per 600 PAverified
266
110.76
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
59
150.64
Bobo Newsom
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5.42
5.42
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 600 PA
3.98
3.98
Bobo Newsom
Career
Per 600 PA
0.06
0.06
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.27
0.27
Bobo Newsom
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
86
35.81
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 600 PA
13
33.19
Bobo Newsom
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bobo Newsom
Career
Per 600 PA
30
12.49
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
2.55
Bobo Newsom
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
0.42
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bobo Newsom
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
0.42
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bobo Newsom
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
0.83
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bobo Newsom
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
50
50
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 600 PA