Dick Newsome vs. Ted Wilks — Career Comparison

Dick Newsome
Greatest GenerationNorth CarolinaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaBoston Red SoxAmerican LeagueStarting Pitcher
Ted Wilks
Greatest GenerationNew YorkThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaSt. Louis CardinalsNational LeagueRelief Pitcher

Dick Newsome 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 4.5 and 1.500 for Dick Newsome. By the career numbers, Ted Wilks had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Dick Newsome and Ted Wilks

Dick Newsome
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
3
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
10
Dick Newsome
Career
Per 9 Innings
85
1.45
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
385
3.8
Dick Newsome
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
74
1.27
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 9 Innings
44
0.43
Dick Newsome
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
35
0.6
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
59
0.58
Dick Newsome
Career
Per 9 Innings
33
0.56
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
30
0.3
Dick Newsome
Career
Per 9 Innings
51.47
51.47
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
66.29
66.29
Dick Newsome
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
87.06
87.06
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 9 Innings
11.43
11.43
Dick Newsome
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
36
0.62
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 9 Innings
22
0.22
Dick Newsome
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.07
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5
0.05
Dick Newsome
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
46
0.45
Dick Newsome
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
263
4.5
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
331
3.26
Dick Newsome
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.5
4.5
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.26
3.26
Dick Newsome
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.41
4.41
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.21
3.21
Dick Newsome
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.56
4.56
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.17
4.17
Dick Newsome
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.273
0.273
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.24
0.24
Dick Newsome
Career
Per 9 Innings
1578
27
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2739
27
Dick Newsome
Career
Per 9 Innings
526
9
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
913
9
Dick Newsome
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
575
9.84
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
832
8.2
Dick Newsome
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.84
9.84
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.2
8.2
Dick Newsome
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
32
0.55
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 9 Innings
76
0.75
Dick Newsome
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.55
0.55
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.75
0.75
Dick Newsome
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.38
0.38
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.2
0.2
Dick Newsome
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
214
3.66
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
283
2.79
Dick Newsome
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dick Newsome
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.66
3.66
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.79
2.79
Dick Newsome
Career
Per 9 Innings
138
2.36
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
403
3.97
Dick Newsome
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.36
2.36
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.97
3.97
Dick Newsome
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.62
1.62
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.05
1.05
Dick Newsome
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.669
0.669
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.751
0.751
Dick Newsome
Career
Per 9 Innings
13
0.22
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
0.08
Dick Newsome
Career
Per 9 Innings
12
0.21
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
0.11
Dick Newsome
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.01
Dick Newsome
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2334
39.94
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3765
37.11
Dick Newsome
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
0.09
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
191
1.88
Dick Newsome
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
296
5.06
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
364
3.59
Dick Newsome
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.06
5.06
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.59
3.59
Dick Newsome
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dick Newsome
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dick Newsome
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dick Newsome
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.5
1.5
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.221
1.221
Dick Newsome
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2108
36.07
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3471
34.22
Dick Newsome
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.48
3.48
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.95
0.95
Dick Newsome
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.28
0.28
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.253
0.253
Dick Newsome
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
39.94
39.94
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 9 Innings
37.11
37.11

Fielding Stats for Dick Newsome and Ted Wilks

Dick Newsome
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
10
Dick Newsome
Career
Per 9 Innings
85
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
385
Dick Newsome
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Dick Newsome
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Dick Newsome
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Dick Newsome
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
38
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 9 Innings
30
Dick Newsome
Career
Per 9 Innings
114
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
120
Dick Newsome
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
7
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
Dick Newsome
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
159
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 9 Innings
158
Dick Newsome
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
152
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 9 Innings
150
Dick Newsome
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
95.6
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 9 Innings
94.94
Dick Newsome
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1.788
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.39
Dick Newsome
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Dick Newsome
Career
Per 9 Innings
11
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 9 Innings
11
Dick Newsome
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Dick Newsome
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Dick Newsome
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Dick Newsome
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 9 Innings
0

Hitting Stats for Dick Newsome and Ted Wilks

Dick Newsome
Career
Per 600 PA
3
3
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10
10
Dick Newsome
Career
Per 600 PA
87
257.14
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
385
982.98
Dick Newsome
Career
Per 600 PA
203
600
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
235
600
Dick Newsome
Career
Per 600 PAverified
181
534.98
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
206
525.96
Dick Newsome
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.216
0.216
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 600 PA
0.131
0.131
Dick Newsome
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.537
0.537
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 600 PA
0.4
0.4
Dick Newsome
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
39
115.27
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 600 PA
27
68.94
Dick Newsome
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
34
100.49
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 600 PA
24
61.28
Dick Newsome
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
14.78
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 600 PA
3
7.66
Dick Newsome
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Newsome
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Newsome
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
14.78
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 600 PA
3
7.66
Dick Newsome
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.128
0.128
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 600 PA
0.111
0.111
Dick Newsome
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Newsome
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Newsome
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10.15
29.99
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 600 PA
5.99
15.3
Dick Newsome
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
44
130.05
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 600 PA
30
76.6
Dick Newsome
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
47
138.92
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 600 PA
43
109.79
Dick Newsome
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.249
0.249
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 600 PA
0.194
0.194
Dick Newsome
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.243
0.243
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 600 PA
0.146
0.146
Dick Newsome
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.492
0.492
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 600 PA
0.339
0.339
Dick Newsome
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.028
0.028
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 600 PA
0.015
0.015
Dick Newsome
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.173
0.173
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 600 PA
0.124
0.124
Dick Newsome
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.359
0.359
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 600 PA
0.256
0.256
Dick Newsome
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.283
0.283
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 600 PA
0.184
0.184
Dick Newsome
Career
Per 600 PA
8
23.65
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
15
38.3
Dick Newsome
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
15
44.33
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 600 PA
13
33.19
Dick Newsome
Career
Per 600 PA
23
67.98
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
28
71.49
Dick Newsome
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
11.36
33.57
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 600 PA
3.03
7.75
Dick Newsome
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Newsome
Career
Per 600 PA
8
23.65
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
16
40.85
Dick Newsome
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Newsome
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
43
127.09
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 600 PA
59
150.64
Dick Newsome
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4.72
4.72
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 600 PA
3.98
3.98
Dick Newsome
Career
Per 600 PA
0.19
0.19
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.27
0.27
Dick Newsome
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
14
41.38
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 600 PA
13
33.19
Dick Newsome
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Newsome
Career
Per 600 PA
3
8.87
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
2.55
Dick Newsome
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Newsome
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Newsome
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Newsome
Career
Per 600 PA
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 600 PA