Dick Nold vs. Ted Wilks — Career Comparison

Dick Nold
Silent GenerationCaliforniaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaWashington SenatorsAmerican LeagueStarting Pitcher
Ted Wilks
Greatest GenerationNew YorkThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaSt. Louis CardinalsNational LeagueRelief Pitcher

Dick Nold 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 4.87 and 1.574 for Dick Nold. 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 Nold and Ted Wilks

Dick Nold
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
10
Dick Nold
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
3.1
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
385
3.8
Dick Nold
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
1.33
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
44
0.43
Dick Nold
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
59
0.58
Dick Nold
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
0.89
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
30
0.3
Dick Nold
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
66.29
66.29
Dick Nold
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
42.86
42.86
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 9 Innings
11.43
11.43
Dick Nold
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
22
0.22
Dick Nold
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.05
Dick Nold
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
46
0.45
Dick Nold
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
11
4.87
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
331
3.26
Dick Nold
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.87
4.87
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.26
3.26
Dick Nold
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.2
4.2
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.21
3.21
Dick Nold
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.57
4.57
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.17
4.17
Dick Nold
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.241
0.241
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.24
0.24
Dick Nold
Career
Per 9 Innings
61
27
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2739
27
Dick Nold
Career
Per 9 Innings
20.1
9
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
913
9
Dick Nold
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
19
8.41
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
832
8.2
Dick Nold
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.41
8.41
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.2
8.2
Dick Nold
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.44
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 9 Innings
76
0.75
Dick Nold
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.44
0.44
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.75
0.75
Dick Nold
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.14
0.14
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.2
0.2
Dick Nold
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
13
5.75
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
283
2.79
Dick Nold
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dick Nold
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.75
5.75
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.79
2.79
Dick Nold
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
4.43
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
403
3.97
Dick Nold
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.43
4.43
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.97
3.97
Dick Nold
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.43
1.43
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.05
1.05
Dick Nold
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.131
1.131
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.751
0.751
Dick Nold
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
0.44
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
0.08
Dick Nold
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 9 Innings
11
0.11
Dick Nold
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.01
Dick Nold
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
92
40.72
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3765
37.11
Dick Nold
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
191
1.88
Dick Nold
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
13
5.75
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
364
3.59
Dick Nold
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.75
5.75
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.59
3.59
Dick Nold
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dick Nold
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dick Nold
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dick Nold
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.574
1.574
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.221
1.221
Dick Nold
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
79
34.97
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3471
34.22
Dick Nold
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.86
1.86
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.95
0.95
Dick Nold
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.265
0.265
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.253
0.253
Dick Nold
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
40.72
40.72
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 9 Innings
37.11
37.11

Fielding Stats for Dick Nold and Ted Wilks

Dick Nold
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
1
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
10
Dick Nold
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
3.1
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
385
Dick Nold
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
1.33
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Dick Nold
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
61
27
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Dick Nold
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
20.1
9
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Dick Nold
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.44
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
30
Dick Nold
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.89
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
120
Dick Nold
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
Dick Nold
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
1.33
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
158
Dick Nold
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
1.33
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
150
Dick Nold
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 9 Innings
94.94
Dick Nold
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.429
0.429
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.39
Dick Nold
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
42.86
42.86
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Dick Nold
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
11
Dick Nold
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Dick Nold
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Dick Nold
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Dick Nold
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 9 Innings
0

Hitting Stats for Dick Nold and Ted Wilks

Dick Nold
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10
10
Dick Nold
Career
Per 600 PAverified
7
1050
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
385
982.98
Dick Nold
Career
Per 600 PA
4
600
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
235
600
Dick Nold
Career
Per 600 PA
3
450
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
206
525.96
Dick Nold
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.131
0.131
Dick Nold
Career
Per 600 PA
0.375
0.375
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.4
0.4
Dick Nold
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
27
68.94
Dick Nold
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
24
61.28
Dick Nold
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
7.66
Dick Nold
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Nold
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Nold
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
7.66
Dick Nold
Career
Per 600 PA
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.111
0.111
Dick Nold
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Nold
Career
Per 600 PA
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Nold
Career
Per 600 PA
0.04
5.31
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5.99
15.3
Dick Nold
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
30
76.6
Dick Nold
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
150
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
43
109.79
Dick Nold
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.25
0.25
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 600 PA
0.194
0.194
Dick Nold
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.146
0.146
Dick Nold
Career
Per 600 PA
0.25
0.25
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.339
0.339
Dick Nold
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.015
0.015
Dick Nold
Career
Per 600 PA
0.113
0.113
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.124
0.124
Dick Nold
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.333
0.333
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 600 PA
0.256
0.256
Dick Nold
Career
Per 600 PA
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.184
0.184
Dick Nold
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
15
38.3
Dick Nold
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
13
33.19
Dick Nold
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
28
71.49
Dick Nold
Career
Per 600 PA
-0.02
-2.49
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3.03
7.75
Dick Nold
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Nold
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
150
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
16
40.85
Dick Nold
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Nold
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
3
450
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 600 PAverified
59
150.64
Dick Nold
Career
Per 600 PA
1.33
1.33
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3.98
3.98
Dick Nold
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.33
0.33
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 600 PA
0.27
0.27
Dick Nold
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
13
33.19
Dick Nold
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Nold
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 600 PA
1
2.55
Dick Nold
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Nold
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Nold
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Nold
Career
Per 600 PA
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 600 PA