Hideo Nomo vs. Ted Wilks — Career Comparison

Hideo Nomo
Gen XJapanThrows RightBats RightAsiaLos Angeles DodgersNational LeagueStarting PitcherRookie of the YearAll-Star
Ted Wilks
Greatest GenerationNew YorkThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaSt. Louis CardinalsNational LeagueRelief Pitcher

Hideo Nomo 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 4.24 and 1.370 for Hideo Nomo. By the career numbers, Ted Wilks had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Hideo Nomo and Ted Wilks

Hideo Nomo
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
12
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
10
Hideo Nomo
Career
Per 9 Innings
323
1.47
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
385
3.8
Hideo Nomo
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
318
1.45
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 9 Innings
44
0.43
Hideo Nomo
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
123
0.56
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
59
0.58
Hideo Nomo
Career
Per 9 Innings
109
0.5
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
30
0.3
Hideo Nomo
Career
Per 9 Innings
53.02
53.02
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
66.29
66.29
Hideo Nomo
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
98.45
98.45
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 9 Innings
11.43
11.43
Hideo Nomo
Career
Per 9 Innings
16
0.07
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
22
0.22
Hideo Nomo
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
9
0.04
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.05
Hideo Nomo
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
46
0.45
Hideo Nomo
Career
Per 9 Innings
932
4.24
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
331
3.26
Hideo Nomo
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.24
4.24
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.26
3.26
Hideo Nomo
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.97
3.97
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.21
3.21
Hideo Nomo
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.15
4.15
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.17
4.17
Hideo Nomo
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.24
0.24
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.24
0.24
Hideo Nomo
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5929
27
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 9 Innings
2739
27
Hideo Nomo
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1976.1
9
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 9 Innings
913
9
Hideo Nomo
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1768
8.05
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
832
8.2
Hideo Nomo
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.05
8.05
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.2
8.2
Hideo Nomo
Career
Per 9 Innings
251
1.14
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
76
0.75
Hideo Nomo
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.14
1.14
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.75
0.75
Hideo Nomo
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.78
0.78
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.2
0.2
Hideo Nomo
Career
Per 9 Innings
908
4.13
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
283
2.79
Hideo Nomo
Career
Per 9 Innings
31
0.14
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Hideo Nomo
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.13
4.13
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.79
2.79
Hideo Nomo
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1918
8.73
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 9 Innings
403
3.97
Hideo Nomo
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.73
8.73
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.97
3.97
Hideo Nomo
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.94
5.94
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.05
1.05
Hideo Nomo
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.43
1.43
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.751
0.751
Hideo Nomo
Career
Per 9 Innings
109
0.5
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
0.08
Hideo Nomo
Career
Per 9 Innings
38
0.17
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
0.11
Hideo Nomo
Career
Per 9 Innings
17
0.08
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.01
Hideo Nomo
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8462
38.53
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 9 Innings
3765
37.11
Hideo Nomo
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.01
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
191
1.88
Hideo Nomo
Career
Per 9 Innings
993
4.52
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
364
3.59
Hideo Nomo
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.52
4.52
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.59
3.59
Hideo Nomo
Career
Per 9 Innings
94
0.43
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Hideo Nomo
Career
Per 9 Innings
50
0.23
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Hideo Nomo
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
98
0.45
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Hideo Nomo
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.354
1.354
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.221
1.221
Hideo Nomo
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
7372
33.57
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3471
34.22
Hideo Nomo
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.07
3.07
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.95
0.95
Hideo Nomo
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.292
0.292
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.253
0.253
Hideo Nomo
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
38.54
38.54
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 9 Innings
37.11
37.11

Fielding Stats for Hideo Nomo and Ted Wilks

Hideo Nomo
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
12
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
Hideo Nomo
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
323
1.47
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
385
Hideo Nomo
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
318
1.45
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Hideo Nomo
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5929
27
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Hideo Nomo
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1976.1
9
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Hideo Nomo
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
115
0.52
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 9 Innings
30
Hideo Nomo
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
180
0.82
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 9 Innings
120
Hideo Nomo
Career
Per 9 Innings
13
0.06
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
Hideo Nomo
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
308
1.4
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 9 Innings
158
Hideo Nomo
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
295
1.34
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 9 Innings
150
Hideo Nomo
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
95.78
95.78
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 9 Innings
94.94
Hideo Nomo
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.913
0.913
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.39
Hideo Nomo
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
98.45
98.45
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Hideo Nomo
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
17
0.08
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 9 Innings
11
Hideo Nomo
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Hideo Nomo
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Hideo Nomo
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Hideo Nomo
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 9 Innings
0

Hitting Stats for Hideo Nomo and Ted Wilks

Hideo Nomo
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
12
12
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 600 PA
10
10
Hideo Nomo
Career
Per 600 PA
324
358.01
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
385
982.98
Hideo Nomo
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
543
600
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 600 PA
235
600
Hideo Nomo
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
485
535.91
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 600 PA
206
525.96
Hideo Nomo
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.134
0.134
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 600 PA
0.131
0.131
Hideo Nomo
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.41
0.41
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 600 PA
0.4
0.4
Hideo Nomo
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
65
71.82
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 600 PA
27
68.94
Hideo Nomo
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
46
50.83
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 600 PAverified
24
61.28
Hideo Nomo
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
14
15.47
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 600 PA
3
7.66
Hideo Nomo
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.1
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Hideo Nomo
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
4.42
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Hideo Nomo
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
19
20.99
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 600 PA
3
7.66
Hideo Nomo
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.292
0.292
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 600 PA
0.111
0.111
Hideo Nomo
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.008
0.008
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Hideo Nomo
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.062
0.062
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Hideo Nomo
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
16.31
18.02
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 600 PA
5.99
15.3
Hideo Nomo
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
93
102.76
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 600 PA
30
76.6
Hideo Nomo
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
78
86.19
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 600 PAverified
43
109.79
Hideo Nomo
Career
Per 600 PA
0.156
0.156
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.194
0.194
Hideo Nomo
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.192
0.192
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 600 PA
0.146
0.146
Hideo Nomo
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.348
0.348
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 600 PA
0.339
0.339
Hideo Nomo
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.058
0.058
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 600 PA
0.015
0.015
Hideo Nomo
Career
Per 600 PA
0.118
0.118
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.124
0.124
Hideo Nomo
Career
Per 600 PA
0.25
0.25
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.256
0.256
Hideo Nomo
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.235
0.235
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 600 PA
0.184
0.184
Hideo Nomo
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
22
24.31
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 600 PAverified
15
38.3
Hideo Nomo
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
26
28.73
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 600 PAverified
13
33.19
Hideo Nomo
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
44
48.62
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 600 PAverified
28
71.49
Hideo Nomo
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
3.09
3.42
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3.03
7.75
Hideo Nomo
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Hideo Nomo
Career
Per 600 PA
13
14.36
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
16
40.85
Hideo Nomo
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Hideo Nomo
Career
Per 600 PA
222
245.3
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
59
150.64
Hideo Nomo
Career
Per 600 PA
2.45
2.45
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3.98
3.98
Hideo Nomo
Career
Per 600 PA
0.06
0.06
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.27
0.27
Hideo Nomo
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
44
48.62
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 600 PA
13
33.19
Hideo Nomo
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.1
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Hideo Nomo
Career
Per 600 PA
4
4.42
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
2.55
Hideo Nomo
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Hideo Nomo
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Hideo Nomo
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Hideo Nomo
Career
Per 600 PA
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 600 PA