Bud Norris vs. Ted Wilks — Career Comparison

Bud Norris
MillenialCaliforniaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaHouston AstrosAmerican LeagueStarting Pitcher
Ted Wilks
Greatest GenerationNew YorkThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaSt. Louis CardinalsNational LeagueRelief Pitcher

Bud Norris 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 4.45 and 1.416 for Bud Norris. By the career numbers, Ted Wilks had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Bud Norris and Ted Wilks

Bud Norris
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
10
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
10
Bud Norris
Career
Per 9 Innings
355
2.62
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
385
3.8
Bud Norris
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
188
1.39
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 9 Innings
44
0.43
Bud Norris
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
67
0.49
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
59
0.58
Bud Norris
Career
Per 9 Innings
90
0.66
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
30
0.3
Bud Norris
Career
Per 9 Innings
42.68
42.68
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
66.29
66.29
Bud Norris
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
52.96
52.96
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 9 Innings
11.43
11.43
Bud Norris
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
22
0.22
Bud Norris
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.05
Bud Norris
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
47
0.35
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
46
0.45
Bud Norris
Career
Per 9 Innings
604
4.45
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
331
3.26
Bud Norris
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.45
4.45
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.26
3.26
Bud Norris
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.41
4.41
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.21
3.21
Bud Norris
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.1
4.1
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.17
4.17
Bud Norris
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.26
0.26
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.24
0.24
Bud Norris
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3664
27
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 9 Innings
2739
27
Bud Norris
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1221.1
9
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 9 Innings
913
9
Bud Norris
Career
Per 9 Innings
1220
8.99
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
832
8.2
Bud Norris
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.99
8.99
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.2
8.2
Bud Norris
Career
Per 9 Innings
156
1.15
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
76
0.75
Bud Norris
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.15
1.15
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.75
0.75
Bud Norris
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.44
0.44
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.2
0.2
Bud Norris
Career
Per 9 Innings
485
3.57
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
283
2.79
Bud Norris
Career
Per 9 Innings
25
0.18
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Bud Norris
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.57
3.57
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.79
2.79
Bud Norris
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1153
8.5
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 9 Innings
403
3.97
Bud Norris
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.5
8.5
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.97
3.97
Bud Norris
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.25
3.25
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.05
1.05
Bud Norris
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.341
1.341
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.751
0.751
Bud Norris
Career
Per 9 Innings
50
0.37
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
0.08
Bud Norris
Career
Per 9 Innings
56
0.41
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
0.11
Bud Norris
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.03
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.01
Bud Norris
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5304
39.09
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 9 Innings
3765
37.11
Bud Norris
Career
Per 9 Innings
87
0.64
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
191
1.88
Bud Norris
Career
Per 9 Innings
654
4.82
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
364
3.59
Bud Norris
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.82
4.82
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.59
3.59
Bud Norris
Career
Per 9 Innings
38
0.28
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Bud Norris
Career
Per 9 Innings
27
0.2
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Bud Norris
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
88
0.65
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bud Norris
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.396
1.396
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.221
1.221
Bud Norris
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4698
34.62
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 9 Innings
3471
34.22
Bud Norris
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.84
1.84
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.95
0.95
Bud Norris
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.314
0.314
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.253
0.253
Bud Norris
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
39.09
39.09
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 9 Innings
37.11
37.11

Fielding Stats for Bud Norris and Ted Wilks

Bud Norris
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
10
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
Bud Norris
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
355
2.62
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
385
Bud Norris
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
188
1.39
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Bud Norris
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3664
27
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Bud Norris
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1221.1
9
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Bud Norris
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
86
0.63
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 9 Innings
30
Bud Norris
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
132
0.97
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 9 Innings
120
Bud Norris
Career
Per 9 Innings
18
0.13
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
Bud Norris
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
236
1.74
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 9 Innings
158
Bud Norris
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
218
1.61
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 9 Innings
150
Bud Norris
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
92.37
92.37
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
94.94
Bud Norris
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.614
0.614
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.39
Bud Norris
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
52.96
52.96
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Bud Norris
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
0.07
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
11
Bud Norris
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Bud Norris
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Bud Norris
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Bud Norris
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 9 Innings
0

Hitting Stats for Bud Norris and Ted Wilks

Bud Norris
Career
Per 600 PA
10
10
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 600 PA
10
10
Bud Norris
Career
Per 600 PA
357
846.64
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
385
982.98
Bud Norris
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
253
600
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 600 PA
235
600
Bud Norris
Career
Per 600 PA
204
483.79
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
206
525.96
Bud Norris
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.157
0.157
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 600 PA
0.131
0.131
Bud Norris
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.492
0.492
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 600 PA
0.4
0.4
Bud Norris
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
32
75.89
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 600 PA
27
68.94
Bud Norris
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
26
61.66
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 600 PA
24
61.28
Bud Norris
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
11.86
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 600 PA
3
7.66
Bud Norris
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
2.37
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bud Norris
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bud Norris
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
14.23
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 600 PA
3
7.66
Bud Norris
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.188
0.188
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 600 PA
0.111
0.111
Bud Norris
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bud Norris
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bud Norris
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7.34
17.41
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 600 PA
5.99
15.3
Bud Norris
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
39
92.49
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 600 PA
30
76.6
Bud Norris
Career
Per 600 PA
41
97.23
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
43
109.79
Bud Norris
Career
Per 600 PA
0.191
0.191
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.194
0.194
Bud Norris
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.191
0.191
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 600 PA
0.146
0.146
Bud Norris
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.382
0.382
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 600 PA
0.339
0.339
Bud Norris
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.034
0.034
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 600 PA
0.015
0.015
Bud Norris
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.134
0.134
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 600 PA
0.124
0.124
Bud Norris
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.276
0.276
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 600 PA
0.256
0.256
Bud Norris
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.229
0.229
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 600 PA
0.184
0.184
Bud Norris
Career
Per 600 PA
10
23.72
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
15
38.3
Bud Norris
Career
Per 600 PA
12
28.46
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
13
33.19
Bud Norris
Career
Per 600 PA
22
52.17
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
28
71.49
Bud Norris
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5.76
13.65
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 600 PA
3.03
7.75
Bud Norris
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
4.74
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bud Norris
Career
Per 600 PA
7
16.6
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
16
40.85
Bud Norris
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bud Norris
Career
Per 600 PA
66
156.52
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
59
150.64
Bud Norris
Career
Per 600 PA
3.83
3.83
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3.98
3.98
Bud Norris
Career
Per 600 PA
0.11
0.11
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.27
0.27
Bud Norris
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
38
90.12
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 600 PA
13
33.19
Bud Norris
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
4.74
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bud Norris
Career
Per 600 PA
2
4.74
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
2.55
Bud Norris
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bud Norris
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bud Norris
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bud Norris
Career
Per 600 PA
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 600 PA