Bill Phyle vs. Ted Wilks — Career Comparison

Bill Phyle
Pre-GenerationalMinnesotaThrows RightNorth AmericaNew York GiantsNational LeagueStarting Pitcher
Ted Wilks
Greatest GenerationNew YorkThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaSt. Louis CardinalsNational LeagueRelief Pitcher

Bill Phyle 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 3.96 and 1.500 for Bill Phyle. By the career numbers, Ted Wilks had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Bill Phyle and Ted Wilks

Bill Phyle
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
3
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
10
Bill Phyle
Career
Per 9 Innings
37
1.21
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
385
3.8
Bill Phyle
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
31
1.01
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
44
0.43
Bill Phyle
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
0.33
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
59
0.58
Bill Phyle
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
19
0.62
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
30
0.3
Bill Phyle
Career
Per 9 Innings
34.48
34.48
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
66.29
66.29
Bill Phyle
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
83.78
83.78
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 9 Innings
11.43
11.43
Bill Phyle
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
28
0.92
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 9 Innings
22
0.22
Bill Phyle
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.07
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5
0.05
Bill Phyle
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.07
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
46
0.45
Bill Phyle
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
121
3.96
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
331
3.26
Bill Phyle
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.96
3.96
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.26
3.26
Bill Phyle
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.34
4.34
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.21
3.21
Bill Phyle
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.74
3.74
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.17
4.17
Bill Phyle
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.291
0.291
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.24
0.24
Bill Phyle
Career
Per 9 Innings
826
27
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2739
27
Bill Phyle
Career
Per 9 Innings
275.1
9
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
913
9
Bill Phyle
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
324
10.59
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
832
8.2
Bill Phyle
Career
Per 9 Innings
10.59
10.59
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.2
8.2
Bill Phyle
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.13
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 9 Innings
76
0.75
Bill Phyle
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.13
0.13
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.75
0.75
Bill Phyle
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.11
0.11
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.2
0.2
Bill Phyle
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
89
2.91
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
283
2.79
Bill Phyle
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Phyle
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.91
2.91
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.79
2.79
Bill Phyle
Career
Per 9 Innings
76
2.48
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
403
3.97
Bill Phyle
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.48
2.48
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.97
3.97
Bill Phyle
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.05
2.05
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.05
1.05
Bill Phyle
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.599
0.599
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.751
0.751
Bill Phyle
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
7
0.23
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
0.08
Bill Phyle
Career
Per 9 Innings
12
0.39
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
0.11
Bill Phyle
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.03
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.01
Bill Phyle
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1213
39.65
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3765
37.11
Bill Phyle
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
0.16
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
191
1.88
Bill Phyle
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
194
6.34
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
364
3.59
Bill Phyle
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.34
6.34
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.59
3.59
Bill Phyle
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Phyle
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Phyle
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Phyle
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.5
1.5
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.221
1.221
Bill Phyle
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1112
36.35
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3471
34.22
Bill Phyle
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.24
5.24
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.95
0.95
Bill Phyle
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.31
0.31
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.253
0.253
Bill Phyle
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
39.65
39.65
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 9 Innings
37.11
37.11

Fielding Stats for Bill Phyle and Ted Wilks

Bill Phyle
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
4
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
10
Bill Phyle
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
59
1.16
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
385
Bill Phyle
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
21
0.41
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Bill Phyle
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1368
27
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Bill Phyle
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
456
9
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Bill Phyle
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
54
1.07
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 9 Innings
30
Bill Phyle
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
116
2.29
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
120
Bill Phyle
Career
Per 9 Innings
15
0.3
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
Bill Phyle
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
185
3.65
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 9 Innings
158
Bill Phyle
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
170
3.36
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 9 Innings
150
Bill Phyle
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
91.89
91.89
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
94.94
Bill Phyle
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.881
2.881
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.39
Bill Phyle
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
35.59
35.59
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Bill Phyle
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.06
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
11
Bill Phyle
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Bill Phyle
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Bill Phyle
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Bill Phyle
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 9 Innings
0

Hitting Stats for Bill Phyle and Ted Wilks

Bill Phyle
Career
Per 600 PA
4
4
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10
10
Bill Phyle
Career
Per 600 PA
61
190.63
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
385
982.98
Bill Phyle
Career
Per 600 PA
192
600
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
235
600
Bill Phyle
Career
Per 600 PAverified
182
568.75
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
206
525.96
Bill Phyle
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.176
0.176
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 600 PA
0.131
0.131
Bill Phyle
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.454
0.454
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 600 PA
0.4
0.4
Bill Phyle
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
32
100
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 600 PA
27
68.94
Bill Phyle
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
26
81.25
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 600 PA
24
61.28
Bill Phyle
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
15.63
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 600 PA
3
7.66
Bill Phyle
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
3.13
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Phyle
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Phyle
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
18.75
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 600 PA
3
7.66
Bill Phyle
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.188
0.188
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 600 PA
0.111
0.111
Bill Phyle
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Phyle
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Phyle
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8.95
27.98
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 600 PA
5.99
15.3
Bill Phyle
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
39
121.88
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 600 PA
30
76.6
Bill Phyle
Career
Per 600 PAverified
41
128.13
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
43
109.79
Bill Phyle
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.215
0.215
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 600 PA
0.194
0.194
Bill Phyle
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.214
0.214
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 600 PA
0.146
0.146
Bill Phyle
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.429
0.429
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 600 PA
0.339
0.339
Bill Phyle
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.039
0.039
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 600 PA
0.015
0.015
Bill Phyle
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.15
0.15
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 600 PA
0.124
0.124
Bill Phyle
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.333
0.333
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 600 PA
0.256
0.256
Bill Phyle
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.211
0.211
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 600 PA
0.184
0.184
Bill Phyle
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
17
53.13
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 600 PA
15
38.3
Bill Phyle
Career
Per 600 PA
8
25
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
13
33.19
Bill Phyle
Career
Per 600 PAverified
25
78.13
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
28
71.49
Bill Phyle
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8.07
25.23
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 600 PA
3.03
7.75
Bill Phyle
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Phyle
Career
Per 600 PA
9
28.13
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
16
40.85
Bill Phyle
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Phyle
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
30
93.75
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 600 PA
59
150.64
Bill Phyle
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6.4
6.4
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 600 PA
3.98
3.98
Bill Phyle
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.3
0.3
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 600 PA
0.27
0.27
Bill Phyle
Career
Per 600 PA
1
3.13
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
13
33.19
Bill Phyle
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Phyle
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 600 PA
1
2.55
Bill Phyle
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
6.25
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Phyle
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Phyle
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
6.25
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Phyle
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
100
100
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 600 PA