Al Pratt vs. Ted Wills — Career Comparison

Al Pratt
Pre-GenerationalPennsylvaniaThrows RightNorth AmericaCleveland Forest CitysUnknownStarting Pitcher
Ted Wills
Silent GenerationCaliforniaThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaBoston Red SoxAmerican LeagueRelief Pitcher

Al Pratt built a career as a starting pitcher and Ted Wills as a reliever — different jobs with different demands — but on the metrics that apply to both, a comparison is still worth making. Al Pratt posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 4.41 and WHIP 1.535 compared to 5.46 and 1.674 for Ted Wills. By the career numbers, Al Pratt had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Al Pratt and Ted Wills

Al Pratt
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Ted Wills
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
5
Al Pratt
Career
Per 9 Innings
43
1.17
Ted Wills
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
83
4.01
Al Pratt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
40
1.09
Ted Wills
Career
Per 9 Innings
13
0.63
Al Pratt
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
12
0.33
Ted Wills
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
0.39
Al Pratt
Career
Per 9 Innings
26
0.71
Ted Wills
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
0.53
Al Pratt
Career
Per 9 Innings
31.58
31.58
Ted Wills
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
42.11
42.11
Al Pratt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
93.02
93.02
Ted Wills
Career
Per 9 Innings
15.66
15.66
Al Pratt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
30
0.82
Ted Wills
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.1
Al Pratt
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ted Wills
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Al Pratt
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ted Wills
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.24
Al Pratt
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
162
4.41
Ted Wills
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
113
5.46
Al Pratt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.41
4.41
Ted Wills
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.46
5.46
Al Pratt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.13
4.13
Ted Wills
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.99
5.99
Al Pratt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.78
3.78
Ted Wills
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.32
5.32
Al Pratt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.28
0.28
Ted Wills
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.284
0.284
Al Pratt
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
991
27
Ted Wills
Career
Per 9 Innings
559
27
Al Pratt
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
330.1
9
Ted Wills
Career
Per 9 Innings
186.1
9
Al Pratt
Career
Per 9 Innings
446
12.15
Ted Wills
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
210
10.14
Al Pratt
Career
Per 9 Innings
12.15
12.15
Ted Wills
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10.14
10.14
Al Pratt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
0.33
Ted Wills
Career
Per 9 Innings
29
1.4
Al Pratt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.33
0.33
Ted Wills
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.4
1.4
Al Pratt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.28
0.28
Ted Wills
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.35
0.35
Al Pratt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
61
1.66
Ted Wills
Career
Per 9 Innings
97
4.69
Al Pratt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Ted Wills
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
0.24
Al Pratt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.66
1.66
Ted Wills
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.69
4.69
Al Pratt
Career
Per 9 Innings
41
1.12
Ted Wills
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
133
6.42
Al Pratt
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.12
1.12
Ted Wills
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6.42
6.42
Al Pratt
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.95
0.95
Ted Wills
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.6
1.6
Al Pratt
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.309
0.309
Ted Wills
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.234
1.234
Al Pratt
Career
Per 9 Innings
62
1.69
Ted Wills
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
17
0.82
Al Pratt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Ted Wills
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
0.48
Al Pratt
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ted Wills
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Al Pratt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1655
45.09
Ted Wills
Career
Per 9 Innings
847
40.91
Al Pratt
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.08
Ted Wills
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
24
1.16
Al Pratt
Career
Per 9 Innings
421
11.47
Ted Wills
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
123
5.94
Al Pratt
Career
Per 9 Innings
11.47
11.47
Ted Wills
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.94
5.94
Al Pratt
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ted Wills
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Al Pratt
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ted Wills
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Al Pratt
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ted Wills
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Al Pratt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.535
1.535
Ted Wills
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.648
1.648
Al Pratt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1594
43.43
Ted Wills
Career
Per 9 Innings
740
35.74
Al Pratt
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.79
9.79
Ted Wills
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.48
1.48
Al Pratt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.282
0.282
Ted Wills
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.313
0.313
Al Pratt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
45.09
45.09
Ted Wills
Career
Per 9 Innings
40.91
40.91

Fielding Stats for Al Pratt and Ted Wills

Al Pratt
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Ted Wills
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
5
Al Pratt
Career
Per 9 Innings
58
1.46
Ted Wills
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
83
4.01
Al Pratt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
45
1.13
Ted Wills
Career
Per 9 Innings
13
0.63
Al Pratt
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1074
27
Ted Wills
Career
Per 9 Innings
559
27
Al Pratt
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
358
9
Ted Wills
Career
Per 9 Innings
186.1
9
Al Pratt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
34
0.85
Ted Wills
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
0.34
Al Pratt
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
55
1.38
Ted Wills
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
34
1.64
Al Pratt
Career
Per 9 Innings
16
0.4
Ted Wills
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.19
Al Pratt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
105
2.64
Ted Wills
Career
Per 9 Innings
45
2.17
Al Pratt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
89
2.24
Ted Wills
Career
Per 9 Innings
41
1.98
Al Pratt
Career
Per 9 Innings
84.76
84.76
Ted Wills
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
91.11
91.11
Al Pratt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.535
1.535
Ted Wills
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.494
0.494
Al Pratt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
77.59
77.59
Ted Wills
Career
Per 9 Innings
15.66
15.66
Al Pratt
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6
0.15
Ted Wills
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.19
Al Pratt
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ted Wills
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Al Pratt
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ted Wills
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Al Pratt
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ted Wills
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Al Pratt
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ted Wills
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Al Pratt and Ted Wills

Al Pratt
Career
Per 600 PA
2
2
Ted Wills
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
5
Al Pratt
Career
Per 600 PA
45
137.76
Ted Wills
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
84
1028.57
Al Pratt
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
196
600
Ted Wills
Career
Per 600 PA
49
600
Al Pratt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
195
596.94
Ted Wills
Career
Per 600 PA
44
538.78
Al Pratt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.267
0.267
Ted Wills
Career
Per 600 PA
0.25
0.25
Al Pratt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.665
0.665
Ted Wills
Career
Per 600 PA
0.643
0.643
Al Pratt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
52
159.18
Ted Wills
Career
Per 600 PA
11
134.69
Al Pratt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
37
113.27
Ted Wills
Career
Per 600 PA
8
97.96
Al Pratt
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
6
18.37
Ted Wills
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
36.73
Al Pratt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9
27.55
Ted Wills
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Al Pratt
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ted Wills
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Al Pratt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
15
45.92
Ted Wills
Career
Per 600 PA
3
36.73
Al Pratt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.289
0.289
Ted Wills
Career
Per 600 PA
0.273
0.273
Al Pratt
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ted Wills
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Al Pratt
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ted Wills
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Al Pratt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
19.12
58.54
Ted Wills
Career
Per 600 PA
4.3
52.66
Al Pratt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
76
232.65
Ted Wills
Career
Per 600 PA
14
171.43
Al Pratt
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
53
162.24
Ted Wills
Career
Per 600 PAverified
14
171.43
Al Pratt
Career
Per 600 PA
0.27
0.27
Ted Wills
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.298
0.298
Al Pratt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.39
0.39
Ted Wills
Career
Per 600 PA
0.318
0.318
Al Pratt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.66
0.66
Ted Wills
Career
Per 600 PA
0.616
0.616
Al Pratt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.123
0.123
Ted Wills
Career
Per 600 PA
0.068
0.068
Al Pratt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.219
0.219
Ted Wills
Career
Per 600 PA
0.214
0.214
Al Pratt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.538
0.538
Ted Wills
Career
Per 600 PA
0.515
0.515
Al Pratt
Career
Per 600 PA
0.268
0.268
Ted Wills
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.367
0.367
Al Pratt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
41
125.51
Ted Wills
Career
Per 600 PA
4
48.98
Al Pratt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
32
97.96
Ted Wills
Career
Per 600 PA
1
12.24
Al Pratt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
73
223.47
Ted Wills
Career
Per 600 PA
5
61.22
Al Pratt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
22.32
68.33
Ted Wills
Career
Per 600 PA
4.65
56.94
Al Pratt
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ted Wills
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Al Pratt
Career
Per 600 PA
1
3.06
Ted Wills
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
36.73
Al Pratt
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ted Wills
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Al Pratt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
3.06
Ted Wills
Career
Per 600 PA
14
171.43
Al Pratt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
196
196
Ted Wills
Career
Per 600 PA
3.5
3.5
Al Pratt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1
Ted Wills
Career
Per 600 PA
0.21
0.21
Al Pratt
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ted Wills
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
24.49
Al Pratt
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ted Wills
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Al Pratt
Career
Per 600 PA
2
6.12
Ted Wills
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Al Pratt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
3.06
Ted Wills
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Al Pratt
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ted Wills
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Al Pratt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
3.06
Ted Wills
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Al Pratt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
100
100
Ted Wills
Career
Per 600 PA