Tsuyoshi Wada vs. Ted Wilks — Career Comparison

Tsuyoshi Wada
MillenialJapanThrows LeftBats LeftAsiaChicago CubsNational LeagueStarting Pitcher
Ted Wilks
Greatest GenerationNew YorkThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaSt. Louis CardinalsNational LeagueRelief Pitcher

Tsuyoshi Wada 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 3.36 and 1.269 for Tsuyoshi Wada. By the career numbers, Ted Wilks had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Tsuyoshi Wada and Ted Wilks

Tsuyoshi Wada
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
10
Tsuyoshi Wada
Career
Per 9 Innings
21
1.86
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
385
3.8
Tsuyoshi Wada
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
20
1.77
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
44
0.43
Tsuyoshi Wada
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
0.44
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
59
0.58
Tsuyoshi Wada
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5
0.44
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
30
0.3
Tsuyoshi Wada
Career
Per 9 Innings
50
50
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
66.29
66.29
Tsuyoshi Wada
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
95.24
95.24
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 9 Innings
11.43
11.43
Tsuyoshi Wada
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
22
0.22
Tsuyoshi Wada
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.05
Tsuyoshi Wada
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
46
0.45
Tsuyoshi Wada
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
38
3.36
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
331
3.26
Tsuyoshi Wada
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.36
3.36
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.26
3.26
Tsuyoshi Wada
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.69
3.69
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.21
3.21
Tsuyoshi Wada
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.81
3.81
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.17
4.17
Tsuyoshi Wada
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.251
0.251
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.24
0.24
Tsuyoshi Wada
Career
Per 9 Innings
305
27
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2739
27
Tsuyoshi Wada
Career
Per 9 Innings
101.2
9
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
913
9
Tsuyoshi Wada
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
97
8.59
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
832
8.2
Tsuyoshi Wada
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.59
8.59
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.2
8.2
Tsuyoshi Wada
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
12
1.06
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
76
0.75
Tsuyoshi Wada
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.06
1.06
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.75
0.75
Tsuyoshi Wada
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.57
0.57
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.2
0.2
Tsuyoshi Wada
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
30
2.66
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 9 Innings
283
2.79
Tsuyoshi Wada
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.18
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Tsuyoshi Wada
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.66
2.66
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.79
2.79
Tsuyoshi Wada
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
88
7.79
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
403
3.97
Tsuyoshi Wada
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.79
7.79
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.97
3.97
Tsuyoshi Wada
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.19
4.19
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.05
1.05
Tsuyoshi Wada
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.161
1.161
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.751
0.751
Tsuyoshi Wada
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
0.09
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
0.08
Tsuyoshi Wada
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4
0.35
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
0.11
Tsuyoshi Wada
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.01
Tsuyoshi Wada
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
425
37.62
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3765
37.11
Tsuyoshi Wada
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
191
1.88
Tsuyoshi Wada
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
42
3.72
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
364
3.59
Tsuyoshi Wada
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.72
3.72
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.59
3.59
Tsuyoshi Wada
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.27
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Tsuyoshi Wada
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.18
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Tsuyoshi Wada
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
0.71
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tsuyoshi Wada
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.249
1.249
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.221
1.221
Tsuyoshi Wada
Career
Per 9 Innings
386
34.17
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3471
34.22
Tsuyoshi Wada
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.95
0.95
Tsuyoshi Wada
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.297
0.297
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.253
0.253
Tsuyoshi Wada
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
37.62
37.62
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 9 Innings
37.11
37.11

Fielding Stats for Tsuyoshi Wada and Ted Wilks

Tsuyoshi Wada
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
2
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
10
Tsuyoshi Wada
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
21
1.86
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
385
Tsuyoshi Wada
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
20
1.77
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Tsuyoshi Wada
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
305
27
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Tsuyoshi Wada
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
101.2
9
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Tsuyoshi Wada
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.44
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
30
Tsuyoshi Wada
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
0.89
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
120
Tsuyoshi Wada
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
Tsuyoshi Wada
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
1.33
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
158
Tsuyoshi Wada
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
1.33
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
150
Tsuyoshi Wada
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 9 Innings
94.94
Tsuyoshi Wada
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.714
0.714
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.39
Tsuyoshi Wada
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
95.24
95.24
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Tsuyoshi Wada
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
11
Tsuyoshi Wada
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Tsuyoshi Wada
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Tsuyoshi Wada
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Tsuyoshi Wada
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 9 Innings
0

Hitting Stats for Tsuyoshi Wada and Ted Wilks

Tsuyoshi Wada
Career
Per 600 PA
2
2
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10
10
Tsuyoshi Wada
Career
Per 600 PA
21
381.82
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
385
982.98
Tsuyoshi Wada
Career
Per 600 PA
33
600
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
235
600
Tsuyoshi Wada
Career
Per 600 PA
28
509.09
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
206
525.96
Tsuyoshi Wada
Career
Per 600 PA
0.036
0.036
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.131
0.131
Tsuyoshi Wada
Career
Per 600 PA
0.242
0.242
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.4
0.4
Tsuyoshi Wada
Career
Per 600 PA
1
18.18
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
27
68.94
Tsuyoshi Wada
Career
Per 600 PA
1
18.18
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
24
61.28
Tsuyoshi Wada
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
7.66
Tsuyoshi Wada
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tsuyoshi Wada
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tsuyoshi Wada
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
7.66
Tsuyoshi Wada
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.111
0.111
Tsuyoshi Wada
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tsuyoshi Wada
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tsuyoshi Wada
Career
Per 600 PA
0.12
2.14
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5.99
15.3
Tsuyoshi Wada
Career
Per 600 PA
1
18.18
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
30
76.6
Tsuyoshi Wada
Career
Per 600 PA
3
54.55
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
43
109.79
Tsuyoshi Wada
Career
Per 600 PA
0.1
0.1
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.194
0.194
Tsuyoshi Wada
Career
Per 600 PA
0.036
0.036
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.146
0.146
Tsuyoshi Wada
Career
Per 600 PA
0.136
0.136
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.339
0.339
Tsuyoshi Wada
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.015
0.015
Tsuyoshi Wada
Career
Per 600 PA
0.054
0.054
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.124
0.124
Tsuyoshi Wada
Career
Per 600 PA
0.111
0.111
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.256
0.256
Tsuyoshi Wada
Career
Per 600 PA
0.077
0.077
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.184
0.184
Tsuyoshi Wada
Career
Per 600 PA
1
18.18
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
15
38.3
Tsuyoshi Wada
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
13
33.19
Tsuyoshi Wada
Career
Per 600 PA
1
18.18
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
28
71.49
Tsuyoshi Wada
Career
Per 600 PA
-1.55
-28.2
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3.03
7.75
Tsuyoshi Wada
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tsuyoshi Wada
Career
Per 600 PA
2
36.36
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
16
40.85
Tsuyoshi Wada
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tsuyoshi Wada
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
15
272.73
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 600 PAverified
59
150.64
Tsuyoshi Wada
Career
Per 600 PA
2.2
2.2
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3.98
3.98
Tsuyoshi Wada
Career
Per 600 PA
0.13
0.13
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.27
0.27
Tsuyoshi Wada
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
54.55
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
13
33.19
Tsuyoshi Wada
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tsuyoshi Wada
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 600 PA
1
2.55
Tsuyoshi Wada
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tsuyoshi Wada
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tsuyoshi Wada
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tsuyoshi Wada
Career
Per 600 PA
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 600 PA