Ewing Waddy vs. Ted Wilks — Career Comparison

Ewing Waddy
Greatest GenerationTennesseeThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaIndianapolis ABCs/Detroit StarsNegro National League IIStarting Pitcher
Ted Wilks
Greatest GenerationNew YorkThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaSt. Louis CardinalsNational LeagueRelief Pitcher

Ewing Waddy 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 6.81 and 1.826 for Ewing Waddy. By the career numbers, Ted Wilks had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Ewing Waddy and Ted Wilks

Ewing Waddy
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
10
Ewing Waddy
Career
Per 9 Innings
18
2.11
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
385
3.8
Ewing Waddy
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
1.29
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
44
0.43
Ewing Waddy
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.23
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
59
0.58
Ewing Waddy
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
7
0.82
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
30
0.3
Ewing Waddy
Career
Per 9 Innings
22.22
22.22
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
66.29
66.29
Ewing Waddy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
61.11
61.11
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 9 Innings
11.43
11.43
Ewing Waddy
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.47
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
22
0.22
Ewing Waddy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.05
Ewing Waddy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
46
0.45
Ewing Waddy
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
58
6.81
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
331
3.26
Ewing Waddy
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.81
6.81
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.26
3.26
Ewing Waddy
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.96
5.96
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.21
3.21
Ewing Waddy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.68
3.68
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.17
4.17
Ewing Waddy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.337
0.337
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.24
0.24
Ewing Waddy
Career
Per 9 Innings
230
27
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2739
27
Ewing Waddy
Career
Per 9 Innings
76.2
9
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
913
9
Ewing Waddy
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
110
12.91
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
832
8.2
Ewing Waddy
Career
Per 9 Innings
12.91
12.91
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.2
8.2
Ewing Waddy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.12
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 9 Innings
76
0.75
Ewing Waddy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.12
0.12
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.75
0.75
Ewing Waddy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.06
0.06
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.2
0.2
Ewing Waddy
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
30
3.52
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
283
2.79
Ewing Waddy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ewing Waddy
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.52
3.52
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.79
2.79
Ewing Waddy
Career
Per 9 Innings
30
3.52
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
403
3.97
Ewing Waddy
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.52
3.52
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.97
3.97
Ewing Waddy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.67
1.67
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.05
1.05
Ewing Waddy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.783
0.783
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.751
0.751
Ewing Waddy
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
0.23
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
0.08
Ewing Waddy
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3
0.35
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
0.11
Ewing Waddy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.01
Ewing Waddy
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
370
43.43
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3765
37.11
Ewing Waddy
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.35
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
191
1.88
Ewing Waddy
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
74
8.69
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
364
3.59
Ewing Waddy
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.69
8.69
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.59
3.59
Ewing Waddy
Career
Per 9 Innings
11
1.29
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Ewing Waddy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ewing Waddy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
0.82
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ewing Waddy
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.826
1.826
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.221
1.221
Ewing Waddy
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
326
38.27
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3471
34.22
Ewing Waddy
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.11
4.11
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.95
0.95
Ewing Waddy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.37
0.37
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.253
0.253
Ewing Waddy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
43.43
43.43
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 9 Innings
37.11
37.11

Fielding Stats for Ewing Waddy and Ted Wilks

Ewing Waddy
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
2
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
10
Ewing Waddy
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
19
2.22
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
385
Ewing Waddy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
1.29
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Ewing Waddy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
231
27
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Ewing Waddy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
77
9
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Ewing Waddy
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.35
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
30
Ewing Waddy
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
19
2.22
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
120
Ewing Waddy
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
0.23
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
Ewing Waddy
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
24
2.81
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
158
Ewing Waddy
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
22
2.57
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
150
Ewing Waddy
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
91.67
91.67
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
94.94
Ewing Waddy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.158
1.158
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.39
Ewing Waddy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
57.89
57.89
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Ewing Waddy
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.12
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
11
Ewing Waddy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Ewing Waddy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Ewing Waddy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Ewing Waddy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 9 Innings
0

Hitting Stats for Ewing Waddy and Ted Wilks

Ewing Waddy
Career
Per 600 PA
2
2
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10
10
Ewing Waddy
Career
Per 600 PA
18
385.71
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
385
982.98
Ewing Waddy
Career
Per 600 PA
28
600
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
235
600
Ewing Waddy
Career
Per 600 PAverified
25
535.71
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
206
525.96
Ewing Waddy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.2
0.2
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 600 PA
0.131
0.131
Ewing Waddy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.582
0.582
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 600 PA
0.4
0.4
Ewing Waddy
Career
Per 600 PAverified
5
107.14
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
27
68.94
Ewing Waddy
Career
Per 600 PAverified
4
85.71
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
24
61.28
Ewing Waddy
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
21.43
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
3
7.66
Ewing Waddy
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ewing Waddy
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ewing Waddy
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
21.43
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
3
7.66
Ewing Waddy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.2
0.2
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 600 PA
0.111
0.111
Ewing Waddy
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ewing Waddy
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ewing Waddy
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2.13
45.66
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
5.99
15.3
Ewing Waddy
Career
Per 600 PAverified
6
128.57
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
30
76.6
Ewing Waddy
Career
Per 600 PAverified
8
171.43
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
43
109.79
Ewing Waddy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.286
0.286
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 600 PA
0.194
0.194
Ewing Waddy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.24
0.24
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 600 PA
0.146
0.146
Ewing Waddy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.526
0.526
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 600 PA
0.339
0.339
Ewing Waddy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.04
0.04
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 600 PA
0.015
0.015
Ewing Waddy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.189
0.189
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 600 PA
0.124
0.124
Ewing Waddy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.5
0.5
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 600 PA
0.256
0.256
Ewing Waddy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.2
0.2
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 600 PA
0.184
0.184
Ewing Waddy
Career
Per 600 PAverified
5
107.14
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
15
38.3
Ewing Waddy
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
64.29
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
13
33.19
Ewing Waddy
Career
Per 600 PAverified
8
171.43
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
28
71.49
Ewing Waddy
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2.27
48.63
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
3.03
7.75
Ewing Waddy
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ewing Waddy
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
64.29
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
16
40.85
Ewing Waddy
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ewing Waddy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 600 PA
59
150.64
Ewing Waddy
Career
Per 600 PA
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3.98
3.98
Ewing Waddy
Career
Per 600 PA
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.27
0.27
Ewing Waddy
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
13
33.19
Ewing Waddy
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ewing Waddy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 600 PA
1
2.55
Ewing Waddy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
21.43
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ewing Waddy
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ewing Waddy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
21.43
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ewing Waddy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
100
100
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 600 PA