Jake Wade vs. Ted Wilks — Career Comparison

Jake Wade
Greatest GenerationNorth CarolinaThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaDetroit TigersAmerican LeagueStarting Pitcher
Ted Wilks
Greatest GenerationNew YorkThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaSt. Louis CardinalsNational LeagueRelief Pitcher

Jake Wade 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 5 and 1.691 for Jake Wade. By the career numbers, Ted Wilks had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Jake Wade and Ted Wilks

Jake Wade
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
8
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
10
Jake Wade
Career
Per 9 Innings
171
2.3
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
385
3.8
Jake Wade
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
71
0.96
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 9 Innings
44
0.43
Jake Wade
Career
Per 9 Innings
27
0.36
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
59
0.58
Jake Wade
Career
Per 9 Innings
40
0.54
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
30
0.3
Jake Wade
Career
Per 9 Innings
40.3
40.3
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
66.29
66.29
Jake Wade
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
41.52
41.52
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 9 Innings
11.43
11.43
Jake Wade
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
20
0.27
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
22
0.22
Jake Wade
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.04
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.05
Jake Wade
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.04
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
46
0.45
Jake Wade
Career
Per 9 Innings
371
5
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
331
3.26
Jake Wade
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
5
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.26
3.26
Jake Wade
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.08
5.08
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.21
3.21
Jake Wade
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.96
4.96
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.17
4.17
Jake Wade
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.265
0.265
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.24
0.24
Jake Wade
Career
Per 9 Innings
2005
27
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2739
27
Jake Wade
Career
Per 9 Innings
668.1
9
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
913
9
Jake Wade
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
690
9.29
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
832
8.2
Jake Wade
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.29
9.29
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.2
8.2
Jake Wade
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
42
0.57
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 9 Innings
76
0.75
Jake Wade
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.57
0.57
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.75
0.75
Jake Wade
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.25
0.25
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.2
0.2
Jake Wade
Career
Per 9 Innings
440
5.93
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
283
2.79
Jake Wade
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jake Wade
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.93
5.93
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.79
2.79
Jake Wade
Career
Per 9 Innings
291
3.92
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
403
3.97
Jake Wade
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.92
3.92
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.97
3.97
Jake Wade
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.7
1.7
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.05
1.05
Jake Wade
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.094
1.094
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.751
0.751
Jake Wade
Career
Per 9 Innings
20
0.27
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
0.08
Jake Wade
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
9
0.12
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
0.11
Jake Wade
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.01
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.01
Jake Wade
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3057
41.17
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3765
37.11
Jake Wade
Career
Per 9 Innings
57
0.77
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
191
1.88
Jake Wade
Career
Per 9 Innings
421
5.67
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
364
3.59
Jake Wade
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.67
5.67
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.59
3.59
Jake Wade
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jake Wade
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jake Wade
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jake Wade
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.691
1.691
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.221
1.221
Jake Wade
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2608
35.12
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3471
34.22
Jake Wade
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.46
2.46
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.95
0.95
Jake Wade
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.285
0.285
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.253
0.253
Jake Wade
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
41.17
41.17
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 9 Innings
37.11
37.11

Fielding Stats for Jake Wade and Ted Wilks

Jake Wade
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
10
Jake Wade
Career
Per 9 Innings
171
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
385
Jake Wade
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Jake Wade
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Jake Wade
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Jake Wade
Career
Per 9 Innings
22
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
30
Jake Wade
Career
Per 9 Innings
120
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 9 Innings
120
Jake Wade
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
8
Jake Wade
Career
Per 9 Innings
151
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
158
Jake Wade
Career
Per 9 Innings
142
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
150
Jake Wade
Career
Per 9 Innings
94.04
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
94.94
Jake Wade
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
0.83
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.39
Jake Wade
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Jake Wade
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
11
Jake Wade
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Jake Wade
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Jake Wade
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Jake Wade
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 9 Innings
0

Hitting Stats for Jake Wade and Ted Wilks

Jake Wade
Career
Per 600 PA
8
8
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10
10
Jake Wade
Career
Per 600 PA
171
444.16
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
385
982.98
Jake Wade
Career
Per 600 PA
231
600
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
235
600
Jake Wade
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
216
561.04
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 600 PA
206
525.96
Jake Wade
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.167
0.167
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 600 PA
0.131
0.131
Jake Wade
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.413
0.413
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 600 PA
0.4
0.4
Jake Wade
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
36
93.51
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 600 PA
27
68.94
Jake Wade
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
34
88.31
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 600 PA
24
61.28
Jake Wade
Career
Per 600 PA
2
5.19
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
7.66
Jake Wade
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jake Wade
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jake Wade
Career
Per 600 PA
2
5.19
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
7.66
Jake Wade
Career
Per 600 PA
0.056
0.056
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.111
0.111
Jake Wade
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jake Wade
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jake Wade
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7.98
20.72
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 600 PA
5.99
15.3
Jake Wade
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
38
98.7
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 600 PA
30
76.6
Jake Wade
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
49
127.27
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 600 PA
43
109.79
Jake Wade
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.214
0.214
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 600 PA
0.194
0.194
Jake Wade
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.176
0.176
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 600 PA
0.146
0.146
Jake Wade
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.39
0.39
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 600 PA
0.339
0.339
Jake Wade
Career
Per 600 PA
0.009
0.009
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.015
0.015
Jake Wade
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.14
0.14
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 600 PA
0.124
0.124
Jake Wade
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.282
0.282
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 600 PA
0.256
0.256
Jake Wade
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.267
0.267
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 600 PA
0.184
0.184
Jake Wade
Career
Per 600 PA
14
36.36
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
15
38.3
Jake Wade
Career
Per 600 PA
7
18.18
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
13
33.19
Jake Wade
Career
Per 600 PA
21
54.55
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
28
71.49
Jake Wade
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6.63
17.23
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 600 PA
3.03
7.75
Jake Wade
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
2.6
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jake Wade
Career
Per 600 PA
12
31.17
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
16
40.85
Jake Wade
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jake Wade
Career
Per 600 PA
81
210.39
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
59
150.64
Jake Wade
Career
Per 600 PA
2.85
2.85
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3.98
3.98
Jake Wade
Career
Per 600 PA
0.15
0.15
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.27
0.27
Jake Wade
Career
Per 600 PA
2
5.19
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
13
33.19
Jake Wade
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jake Wade
Career
Per 600 PA
1
2.6
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
2.55
Jake Wade
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jake Wade
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jake Wade
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jake Wade
Career
Per 600 PA
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 600 PA