Matt Wagner vs. Ted Wilks — Career Comparison

Matt Wagner
Gen XIowaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaSeattle MarinersAmerican LeagueStarting Pitcher
Ted Wilks
Greatest GenerationNew YorkThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaSt. Louis CardinalsNational LeagueRelief Pitcher

Matt Wagner 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 6.86 and 1.638 for Matt Wagner. By the career numbers, Ted Wilks had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Matt Wagner and Ted Wilks

Matt Wagner
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
10
Matt Wagner
Career
Per 9 Innings
15
1.69
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
385
3.8
Matt Wagner
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
1.58
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
44
0.43
Matt Wagner
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.34
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
59
0.58
Matt Wagner
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5
0.56
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
30
0.3
Matt Wagner
Career
Per 9 Innings
37.5
37.5
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
66.29
66.29
Matt Wagner
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
93.33
93.33
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 9 Innings
11.43
11.43
Matt Wagner
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.11
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
22
0.22
Matt Wagner
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.05
Matt Wagner
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
46
0.45
Matt Wagner
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
61
6.86
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
331
3.26
Matt Wagner
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.86
6.86
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.26
3.26
Matt Wagner
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.97
5.97
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.21
3.21
Matt Wagner
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.95
5.95
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.17
4.17
Matt Wagner
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.285
0.285
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.24
0.24
Matt Wagner
Career
Per 9 Innings
240
27
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2739
27
Matt Wagner
Career
Per 9 Innings
80
9
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
913
9
Matt Wagner
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
91
10.24
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
832
8.2
Matt Wagner
Career
Per 9 Innings
10.24
10.24
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.2
8.2
Matt Wagner
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
15
1.69
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
76
0.75
Matt Wagner
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.69
1.69
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.75
0.75
Matt Wagner
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.2
0.2
Matt Wagner
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
38
4.28
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
283
2.79
Matt Wagner
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.23
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Matt Wagner
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.28
4.28
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.79
2.79
Matt Wagner
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
41
4.61
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
403
3.97
Matt Wagner
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.61
4.61
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.97
3.97
Matt Wagner
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.73
2.73
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.05
1.05
Matt Wagner
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.988
0.988
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.751
0.751
Matt Wagner
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
0.08
Matt Wagner
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3
0.34
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
0.11
Matt Wagner
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.01
Matt Wagner
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
364
40.95
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3765
37.11
Matt Wagner
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
191
1.88
Matt Wagner
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
62
6.98
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
364
3.59
Matt Wagner
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.98
6.98
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.59
3.59
Matt Wagner
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Matt Wagner
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.45
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Matt Wagner
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.56
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Matt Wagner
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.613
1.613
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.221
1.221
Matt Wagner
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
319
35.89
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3471
34.22
Matt Wagner
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.13
4.13
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.95
0.95
Matt Wagner
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.289
0.289
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.253
0.253
Matt Wagner
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
40.95
40.95
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 9 Innings
37.11
37.11

Fielding Stats for Matt Wagner and Ted Wilks

Matt Wagner
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
1
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
10
Matt Wagner
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
1.69
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
385
Matt Wagner
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
1.58
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Matt Wagner
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
240
27
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Matt Wagner
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
80
9
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Matt Wagner
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.45
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
30
Matt Wagner
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
0.9
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
120
Matt Wagner
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
0.11
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
Matt Wagner
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
1.46
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
158
Matt Wagner
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
1.35
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
150
Matt Wagner
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
92.31
92.31
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
94.94
Matt Wagner
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.8
0.8
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.39
Matt Wagner
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
93.33
93.33
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Matt Wagner
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.11
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
11
Matt Wagner
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Matt Wagner
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Matt Wagner
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Matt Wagner
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 9 Innings
0

Hitting Stats for Matt Wagner and Ted Wilks

Matt Wagner
Career
Per 600 PA
1
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10
10
Matt Wagner
Career
Per 600 PA
15
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
385
982.98
Matt Wagner
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
235
600
Matt Wagner
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
206
525.96
Matt Wagner
Career
Per 600 PA
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.131
0.131
Matt Wagner
Career
Per 600 PA
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.4
0.4
Matt Wagner
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
27
68.94
Matt Wagner
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
24
61.28
Matt Wagner
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
7.66
Matt Wagner
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Wagner
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Wagner
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
7.66
Matt Wagner
Career
Per 600 PA
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.111
0.111
Matt Wagner
Career
Per 600 PA
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Wagner
Career
Per 600 PA
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Wagner
Career
Per 600 PA
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5.99
15.3
Matt Wagner
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
30
76.6
Matt Wagner
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
43
109.79
Matt Wagner
Career
Per 600 PA
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.194
0.194
Matt Wagner
Career
Per 600 PA
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.146
0.146
Matt Wagner
Career
Per 600 PA
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.339
0.339
Matt Wagner
Career
Per 600 PA
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.015
0.015
Matt Wagner
Career
Per 600 PA
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.124
0.124
Matt Wagner
Career
Per 600 PA
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.256
0.256
Matt Wagner
Career
Per 600 PA
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.184
0.184
Matt Wagner
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
15
38.3
Matt Wagner
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
13
33.19
Matt Wagner
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
28
71.49
Matt Wagner
Career
Per 600 PA
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3.03
7.75
Matt Wagner
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Wagner
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
16
40.85
Matt Wagner
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Wagner
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 600 PA
59
150.64
Matt Wagner
Career
Per 600 PA
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3.98
3.98
Matt Wagner
Career
Per 600 PA
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.27
0.27
Matt Wagner
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
13
33.19
Matt Wagner
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Wagner
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 600 PA
1
2.55
Matt Wagner
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Wagner
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Wagner
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Wagner
Career
Per 600 PA
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 600 PA