Rick Waits vs. Ted Wilks — Career Comparison

Rick Waits
Baby BoomersGeorgiaThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaCleveland GuardiansAmerican LeagueStarting Pitcher
Ted Wilks
Greatest GenerationNew YorkThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaSt. Louis CardinalsNational LeagueRelief Pitcher

Rick Waits 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 4.25 and 1.483 for Rick Waits. By the career numbers, Ted Wilks had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Rick Waits and Ted Wilks

Rick Waits
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
12
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
10
Rick Waits
Career
Per 9 Innings
317
2
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
385
3.8
Rick Waits
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
190
1.2
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 9 Innings
44
0.43
Rick Waits
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
79
0.5
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
59
0.58
Rick Waits
Career
Per 9 Innings
92
0.58
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
30
0.3
Rick Waits
Career
Per 9 Innings
46.2
46.2
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
66.29
66.29
Rick Waits
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
59.94
59.94
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 9 Innings
11.43
11.43
Rick Waits
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
47
0.3
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 9 Innings
22
0.22
Rick Waits
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
0.06
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
0.05
Rick Waits
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
0.05
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
46
0.45
Rick Waits
Career
Per 9 Innings
674
4.25
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
331
3.26
Rick Waits
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.25
4.25
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.26
3.26
Rick Waits
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.3
4.3
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.21
3.21
Rick Waits
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.3
4.3
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.17
4.17
Rick Waits
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.277
0.277
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.24
0.24
Rick Waits
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4281
27
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 9 Innings
2739
27
Rick Waits
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1427
9
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 9 Innings
913
9
Rick Waits
Career
Per 9 Innings
1514
9.55
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
832
8.2
Rick Waits
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.55
9.55
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.2
8.2
Rick Waits
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
110
0.69
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
76
0.75
Rick Waits
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.69
0.69
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.75
0.75
Rick Waits
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.35
0.35
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.2
0.2
Rick Waits
Career
Per 9 Innings
568
3.58
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
283
2.79
Rick Waits
Career
Per 9 Innings
34
0.21
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Rick Waits
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.58
3.58
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.79
2.79
Rick Waits
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
659
4.16
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 9 Innings
403
3.97
Rick Waits
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.16
4.16
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.97
3.97
Rick Waits
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.08
2.08
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.05
1.05
Rick Waits
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.86
0.86
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.751
0.751
Rick Waits
Career
Per 9 Innings
37
0.23
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
0.08
Rick Waits
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
0.07
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 9 Innings
11
0.11
Rick Waits
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.01
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.01
Rick Waits
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6152
38.8
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 9 Innings
3765
37.11
Rick Waits
Career
Per 9 Innings
45
0.28
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
191
1.88
Rick Waits
Career
Per 9 Innings
741
4.67
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
364
3.59
Rick Waits
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.67
4.67
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.59
3.59
Rick Waits
Career
Per 9 Innings
64
0.4
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Rick Waits
Career
Per 9 Innings
34
0.21
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Rick Waits
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
162
1.02
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rick Waits
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.459
1.459
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.221
1.221
Rick Waits
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5475
34.53
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 9 Innings
3471
34.22
Rick Waits
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.34
2.34
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.95
0.95
Rick Waits
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.298
0.298
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.253
0.253
Rick Waits
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
38.8
38.8
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 9 Innings
37.11
37.11

Fielding Stats for Rick Waits and Ted Wilks

Rick Waits
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
12
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
Rick Waits
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
317
2
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
385
Rick Waits
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
190
1.2
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Rick Waits
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4281
27
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Rick Waits
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1427
9
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Rick Waits
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
91
0.57
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 9 Innings
30
Rick Waits
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
252
1.59
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 9 Innings
120
Rick Waits
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
0.05
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
Rick Waits
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
351
2.21
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 9 Innings
158
Rick Waits
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
343
2.16
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 9 Innings
150
Rick Waits
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
97.72
97.72
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 9 Innings
94.94
Rick Waits
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.082
1.082
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.39
Rick Waits
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
59.94
59.94
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Rick Waits
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
0.06
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
11
Rick Waits
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Rick Waits
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Rick Waits
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Rick Waits
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 9 Innings
0

Hitting Stats for Rick Waits and Ted Wilks

Rick Waits
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
12
12
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 600 PA
10
10
Rick Waits
Career
Per 600 PAverified
329
197400
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
385
982.98
Rick Waits
Career
Per 600 PA
1
600
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
235
600
Rick Waits
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
600
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
206
525.96
Rick Waits
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.131
0.131
Rick Waits
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.4
0.4
Rick Waits
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
27
68.94
Rick Waits
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
24
61.28
Rick Waits
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
7.66
Rick Waits
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rick Waits
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rick Waits
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
7.66
Rick Waits
Career
Per 600 PA
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.111
0.111
Rick Waits
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rick Waits
Career
Per 600 PA
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rick Waits
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5.99
15.3
Rick Waits
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
30
76.6
Rick Waits
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
43
109.79
Rick Waits
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.194
0.194
Rick Waits
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.146
0.146
Rick Waits
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.339
0.339
Rick Waits
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.015
0.015
Rick Waits
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.124
0.124
Rick Waits
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.256
0.256
Rick Waits
Career
Per 600 PA
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.184
0.184
Rick Waits
Career
Per 600 PAverified
4
2400
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
15
38.3
Rick Waits
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
13
33.19
Rick Waits
Career
Per 600 PAverified
4
2400
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
28
71.49
Rick Waits
Career
Per 600 PA
-0.44
-263.73
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3.03
7.75
Rick Waits
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rick Waits
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
16
40.85
Rick Waits
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rick Waits
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1
600
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 600 PAverified
59
150.64
Rick Waits
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3.98
3.98
Rick Waits
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.27
0.27
Rick Waits
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
13
33.19
Rick Waits
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rick Waits
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 600 PA
1
2.55
Rick Waits
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rick Waits
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
600
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rick Waits
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
600
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rick Waits
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 600 PA