Admiral Walker vs. Ted Wilks — Career Comparison

Admiral Walker
Lost GenerationTexasThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaKansas City MonarchsNegro American LeagueStarting Pitcher
Ted Wilks
Greatest GenerationNew YorkThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaSt. Louis CardinalsNational LeagueRelief Pitcher

Admiral Walker 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 5.32 and 1.507 for Admiral Walker. By the career numbers, Ted Wilks had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Admiral Walker and Ted Wilks

Admiral Walker
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
10
Admiral Walker
Career
Per 9 Innings
14
1.77
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
385
3.8
Admiral Walker
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
1.27
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
44
0.43
Admiral Walker
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.51
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
59
0.58
Admiral Walker
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6
0.76
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
30
0.3
Admiral Walker
Career
Per 9 Innings
40
40
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
66.29
66.29
Admiral Walker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
71.43
71.43
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 9 Innings
11.43
11.43
Admiral Walker
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.38
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
22
0.22
Admiral Walker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.05
Admiral Walker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
46
0.45
Admiral Walker
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
42
5.32
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
331
3.26
Admiral Walker
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.32
5.32
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.26
3.26
Admiral Walker
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.25
4.25
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.21
3.21
Admiral Walker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.07
4.07
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.17
4.17
Admiral Walker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.272
0.272
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.24
0.24
Admiral Walker
Career
Per 9 Innings
213
27
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2739
27
Admiral Walker
Career
Per 9 Innings
71
9
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
913
9
Admiral Walker
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
76
9.63
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
832
8.2
Admiral Walker
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.63
9.63
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.2
8.2
Admiral Walker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 9 Innings
76
0.75
Admiral Walker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.75
0.75
Admiral Walker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.2
0.2
Admiral Walker
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
31
3.93
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
283
2.79
Admiral Walker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Admiral Walker
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.93
3.93
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.79
2.79
Admiral Walker
Career
Per 9 Innings
22
2.79
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
403
3.97
Admiral Walker
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.79
2.79
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.97
3.97
Admiral Walker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.57
1.57
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.05
1.05
Admiral Walker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.747
0.747
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.751
0.751
Admiral Walker
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3
0.38
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
0.08
Admiral Walker
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
9
1.14
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
0.11
Admiral Walker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.01
Admiral Walker
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
328
41.58
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3765
37.11
Admiral Walker
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.51
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
191
1.88
Admiral Walker
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
53
6.72
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
364
3.59
Admiral Walker
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.72
6.72
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.59
3.59
Admiral Walker
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
1.14
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Admiral Walker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Admiral Walker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.38
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Admiral Walker
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.507
1.507
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.221
1.221
Admiral Walker
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
279
35.37
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3471
34.22
Admiral Walker
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.79
3.79
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.95
0.95
Admiral Walker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.296
0.296
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.253
0.253
Admiral Walker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
41.58
41.58
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 9 Innings
37.11
37.11

Fielding Stats for Admiral Walker and Ted Wilks

Admiral Walker
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
2
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
10
Admiral Walker
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
1.75
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
385
Admiral Walker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
1.29
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Admiral Walker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
231
27
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Admiral Walker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
77
9
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Admiral Walker
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.23
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
30
Admiral Walker
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
16
1.87
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
120
Admiral Walker
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
0.12
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
Admiral Walker
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
19
2.22
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
158
Admiral Walker
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
18
2.1
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
150
Admiral Walker
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
94.74
94.74
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
94.94
Admiral Walker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.2
1.2
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.39
Admiral Walker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
73.33
73.33
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Admiral Walker
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.12
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
11
Admiral Walker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Admiral Walker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Admiral Walker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Admiral Walker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 9 Innings
0

Hitting Stats for Admiral Walker and Ted Wilks

Admiral Walker
Career
Per 600 PA
2
2
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10
10
Admiral Walker
Career
Per 600 PA
15
290.32
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
385
982.98
Admiral Walker
Career
Per 600 PA
31
600
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
235
600
Admiral Walker
Career
Per 600 PAverified
29
561.29
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
206
525.96
Admiral Walker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.207
0.207
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 600 PA
0.131
0.131
Admiral Walker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.661
0.661
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 600 PA
0.4
0.4
Admiral Walker
Career
Per 600 PAverified
6
116.13
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
27
68.94
Admiral Walker
Career
Per 600 PA
3
58.06
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
24
61.28
Admiral Walker
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
19.35
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
3
7.66
Admiral Walker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
19.35
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Admiral Walker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
19.35
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Admiral Walker
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
58.06
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 600 PA
3
7.66
Admiral Walker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.5
0.5
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 600 PA
0.111
0.111
Admiral Walker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.035
0.035
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Admiral Walker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.167
0.167
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Admiral Walker
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2.98
57.68
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
5.99
15.3
Admiral Walker
Career
Per 600 PAverified
12
232.26
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
30
76.6
Admiral Walker
Career
Per 600 PAverified
7
135.48
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
43
109.79
Admiral Walker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.233
0.233
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 600 PA
0.194
0.194
Admiral Walker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.414
0.414
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 600 PA
0.146
0.146
Admiral Walker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.647
0.647
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 600 PA
0.339
0.339
Admiral Walker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.207
0.207
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 600 PA
0.015
0.015
Admiral Walker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.208
0.208
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 600 PA
0.124
0.124
Admiral Walker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.565
0.565
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 600 PA
0.256
0.256
Admiral Walker
Career
Per 600 PA
0.179
0.179
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.184
0.184
Admiral Walker
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
58.06
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
15
38.3
Admiral Walker
Career
Per 600 PAverified
4
77.42
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
13
33.19
Admiral Walker
Career
Per 600 PAverified
6
116.13
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
28
71.49
Admiral Walker
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3.02
58.41
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
3.03
7.75
Admiral Walker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Admiral Walker
Career
Per 600 PA
1
19.35
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
16
40.85
Admiral Walker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Admiral Walker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 600 PA
59
150.64
Admiral Walker
Career
Per 600 PA
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3.98
3.98
Admiral Walker
Career
Per 600 PA
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.27
0.27
Admiral Walker
Career
Per 600 PA
1
19.35
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
13
33.19
Admiral Walker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Admiral Walker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 600 PA
1
2.55
Admiral Walker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Admiral Walker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Admiral Walker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Admiral Walker
Career
Per 600 PA
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 600 PA