Ed Walker vs. Milt Wilcox — Career Comparison

Ed Walker
Pre-GenerationalEnglandThrows LeftBats LeftEuropeCleveland GuardiansAmerican LeagueRelief Pitcher
Milt Wilcox
Baby BoomersHawaiiThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaDetroit TigersAmerican LeagueStarting Pitcher

Milt Wilcox built a career as a starting pitcher and Ed Walker as a reliever — different jobs with different demands — but on the metrics that apply to both, a comparison is still worth making. Milt Wilcox posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 4.07 and WHIP 1.402 compared to 4.5 and 1.850 for Ed Walker. By the career numbers, Milt Wilcox had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Ed Walker and Milt Wilcox

Ed Walker
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Milt Wilcox
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
16
16
Ed Walker
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
1.8
Milt Wilcox
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
394
1.76
Ed Walker
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
1.8
Milt Wilcox
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
283
1.26
Ed Walker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Milt Wilcox
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
119
0.53
Ed Walker
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
0.9
Milt Wilcox
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
113
0.5
Ed Walker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Milt Wilcox
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
51.29
51.29
Ed Walker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Milt Wilcox
Career
Per 9 Innings
71.83
71.83
Ed Walker
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.45
Milt Wilcox
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
73
0.33
Ed Walker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Milt Wilcox
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
0.04
Ed Walker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Milt Wilcox
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.03
Ed Walker
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
10
4.5
Milt Wilcox
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
913
4.07
Ed Walker
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.5
4.5
Milt Wilcox
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.07
4.07
Ed Walker
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.48
5.48
Milt Wilcox
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.07
4.07
Ed Walker
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.45
4.45
Milt Wilcox
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.44
4.44
Ed Walker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.296
0.296
Milt Wilcox
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.26
0.26
Ed Walker
Career
Per 9 Innings
60
27
Milt Wilcox
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6050
27
Ed Walker
Career
Per 9 Innings
20
9
Milt Wilcox
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2016.2
9
Ed Walker
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
24
10.8
Milt Wilcox
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1991
8.89
Ed Walker
Career
Per 9 Innings
10.8
10.8
Milt Wilcox
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.89
8.89
Ed Walker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Milt Wilcox
Career
Per 9 Innings
204
0.91
Ed Walker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Milt Wilcox
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.91
0.91
Ed Walker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Milt Wilcox
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.52
0.52
Ed Walker
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
13
5.85
Milt Wilcox
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
770
3.44
Ed Walker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Milt Wilcox
Career
Per 9 Innings
66
0.29
Ed Walker
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.85
5.85
Milt Wilcox
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.44
3.44
Ed Walker
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
2.25
Milt Wilcox
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1137
5.07
Ed Walker
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.25
2.25
Milt Wilcox
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.07
5.07
Ed Walker
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.25
1.25
Milt Wilcox
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.89
2.89
Ed Walker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.9
0.9
Milt Wilcox
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.946
0.946
Ed Walker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Milt Wilcox
Career
Per 9 Innings
51
0.23
Ed Walker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Milt Wilcox
Career
Per 9 Innings
74
0.33
Ed Walker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Milt Wilcox
Career
Per 9 Innings
11
0.05
Ed Walker
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
94
42.3
Milt Wilcox
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
8635
38.54
Ed Walker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Milt Wilcox
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
53
0.24
Ed Walker
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
16
7.2
Milt Wilcox
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1013
4.52
Ed Walker
Career
Per 9 Innings
7.2
7.2
Milt Wilcox
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.52
4.52
Ed Walker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Milt Wilcox
Career
Per 9 Innings
80
0.36
Ed Walker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Milt Wilcox
Career
Per 9 Innings
59
0.26
Ed Walker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Milt Wilcox
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
171
0.76
Ed Walker
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.85
1.85
Milt Wilcox
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.369
1.369
Ed Walker
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
81
36.45
Milt Wilcox
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
7652
34.15
Ed Walker
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
4
Milt Wilcox
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.57
2.57
Ed Walker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.316
0.316
Milt Wilcox
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.283
0.283
Ed Walker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
42.3
42.3
Milt Wilcox
Career
Per 9 Innings
38.54
38.54

Fielding Stats for Ed Walker and Milt Wilcox

Ed Walker
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Milt Wilcox
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
16
16
Ed Walker
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
1.8
Milt Wilcox
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
394
1.76
Ed Walker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Milt Wilcox
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
284
1.27
Ed Walker
Career
Per 9 Innings
60
27
Milt Wilcox
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6048
27
Ed Walker
Career
Per 9 Innings
20
9
Milt Wilcox
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2016
9
Ed Walker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Milt Wilcox
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
122
0.54
Ed Walker
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
1.8
Milt Wilcox
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
357
1.59
Ed Walker
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
0.45
Milt Wilcox
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
27
0.12
Ed Walker
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
2.25
Milt Wilcox
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
506
2.26
Ed Walker
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
1.8
Milt Wilcox
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
479
2.14
Ed Walker
Career
Per 9 Innings
80
80
Milt Wilcox
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
94.66
94.66
Ed Walker
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Milt Wilcox
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.216
1.216
Ed Walker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Milt Wilcox
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
72.08
72.08
Ed Walker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Milt Wilcox
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
30
0.13
Ed Walker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Milt Wilcox
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ed Walker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Milt Wilcox
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ed Walker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Milt Wilcox
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ed Walker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Milt Wilcox
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Ed Walker and Milt Wilcox

Ed Walker
Career
Per 600 PA
2
2
Milt Wilcox
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
16
16
Ed Walker
Career
Per 600 PA
4
342.86
Milt Wilcox
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
397
3452.17
Ed Walker
Career
Per 600 PA
7
600
Milt Wilcox
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
69
600
Ed Walker
Career
Per 600 PA
6
514.29
Milt Wilcox
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
62
539.13
Ed Walker
Career
Per 600 PA
0.167
0.167
Milt Wilcox
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.177
0.177
Ed Walker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.5
0.5
Milt Wilcox
Career
Per 600 PA
0.464
0.464
Ed Walker
Career
Per 600 PA
1
85.71
Milt Wilcox
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
11
95.65
Ed Walker
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
85.71
Milt Wilcox
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
9
78.26
Ed Walker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Milt Wilcox
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
17.39
Ed Walker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Milt Wilcox
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Walker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Milt Wilcox
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Walker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Milt Wilcox
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
17.39
Ed Walker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Milt Wilcox
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.182
0.182
Ed Walker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Milt Wilcox
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Walker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Milt Wilcox
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Walker
Career
Per 600 PAverified
0.33
28.33
Milt Wilcox
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
2.44
21.18
Ed Walker
Career
Per 600 PA
1
85.71
Milt Wilcox
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
13
113.04
Ed Walker
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
171.43
Milt Wilcox
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
13
113.04
Ed Walker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.286
0.286
Milt Wilcox
Career
Per 600 PA
0.203
0.203
Ed Walker
Career
Per 600 PA
0.167
0.167
Milt Wilcox
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.21
0.21
Ed Walker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.452
0.452
Milt Wilcox
Career
Per 600 PA
0.413
0.413
Ed Walker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Milt Wilcox
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.032
0.032
Ed Walker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.17
0.17
Milt Wilcox
Career
Per 600 PA
0.144
0.144
Ed Walker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.4
0.4
Milt Wilcox
Career
Per 600 PA
0.289
0.289
Ed Walker
Career
Per 600 PA
0.2
0.2
Milt Wilcox
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.234
0.234
Ed Walker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Milt Wilcox
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
26.09
Ed Walker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Milt Wilcox
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
43.48
Ed Walker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Milt Wilcox
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8
69.57
Ed Walker
Career
Per 600 PAverified
0.41
35.51
Milt Wilcox
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1.98
17.23
Ed Walker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Milt Wilcox
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Walker
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
85.71
Milt Wilcox
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
2
17.39
Ed Walker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Milt Wilcox
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Walker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
85.71
Milt Wilcox
Career
Per 600 PA
15
130.43
Ed Walker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
7
Milt Wilcox
Career
Per 600 PA
4.6
4.6
Ed Walker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1
Milt Wilcox
Career
Per 600 PA
0.13
0.13
Ed Walker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Milt Wilcox
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
43.48
Ed Walker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Milt Wilcox
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Walker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Milt Wilcox
Career
Per 600 PA
1
8.7
Ed Walker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Milt Wilcox
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Walker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Milt Wilcox
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Walker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Milt Wilcox
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Walker
Career
Per 600 PA
Milt Wilcox
Career
Per 600 PA