Junior Walsh vs. Milt Wilcox — Career Comparison

Junior Walsh
Greatest GenerationNew JerseyThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaPittsburgh PiratesNational LeagueRelief Pitcher
Milt Wilcox
Baby BoomersHawaiiThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaDetroit TigersAmerican LeagueStarting Pitcher

Milt Wilcox built a career as a starting pitcher and Junior Walsh 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 5.88 and 1.617 for Junior Walsh. By the career numbers, Milt Wilcox had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Junior Walsh and Milt Wilcox

Junior Walsh
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
5
Milt Wilcox
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
16
16
Junior Walsh
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
89
4.15
Milt Wilcox
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
394
1.76
Junior Walsh
Career
Per 9 Innings
12
0.56
Milt Wilcox
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
283
1.26
Junior Walsh
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.19
Milt Wilcox
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
119
0.53
Junior Walsh
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
0.47
Milt Wilcox
Career
Per 9 Innings
113
0.5
Junior Walsh
Career
Per 9 Innings
28.57
28.57
Milt Wilcox
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
51.29
51.29
Junior Walsh
Career
Per 9 Innings
13.48
13.48
Milt Wilcox
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
71.83
71.83
Junior Walsh
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.05
Milt Wilcox
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
73
0.33
Junior Walsh
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.05
Milt Wilcox
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
10
0.04
Junior Walsh
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.09
Milt Wilcox
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6
0.03
Junior Walsh
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
126
5.88
Milt Wilcox
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
913
4.07
Junior Walsh
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.88
5.88
Milt Wilcox
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.07
4.07
Junior Walsh
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.14
5.14
Milt Wilcox
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.07
4.07
Junior Walsh
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.24
5.24
Milt Wilcox
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.44
4.44
Junior Walsh
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.264
0.264
Milt Wilcox
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.26
0.26
Junior Walsh
Career
Per 9 Innings
579
27
Milt Wilcox
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6050
27
Junior Walsh
Career
Per 9 Innings
193
9
Milt Wilcox
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2016.2
9
Junior Walsh
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
201
9.37
Milt Wilcox
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1991
8.89
Junior Walsh
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.37
9.37
Milt Wilcox
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.89
8.89
Junior Walsh
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
21
0.98
Milt Wilcox
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
204
0.91
Junior Walsh
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.98
0.98
Milt Wilcox
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.91
0.91
Junior Walsh
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.24
0.24
Milt Wilcox
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.52
0.52
Junior Walsh
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
111
5.18
Milt Wilcox
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
770
3.44
Junior Walsh
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Milt Wilcox
Career
Per 9 Innings
66
0.29
Junior Walsh
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.18
5.18
Milt Wilcox
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.44
3.44
Junior Walsh
Career
Per 9 Innings
91
4.24
Milt Wilcox
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1137
5.07
Junior Walsh
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.24
4.24
Milt Wilcox
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.07
5.07
Junior Walsh
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.02
1.02
Milt Wilcox
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.89
2.89
Junior Walsh
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.047
1.047
Milt Wilcox
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.946
0.946
Junior Walsh
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.19
Milt Wilcox
Career
Per 9 Innings
51
0.23
Junior Walsh
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.14
Milt Wilcox
Career
Per 9 Innings
74
0.33
Junior Walsh
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
0.09
Milt Wilcox
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
0.05
Junior Walsh
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
876
40.85
Milt Wilcox
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
8635
38.54
Junior Walsh
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
30
1.4
Milt Wilcox
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
53
0.24
Junior Walsh
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
140
6.53
Milt Wilcox
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1013
4.52
Junior Walsh
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.53
6.53
Milt Wilcox
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.52
4.52
Junior Walsh
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Milt Wilcox
Career
Per 9 Innings
80
0.36
Junior Walsh
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Milt Wilcox
Career
Per 9 Innings
59
0.26
Junior Walsh
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Milt Wilcox
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
171
0.76
Junior Walsh
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.617
1.617
Milt Wilcox
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.369
1.369
Junior Walsh
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
762
35.53
Milt Wilcox
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
7652
34.15
Junior Walsh
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.57
1.57
Milt Wilcox
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.57
2.57
Junior Walsh
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.277
0.277
Milt Wilcox
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.283
0.283
Junior Walsh
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
40.85
40.85
Milt Wilcox
Career
Per 9 Innings
38.54
38.54

Fielding Stats for Junior Walsh and Milt Wilcox

Junior Walsh
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
Milt Wilcox
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
16
16
Junior Walsh
Career
Per 9 Innings
89
Milt Wilcox
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
394
1.76
Junior Walsh
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Milt Wilcox
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
284
1.27
Junior Walsh
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Milt Wilcox
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6048
27
Junior Walsh
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Milt Wilcox
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2016
9
Junior Walsh
Career
Per 9 Innings
12
Milt Wilcox
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
122
0.54
Junior Walsh
Career
Per 9 Innings
33
Milt Wilcox
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
357
1.59
Junior Walsh
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
Milt Wilcox
Career
Per 9 Innings
27
0.12
Junior Walsh
Career
Per 9 Innings
50
Milt Wilcox
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
506
2.26
Junior Walsh
Career
Per 9 Innings
45
Milt Wilcox
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
479
2.14
Junior Walsh
Career
Per 9 Innings
90
Milt Wilcox
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
94.66
94.66
Junior Walsh
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.506
Milt Wilcox
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.216
1.216
Junior Walsh
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Milt Wilcox
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
72.08
72.08
Junior Walsh
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
Milt Wilcox
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
30
0.13
Junior Walsh
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Milt Wilcox
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Junior Walsh
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Milt Wilcox
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Junior Walsh
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Milt Wilcox
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Junior Walsh
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Milt Wilcox
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Junior Walsh and Milt Wilcox

Junior Walsh
Career
Per 600 PA
5
5
Milt Wilcox
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
16
16
Junior Walsh
Career
Per 600 PA
89
1443.24
Milt Wilcox
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
397
3452.17
Junior Walsh
Career
Per 600 PA
37
600
Milt Wilcox
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
69
600
Junior Walsh
Career
Per 600 PA
31
502.7
Milt Wilcox
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
62
539.13
Junior Walsh
Career
Per 600 PA
0.065
0.065
Milt Wilcox
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.177
0.177
Junior Walsh
Career
Per 600 PA
0.378
0.378
Milt Wilcox
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.464
0.464
Junior Walsh
Career
Per 600 PA
2
32.43
Milt Wilcox
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
11
95.65
Junior Walsh
Career
Per 600 PA
1
16.22
Milt Wilcox
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9
78.26
Junior Walsh
Career
Per 600 PA
1
16.22
Milt Wilcox
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
17.39
Junior Walsh
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Milt Wilcox
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Junior Walsh
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Milt Wilcox
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Junior Walsh
Career
Per 600 PA
1
16.22
Milt Wilcox
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
17.39
Junior Walsh
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.5
0.5
Milt Wilcox
Career
Per 600 PA
0.182
0.182
Junior Walsh
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Milt Wilcox
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Junior Walsh
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Milt Wilcox
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Junior Walsh
Career
Per 600 PA
0.96
15.59
Milt Wilcox
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2.44
21.18
Junior Walsh
Career
Per 600 PA
3
48.65
Milt Wilcox
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
13
113.04
Junior Walsh
Career
Per 600 PAverified
8
129.73
Milt Wilcox
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
13
113.04
Junior Walsh
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.216
0.216
Milt Wilcox
Career
Per 600 PA
0.203
0.203
Junior Walsh
Career
Per 600 PA
0.097
0.097
Milt Wilcox
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.21
0.21
Junior Walsh
Career
Per 600 PA
0.313
0.313
Milt Wilcox
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.413
0.413
Junior Walsh
Career
Per 600 PA
0.032
0.032
Milt Wilcox
Career
Per 600 PA
0.032
0.032
Junior Walsh
Career
Per 600 PA
0.122
0.122
Milt Wilcox
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.144
0.144
Junior Walsh
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.31
0.31
Milt Wilcox
Career
Per 600 PA
0.289
0.289
Junior Walsh
Career
Per 600 PA
0.222
0.222
Milt Wilcox
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.234
0.234
Junior Walsh
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
32.43
Milt Wilcox
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
3
26.09
Junior Walsh
Career
Per 600 PA
1
16.22
Milt Wilcox
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
43.48
Junior Walsh
Career
Per 600 PA
3
48.65
Milt Wilcox
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8
69.57
Junior Walsh
Career
Per 600 PA
0.07
1.16
Milt Wilcox
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1.98
17.23
Junior Walsh
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Milt Wilcox
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Junior Walsh
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
97.3
Milt Wilcox
Career
Per 600 PA
2
17.39
Junior Walsh
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Milt Wilcox
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Junior Walsh
Career
Per 600 PA
22
356.76
Milt Wilcox
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
15
130.43
Junior Walsh
Career
Per 600 PA
1.68
1.68
Milt Wilcox
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4.6
4.6
Junior Walsh
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.27
0.27
Milt Wilcox
Career
Per 600 PA
0.13
0.13
Junior Walsh
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Milt Wilcox
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
43.48
Junior Walsh
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Milt Wilcox
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Junior Walsh
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Milt Wilcox
Career
Per 600 PA
1
8.7
Junior Walsh
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Milt Wilcox
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Junior Walsh
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Milt Wilcox
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Junior Walsh
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Milt Wilcox
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Junior Walsh
Career
Per 600 PA
Milt Wilcox
Career
Per 600 PA