Ray Washburn vs. Ted Wilks — Career Comparison

Ray Washburn
Silent GenerationWashingtonThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaSt. Louis CardinalsNational LeagueStarting Pitcher
Ted Wilks
Greatest GenerationNew YorkThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaSt. Louis CardinalsNational LeagueRelief Pitcher

Ray Washburn 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 3.53 and 1.331 for Ray Washburn. By the career numbers, Ted Wilks had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Ray Washburn and Ted Wilks

Ray Washburn
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
10
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
10
Ray Washburn
Career
Per 9 Innings
239
1.78
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
385
3.8
Ray Washburn
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
166
1.24
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 9 Innings
44
0.43
Ray Washburn
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
72
0.54
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
59
0.58
Ray Washburn
Career
Per 9 Innings
64
0.48
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
30
0.3
Ray Washburn
Career
Per 9 Innings
52.94
52.94
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
66.29
66.29
Ray Washburn
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
69.46
69.46
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 9 Innings
11.43
11.43
Ray Washburn
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
25
0.19
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
22
0.22
Ray Washburn
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
0.07
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
0.05
Ray Washburn
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
0.04
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
46
0.45
Ray Washburn
Career
Per 9 Innings
475
3.53
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
331
3.26
Ray Washburn
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.53
3.53
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.26
3.26
Ray Washburn
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.59
3.59
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.21
3.21
Ray Washburn
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.92
3.92
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.17
4.17
Ray Washburn
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.257
0.257
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.24
0.24
Ray Washburn
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3629
27
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 9 Innings
2739
27
Ray Washburn
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1209.2
9
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 9 Innings
913
9
Ray Washburn
Career
Per 9 Innings
1208
8.99
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
832
8.2
Ray Washburn
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.99
8.99
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.2
8.2
Ray Washburn
Career
Per 9 Innings
107
0.8
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
76
0.75
Ray Washburn
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.8
0.8
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.75
0.75
Ray Washburn
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.45
0.45
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.2
0.2
Ray Washburn
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
354
2.63
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
283
2.79
Ray Washburn
Career
Per 9 Innings
48
0.36
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Ray Washburn
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.63
2.63
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.79
2.79
Ray Washburn
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
700
5.21
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 9 Innings
403
3.97
Ray Washburn
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.21
5.21
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.97
3.97
Ray Washburn
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.93
2.93
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.05
1.05
Ray Washburn
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.871
0.871
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.751
0.751
Ray Washburn
Career
Per 9 Innings
20
0.15
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
0.08
Ray Washburn
Career
Per 9 Innings
18
0.13
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
0.11
Ray Washburn
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.03
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.01
Ray Washburn
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5080
37.8
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 9 Innings
3765
37.11
Ray Washburn
Career
Per 9 Innings
31
0.23
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
191
1.88
Ray Washburn
Career
Per 9 Innings
545
4.05
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
364
3.59
Ray Washburn
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.05
4.05
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.59
3.59
Ray Washburn
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.02
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Ray Washburn
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.01
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Ray Washburn
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ray Washburn
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.291
1.291
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.221
1.221
Ray Washburn
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4703
34.99
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 9 Innings
3471
34.22
Ray Washburn
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.28
2.28
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.95
0.95
Ray Washburn
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.283
0.283
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.253
0.253
Ray Washburn
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
37.8
37.8
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 9 Innings
37.11
37.11

Fielding Stats for Ray Washburn and Ted Wilks

Ray Washburn
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
10
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
Ray Washburn
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
239
1.78
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
385
Ray Washburn
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
166
1.24
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Ray Washburn
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3629
27
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Ray Washburn
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1209.2
9
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Ray Washburn
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
91
0.68
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 9 Innings
30
Ray Washburn
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
216
1.61
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 9 Innings
120
Ray Washburn
Career
Per 9 Innings
13
0.1
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
Ray Washburn
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
320
2.38
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 9 Innings
158
Ray Washburn
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
307
2.28
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 9 Innings
150
Ray Washburn
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
95.94
95.94
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 9 Innings
94.94
Ray Washburn
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.285
1.285
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.39
Ray Washburn
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
69.46
69.46
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Ray Washburn
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
16
0.12
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 9 Innings
11
Ray Washburn
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Ray Washburn
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Ray Washburn
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Ray Washburn
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 9 Innings
0

Hitting Stats for Ray Washburn and Ted Wilks

Ray Washburn
Career
Per 600 PA
10
10
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 600 PA
10
10
Ray Washburn
Career
Per 600 PA
239
341.43
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
385
982.98
Ray Washburn
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
420
600
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 600 PA
235
600
Ray Washburn
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
361
515.71
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 600 PAverified
206
525.96
Ray Washburn
Career
Per 600 PA
0.105
0.105
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.131
0.131
Ray Washburn
Career
Per 600 PA
0.377
0.377
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.4
0.4
Ray Washburn
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
38
54.29
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 600 PAverified
27
68.94
Ray Washburn
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
29
41.43
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 600 PAverified
24
61.28
Ray Washburn
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
8.57
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 600 PA
3
7.66
Ray Washburn
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
2.86
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ray Washburn
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.43
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ray Washburn
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9
12.86
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 600 PA
3
7.66
Ray Washburn
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.237
0.237
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 600 PA
0.111
0.111
Ray Washburn
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.003
0.003
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ray Washburn
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.026
0.026
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ray Washburn
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
8.19
11.7
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 600 PAverified
5.99
15.3
Ray Washburn
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
51
72.86
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 600 PAverified
30
76.6
Ray Washburn
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
59
84.29
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 600 PAverified
43
109.79
Ray Washburn
Career
Per 600 PA
0.153
0.153
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.194
0.194
Ray Washburn
Career
Per 600 PA
0.141
0.141
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.146
0.146
Ray Washburn
Career
Per 600 PA
0.295
0.295
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.339
0.339
Ray Washburn
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.036
0.036
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 600 PA
0.015
0.015
Ray Washburn
Career
Per 600 PA
0.104
0.104
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.124
0.124
Ray Washburn
Career
Per 600 PA
0.219
0.219
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.256
0.256
Ray Washburn
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.228
0.228
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 600 PA
0.184
0.184
Ray Washburn
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
22
31.43
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 600 PAverified
15
38.3
Ray Washburn
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
24
34.29
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 600 PA
13
33.19
Ray Washburn
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
45
64.29
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 600 PAverified
28
71.49
Ray Washburn
Career
Per 600 PA
-3.87
-5.53
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3.03
7.75
Ray Washburn
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.43
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ray Washburn
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
20
28.57
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 600 PAverified
16
40.85
Ray Washburn
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ray Washburn
Career
Per 600 PA
201
287.14
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
59
150.64
Ray Washburn
Career
Per 600 PA
2.09
2.09
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3.98
3.98
Ray Washburn
Career
Per 600 PA
0.1
0.1
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.27
0.27
Ray Washburn
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
35
50
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 600 PA
13
33.19
Ray Washburn
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
4.29
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ray Washburn
Career
Per 600 PA
6
8.57
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
2.55
Ray Washburn
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ray Washburn
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ray Washburn
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ray Washburn
Career
Per 600 PA
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 600 PA