Fred Waters vs. Milt Wilcox — Career Comparison

Fred Waters
Greatest GenerationMississippiThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaPittsburgh PiratesNational LeagueRelief Pitcher
Milt Wilcox
Baby BoomersHawaiiThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaDetroit TigersAmerican LeagueStarting Pitcher

Milt Wilcox built a career as a starting pitcher and Fred Waters as a reliever — different jobs with different demands — but on the metrics that apply to both, a comparison is still worth making. Fred Waters posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 2.89 and WHIP 1.571 compared to 4.07 and 1.402 for Milt Wilcox. By the career numbers, Fred Waters had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Fred Waters and Milt Wilcox

Fred Waters
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Milt Wilcox
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
16
16
Fred Waters
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
25
4.02
Milt Wilcox
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
394
1.76
Fred Waters
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
0.8
Milt Wilcox
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
283
1.26
Fred Waters
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.32
Milt Wilcox
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
119
0.53
Fred Waters
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.32
Milt Wilcox
Career
Per 9 Innings
113
0.5
Fred Waters
Career
Per 9 Innings
50
50
Milt Wilcox
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
51.29
51.29
Fred Waters
Career
Per 9 Innings
20
20
Milt Wilcox
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
71.83
71.83
Fred Waters
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.16
Milt Wilcox
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
73
0.33
Fred Waters
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Milt Wilcox
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
0.04
Fred Waters
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Milt Wilcox
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.03
Fred Waters
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
18
2.89
Milt Wilcox
Career
Per 9 Innings
913
4.07
Fred Waters
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.89
2.89
Milt Wilcox
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.07
4.07
Fred Waters
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.52
4.52
Milt Wilcox
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.07
4.07
Fred Waters
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.2
5.2
Milt Wilcox
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.44
4.44
Fred Waters
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.256
0.256
Milt Wilcox
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.26
0.26
Fred Waters
Career
Per 9 Innings
168
27
Milt Wilcox
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6050
27
Fred Waters
Career
Per 9 Innings
56
9
Milt Wilcox
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2016.2
9
Fred Waters
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
55
8.84
Milt Wilcox
Career
Per 9 Innings
1991
8.89
Fred Waters
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.84
8.84
Milt Wilcox
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.89
8.89
Fred Waters
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.64
Milt Wilcox
Career
Per 9 Innings
204
0.91
Fred Waters
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.64
0.64
Milt Wilcox
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.91
0.91
Fred Waters
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.16
0.16
Milt Wilcox
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.52
0.52
Fred Waters
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
32
5.14
Milt Wilcox
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
770
3.44
Fred Waters
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.16
Milt Wilcox
Career
Per 9 Innings
66
0.29
Fred Waters
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.14
5.14
Milt Wilcox
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.44
3.44
Fred Waters
Career
Per 9 Innings
14
2.25
Milt Wilcox
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1137
5.07
Fred Waters
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.25
2.25
Milt Wilcox
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.07
5.07
Fred Waters
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.56
0.56
Milt Wilcox
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.89
2.89
Fred Waters
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.821
0.821
Milt Wilcox
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.946
0.946
Fred Waters
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.16
Milt Wilcox
Career
Per 9 Innings
51
0.23
Fred Waters
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.16
Milt Wilcox
Career
Per 9 Innings
74
0.33
Fred Waters
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Milt Wilcox
Career
Per 9 Innings
11
0.05
Fred Waters
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
248
39.86
Milt Wilcox
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
8635
38.54
Fred Waters
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
1.29
Milt Wilcox
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
53
0.24
Fred Waters
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
20
3.21
Milt Wilcox
Career
Per 9 Innings
1013
4.52
Fred Waters
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.21
3.21
Milt Wilcox
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.52
4.52
Fred Waters
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Milt Wilcox
Career
Per 9 Innings
80
0.36
Fred Waters
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Milt Wilcox
Career
Per 9 Innings
59
0.26
Fred Waters
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Milt Wilcox
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
171
0.76
Fred Waters
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.554
1.554
Milt Wilcox
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.369
1.369
Fred Waters
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
215
34.55
Milt Wilcox
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
7652
34.15
Fred Waters
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.8
0.8
Milt Wilcox
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.57
2.57
Fred Waters
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.259
0.259
Milt Wilcox
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.283
0.283
Fred Waters
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
39.86
39.86
Milt Wilcox
Career
Per 9 Innings
38.54
38.54

Fielding Stats for Fred Waters and Milt Wilcox

Fred Waters
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Milt Wilcox
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
16
16
Fred Waters
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
25
4.02
Milt Wilcox
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
394
1.76
Fred Waters
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
0.8
Milt Wilcox
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
284
1.27
Fred Waters
Career
Per 9 Innings
168
27
Milt Wilcox
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6048
27
Fred Waters
Career
Per 9 Innings
56
9
Milt Wilcox
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2016
9
Fred Waters
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.32
Milt Wilcox
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
122
0.54
Fred Waters
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.64
Milt Wilcox
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
357
1.59
Fred Waters
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Milt Wilcox
Career
Per 9 Innings
27
0.12
Fred Waters
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
0.96
Milt Wilcox
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
506
2.26
Fred Waters
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
0.96
Milt Wilcox
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
479
2.14
Fred Waters
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Milt Wilcox
Career
Per 9 Innings
94.66
94.66
Fred Waters
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.24
0.24
Milt Wilcox
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.216
1.216
Fred Waters
Career
Per 9 Innings
20
20
Milt Wilcox
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
72.08
72.08
Fred Waters
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Milt Wilcox
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
30
0.13
Fred Waters
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Milt Wilcox
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Fred Waters
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Milt Wilcox
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Fred Waters
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Milt Wilcox
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Fred Waters
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Milt Wilcox
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Fred Waters and Milt Wilcox

Fred Waters
Career
Per 600 PA
2
2
Milt Wilcox
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
16
16
Fred Waters
Career
Per 600 PA
25
714.29
Milt Wilcox
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
397
3452.17
Fred Waters
Career
Per 600 PA
21
600
Milt Wilcox
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
69
600
Fred Waters
Career
Per 600 PAverified
21
600
Milt Wilcox
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
62
539.13
Fred Waters
Career
Per 600 PA
0.048
0.048
Milt Wilcox
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.177
0.177
Fred Waters
Career
Per 600 PA
0.191
0.191
Milt Wilcox
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.464
0.464
Fred Waters
Career
Per 600 PA
1
28.57
Milt Wilcox
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
11
95.65
Fred Waters
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Milt Wilcox
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9
78.26
Fred Waters
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Milt Wilcox
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
17.39
Fred Waters
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
28.57
Milt Wilcox
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Waters
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Milt Wilcox
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Waters
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
28.57
Milt Wilcox
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
2
17.39
Fred Waters
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1
Milt Wilcox
Career
Per 600 PA
0.182
0.182
Fred Waters
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Milt Wilcox
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Waters
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Milt Wilcox
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Waters
Career
Per 600 PA
0.17
4.72
Milt Wilcox
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2.44
21.18
Fred Waters
Career
Per 600 PA
3
85.71
Milt Wilcox
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
13
113.04
Fred Waters
Career
Per 600 PA
1
28.57
Milt Wilcox
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
13
113.04
Fred Waters
Career
Per 600 PA
0.048
0.048
Milt Wilcox
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.203
0.203
Fred Waters
Career
Per 600 PA
0.143
0.143
Milt Wilcox
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.21
0.21
Fred Waters
Career
Per 600 PA
0.191
0.191
Milt Wilcox
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.413
0.413
Fred Waters
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.095
0.095
Milt Wilcox
Career
Per 600 PA
0.032
0.032
Fred Waters
Career
Per 600 PA
0.057
0.057
Milt Wilcox
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.144
0.144
Fred Waters
Career
Per 600 PA
0.15
0.15
Milt Wilcox
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.289
0.289
Fred Waters
Career
Per 600 PA
0.063
0.063
Milt Wilcox
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.234
0.234
Fred Waters
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
28.57
Milt Wilcox
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
3
26.09
Fred Waters
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
85.71
Milt Wilcox
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
5
43.48
Fred Waters
Career
Per 600 PAverified
4
114.29
Milt Wilcox
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
8
69.57
Fred Waters
Career
Per 600 PA
-1
-28.56
Milt Wilcox
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1.98
17.23
Fred Waters
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Milt Wilcox
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Waters
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Milt Wilcox
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
17.39
Fred Waters
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Milt Wilcox
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Waters
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
5
142.86
Milt Wilcox
Career
Per 600 PAverified
15
130.43
Fred Waters
Career
Per 600 PA
4.2
4.2
Milt Wilcox
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4.6
4.6
Fred Waters
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Milt Wilcox
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.13
0.13
Fred Waters
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Milt Wilcox
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
43.48
Fred Waters
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Milt Wilcox
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Waters
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Milt Wilcox
Career
Per 600 PA
1
8.7
Fred Waters
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Milt Wilcox
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Waters
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Milt Wilcox
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Waters
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Milt Wilcox
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Waters
Career
Per 600 PA
Milt Wilcox
Career
Per 600 PA