Doc Watson vs. Ted Wilks — Career Comparison

Doc Watson
Lost GenerationOhioThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaSt. Louis TerriersFederal LeagueStarting Pitcher
Ted Wilks
Greatest GenerationNew YorkThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaSt. Louis CardinalsNational LeagueRelief Pitcher

Doc Watson 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. Doc Watson posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 2.7 and WHIP 1.242 compared to 3.26 and 1.221 for Ted Wilks. By the career numbers, Doc Watson had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Doc Watson and Ted Wilks

Doc Watson
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
3
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
10
Doc Watson
Career
Per 9 Innings
69
1.67
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
385
3.8
Doc Watson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
46
1.11
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 9 Innings
44
0.43
Doc Watson
Career
Per 9 Innings
22
0.53
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
59
0.58
Doc Watson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
21
0.51
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
30
0.3
Doc Watson
Career
Per 9 Innings
51.16
51.16
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
66.29
66.29
Doc Watson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
66.67
66.67
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 9 Innings
11.43
11.43
Doc Watson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
21
0.51
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
22
0.22
Doc Watson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.12
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
0.05
Doc Watson
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.02
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
46
0.45
Doc Watson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
112
2.7
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 9 Innings
331
3.26
Doc Watson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.7
2.7
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.26
3.26
Doc Watson
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.39
8.39
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.21
3.21
Doc Watson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.63
3.63
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.17
4.17
Doc Watson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.746
0.746
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.24
0.24
Doc Watson
Career
Per 9 Innings
1118
27
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2739
27
Doc Watson
Career
Per 9 Innings
372.2
9
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
913
9
Doc Watson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
326
7.87
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 9 Innings
832
8.2
Doc Watson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.87
7.87
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.2
8.2
Doc Watson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.1
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 9 Innings
76
0.75
Doc Watson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.1
0.1
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.75
0.75
Doc Watson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.06
0.06
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.2
0.2
Doc Watson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
137
3.31
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
283
2.79
Doc Watson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doc Watson
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.31
3.31
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.79
2.79
Doc Watson
Career
Per 9 Innings
133
3.21
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
403
3.97
Doc Watson
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.21
3.21
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.97
3.97
Doc Watson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.93
1.93
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.05
1.05
Doc Watson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.725
0.725
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.751
0.751
Doc Watson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.07
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
0.08
Doc Watson
Career
Per 9 Innings
12
0.29
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
0.11
Doc Watson
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.02
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.01
Doc Watson
Career
Per 9 Innings
586
14.15
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3765
37.11
Doc Watson
Career
Per 9 Innings
16
0.39
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
191
1.88
Doc Watson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
136
3.28
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 9 Innings
364
3.59
Doc Watson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.28
3.28
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.59
3.59
Doc Watson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doc Watson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doc Watson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doc Watson
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.242
1.242
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.221
1.221
Doc Watson
Career
Per 9 Innings
437
10.55
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3471
34.22
Doc Watson
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.97
1.97
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.95
0.95
Doc Watson
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.073
1.073
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.253
0.253
Doc Watson
Career
Per 9 Innings
14.15
14.15
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
37.11
37.11

Fielding Stats for Doc Watson and Ted Wilks

Doc Watson
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
10
Doc Watson
Career
Per 9 Innings
69
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
385
Doc Watson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Doc Watson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Doc Watson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Doc Watson
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
30
Doc Watson
Career
Per 9 Innings
84
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
120
Doc Watson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
Doc Watson
Career
Per 9 Innings
97
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
158
Doc Watson
Career
Per 9 Innings
93
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
150
Doc Watson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
95.88
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 9 Innings
94.94
Doc Watson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1.348
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.39
Doc Watson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Doc Watson
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
11
Doc Watson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Doc Watson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Doc Watson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Doc Watson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 9 Innings
0

Hitting Stats for Doc Watson and Ted Wilks

Doc Watson
Career
Per 600 PA
3
3
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10
10
Doc Watson
Career
Per 600 PA
69
323.44
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
385
982.98
Doc Watson
Career
Per 600 PA
128
600
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
235
600
Doc Watson
Career
Per 600 PA
112
525
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
206
525.96
Doc Watson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.107
0.107
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.131
0.131
Doc Watson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.344
0.344
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.4
0.4
Doc Watson
Career
Per 600 PA
12
56.25
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
27
68.94
Doc Watson
Career
Per 600 PA
11
51.56
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
24
61.28
Doc Watson
Career
Per 600 PA
1
4.69
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
7.66
Doc Watson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Watson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Watson
Career
Per 600 PA
1
4.69
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
7.66
Doc Watson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.083
0.083
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.111
0.111
Doc Watson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Watson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Watson
Career
Per 600 PA
2.04
9.55
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5.99
15.3
Doc Watson
Career
Per 600 PA
13
60.94
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
30
76.6
Doc Watson
Career
Per 600 PA
18
84.38
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
43
109.79
Doc Watson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.153
0.153
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.194
0.194
Doc Watson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.116
0.116
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.146
0.146
Doc Watson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.269
0.269
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.339
0.339
Doc Watson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.009
0.009
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.015
0.015
Doc Watson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.098
0.098
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.124
0.124
Doc Watson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.19
0.19
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.256
0.256
Doc Watson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.182
0.182
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.184
0.184
Doc Watson
Career
Per 600 PA
8
37.5
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
15
38.3
Doc Watson
Career
Per 600 PA
5
23.44
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
13
33.19
Doc Watson
Career
Per 600 PA
13
60.94
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
28
71.49
Doc Watson
Career
Per 600 PA
-1.08
-5.07
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3.03
7.75
Doc Watson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Watson
Career
Per 600 PA
6
28.13
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
16
40.85
Doc Watson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Watson
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
46
215.63
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 600 PAverified
59
150.64
Doc Watson
Career
Per 600 PA
2.78
2.78
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3.98
3.98
Doc Watson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.13
0.13
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.27
0.27
Doc Watson
Career
Per 600 PAverified
10
46.88
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
13
33.19
Doc Watson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Watson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 600 PA
1
2.55
Doc Watson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Watson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Watson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Watson
Career
Per 600 PA
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 600 PA