Mule Watson vs. Ted Wilks — Career Comparison

Mule Watson
Lost GenerationLouisianaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaBoston BravesNational LeagueStarting Pitcher
Ted Wilks
Greatest GenerationNew YorkThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaSt. Louis CardinalsNational LeagueRelief Pitcher

Mule 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. Ted Wilks posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 3.26 and WHIP 1.221 compared to 4.03 and 1.400 for Mule Watson. By the career numbers, Ted Wilks had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Mule Watson and Ted Wilks

Mule Watson
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
7
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
10
Mule Watson
Career
Per 9 Innings
178
1.7
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
385
3.8
Mule Watson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
126
1.2
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 9 Innings
44
0.43
Mule Watson
Career
Per 9 Innings
50
0.48
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
59
0.58
Mule Watson
Career
Per 9 Innings
53
0.51
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
30
0.3
Mule Watson
Career
Per 9 Innings
48.54
48.54
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
66.29
66.29
Mule Watson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
70.79
70.79
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 9 Innings
11.43
11.43
Mule Watson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
53
0.51
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 9 Innings
22
0.22
Mule Watson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
0.08
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
0.05
Mule Watson
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.04
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
46
0.45
Mule Watson
Career
Per 9 Innings
422
4.03
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
331
3.26
Mule Watson
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.03
4.03
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.26
3.26
Mule Watson
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.01
4.01
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.21
3.21
Mule Watson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.03
4.03
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.17
4.17
Mule Watson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.283
0.283
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.24
0.24
Mule Watson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2825
27
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 9 Innings
2739
27
Mule Watson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
941.2
9
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 9 Innings
913
9
Mule Watson
Career
Per 9 Innings
1062
10.15
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
832
8.2
Mule Watson
Career
Per 9 Innings
10.15
10.15
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.2
8.2
Mule Watson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
44
0.42
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 9 Innings
76
0.75
Mule Watson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.42
0.42
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.75
0.75
Mule Watson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.25
0.25
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.2
0.2
Mule Watson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
256
2.45
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 9 Innings
283
2.79
Mule Watson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mule Watson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.45
2.45
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.79
2.79
Mule Watson
Career
Per 9 Innings
208
1.99
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
403
3.97
Mule Watson
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.99
1.99
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.97
3.97
Mule Watson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.17
1.17
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.05
1.05
Mule Watson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.493
0.493
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.751
0.751
Mule Watson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
0.07
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
0.08
Mule Watson
Career
Per 9 Innings
16
0.15
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
0.11
Mule Watson
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.02
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.01
Mule Watson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4030
38.52
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 9 Innings
3765
37.11
Mule Watson
Career
Per 9 Innings
32
0.31
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
191
1.88
Mule Watson
Career
Per 9 Innings
520
4.97
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
364
3.59
Mule Watson
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.97
4.97
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.59
3.59
Mule Watson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mule Watson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mule Watson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mule Watson
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.4
1.4
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.221
1.221
Mule Watson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3758
35.92
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 9 Innings
3471
34.22
Mule Watson
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.92
2.92
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.95
0.95
Mule Watson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.29
0.29
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.253
0.253
Mule Watson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
38.52
38.52
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 9 Innings
37.11
37.11

Fielding Stats for Mule Watson and Ted Wilks

Mule Watson
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
10
Mule Watson
Career
Per 9 Innings
179
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
385
Mule Watson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Mule Watson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Mule Watson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Mule Watson
Career
Per 9 Innings
22
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
30
Mule Watson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
235
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 9 Innings
120
Mule Watson
Career
Per 9 Innings
15
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
8
Mule Watson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
272
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 9 Innings
158
Mule Watson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
257
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 9 Innings
150
Mule Watson
Career
Per 9 Innings
94.49
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
94.94
Mule Watson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1.436
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.39
Mule Watson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Mule Watson
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
11
Mule Watson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Mule Watson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Mule Watson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Mule Watson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 9 Innings
0

Hitting Stats for Mule Watson and Ted Wilks

Mule Watson
Career
Per 600 PA
7
7
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10
10
Mule Watson
Career
Per 600 PA
178
312.28
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
385
982.98
Mule Watson
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
342
600
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 600 PA
235
600
Mule Watson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
322
564.91
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 600 PA
206
525.96
Mule Watson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.165
0.165
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 600 PA
0.131
0.131
Mule Watson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.44
0.44
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 600 PA
0.4
0.4
Mule Watson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
53
92.98
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 600 PA
27
68.94
Mule Watson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
40
70.18
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 600 PA
24
61.28
Mule Watson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
12.28
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 600 PA
3
7.66
Mule Watson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
7.02
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mule Watson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
3.51
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mule Watson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
13
22.81
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 600 PA
3
7.66
Mule Watson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.245
0.245
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 600 PA
0.111
0.111
Mule Watson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.006
0.006
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mule Watson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.038
0.038
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mule Watson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
14.4
25.26
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 600 PA
5.99
15.3
Mule Watson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
74
129.82
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 600 PA
30
76.6
Mule Watson
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
60
105.26
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 600 PAverified
43
109.79
Mule Watson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.182
0.182
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.194
0.194
Mule Watson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.23
0.23
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 600 PA
0.146
0.146
Mule Watson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.412
0.412
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 600 PA
0.339
0.339
Mule Watson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.065
0.065
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 600 PA
0.015
0.015
Mule Watson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.14
0.14
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 600 PA
0.124
0.124
Mule Watson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.301
0.301
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 600 PA
0.256
0.256
Mule Watson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.241
0.241
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 600 PA
0.184
0.184
Mule Watson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
23
40.35
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 600 PA
15
38.3
Mule Watson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
21
36.84
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 600 PA
13
33.19
Mule Watson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
42
73.68
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 600 PA
28
71.49
Mule Watson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10.26
18
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 600 PA
3.03
7.75
Mule Watson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.75
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mule Watson
Career
Per 600 PA
6
10.53
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
16
40.85
Mule Watson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mule Watson
Career
Per 600 PA
108
189.47
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
59
150.64
Mule Watson
Career
Per 600 PA
3.17
3.17
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3.98
3.98
Mule Watson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.06
0.06
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.27
0.27
Mule Watson
Career
Per 600 PA
13
22.81
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 600 PAverified
13
33.19
Mule Watson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mule Watson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 600 PA
1
2.55
Mule Watson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mule Watson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mule Watson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mule Watson
Career
Per 600 PA
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 600 PA