Jim Waugh vs. Ted Wilks — Career Comparison

Jim Waugh
Silent GenerationOhioThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaPittsburgh PiratesNational LeagueStarting Pitcher
Ted Wilks
Greatest GenerationNew YorkThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaSt. Louis CardinalsNational LeagueRelief Pitcher

Jim Waugh 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 6.43 and 1.801 for Jim Waugh. By the career numbers, Ted Wilks had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Jim Waugh and Ted Wilks

Jim Waugh
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
10
Jim Waugh
Career
Per 9 Innings
46
2.9
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
385
3.8
Jim Waugh
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
18
1.14
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
44
0.43
Jim Waugh
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
0.32
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
59
0.58
Jim Waugh
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
11
0.69
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
30
0.3
Jim Waugh
Career
Per 9 Innings
31.25
31.25
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
66.29
66.29
Jim Waugh
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
39.13
39.13
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 9 Innings
11.43
11.43
Jim Waugh
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.13
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
22
0.22
Jim Waugh
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.05
Jim Waugh
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
46
0.45
Jim Waugh
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
102
6.43
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
331
3.26
Jim Waugh
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.43
6.43
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.26
3.26
Jim Waugh
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.69
6.69
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.21
3.21
Jim Waugh
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.6
6.6
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.17
4.17
Jim Waugh
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.288
0.288
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.24
0.24
Jim Waugh
Career
Per 9 Innings
428
27
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2739
27
Jim Waugh
Career
Per 9 Innings
142.2
9
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
913
9
Jim Waugh
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
169
10.66
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
832
8.2
Jim Waugh
Career
Per 9 Innings
10.66
10.66
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.2
8.2
Jim Waugh
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
25
1.58
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
76
0.75
Jim Waugh
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.58
1.58
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.75
0.75
Jim Waugh
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.54
0.54
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.2
0.2
Jim Waugh
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
88
5.55
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
283
2.79
Jim Waugh
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim Waugh
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.55
5.55
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.79
2.79
Jim Waugh
Career
Per 9 Innings
41
2.59
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
403
3.97
Jim Waugh
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.59
2.59
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.97
3.97
Jim Waugh
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.89
0.89
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.05
1.05
Jim Waugh
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.904
0.904
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.751
0.751
Jim Waugh
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3
0.19
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
0.08
Jim Waugh
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
0.13
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
0.11
Jim Waugh
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.06
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.01
Jim Waugh
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
677
42.71
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3765
37.11
Jim Waugh
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
0.57
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
191
1.88
Jim Waugh
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
113
7.13
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
364
3.59
Jim Waugh
Career
Per 9 Innings
7.13
7.13
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.59
3.59
Jim Waugh
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim Waugh
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim Waugh
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim Waugh
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.801
1.801
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.221
1.221
Jim Waugh
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
587
37.03
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3471
34.22
Jim Waugh
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.46
2.46
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.95
0.95
Jim Waugh
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.276
0.276
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.253
0.253
Jim Waugh
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
42.71
42.71
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 9 Innings
37.11
37.11

Fielding Stats for Jim Waugh and Ted Wilks

Jim Waugh
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
10
Jim Waugh
Career
Per 9 Innings
46
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
385
Jim Waugh
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Jim Waugh
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Jim Waugh
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Jim Waugh
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
30
Jim Waugh
Career
Per 9 Innings
24
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
120
Jim Waugh
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
Jim Waugh
Career
Per 9 Innings
31
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
158
Jim Waugh
Career
Per 9 Innings
29
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
150
Jim Waugh
Career
Per 9 Innings
93.55
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
94.94
Jim Waugh
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
0.63
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.39
Jim Waugh
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Jim Waugh
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
11
Jim Waugh
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Jim Waugh
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Jim Waugh
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Jim Waugh
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 9 Innings
0

Hitting Stats for Jim Waugh and Ted Wilks

Jim Waugh
Career
Per 600 PA
2
2
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10
10
Jim Waugh
Career
Per 600 PA
46
745.95
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
385
982.98
Jim Waugh
Career
Per 600 PA
37
600
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
235
600
Jim Waugh
Career
Per 600 PA
32
518.92
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
206
525.96
Jim Waugh
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.188
0.188
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 600 PA
0.131
0.131
Jim Waugh
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.5
0.5
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 600 PA
0.4
0.4
Jim Waugh
Career
Per 600 PAverified
6
97.3
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
27
68.94
Jim Waugh
Career
Per 600 PAverified
6
97.3
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
24
61.28
Jim Waugh
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
7.66
Jim Waugh
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Waugh
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Waugh
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
7.66
Jim Waugh
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.111
0.111
Jim Waugh
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Waugh
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Waugh
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1.03
16.75
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
5.99
15.3
Jim Waugh
Career
Per 600 PAverified
6
97.3
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
30
76.6
Jim Waugh
Career
Per 600 PAverified
9
145.95
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
43
109.79
Jim Waugh
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.257
0.257
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 600 PA
0.194
0.194
Jim Waugh
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.188
0.188
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 600 PA
0.146
0.146
Jim Waugh
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.445
0.445
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 600 PA
0.339
0.339
Jim Waugh
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.015
0.015
Jim Waugh
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.163
0.163
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 600 PA
0.124
0.124
Jim Waugh
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.321
0.321
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 600 PA
0.256
0.256
Jim Waugh
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.273
0.273
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 600 PA
0.184
0.184
Jim Waugh
Career
Per 600 PA
2
32.43
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
15
38.3
Jim Waugh
Career
Per 600 PA
1
16.22
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
13
33.19
Jim Waugh
Career
Per 600 PA
3
48.65
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
28
71.49
Jim Waugh
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1.21
19.61
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
3.03
7.75
Jim Waugh
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Waugh
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
48.65
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
16
40.85
Jim Waugh
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Waugh
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
10
162.16
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 600 PAverified
59
150.64
Jim Waugh
Career
Per 600 PA
3.7
3.7
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3.98
3.98
Jim Waugh
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.3
0.3
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 600 PA
0.27
0.27
Jim Waugh
Career
Per 600 PA
2
32.43
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
13
33.19
Jim Waugh
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Waugh
Career
Per 600 PA
2
32.43
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
2.55
Jim Waugh
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Waugh
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Waugh
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Waugh
Career
Per 600 PA
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 600 PA