Dick Weik vs. Ted Wilks — Career Comparison

Dick Weik
Greatest GenerationIowaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaWashington SenatorsAmerican LeagueStarting Pitcher
Ted Wilks
Greatest GenerationNew YorkThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaSt. Louis CardinalsNational LeagueRelief Pitcher

Dick Weik 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 5.9 and 2.059 for Dick Weik. By the career numbers, Ted Wilks had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Dick Weik and Ted Wilks

Dick Weik
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
5
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
10
Dick Weik
Career
Per 9 Innings
76
3.2
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
385
3.8
Dick Weik
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
26
1.1
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
44
0.43
Dick Weik
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
0.25
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
59
0.58
Dick Weik
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
22
0.93
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
30
0.3
Dick Weik
Career
Per 9 Innings
21.43
21.43
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
66.29
66.29
Dick Weik
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
34.21
34.21
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 9 Innings
11.43
11.43
Dick Weik
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.13
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
22
0.22
Dick Weik
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.08
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5
0.05
Dick Weik
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.04
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
46
0.45
Dick Weik
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
140
5.9
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
331
3.26
Dick Weik
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.9
5.9
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.26
3.26
Dick Weik
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.55
6.55
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.21
3.21
Dick Weik
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.12
6.12
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.17
4.17
Dick Weik
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.253
0.253
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.24
0.24
Dick Weik
Career
Per 9 Innings
641
27
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2739
27
Dick Weik
Career
Per 9 Innings
213.2
9
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
913
9
Dick Weik
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
203
8.55
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
832
8.2
Dick Weik
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.55
8.55
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.2
8.2
Dick Weik
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
0.63
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 9 Innings
76
0.75
Dick Weik
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.63
0.63
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.75
0.75
Dick Weik
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.2
0.2
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.2
0.2
Dick Weik
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
237
9.98
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
283
2.79
Dick Weik
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dick Weik
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.98
9.98
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.79
2.79
Dick Weik
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
123
5.18
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
403
3.97
Dick Weik
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.18
5.18
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.97
3.97
Dick Weik
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.62
1.62
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.05
1.05
Dick Weik
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.685
1.685
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.751
0.751
Dick Weik
Career
Per 9 Innings
19
0.8
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
0.08
Dick Weik
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.08
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 9 Innings
11
0.11
Dick Weik
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.04
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.01
Dick Weik
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1040
43.81
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3765
37.11
Dick Weik
Career
Per 9 Innings
22
0.93
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
191
1.88
Dick Weik
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
157
6.61
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
364
3.59
Dick Weik
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.61
6.61
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.59
3.59
Dick Weik
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dick Weik
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dick Weik
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dick Weik
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.059
2.059
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.221
1.221
Dick Weik
Career
Per 9 Innings
801
33.74
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3471
34.22
Dick Weik
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.07
2.07
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.95
0.95
Dick Weik
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.284
0.284
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.253
0.253
Dick Weik
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
43.81
43.81
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 9 Innings
37.11
37.11

Fielding Stats for Dick Weik and Ted Wilks

Dick Weik
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
5
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
10
Dick Weik
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
76
41.88
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
385
Dick Weik
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.55
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Dick Weik
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
49
27
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Dick Weik
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
16.1
9
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Dick Weik
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
4.96
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
30
Dick Weik
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
37
20.39
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
120
Dick Weik
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
1.1
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
Dick Weik
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
48
26.45
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
158
Dick Weik
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
46
25.35
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
150
Dick Weik
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
95.83
95.83
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 9 Innings
94.94
Dick Weik
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.605
0.605
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.39
Dick Weik
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.32
1.32
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Dick Weik
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
1.1
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
11
Dick Weik
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Dick Weik
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Dick Weik
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Dick Weik
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 9 Innings
0

Hitting Stats for Dick Weik and Ted Wilks

Dick Weik
Career
Per 600 PA
5
5
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10
10
Dick Weik
Career
Per 600 PA
78
821.05
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
385
982.98
Dick Weik
Career
Per 600 PA
57
600
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
235
600
Dick Weik
Career
Per 600 PAverified
53
557.89
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
206
525.96
Dick Weik
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.226
0.226
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 600 PA
0.131
0.131
Dick Weik
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.57
0.57
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 600 PA
0.4
0.4
Dick Weik
Career
Per 600 PAverified
12
126.32
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
27
68.94
Dick Weik
Career
Per 600 PAverified
9
94.74
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
24
61.28
Dick Weik
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
21.05
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
3
7.66
Dick Weik
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
10.53
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Weik
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Weik
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
31.58
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 600 PA
3
7.66
Dick Weik
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.25
0.25
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 600 PA
0.111
0.111
Dick Weik
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Weik
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Weik
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3.56
37.48
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
5.99
15.3
Dick Weik
Career
Per 600 PAverified
16
168.42
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
30
76.6
Dick Weik
Career
Per 600 PAverified
13
136.84
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
43
109.79
Dick Weik
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.241
0.241
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 600 PA
0.194
0.194
Dick Weik
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.302
0.302
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 600 PA
0.146
0.146
Dick Weik
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.543
0.543
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 600 PA
0.339
0.339
Dick Weik
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.076
0.076
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 600 PA
0.015
0.015
Dick Weik
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.184
0.184
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 600 PA
0.124
0.124
Dick Weik
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.405
0.405
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 600 PA
0.256
0.256
Dick Weik
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.324
0.324
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 600 PA
0.184
0.184
Dick Weik
Career
Per 600 PAverified
6
63.16
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
15
38.3
Dick Weik
Career
Per 600 PA
3
31.58
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
13
33.19
Dick Weik
Career
Per 600 PAverified
9
94.74
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
28
71.49
Dick Weik
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3.75
39.43
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 600 PA
3.03
7.75
Dick Weik
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Weik
Career
Per 600 PA
1
10.53
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
16
40.85
Dick Weik
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Weik
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
16
168.42
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 600 PAverified
59
150.64
Dick Weik
Career
Per 600 PA
3.56
3.56
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3.98
3.98
Dick Weik
Career
Per 600 PA
0.06
0.06
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.27
0.27
Dick Weik
Career
Per 600 PA
3
31.58
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
13
33.19
Dick Weik
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Weik
Career
Per 600 PA
1
10.53
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
2.55
Dick Weik
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Weik
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Weik
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Weik
Career
Per 600 PA
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 600 PA