Jake Weimer vs. Ted Wilks — Career Comparison

Jake Weimer
Pre-GenerationalIowaThrows LeftBats RightNorth AmericaChicago CubsNational LeagueStarting Pitcher
Ted Wilks
Greatest GenerationNew YorkThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaSt. Louis CardinalsNational LeagueRelief Pitcher

Jake Weimer 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. Jake Weimer posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 2.23 and WHIP 1.168 compared to 3.26 and 1.221 for Ted Wilks. By the career numbers, Jake Weimer had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Jake Weimer and Ted Wilks

Jake Weimer
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
7
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
10
Jake Weimer
Career
Per 9 Innings
191
1.17
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
385
3.8
Jake Weimer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
180
1.1
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 9 Innings
44
0.43
Jake Weimer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
97
0.59
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 9 Innings
59
0.58
Jake Weimer
Career
Per 9 Innings
69
0.42
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
30
0.3
Jake Weimer
Career
Per 9 Innings
58.43
58.43
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
66.29
66.29
Jake Weimer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
94.24
94.24
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 9 Innings
11.43
11.43
Jake Weimer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
143
0.87
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 9 Innings
22
0.22
Jake Weimer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
21
0.13
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
0.05
Jake Weimer
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.01
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
46
0.45
Jake Weimer
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
365
2.23
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
331
3.26
Jake Weimer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.23
2.23
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.26
3.26
Jake Weimer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.6
2.6
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.21
3.21
Jake Weimer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.38
3.38
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.17
4.17
Jake Weimer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.227
0.227
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.24
0.24
Jake Weimer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4418
27
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 9 Innings
2739
27
Jake Weimer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1472.2
9
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 9 Innings
913
9
Jake Weimer
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1227
7.5
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
832
8.2
Jake Weimer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.5
7.5
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.2
8.2
Jake Weimer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
0.09
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 9 Innings
76
0.75
Jake Weimer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.09
0.09
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.75
0.75
Jake Weimer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.07
0.07
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.2
0.2
Jake Weimer
Career
Per 9 Innings
493
3.01
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
283
2.79
Jake Weimer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jake Weimer
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.01
3.01
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.79
2.79
Jake Weimer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
657
4.02
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 9 Innings
403
3.97
Jake Weimer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.02
4.02
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.97
3.97
Jake Weimer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.44
3.44
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.05
1.05
Jake Weimer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.781
0.781
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.751
0.751
Jake Weimer
Career
Per 9 Innings
26
0.16
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
0.08
Jake Weimer
Career
Per 9 Innings
73
0.45
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
0.11
Jake Weimer
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.02
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.01
Jake Weimer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5971
36.49
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3765
37.11
Jake Weimer
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
0.06
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
191
1.88
Jake Weimer
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
511
3.12
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
364
3.59
Jake Weimer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.12
3.12
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.59
3.59
Jake Weimer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jake Weimer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jake Weimer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jake Weimer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.168
1.168
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.221
1.221
Jake Weimer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5405
33.03
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3471
34.22
Jake Weimer
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.68
2.68
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.95
0.95
Jake Weimer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.256
0.256
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.253
0.253
Jake Weimer
Career
Per 9 Innings
36.49
36.49
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
37.11
37.11

Fielding Stats for Jake Weimer and Ted Wilks

Jake Weimer
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
7
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
10
Jake Weimer
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
191
1.17
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
385
Jake Weimer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
147
0.9
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Jake Weimer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4419
27
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Jake Weimer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1473
9
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Jake Weimer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
122
0.75
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 9 Innings
30
Jake Weimer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
402
2.46
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 9 Innings
120
Jake Weimer
Career
Per 9 Innings
32
0.2
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
Jake Weimer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
556
3.4
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 9 Innings
158
Jake Weimer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
524
3.2
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 9 Innings
150
Jake Weimer
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
94.24
94.24
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
94.94
Jake Weimer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.744
2.744
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.39
Jake Weimer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
76.96
76.96
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Jake Weimer
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
0.05
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
11
Jake Weimer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Jake Weimer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Jake Weimer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Jake Weimer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 9 Innings
0

Hitting Stats for Jake Weimer and Ted Wilks

Jake Weimer
Career
Per 600 PA
7
7
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10
10
Jake Weimer
Career
Per 600 PA
192
197.26
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
385
982.98
Jake Weimer
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
584
600
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 600 PA
235
600
Jake Weimer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
540
554.79
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 600 PA
206
525.96
Jake Weimer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.213
0.213
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 600 PA
0.131
0.131
Jake Weimer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.53
0.53
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 600 PA
0.4
0.4
Jake Weimer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
115
118.15
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 600 PA
27
68.94
Jake Weimer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
102
104.79
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 600 PA
24
61.28
Jake Weimer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
11
11.3
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 600 PA
3
7.66
Jake Weimer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.03
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jake Weimer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.03
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jake Weimer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
13
13.36
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 600 PA
3
7.66
Jake Weimer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.113
0.113
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 600 PA
0.111
0.111
Jake Weimer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.002
0.002
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jake Weimer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.009
0.009
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jake Weimer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
35.2
36.17
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 600 PA
5.99
15.3
Jake Weimer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
131
134.59
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 600 PA
30
76.6
Jake Weimer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
147
151.03
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 600 PA
43
109.79
Jake Weimer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.257
0.257
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 600 PA
0.194
0.194
Jake Weimer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.243
0.243
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 600 PA
0.146
0.146
Jake Weimer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.5
0.5
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 600 PA
0.339
0.339
Jake Weimer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.03
0.03
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 600 PA
0.015
0.015
Jake Weimer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.176
0.176
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 600 PA
0.124
0.124
Jake Weimer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.393
0.393
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 600 PA
0.256
0.256
Jake Weimer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.259
0.259
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 600 PA
0.184
0.184
Jake Weimer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
46
47.26
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 600 PA
15
38.3
Jake Weimer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
36
36.99
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 600 PA
13
33.19
Jake Weimer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
81
83.22
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 600 PA
28
71.49
Jake Weimer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
39.52
40.6
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 600 PA
3.03
7.75
Jake Weimer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
3.08
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jake Weimer
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
29
29.79
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 600 PAverified
16
40.85
Jake Weimer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jake Weimer
Career
Per 600 PAverified
99
101.71
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
59
150.64
Jake Weimer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5.9
5.9
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 600 PA
3.98
3.98
Jake Weimer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.29
0.29
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 600 PA
0.27
0.27
Jake Weimer
Career
Per 600 PA
12
12.33
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
13
33.19
Jake Weimer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jake Weimer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 600 PA
1
2.55
Jake Weimer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
4.11
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jake Weimer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jake Weimer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
4.11
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jake Weimer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
100
100
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 600 PA