Ed Wells vs. Ted Wilks — Career Comparison

Ed Wells
Lost GenerationOhioThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaDetroit TigersAmerican LeagueStarting Pitcher
Ted Wilks
Greatest GenerationNew YorkThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaSt. Louis CardinalsNational LeagueRelief Pitcher

Ed Wells 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 4.65 and 1.530 for Ed Wells. By the career numbers, Ted Wilks had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Ed Wells and Ted Wilks

Ed Wells
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
11
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
10
Ed Wells
Career
Per 9 Innings
291
2.13
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
385
3.8
Ed Wells
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
140
1.02
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 9 Innings
44
0.43
Ed Wells
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
68
0.5
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
59
0.58
Ed Wells
Career
Per 9 Innings
69
0.5
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
30
0.3
Ed Wells
Career
Per 9 Innings
49.64
49.64
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
66.29
66.29
Ed Wells
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
48.11
48.11
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 9 Innings
11.43
11.43
Ed Wells
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
54
0.39
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 9 Innings
22
0.22
Ed Wells
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
7
0.05
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
0.05
Ed Wells
Career
Per 9 Innings
13
0.09
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
46
0.45
Ed Wells
Career
Per 9 Innings
637
4.65
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
331
3.26
Ed Wells
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.65
4.65
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.26
3.26
Ed Wells
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.59
4.59
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.21
3.21
Ed Wells
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.34
4.34
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.17
4.17
Ed Wells
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.282
0.282
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.24
0.24
Ed Wells
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3697
27
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 9 Innings
2739
27
Ed Wells
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1232.1
9
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 9 Innings
913
9
Ed Wells
Career
Per 9 Innings
1417
10.35
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
832
8.2
Ed Wells
Career
Per 9 Innings
10.35
10.35
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.2
8.2
Ed Wells
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
78
0.57
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
76
0.75
Ed Wells
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.57
0.57
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.75
0.75
Ed Wells
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.27
0.27
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.2
0.2
Ed Wells
Career
Per 9 Innings
468
3.42
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
283
2.79
Ed Wells
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ed Wells
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.42
3.42
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.79
2.79
Ed Wells
Career
Per 9 Innings
403
2.94
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
403
3.97
Ed Wells
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.94
2.94
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.97
3.97
Ed Wells
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.38
1.38
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.05
1.05
Ed Wells
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.707
0.707
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.751
0.751
Ed Wells
Career
Per 9 Innings
13
0.09
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
0.08
Ed Wells
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
0.09
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
11
0.11
Ed Wells
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
0.04
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.01
Ed Wells
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5498
40.15
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 9 Innings
3765
37.11
Ed Wells
Career
Per 9 Innings
81
0.59
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
191
1.88
Ed Wells
Career
Per 9 Innings
740
5.4
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
364
3.59
Ed Wells
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.4
5.4
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.59
3.59
Ed Wells
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ed Wells
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ed Wells
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ed Wells
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.53
1.53
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.221
1.221
Ed Wells
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5018
36.65
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 9 Innings
3471
34.22
Ed Wells
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.54
2.54
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.95
0.95
Ed Wells
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.295
0.295
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.253
0.253
Ed Wells
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
40.15
40.15
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 9 Innings
37.11
37.11

Fielding Stats for Ed Wells and Ted Wilks

Ed Wells
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
11
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
Ed Wells
Career
Per 9 Innings
291
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
385
Ed Wells
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Ed Wells
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Ed Wells
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Ed Wells
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
57
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 9 Innings
30
Ed Wells
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
222
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 9 Innings
120
Ed Wells
Career
Per 9 Innings
13
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
8
Ed Wells
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
292
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 9 Innings
158
Ed Wells
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
279
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 9 Innings
150
Ed Wells
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
95.55
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 9 Innings
94.94
Ed Wells
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
0.959
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.39
Ed Wells
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Ed Wells
Career
Per 9 Innings
11
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 9 Innings
11
Ed Wells
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Ed Wells
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Ed Wells
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Ed Wells
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 9 Innings
0

Hitting Stats for Ed Wells and Ted Wilks

Ed Wells
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
11
11
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 600 PA
10
10
Ed Wells
Career
Per 600 PA
298
382.87
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
385
982.98
Ed Wells
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
467
600
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 600 PA
235
600
Ed Wells
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
433
556.32
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 600 PA
206
525.96
Ed Wells
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.215
0.215
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 600 PA
0.131
0.131
Ed Wells
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.532
0.532
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 600 PA
0.4
0.4
Ed Wells
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
93
119.49
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 600 PA
27
68.94
Ed Wells
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
78
100.21
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 600 PA
24
61.28
Ed Wells
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
11
14.13
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 600 PA
3
7.66
Ed Wells
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
5.14
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Wells
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Wells
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
15
19.27
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 600 PA
3
7.66
Ed Wells
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.161
0.161
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 600 PA
0.111
0.111
Ed Wells
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Wells
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Wells
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
27.64
35.51
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 600 PA
5.99
15.3
Ed Wells
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
112
143.9
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 600 PA
30
76.6
Ed Wells
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
111
142.61
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 600 PA
43
109.79
Ed Wells
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.246
0.246
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 600 PA
0.194
0.194
Ed Wells
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.259
0.259
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 600 PA
0.146
0.146
Ed Wells
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.505
0.505
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 600 PA
0.339
0.339
Ed Wells
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.044
0.044
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 600 PA
0.015
0.015
Ed Wells
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.175
0.175
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 600 PA
0.124
0.124
Ed Wells
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.384
0.384
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 600 PA
0.256
0.256
Ed Wells
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.259
0.259
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 600 PA
0.184
0.184
Ed Wells
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
50
64.24
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 600 PA
15
38.3
Ed Wells
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
38
48.82
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 600 PA
13
33.19
Ed Wells
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
88
113.06
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 600 PA
28
71.49
Ed Wells
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
30.61
39.33
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 600 PA
3.03
7.75
Ed Wells
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.28
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Wells
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
17
21.84
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 600 PAverified
16
40.85
Ed Wells
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Wells
Career
Per 600 PAverified
74
95.07
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
59
150.64
Ed Wells
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6.31
6.31
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 600 PA
3.98
3.98
Ed Wells
Career
Per 600 PA
0.23
0.23
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.27
0.27
Ed Wells
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
16
20.56
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 600 PAverified
13
33.19
Ed Wells
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Wells
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 600 PA
1
2.55
Ed Wells
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.28
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Wells
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.28
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Wells
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
2.57
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Wells
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
50
50
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 600 PA