Gary Wheelock vs. Ted Wilks — Career Comparison

Gary Wheelock
Baby BoomersCaliforniaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaSeattle MarinersAmerican LeagueStarting Pitcher
Ted Wilks
Greatest GenerationNew YorkThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaSt. Louis CardinalsNational LeagueRelief Pitcher

Gary Wheelock 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 5.4 and 1.414 for Gary Wheelock. By the career numbers, Ted Wilks had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Gary Wheelock and Ted Wilks

Gary Wheelock
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
3
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
10
Gary Wheelock
Career
Per 9 Innings
20
1.93
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
385
3.8
Gary Wheelock
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
18
1.74
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
44
0.43
Gary Wheelock
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
0.58
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
59
0.58
Gary Wheelock
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
9
0.87
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
30
0.3
Gary Wheelock
Career
Per 9 Innings
40
40
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
66.29
66.29
Gary Wheelock
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
90
90
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 9 Innings
11.43
11.43
Gary Wheelock
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.19
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
22
0.22
Gary Wheelock
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.05
Gary Wheelock
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
46
0.45
Gary Wheelock
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
56
5.4
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
331
3.26
Gary Wheelock
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.4
5.4
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.26
3.26
Gary Wheelock
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.93
4.93
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.21
3.21
Gary Wheelock
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.15
5.15
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.17
4.17
Gary Wheelock
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.277
0.277
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.24
0.24
Gary Wheelock
Career
Per 9 Innings
280
27
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2739
27
Gary Wheelock
Career
Per 9 Innings
93.1
9
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
913
9
Gary Wheelock
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
104
10.03
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
832
8.2
Gary Wheelock
Career
Per 9 Innings
10.03
10.03
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.2
8.2
Gary Wheelock
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
16
1.54
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
76
0.75
Gary Wheelock
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.54
1.54
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.75
0.75
Gary Wheelock
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.8
0.8
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.2
0.2
Gary Wheelock
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
28
2.7
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 9 Innings
283
2.79
Gary Wheelock
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Gary Wheelock
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.7
2.7
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.79
2.79
Gary Wheelock
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
50
4.82
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
403
3.97
Gary Wheelock
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.82
4.82
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.97
3.97
Gary Wheelock
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.5
2.5
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.05
1.05
Gary Wheelock
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.836
0.836
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.751
0.751
Gary Wheelock
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4
0.39
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
0.08
Gary Wheelock
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3
0.29
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
0.11
Gary Wheelock
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.1
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.01
Gary Wheelock
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
409
39.44
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3765
37.11
Gary Wheelock
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.19
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
191
1.88
Gary Wheelock
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
66
6.36
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
364
3.59
Gary Wheelock
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.36
6.36
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.59
3.59
Gary Wheelock
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.19
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Gary Wheelock
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.1
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Gary Wheelock
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
1.16
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Gary Wheelock
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.414
1.414
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.221
1.221
Gary Wheelock
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
375
36.16
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3471
34.22
Gary Wheelock
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.3
3.3
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.95
0.95
Gary Wheelock
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.285
0.285
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.253
0.253
Gary Wheelock
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
39.44
39.44
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 9 Innings
37.11
37.11

Fielding Stats for Gary Wheelock and Ted Wilks

Gary Wheelock
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
3
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
10
Gary Wheelock
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
20
1.93
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
385
Gary Wheelock
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
18
1.74
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Gary Wheelock
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
280
27
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Gary Wheelock
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
93.1
9
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Gary Wheelock
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
0.96
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
30
Gary Wheelock
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
0.96
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
120
Gary Wheelock
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
0.19
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
Gary Wheelock
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
22
2.12
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
158
Gary Wheelock
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
20
1.93
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
150
Gary Wheelock
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
90.91
90.91
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
94.94
Gary Wheelock
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
1
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.39
Gary Wheelock
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
90
90
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Gary Wheelock
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
11
Gary Wheelock
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Gary Wheelock
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Gary Wheelock
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Gary Wheelock
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 9 Innings
0

Hitting Stats for Gary Wheelock and Ted Wilks

Gary Wheelock
Career
Per 600 PA
3
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10
10
Gary Wheelock
Career
Per 600 PA
20
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
385
982.98
Gary Wheelock
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
235
600
Gary Wheelock
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
206
525.96
Gary Wheelock
Career
Per 600 PA
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.131
0.131
Gary Wheelock
Career
Per 600 PA
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.4
0.4
Gary Wheelock
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
27
68.94
Gary Wheelock
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
24
61.28
Gary Wheelock
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
7.66
Gary Wheelock
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Gary Wheelock
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Gary Wheelock
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
7.66
Gary Wheelock
Career
Per 600 PA
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.111
0.111
Gary Wheelock
Career
Per 600 PA
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Gary Wheelock
Career
Per 600 PA
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Gary Wheelock
Career
Per 600 PA
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5.99
15.3
Gary Wheelock
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
30
76.6
Gary Wheelock
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
43
109.79
Gary Wheelock
Career
Per 600 PA
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.194
0.194
Gary Wheelock
Career
Per 600 PA
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.146
0.146
Gary Wheelock
Career
Per 600 PA
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.339
0.339
Gary Wheelock
Career
Per 600 PA
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.015
0.015
Gary Wheelock
Career
Per 600 PA
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.124
0.124
Gary Wheelock
Career
Per 600 PA
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.256
0.256
Gary Wheelock
Career
Per 600 PA
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.184
0.184
Gary Wheelock
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
15
38.3
Gary Wheelock
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
13
33.19
Gary Wheelock
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
28
71.49
Gary Wheelock
Career
Per 600 PA
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3.03
7.75
Gary Wheelock
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Gary Wheelock
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
16
40.85
Gary Wheelock
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Gary Wheelock
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 600 PA
59
150.64
Gary Wheelock
Career
Per 600 PA
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3.98
3.98
Gary Wheelock
Career
Per 600 PA
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.27
0.27
Gary Wheelock
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
13
33.19
Gary Wheelock
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Gary Wheelock
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 600 PA
1
2.55
Gary Wheelock
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Gary Wheelock
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Gary Wheelock
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Gary Wheelock
Career
Per 600 PA
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 600 PA