Ed Whitson vs. Ted Wilks — Career Comparison

Ed Whitson
Baby BoomersTennesseeThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaSan Diego PadresNational LeagueStarting PitcherAll-Star
Ted Wilks
Greatest GenerationNew YorkThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaSt. Louis CardinalsNational LeagueRelief Pitcher

Ed Whitson 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 3.79 and 1.336 for Ed Whitson. 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 Whitson and Ted Wilks

Ed Whitson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
15
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
10
Ed Whitson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
452
1.82
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
385
3.8
Ed Whitson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
333
1.34
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 9 Innings
44
0.43
Ed Whitson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
126
0.51
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
59
0.58
Ed Whitson
Career
Per 9 Innings
123
0.49
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
30
0.3
Ed Whitson
Career
Per 9 Innings
50.6
50.6
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
66.29
66.29
Ed Whitson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
73.67
73.67
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 9 Innings
11.43
11.43
Ed Whitson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
35
0.14
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
22
0.22
Ed Whitson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
12
0.05
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
0.05
Ed Whitson
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
0.03
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
46
0.45
Ed Whitson
Career
Per 9 Innings
944
3.79
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
331
3.26
Ed Whitson
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.79
3.79
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.26
3.26
Ed Whitson
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.71
3.71
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.21
3.21
Ed Whitson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.07
4.07
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.17
4.17
Ed Whitson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.261
0.261
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.24
0.24
Ed Whitson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6720
27
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 9 Innings
2739
27
Ed Whitson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2240
9
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 9 Innings
913
9
Ed Whitson
Career
Per 9 Innings
2240
9
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
832
8.2
Ed Whitson
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
9
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.2
8.2
Ed Whitson
Career
Per 9 Innings
211
0.85
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
76
0.75
Ed Whitson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.85
0.85
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.75
0.75
Ed Whitson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.47
0.47
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.2
0.2
Ed Whitson
Career
Per 9 Innings
698
2.8
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
283
2.79
Ed Whitson
Career
Per 9 Innings
54
0.22
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Ed Whitson
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.8
2.8
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.79
2.79
Ed Whitson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1266
5.09
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 9 Innings
403
3.97
Ed Whitson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.09
5.09
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.97
3.97
Ed Whitson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.8
2.8
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.05
1.05
Ed Whitson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.877
0.877
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.751
0.751
Ed Whitson
Career
Per 9 Innings
32
0.13
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
0.08
Ed Whitson
Career
Per 9 Innings
29
0.12
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
0.11
Ed Whitson
Career
Per 9 Innings
14
0.06
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.01
Ed Whitson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9479
38.09
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 9 Innings
3765
37.11
Ed Whitson
Career
Per 9 Innings
48
0.19
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
191
1.88
Ed Whitson
Career
Per 9 Innings
1045
4.2
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
364
3.59
Ed Whitson
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.2
4.2
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.59
3.59
Ed Whitson
Career
Per 9 Innings
101
0.41
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Ed Whitson
Career
Per 9 Innings
78
0.31
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Ed Whitson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
160
0.64
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ed Whitson
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.312
1.312
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.221
1.221
Ed Whitson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8573
34.45
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 9 Innings
3471
34.22
Ed Whitson
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.31
2.31
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.95
0.95
Ed Whitson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.286
0.286
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.253
0.253
Ed Whitson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
38.09
38.09
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 9 Innings
37.11
37.11

Fielding Stats for Ed Whitson and Ted Wilks

Ed Whitson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
15
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
Ed Whitson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
452
1.82
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 9 Innings
385
Ed Whitson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
332
1.33
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Ed Whitson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6720
27
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Ed Whitson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2240
9
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Ed Whitson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
123
0.49
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 9 Innings
30
Ed Whitson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
274
1.1
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 9 Innings
120
Ed Whitson
Career
Per 9 Innings
21
0.08
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
Ed Whitson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
418
1.68
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 9 Innings
158
Ed Whitson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
397
1.6
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 9 Innings
150
Ed Whitson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
94.98
94.98
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 9 Innings
94.94
Ed Whitson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.878
0.878
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.39
Ed Whitson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
73.45
73.45
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Ed Whitson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
16
0.06
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 9 Innings
11
Ed Whitson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Ed Whitson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Ed Whitson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Ed Whitson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 9 Innings
0

Hitting Stats for Ed Whitson and Ted Wilks

Ed Whitson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
15
15
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 600 PA
10
10
Ed Whitson
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
461
411
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 600 PAverified
385
982.98
Ed Whitson
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
673
600
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 600 PA
235
600
Ed Whitson
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
576
513.52
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 600 PAverified
206
525.96
Ed Whitson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.125
0.125
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.131
0.131
Ed Whitson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.389
0.389
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.4
0.4
Ed Whitson
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
72
64.19
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 600 PAverified
27
68.94
Ed Whitson
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
62
55.27
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 600 PAverified
24
61.28
Ed Whitson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9
8.02
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 600 PA
3
7.66
Ed Whitson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Whitson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
0.89
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Whitson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10
8.92
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 600 PA
3
7.66
Ed Whitson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.139
0.139
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 600 PA
0.111
0.111
Ed Whitson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.002
0.002
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Whitson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.014
0.014
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Whitson
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
12.81
11.42
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 600 PAverified
5.99
15.3
Ed Whitson
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
84
74.89
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 600 PAverified
30
76.6
Ed Whitson
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
90
80.24
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 600 PAverified
43
109.79
Ed Whitson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.152
0.152
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.194
0.194
Ed Whitson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.146
0.146
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 600 PA
0.146
0.146
Ed Whitson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.297
0.297
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.339
0.339
Ed Whitson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.021
0.021
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 600 PA
0.015
0.015
Ed Whitson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.105
0.105
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.124
0.124
Ed Whitson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.201
0.201
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.256
0.256
Ed Whitson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.175
0.175
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.184
0.184
Ed Whitson
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
24
21.4
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 600 PAverified
15
38.3
Ed Whitson
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
27
24.07
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 600 PAverified
13
33.19
Ed Whitson
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
50
44.58
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 600 PAverified
28
71.49
Ed Whitson
Career
Per 600 PA
-0.71
-0.63
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3.03
7.75
Ed Whitson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Whitson
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
18
16.05
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 600 PAverified
16
40.85
Ed Whitson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Whitson
Career
Per 600 PA
169
150.67
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
59
150.64
Ed Whitson
Career
Per 600 PA
3.98
3.98
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 600 PA
3.98
3.98
Ed Whitson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.11
0.11
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.27
0.27
Ed Whitson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
79
70.43
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 600 PA
13
33.19
Ed Whitson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Whitson
Career
Per 600 PA
3
2.67
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
2.55
Ed Whitson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Whitson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Whitson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Whitson
Career
Per 600 PA
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 600 PA