Dave Wickersham vs. Ted Wilks — Career Comparison

Dave Wickersham
Silent GenerationPennsylvaniaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaDetroit TigersAmerican LeagueStarting Pitcher
Ted Wilks
Greatest GenerationNew YorkThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaSt. Louis CardinalsNational LeagueRelief Pitcher

Dave Wickersham 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 3.66 and 1.317 for Dave Wickersham. By the career numbers, Ted Wilks had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Dave Wickersham and Ted Wilks

Dave Wickersham
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
10
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
10
Dave Wickersham
Career
Per 9 Innings
283
2.27
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
385
3.8
Dave Wickersham
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
124
0.99
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 9 Innings
44
0.43
Dave Wickersham
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
68
0.54
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
59
0.58
Dave Wickersham
Career
Per 9 Innings
57
0.46
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
30
0.3
Dave Wickersham
Career
Per 9 Innings
54.4
54.4
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
66.29
66.29
Dave Wickersham
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
43.82
43.82
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 9 Innings
11.43
11.43
Dave Wickersham
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
29
0.23
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 9 Innings
22
0.22
Dave Wickersham
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
0.04
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.05
Dave Wickersham
Career
Per 9 Innings
18
0.14
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
46
0.45
Dave Wickersham
Career
Per 9 Innings
457
3.66
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
331
3.26
Dave Wickersham
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.66
3.66
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.26
3.26
Dave Wickersham
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.7
3.7
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.21
3.21
Dave Wickersham
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.2
4.2
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.17
4.17
Dave Wickersham
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.248
0.248
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.24
0.24
Dave Wickersham
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3369
27
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 9 Innings
2739
27
Dave Wickersham
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1123
9
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 9 Innings
913
9
Dave Wickersham
Career
Per 9 Innings
1071
8.58
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
832
8.2
Dave Wickersham
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.58
8.58
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.2
8.2
Dave Wickersham
Career
Per 9 Innings
100
0.8
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
76
0.75
Dave Wickersham
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.8
0.8
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.75
0.75
Dave Wickersham
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.35
0.35
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.2
0.2
Dave Wickersham
Career
Per 9 Innings
384
3.08
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
283
2.79
Dave Wickersham
Career
Per 9 Innings
24
0.19
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Dave Wickersham
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.08
3.08
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.79
2.79
Dave Wickersham
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
638
5.11
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 9 Innings
403
3.97
Dave Wickersham
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.11
5.11
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.97
3.97
Dave Wickersham
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.25
2.25
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.05
1.05
Dave Wickersham
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.91
0.91
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.751
0.751
Dave Wickersham
Career
Per 9 Innings
29
0.23
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
0.08
Dave Wickersham
Career
Per 9 Innings
56
0.45
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
0.11
Dave Wickersham
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
0.06
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.01
Dave Wickersham
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4761
38.16
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 9 Innings
3765
37.11
Dave Wickersham
Career
Per 9 Innings
73
0.59
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
191
1.88
Dave Wickersham
Career
Per 9 Innings
514
4.12
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
364
3.59
Dave Wickersham
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.12
4.12
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.59
3.59
Dave Wickersham
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dave Wickersham
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dave Wickersham
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dave Wickersham
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.296
1.296
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.221
1.221
Dave Wickersham
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4321
34.63
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 9 Innings
3471
34.22
Dave Wickersham
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.82
1.82
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.95
0.95
Dave Wickersham
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.271
0.271
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.253
0.253
Dave Wickersham
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
38.16
38.16
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 9 Innings
37.11
37.11

Fielding Stats for Dave Wickersham and Ted Wilks

Dave Wickersham
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
10
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
Dave Wickersham
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
283
2.27
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
385
Dave Wickersham
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
124
0.99
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Dave Wickersham
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3370
27
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Dave Wickersham
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1123.1
9
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Dave Wickersham
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
80
0.64
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 9 Innings
30
Dave Wickersham
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
200
1.6
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 9 Innings
120
Dave Wickersham
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
0.08
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
Dave Wickersham
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
290
2.32
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 9 Innings
158
Dave Wickersham
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
280
2.24
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 9 Innings
150
Dave Wickersham
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
96.55
96.55
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 9 Innings
94.94
Dave Wickersham
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.989
0.989
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.39
Dave Wickersham
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
43.82
43.82
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Dave Wickersham
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
0.07
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
11
Dave Wickersham
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Dave Wickersham
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Dave Wickersham
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Dave Wickersham
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 9 Innings
0

Hitting Stats for Dave Wickersham and Ted Wilks

Dave Wickersham
Career
Per 600 PA
10
10
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 600 PA
10
10
Dave Wickersham
Career
Per 600 PA
283
469.06
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
385
982.98
Dave Wickersham
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
362
600
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 600 PA
235
600
Dave Wickersham
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
324
537.02
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 600 PA
206
525.96
Dave Wickersham
Career
Per 600 PA
0.086
0.086
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.131
0.131
Dave Wickersham
Career
Per 600 PA
0.28
0.28
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.4
0.4
Dave Wickersham
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
28
46.41
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 600 PAverified
27
68.94
Dave Wickersham
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
25
41.44
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 600 PAverified
24
61.28
Dave Wickersham
Career
Per 600 PA
3
4.97
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
7.66
Dave Wickersham
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dave Wickersham
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dave Wickersham
Career
Per 600 PA
3
4.97
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
7.66
Dave Wickersham
Career
Per 600 PA
0.107
0.107
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.111
0.111
Dave Wickersham
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dave Wickersham
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dave Wickersham
Career
Per 600 PA
2.64
4.38
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5.99
15.3
Dave Wickersham
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
31
51.38
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 600 PAverified
30
76.6
Dave Wickersham
Career
Per 600 PA
37
61.33
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
43
109.79
Dave Wickersham
Career
Per 600 PA
0.111
0.111
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.194
0.194
Dave Wickersham
Career
Per 600 PA
0.096
0.096
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.146
0.146
Dave Wickersham
Career
Per 600 PA
0.207
0.207
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.339
0.339
Dave Wickersham
Career
Per 600 PA
0.009
0.009
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.015
0.015
Dave Wickersham
Career
Per 600 PA
0.074
0.074
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.124
0.124
Dave Wickersham
Career
Per 600 PA
0.132
0.132
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.256
0.256
Dave Wickersham
Career
Per 600 PA
0.129
0.129
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.184
0.184
Dave Wickersham
Career
Per 600 PA
9
14.92
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
15
38.3
Dave Wickersham
Career
Per 600 PA
10
16.57
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
13
33.19
Dave Wickersham
Career
Per 600 PA
19
31.49
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
28
71.49
Dave Wickersham
Career
Per 600 PA
-12.72
-21.08
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3.03
7.75
Dave Wickersham
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dave Wickersham
Career
Per 600 PA
9
14.92
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
16
40.85
Dave Wickersham
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dave Wickersham
Career
Per 600 PA
108
179.01
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
59
150.64
Dave Wickersham
Career
Per 600 PA
3.35
3.35
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3.98
3.98
Dave Wickersham
Career
Per 600 PA
0.08
0.08
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.27
0.27
Dave Wickersham
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
28
46.41
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 600 PA
13
33.19
Dave Wickersham
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.66
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dave Wickersham
Career
Per 600 PA
6
9.94
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
2.55
Dave Wickersham
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dave Wickersham
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.66
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dave Wickersham
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.66
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dave Wickersham
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 600 PA