Al Widmar vs. Ted Wilks — Career Comparison

Al Widmar
Greatest GenerationOhioThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaSt. Louis BrownsAmerican LeagueStarting Pitcher
Ted Wilks
Greatest GenerationNew YorkThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaSt. Louis CardinalsNational LeagueRelief Pitcher

Al Widmar 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 5.21 and 1.640 for Al Widmar. By the career numbers, Ted Wilks had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Al Widmar and Ted Wilks

Al Widmar
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
5
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
10
Al Widmar
Career
Per 9 Innings
114
2.64
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
385
3.8
Al Widmar
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
42
0.97
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
44
0.43
Al Widmar
Career
Per 9 Innings
13
0.3
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
59
0.58
Al Widmar
Career
Per 9 Innings
30
0.7
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
30
0.3
Al Widmar
Career
Per 9 Innings
30.23
30.23
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
66.29
66.29
Al Widmar
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
36.84
36.84
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 9 Innings
11.43
11.43
Al Widmar
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
0.28
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
22
0.22
Al Widmar
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.02
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.05
Al Widmar
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
0.12
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
46
0.45
Al Widmar
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
225
5.21
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
331
3.26
Al Widmar
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.21
5.21
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.26
3.26
Al Widmar
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.46
5.46
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.21
3.21
Al Widmar
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.03
5.03
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.17
4.17
Al Widmar
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.29
0.29
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.24
0.24
Al Widmar
Career
Per 9 Innings
1165
27
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2739
27
Al Widmar
Career
Per 9 Innings
388.1
9
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
913
9
Al Widmar
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
461
10.68
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
832
8.2
Al Widmar
Career
Per 9 Innings
10.68
10.68
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.2
8.2
Al Widmar
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
41
0.95
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
76
0.75
Al Widmar
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.95
0.95
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.75
0.75
Al Widmar
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.36
0.36
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.2
0.2
Al Widmar
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
176
4.08
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
283
2.79
Al Widmar
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Al Widmar
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.08
4.08
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.79
2.79
Al Widmar
Career
Per 9 Innings
143
3.31
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
403
3.97
Al Widmar
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.31
3.31
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.97
3.97
Al Widmar
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.25
1.25
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.05
1.05
Al Widmar
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.822
0.822
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.751
0.751
Al Widmar
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
0.21
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
0.08
Al Widmar
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5
0.12
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
0.11
Al Widmar
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.02
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.01
Al Widmar
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1770
41.02
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3765
37.11
Al Widmar
Career
Per 9 Innings
36
0.83
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
191
1.88
Al Widmar
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
244
5.65
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
364
3.59
Al Widmar
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.65
5.65
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.59
3.59
Al Widmar
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Al Widmar
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Al Widmar
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Al Widmar
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.64
1.64
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.221
1.221
Al Widmar
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1589
36.83
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3471
34.22
Al Widmar
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.14
2.14
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.95
0.95
Al Widmar
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.299
0.299
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.253
0.253
Al Widmar
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
41.02
41.02
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 9 Innings
37.11
37.11

Fielding Stats for Al Widmar and Ted Wilks

Al Widmar
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
10
Al Widmar
Career
Per 9 Innings
114
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
385
Al Widmar
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Al Widmar
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Al Widmar
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Al Widmar
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
31
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 9 Innings
30
Al Widmar
Career
Per 9 Innings
76
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
120
Al Widmar
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
Al Widmar
Career
Per 9 Innings
108
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
158
Al Widmar
Career
Per 9 Innings
107
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
150
Al Widmar
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
99.07
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 9 Innings
94.94
Al Widmar
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
0.939
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.39
Al Widmar
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Al Widmar
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
11
Al Widmar
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Al Widmar
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Al Widmar
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Al Widmar
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 9 Innings
0

Hitting Stats for Al Widmar and Ted Wilks

Al Widmar
Career
Per 600 PA
5
5
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10
10
Al Widmar
Career
Per 600 PA
114
560.66
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
385
982.98
Al Widmar
Career
Per 600 PA
122
600
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
235
600
Al Widmar
Career
Per 600 PAverified
107
526.23
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
206
525.96
Al Widmar
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.168
0.168
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 600 PA
0.131
0.131
Al Widmar
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.48
0.48
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 600 PA
0.4
0.4
Al Widmar
Career
Per 600 PAverified
18
88.52
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
27
68.94
Al Widmar
Career
Per 600 PAverified
14
68.85
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
24
61.28
Al Widmar
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
19.67
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 600 PA
3
7.66
Al Widmar
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Al Widmar
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Al Widmar
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
19.67
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 600 PA
3
7.66
Al Widmar
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.222
0.222
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 600 PA
0.111
0.111
Al Widmar
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Al Widmar
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Al Widmar
Career
Per 600 PAverified
4.43
21.77
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
5.99
15.3
Al Widmar
Career
Per 600 PAverified
22
108.2
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
30
76.6
Al Widmar
Career
Per 600 PAverified
25
122.95
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
43
109.79
Al Widmar
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.219
0.219
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 600 PA
0.194
0.194
Al Widmar
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.206
0.206
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 600 PA
0.146
0.146
Al Widmar
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.425
0.425
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 600 PA
0.339
0.339
Al Widmar
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.037
0.037
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 600 PA
0.015
0.015
Al Widmar
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.15
0.15
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 600 PA
0.124
0.124
Al Widmar
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.315
0.315
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 600 PA
0.256
0.256
Al Widmar
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.257
0.257
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 600 PA
0.184
0.184
Al Widmar
Career
Per 600 PA
4
19.67
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
15
38.3
Al Widmar
Career
Per 600 PAverified
7
34.43
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
13
33.19
Al Widmar
Career
Per 600 PA
11
54.1
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
28
71.49
Al Widmar
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3.37
16.6
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 600 PA
3.03
7.75
Al Widmar
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Al Widmar
Career
Per 600 PA
7
34.43
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
16
40.85
Al Widmar
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Al Widmar
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
37
181.97
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 600 PAverified
59
150.64
Al Widmar
Career
Per 600 PA
3.3
3.3
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3.98
3.98
Al Widmar
Career
Per 600 PA
0.19
0.19
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.27
0.27
Al Widmar
Career
Per 600 PAverified
8
39.34
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
13
33.19
Al Widmar
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Al Widmar
Career
Per 600 PA
3
14.75
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
2.55
Al Widmar
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Al Widmar
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Al Widmar
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Al Widmar
Career
Per 600 PA
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 600 PA