Jimmy Wiggs vs. Ted Wilks — Career Comparison

Jimmy Wiggs
Pre-GenerationalNorwayThrows RightBats SwitchEuropeDetroit TigersAmerican LeagueStarting Pitcher
Ted Wilks
Greatest GenerationNew YorkThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaSt. Louis CardinalsNational LeagueRelief Pitcher

Jimmy Wiggs 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 3.81 and 1.606 for Jimmy Wiggs. By the career numbers, Ted Wilks had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Jimmy Wiggs and Ted Wilks

Jimmy Wiggs
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
3
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
10
Jimmy Wiggs
Career
Per 9 Innings
13
2.06
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
385
3.8
Jimmy Wiggs
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
1.43
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
44
0.43
Jimmy Wiggs
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.48
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
59
0.58
Jimmy Wiggs
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4
0.64
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
30
0.3
Jimmy Wiggs
Career
Per 9 Innings
42.86
42.86
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
66.29
66.29
Jimmy Wiggs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
69.23
69.23
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 9 Innings
11.43
11.43
Jimmy Wiggs
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.64
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
22
0.22
Jimmy Wiggs
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.05
Jimmy Wiggs
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
46
0.45
Jimmy Wiggs
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
24
3.81
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
331
3.26
Jimmy Wiggs
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.81
3.81
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.26
3.26
Jimmy Wiggs
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.54
4.54
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.21
3.21
Jimmy Wiggs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.83
3.83
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.17
4.17
Jimmy Wiggs
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.252
0.252
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.24
0.24
Jimmy Wiggs
Career
Per 9 Innings
170
27
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2739
27
Jimmy Wiggs
Career
Per 9 Innings
56.2
9
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
913
9
Jimmy Wiggs
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
53
8.42
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
832
8.2
Jimmy Wiggs
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.42
8.42
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.2
8.2
Jimmy Wiggs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.16
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 9 Innings
76
0.75
Jimmy Wiggs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.16
0.16
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.75
0.75
Jimmy Wiggs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.08
0.08
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.2
0.2
Jimmy Wiggs
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
38
6.04
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
283
2.79
Jimmy Wiggs
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jimmy Wiggs
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.04
6.04
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.79
2.79
Jimmy Wiggs
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
46
7.31
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
403
3.97
Jimmy Wiggs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.31
7.31
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.97
3.97
Jimmy Wiggs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.54
3.54
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.05
1.05
Jimmy Wiggs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.482
1.482
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.751
0.751
Jimmy Wiggs
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
0.32
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
0.08
Jimmy Wiggs
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4
0.64
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
0.11
Jimmy Wiggs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.01
Jimmy Wiggs
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
252
40.02
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3765
37.11
Jimmy Wiggs
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.48
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
191
1.88
Jimmy Wiggs
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
41
6.51
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
364
3.59
Jimmy Wiggs
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.51
6.51
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.59
3.59
Jimmy Wiggs
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jimmy Wiggs
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jimmy Wiggs
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jimmy Wiggs
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.606
1.606
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.221
1.221
Jimmy Wiggs
Career
Per 9 Innings
210
33.35
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3471
34.22
Jimmy Wiggs
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.15
3.15
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.95
0.95
Jimmy Wiggs
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.319
0.319
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.253
0.253
Jimmy Wiggs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
40.02
40.02
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 9 Innings
37.11
37.11

Fielding Stats for Jimmy Wiggs and Ted Wilks

Jimmy Wiggs
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
3
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
10
Jimmy Wiggs
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
2.09
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
385
Jimmy Wiggs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
1.29
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Jimmy Wiggs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
168
27
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Jimmy Wiggs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
56
9
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Jimmy Wiggs
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.16
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
30
Jimmy Wiggs
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
17
2.73
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
120
Jimmy Wiggs
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4
0.64
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
Jimmy Wiggs
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
22
3.54
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
158
Jimmy Wiggs
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
18
2.89
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
150
Jimmy Wiggs
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
81.82
81.82
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
94.94
Jimmy Wiggs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.385
1.385
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.39
Jimmy Wiggs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
61.54
61.54
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Jimmy Wiggs
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
11
Jimmy Wiggs
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Jimmy Wiggs
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Jimmy Wiggs
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Jimmy Wiggs
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 9 Innings
0

Hitting Stats for Jimmy Wiggs and Ted Wilks

Jimmy Wiggs
Career
Per 600 PA
3
3
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10
10
Jimmy Wiggs
Career
Per 600 PA
13
410.53
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
385
982.98
Jimmy Wiggs
Career
Per 600 PA
19
600
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
235
600
Jimmy Wiggs
Career
Per 600 PAverified
19
600
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
206
525.96
Jimmy Wiggs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.158
0.158
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 600 PA
0.131
0.131
Jimmy Wiggs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.421
0.421
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 600 PA
0.4
0.4
Jimmy Wiggs
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
94.74
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
27
68.94
Jimmy Wiggs
Career
Per 600 PA
1
31.58
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
24
61.28
Jimmy Wiggs
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
63.16
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
3
7.66
Jimmy Wiggs
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jimmy Wiggs
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jimmy Wiggs
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
63.16
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
3
7.66
Jimmy Wiggs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.667
0.667
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 600 PA
0.111
0.111
Jimmy Wiggs
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jimmy Wiggs
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jimmy Wiggs
Career
Per 600 PAverified
0.79
24.95
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
5.99
15.3
Jimmy Wiggs
Career
Per 600 PAverified
5
157.89
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
30
76.6
Jimmy Wiggs
Career
Per 600 PA
3
94.74
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
43
109.79
Jimmy Wiggs
Career
Per 600 PA
0.158
0.158
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.194
0.194
Jimmy Wiggs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.263
0.263
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 600 PA
0.146
0.146
Jimmy Wiggs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.421
0.421
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 600 PA
0.339
0.339
Jimmy Wiggs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.105
0.105
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 600 PA
0.015
0.015
Jimmy Wiggs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.137
0.137
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 600 PA
0.124
0.124
Jimmy Wiggs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.313
0.313
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 600 PA
0.256
0.256
Jimmy Wiggs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.375
0.375
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 600 PA
0.184
0.184
Jimmy Wiggs
Career
Per 600 PA
1
31.58
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
15
38.3
Jimmy Wiggs
Career
Per 600 PA
1
31.58
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
13
33.19
Jimmy Wiggs
Career
Per 600 PA
2
63.16
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
28
71.49
Jimmy Wiggs
Career
Per 600 PAverified
0.29
9.18
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
3.03
7.75
Jimmy Wiggs
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jimmy Wiggs
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
16
40.85
Jimmy Wiggs
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jimmy Wiggs
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
11
347.37
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 600 PAverified
59
150.64
Jimmy Wiggs
Career
Per 600 PA
1.73
1.73
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3.98
3.98
Jimmy Wiggs
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.27
0.27
Jimmy Wiggs
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
13
33.19
Jimmy Wiggs
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jimmy Wiggs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 600 PA
1
2.55
Jimmy Wiggs
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jimmy Wiggs
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jimmy Wiggs
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jimmy Wiggs
Career
Per 600 PA
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 600 PA