Milt Wilcox vs. Walt Woods — Career Comparison

Milt Wilcox
Baby BoomersHawaiiThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaDetroit TigersAmerican LeagueStarting Pitcher
Walt Woods
Pre-GenerationalNew HampshireThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaChicago CubsNational LeagueRelief Pitcher

Milt Wilcox built a career as a starting pitcher and Walt Woods as a reliever — different jobs with different demands — but on the metrics that apply to both, a comparison is still worth making. Walt Woods posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 3.34 and WHIP 1.350 compared to 4.07 and 1.402 for Milt Wilcox. By the career numbers, Walt Woods had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Milt Wilcox and Walt Woods

Milt Wilcox
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
16
16
Walt Woods
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
3
Milt Wilcox
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
394
1.76
Walt Woods
Career
Per 9 Innings
54
1.2
Milt Wilcox
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
283
1.26
Walt Woods
Career
Per 9 Innings
43
0.96
Milt Wilcox
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
119
0.53
Walt Woods
Career
Per 9 Innings
18
0.4
Milt Wilcox
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
113
0.5
Walt Woods
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
26
0.58
Milt Wilcox
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
51.29
51.29
Walt Woods
Career
Per 9 Innings
40.91
40.91
Milt Wilcox
Career
Per 9 Innings
71.83
71.83
Walt Woods
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
79.63
79.63
Milt Wilcox
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
73
0.33
Walt Woods
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
35
0.78
Milt Wilcox
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
10
0.04
Walt Woods
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.07
Milt Wilcox
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.03
Walt Woods
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Milt Wilcox
Career
Per 9 Innings
913
4.07
Walt Woods
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
150
3.34
Milt Wilcox
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.07
4.07
Walt Woods
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.34
3.34
Milt Wilcox
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.07
4.07
Walt Woods
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.85
3.85
Milt Wilcox
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.44
4.44
Walt Woods
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.12
4.12
Milt Wilcox
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.26
0.26
Walt Woods
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.28
0.28
Milt Wilcox
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6050
27
Walt Woods
Career
Per 9 Innings
1213
27
Milt Wilcox
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2016.2
9
Walt Woods
Career
Per 9 Innings
404.1
9
Milt Wilcox
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1991
8.89
Walt Woods
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
449
9.99
Milt Wilcox
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.89
8.89
Walt Woods
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.99
9.99
Milt Wilcox
Career
Per 9 Innings
204
0.91
Walt Woods
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
16
0.36
Milt Wilcox
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.91
0.91
Walt Woods
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.36
0.36
Milt Wilcox
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.52
0.52
Walt Woods
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.3
0.3
Milt Wilcox
Career
Per 9 Innings
770
3.44
Walt Woods
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
97
2.16
Milt Wilcox
Career
Per 9 Innings
66
0.29
Walt Woods
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Milt Wilcox
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.44
3.44
Walt Woods
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.16
2.16
Milt Wilcox
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1137
5.07
Walt Woods
Career
Per 9 Innings
48
1.07
Milt Wilcox
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.07
5.07
Walt Woods
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.07
1.07
Milt Wilcox
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.89
2.89
Walt Woods
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.89
0.89
Milt Wilcox
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.946
0.946
Walt Woods
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.359
0.359
Milt Wilcox
Career
Per 9 Innings
51
0.23
Walt Woods
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.09
Milt Wilcox
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
74
0.33
Walt Woods
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
17
0.38
Milt Wilcox
Career
Per 9 Innings
11
0.05
Walt Woods
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Milt Wilcox
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8635
38.54
Walt Woods
Career
Per 9 Innings
1719
38.26
Milt Wilcox
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
53
0.24
Walt Woods
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
0.22
Milt Wilcox
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1013
4.52
Walt Woods
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
235
5.23
Milt Wilcox
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.52
4.52
Walt Woods
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.23
5.23
Milt Wilcox
Career
Per 9 Innings
80
0.36
Walt Woods
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Milt Wilcox
Career
Per 9 Innings
59
0.26
Walt Woods
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Milt Wilcox
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
171
0.76
Walt Woods
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Milt Wilcox
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.369
1.369
Walt Woods
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.35
1.35
Milt Wilcox
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
7652
34.15
Walt Woods
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1605
35.73
Milt Wilcox
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.57
2.57
Walt Woods
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.35
4.35
Milt Wilcox
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.283
0.283
Walt Woods
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.281
0.281
Milt Wilcox
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
38.54
38.54
Walt Woods
Career
Per 9 Innings
38.26
38.26

Fielding Stats for Milt Wilcox and Walt Woods

Milt Wilcox
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
16
16
Walt Woods
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
3
Milt Wilcox
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
394
1.76
Walt Woods
Career
Per 9 Innings
93
1.28
Milt Wilcox
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
284
1.27
Walt Woods
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Milt Wilcox
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6048
27
Walt Woods
Career
Per 9 Innings
1956
27
Milt Wilcox
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2016
9
Walt Woods
Career
Per 9 Innings
652
9
Milt Wilcox
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
122
0.54
Walt Woods
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
80
1.1
Milt Wilcox
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
357
1.59
Walt Woods
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
195
2.69
Milt Wilcox
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
27
0.12
Walt Woods
Career
Per 9 Innings
27
0.37
Milt Wilcox
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
506
2.26
Walt Woods
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
302
4.17
Milt Wilcox
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
479
2.14
Walt Woods
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
275
3.8
Milt Wilcox
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
94.66
94.66
Walt Woods
Career
Per 9 Innings
91.06
91.06
Milt Wilcox
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.216
1.216
Walt Woods
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.957
2.957
Milt Wilcox
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
72.08
72.08
Walt Woods
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Milt Wilcox
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
30
0.13
Walt Woods
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
0.07
Milt Wilcox
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Walt Woods
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Milt Wilcox
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Walt Woods
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Milt Wilcox
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Walt Woods
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Milt Wilcox
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Walt Woods
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Milt Wilcox and Walt Woods

Milt Wilcox
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
16
16
Walt Woods
Career
Per 600 PA
3
3
Milt Wilcox
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
397
3452.17
Walt Woods
Career
Per 600 PA
91
179.02
Milt Wilcox
Career
Per 600 PA
69
600
Walt Woods
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
305
600
Milt Wilcox
Career
Per 600 PA
62
539.13
Walt Woods
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
281
552.79
Milt Wilcox
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.177
0.177
Walt Woods
Career
Per 600 PA
0.164
0.164
Milt Wilcox
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.464
0.464
Walt Woods
Career
Per 600 PA
0.45
0.45
Milt Wilcox
Career
Per 600 PAverified
11
95.65
Walt Woods
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
46
90.49
Milt Wilcox
Career
Per 600 PA
9
78.26
Walt Woods
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
42
82.62
Milt Wilcox
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
17.39
Walt Woods
Career
Per 600 PA
2
3.93
Milt Wilcox
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Walt Woods
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.97
Milt Wilcox
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Walt Woods
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.97
Milt Wilcox
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
17.39
Walt Woods
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
4
7.87
Milt Wilcox
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.182
0.182
Walt Woods
Career
Per 600 PA
0.087
0.087
Milt Wilcox
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Walt Woods
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.004
0.004
Milt Wilcox
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Walt Woods
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.022
0.022
Milt Wilcox
Career
Per 600 PA
2.44
21.18
Walt Woods
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
12.8
25.18
Milt Wilcox
Career
Per 600 PAverified
13
113.04
Walt Woods
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
53
104.26
Milt Wilcox
Career
Per 600 PA
13
113.04
Walt Woods
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
61
120
Milt Wilcox
Career
Per 600 PA
0.203
0.203
Walt Woods
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.206
0.206
Milt Wilcox
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.21
0.21
Walt Woods
Career
Per 600 PA
0.189
0.189
Milt Wilcox
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.413
0.413
Walt Woods
Career
Per 600 PA
0.395
0.395
Milt Wilcox
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.032
0.032
Walt Woods
Career
Per 600 PA
0.025
0.025
Milt Wilcox
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.144
0.144
Walt Woods
Career
Per 600 PA
0.14
0.14
Milt Wilcox
Career
Per 600 PA
0.289
0.289
Walt Woods
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.323
0.323
Milt Wilcox
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.234
0.234
Walt Woods
Career
Per 600 PA
0.174
0.174
Milt Wilcox
Career
Per 600 PA
3
26.09
Walt Woods
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
31
60.98
Milt Wilcox
Career
Per 600 PAverified
5
43.48
Walt Woods
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
22
43.28
Milt Wilcox
Career
Per 600 PA
8
69.57
Walt Woods
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
52
102.3
Milt Wilcox
Career
Per 600 PA
1.98
17.23
Walt Woods
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
11.35
22.32
Milt Wilcox
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Walt Woods
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.97
Milt Wilcox
Career
Per 600 PA
2
17.39
Walt Woods
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
14
27.54
Milt Wilcox
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Walt Woods
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Milt Wilcox
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
15
130.43
Walt Woods
Career
Per 600 PAverified
22
43.28
Milt Wilcox
Career
Per 600 PA
4.6
4.6
Walt Woods
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
13.86
13.86
Milt Wilcox
Career
Per 600 PA
0.13
0.13
Walt Woods
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.64
0.64
Milt Wilcox
Career
Per 600 PAverified
5
43.48
Walt Woods
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
9
17.7
Milt Wilcox
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Walt Woods
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Milt Wilcox
Career
Per 600 PA
1
8.7
Walt Woods
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Milt Wilcox
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Walt Woods
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8
15.74
Milt Wilcox
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Walt Woods
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Milt Wilcox
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Walt Woods
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8
15.74
Milt Wilcox
Career
Per 600 PA
Walt Woods
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
100
100