Ted Wilks vs. Bill Williams — Career Comparison

Ted Wilks
Greatest GenerationNew YorkThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaSt. Louis CardinalsNational LeagueRelief Pitcher
Bill Williams
UnknownNew York Black YankeesNegro National League IIStarting Pitcher

Bill Williams 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 5.06 and 1.313 for Bill Williams. By the career numbers, Ted Wilks had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Ted Wilks and Bill Williams

Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
10
Bill Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
385
3.8
Bill Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1.69
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
44
0.43
Bill Williams
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
1.69
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
59
0.58
Bill Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 9 Innings
30
0.3
Bill Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
66.29
66.29
Bill Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 9 Innings
11.43
11.43
Bill Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
22
0.22
Bill Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.05
Bill Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
46
0.45
Bill Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
331
3.26
Bill Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3
5.06
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.26
3.26
Bill Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.06
5.06
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.21
3.21
Bill Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.24
3.24
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.17
4.17
Bill Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.94
6.94
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.24
0.24
Bill Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.158
0.158
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2739
27
Bill Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
16
27
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
913
9
Bill Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.1
9
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 9 Innings
832
8.2
Bill Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
5.06
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.2
8.2
Bill Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.06
5.06
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
76
0.75
Bill Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
1.69
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.75
0.75
Bill Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.69
1.69
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.2
0.2
Bill Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
283
2.79
Bill Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4
6.75
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.79
2.79
Bill Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.75
6.75
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
403
3.97
Bill Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
3.38
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.97
3.97
Bill Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.38
3.38
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.05
1.05
Bill Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
2
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.751
0.751
Bill Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.125
1.125
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
0.08
Bill Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 9 Innings
11
0.11
Bill Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.01
Bill Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3765
37.11
Bill Williams
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
25
42.19
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
191
1.88
Bill Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
364
3.59
Bill Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4
6.75
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.59
3.59
Bill Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.75
6.75
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Bill Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
3.38
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
1.69
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.221
1.221
Bill Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.313
1.313
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3471
34.22
Bill Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
19
32.06
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.95
0.95
Bill Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
4
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.253
0.253
Bill Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.125
0.125
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 9 Innings
37.11
37.11
Bill Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
42.19
42.19

Fielding Stats for Ted Wilks and Bill Williams

Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
10
Bill Williams
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
1
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
385
Bill Williams
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
1.69
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Bill Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
1.69
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Bill Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
16
27
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Bill Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.1
9
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
30
Bill Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
120
Bill Williams
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
1.69
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
Bill Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
158
Bill Williams
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
1.69
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
150
Bill Williams
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
1.69
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 9 Innings
94.94
Bill Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.39
Bill Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
1
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Bill Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
11
Bill Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Bill Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Bill Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Bill Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Bill Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Ted Wilks and Bill Williams

Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10
10
Bill Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
385
982.98
Bill Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
1
300
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
235
600
Bill Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
2
600
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
206
525.96
Bill Williams
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
600
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.131
0.131
Bill Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.4
0.4
Bill Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
27
68.94
Bill Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
24
61.28
Bill Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
7.66
Bill Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
7.66
Bill Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.111
0.111
Bill Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5.99
15.3
Bill Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
30
76.6
Bill Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
43
109.79
Bill Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.194
0.194
Bill Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.146
0.146
Bill Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.339
0.339
Bill Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.015
0.015
Bill Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.124
0.124
Bill Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.256
0.256
Bill Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.184
0.184
Bill Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
15
38.3
Bill Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
13
33.19
Bill Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
28
71.49
Bill Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3.03
7.75
Bill Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
-0.2
-60
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
16
40.85
Bill Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 600 PA
59
150.64
Bill Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3.98
3.98
Bill Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.27
0.27
Bill Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
13
33.19
Bill Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 600 PA
1
2.55
Bill Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 600 PA
Bill Williams
Career
Per 600 PA