Ted Wilks vs. Clyde Williams — Career Comparison

Ted Wilks
Greatest GenerationNew YorkThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaSt. Louis CardinalsNational LeagueRelief Pitcher
Clyde Williams
Greatest GenerationMississippiThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaCleveland BuckeyesNegro American LeagueStarting Pitcher

Clyde 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 5.49 and 1.881 for Clyde 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 Clyde Williams

Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
10
Clyde Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
385
3.8
Clyde Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
2.29
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
44
0.43
Clyde Williams
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.92
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
59
0.58
Clyde Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.46
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
30
0.3
Clyde Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
0.46
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
66.29
66.29
Clyde Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
50
50
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 9 Innings
11.43
11.43
Clyde Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
40
40
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
22
0.22
Clyde Williams
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.46
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.05
Clyde Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
46
0.45
Clyde Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
331
3.26
Clyde Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
12
5.49
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.26
3.26
Clyde Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.49
5.49
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.21
3.21
Clyde Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.11
6.11
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.17
4.17
Clyde Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.37
4.37
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.24
0.24
Clyde Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.314
0.314
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2739
27
Clyde Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
59
27
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
913
9
Clyde Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
19.2
9
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
832
8.2
Clyde Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
27
12.36
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.2
8.2
Clyde Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
12.36
12.36
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 9 Innings
76
0.75
Clyde Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.46
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.75
0.75
Clyde Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.46
0.46
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.2
0.2
Clyde Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.2
0.2
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
283
2.79
Clyde Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
10
4.58
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Clyde Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.79
2.79
Clyde Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.58
4.58
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
403
3.97
Clyde Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
3.66
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.97
3.97
Clyde Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.66
3.66
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.05
1.05
Clyde Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.6
1.6
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.751
0.751
Clyde Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.915
0.915
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
0.08
Clyde Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
0.46
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 9 Innings
11
0.11
Clyde Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.01
Clyde Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3765
37.11
Clyde Williams
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
97
44.39
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
191
1.88
Clyde Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
364
3.59
Clyde Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
20
9.15
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.59
3.59
Clyde Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.15
9.15
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Clyde Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.46
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Clyde Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Clyde Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.92
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.221
1.221
Clyde Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.881
1.881
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3471
34.22
Clyde Williams
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
86
39.36
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.95
0.95
Clyde Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
4
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.253
0.253
Clyde Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.338
0.338
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 9 Innings
37.11
37.11
Clyde Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
44.39
44.39

Fielding Stats for Ted Wilks and Clyde Williams

Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
10
Clyde Williams
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
3
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
385
Clyde Williams
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
1.67
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Clyde Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.96
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Clyde Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
113
27
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Clyde Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
37.2
9
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
30
Clyde Williams
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
1.19
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
120
Clyde Williams
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
1.91
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
Clyde Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
158
Clyde Williams
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
3.11
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
150
Clyde Williams
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
3.11
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 9 Innings
94.94
Clyde Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.39
Clyde Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.857
1.857
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Clyde Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
57.14
57.14
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
11
Clyde Williams
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.24
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Clyde Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Clyde Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Clyde Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Clyde Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Ted Wilks and Clyde Williams

Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10
10
Clyde Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
3
3
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
385
982.98
Clyde Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
7
262.5
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
235
600
Clyde Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
16
600
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
206
525.96
Clyde Williams
Career
Per 600 PAverified
15
562.5
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.131
0.131
Clyde Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
0.067
0.067
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.4
0.4
Clyde Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
0.219
0.219
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
27
68.94
Clyde Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
1
37.5
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
24
61.28
Clyde Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
1
37.5
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
7.66
Clyde Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Clyde Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Clyde Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
7.66
Clyde Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.111
0.111
Clyde Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Clyde Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Clyde Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5.99
15.3
Clyde Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
0.13
4.95
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
30
76.6
Clyde Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
1
37.5
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
43
109.79
Clyde Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
2
75
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.194
0.194
Clyde Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
0.125
0.125
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.146
0.146
Clyde Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
0.067
0.067
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.339
0.339
Clyde Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
0.192
0.192
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.015
0.015
Clyde Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.124
0.124
Clyde Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
0.073
0.073
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.256
0.256
Clyde Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
0.143
0.143
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.184
0.184
Clyde Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
0.067
0.067
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
15
38.3
Clyde Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
13
33.19
Clyde Williams
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
37.5
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
28
71.49
Clyde Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
1
37.5
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3.03
7.75
Clyde Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
-0.5
-18.8
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Clyde Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
16
40.85
Clyde Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
1
37.5
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Clyde Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 600 PA
59
150.64
Clyde Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3.98
3.98
Clyde Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.27
0.27
Clyde Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
13
33.19
Clyde Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Clyde Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 600 PA
1
2.55
Clyde Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Clyde Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Clyde Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Clyde Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 600 PA
Clyde Williams
Career
Per 600 PA