Ted Wilks vs. Johnny Williams — Career Comparison

Ted Wilks
Greatest GenerationNew YorkThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaSt. Louis CardinalsNational LeagueRelief Pitcher
Johnny Williams
Greatest GenerationLouisianaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaCincinnati-Indianapolis ClownsNegro American LeagueStarting PitcherAll-Star

Johnny 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 4.84 and 1.403 for Johnny 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 Johnny Williams

Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
10
Johnny Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
6
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
385
3.8
Johnny Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
38
1.7
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
44
0.43
Johnny Williams
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
22
0.99
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
59
0.58
Johnny Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
0.45
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
30
0.3
Johnny Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
15
0.67
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
66.29
66.29
Johnny Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
40
40
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 9 Innings
11.43
11.43
Johnny Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
57.89
57.89
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
22
0.22
Johnny Williams
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
17
0.76
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.05
Johnny Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
46
0.45
Johnny Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.04
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
331
3.26
Johnny Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
108
4.84
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.26
3.26
Johnny Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.84
4.84
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.21
3.21
Johnny Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.82
3.82
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.17
4.17
Johnny Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.66
3.66
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.24
0.24
Johnny Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.275
0.275
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2739
27
Johnny Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
603
27
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
913
9
Johnny Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
201
9
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
832
8.2
Johnny Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
223
9.99
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.2
8.2
Johnny Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.99
9.99
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 9 Innings
76
0.75
Johnny Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.27
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.75
0.75
Johnny Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.27
0.27
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.2
0.2
Johnny Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.16
0.16
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 9 Innings
283
2.79
Johnny Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
59
2.64
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Johnny Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.79
2.79
Johnny Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.64
2.64
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
403
3.97
Johnny Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
73
3.27
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.97
3.97
Johnny Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.27
3.27
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.05
1.05
Johnny Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.92
1.92
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.751
0.751
Johnny Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.657
0.657
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
0.08
Johnny Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
0.11
Johnny Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
8
0.36
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.01
Johnny Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3765
37.11
Johnny Williams
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
894
40.03
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
191
1.88
Johnny Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
13
0.58
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
364
3.59
Johnny Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
136
6.09
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.59
3.59
Johnny Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.09
6.09
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Johnny Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
13
0.58
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Johnny Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.09
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Johnny Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
0.58
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.221
1.221
Johnny Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.403
1.403
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3471
34.22
Johnny Williams
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
812
36.36
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.95
0.95
Johnny Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.58
3.58
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.253
0.253
Johnny Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.296
0.296
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 9 Innings
37.11
37.11
Johnny Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
40.03
40.03

Fielding Stats for Ted Wilks and Johnny Williams

Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
10
Johnny Williams
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
6
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
385
Johnny Williams
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
40
1.71
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Johnny Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
23
0.98
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Johnny Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
633
27
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Johnny Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
211
9
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
30
Johnny Williams
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
0.55
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
120
Johnny Williams
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
70
2.99
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
Johnny Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4
0.17
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
158
Johnny Williams
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
87
3.71
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
150
Johnny Williams
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
83
3.54
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 9 Innings
94.94
Johnny Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
95.4
95.4
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.39
Johnny Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.075
2.075
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Johnny Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
57.5
57.5
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
11
Johnny Williams
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.17
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Johnny Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Johnny Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Johnny Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Johnny Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Ted Wilks and Johnny Williams

Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10
10
Johnny Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
6
6
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
385
982.98
Johnny Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
56
300
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
235
600
Johnny Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
112
600
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
206
525.96
Johnny Williams
Career
Per 600 PAverified
103
551.79
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 600 PA
0.131
0.131
Johnny Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.194
0.194
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 600 PA
0.4
0.4
Johnny Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.51
0.51
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
27
68.94
Johnny Williams
Career
Per 600 PAverified
20
107.14
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
24
61.28
Johnny Williams
Career
Per 600 PAverified
18
96.43
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
3
7.66
Johnny Williams
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
10.71
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Johnny Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Johnny Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
3
7.66
Johnny Williams
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
10.71
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.111
0.111
Johnny Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
0.1
0.1
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Johnny Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Johnny Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 600 PA
5.99
15.3
Johnny Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6.43
34.45
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
30
76.6
Johnny Williams
Career
Per 600 PAverified
22
117.86
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
43
109.79
Johnny Williams
Career
Per 600 PAverified
29
155.36
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 600 PA
0.194
0.194
Johnny Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.259
0.259
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 600 PA
0.146
0.146
Johnny Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.214
0.214
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 600 PA
0.339
0.339
Johnny Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.473
0.473
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 600 PA
0.015
0.015
Johnny Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.019
0.019
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 600 PA
0.124
0.124
Johnny Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.17
0.17
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 600 PA
0.256
0.256
Johnny Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.398
0.398
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 600 PA
0.184
0.184
Johnny Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.202
0.202
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
15
38.3
Johnny Williams
Career
Per 600 PAverified
10
53.57
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
13
33.19
Johnny Williams
Career
Per 600 PAverified
9
48.21
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
28
71.49
Johnny Williams
Career
Per 600 PAverified
19
101.79
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 600 PA
3.03
7.75
Johnny Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7.13
38.18
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Johnny Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
16
40.85
Johnny Williams
Career
Per 600 PAverified
9
48.21
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Johnny Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 600 PA
59
150.64
Johnny Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
21.43
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 600 PA
3.98
3.98
Johnny Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
28
28
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 600 PA
0.27
0.27
Johnny Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2.25
2.25
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
13
33.19
Johnny Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Johnny Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 600 PA
1
2.55
Johnny Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Johnny Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
10.71
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Johnny Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Johnny Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
10.71
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 600 PA
Johnny Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
100
100