Ted Wilks vs. Matt Williams — Career Comparison

Ted Wilks
Greatest GenerationNew YorkThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaSt. Louis CardinalsNational LeagueRelief Pitcher
Matt Williams
Baby BoomersTexasThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaTexas RangersAmerican LeagueStarting Pitcher

Matt 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 5.29 and 1.471 for Matt 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 Matt Williams

Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
10
Matt Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
385
3.8
Matt Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
2.65
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
44
0.43
Matt Williams
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
1.59
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
59
0.58
Matt Williams
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.79
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
30
0.3
Matt Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
0.53
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
66.29
66.29
Matt Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
60
60
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 9 Innings
11.43
11.43
Matt Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
60
60
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
22
0.22
Matt Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.05
Matt Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
46
0.45
Matt Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
331
3.26
Matt Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
20
5.29
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.26
3.26
Matt Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.29
5.29
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.21
3.21
Matt Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.38
5.38
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.17
4.17
Matt Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.06
6.06
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.24
0.24
Matt Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.252
0.252
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2739
27
Matt Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
102
27
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
913
9
Matt Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
34
9
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
832
8.2
Matt Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
33
8.74
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.2
8.2
Matt Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.74
8.74
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
76
0.75
Matt Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
8
2.12
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.75
0.75
Matt Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.12
2.12
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.2
0.2
Matt Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.8
0.8
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
283
2.79
Matt Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
17
4.5
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Matt Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.79
2.79
Matt Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.5
4.5
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
403
3.97
Matt Williams
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
27
7.15
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.97
3.97
Matt Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.15
7.15
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.05
1.05
Matt Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.7
2.7
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.751
0.751
Matt Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.294
1.294
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
0.08
Matt Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
0.53
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
0.11
Matt Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
0.26
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.01
Matt Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3765
37.11
Matt Williams
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
151
39.97
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
191
1.88
Matt Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.53
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
364
3.59
Matt Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
20
5.29
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.59
3.59
Matt Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.29
5.29
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Matt Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.26
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Matt Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.26
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Matt Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
1.06
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.221
1.221
Matt Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.471
1.471
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3471
34.22
Matt Williams
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
131
34.68
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.95
0.95
Matt Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.253
0.253
Matt Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.26
0.26
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 9 Innings
37.11
37.11
Matt Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
39.97
39.97

Fielding Stats for Ted Wilks and Matt Williams

Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
10
Matt Williams
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
2
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
385
Matt Williams
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
2.65
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Matt Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
1.59
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Matt Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
102
27
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Matt Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
34
9
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
30
Matt Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
120
Matt Williams
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
1.06
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
Matt Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
0.26
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
158
Matt Williams
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
1.32
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
150
Matt Williams
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
1.06
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
94.94
Matt Williams
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
80
80
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.39
Matt Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.4
0.4
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Matt Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
60
60
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
11
Matt Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Matt Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Matt Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Matt Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Matt Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Ted Wilks and Matt Williams

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