Ted Wilks vs. Morris Williams — Career Comparison

Ted Wilks
Greatest GenerationNew YorkThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaSt. Louis CardinalsNational LeagueRelief Pitcher
Morris Williams
UnknownThrows RightIndianapolis ABCsNegro National LeagueStarting Pitcher

Morris 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 5.89 and 1.641 for Morris 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 Morris Williams

Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
10
Morris Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
385
3.8
Morris Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
19
1.72
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
44
0.43
Morris Williams
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
17
1.54
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
59
0.58
Morris Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.36
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
30
0.3
Morris Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
8
0.72
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
66.29
66.29
Morris Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
33.33
33.33
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 9 Innings
11.43
11.43
Morris Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
89.47
89.47
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
22
0.22
Morris Williams
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.36
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5
0.05
Morris Williams
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.09
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
46
0.45
Morris Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
331
3.26
Morris Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
65
5.89
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.26
3.26
Morris Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.89
5.89
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.21
3.21
Morris Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.01
5.01
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.17
4.17
Morris Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.2
4.2
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.24
0.24
Morris Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.305
0.305
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2739
27
Morris Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
298
27
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
913
9
Morris Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
99.1
9
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
832
8.2
Morris Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
118
10.69
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.2
8.2
Morris Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
10.69
10.69
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 9 Innings
76
0.75
Morris Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.09
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.75
0.75
Morris Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.09
0.09
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.2
0.2
Morris Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.05
0.05
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
283
2.79
Morris Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
45
4.08
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Morris Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.79
2.79
Morris Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.08
4.08
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
403
3.97
Morris Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
28
2.54
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.97
3.97
Morris Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.54
2.54
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.05
1.05
Morris Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.47
1.47
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.751
0.751
Morris Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.735
0.735
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
0.08
Morris Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
0.11
Morris Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
9
0.82
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.01
Morris Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3765
37.11
Morris Williams
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
460
41.68
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
191
1.88
Morris Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.09
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
364
3.59
Morris Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
80
7.25
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.59
3.59
Morris Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
7.25
7.25
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Morris Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
19
1.72
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Morris Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Morris Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.54
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.221
1.221
Morris Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.641
1.641
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3471
34.22
Morris Williams
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
387
35.06
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.95
0.95
Morris Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.21
4.21
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.253
0.253
Morris Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.327
0.327
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 9 Innings
37.11
37.11
Morris Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
41.68
41.68

Fielding Stats for Ted Wilks and Morris Williams

Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
10
Morris Williams
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
2
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
385
Morris Williams
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
19
1.72
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Morris Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
17
1.54
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Morris Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
298
27
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Morris Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
99.1
9
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
30
Morris Williams
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.27
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
120
Morris Williams
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
26
2.36
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
Morris Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3
0.27
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
158
Morris Williams
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
32
2.9
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
150
Morris Williams
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
29
2.63
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
94.94
Morris Williams
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
90.63
90.63
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.39
Morris Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.526
1.526
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Morris Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
89.47
89.47
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
11
Morris Williams
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.09
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Morris Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Morris Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Morris Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Morris Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Ted Wilks and Morris Williams

Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10
10
Morris Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
2
2
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
385
982.98
Morris Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
19
316.67
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
235
600
Morris Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
36
600
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
206
525.96
Morris Williams
Career
Per 600 PAverified
33
550
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 600 PA
0.131
0.131
Morris Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.152
0.152
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.4
0.4
Morris Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
0.361
0.361
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
27
68.94
Morris Williams
Career
Per 600 PAverified
5
83.33
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
24
61.28
Morris Williams
Career
Per 600 PAverified
5
83.33
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
7.66
Morris Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Morris Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Morris Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
7.66
Morris Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.111
0.111
Morris Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Morris Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Morris Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5.99
15.3
Morris Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
0.68
11.32
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
30
76.6
Morris Williams
Career
Per 600 PAverified
5
83.33
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
43
109.79
Morris Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
5
83.33
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.194
0.194
Morris Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
0.152
0.152
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 600 PA
0.146
0.146
Morris Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.152
0.152
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.339
0.339
Morris Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
0.303
0.303
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.015
0.015
Morris Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.124
0.124
Morris Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
0.106
0.106
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.256
0.256
Morris Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
0.179
0.179
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.184
0.184
Morris Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
0.152
0.152
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
15
38.3
Morris Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
1
16.67
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
13
33.19
Morris Williams
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
33.33
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
28
71.49
Morris Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
3
50
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3.03
7.75
Morris Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
0.25
4.1
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Morris Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
16
40.85
Morris Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Morris Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 600 PA
59
150.64
Morris Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3.98
3.98
Morris Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.27
0.27
Morris Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
13
33.19
Morris Williams
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
50
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Morris Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 600 PA
1
2.55
Morris Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Morris Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Morris Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Morris Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 600 PA
Morris Williams
Career
Per 600 PA