Ted Wilks vs. String Bean Williams — Career Comparison

Ted Wilks
Greatest GenerationNew YorkThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaSt. Louis CardinalsNational LeagueRelief Pitcher
String Bean Williams
Pre-GenerationalThrows RightIndianapolis ABCsNegro National LeagueStarting Pitcher

String Bean 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 3.68 and 1.304 for String Bean 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 String Bean Williams

Ted Wilks
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
10
String Bean Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
14
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
385
3.8
String Bean Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
152
1.4
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 9 Innings
44
0.43
String Bean Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
104
0.96
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
59
0.58
String Bean Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
60
0.55
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
30
0.3
String Bean Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
55
0.51
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
66.29
66.29
String Bean Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
52.17
52.17
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 9 Innings
11.43
11.43
String Bean Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
68.42
68.42
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 9 Innings
22
0.22
String Bean Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
80
0.74
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
0.05
String Bean Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.06
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
46
0.45
String Bean Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.02
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
331
3.26
String Bean Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
399
3.68
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.26
3.26
String Bean Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.68
3.68
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.21
3.21
String Bean Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.5
3.5
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.17
4.17
String Bean Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.52
3.52
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.24
0.24
String Bean Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.274
0.274
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 9 Innings
2739
27
String Bean Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2927
27
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 9 Innings
913
9
String Bean Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
975.2
9
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
832
8.2
String Bean Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
950
8.76
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.2
8.2
String Bean Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.76
8.76
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 9 Innings
76
0.75
String Bean Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
28
0.26
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.75
0.75
String Bean Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.26
0.26
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.2
0.2
String Bean Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.18
0.18
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
283
2.79
String Bean Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
320
2.95
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
String Bean Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.02
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.79
2.79
String Bean Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.95
2.95
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 9 Innings
403
3.97
String Bean Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
457
4.22
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.97
3.97
String Bean Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.22
4.22
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.05
1.05
String Bean Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.01
3.01
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.751
0.751
String Bean Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.796
0.796
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
0.08
String Bean Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
18
0.17
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
0.11
String Bean Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
33
0.3
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.01
String Bean Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3765
37.11
String Bean Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3929
36.24
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
191
1.88
String Bean Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
15
0.14
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
364
3.59
String Bean Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
546
5.04
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.59
3.59
String Bean Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.04
5.04
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
String Bean Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
108
1
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
String Bean Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
String Bean Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
59
0.54
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.221
1.221
String Bean Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.302
1.302
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3471
34.22
String Bean Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
3468
31.99
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.95
0.95
String Bean Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.59
3.59
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.253
0.253
String Bean Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.309
0.309
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
37.11
37.11
String Bean Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
36.24
36.24

Fielding Stats for Ted Wilks and String Bean Williams

Ted Wilks
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
String Bean Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
14
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
385
String Bean Williams
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
166
1.48
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
String Bean Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
42
0.37
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
String Bean Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3030
27
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
String Bean Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1010
9
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 9 Innings
30
String Bean Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
54
0.48
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 9 Innings
120
String Bean Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
327
2.91
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
String Bean Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
18
0.16
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 9 Innings
158
String Bean Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
399
3.56
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 9 Innings
150
String Bean Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
381
3.4
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 9 Innings
94.94
String Bean Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
95.49
95.49
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.39
String Bean Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.295
2.295
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
String Bean Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
25.3
25.3
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
11
String Bean Williams
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
0.06
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
String Bean Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
String Bean Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
String Bean Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
String Bean Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Ted Wilks and String Bean Williams

Ted Wilks
Career
Per 600 PA
10
10
String Bean Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
14
14
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
385
982.98
String Bean Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
173
224.68
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 600 PA
235
600
String Bean Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
462
600
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 600 PA
206
525.96
String Bean Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
427
554.55
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 600 PA
0.131
0.131
String Bean Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.265
0.265
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 600 PA
0.4
0.4
String Bean Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.68
0.68
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 600 PA
27
68.94
String Bean Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
113
146.75
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 600 PA
24
61.28
String Bean Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
87
112.99
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 600 PA
3
7.66
String Bean Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
15
19.48
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
String Bean Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8
10.39
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
String Bean Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
3.9
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 600 PA
3
7.66
String Bean Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
26
33.77
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 600 PA
0.111
0.111
String Bean Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.23
0.23
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
String Bean Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.007
0.007
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
String Bean Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.027
0.027
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 600 PA
5.99
15.3
String Bean Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
46.21
60.02
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 600 PA
30
76.6
String Bean Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
153
198.7
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 600 PA
43
109.79
String Bean Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
132
171.43
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 600 PA
0.194
0.194
String Bean Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.296
0.296
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 600 PA
0.146
0.146
String Bean Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.358
0.358
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 600 PA
0.339
0.339
String Bean Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.654
0.654
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 600 PA
0.015
0.015
String Bean Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.094
0.094
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 600 PA
0.124
0.124
String Bean Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.223
0.223
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 600 PA
0.256
0.256
String Bean Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.564
0.564
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 600 PA
0.184
0.184
String Bean Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.26
0.26
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 600 PA
15
38.3
String Bean Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
50
64.94
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 600 PA
13
33.19
String Bean Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
48
62.34
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 600 PA
28
71.49
String Bean Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
95
123.38
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 600 PA
3.03
7.75
String Bean Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
53.08
68.94
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
String Bean Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
2.6
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 600 PAverified
16
40.85
String Bean Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
17
22.08
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
String Bean Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 600 PA
59
150.64
String Bean Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.3
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 600 PA
3.98
3.98
String Bean Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
462
462
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 600 PA
0.27
0.27
String Bean Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
17
17
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 600 PAverified
13
33.19
String Bean Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
16
20.78
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
String Bean Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 600 PA
1
2.55
String Bean Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
String Bean Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
6.49
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
String Bean Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
String Bean Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
6.49
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 600 PA
String Bean Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
100
100