Ted Wilks vs. Barney Wolfe — Career Comparison

Ted Wilks
Greatest GenerationNew YorkThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaSt. Louis CardinalsNational LeagueRelief Pitcher
Barney Wolfe
Pre-GenerationalPennsylvaniaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaWashington SenatorsAmerican LeagueStarting Pitcher

Barney Wolfe 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. Barney Wolfe posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 2.96 and WHIP 1.142 compared to 3.26 and 1.221 for Ted Wilks. By the career numbers, Barney Wolfe had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Ted Wilks and Barney Wolfe

Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
10
Barney Wolfe
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
4
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
385
3.8
Barney Wolfe
Career
Per 9 Innings
76
1.34
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 9 Innings
44
0.43
Barney Wolfe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
61
1.08
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
59
0.58
Barney Wolfe
Career
Per 9 Innings
21
0.37
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
30
0.3
Barney Wolfe
Career
Per 9 Innings
39
0.69
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
66.29
66.29
Barney Wolfe
Career
Per 9 Innings
35
35
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 9 Innings
11.43
11.43
Barney Wolfe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
80.26
80.26
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 9 Innings
22
0.22
Barney Wolfe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
46
0.81
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5
0.05
Barney Wolfe
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.07
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
46
0.45
Barney Wolfe
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.02
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 9 Innings
331
3.26
Barney Wolfe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
168
2.96
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.26
3.26
Barney Wolfe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.96
2.96
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.21
3.21
Barney Wolfe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.69
2.69
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.17
4.17
Barney Wolfe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.2
3.2
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.24
0.24
Barney Wolfe
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.251
0.251
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2739
27
Barney Wolfe
Career
Per 9 Innings
1532
27
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
913
9
Barney Wolfe
Career
Per 9 Innings
510.2
9
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
832
8.2
Barney Wolfe
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
484
8.53
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.2
8.2
Barney Wolfe
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.53
8.53
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 9 Innings
76
0.75
Barney Wolfe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.05
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.75
0.75
Barney Wolfe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.05
0.05
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.2
0.2
Barney Wolfe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.04
0.04
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 9 Innings
283
2.79
Barney Wolfe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
99
1.74
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Barney Wolfe
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.79
2.79
Barney Wolfe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.74
1.74
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
403
3.97
Barney Wolfe
Career
Per 9 Innings
160
2.82
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.97
3.97
Barney Wolfe
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.82
2.82
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.05
1.05
Barney Wolfe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.11
2.11
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.751
0.751
Barney Wolfe
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.507
0.507
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
0.08
Barney Wolfe
Career
Per 9 Innings
11
0.19
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
0.11
Barney Wolfe
Career
Per 9 Innings
29
0.51
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.01
Barney Wolfe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3765
37.11
Barney Wolfe
Career
Per 9 Innings
2057
36.25
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
191
1.88
Barney Wolfe
Career
Per 9 Innings
14
0.25
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
364
3.59
Barney Wolfe
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
235
4.14
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.59
3.59
Barney Wolfe
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.14
4.14
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Barney Wolfe
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Barney Wolfe
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Barney Wolfe
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.221
1.221
Barney Wolfe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.142
1.142
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3471
34.22
Barney Wolfe
Career
Per 9 Innings
1929
34
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.95
0.95
Barney Wolfe
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.09
3.09
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.253
0.253
Barney Wolfe
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.272
0.272
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
37.11
37.11
Barney Wolfe
Career
Per 9 Innings
36.25
36.25

Fielding Stats for Ted Wilks and Barney Wolfe

Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
10
Barney Wolfe
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
4
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
385
Barney Wolfe
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
76
1.34
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Barney Wolfe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
45
0.79
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Barney Wolfe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1533
27
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Barney Wolfe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
511
9
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
30
Barney Wolfe
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
26
0.46
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 9 Innings
120
Barney Wolfe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
144
2.54
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
Barney Wolfe
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
0.14
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 9 Innings
158
Barney Wolfe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
178
3.14
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 9 Innings
150
Barney Wolfe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
170
2.99
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 9 Innings
94.94
Barney Wolfe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
95.51
95.51
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.39
Barney Wolfe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.237
2.237
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Barney Wolfe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
59.21
59.21
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
11
Barney Wolfe
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.05
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Barney Wolfe
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Barney Wolfe
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Barney Wolfe
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Barney Wolfe
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Ted Wilks and Barney Wolfe

Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10
10
Barney Wolfe
Career
Per 600 PA
4
4
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
385
982.98
Barney Wolfe
Career
Per 600 PA
76
241.27
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
235
600
Barney Wolfe
Career
Per 600 PA
189
600
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
206
525.96
Barney Wolfe
Career
Per 600 PAverified
175
555.56
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.131
0.131
Barney Wolfe
Career
Per 600 PA
0.109
0.109
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.4
0.4
Barney Wolfe
Career
Per 600 PA
0.339
0.339
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
27
68.94
Barney Wolfe
Career
Per 600 PA
19
60.32
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
24
61.28
Barney Wolfe
Career
Per 600 PA
15
47.62
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
7.66
Barney Wolfe
Career
Per 600 PA
2
6.35
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Barney Wolfe
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
3.17
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Barney Wolfe
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
3.17
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 600 PA
3
7.66
Barney Wolfe
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
12.7
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 600 PA
0.111
0.111
Barney Wolfe
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.211
0.211
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Barney Wolfe
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.006
0.006
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Barney Wolfe
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.053
0.053
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
5.99
15.3
Barney Wolfe
Career
Per 600 PAverified
4.91
15.58
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
30
76.6
Barney Wolfe
Career
Per 600 PAverified
26
82.54
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
43
109.79
Barney Wolfe
Career
Per 600 PA
29
92.06
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.194
0.194
Barney Wolfe
Career
Per 600 PA
0.157
0.157
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 600 PA
0.146
0.146
Barney Wolfe
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.149
0.149
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.339
0.339
Barney Wolfe
Career
Per 600 PA
0.305
0.305
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 600 PA
0.015
0.015
Barney Wolfe
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.04
0.04
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.124
0.124
Barney Wolfe
Career
Per 600 PA
0.108
0.108
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.256
0.256
Barney Wolfe
Career
Per 600 PA
0.231
0.231
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.184
0.184
Barney Wolfe
Career
Per 600 PA
0.158
0.158
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
15
38.3
Barney Wolfe
Career
Per 600 PA
12
38.1
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
13
33.19
Barney Wolfe
Career
Per 600 PA
7
22.22
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
28
71.49
Barney Wolfe
Career
Per 600 PA
18
57.14
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3.03
7.75
Barney Wolfe
Career
Per 600 PA
-0.34
-1.08
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Barney Wolfe
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
3.17
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
16
40.85
Barney Wolfe
Career
Per 600 PA
9
28.57
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Barney Wolfe
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
59
150.64
Barney Wolfe
Career
Per 600 PA
60
190.48
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3.98
3.98
Barney Wolfe
Career
Per 600 PA
3.15
3.15
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.27
0.27
Barney Wolfe
Career
Per 600 PA
0.15
0.15
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
13
33.19
Barney Wolfe
Career
Per 600 PA
4
12.7
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Barney Wolfe
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 600 PA
1
2.55
Barney Wolfe
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Barney Wolfe
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Barney Wolfe
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Barney Wolfe
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 600 PA
Barney Wolfe
Career
Per 600 PA