Ted Wilks vs. Kerry Wood — Career Comparison

Ted Wilks
Greatest GenerationNew YorkThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaSt. Louis CardinalsNational LeagueRelief Pitcher
Kerry Wood
Gen XTexasThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaChicago CubsNational LeagueStarting PitcherRookie of the YearAll-Star

Kerry Wood 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 3.67 and 1.283 for Kerry Wood. 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 Kerry Wood

Ted Wilks
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
10
Kerry Wood
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
14
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
385
3.8
Kerry Wood
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
446
2.91
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 9 Innings
44
0.43
Kerry Wood
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
178
1.16
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
59
0.58
Kerry Wood
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
86
0.56
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
30
0.3
Kerry Wood
Career
Per 9 Innings
75
0.49
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
66.29
66.29
Kerry Wood
Career
Per 9 Innings
53.42
53.42
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 9 Innings
11.43
11.43
Kerry Wood
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
39.91
39.91
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
22
0.22
Kerry Wood
Career
Per 9 Innings
11
0.07
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.05
Kerry Wood
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
0.03
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
46
0.45
Kerry Wood
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
63
0.41
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
331
3.26
Kerry Wood
Career
Per 9 Innings
563
3.67
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.26
3.26
Kerry Wood
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.67
3.67
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.21
3.21
Kerry Wood
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.53
3.53
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.17
4.17
Kerry Wood
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.76
3.76
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.24
0.24
Kerry Wood
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.217
0.217
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 9 Innings
2739
27
Kerry Wood
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4140
27
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 9 Innings
913
9
Kerry Wood
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1380
9
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
832
8.2
Kerry Wood
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1083
7.06
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.2
8.2
Kerry Wood
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.06
7.06
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
76
0.75
Kerry Wood
Career
Per 9 Innings
148
0.97
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.75
0.75
Kerry Wood
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.97
0.97
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.2
0.2
Kerry Wood
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.33
0.33
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
283
2.79
Kerry Wood
Career
Per 9 Innings
666
4.34
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Kerry Wood
Career
Per 9 Innings
22
0.14
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.79
2.79
Kerry Wood
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.34
4.34
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 9 Innings
403
3.97
Kerry Wood
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1582
10.32
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.97
3.97
Kerry Wood
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10.32
10.32
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.05
1.05
Kerry Wood
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.55
3.55
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.751
0.751
Kerry Wood
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.629
1.629
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
0.08
Kerry Wood
Career
Per 9 Innings
64
0.42
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
0.11
Kerry Wood
Career
Per 9 Innings
99
0.65
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.01
Kerry Wood
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
0.04
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 9 Innings
3765
37.11
Kerry Wood
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5863
38.24
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
191
1.88
Kerry Wood
Career
Per 9 Innings
138
0.9
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
364
3.59
Kerry Wood
Career
Per 9 Innings
599
3.91
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.59
3.59
Kerry Wood
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.91
3.91
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Kerry Wood
Career
Per 9 Innings
54
0.35
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Kerry Wood
Career
Per 9 Innings
43
0.28
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Kerry Wood
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
83
0.54
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.221
1.221
Kerry Wood
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.267
1.267
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3471
34.22
Kerry Wood
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5001
32.62
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.95
0.95
Kerry Wood
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.34
1.34
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.253
0.253
Kerry Wood
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.286
0.286
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 9 Innings
37.11
37.11
Kerry Wood
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
38.24
38.24

Fielding Stats for Ted Wilks and Kerry Wood

Ted Wilks
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
Kerry Wood
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
14
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 9 Innings
385
Kerry Wood
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
446
2.91
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Kerry Wood
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
178
1.16
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Kerry Wood
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4140
27
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Kerry Wood
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1380
9
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 9 Innings
30
Kerry Wood
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
73
0.48
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 9 Innings
120
Kerry Wood
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
123
0.8
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
Kerry Wood
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
0.06
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 9 Innings
158
Kerry Wood
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
205
1.34
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 9 Innings
150
Kerry Wood
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
196
1.28
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 9 Innings
94.94
Kerry Wood
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
95.61
95.61
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.39
Kerry Wood
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.44
0.44
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Kerry Wood
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
39.91
39.91
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 9 Innings
11
Kerry Wood
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
0.08
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Kerry Wood
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Kerry Wood
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Kerry Wood
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Kerry Wood
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Ted Wilks and Kerry Wood

Ted Wilks
Career
Per 600 PA
10
10
Kerry Wood
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
14
14
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 600 PAverified
385
982.98
Kerry Wood
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
449
666.83
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 600 PA
235
600
Kerry Wood
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
404
600
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 600 PAverified
206
525.96
Kerry Wood
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
346
513.86
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 600 PA
0.131
0.131
Kerry Wood
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.171
0.171
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 600 PA
0.4
0.4
Kerry Wood
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.516
0.516
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 600 PA
27
68.94
Kerry Wood
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
59
87.62
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 600 PA
24
61.28
Kerry Wood
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
46
68.32
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 600 PA
3
7.66
Kerry Wood
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
8.91
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kerry Wood
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kerry Wood
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
10.4
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 600 PA
3
7.66
Kerry Wood
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
13
19.31
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 600 PA
0.111
0.111
Kerry Wood
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.22
0.22
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kerry Wood
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.02
0.02
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kerry Wood
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.119
0.119
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 600 PA
5.99
15.3
Kerry Wood
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
19.41
28.82
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 600 PA
30
76.6
Kerry Wood
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
86
127.72
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 600 PAverified
43
109.79
Kerry Wood
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
70
103.96
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 600 PA
0.194
0.194
Kerry Wood
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.196
0.196
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 600 PA
0.146
0.146
Kerry Wood
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.249
0.249
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 600 PA
0.339
0.339
Kerry Wood
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.444
0.444
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 600 PA
0.015
0.015
Kerry Wood
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.078
0.078
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 600 PA
0.124
0.124
Kerry Wood
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.15
0.15
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 600 PA
0.256
0.256
Kerry Wood
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.337
0.337
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 600 PA
0.184
0.184
Kerry Wood
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.23
0.23
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 600 PAverified
15
38.3
Kerry Wood
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
23
34.16
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 600 PA
13
33.19
Kerry Wood
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
32
47.52
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 600 PAverified
28
71.49
Kerry Wood
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
48
71.29
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 600 PA
3.03
7.75
Kerry Wood
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
15.59
23.16
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kerry Wood
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
16
40.85
Kerry Wood
Career
Per 600 PA
11
16.34
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kerry Wood
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
59
150.64
Kerry Wood
Career
Per 600 PA
114
169.31
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3.98
3.98
Kerry Wood
Career
Per 600 PA
3.54
3.54
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.27
0.27
Kerry Wood
Career
Per 600 PA
0.1
0.1
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 600 PA
13
33.19
Kerry Wood
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
46
68.32
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kerry Wood
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.49
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 600 PA
1
2.55
Kerry Wood
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.49
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kerry Wood
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kerry Wood
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kerry Wood
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 600 PA
Kerry Wood
Career
Per 600 PA