Ted Wilks

Position: Pitcher

Bats: Right • Throws: Right

5-9, 178lb (175cm, 80kg)

Born: November 13, 1915 in Fulton, NY us

Died: August 21, 1989 in Houston, TX

Buried: Forest Park East Cemetery, Webster, TX

Last Game: August 5, 1953 (Age 37-265d)
vs. WSH 1.0 IP, 3 H, 2 SO, 2 BB, 3 ER

Rookie Status: Exceeded rookie limits during 1944 season

Full Name: Theodore Wilks

Nicknames: Cork

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SUMMARY

Career

WAR

16.3

ERA

3.26

385

913.0

403

WHIP

1.221

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Year	Age	AgeDif	Tm	Lg	Lev	Aff	W	L	W-L%	ERA	RA9	G	GS	GF	CG	SHO	SV	IP	H	R	ER	HR	BB	IBB	SO	HBP	BK	WP	BF	WHIP	H9	HR9	BB9	SO9	SO/W
1938	22		2 Teams	2 Lgs	AA-A1	STL	7	7	.500	3.39	4.50	38	14	3	7	0		154.0	137	77	58		69		81	0	2	0		1.338	8.0		4.0	4.7	1.17
1938	22	-5.7	Rochester	IL	AA	STL	4	2	.667	3.92	4.98	27	6		2	0		85.0	80	47	37		48		36	0	2	0		1.506	8.5		5.1	3.8	0.75
1938	22	-5.5	Houston	TL	A1	STL	3	5	.375	2.74	3.91	11	8	3	5	0		69.0	57	30	21		21		45	0	0	0		1.130	7.4		2.7	5.9	2.14
1939	23	-4.4	Houston	TL	A1	STL	14	15	.483	2.60	3.52	45	23	16	9	2		235.0	229	92	68		62		146	0	0	2		1.238	8.8		2.4	5.6	2.35
1940	24	-3.7	Houston	TL	A1	STL	13	10	.565	2.51	2.88	47						197.0	187	63	55		44							1.173	8.5		2.0
1941	25	-1.8	Houston	TL	A1	STL	20	10	.667	2.50	3.45	40						248.0	261	95	69		41							1.218	9.5		1.5
1942	26	-2.4	Columbus	AA	AA	STL	12	9	.571	2.41	3.40	32	20	5	12	3		164.0	136	62	44		40		78	3	1	0		1.073	7.5		2.2	4.3	1.95
1943	27	-1.2	Columbus	AA	AA	STL	16	8	.667	2.66	3.00	38	26	9	13	0		240.0	236	80	71		46		132	2	0	1		1.175	8.9		1.7	5.0	2.87
1944	28	-1.7	STL	NL	Maj	STL	17	4	.810	2.64	2.64	36	21	10	16	4	0	207.2	173	61	61	12	49	3	70	1	0	1	820	1.069	7.5	0.5	2.1	3.0	1.43
1945	29	-1.5	STL	NL	Maj	STL	4	7	.364	2.93	3.57	18	16	1	4	1	0	98.1	103	39	32	9	29	3	28	1	0	0	417	1.342	9.4	0.8	2.7	2.6	0.97
1946	30	0.4	STL	NL	Maj	STL	8	0	1.000	3.41	3.88	40	4	18	0	0	1	95.0	88	41	36	13	38	7	40	2	0	0	404	1.326	8.3	1.2	3.6	3.8	1.05
1947	31	1.8	STL	NL	Maj	STL	4	0	1.000	5.01	5.90	37	0	19	0	0	5	50.1	57	33	28	10	11	1	28	2	0	0	221	1.351	10.2	1.8	2.0	5.0	2.55
1948	32	3.1	STL	NL	Maj	STL	6	6	.500	2.62	2.76	57	2	27	1	0	13	130.2	113	40	38	5	39	5	71	0	0	3	529	1.163	7.8	0.3	2.7	4.9	1.82
1949	33	4.2	STL	NL	Maj	STL	10	3	.769	3.73	3.95	59	0	30	0	0	9	118.1	105	52	49	8	38	4	71	0	0	0	484	1.208	8.0	0.6	2.9	5.4	1.87
1950	34	5.7	STL	NL	Maj	STL	2	0	1.000	6.66	6.66	18	0	7	0	0	0	24.1	27	18	18	4	9	0	15	1	1	1	106	1.479	10.0	1.5	3.3	5.5	1.67
1951	35		2 Teams	NL	Maj	PIT-STL	3	5	.375	2.86	3.40	65	1	40	1	0	13	100.2	88	38	32	7	29	6	48	2	0	1	406	1.162	7.9	0.6	2.6	4.3	1.66
1951	35	6.4	STL	NL	Maj	STL	0	0		3.00	3.50	17	0	6	0	0	1	18.0	19	7	6	1	5	1	5	0	0	0	74	1.333	9.5	0.5	2.5	2.5	1.00
1951	35	6.4	PIT	NL	Maj	PIT	3	5	.375	2.83	3.38	48	1	34	1	0	12	82.2	69	31	26	6	24	5	43	2	0	1	332	1.125	7.5	0.7	2.6	4.7	1.79
1952	36		2 Teams	2 Lgs	Maj	PIT	5	5	.500	3.64	4.07	51	0	36	0	0	5	84.0	73	38	34	9	38	6	30	2	0	2	357	1.321	7.8	1.0	4.1	3.2	0.79
1952	36	7.6	PIT	NL	Maj	PIT	5	5	.500	3.61	3.98	44	0	34	0	0	4	72.1	65	32	29	9	31	5	24	2	0	1	305	1.327	8.1	1.1	3.9	3.0	0.77
1952	36	5.9	CLE	AL	Maj	CLE	0	0		3.86	4.63	7	0	2	0	0	1	11.2	8	6	5	0	7	1	6	0	0	1	52	1.286	6.2	0.0	5.4	4.6	0.86
1953	37	10.5	Indianapolis	AA	AAA	CLE	2	0	1.000			14
1953	37	7.1	CLE	AL	Maj	CLE	0	0		7.36	9.82	4	0	2	0	0	0	3.2	5	4	3	0	3	0	2	0	0	0	21	2.182	12.3	0.0	7.4	4.9	0.67
1954	38	11.7	Indianapolis	AA	AAA	CLE	5	2	.714	2.66	4.50	30	0		0	0		44.0	36	22	13	2	14		19	0	0	0		1.136	7.4	0.4	2.9	3.9	1.36
1955	39	12.8	Indianapolis	AA	AAA	CLE	1	4	.200	4.88	5.63	14	0		0	0		24.0	32	15	13	3	4	1	8	1	0	0		1.500	12.0	1.1	1.5	3.0	2.00
1956	40	13.0	Austin	TL	AA	MLN	1	0	1.000			5
Year	Age	AgeDif	Tm	Lg	Lev	Aff	W	L	W-L%	ERA	RA9	G	GS	GF	CG	SHO	SV	IP	H	R	ER	HR	BB	IBB	SO	HBP	BK	WP	BF	WHIP	H9	HR9	BB9	SO9	SO/W
Majors (10 seasons)					Majors		59	30	.663	3.26	3.59	385	44	190	22	5	46	913.0	832	364	331	77	283	35	403	11	1	8	3765	1.221	8.2	0.8	2.8	4.0	1.42
Minors (10 seasons)					Minors		91	65	.583			303	83	33	41	5		1306.0	1254	506	391	5	320	1	464	6	3	3
All Levels (19 Seasons)							150	95	.612			688	127	223	63	10	46	2219.0	2086	870	722	82	603	36	867	17	4	11	3765

AAA (3 seasons)					Minors		8	6	.571			58	0		0	0		68.0	68	37	26	5	18	1	27	1	0	0
AA (4 seasons)					Minors		33	19	.635			102	52	14	27	3		489.0	452	189	152		134		246	5	3	1
A1 (4 seasons)					Minors		50	40	.556	2.56	3.36	143	31	19	14	2		749.0	734	280	213		168		191	0	0	2		1.204	8.8		2.0