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Ted Wilks
	Theodore Wilks
	(Cork)

	Born: November 13, 1915 in Fulton, NY
	Died: August 21, 1989 - 73 years old
	Bats: R	Throws: R	Ht: 5'9"	Wt: 178

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Notes:
- Signed by the St. Louis Cardinals as an Amateur Free Agent in 1938

Comparison

Relief Pitchers				All Positions
Contemporaries	All-Time	Hall of Famers		Contemporaries	All-Time

#	Player	Yrs	Pos	WAR	Mil	Off	Fld	Pit	Adj
1	Ted Wilks	1944 - 1953	RP	16.6		-0.9	0.0	17.5	0.0
2	Marv Grissom	1946 - 1959	RP	12.6	WW2	-0.9	-0.2	13.5	-0.2
3	Tom Ferrick	1941 - 1952	RP	12.0	WW2	0.3	0.0	11.7	0.0
4	Jim Konstanty	1944 - 1956	RP	11.0	WW2	-0.8	-0.1	11.8	-0.1
5	Harry Dorish	1947 - 1956	RP	8.0	WW2	-0.7	0.0	8.7	0.0
6	Joe Page	1944 - 1954	RP	7.0		0.6	-0.0	6.4	-0.0
7	Emil Kush	1941 - 1949	RP	5.8	WW2	0.4	0.0	5.4	0.0
8	Bud Byerly	1943 - 1960	RP	5.1		-0.4	-0.0	5.6	-0.0
9	Ed Klieman	1943 - 1950	RP	5.1		-0.3	-0.1	5.4	-0.1
10	Johnny Hetki	1945 - 1954	RP	4.5	WW2	0.6	-0.0	3.9	-0.0
11	Ken Trinkle	1943 - 1949	RP	4.0	WW2	-0.2	0.0	4.2	0.0
12	Dixie Howell	1940 - 1958	RP	3.5	WW2	0.9	0.0	2.6	0.0
13	Bobby Hogue	1948 - 1952	RP	3.2	WW2	0.3	-0.0	2.9	-0.0
14	Andy Hansen	1944 - 1953	RP	2.2	WW2	-0.6	-0.0	2.8	-0.0
15	Windy McCall	1948 - 1957	RP	1.9	WW2	-0.1	-0.1	2.0	-0.1
16	Clyde King	1944 - 1953	RP	1.8		-0.8	-0.0	2.5	-0.0
17	Frank Barrett	1939 - 1950	RP	1.2		-0.1	-0.0	1.4	-0.0
18	Walker Cress	1948 - 1949	RP	1.0	WW2	0.2	0.0	0.7	0.0
19	Bob Malloy	1943 - 1949	RP	0.9	WW2	0.1	0.0	0.8	0.0
20	Elmer Singleton	1945 - 1959	RP	0.3		-0.4	0.0	0.7	0.0
21	Jess Dobernic	1939 - 1949	RP	0.1	WW2	0.0	0.0	0.1	0.0
22	Ralph Buxton	1938 - 1949	RP	0.1	WW2	-0.1	0.0	0.2	0.0
23	Ernest Groth	1947 - 1949	RP	-0.0	WW2	0.0	0.0	-0.0	0.0
24	Buzz Dozier	1947 - 1949	RP	-0.0		-0.1	0.0	0.0	0.0
25	Johnny Van Cuyk	1947 - 1949	RP	-0.0	WW2	0.0	0.0	-0.0	0.0
26	Ray Yochim	1948 - 1949	RP	-0.1	WW2	0.0	0.0	-0.1	0.0
27	Jim Blackburn	1948 - 1951	RP	-0.1	WW2	-0.1	0.0	-0.1	0.0
28	Tony Jacobs	1948 - 1955	RP	-0.1	WW2	-0.0	0.0	-0.1	0.0
29	Marv Rotblatt	1948 - 1951	RP	-0.2		-0.3	0.0	0.0	0.0
30	Dewey Adkins	1942 - 1949	RP	-0.3	WW2	0.1	0.0	-0.4	0.0
31	Mario Picone	1947 - 1954	RP	-0.3		0.1	0.0	-0.4	0.0
32	Bubba Harris	1948 - 1951	RP	-0.4	WW2	-0.3	0.0	-0.1	0.0
33	Fred Bradley	1948 - 1949	RP	-0.4	WW2	-0.0	0.0	-0.4	0.0
34	Phil Haugstad	1947 - 1952	RP	-0.5	WW2	-0.1	-0.0	-0.5	-0.0
35	Alex Konikowski	1948 - 1954	RP	-1.4		0.1	0.0	-1.5	0.0
36	Cot Deal	1947 - 1954	RP	-1.6	WW2	0.3	-0.0	-1.8	-0.0
37	Dick Welteroth	1948 - 1950	RP	-1.7		-0.2	0.0	-1.6	0.0
38	Cuddles Marshall	1946 - 1950	RP	-2.1		-0.1	0.0	-2.1	0.0

	Ted Wilks	1944 - 1953	RP	16.6		-0.9	0.0	17.5	0.0

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Win Shares are calculated using the formula in the book Win Shares by Bill James