Bert Abbey vs. Ted Lilly — Career Comparison

Bert Abbey
Pre-GenerationalVermontThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaBrooklyn DodgersNational LeagueRelief Pitcher
Ted Lilly
Gen XCaliforniaThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaChicago CubsNational LeagueStarting PitcherAll-Star

Ted Lilly built a career as a starting pitcher and Bert Abbey as a reliever — different jobs with different demands — but on the metrics that apply to both, a comparison is still worth making. Ted Lilly posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 4.14 and WHIP 1.273 compared to 4.52 and 1.546 for Bert Abbey. By the career numbers, Ted Lilly had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Bert Abbey and Ted Lilly

Bert Abbey
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
5
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
15
Bert Abbey
Career
Per 9 Innings
79
1.25
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
356
1.62
Bert Abbey
Career
Per 9 Innings
65
1.03
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
331
1.5
Bert Abbey
Career
Per 9 Innings
22
0.35
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
130
0.59
Bert Abbey
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
40
0.63
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
113
0.51
Bert Abbey
Career
Per 9 Innings
35.48
35.48
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
53.5
53.5
Bert Abbey
Career
Per 9 Innings
82.28
82.28
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
92.98
92.98
Bert Abbey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
52
0.82
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
0.02
Bert Abbey
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.01
Bert Abbey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.02
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bert Abbey
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
285
4.52
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
913
4.14
Bert Abbey
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.52
4.52
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.14
4.14
Bert Abbey
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.64
4.64
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.78
3.78
Bert Abbey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
4
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.32
4.32
Bert Abbey
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.292
0.292
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.242
0.242
Bert Abbey
Career
Per 9 Innings
1704
27
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5948
27
Bert Abbey
Career
Per 9 Innings
568
9
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1982.2
9
Bert Abbey
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
686
10.87
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1827
8.29
Bert Abbey
Career
Per 9 Innings
10.87
10.87
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.29
8.29
Bert Abbey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
18
0.29
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 9 Innings
293
1.33
Bert Abbey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.29
0.29
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.33
1.33
Bert Abbey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.23
0.23
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.82
0.82
Bert Abbey
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
192
3.04
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
661
3
Bert Abbey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 9 Innings
35
0.16
Bert Abbey
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.04
3.04
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
3
Bert Abbey
Career
Per 9 Innings
161
2.55
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1681
7.63
Bert Abbey
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.55
2.55
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.63
7.63
Bert Abbey
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.04
2.04
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.72
4.72
Bert Abbey
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.622
0.622
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.181
1.181
Bert Abbey
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
18
0.29
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
58
0.26
Bert Abbey
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
26
0.41
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
63
0.29
Bert Abbey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 9 Innings
29
0.13
Bert Abbey
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2568
40.69
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
8390
38.09
Bert Abbey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
0.22
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
0.02
Bert Abbey
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
442
7
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
974
4.42
Bert Abbey
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
7
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.42
4.42
Bert Abbey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 9 Innings
68
0.31
Bert Abbey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 9 Innings
47
0.21
Bert Abbey
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
105
0.48
Bert Abbey
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.546
1.546
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.255
1.255
Bert Abbey
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2350
37.24
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
7551
34.28
Bert Abbey
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.59
5.59
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.74
2.74
Bert Abbey
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.308
0.308
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.275
0.275
Bert Abbey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
40.69
40.69
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 9 Innings
38.09
38.09

Fielding Stats for Bert Abbey and Ted Lilly

Bert Abbey
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
5
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
15
Bert Abbey
Career
Per 9 Innings
79
1.25
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
356
1.62
Bert Abbey
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
331
1.5
Bert Abbey
Career
Per 9 Innings
1704
27
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5948
27
Bert Abbey
Career
Per 9 Innings
568
9
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1982.2
9
Bert Abbey
Career
Per 9 Innings
17
0.27
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
67
0.3
Bert Abbey
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
134
2.12
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
214
0.97
Bert Abbey
Career
Per 9 Innings
22
0.35
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
17
0.08
Bert Abbey
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
173
2.74
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
298
1.35
Bert Abbey
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
151
2.39
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
281
1.28
Bert Abbey
Career
Per 9 Innings
87.28
87.28
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
94.3
94.3
Bert Abbey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.911
1.911
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.789
0.789
Bert Abbey
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
92.98
92.98
Bert Abbey
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.06
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5
0.02
Bert Abbey
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bert Abbey
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bert Abbey
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bert Abbey
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Bert Abbey and Ted Lilly

Bert Abbey
Career
Per 600 PA
5
5
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
15
15
Bert Abbey
Career
Per 600 PA
79
188.1
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
357
545.04
Bert Abbey
Career
Per 600 PA
252
600
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
393
600
Bert Abbey
Career
Per 600 PAverified
225
535.71
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
347
529.77
Bert Abbey
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.169
0.169
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 600 PA
0.101
0.101
Bert Abbey
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.496
0.496
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 600 PA
0.332
0.332
Bert Abbey
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
38
90.48
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 600 PA
35
53.44
Bert Abbey
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
32
76.19
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 600 PA
28
42.75
Bert Abbey
Career
Per 600 PA
3
7.14
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
9.16
Bert Abbey
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
7.14
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1.53
Bert Abbey
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bert Abbey
Career
Per 600 PAverified
6
14.29
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
7
10.69
Bert Abbey
Career
Per 600 PA
0.158
0.158
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.2
0.2
Bert Abbey
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bert Abbey
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bert Abbey
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
12.95
30.83
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 600 PA
5.28
8.07
Bert Abbey
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
47
111.9
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 600 PA
43
65.65
Bert Abbey
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
59
140.48
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 600 PA
44
67.18
Bert Abbey
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.24
0.24
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 600 PA
0.124
0.124
Bert Abbey
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.209
0.209
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 600 PA
0.124
0.124
Bert Abbey
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.449
0.449
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 600 PA
0.248
0.248
Bert Abbey
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.04
0.04
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 600 PA
0.023
0.023
Bert Abbey
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.16
0.16
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 600 PA
0.087
0.087
Bert Abbey
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.38
0.38
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 600 PA
0.174
0.174
Bert Abbey
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.222
0.222
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 600 PA
0.177
0.177
Bert Abbey
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
21
50
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 600 PA
10
15.27
Bert Abbey
Career
Per 600 PAverified
17
40.48
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 600 PA
17
25.95
Bert Abbey
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
38
90.48
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 600 PA
27
41.22
Bert Abbey
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
12.76
30.37
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 600 PA
-8.04
-12.27
Bert Abbey
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.53
Bert Abbey
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
21
50
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 600 PA
8
12.21
Bert Abbey
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bert Abbey
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
54
128.57
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 600 PA
149
227.48
Bert Abbey
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4.67
4.67
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 600 PA
2.64
2.64
Bert Abbey
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.39
0.39
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 600 PA
0.05
0.05
Bert Abbey
Career
Per 600 PA
6
14.29
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
37
56.49
Bert Abbey
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bert Abbey
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 600 PA
2
3.05
Bert Abbey
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
7.14
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 600 PA
3
4.58
Bert Abbey
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
3.05
Bert Abbey
Career
Per 600 PA
3
7.14
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
7.63
Bert Abbey
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
100
100
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 600 PA
60
60