Dan Abbott vs. Ted Lilly — Career Comparison

Dan Abbott
Pre-GenerationalOhioThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaToledo MaumeesAmerican AssociationRelief Pitcher
Ted Lilly
Gen XCaliforniaThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaChicago CubsNational LeagueStarting PitcherAll-Star

Ted Lilly built a career as a starting pitcher and Dan Abbott 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 6.23 and 2.077 for Dan Abbott. By the career numbers, Ted Lilly had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Dan Abbott and Ted Lilly

Dan Abbott
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
15
Dan Abbott
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
2.08
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
356
1.62
Dan Abbott
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.69
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
331
1.5
Dan Abbott
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
130
0.59
Dan Abbott
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
1.38
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
113
0.51
Dan Abbott
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
53.5
53.5
Dan Abbott
Career
Per 9 Innings
33.33
33.33
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
92.98
92.98
Dan Abbott
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.69
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5
0.02
Dan Abbott
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.01
Dan Abbott
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.69
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dan Abbott
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
9
6.23
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
913
4.14
Dan Abbott
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.23
6.23
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.14
4.14
Dan Abbott
Career
Per 9 Innings
7.04
7.04
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.78
3.78
Dan Abbott
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.92
4.92
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.32
4.32
Dan Abbott
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.328
0.328
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.242
0.242
Dan Abbott
Career
Per 9 Innings
39
27
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5948
27
Dan Abbott
Career
Per 9 Innings
13
9
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1982.2
9
Dan Abbott
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
19
13.15
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1827
8.29
Dan Abbott
Career
Per 9 Innings
13.15
13.15
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.29
8.29
Dan Abbott
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 9 Innings
293
1.33
Dan Abbott
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.33
1.33
Dan Abbott
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.82
0.82
Dan Abbott
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
8
5.54
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
661
3
Dan Abbott
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 9 Innings
35
0.16
Dan Abbott
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.54
5.54
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
3
Dan Abbott
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.69
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1681
7.63
Dan Abbott
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.69
0.69
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.63
7.63
Dan Abbott
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.33
0.33
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.72
4.72
Dan Abbott
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.692
0.692
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.181
1.181
Dan Abbott
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3
2.08
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
58
0.26
Dan Abbott
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
0.69
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
63
0.29
Dan Abbott
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 9 Innings
29
0.13
Dan Abbott
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
67
46.38
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
8390
38.09
Dan Abbott
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
1.38
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5
0.02
Dan Abbott
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
14
9.69
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
974
4.42
Dan Abbott
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.69
9.69
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.42
4.42
Dan Abbott
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 9 Innings
68
0.31
Dan Abbott
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 9 Innings
47
0.21
Dan Abbott
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
105
0.48
Dan Abbott
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.077
2.077
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.255
1.255
Dan Abbott
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
58
40.15
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
7551
34.28
Dan Abbott
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.67
4.67
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.74
2.74
Dan Abbott
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.333
0.333
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.275
0.275
Dan Abbott
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
46.38
46.38
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 9 Innings
38.09
38.09

Fielding Stats for Dan Abbott and Ted Lilly

Dan Abbott
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
15
Dan Abbott
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
2.08
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
356
1.62
Dan Abbott
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
331
1.5
Dan Abbott
Career
Per 9 Innings
39
27
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5948
27
Dan Abbott
Career
Per 9 Innings
13
9
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1982.2
9
Dan Abbott
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
2.08
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
67
0.3
Dan Abbott
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
2.77
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
214
0.97
Dan Abbott
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 9 Innings
17
0.08
Dan Abbott
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
4.85
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
298
1.35
Dan Abbott
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
4.85
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
281
1.28
Dan Abbott
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 9 Innings
94.3
94.3
Dan Abbott
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.333
2.333
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.789
0.789
Dan Abbott
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
92.98
92.98
Dan Abbott
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.02
Dan Abbott
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dan Abbott
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dan Abbott
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dan Abbott
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Dan Abbott and Ted Lilly

Dan Abbott
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
15
15
Dan Abbott
Career
Per 600 PA
3
257.14
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
357
545.04
Dan Abbott
Career
Per 600 PA
7
600
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
393
600
Dan Abbott
Career
Per 600 PAverified
7
600
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
347
529.77
Dan Abbott
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.143
0.143
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 600 PA
0.101
0.101
Dan Abbott
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.682
0.682
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 600 PA
0.332
0.332
Dan Abbott
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
85.71
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
35
53.44
Dan Abbott
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
28
42.75
Dan Abbott
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
9.16
Dan Abbott
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
85.71
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1.53
Dan Abbott
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dan Abbott
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
85.71
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
7
10.69
Dan Abbott
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 600 PA
0.2
0.2
Dan Abbott
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dan Abbott
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dan Abbott
Career
Per 600 PAverified
0.45
38.75
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
5.28
8.07
Dan Abbott
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
257.14
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
43
65.65
Dan Abbott
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
85.71
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
44
67.18
Dan Abbott
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.143
0.143
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 600 PA
0.124
0.124
Dan Abbott
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.429
0.429
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 600 PA
0.124
0.124
Dan Abbott
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.572
0.572
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 600 PA
0.248
0.248
Dan Abbott
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.286
0.286
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 600 PA
0.023
0.023
Dan Abbott
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.172
0.172
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 600 PA
0.087
0.087
Dan Abbott
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.667
0.667
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 600 PA
0.174
0.174
Dan Abbott
Career
Per 600 PA
0.143
0.143
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.177
0.177
Dan Abbott
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10
15.27
Dan Abbott
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
85.71
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
17
25.95
Dan Abbott
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
85.71
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
27
41.22
Dan Abbott
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.63
53.62
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 600 PA
-8.04
-12.27
Dan Abbott
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.53
Dan Abbott
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8
12.21
Dan Abbott
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dan Abbott
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 600 PA
149
227.48
Dan Abbott
Career
Per 600 PA
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2.64
2.64
Dan Abbott
Career
Per 600 PA
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.05
0.05
Dan Abbott
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
37
56.49
Dan Abbott
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dan Abbott
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 600 PA
2
3.05
Dan Abbott
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
85.71
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
3
4.58
Dan Abbott
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
3.05
Dan Abbott
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
85.71
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
5
7.63
Dan Abbott
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
100
100
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 600 PA
60
60