Ted Abernathy vs. Ted Lilly — Career Comparison

Ted Abernathy
Silent GenerationNorth CarolinaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaChicago CubsNational LeagueRelief Pitcher
Ted Lilly
Gen XCaliforniaThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaChicago CubsNational LeagueStarting PitcherAll-Star

Ted Lilly built a career as a starting pitcher and Ted Abernathy as a reliever — different jobs with different demands — but on the metrics that apply to both, a comparison is still worth making. Ted Lilly led in walk avoidance (BB%+ 98 vs 73), strikeout rate (K%+ 120 vs 95), and skill-based run prevention (DICE+ 92 vs 91). Ted Abernathy held the edge in home run suppression (HR9+ 128 vs 73). Keeping the role difference in mind, the edge still goes to Ted Lilly.

Pitching Stats for Ted Abernathy and Ted Lilly

Ted Abernathy
Career
Per 9 Innings
14
14
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
15
Ted Abernathy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
681
5.34
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 9 Innings
356
1.62
Ted Abernathy
Career
Per 9 Innings
34
0.27
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
331
1.5
Ted Abernathy
Career
Per 9 Innings
63
0.49
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
130
0.59
Ted Abernathy
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
69
0.54
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
113
0.51
Ted Abernathy
Career
Per 9 Innings
47.73
47.73
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
53.5
53.5
Ted Abernathy
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.99
4.99
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
92.98
92.98
Ted Abernathy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
0.05
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
0.02
Ted Abernathy
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.02
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3
0.01
Ted Abernathy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
148
1.16
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ted Abernathy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
441
3.46
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 9 Innings
913
4.14
Ted Abernathy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.46
3.46
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.14
4.14
Ted Abernathy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.63
3.63
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.78
3.78
Ted Abernathy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.12
4.12
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.32
4.32
Ted Abernathy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.235
0.235
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.242
0.242
Ted Abernathy
Career
Per 9 Innings
3443
27
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5948
27
Ted Abernathy
Career
Per 9 Innings
1147.2
9
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1982.2
9
Ted Abernathy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1010
7.92
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 9 Innings
1827
8.29
Ted Abernathy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.92
7.92
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.29
8.29
Ted Abernathy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
70
0.55
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 9 Innings
293
1.33
Ted Abernathy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.55
0.55
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.33
1.33
Ted Abernathy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.1
0.1
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.82
0.82
Ted Abernathy
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
592
4.64
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
661
3
Ted Abernathy
Career
Per 9 Innings
80
0.63
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
35
0.16
Ted Abernathy
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.64
4.64
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
3
Ted Abernathy
Career
Per 9 Innings
765
6
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1681
7.63
Ted Abernathy
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
6
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.63
7.63
Ted Abernathy
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.12
1.12
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.72
4.72
Ted Abernathy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.182
1.182
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.181
1.181
Ted Abernathy
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
35
0.27
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
58
0.26
Ted Abernathy
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
45
0.35
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
63
0.29
Ted Abernathy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.02
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 9 Innings
29
0.13
Ted Abernathy
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
4963
38.92
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
8390
38.09
Ted Abernathy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
416
3.26
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
0.02
Ted Abernathy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
513
4.02
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 9 Innings
974
4.42
Ted Abernathy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.02
4.02
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.42
4.42
Ted Abernathy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
23
0.18
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 9 Innings
68
0.31
Ted Abernathy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
0.05
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 9 Innings
47
0.21
Ted Abernathy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
105
0.48
Ted Abernathy
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.396
1.396
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.255
1.255
Ted Abernathy
Career
Per 9 Innings
4296
33.69
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7551
34.28
Ted Abernathy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.75
0.75
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.74
2.74
Ted Abernathy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.272
0.272
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.275
0.275
Ted Abernathy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
38.92
38.92
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 9 Innings
38.09
38.09

Fielding Stats for Ted Abernathy and Ted Lilly

Ted Abernathy
Career
Per 9 Innings
14
14
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
15
Ted Abernathy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
681
5.35
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 9 Innings
356
1.62
Ted Abernathy
Career
Per 9 Innings
34
0.27
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
331
1.5
Ted Abernathy
Career
Per 9 Innings
3438
27
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5948
27
Ted Abernathy
Career
Per 9 Innings
1146
9
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1982.2
9
Ted Abernathy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
92
0.72
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 9 Innings
67
0.3
Ted Abernathy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
304
2.39
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 9 Innings
214
0.97
Ted Abernathy
Career
Per 9 Innings
21
0.16
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
17
0.08
Ted Abernathy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
417
3.27
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 9 Innings
298
1.35
Ted Abernathy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
396
3.11
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 9 Innings
281
1.28
Ted Abernathy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
94.96
94.96
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 9 Innings
94.3
94.3
Ted Abernathy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.582
0.582
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.789
0.789
Ted Abernathy
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.99
4.99
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
92.98
92.98
Ted Abernathy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
16
0.13
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
0.02
Ted Abernathy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ted Abernathy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ted Abernathy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ted Abernathy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Ted Abernathy and Ted Lilly

Ted Abernathy
Career
Per 600 PA
14
14
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
15
15
Ted Abernathy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
681
2002.94
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 600 PA
357
545.04
Ted Abernathy
Career
Per 600 PA
204
600
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
393
600
Ted Abernathy
Career
Per 600 PAverified
181
532.35
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
347
529.77
Ted Abernathy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.138
0.138
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 600 PA
0.101
0.101
Ted Abernathy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.392
0.392
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 600 PA
0.332
0.332
Ted Abernathy
Career
Per 600 PAverified
25
73.53
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
35
53.44
Ted Abernathy
Career
Per 600 PAverified
22
64.71
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
28
42.75
Ted Abernathy
Career
Per 600 PA
3
8.82
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
9.16
Ted Abernathy
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.53
Ted Abernathy
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ted Abernathy
Career
Per 600 PA
3
8.82
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
10.69
Ted Abernathy
Career
Per 600 PA
0.12
0.12
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.2
0.2
Ted Abernathy
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ted Abernathy
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ted Abernathy
Career
Per 600 PAverified
4.23
12.45
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
5.28
8.07
Ted Abernathy
Career
Per 600 PAverified
28
82.35
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
43
65.65
Ted Abernathy
Career
Per 600 PAverified
33
97.06
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
44
67.18
Ted Abernathy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.175
0.175
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 600 PA
0.124
0.124
Ted Abernathy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.155
0.155
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 600 PA
0.124
0.124
Ted Abernathy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.329
0.329
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 600 PA
0.248
0.248
Ted Abernathy
Career
Per 600 PA
0.017
0.017
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.023
0.023
Ted Abernathy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.117
0.117
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 600 PA
0.087
0.087
Ted Abernathy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.225
0.225
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 600 PA
0.174
0.174
Ted Abernathy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.234
0.234
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 600 PA
0.177
0.177
Ted Abernathy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
12
35.29
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 600 PA
10
15.27
Ted Abernathy
Career
Per 600 PAverified
9
26.47
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
17
25.95
Ted Abernathy
Career
Per 600 PAverified
21
61.76
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
27
41.22
Ted Abernathy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.37
1.09
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 600 PA
-8.04
-12.27
Ted Abernathy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
5.88
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1.53
Ted Abernathy
Career
Per 600 PAverified
6
17.65
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
8
12.21
Ted Abernathy
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ted Abernathy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
74
217.65
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 600 PA
149
227.48
Ted Abernathy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2.76
2.76
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 600 PA
2.64
2.64
Ted Abernathy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.08
0.08
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 600 PA
0.05
0.05
Ted Abernathy
Career
Per 600 PA
15
44.12
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
37
56.49
Ted Abernathy
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ted Abernathy
Career
Per 600 PA
4
11.76
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
3.05
Ted Abernathy
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
4.58
Ted Abernathy
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
3.05
Ted Abernathy
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
7.63
Ted Abernathy
Career
Per 600 PA
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
60
60