Mark Acre vs. Ted Lilly — Career Comparison

Mark Acre
Gen XCaliforniaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaOakland AthleticsAmerican LeagueRelief Pitcher
Ted Lilly
Gen XCaliforniaThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaChicago CubsNational LeagueStarting PitcherAll-Star

Ted Lilly built a career as a starting pitcher and Mark Acre 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 5.17 and 1.669 for Mark Acre. By the career numbers, Ted Lilly had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Mark Acre and Ted Lilly

Mark Acre
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
4
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
15
Mark Acre
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
114
8.08
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
356
1.62
Mark Acre
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
331
1.5
Mark Acre
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
0.64
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
130
0.59
Mark Acre
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.43
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 9 Innings
113
0.51
Mark Acre
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
60
60
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 9 Innings
53.5
53.5
Mark Acre
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
92.98
92.98
Mark Acre
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.02
Mark Acre
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.01
Mark Acre
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.14
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mark Acre
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
73
5.17
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
913
4.14
Mark Acre
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.17
5.17
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.14
4.14
Mark Acre
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.16
5.16
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.78
3.78
Mark Acre
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.82
4.82
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.32
4.32
Mark Acre
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.27
0.27
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.242
0.242
Mark Acre
Career
Per 9 Innings
381
27
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5948
27
Mark Acre
Career
Per 9 Innings
127
9
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1982.2
9
Mark Acre
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
135
9.57
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1827
8.29
Mark Acre
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.57
9.57
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.29
8.29
Mark Acre
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
16
1.13
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 9 Innings
293
1.33
Mark Acre
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.13
1.13
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.33
1.33
Mark Acre
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.14
0.14
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.82
0.82
Mark Acre
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
68
4.82
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
661
3
Mark Acre
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
9
0.64
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
35
0.16
Mark Acre
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.82
4.82
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
3
Mark Acre
Career
Per 9 Innings
98
6.94
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1681
7.63
Mark Acre
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.94
6.94
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.63
7.63
Mark Acre
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.86
0.86
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.72
4.72
Mark Acre
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.307
1.307
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.181
1.181
Mark Acre
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.21
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 9 Innings
58
0.26
Mark Acre
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5
0.35
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
63
0.29
Mark Acre
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.07
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 9 Innings
29
0.13
Mark Acre
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
582
41.24
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
8390
38.09
Mark Acre
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
32
2.27
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
0.02
Mark Acre
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
75
5.31
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
974
4.42
Mark Acre
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.32
5.32
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.42
4.42
Mark Acre
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5
0.35
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
68
0.31
Mark Acre
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4
0.28
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
47
0.21
Mark Acre
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
0.78
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
105
0.48
Mark Acre
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.598
1.598
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.255
1.255
Mark Acre
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
500
35.43
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
7551
34.28
Mark Acre
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.66
0.66
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.74
2.74
Mark Acre
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.308
0.308
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.275
0.275
Mark Acre
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
41.24
41.24
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 9 Innings
38.09
38.09

Fielding Stats for Mark Acre and Ted Lilly

Mark Acre
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
4
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
15
Mark Acre
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
114
8.08
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
356
1.62
Mark Acre
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
331
1.5
Mark Acre
Career
Per 9 Innings
381
27
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5948
27
Mark Acre
Career
Per 9 Innings
127
9
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1982.2
9
Mark Acre
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.35
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
67
0.3
Mark Acre
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
0.64
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
214
0.97
Mark Acre
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.07
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 9 Innings
17
0.08
Mark Acre
Career
Per 9 Innings
15
1.06
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
298
1.35
Mark Acre
Career
Per 9 Innings
14
0.99
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
281
1.28
Mark Acre
Career
Per 9 Innings
93.33
93.33
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
94.3
94.3
Mark Acre
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.123
0.123
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.789
0.789
Mark Acre
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
92.98
92.98
Mark Acre
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.02
Mark Acre
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mark Acre
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mark Acre
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mark Acre
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Mark Acre and Ted Lilly

Mark Acre
Career
Per 600 PA
4
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
15
15
Mark Acre
Career
Per 600 PA
114
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
357
545.04
Mark Acre
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
393
600
Mark Acre
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
347
529.77
Mark Acre
Career
Per 600 PA
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.101
0.101
Mark Acre
Career
Per 600 PA
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.332
0.332
Mark Acre
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
35
53.44
Mark Acre
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
28
42.75
Mark Acre
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
9.16
Mark Acre
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.53
Mark Acre
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mark Acre
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
10.69
Mark Acre
Career
Per 600 PA
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.2
0.2
Mark Acre
Career
Per 600 PA
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mark Acre
Career
Per 600 PA
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mark Acre
Career
Per 600 PA
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5.28
8.07
Mark Acre
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
43
65.65
Mark Acre
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
44
67.18
Mark Acre
Career
Per 600 PA
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.124
0.124
Mark Acre
Career
Per 600 PA
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.124
0.124
Mark Acre
Career
Per 600 PA
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.248
0.248
Mark Acre
Career
Per 600 PA
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.023
0.023
Mark Acre
Career
Per 600 PA
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.087
0.087
Mark Acre
Career
Per 600 PA
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.174
0.174
Mark Acre
Career
Per 600 PA
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.177
0.177
Mark Acre
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10
15.27
Mark Acre
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
17
25.95
Mark Acre
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
27
41.22
Mark Acre
Career
Per 600 PA
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
-8.04
-12.27
Mark Acre
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.53
Mark Acre
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8
12.21
Mark Acre
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mark Acre
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 600 PA
149
227.48
Mark Acre
Career
Per 600 PA
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2.64
2.64
Mark Acre
Career
Per 600 PA
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.05
0.05
Mark Acre
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
37
56.49
Mark Acre
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mark Acre
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 600 PA
2
3.05
Mark Acre
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
4.58
Mark Acre
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
3.05
Mark Acre
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
7.63
Mark Acre
Career
Per 600 PA
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
60
60