Ace Adams vs. Ted Lilly — Career Comparison

Ace Adams
Greatest GenerationCaliforniaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaNew York GiantsNational LeagueRelief PitcherAll-Star
Ted Lilly
Gen XCaliforniaThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaChicago CubsNational LeagueStarting PitcherAll-Star

Ted Lilly built a career as a starting pitcher and Ace Adams as a reliever — different jobs with different demands — but on the metrics that apply to both, a comparison is still worth making. Ace Adams posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 3.47 and WHIP 1.384 compared to 4.14 and 1.273 for Ted Lilly. By the career numbers, Ace Adams had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Ace Adams and Ted Lilly

Ace Adams
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
6
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
15
Ace Adams
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
302
4.92
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
356
1.62
Ace Adams
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
0.11
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
331
1.5
Ace Adams
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
41
0.67
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
130
0.59
Ace Adams
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
33
0.54
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
113
0.51
Ace Adams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
55.41
55.41
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 9 Innings
53.5
53.5
Ace Adams
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.32
2.32
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
92.98
92.98
Ace Adams
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.03
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5
0.02
Ace Adams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.01
Ace Adams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
49
0.8
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ace Adams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
213
3.47
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 9 Innings
913
4.14
Ace Adams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.47
3.47
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.14
4.14
Ace Adams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.66
3.66
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.78
3.78
Ace Adams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.25
4.25
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.32
4.32
Ace Adams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.252
0.252
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.242
0.242
Ace Adams
Career
Per 9 Innings
1658
27
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5948
27
Ace Adams
Career
Per 9 Innings
552.2
9
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1982.2
9
Ace Adams
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
541
8.81
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1827
8.29
Ace Adams
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.81
8.81
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.29
8.29
Ace Adams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
26
0.42
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 9 Innings
293
1.33
Ace Adams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.42
0.42
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.33
1.33
Ace Adams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.09
0.09
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.82
0.82
Ace Adams
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
224
3.65
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
661
3
Ace Adams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 9 Innings
35
0.16
Ace Adams
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.65
3.65
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
3
Ace Adams
Career
Per 9 Innings
171
2.78
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1681
7.63
Ace Adams
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.78
2.78
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.63
7.63
Ace Adams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.57
0.57
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.72
4.72
Ace Adams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.715
0.715
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.181
1.181
Ace Adams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
0.24
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 9 Innings
58
0.26
Ace Adams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
0.13
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 9 Innings
63
0.29
Ace Adams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 9 Innings
29
0.13
Ace Adams
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2379
38.74
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
8390
38.09
Ace Adams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
218
3.55
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
0.02
Ace Adams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
247
4.02
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 9 Innings
974
4.42
Ace Adams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.02
4.02
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.42
4.42
Ace Adams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 9 Innings
68
0.31
Ace Adams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 9 Innings
47
0.21
Ace Adams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
105
0.48
Ace Adams
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.384
1.384
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.255
1.255
Ace Adams
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2147
34.96
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
7551
34.28
Ace Adams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.82
0.82
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.74
2.74
Ace Adams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.264
0.264
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.275
0.275
Ace Adams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
38.74
38.74
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 9 Innings
38.09
38.09

Fielding Stats for Ace Adams and Ted Lilly

Ace Adams
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
15
Ace Adams
Career
Per 9 Innings
302
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
356
1.62
Ace Adams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
331
1.5
Ace Adams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5948
27
Ace Adams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1982.2
9
Ace Adams
Career
Per 9 Innings
14
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
67
0.3
Ace Adams
Career
Per 9 Innings
108
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
214
0.97
Ace Adams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 9 Innings
17
0.08
Ace Adams
Career
Per 9 Innings
127
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
298
1.35
Ace Adams
Career
Per 9 Innings
122
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
281
1.28
Ace Adams
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
96.06
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
94.3
94.3
Ace Adams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.404
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.789
0.789
Ace Adams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
92.98
92.98
Ace Adams
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
7
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.02
Ace Adams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ace Adams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ace Adams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ace Adams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Ace Adams and Ted Lilly

Ace Adams
Career
Per 600 PA
6
6
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
15
15
Ace Adams
Career
Per 600 PAverified
302
1603.54
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
357
545.04
Ace Adams
Career
Per 600 PA
113
600
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
393
600
Ace Adams
Career
Per 600 PA
99
525.66
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
347
529.77
Ace Adams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.121
0.121
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 600 PA
0.101
0.101
Ace Adams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.363
0.363
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 600 PA
0.332
0.332
Ace Adams
Career
Per 600 PAverified
12
63.72
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
35
53.44
Ace Adams
Career
Per 600 PAverified
12
63.72
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
28
42.75
Ace Adams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
9.16
Ace Adams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.53
Ace Adams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ace Adams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
10.69
Ace Adams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.2
0.2
Ace Adams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ace Adams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ace Adams
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1.69
8.99
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
5.28
8.07
Ace Adams
Career
Per 600 PA
12
63.72
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
43
65.65
Ace Adams
Career
Per 600 PAverified
18
95.58
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
44
67.18
Ace Adams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.171
0.171
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 600 PA
0.124
0.124
Ace Adams
Career
Per 600 PA
0.121
0.121
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.124
0.124
Ace Adams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.293
0.293
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 600 PA
0.248
0.248
Ace Adams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.023
0.023
Ace Adams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.107
0.107
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 600 PA
0.087
0.087
Ace Adams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.202
0.202
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 600 PA
0.174
0.174
Ace Adams
Career
Per 600 PA
0.141
0.141
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.177
0.177
Ace Adams
Career
Per 600 PAverified
9
47.79
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
10
15.27
Ace Adams
Career
Per 600 PA
2
10.62
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
17
25.95
Ace Adams
Career
Per 600 PAverified
11
58.41
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
27
41.22
Ace Adams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
-0.29
-1.52
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 600 PA
-8.04
-12.27
Ace Adams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.53
Ace Adams
Career
Per 600 PAverified
6
31.86
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
8
12.21
Ace Adams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ace Adams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
14
74.34
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 600 PA
149
227.48
Ace Adams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8.07
8.07
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 600 PA
2.64
2.64
Ace Adams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.43
0.43
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 600 PA
0.05
0.05
Ace Adams
Career
Per 600 PA
8
42.48
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
37
56.49
Ace Adams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ace Adams
Career
Per 600 PA
2
10.62
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
3.05
Ace Adams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
4.58
Ace Adams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
3.05
Ace Adams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
7.63
Ace Adams
Career
Per 600 PA
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
60
60