Bob Adams vs. Ted Lilly — Career Comparison

Bob Adams
Greatest GenerationMassachusettsThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaBoston Red SoxAmerican LeagueRelief Pitcher
Ted Lilly
Gen XCaliforniaThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaChicago CubsNational LeagueStarting PitcherAll-Star

Ted Lilly built a career as a starting pitcher and Bob Adams 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 7.94 and 2.294 for Bob Adams. By the career numbers, Ted Lilly had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Bob Adams and Ted Lilly

Bob Adams
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
15
Bob Adams
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
3.18
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
356
1.62
Bob Adams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
331
1.5
Bob Adams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
130
0.59
Bob Adams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 9 Innings
113
0.51
Bob Adams
Career
Per 9 Innings
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
53.5
53.5
Bob Adams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
92.98
92.98
Bob Adams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.02
Bob Adams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.01
Bob Adams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bob Adams
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5
7.94
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
913
4.14
Bob Adams
Career
Per 9 Innings
7.94
7.94
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.14
4.14
Bob Adams
Career
Per 9 Innings
10.72
10.72
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.78
3.78
Bob Adams
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.53
6.53
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.32
4.32
Bob Adams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.4
0.4
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.242
0.242
Bob Adams
Career
Per 9 Innings
17
27
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5948
27
Bob Adams
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.2
9
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1982.2
9
Bob Adams
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
10
15.88
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1827
8.29
Bob Adams
Career
Per 9 Innings
15.88
15.88
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.29
8.29
Bob Adams
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
1.59
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
293
1.33
Bob Adams
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.59
1.59
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.33
1.33
Bob Adams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.5
0.5
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.82
0.82
Bob Adams
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3
4.76
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
661
3
Bob Adams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 9 Innings
35
0.16
Bob Adams
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.76
4.76
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
3
Bob Adams
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1.59
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1681
7.63
Bob Adams
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.59
1.59
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.63
7.63
Bob Adams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.5
0.5
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.72
4.72
Bob Adams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.706
0.706
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.181
1.181
Bob Adams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 9 Innings
58
0.26
Bob Adams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 9 Innings
63
0.29
Bob Adams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 9 Innings
29
0.13
Bob Adams
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
28
44.47
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
8390
38.09
Bob Adams
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
3.18
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5
0.02
Bob Adams
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5
7.94
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
974
4.42
Bob Adams
Career
Per 9 Innings
7.94
7.94
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.42
4.42
Bob Adams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 9 Innings
68
0.31
Bob Adams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 9 Innings
47
0.21
Bob Adams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
105
0.48
Bob Adams
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.294
2.294
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.255
1.255
Bob Adams
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
25
39.71
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
7551
34.28
Bob Adams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.5
2.5
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.74
2.74
Bob Adams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.391
0.391
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.275
0.275
Bob Adams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
44.47
44.47
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 9 Innings
38.09
38.09

Fielding Stats for Bob Adams and Ted Lilly

Bob Adams
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
15
Bob Adams
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
356
1.62
Bob Adams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
331
1.5
Bob Adams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5948
27
Bob Adams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1982.2
9
Bob Adams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
67
0.3
Bob Adams
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
214
0.97
Bob Adams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 9 Innings
17
0.08
Bob Adams
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
298
1.35
Bob Adams
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
281
1.28
Bob Adams
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
100
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
94.3
94.3
Bob Adams
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2.5
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.789
0.789
Bob Adams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
92.98
92.98
Bob Adams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.02
Bob Adams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bob Adams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bob Adams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bob Adams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Bob Adams and Ted Lilly

Bob Adams
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
15
15
Bob Adams
Career
Per 600 PA
2
400
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
357
545.04
Bob Adams
Career
Per 600 PA
3
600
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
393
600
Bob Adams
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
600
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
347
529.77
Bob Adams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.333
0.333
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 600 PA
0.101
0.101
Bob Adams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.667
0.667
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 600 PA
0.332
0.332
Bob Adams
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
200
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
35
53.44
Bob Adams
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
200
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
28
42.75
Bob Adams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
9.16
Bob Adams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.53
Bob Adams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bob Adams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
10.69
Bob Adams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.2
0.2
Bob Adams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bob Adams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bob Adams
Career
Per 600 PAverified
0.31
61.11
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
5.28
8.07
Bob Adams
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
200
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
43
65.65
Bob Adams
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
200
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
44
67.18
Bob Adams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.333
0.333
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 600 PA
0.124
0.124
Bob Adams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.333
0.333
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 600 PA
0.124
0.124
Bob Adams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.667
0.667
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 600 PA
0.248
0.248
Bob Adams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.023
0.023
Bob Adams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.233
0.233
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 600 PA
0.087
0.087
Bob Adams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.5
0.5
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 600 PA
0.174
0.174
Bob Adams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.333
0.333
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 600 PA
0.177
0.177
Bob Adams
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
200
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
10
15.27
Bob Adams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
17
25.95
Bob Adams
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
200
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
27
41.22
Bob Adams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.41
82.59
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 600 PA
-8.04
-12.27
Bob Adams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.53
Bob Adams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8
12.21
Bob Adams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bob Adams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 600 PA
149
227.48
Bob Adams
Career
Per 600 PA
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2.64
2.64
Bob Adams
Career
Per 600 PA
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.05
0.05
Bob Adams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
37
56.49
Bob Adams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bob Adams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 600 PA
2
3.05
Bob Adams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
4.58
Bob Adams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
3.05
Bob Adams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
7.63
Bob Adams
Career
Per 600 PA
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
60
60