Chance Adams vs. Ted Lilly — Career Comparison

Chance Adams
MillenialArizonaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaNew York YankeesAmerican LeagueRelief Pitcher
Ted Lilly
Gen XCaliforniaThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaChicago CubsNational LeagueStarting PitcherAll-Star

Ted Lilly built a career as a starting pitcher and Chance 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 8.42 and 1.848 for Chance 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 Chance Adams and Ted Lilly

Chance Adams
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
3
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
15
Chance Adams
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
22
4.75
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
356
1.62
Chance Adams
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.22
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
331
1.5
Chance Adams
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.22
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
130
0.59
Chance Adams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.43
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 9 Innings
113
0.51
Chance Adams
Career
Per 9 Innings
33.33
33.33
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
53.5
53.5
Chance Adams
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.55
4.55
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
92.98
92.98
Chance Adams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.02
Chance Adams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.01
Chance Adams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.22
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Chance Adams
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
39
8.42
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
913
4.14
Chance Adams
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.42
8.42
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.14
4.14
Chance Adams
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.54
8.54
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.78
3.78
Chance Adams
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.07
6.07
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.32
4.32
Chance Adams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.343
0.343
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.242
0.242
Chance Adams
Career
Per 9 Innings
125
27
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5948
27
Chance Adams
Career
Per 9 Innings
41.2
9
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1982.2
9
Chance Adams
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
62
13.39
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1827
8.29
Chance Adams
Career
Per 9 Innings
13.39
13.39
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.29
8.29
Chance Adams
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
11
2.38
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
293
1.33
Chance Adams
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.38
2.38
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.33
1.33
Chance Adams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.5
0.5
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.82
0.82
Chance Adams
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
15
3.24
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
661
3
Chance Adams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 9 Innings
35
0.16
Chance Adams
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.24
3.24
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
3
Chance Adams
Career
Per 9 Innings
33
7.13
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1681
7.63
Chance Adams
Career
Per 9 Innings
7.13
7.13
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.63
7.63
Chance Adams
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.5
1.5
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.72
4.72
Chance Adams
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.152
1.152
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.181
1.181
Chance Adams
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3
0.65
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
58
0.26
Chance Adams
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
0.43
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
63
0.29
Chance Adams
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
0.22
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
29
0.13
Chance Adams
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
198
42.77
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
8390
38.09
Chance Adams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
1.51
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
0.02
Chance Adams
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
41
8.86
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
974
4.42
Chance Adams
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.86
8.86
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.42
4.42
Chance Adams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 9 Innings
68
0.31
Chance Adams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 9 Innings
47
0.21
Chance Adams
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.86
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
105
0.48
Chance Adams
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.848
1.848
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.255
1.255
Chance Adams
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
181
39.1
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
7551
34.28
Chance Adams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.86
1.86
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.74
2.74
Chance Adams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.372
0.372
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.275
0.275
Chance Adams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
42.77
42.77
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 9 Innings
38.09
38.09

Fielding Stats for Chance Adams and Ted Lilly

Chance Adams
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
3
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
15
Chance Adams
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
22
4.75
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
356
1.62
Chance Adams
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.22
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
331
1.5
Chance Adams
Career
Per 9 Innings
125
27
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5948
27
Chance Adams
Career
Per 9 Innings
41.2
9
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1982.2
9
Chance Adams
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.22
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
67
0.3
Chance Adams
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.65
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
214
0.97
Chance Adams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 9 Innings
17
0.08
Chance Adams
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.86
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
298
1.35
Chance Adams
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.86
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
281
1.28
Chance Adams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 9 Innings
94.3
94.3
Chance Adams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.182
0.182
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.789
0.789
Chance Adams
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.55
4.55
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
92.98
92.98
Chance Adams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.02
Chance Adams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Chance Adams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Chance Adams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Chance Adams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Chance Adams and Ted Lilly

Chance Adams
Career
Per 600 PA
3
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
15
15
Chance Adams
Career
Per 600 PA
22
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
357
545.04
Chance Adams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
393
600
Chance Adams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
347
529.77
Chance Adams
Career
Per 600 PA
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.101
0.101
Chance Adams
Career
Per 600 PA
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.332
0.332
Chance Adams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
35
53.44
Chance Adams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
28
42.75
Chance Adams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
9.16
Chance Adams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.53
Chance Adams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chance Adams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
10.69
Chance Adams
Career
Per 600 PA
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.2
0.2
Chance Adams
Career
Per 600 PA
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chance Adams
Career
Per 600 PA
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chance Adams
Career
Per 600 PA
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5.28
8.07
Chance Adams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
43
65.65
Chance Adams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
44
67.18
Chance Adams
Career
Per 600 PA
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.124
0.124
Chance Adams
Career
Per 600 PA
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.124
0.124
Chance Adams
Career
Per 600 PA
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.248
0.248
Chance Adams
Career
Per 600 PA
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.023
0.023
Chance Adams
Career
Per 600 PA
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.087
0.087
Chance Adams
Career
Per 600 PA
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.174
0.174
Chance Adams
Career
Per 600 PA
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.177
0.177
Chance Adams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10
15.27
Chance Adams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
17
25.95
Chance Adams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
27
41.22
Chance Adams
Career
Per 600 PA
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
-8.04
-12.27
Chance Adams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.53
Chance Adams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8
12.21
Chance Adams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chance Adams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 600 PA
149
227.48
Chance Adams
Career
Per 600 PA
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2.64
2.64
Chance Adams
Career
Per 600 PA
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.05
0.05
Chance Adams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
37
56.49
Chance Adams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chance Adams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 600 PA
2
3.05
Chance Adams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
4.58
Chance Adams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
3.05
Chance Adams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
7.63
Chance Adams
Career
Per 600 PA
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
60
60