Bill Anderson vs. Ted Lilly — Career Comparison

Bill Anderson
Greatest GenerationNorth CarolinaThrows RightBats LeftNorth AmericaNew York CubansNegro National League IIStarting Pitcher
Ted Lilly
Gen XCaliforniaThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaChicago CubsNational LeagueStarting PitcherAll-Star

Looking at the career totals, Bill Anderson and Ted Lilly are fairly close on the surface numbers. Ted Lilly posted stronger numbers in ERA (4.14 vs 5.07) and WHIP (1.273 vs 1.522). Bill Anderson had the advantage in home runs allowed (0.56 per nine innings vs 1.33). By the career numbers, Ted Lilly had the better of this comparison — though ERA and WHIP alone don't account for era, park factors, or the defenses each pitcher worked behind.

Pitching Stats for Bill Anderson and Ted Lilly

Bill Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
7
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
15
Bill Anderson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
63
1.75
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
356
1.62
Bill Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
40
1.11
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
331
1.5
Bill Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
18
0.5
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
130
0.59
Bill Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
18
0.5
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 9 Innings
113
0.51
Bill Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
50
50
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
53.5
53.5
Bill Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
63.49
63.49
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
92.98
92.98
Bill Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
20
0.56
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
0.02
Bill Anderson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.03
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3
0.01
Bill Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.03
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
182
5.07
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
913
4.14
Bill Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.07
5.07
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.14
4.14
Bill Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.67
4.67
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.78
3.78
Bill Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.34
4.34
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.32
4.32
Bill Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.289
0.289
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.242
0.242
Bill Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
970
27
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5948
27
Bill Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
323.1
9
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1982.2
9
Bill Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
372
10.35
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1827
8.29
Bill Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
10.35
10.35
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.29
8.29
Bill Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
20
0.56
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 9 Innings
293
1.33
Bill Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.56
0.56
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.33
1.33
Bill Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.32
0.32
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.82
0.82
Bill Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
120
3.34
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
661
3
Bill Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 9 Innings
35
0.16
Bill Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.34
3.34
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
3
Bill Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
113
3.15
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1681
7.63
Bill Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.15
3.15
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.63
7.63
Bill Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.79
1.79
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.72
4.72
Bill Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.721
0.721
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.181
1.181
Bill Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.06
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 9 Innings
58
0.26
Bill Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
13
0.36
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
63
0.29
Bill Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.03
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 9 Innings
29
0.13
Bill Anderson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1449
40.33
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
8390
38.09
Bill Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
0.42
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
0.02
Bill Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
218
6.07
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
974
4.42
Bill Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.07
6.07
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.42
4.42
Bill Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
27
0.75
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
68
0.31
Bill Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.03
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 9 Innings
47
0.21
Bill Anderson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
23
0.64
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
105
0.48
Bill Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.522
1.522
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.255
1.255
Bill Anderson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1288
35.85
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
7551
34.28
Bill Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.46
3.46
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.74
2.74
Bill Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.305
0.305
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.275
0.275
Bill Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
40.33
40.33
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 9 Innings
38.09
38.09

Fielding Stats for Bill Anderson and Ted Lilly

Bill Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
7
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
15
Bill Anderson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
63
1.75
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
356
1.62
Bill Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
40
1.11
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
331
1.5
Bill Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
970
27
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5948
27
Bill Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
323.1
9
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1982.2
9
Bill Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
0.19
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
67
0.3
Bill Anderson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
71
1.98
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
214
0.97
Bill Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
8
0.22
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
17
0.08
Bill Anderson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
86
2.39
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
298
1.35
Bill Anderson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
78
2.17
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
281
1.28
Bill Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
90.7
90.7
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
94.3
94.3
Bill Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.238
1.238
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.789
0.789
Bill Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
63.49
63.49
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
92.98
92.98
Bill Anderson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.08
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5
0.02
Bill Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Bill Anderson and Ted Lilly

Bill Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
7
7
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
15
15
Bill Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
63
273.91
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
357
545.04
Bill Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
138
600
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
393
600
Bill Anderson
Career
Per 600 PAverified
132
573.91
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
347
529.77
Bill Anderson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.106
0.106
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 600 PA
0.101
0.101
Bill Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.268
0.268
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.332
0.332
Bill Anderson
Career
Per 600 PAverified
14
60.87
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
35
53.44
Bill Anderson
Career
Per 600 PAverified
13
56.52
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
28
42.75
Bill Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
1
4.35
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
9.16
Bill Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.53
Bill Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
1
4.35
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
10.69
Bill Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.071
0.071
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.2
0.2
Bill Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Anderson
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1.95
8.46
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
5.28
8.07
Bill Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
15
65.22
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
43
65.65
Bill Anderson
Career
Per 600 PAverified
18
78.26
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
44
67.18
Bill Anderson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.132
0.132
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 600 PA
0.124
0.124
Bill Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.114
0.114
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.124
0.124
Bill Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.246
0.246
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.248
0.248
Bill Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.008
0.008
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.023
0.023
Bill Anderson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.088
0.088
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 600 PA
0.087
0.087
Bill Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.161
0.161
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.174
0.174
Bill Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.108
0.108
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.177
0.177
Bill Anderson
Career
Per 600 PAverified
8
34.78
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
10
15.27
Bill Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
2
8.7
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
17
25.95
Bill Anderson
Career
Per 600 PAverified
10
43.48
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
27
41.22
Bill Anderson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
-2.18
-9.46
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 600 PA
-8.04
-12.27
Bill Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.53
Bill Anderson
Career
Per 600 PAverified
4
17.39
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
8
12.21
Bill Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Anderson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
8.7
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 600 PA
149
227.48
Bill Anderson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
69
69
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 600 PA
2.64
2.64
Bill Anderson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
2
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 600 PA
0.05
0.05
Bill Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
2
8.7
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
37
56.49
Bill Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Anderson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 600 PA
2
3.05
Bill Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
4.58
Bill Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
3.05
Bill Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
7.63
Bill Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
60
60