Brian Anderson vs. Ted Lilly — Career Comparison

Brian Anderson
Gen XVirginiaThrows LeftBats SwitchNorth AmericaArizona DiamondbacksNational LeagueStarting Pitcher
Ted Lilly
Gen XCaliforniaThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaChicago CubsNational LeagueStarting PitcherAll-Star

Brian Anderson and Ted Lilly are about as close as two starters get — the gap between them is negligible across the key measures. Their run-prevention numbers were nearly identical — ERA+ of 94 for Brian Anderson and 97 for Ted Lilly, with skill-based marks of DICE+ 87 and 92 respectively. If forced to pick, Ted Lilly gets the slight nod, but this is a genuinely even pairing.

Pitching Stats for Brian Anderson and Ted Lilly

Brian Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
13
13
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
15
Brian Anderson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
291
1.69
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
356
1.62
Brian Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
245
1.43
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
331
1.5
Brian Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
82
0.48
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
130
0.59
Brian Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
83
0.48
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 9 Innings
113
0.51
Brian Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
49.7
49.7
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
53.5
53.5
Brian Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
84.19
84.19
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
92.98
92.98
Brian Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
0.07
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
0.02
Brian Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.02
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.01
Brian Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.01
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Brian Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
814
4.74
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
913
4.14
Brian Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.74
4.74
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.14
4.14
Brian Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.64
4.64
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.78
3.78
Brian Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.98
4.98
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.32
4.32
Brian Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.288
0.288
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.242
0.242
Brian Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
4641
27
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5948
27
Brian Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
1547
9
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1982.2
9
Brian Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1743
10.14
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1827
8.29
Brian Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
10.14
10.14
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.29
8.29
Brian Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
264
1.54
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
293
1.33
Brian Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.54
1.54
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.33
1.33
Brian Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.91
0.91
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.82
0.82
Brian Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
337
1.96
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 9 Innings
661
3
Brian Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
28
0.16
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 9 Innings
35
0.16
Brian Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.96
1.96
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
3
Brian Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
723
4.21
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1681
7.63
Brian Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.21
4.21
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.63
7.63
Brian Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.48
2.48
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.72
4.72
Brian Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.685
0.685
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.181
1.181
Brian Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
22
0.13
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 9 Innings
58
0.26
Brian Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
23
0.13
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 9 Innings
63
0.29
Brian Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
28
0.16
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
29
0.13
Brian Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
6532
38
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8390
38.09
Brian Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
0.06
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
0.02
Brian Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
906
5.27
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
974
4.42
Brian Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.27
5.27
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.42
4.42
Brian Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
49
0.29
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 9 Innings
68
0.31
Brian Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
60
0.35
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
47
0.21
Brian Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
154
0.9
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 9 Innings
105
0.48
Brian Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.345
1.345
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.255
1.255
Brian Anderson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
6063
35.27
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
7551
34.28
Brian Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.11
3.11
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.74
2.74
Brian Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.291
0.291
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.275
0.275
Brian Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
38
38
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
38.09
38.09

Fielding Stats for Brian Anderson and Ted Lilly

Brian Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
13
13
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
15
Brian Anderson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
291
1.69
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
356
1.62
Brian Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
245
1.43
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
331
1.5
Brian Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
4641
27
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5948
27
Brian Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
1547
9
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1982.2
9
Brian Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
76
0.44
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 9 Innings
67
0.3
Brian Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
313
1.82
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 9 Innings
214
0.97
Brian Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
18
0.1
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
17
0.08
Brian Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
407
2.37
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 9 Innings
298
1.35
Brian Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
389
2.26
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 9 Innings
281
1.28
Brian Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
95.58
95.58
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 9 Innings
94.3
94.3
Brian Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.337
1.337
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.789
0.789
Brian Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
84.19
84.19
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
92.98
92.98
Brian Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
21
0.12
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
0.02
Brian Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Brian Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Brian Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Brian Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Brian Anderson and Ted Lilly

Brian Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
13
13
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
15
15
Brian Anderson
Career
Per 600 PAverified
308
641.67
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
357
545.04
Brian Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
288
600
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
393
600
Brian Anderson
Career
Per 600 PAverified
255
531.25
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
347
529.77
Brian Anderson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.137
0.137
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 600 PA
0.101
0.101
Brian Anderson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.426
0.426
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 600 PA
0.332
0.332
Brian Anderson
Career
Per 600 PAverified
35
72.92
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 600 PA
35
53.44
Brian Anderson
Career
Per 600 PAverified
26
54.17
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
28
42.75
Brian Anderson
Career
Per 600 PAverified
5
10.42
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
6
9.16
Brian Anderson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
6.25
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1.53
Brian Anderson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
2.08
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brian Anderson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9
18.75
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 600 PA
7
10.69
Brian Anderson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.257
0.257
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 600 PA
0.2
0.2
Brian Anderson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.004
0.004
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brian Anderson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.029
0.029
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brian Anderson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8.25
17.19
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 600 PA
5.28
8.07
Brian Anderson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
49
102.08
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 600 PA
43
65.65
Brian Anderson
Career
Per 600 PAverified
43
89.58
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
44
67.18
Brian Anderson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.162
0.162
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 600 PA
0.124
0.124
Brian Anderson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.192
0.192
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 600 PA
0.124
0.124
Brian Anderson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.354
0.354
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 600 PA
0.248
0.248
Brian Anderson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.055
0.055
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 600 PA
0.023
0.023
Brian Anderson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.121
0.121
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 600 PA
0.087
0.087
Brian Anderson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.262
0.262
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 600 PA
0.174
0.174
Brian Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.17
0.17
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.177
0.177
Brian Anderson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
15
31.25
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 600 PA
10
15.27
Brian Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
10
20.83
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
17
25.95
Brian Anderson
Career
Per 600 PAverified
24
50
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
27
41.22
Brian Anderson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2.73
5.7
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 600 PA
-8.04
-12.27
Brian Anderson
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
2.08
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1.53
Brian Anderson
Career
Per 600 PAverified
7
14.58
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
8
12.21
Brian Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brian Anderson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
57
118.75
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 600 PA
149
227.48
Brian Anderson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5.05
5.05
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 600 PA
2.64
2.64
Brian Anderson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.12
0.12
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 600 PA
0.05
0.05
Brian Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
22
45.83
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
37
56.49
Brian Anderson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
6.25
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brian Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
5
10.42
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
3.05
Brian Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
2
4.17
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
4.58
Brian Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
3.05
Brian Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
2
4.17
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
7.63
Brian Anderson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
100
100
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 600 PA
60
60