Larry Anderson vs. Ted Lilly — Career Comparison

Larry Anderson
Baby BoomersCaliforniaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaMilwaukee BrewersAmerican LeagueRelief Pitcher
Ted Lilly
Gen XCaliforniaThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaChicago CubsNational LeagueStarting PitcherAll-Star

Ted Lilly built a career as a starting pitcher and Larry Anderson 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 5.66 and 1.790 for Larry Anderson. By the career numbers, Ted Lilly had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Larry Anderson and Ted Lilly

Larry Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
3
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
15
Larry Anderson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
16
3.48
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
356
1.62
Larry Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.22
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
331
1.5
Larry Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.44
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
130
0.59
Larry Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3
0.65
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
113
0.51
Larry Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
40
40
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
53.5
53.5
Larry Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.25
6.25
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
92.98
92.98
Larry Anderson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.22
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5
0.02
Larry Anderson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.22
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3
0.01
Larry Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Larry Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
26
5.66
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
913
4.14
Larry Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.66
5.66
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.14
4.14
Larry Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.3
5.3
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.78
3.78
Larry Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.74
4.74
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.32
4.32
Larry Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.293
0.293
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.242
0.242
Larry Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
124
27
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5948
27
Larry Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
41.1
9
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1982.2
9
Larry Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
48
10.45
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1827
8.29
Larry Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
10.45
10.45
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.29
8.29
Larry Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.87
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 9 Innings
293
1.33
Larry Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.87
0.87
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.33
1.33
Larry Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.25
0.25
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.82
0.82
Larry Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
22
4.79
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
661
3
Larry Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4
0.87
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
35
0.16
Larry Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.79
4.79
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
3
Larry Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
23
5.01
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1681
7.63
Larry Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.01
5.01
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.63
7.63
Larry Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.44
1.44
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.72
4.72
Larry Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.089
1.089
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.181
1.181
Larry Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
11
2.4
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
58
0.26
Larry Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 9 Innings
63
0.29
Larry Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 9 Innings
29
0.13
Larry Anderson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
191
41.59
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
8390
38.09
Larry Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
1.74
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
0.02
Larry Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
28
6.1
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
974
4.42
Larry Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.1
6.1
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.42
4.42
Larry Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3
0.65
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
68
0.31
Larry Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
0.44
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
47
0.21
Larry Anderson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
1.09
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
105
0.48
Larry Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.694
1.694
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.255
1.255
Larry Anderson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
164
35.71
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
7551
34.28
Larry Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.75
1.75
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.74
2.74
Larry Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.321
0.321
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.275
0.275
Larry Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
41.59
41.59
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 9 Innings
38.09
38.09

Fielding Stats for Larry Anderson and Ted Lilly

Larry Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
3
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
15
Larry Anderson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
16
3.48
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
356
1.62
Larry Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.22
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
331
1.5
Larry Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
124
27
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5948
27
Larry Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
41.1
9
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1982.2
9
Larry Anderson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.87
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
67
0.3
Larry Anderson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
1.09
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
214
0.97
Larry Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 9 Innings
17
0.08
Larry Anderson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
1.96
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
298
1.35
Larry Anderson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
1.96
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
281
1.28
Larry Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 9 Innings
94.3
94.3
Larry Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.563
0.563
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.789
0.789
Larry Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.25
6.25
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
92.98
92.98
Larry Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.02
Larry Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Larry Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Larry Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Larry Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Larry Anderson and Ted Lilly

Larry Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
3
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
15
15
Larry Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
16
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
357
545.04
Larry Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
393
600
Larry Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
347
529.77
Larry Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.101
0.101
Larry Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.332
0.332
Larry Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
35
53.44
Larry Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
28
42.75
Larry Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
9.16
Larry Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.53
Larry Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Larry Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
10.69
Larry Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.2
0.2
Larry Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Larry Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Larry Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5.28
8.07
Larry Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
43
65.65
Larry Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
44
67.18
Larry Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.124
0.124
Larry Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.124
0.124
Larry Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.248
0.248
Larry Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.023
0.023
Larry Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.087
0.087
Larry Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.174
0.174
Larry Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.177
0.177
Larry Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10
15.27
Larry Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
17
25.95
Larry Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
27
41.22
Larry Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
-8.04
-12.27
Larry Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.53
Larry Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8
12.21
Larry Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Larry Anderson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 600 PA
149
227.48
Larry Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2.64
2.64
Larry Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.05
0.05
Larry Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
37
56.49
Larry Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Larry Anderson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 600 PA
2
3.05
Larry Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
4.58
Larry Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
3.05
Larry Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
7.63
Larry Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
60
60