Rick Anderson vs. Ted Lilly — Career Comparison

Rick Anderson
Baby BoomersWashingtonThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaNew York MetsNational LeagueStarting Pitcher
Ted Lilly
Gen XCaliforniaThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaChicago CubsNational LeagueStarting PitcherAll-Star

Looking at the career totals, Rick Anderson and Ted Lilly are fairly close on the surface numbers. Ted Lilly posted stronger numbers in ERA (4.14 vs 4.75) and WHIP (1.273 vs 1.521). Rick Anderson had the advantage in home runs allowed (0.84 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 Rick Anderson and Ted Lilly

Rick Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
3
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
15
Rick Anderson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
28
2.61
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
356
1.62
Rick Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
0.93
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
331
1.5
Rick Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.37
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
130
0.59
Rick Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.37
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 9 Innings
113
0.51
Rick Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
50
50
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
53.5
53.5
Rick Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
35.71
35.71
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
92.98
92.98
Rick Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.02
Rick Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.01
Rick Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.09
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rick Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
51
4.75
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
913
4.14
Rick Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.75
4.75
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.14
4.14
Rick Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.54
4.54
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.78
3.78
Rick Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.33
4.33
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.32
4.32
Rick Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.292
0.292
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.242
0.242
Rick Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
290
27
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5948
27
Rick Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
96.2
9
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1982.2
9
Rick Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
112
10.43
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1827
8.29
Rick Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
10.43
10.43
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.29
8.29
Rick Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
0.84
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 9 Innings
293
1.33
Rick Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.84
0.84
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.33
1.33
Rick Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.32
0.32
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.82
0.82
Rick Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
29
2.7
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 9 Innings
661
3
Rick Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6
0.56
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
35
0.16
Rick Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.7
2.7
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
3
Rick Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
42
3.91
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1681
7.63
Rick Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.91
3.91
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.63
7.63
Rick Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.5
1.5
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.72
4.72
Rick Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.735
0.735
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.181
1.181
Rick Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.19
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 9 Innings
58
0.26
Rick Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.28
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 9 Innings
63
0.29
Rick Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.09
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 9 Innings
29
0.13
Rick Anderson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
425
39.57
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
8390
38.09
Rick Anderson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.47
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
0.02
Rick Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
56
5.21
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
974
4.42
Rick Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.21
5.21
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.42
4.42
Rick Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.28
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 9 Innings
68
0.31
Rick Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
7
0.65
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
47
0.21
Rick Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
0.47
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
105
0.48
Rick Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.459
1.459
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.255
1.255
Rick Anderson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
383
35.66
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
7551
34.28
Rick Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
2
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.74
2.74
Rick Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.31
0.31
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.275
0.275
Rick Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
39.57
39.57
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 9 Innings
38.09
38.09

Fielding Stats for Rick Anderson and Ted Lilly

Rick Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
3
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
15
Rick Anderson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
28
2.61
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
356
1.62
Rick Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
0.93
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
331
1.5
Rick Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
290
27
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5948
27
Rick Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
96.2
9
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1982.2
9
Rick Anderson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
0.93
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
67
0.3
Rick Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
0.93
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
214
0.97
Rick Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 9 Innings
17
0.08
Rick Anderson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
20
1.86
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
298
1.35
Rick Anderson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
20
1.86
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
281
1.28
Rick Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 9 Innings
94.3
94.3
Rick Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.714
0.714
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.789
0.789
Rick Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
35.71
35.71
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
92.98
92.98
Rick Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.02
Rick Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rick Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rick Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rick Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Rick Anderson and Ted Lilly

Rick Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
3
3
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
15
15
Rick Anderson
Career
Per 600 PAverified
28
1400
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
357
545.04
Rick Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
12
600
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
393
600
Rick Anderson
Career
Per 600 PAverified
11
550
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
347
529.77
Rick Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.091
0.091
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.101
0.101
Rick Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.25
0.25
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.332
0.332
Rick Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
1
50
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
35
53.44
Rick Anderson
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
50
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
28
42.75
Rick Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
9.16
Rick Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.53
Rick Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rick Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
10.69
Rick Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.2
0.2
Rick Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rick Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rick Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.08
4.04
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5.28
8.07
Rick Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
1
50
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
43
65.65
Rick Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
1
50
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
44
67.18
Rick Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.091
0.091
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.124
0.124
Rick Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.091
0.091
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.124
0.124
Rick Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.182
0.182
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.248
0.248
Rick Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.023
0.023
Rick Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.064
0.064
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.087
0.087
Rick Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.1
0.1
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.174
0.174
Rick Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.143
0.143
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.177
0.177
Rick Anderson
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
50
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
10
15.27
Rick Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
17
25.95
Rick Anderson
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
50
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
27
41.22
Rick Anderson
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
-0.43
-21.51
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 600 PAverified
-8.04
-12.27
Rick Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.53
Rick Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8
12.21
Rick Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rick Anderson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
200
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 600 PA
149
227.48
Rick Anderson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
3
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 600 PA
2.64
2.64
Rick Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.05
0.05
Rick Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
1
50
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
37
56.49
Rick Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rick Anderson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 600 PA
2
3.05
Rick Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
4.58
Rick Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
3.05
Rick Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
7.63
Rick Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
60
60