Pete Appleton vs. Ted Lilly — Career Comparison

Pete Appleton
Greatest GenerationConnecticutThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaWashington SenatorsAmerican LeagueRelief Pitcher
Ted Lilly
Gen XCaliforniaThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaChicago CubsNational LeagueStarting PitcherAll-Star

Ted Lilly built a career as a starting pitcher and Pete Appleton 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 4.3 and 1.466 for Pete Appleton. By the career numbers, Ted Lilly had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Pete Appleton and Ted Lilly

Pete Appleton
Career
Per 9 Innings
14
14
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
15
Pete Appleton
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
341
2.69
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
356
1.62
Pete Appleton
Career
Per 9 Innings
71
0.56
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
331
1.5
Pete Appleton
Career
Per 9 Innings
57
0.45
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
130
0.59
Pete Appleton
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
66
0.52
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
113
0.51
Pete Appleton
Career
Per 9 Innings
46.34
46.34
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
53.5
53.5
Pete Appleton
Career
Per 9 Innings
20.82
20.82
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
92.98
92.98
Pete Appleton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
34
0.27
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
0.02
Pete Appleton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.05
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.01
Pete Appleton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
26
0.21
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Pete Appleton
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
545
4.3
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
913
4.14
Pete Appleton
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.3
4.3
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.14
4.14
Pete Appleton
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.22
4.22
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.78
3.78
Pete Appleton
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.48
4.48
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.32
4.32
Pete Appleton
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.262
0.262
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.242
0.242
Pete Appleton
Career
Per 9 Innings
3423
27
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5948
27
Pete Appleton
Career
Per 9 Innings
1141
9
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1982.2
9
Pete Appleton
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1187
9.36
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1827
8.29
Pete Appleton
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.36
9.36
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.29
8.29
Pete Appleton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
76
0.6
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 9 Innings
293
1.33
Pete Appleton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.6
0.6
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.33
1.33
Pete Appleton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.22
0.22
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.82
0.82
Pete Appleton
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
486
3.83
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
661
3
Pete Appleton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 9 Innings
35
0.16
Pete Appleton
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.83
3.83
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
3
Pete Appleton
Career
Per 9 Innings
420
3.31
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1681
7.63
Pete Appleton
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.31
3.31
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.63
7.63
Pete Appleton
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.23
1.23
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.72
4.72
Pete Appleton
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.794
0.794
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.181
1.181
Pete Appleton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
32
0.25
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 9 Innings
58
0.26
Pete Appleton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
26
0.21
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 9 Innings
63
0.29
Pete Appleton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.01
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 9 Innings
29
0.13
Pete Appleton
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
5044
39.79
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
8390
38.09
Pete Appleton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
186
1.47
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
0.02
Pete Appleton
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
667
5.26
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
974
4.42
Pete Appleton
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.26
5.26
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.42
4.42
Pete Appleton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 9 Innings
68
0.31
Pete Appleton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 9 Innings
47
0.21
Pete Appleton
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
105
0.48
Pete Appleton
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.466
1.466
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.255
1.255
Pete Appleton
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
4532
35.75
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
7551
34.28
Pete Appleton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.96
1.96
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.74
2.74
Pete Appleton
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.275
0.275
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.275
0.275
Pete Appleton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
39.79
39.79
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 9 Innings
38.09
38.09

Fielding Stats for Pete Appleton and Ted Lilly

Pete Appleton
Career
Per 9 Innings
14
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
15
Pete Appleton
Career
Per 9 Innings
342
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
356
1.62
Pete Appleton
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
331
1.5
Pete Appleton
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5948
27
Pete Appleton
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1982.2
9
Pete Appleton
Career
Per 9 Innings
58
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
67
0.3
Pete Appleton
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
266
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
214
0.97
Pete Appleton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 9 Innings
17
0.08
Pete Appleton
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
336
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
298
1.35
Pete Appleton
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
324
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
281
1.28
Pete Appleton
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
96.43
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
94.3
94.3
Pete Appleton
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
0.947
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.789
0.789
Pete Appleton
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
92.98
92.98
Pete Appleton
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
25
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.02
Pete Appleton
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Pete Appleton
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Pete Appleton
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Pete Appleton
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Pete Appleton and Ted Lilly

Pete Appleton
Career
Per 600 PA
14
14
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
15
15
Pete Appleton
Career
Per 600 PA
343
522.34
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
357
545.04
Pete Appleton
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
394
600
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 600 PA
393
600
Pete Appleton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
374
569.54
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 600 PA
347
529.77
Pete Appleton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.233
0.233
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 600 PA
0.101
0.101
Pete Appleton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.557
0.557
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 600 PA
0.332
0.332
Pete Appleton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
87
132.49
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 600 PA
35
53.44
Pete Appleton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
72
109.64
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 600 PA
28
42.75
Pete Appleton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8
12.18
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 600 PA
6
9.16
Pete Appleton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
10.66
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1.53
Pete Appleton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Pete Appleton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
15
22.84
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 600 PA
7
10.69
Pete Appleton
Career
Per 600 PA
0.172
0.172
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.2
0.2
Pete Appleton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Pete Appleton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Pete Appleton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
25.84
39.35
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 600 PA
5.28
8.07
Pete Appleton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
109
165.99
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 600 PA
43
65.65
Pete Appleton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
95
144.67
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 600 PA
44
67.18
Pete Appleton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.249
0.249
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 600 PA
0.124
0.124
Pete Appleton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.291
0.291
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 600 PA
0.124
0.124
Pete Appleton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.54
0.54
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 600 PA
0.248
0.248
Pete Appleton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.059
0.059
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 600 PA
0.023
0.023
Pete Appleton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.185
0.185
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 600 PA
0.087
0.087
Pete Appleton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.403
0.403
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 600 PA
0.174
0.174
Pete Appleton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.283
0.283
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 600 PA
0.177
0.177
Pete Appleton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
30
45.69
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 600 PA
10
15.27
Pete Appleton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
34
51.78
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 600 PA
17
25.95
Pete Appleton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
64
97.46
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 600 PA
27
41.22
Pete Appleton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
29.38
44.74
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 600 PA
-8.04
-12.27
Pete Appleton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.53
Pete Appleton
Career
Per 600 PA
8
12.18
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 600 PAverified
8
12.21
Pete Appleton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Pete Appleton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
66
100.51
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 600 PA
149
227.48
Pete Appleton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5.97
5.97
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 600 PA
2.64
2.64
Pete Appleton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.12
0.12
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 600 PA
0.05
0.05
Pete Appleton
Career
Per 600 PA
12
18.27
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
37
56.49
Pete Appleton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Pete Appleton
Career
Per 600 PA
2
3.05
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 600 PA
2
3.05
Pete Appleton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
4.58
Pete Appleton
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1.52
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
3.05
Pete Appleton
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1.52
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
7.63
Pete Appleton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
60
60