Fred Archer vs. Ted Lilly — Career Comparison

Fred Archer
Greatest GenerationTennesseeThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaPhiladelphia AthleticsAmerican LeagueStarting Pitcher
Ted Lilly
Gen XCaliforniaThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaChicago CubsNational LeagueStarting PitcherAll-Star

Looking at the career totals, Fred Archer and Ted Lilly are fairly close on the surface numbers. Ted Lilly posted stronger numbers in ERA (4.14 vs 6.35) and WHIP (1.273 vs 1.513). Fred Archer had the advantage in home runs allowed (0.68 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 Fred Archer and Ted Lilly

Fred Archer
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
15
Fred Archer
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
1.59
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
356
1.62
Fred Archer
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
1.13
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
331
1.5
Fred Archer
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.45
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
130
0.59
Fred Archer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3
0.68
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
113
0.51
Fred Archer
Career
Per 9 Innings
40
40
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
53.5
53.5
Fred Archer
Career
Per 9 Innings
71.43
71.43
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
92.98
92.98
Fred Archer
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.45
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5
0.02
Fred Archer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.01
Fred Archer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Fred Archer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
28
6.35
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
913
4.14
Fred Archer
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.35
6.35
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.14
4.14
Fred Archer
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.91
4.91
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.78
3.78
Fred Archer
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.79
4.79
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.32
4.32
Fred Archer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.283
0.283
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.242
0.242
Fred Archer
Career
Per 9 Innings
119
27
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5948
27
Fred Archer
Career
Per 9 Innings
39.2
9
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1982.2
9
Fred Archer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
45
10.21
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1827
8.29
Fred Archer
Career
Per 9 Innings
10.21
10.21
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.29
8.29
Fred Archer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.68
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 9 Innings
293
1.33
Fred Archer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.68
0.68
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.33
1.33
Fred Archer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.43
0.43
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.82
0.82
Fred Archer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
15
3.4
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
661
3
Fred Archer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 9 Innings
35
0.16
Fred Archer
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.4
3.4
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
3
Fred Archer
Career
Per 9 Innings
11
2.5
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1681
7.63
Fred Archer
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.5
2.5
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.63
7.63
Fred Archer
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.57
1.57
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.72
4.72
Fred Archer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.656
0.656
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.181
1.181
Fred Archer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 9 Innings
58
0.26
Fred Archer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3
0.68
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
63
0.29
Fred Archer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 9 Innings
29
0.13
Fred Archer
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
177
40.16
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
8390
38.09
Fred Archer
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.23
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5
0.02
Fred Archer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
30
6.81
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
974
4.42
Fred Archer
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.81
6.81
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.42
4.42
Fred Archer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 9 Innings
68
0.31
Fred Archer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 9 Innings
47
0.21
Fred Archer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
105
0.48
Fred Archer
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.513
1.513
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.255
1.255
Fred Archer
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
159
36.08
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
7551
34.28
Fred Archer
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.29
4.29
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.74
2.74
Fred Archer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.29
0.29
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.275
0.275
Fred Archer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
40.16
40.16
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 9 Innings
38.09
38.09

Fielding Stats for Fred Archer and Ted Lilly

Fred Archer
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
15
Fred Archer
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
356
1.62
Fred Archer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
331
1.5
Fred Archer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5948
27
Fred Archer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1982.2
9
Fred Archer
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
67
0.3
Fred Archer
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
214
0.97
Fred Archer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 9 Innings
17
0.08
Fred Archer
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
298
1.35
Fred Archer
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
281
1.28
Fred Archer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
100
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
94.3
94.3
Fred Archer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1.143
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.789
0.789
Fred Archer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
92.98
92.98
Fred Archer
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.02
Fred Archer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Fred Archer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Fred Archer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Fred Archer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Fred Archer and Ted Lilly

Fred Archer
Career
Per 600 PA
2
2
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
15
15
Fred Archer
Career
Per 600 PA
7
247.06
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
357
545.04
Fred Archer
Career
Per 600 PA
17
600
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
393
600
Fred Archer
Career
Per 600 PA
15
529.41
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
347
529.77
Fred Archer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.267
0.267
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 600 PA
0.101
0.101
Fred Archer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.647
0.647
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 600 PA
0.332
0.332
Fred Archer
Career
Per 600 PAverified
4
141.18
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
35
53.44
Fred Archer
Career
Per 600 PAverified
4
141.18
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
28
42.75
Fred Archer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
9.16
Fred Archer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.53
Fred Archer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Archer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
10.69
Fred Archer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.2
0.2
Fred Archer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Archer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Archer
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1.52
53.73
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
5.28
8.07
Fred Archer
Career
Per 600 PAverified
4
141.18
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
43
65.65
Fred Archer
Career
Per 600 PAverified
6
211.76
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
44
67.18
Fred Archer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.353
0.353
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 600 PA
0.124
0.124
Fred Archer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.267
0.267
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 600 PA
0.124
0.124
Fred Archer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.62
0.62
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 600 PA
0.248
0.248
Fred Archer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.023
0.023
Fred Archer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.226
0.226
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 600 PA
0.087
0.087
Fred Archer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.546
0.546
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 600 PA
0.174
0.174
Fred Archer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.333
0.333
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 600 PA
0.177
0.177
Fred Archer
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
35.29
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
10
15.27
Fred Archer
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
35.29
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
17
25.95
Fred Archer
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
70.59
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
27
41.22
Fred Archer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1.97
69.53
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 600 PA
-8.04
-12.27
Fred Archer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.53
Fred Archer
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
70.59
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
8
12.21
Fred Archer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Archer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
105.88
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 600 PA
149
227.48
Fred Archer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5.67
5.67
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 600 PA
2.64
2.64
Fred Archer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.67
0.67
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 600 PA
0.05
0.05
Fred Archer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
37
56.49
Fred Archer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Archer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 600 PA
2
3.05
Fred Archer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
4.58
Fred Archer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
3.05
Fred Archer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
7.63
Fred Archer
Career
Per 600 PA
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
60
60