Samuel Burris vs. Ted Lilly — Career Comparison

Samuel Burris
Greatest GenerationIllinoisNorth AmericaBirmingham Black BaronsNegro American LeagueRelief Pitcher
Ted Lilly
Gen XCaliforniaThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaChicago CubsNational LeagueStarting PitcherAll-Star

Ted Lilly built a career as a starting pitcher and Samuel Burris 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 10.8 and 2.000 for Samuel Burris. By the career numbers, Ted Lilly had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Samuel Burris and Ted Lilly

Samuel Burris
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
15
Samuel Burris
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
5.4
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
356
1.62
Samuel Burris
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
331
1.5
Samuel Burris
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
130
0.59
Samuel Burris
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
1.8
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
113
0.51
Samuel Burris
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
53.5
53.5
Samuel Burris
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
92.98
92.98
Samuel Burris
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.02
Samuel Burris
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.01
Samuel Burris
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Samuel Burris
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
12
10.8
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
913
4.14
Samuel Burris
Career
Per 9 Innings
10.8
10.8
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.14
4.14
Samuel Burris
Career
Per 9 Innings
7.39
7.39
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.78
3.78
Samuel Burris
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.9
5.9
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.32
4.32
Samuel Burris
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.302
0.302
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.242
0.242
Samuel Burris
Career
Per 9 Innings
30
27
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5948
27
Samuel Burris
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
9
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1982.2
9
Samuel Burris
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
13
11.7
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1827
8.29
Samuel Burris
Career
Per 9 Innings
11.7
11.7
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.29
8.29
Samuel Burris
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.9
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 9 Innings
293
1.33
Samuel Burris
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.9
0.9
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.33
1.33
Samuel Burris
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.17
0.17
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.82
0.82
Samuel Burris
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
7
6.3
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
661
3
Samuel Burris
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 9 Innings
35
0.16
Samuel Burris
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.3
6.3
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
3
Samuel Burris
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
3.6
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1681
7.63
Samuel Burris
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.6
3.6
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.63
7.63
Samuel Burris
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.67
0.67
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.72
4.72
Samuel Burris
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.1
1.1
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.181
1.181
Samuel Burris
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
0.9
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
58
0.26
Samuel Burris
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
0.9
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
63
0.29
Samuel Burris
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 9 Innings
29
0.13
Samuel Burris
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
51
45.9
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
8390
38.09
Samuel Burris
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
3.6
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5
0.02
Samuel Burris
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
12
10.8
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
974
4.42
Samuel Burris
Career
Per 9 Innings
10.8
10.8
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.42
4.42
Samuel Burris
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 9 Innings
68
0.31
Samuel Burris
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 9 Innings
47
0.21
Samuel Burris
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
105
0.48
Samuel Burris
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.255
1.255
Samuel Burris
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
43
38.7
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
7551
34.28
Samuel Burris
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
2
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.74
2.74
Samuel Burris
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.316
0.316
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.275
0.275
Samuel Burris
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
45.9
45.9
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 9 Innings
38.09
38.09

Fielding Stats for Samuel Burris and Ted Lilly

Samuel Burris
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
15
Samuel Burris
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
3.5
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
356
1.62
Samuel Burris
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.5
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
331
1.5
Samuel Burris
Career
Per 9 Innings
54
27
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5948
27
Samuel Burris
Career
Per 9 Innings
18
9
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1982.2
9
Samuel Burris
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
1
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
67
0.3
Samuel Burris
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
1
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
214
0.97
Samuel Burris
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 9 Innings
17
0.08
Samuel Burris
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
2
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
298
1.35
Samuel Burris
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
2
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
281
1.28
Samuel Burris
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 9 Innings
94.3
94.3
Samuel Burris
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.571
0.571
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.789
0.789
Samuel Burris
Career
Per 9 Innings
14.29
14.29
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
92.98
92.98
Samuel Burris
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.02
Samuel Burris
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Samuel Burris
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Samuel Burris
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Samuel Burris
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Samuel Burris and Ted Lilly

Samuel Burris
Career
Per 600 PA
2
2
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
15
15
Samuel Burris
Career
Per 600 PAverified
7
700
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
357
545.04
Samuel Burris
Career
Per 600 PA
6
600
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
393
600
Samuel Burris
Career
Per 600 PAverified
6
600
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
347
529.77
Samuel Burris
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.333
0.333
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 600 PA
0.101
0.101
Samuel Burris
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.667
0.667
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 600 PA
0.332
0.332
Samuel Burris
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
200
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
35
53.44
Samuel Burris
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
200
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
28
42.75
Samuel Burris
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
9.16
Samuel Burris
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.53
Samuel Burris
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Samuel Burris
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
10.69
Samuel Burris
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.2
0.2
Samuel Burris
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Samuel Burris
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Samuel Burris
Career
Per 600 PAverified
0.61
61.11
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
5.28
8.07
Samuel Burris
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
200
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
43
65.65
Samuel Burris
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
200
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
44
67.18
Samuel Burris
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.333
0.333
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 600 PA
0.124
0.124
Samuel Burris
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.333
0.333
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 600 PA
0.124
0.124
Samuel Burris
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.667
0.667
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 600 PA
0.248
0.248
Samuel Burris
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.023
0.023
Samuel Burris
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.233
0.233
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 600 PA
0.087
0.087
Samuel Burris
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.5
0.5
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 600 PA
0.174
0.174
Samuel Burris
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.333
0.333
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 600 PA
0.177
0.177
Samuel Burris
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10
15.27
Samuel Burris
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
17
25.95
Samuel Burris
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
27
41.22
Samuel Burris
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.83
82.59
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 600 PA
-8.04
-12.27
Samuel Burris
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.53
Samuel Burris
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8
12.21
Samuel Burris
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Samuel Burris
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 600 PA
149
227.48
Samuel Burris
Career
Per 600 PA
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2.64
2.64
Samuel Burris
Career
Per 600 PA
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.05
0.05
Samuel Burris
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
37
56.49
Samuel Burris
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Samuel Burris
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 600 PA
2
3.05
Samuel Burris
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
4.58
Samuel Burris
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
3.05
Samuel Burris
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
7.63
Samuel Burris
Career
Per 600 PA
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
60
60