Leon Carlson vs. Ted Lilly — Career Comparison

Leon Carlson
Lost GenerationNew YorkThrows 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 Leon Carlson as a reliever — different jobs with different demands — but on the metrics that apply to both, a comparison is still worth making. Leon Carlson posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 3.65 and WHIP 1.297 compared to 4.14 and 1.273 for Ted Lilly. By the career numbers, Leon Carlson had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Leon Carlson and Ted Lilly

Leon Carlson
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
15
Leon Carlson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
2.19
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
356
1.62
Leon Carlson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
331
1.5
Leon Carlson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
130
0.59
Leon Carlson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 9 Innings
113
0.51
Leon Carlson
Career
Per 9 Innings
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
53.5
53.5
Leon Carlson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
92.98
92.98
Leon Carlson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.02
Leon Carlson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.01
Leon Carlson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Leon Carlson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
3.65
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 9 Innings
913
4.14
Leon Carlson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.65
3.65
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.14
4.14
Leon Carlson
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.92
3.92
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.78
3.78
Leon Carlson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.05
4.05
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.32
4.32
Leon Carlson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.292
0.292
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.242
0.242
Leon Carlson
Career
Per 9 Innings
37
27
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5948
27
Leon Carlson
Career
Per 9 Innings
12.1
9
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1982.2
9
Leon Carlson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
14
10.22
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1827
8.29
Leon Carlson
Career
Per 9 Innings
10.22
10.22
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.29
8.29
Leon Carlson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.73
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 9 Innings
293
1.33
Leon Carlson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.73
0.73
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.33
1.33
Leon Carlson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.33
0.33
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.82
0.82
Leon Carlson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
1.46
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 9 Innings
661
3
Leon Carlson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 9 Innings
35
0.16
Leon Carlson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.46
1.46
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
3
Leon Carlson
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
2.19
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1681
7.63
Leon Carlson
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.19
2.19
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.63
7.63
Leon Carlson
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.72
4.72
Leon Carlson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.405
0.405
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.181
1.181
Leon Carlson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 9 Innings
58
0.26
Leon Carlson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 9 Innings
63
0.29
Leon Carlson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 9 Innings
29
0.13
Leon Carlson
Career
Per 9 Innings
50
36.49
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8390
38.09
Leon Carlson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
1.46
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5
0.02
Leon Carlson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
7
5.11
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
974
4.42
Leon Carlson
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.11
5.11
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.42
4.42
Leon Carlson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 9 Innings
68
0.31
Leon Carlson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 9 Innings
47
0.21
Leon Carlson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
105
0.48
Leon Carlson
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.297
1.297
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.255
1.255
Leon Carlson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
48
35.03
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
7551
34.28
Leon Carlson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.33
2.33
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.74
2.74
Leon Carlson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.296
0.296
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.275
0.275
Leon Carlson
Career
Per 9 Innings
36.49
36.49
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
38.09
38.09

Fielding Stats for Leon Carlson and Ted Lilly

Leon Carlson
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
15
Leon Carlson
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
356
1.62
Leon Carlson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
331
1.5
Leon Carlson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5948
27
Leon Carlson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1982.2
9
Leon Carlson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
67
0.3
Leon Carlson
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
214
0.97
Leon Carlson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 9 Innings
17
0.08
Leon Carlson
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
298
1.35
Leon Carlson
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
281
1.28
Leon Carlson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
100
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
94.3
94.3
Leon Carlson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.667
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.789
0.789
Leon Carlson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
92.98
92.98
Leon Carlson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.02
Leon Carlson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Leon Carlson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Leon Carlson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Leon Carlson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Leon Carlson and Ted Lilly

Leon Carlson
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
15
15
Leon Carlson
Career
Per 600 PA
3
300
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
357
545.04
Leon Carlson
Career
Per 600 PA
6
600
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
393
600
Leon Carlson
Career
Per 600 PAverified
6
600
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
347
529.77
Leon Carlson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.167
0.167
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 600 PA
0.101
0.101
Leon Carlson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.333
0.333
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 600 PA
0.332
0.332
Leon Carlson
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
100
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
35
53.44
Leon Carlson
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
100
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
28
42.75
Leon Carlson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
9.16
Leon Carlson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.53
Leon Carlson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Leon Carlson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
10.69
Leon Carlson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.2
0.2
Leon Carlson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Leon Carlson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Leon Carlson
Career
Per 600 PAverified
0.15
14.97
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
5.28
8.07
Leon Carlson
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
100
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
43
65.65
Leon Carlson
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
100
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
44
67.18
Leon Carlson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.167
0.167
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 600 PA
0.124
0.124
Leon Carlson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.167
0.167
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 600 PA
0.124
0.124
Leon Carlson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.333
0.333
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 600 PA
0.248
0.248
Leon Carlson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.023
0.023
Leon Carlson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.117
0.117
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 600 PA
0.087
0.087
Leon Carlson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.2
0.2
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 600 PA
0.174
0.174
Leon Carlson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.333
0.333
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 600 PA
0.177
0.177
Leon Carlson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10
15.27
Leon Carlson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
17
25.95
Leon Carlson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
27
41.22
Leon Carlson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.06
5.56
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 600 PA
-8.04
-12.27
Leon Carlson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.53
Leon Carlson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8
12.21
Leon Carlson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Leon Carlson
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
3
300
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 600 PAverified
149
227.48
Leon Carlson
Career
Per 600 PA
2
2
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2.64
2.64
Leon Carlson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.05
0.05
Leon Carlson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
37
56.49
Leon Carlson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Leon Carlson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 600 PA
2
3.05
Leon Carlson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
4.58
Leon Carlson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
3.05
Leon Carlson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
7.63
Leon Carlson
Career
Per 600 PA
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
60
60