Clay Carroll vs. Ted Lilly — Career Comparison

Clay Carroll
Silent GenerationAlabamaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaCincinnati RedsNational LeagueRelief PitcherAll-Star
Ted Lilly
Gen XCaliforniaThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaChicago CubsNational LeagueStarting PitcherAll-Star

Ted Lilly built a career as a starting pitcher and Clay Carroll as a reliever — different jobs with different demands — but on the metrics that apply to both, a comparison is still worth making. Clay Carroll led in home run suppression (HR9+ 138 vs 73), walk avoidance (BB%+ 115 vs 98), and run prevention (ERA+ 104 vs 97). Ted Lilly held the edge in strikeout rate (K%+ 120 vs 73). Role difference aside, Clay Carroll holds a clear edge on every meaningful shared measure.

Pitching Stats for Clay Carroll and Ted Lilly

Clay Carroll
Career
Per 9 Innings
15
15
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 9 Innings
15
15
Clay Carroll
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
731
4.86
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 9 Innings
356
1.62
Clay Carroll
Career
Per 9 Innings
28
0.19
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
331
1.5
Clay Carroll
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
96
0.64
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
130
0.59
Clay Carroll
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
73
0.49
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 9 Innings
113
0.51
Clay Carroll
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
56.8
56.8
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 9 Innings
53.5
53.5
Clay Carroll
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.83
3.83
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
92.98
92.98
Clay Carroll
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.01
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.02
Clay Carroll
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.01
Clay Carroll
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
143
0.95
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Clay Carroll
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
442
2.94
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 9 Innings
913
4.14
Clay Carroll
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.94
2.94
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.14
4.14
Clay Carroll
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.22
3.22
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.78
3.78
Clay Carroll
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.7
3.7
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.32
4.32
Clay Carroll
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.253
0.253
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.242
0.242
Clay Carroll
Career
Per 9 Innings
4060
27
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5948
27
Clay Carroll
Career
Per 9 Innings
1353.1
9
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1982.2
9
Clay Carroll
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1296
8.62
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1827
8.29
Clay Carroll
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.62
8.62
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.29
8.29
Clay Carroll
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
67
0.45
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 9 Innings
293
1.33
Clay Carroll
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.45
0.45
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.33
1.33
Clay Carroll
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.09
0.09
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.82
0.82
Clay Carroll
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
442
2.94
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 9 Innings
661
3
Clay Carroll
Career
Per 9 Innings
112
0.74
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
35
0.16
Clay Carroll
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.94
2.94
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
3
Clay Carroll
Career
Per 9 Innings
681
4.53
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1681
7.63
Clay Carroll
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.53
4.53
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.63
7.63
Clay Carroll
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.93
0.93
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.72
4.72
Clay Carroll
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.83
0.83
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.181
1.181
Clay Carroll
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
41
0.27
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
58
0.26
Clay Carroll
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
37
0.25
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 9 Innings
63
0.29
Clay Carroll
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.03
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 9 Innings
29
0.13
Clay Carroll
Career
Per 9 Innings
5673
37.73
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8390
38.09
Clay Carroll
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
373
2.48
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
0.02
Clay Carroll
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
506
3.37
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 9 Innings
974
4.42
Clay Carroll
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.37
3.37
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.42
4.42
Clay Carroll
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
56
0.37
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
68
0.31
Clay Carroll
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
24
0.16
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 9 Innings
47
0.21
Clay Carroll
Career
Per 9 Innings
54
0.36
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
105
0.48
Clay Carroll
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.284
1.284
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.255
1.255
Clay Carroll
Career
Per 9 Innings
5114
34.01
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7551
34.28
Clay Carroll
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.69
0.69
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.74
2.74
Clay Carroll
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.282
0.282
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.275
0.275
Clay Carroll
Career
Per 9 Innings
37.73
37.73
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
38.09
38.09

Fielding Stats for Clay Carroll and Ted Lilly

Clay Carroll
Career
Per 9 Innings
15
15
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 9 Innings
15
15
Clay Carroll
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
731
4.86
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 9 Innings
356
1.62
Clay Carroll
Career
Per 9 Innings
27
0.18
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
331
1.5
Clay Carroll
Career
Per 9 Innings
4060
27
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5948
27
Clay Carroll
Career
Per 9 Innings
1353.1
9
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1982.2
9
Clay Carroll
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
60
0.4
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
67
0.3
Clay Carroll
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
310
2.06
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 9 Innings
214
0.97
Clay Carroll
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
0.07
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 9 Innings
17
0.08
Clay Carroll
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
381
2.53
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 9 Innings
298
1.35
Clay Carroll
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
370
2.46
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 9 Innings
281
1.28
Clay Carroll
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
97.11
97.11
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 9 Innings
94.3
94.3
Clay Carroll
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.506
0.506
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.789
0.789
Clay Carroll
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.69
3.69
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
92.98
92.98
Clay Carroll
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
24
0.16
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
0.02
Clay Carroll
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Clay Carroll
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Clay Carroll
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Clay Carroll
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Clay Carroll and Ted Lilly

Clay Carroll
Career
Per 600 PA
15
15
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 600 PA
15
15
Clay Carroll
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
731
1790.2
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 600 PA
357
545.04
Clay Carroll
Career
Per 600 PA
245
600
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
393
600
Clay Carroll
Career
Per 600 PA
208
509.39
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
347
529.77
Clay Carroll
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.13
0.13
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 600 PA
0.101
0.101
Clay Carroll
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.398
0.398
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 600 PA
0.332
0.332
Clay Carroll
Career
Per 600 PAverified
27
66.12
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
35
53.44
Clay Carroll
Career
Per 600 PAverified
26
63.67
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
28
42.75
Clay Carroll
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
9.16
Clay Carroll
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.53
Clay Carroll
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
2.45
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Clay Carroll
Career
Per 600 PA
1
2.45
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
10.69
Clay Carroll
Career
Per 600 PA
0.037
0.037
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.2
0.2
Clay Carroll
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.005
0.005
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Clay Carroll
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.037
0.037
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Clay Carroll
Career
Per 600 PAverified
4.65
11.39
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
5.28
8.07
Clay Carroll
Career
Per 600 PAverified
30
73.47
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
43
65.65
Clay Carroll
Career
Per 600 PAverified
34
83.27
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
44
67.18
Clay Carroll
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.158
0.158
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 600 PA
0.124
0.124
Clay Carroll
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.144
0.144
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 600 PA
0.124
0.124
Clay Carroll
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.302
0.302
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 600 PA
0.248
0.248
Clay Carroll
Career
Per 600 PA
0.014
0.014
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.023
0.023
Clay Carroll
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.107
0.107
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 600 PA
0.087
0.087
Clay Carroll
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.201
0.201
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 600 PA
0.174
0.174
Clay Carroll
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.183
0.183
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 600 PA
0.177
0.177
Clay Carroll
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
17
41.63
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 600 PA
10
15.27
Clay Carroll
Career
Per 600 PA
7
17.14
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
17
25.95
Clay Carroll
Career
Per 600 PAverified
23
56.33
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
27
41.22
Clay Carroll
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
-0.01
-0.03
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 600 PA
-8.04
-12.27
Clay Carroll
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.53
Clay Carroll
Career
Per 600 PAverified
7
17.14
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
8
12.21
Clay Carroll
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Clay Carroll
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
65
159.18
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 600 PA
149
227.48
Clay Carroll
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3.77
3.77
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 600 PA
2.64
2.64
Clay Carroll
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.11
0.11
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 600 PA
0.05
0.05
Clay Carroll
Career
Per 600 PAverified
30
73.47
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
37
56.49
Clay Carroll
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Clay Carroll
Career
Per 600 PA
3
7.35
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
3.05
Clay Carroll
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
4.58
Clay Carroll
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
3.05
Clay Carroll
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
7.63
Clay Carroll
Career
Per 600 PA
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
60
60