Ed Carroll vs. Ted Lilly — Career Comparison

Ed Carroll
Greatest GenerationMarylandThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaBoston Red SoxAmerican LeagueRelief Pitcher
Ted Lilly
Gen XCaliforniaThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaChicago CubsNational LeagueStarting PitcherAll-Star

Ted Lilly built a career as a starting pitcher and Ed Carroll 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 5.61 and 1.441 for Ed Carroll. By the career numbers, Ted Lilly had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Ed Carroll and Ted Lilly

Ed Carroll
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
15
Ed Carroll
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
24
3.21
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
356
1.62
Ed Carroll
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.4
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
331
1.5
Ed Carroll
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.13
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
130
0.59
Ed Carroll
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 9 Innings
113
0.51
Ed Carroll
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 9 Innings
53.5
53.5
Ed Carroll
Career
Per 9 Innings
12.5
12.5
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
92.98
92.98
Ed Carroll
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.02
Ed Carroll
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.01
Ed Carroll
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ed Carroll
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
42
5.61
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
913
4.14
Ed Carroll
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.61
5.61
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.14
4.14
Ed Carroll
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.68
4.68
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.78
3.78
Ed Carroll
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.84
4.84
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.32
4.32
Ed Carroll
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.285
0.285
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.242
0.242
Ed Carroll
Career
Per 9 Innings
202
27
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5948
27
Ed Carroll
Career
Per 9 Innings
67.1
9
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1982.2
9
Ed Carroll
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
77
10.29
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1827
8.29
Ed Carroll
Career
Per 9 Innings
10.29
10.29
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.29
8.29
Ed Carroll
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.8
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 9 Innings
293
1.33
Ed Carroll
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.8
0.8
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.33
1.33
Ed Carroll
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.25
0.25
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.82
0.82
Ed Carroll
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
20
2.67
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 9 Innings
661
3
Ed Carroll
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 9 Innings
35
0.16
Ed Carroll
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.67
2.67
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
3
Ed Carroll
Career
Per 9 Innings
13
1.74
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1681
7.63
Ed Carroll
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.74
1.74
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.63
7.63
Ed Carroll
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.54
0.54
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.72
4.72
Ed Carroll
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.49
0.49
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.181
1.181
Ed Carroll
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
0.27
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
58
0.26
Ed Carroll
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4
0.53
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
63
0.29
Ed Carroll
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 9 Innings
29
0.13
Ed Carroll
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
294
39.3
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
8390
38.09
Ed Carroll
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
1.74
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
0.02
Ed Carroll
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
46
6.15
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
974
4.42
Ed Carroll
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.15
6.15
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.42
4.42
Ed Carroll
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 9 Innings
68
0.31
Ed Carroll
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 9 Innings
47
0.21
Ed Carroll
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
105
0.48
Ed Carroll
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.441
1.441
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.255
1.255
Ed Carroll
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
270
36.09
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
7551
34.28
Ed Carroll
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.92
1.92
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.74
2.74
Ed Carroll
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.283
0.283
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.275
0.275
Ed Carroll
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
39.3
39.3
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 9 Innings
38.09
38.09

Fielding Stats for Ed Carroll and Ted Lilly

Ed Carroll
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
15
Ed Carroll
Career
Per 9 Innings
24
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
356
1.62
Ed Carroll
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
331
1.5
Ed Carroll
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5948
27
Ed Carroll
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1982.2
9
Ed Carroll
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
67
0.3
Ed Carroll
Career
Per 9 Innings
17
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
214
0.97
Ed Carroll
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 9 Innings
17
0.08
Ed Carroll
Career
Per 9 Innings
19
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
298
1.35
Ed Carroll
Career
Per 9 Innings
19
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
281
1.28
Ed Carroll
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
100
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
94.3
94.3
Ed Carroll
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
0.792
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.789
0.789
Ed Carroll
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
92.98
92.98
Ed Carroll
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.02
Ed Carroll
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ed Carroll
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ed Carroll
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ed Carroll
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Ed Carroll and Ted Lilly

Ed Carroll
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
15
15
Ed Carroll
Career
Per 600 PAverified
24
757.89
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
357
545.04
Ed Carroll
Career
Per 600 PA
19
600
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
393
600
Ed Carroll
Career
Per 600 PA
16
505.26
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
347
529.77
Ed Carroll
Career
Per 600 PA
0.063
0.063
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.101
0.101
Ed Carroll
Career
Per 600 PA
0.263
0.263
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.332
0.332
Ed Carroll
Career
Per 600 PA
1
31.58
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
35
53.44
Ed Carroll
Career
Per 600 PA
1
31.58
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
28
42.75
Ed Carroll
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
9.16
Ed Carroll
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.53
Ed Carroll
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Carroll
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
10.69
Ed Carroll
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.2
0.2
Ed Carroll
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Carroll
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Carroll
Career
Per 600 PA
0.06
1.75
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5.28
8.07
Ed Carroll
Career
Per 600 PA
1
31.58
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
43
65.65
Ed Carroll
Career
Per 600 PA
1
31.58
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
44
67.18
Ed Carroll
Career
Per 600 PA
0.063
0.063
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.124
0.124
Ed Carroll
Career
Per 600 PA
0.063
0.063
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.124
0.124
Ed Carroll
Career
Per 600 PA
0.125
0.125
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.248
0.248
Ed Carroll
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.023
0.023
Ed Carroll
Career
Per 600 PA
0.044
0.044
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.087
0.087
Ed Carroll
Career
Per 600 PA
0.067
0.067
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.174
0.174
Ed Carroll
Career
Per 600 PA
0.077
0.077
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.177
0.177
Ed Carroll
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
63.16
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
10
15.27
Ed Carroll
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
63.16
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
17
25.95
Ed Carroll
Career
Per 600 PAverified
4
126.32
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
27
41.22
Ed Carroll
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
-0.86
-27.05
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 600 PAverified
-8.04
-12.27
Ed Carroll
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.53
Ed Carroll
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8
12.21
Ed Carroll
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Carroll
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
94.74
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 600 PA
149
227.48
Ed Carroll
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6.33
6.33
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 600 PA
2.64
2.64
Ed Carroll
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.05
0.05
Ed Carroll
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
94.74
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
37
56.49
Ed Carroll
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Carroll
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 600 PA
2
3.05
Ed Carroll
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
4.58
Ed Carroll
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
3.05
Ed Carroll
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
7.63
Ed Carroll
Career
Per 600 PA
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
60
60