Hugh Casey vs. Ted Lilly — Career Comparison

Hugh Casey
Greatest GenerationGeorgiaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaBrooklyn DodgersNational LeagueRelief Pitcher
Ted Lilly
Gen XCaliforniaThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaChicago CubsNational LeagueStarting PitcherAll-Star

Ted Lilly built a career as a starting pitcher and Hugh Casey as a reliever — different jobs with different demands — but on the metrics that apply to both, a comparison is still worth making. Hugh Casey posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 3.45 and WHIP 1.337 compared to 4.14 and 1.273 for Ted Lilly. By the career numbers, Hugh Casey had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Hugh Casey and Ted Lilly

Hugh Casey
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
9
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
15
Hugh Casey
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
343
3.29
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
356
1.62
Hugh Casey
Career
Per 9 Innings
56
0.54
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
331
1.5
Hugh Casey
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
75
0.72
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
130
0.59
Hugh Casey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
42
0.4
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 9 Innings
113
0.51
Hugh Casey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
64.1
64.1
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 9 Innings
53.5
53.5
Hugh Casey
Career
Per 9 Innings
16.33
16.33
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
92.98
92.98
Hugh Casey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
24
0.23
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
0.02
Hugh Casey
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.03
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.01
Hugh Casey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
55
0.53
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Hugh Casey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
360
3.45
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 9 Innings
913
4.14
Hugh Casey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.45
3.45
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.14
4.14
Hugh Casey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.67
3.67
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.78
3.78
Hugh Casey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.17
4.17
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.32
4.32
Hugh Casey
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.255
0.255
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.242
0.242
Hugh Casey
Career
Per 9 Innings
2819
27
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5948
27
Hugh Casey
Career
Per 9 Innings
939.2
9
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1982.2
9
Hugh Casey
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
935
8.96
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1827
8.29
Hugh Casey
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.96
8.96
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.29
8.29
Hugh Casey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
58
0.56
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 9 Innings
293
1.33
Hugh Casey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.56
0.56
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.33
1.33
Hugh Casey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.17
0.17
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.82
0.82
Hugh Casey
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
321
3.07
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
661
3
Hugh Casey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 9 Innings
35
0.16
Hugh Casey
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.07
3.07
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
3
Hugh Casey
Career
Per 9 Innings
349
3.34
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1681
7.63
Hugh Casey
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.34
3.34
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.63
7.63
Hugh Casey
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.02
1.02
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.72
4.72
Hugh Casey
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.713
0.713
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.181
1.181
Hugh Casey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
0.14
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 9 Innings
58
0.26
Hugh Casey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
27
0.26
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 9 Innings
63
0.29
Hugh Casey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.04
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 9 Innings
29
0.13
Hugh Casey
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
4013
38.44
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
8390
38.09
Hugh Casey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
189
1.81
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
0.02
Hugh Casey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
414
3.97
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 9 Innings
974
4.42
Hugh Casey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.97
3.97
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.42
4.42
Hugh Casey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 9 Innings
68
0.31
Hugh Casey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 9 Innings
47
0.21
Hugh Casey
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
105
0.48
Hugh Casey
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.337
1.337
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.255
1.255
Hugh Casey
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3665
35.1
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
7551
34.28
Hugh Casey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.21
1.21
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.74
2.74
Hugh Casey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.269
0.269
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.275
0.275
Hugh Casey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
38.44
38.44
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 9 Innings
38.09
38.09

Fielding Stats for Hugh Casey and Ted Lilly

Hugh Casey
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
15
Hugh Casey
Career
Per 9 Innings
343
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
356
1.62
Hugh Casey
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
331
1.5
Hugh Casey
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5948
27
Hugh Casey
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1982.2
9
Hugh Casey
Career
Per 9 Innings
54
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
67
0.3
Hugh Casey
Career
Per 9 Innings
210
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
214
0.97
Hugh Casey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 9 Innings
17
0.08
Hugh Casey
Career
Per 9 Innings
270
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
298
1.35
Hugh Casey
Career
Per 9 Innings
264
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
281
1.28
Hugh Casey
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
97.78
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
94.3
94.3
Hugh Casey
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.77
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.789
0.789
Hugh Casey
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
92.98
92.98
Hugh Casey
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
22
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.02
Hugh Casey
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Hugh Casey
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Hugh Casey
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Hugh Casey
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Hugh Casey and Ted Lilly

Hugh Casey
Career
Per 600 PA
9
9
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
15
15
Hugh Casey
Career
Per 600 PAverified
344
699.66
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
357
545.04
Hugh Casey
Career
Per 600 PA
295
600
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
393
600
Hugh Casey
Career
Per 600 PA
244
496.27
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
347
529.77
Hugh Casey
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.164
0.164
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 600 PA
0.101
0.101
Hugh Casey
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.493
0.493
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 600 PA
0.332
0.332
Hugh Casey
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
40
81.36
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 600 PA
35
53.44
Hugh Casey
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
33
67.12
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 600 PA
28
42.75
Hugh Casey
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
14.24
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 600 PA
6
9.16
Hugh Casey
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.53
Hugh Casey
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Hugh Casey
Career
Per 600 PAverified
7
14.24
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 600 PA
7
10.69
Hugh Casey
Career
Per 600 PA
0.175
0.175
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.2
0.2
Hugh Casey
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Hugh Casey
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Hugh Casey
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9.76
19.85
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 600 PA
5.28
8.07
Hugh Casey
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
47
95.59
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 600 PA
43
65.65
Hugh Casey
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
55
111.86
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 600 PA
44
67.18
Hugh Casey
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.212
0.212
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 600 PA
0.124
0.124
Hugh Casey
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.193
0.193
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 600 PA
0.124
0.124
Hugh Casey
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.405
0.405
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 600 PA
0.248
0.248
Hugh Casey
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.029
0.029
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 600 PA
0.023
0.023
Hugh Casey
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.144
0.144
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 600 PA
0.087
0.087
Hugh Casey
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.3
0.3
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 600 PA
0.174
0.174
Hugh Casey
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.213
0.213
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 600 PA
0.177
0.177
Hugh Casey
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
23
46.78
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 600 PA
10
15.27
Hugh Casey
Career
Per 600 PAverified
14
28.47
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
17
25.95
Hugh Casey
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
37
75.25
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 600 PA
27
41.22
Hugh Casey
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8.7
17.7
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 600 PA
-8.04
-12.27
Hugh Casey
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.53
Hugh Casey
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
15
30.51
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 600 PA
8
12.21
Hugh Casey
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Hugh Casey
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
56
113.9
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 600 PA
149
227.48
Hugh Casey
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5.27
5.27
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 600 PA
2.64
2.64
Hugh Casey
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.27
0.27
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 600 PA
0.05
0.05
Hugh Casey
Career
Per 600 PAverified
36
73.22
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
37
56.49
Hugh Casey
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Hugh Casey
Career
Per 600 PA
3
6.1
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
3.05
Hugh Casey
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
4.58
Hugh Casey
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
3.05
Hugh Casey
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
7.63
Hugh Casey
Career
Per 600 PA
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
60
60