Pete Center vs. Ted Lilly — Career Comparison

Pete Center
Greatest GenerationKentuckyThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaCleveland GuardiansAmerican LeagueRelief Pitcher
Ted Lilly
Gen XCaliforniaThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaChicago CubsNational LeagueStarting PitcherAll-Star

Ted Lilly built a career as a starting pitcher and Pete Center as a reliever — different jobs with different demands — but on the metrics that apply to both, a comparison is still worth making. Pete Center posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 4.1 and WHIP 1.397 compared to 4.14 and 1.273 for Ted Lilly. By the career numbers, Pete Center had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Pete Center and Ted Lilly

Pete Center
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
4
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
15
Pete Center
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
77
4.32
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
356
1.62
Pete Center
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
0.51
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
331
1.5
Pete Center
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
0.39
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
130
0.59
Pete Center
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
0.39
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 9 Innings
113
0.51
Pete Center
Career
Per 9 Innings
50
50
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
53.5
53.5
Pete Center
Career
Per 9 Innings
11.69
11.69
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
92.98
92.98
Pete Center
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.11
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5
0.02
Pete Center
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.01
Pete Center
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.17
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Pete Center
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
73
4.1
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 9 Innings
913
4.14
Pete Center
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.1
4.1
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.14
4.14
Pete Center
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.69
3.69
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.78
3.78
Pete Center
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.31
4.31
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.32
4.32
Pete Center
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.25
0.25
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.242
0.242
Pete Center
Career
Per 9 Innings
481
27
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5948
27
Pete Center
Career
Per 9 Innings
160.1
9
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1982.2
9
Pete Center
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
154
8.64
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1827
8.29
Pete Center
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.64
8.64
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.29
8.29
Pete Center
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
0.39
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 9 Innings
293
1.33
Pete Center
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.39
0.39
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.33
1.33
Pete Center
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.09
0.09
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.82
0.82
Pete Center
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
70
3.93
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
661
3
Pete Center
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 9 Innings
35
0.16
Pete Center
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.93
3.93
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
3
Pete Center
Career
Per 9 Innings
50
2.81
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1681
7.63
Pete Center
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.81
2.81
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.63
7.63
Pete Center
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.65
0.65
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.72
4.72
Pete Center
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.748
0.748
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.181
1.181
Pete Center
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.22
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 9 Innings
58
0.26
Pete Center
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.17
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 9 Innings
63
0.29
Pete Center
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 9 Innings
29
0.13
Pete Center
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
689
38.68
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
8390
38.09
Pete Center
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
40
2.25
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
0.02
Pete Center
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
82
4.6
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
974
4.42
Pete Center
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.6
4.6
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.42
4.42
Pete Center
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 9 Innings
68
0.31
Pete Center
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 9 Innings
47
0.21
Pete Center
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
105
0.48
Pete Center
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.397
1.397
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.255
1.255
Pete Center
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
616
34.58
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
7551
34.28
Pete Center
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.06
1.06
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.74
2.74
Pete Center
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.263
0.263
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.275
0.275
Pete Center
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
38.68
38.68
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 9 Innings
38.09
38.09

Fielding Stats for Pete Center and Ted Lilly

Pete Center
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
15
Pete Center
Career
Per 9 Innings
77
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
356
1.62
Pete Center
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
331
1.5
Pete Center
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5948
27
Pete Center
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1982.2
9
Pete Center
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
67
0.3
Pete Center
Career
Per 9 Innings
21
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
214
0.97
Pete Center
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 9 Innings
17
0.08
Pete Center
Career
Per 9 Innings
28
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
298
1.35
Pete Center
Career
Per 9 Innings
26
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
281
1.28
Pete Center
Career
Per 9 Innings
92.86
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
94.3
94.3
Pete Center
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.338
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.789
0.789
Pete Center
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
92.98
92.98
Pete Center
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.02
Pete Center
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Pete Center
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Pete Center
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Pete Center
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Pete Center and Ted Lilly

Pete Center
Career
Per 600 PA
4
4
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
15
15
Pete Center
Career
Per 600 PAverified
77
1443.75
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
357
545.04
Pete Center
Career
Per 600 PA
32
600
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
393
600
Pete Center
Career
Per 600 PAverified
31
581.25
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
347
529.77
Pete Center
Career
Per 600 PA
0.065
0.065
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.101
0.101
Pete Center
Career
Per 600 PA
0.172
0.172
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.332
0.332
Pete Center
Career
Per 600 PA
2
37.5
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
35
53.44
Pete Center
Career
Per 600 PA
2
37.5
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
28
42.75
Pete Center
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
9.16
Pete Center
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.53
Pete Center
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Pete Center
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
10.69
Pete Center
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.2
0.2
Pete Center
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Pete Center
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Pete Center
Career
Per 600 PA
0.09
1.6
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5.28
8.07
Pete Center
Career
Per 600 PA
2
37.5
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
43
65.65
Pete Center
Career
Per 600 PA
3
56.25
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
44
67.18
Pete Center
Career
Per 600 PA
0.094
0.094
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.124
0.124
Pete Center
Career
Per 600 PA
0.065
0.065
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.124
0.124
Pete Center
Career
Per 600 PA
0.158
0.158
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.248
0.248
Pete Center
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.023
0.023
Pete Center
Career
Per 600 PA
0.058
0.058
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.087
0.087
Pete Center
Career
Per 600 PA
0.1
0.1
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.174
0.174
Pete Center
Career
Per 600 PA
0.105
0.105
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.177
0.177
Pete Center
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
37.5
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
10
15.27
Pete Center
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
17
25.95
Pete Center
Career
Per 600 PA
2
37.5
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
27
41.22
Pete Center
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
-1.9
-35.65
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 600 PAverified
-8.04
-12.27
Pete Center
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.53
Pete Center
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
18.75
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
8
12.21
Pete Center
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Pete Center
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
12
225
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 600 PA
149
227.48
Pete Center
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2.67
2.67
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 600 PA
2.64
2.64
Pete Center
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.08
0.08
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 600 PA
0.05
0.05
Pete Center
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
37
56.49
Pete Center
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Pete Center
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1
18.75
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
3.05
Pete Center
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
4.58
Pete Center
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
3.05
Pete Center
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
7.63
Pete Center
Career
Per 600 PA
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
60
60