Virgil Cheeves vs. Ted Lilly — Career Comparison
Looking at the career totals, Virgil Cheeves and Ted Lilly are fairly close on the surface numbers. Ted Lilly posted stronger numbers in ERA (4.14 vs 4.73) and WHIP (1.273 vs 1.557). Virgil Cheeves had the advantage in home runs allowed (0.55 per nine innings vs 1.33). By the career numbers, Ted Lilly had the better of this comparison — though ERA and WHIP alone don't account for era, park factors, or the defenses each pitcher worked behind.
Pitching Stats for Virgil Cheeves and Ted Lilly
Virgil Cheeves
Career
Per 9 Innings
111
2.18
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 9 Innings
356
1.62
Virgil Cheeves
Career
Per 9 Innings
49.06
49.06
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 9 Innings
53.5
53.5
Virgil Cheeves
Career
Per 9 Innings
50.45
50.45
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 9 Innings
92.98
92.98
Virgil Cheeves
Career
Per 9 Innings
18
0.35
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
0.02
Virgil Cheeves
Career
Per 9 Innings
241
4.73
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 9 Innings
913
4.14
Virgil Cheeves
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.94
4.94
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.78
3.78
Virgil Cheeves
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.75
4.75
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.32
4.32
Virgil Cheeves
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.288
0.288
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.242
0.242
Virgil Cheeves
Career
Per 9 Innings
1376
27
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 9 Innings
5948
27
Virgil Cheeves
Career
Per 9 Innings
458.2
9
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 9 Innings
1982.2
9
Virgil Cheeves
Career
Per 9 Innings
526
10.32
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 9 Innings
1827
8.29
Virgil Cheeves
Career
Per 9 Innings
10.32
10.32
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.29
8.29
Virgil Cheeves
Career
Per 9 Innings
28
0.55
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 9 Innings
293
1.33
Virgil Cheeves
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.55
0.55
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.33
1.33
Virgil Cheeves
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.25
0.25
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.82
0.82
Virgil Cheeves
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.69
3.69
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
3
Virgil Cheeves
Career
Per 9 Innings
98
1.92
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 9 Innings
1681
7.63
Virgil Cheeves
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.92
1.92
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 9 Innings
7.63
7.63
Virgil Cheeves
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.88
0.88
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.72
4.72
Virgil Cheeves
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.624
0.624
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.181
1.181
Virgil Cheeves
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.02
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 9 Innings
58
0.26
Virgil Cheeves
Career
Per 9 Innings
23
0.45
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 9 Innings
63
0.29
Virgil Cheeves
Career
Per 9 Innings
2035
39.93
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 9 Innings
8390
38.09
Virgil Cheeves
Career
Per 9 Innings
32
0.63
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
0.02
Virgil Cheeves
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.44
5.44
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.42
4.42
Virgil Cheeves
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 9 Innings
105
0.48
Virgil Cheeves
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.557
1.557
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.255
1.255
Virgil Cheeves
Career
Per 9 Innings
1824
35.79
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 9 Innings
7551
34.28
Virgil Cheeves
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.5
2.5
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.74
2.74
Virgil Cheeves
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.293
0.293
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.275
0.275
Virgil Cheeves
Career
Per 9 Innings
39.93
39.93
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 9 Innings
38.09
38.09
Fielding Stats for Virgil Cheeves and Ted Lilly
Virgil Cheeves
Career
Per 9 Innings
111
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 9 Innings
356
1.62
Virgil Cheeves
Career
Per 9 Innings
107
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 9 Innings
298
1.35
Virgil Cheeves
Career
Per 9 Innings
103
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 9 Innings
281
1.28
Virgil Cheeves
Career
Per 9 Innings
96.26
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 9 Innings
94.3
94.3
Virgil Cheeves
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.928
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.789
0.789
Hitting Stats for Virgil Cheeves and Ted Lilly
Virgil Cheeves
Career
Per 600 PA
111
432.47
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 600 PA
357
545.04
Virgil Cheeves
Career
Per 600 PA
154
600
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 600 PA
393
600
Virgil Cheeves
Career
Per 600 PA
0.184
0.184
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 600 PA
0.101
0.101
Virgil Cheeves
Career
Per 600 PA
0.497
0.497
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 600 PA
0.332
0.332
Virgil Cheeves
Career
Per 600 PA
6
23.38
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 600 PA
7
10.69
Virgil Cheeves
Career
Per 600 PA
0.231
0.231
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 600 PA
0.2
0.2
Virgil Cheeves
Career
Per 600 PA
7.88
30.72
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 600 PA
5.28
8.07
Virgil Cheeves
Career
Per 600 PA
35
136.36
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 600 PA
43
65.65
Virgil Cheeves
Career
Per 600 PA
32
124.68
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 600 PA
44
67.18
Virgil Cheeves
Career
Per 600 PA
0.218
0.218
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 600 PA
0.124
0.124
Virgil Cheeves
Career
Per 600 PA
0.248
0.248
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 600 PA
0.124
0.124
Virgil Cheeves
Career
Per 600 PA
0.064
0.064
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 600 PA
0.023
0.023
Virgil Cheeves
Career
Per 600 PA
0.16
0.16
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 600 PA
0.087
0.087
Virgil Cheeves
Career
Per 600 PA
0.353
0.353
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 600 PA
0.174
0.174
Virgil Cheeves
Career
Per 600 PA
14
54.55
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 600 PA
27
41.22
Virgil Cheeves
Career
Per 600 PA
39
151.95
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 600 PA
149
227.48
Virgil Cheeves
Career
Per 600 PA
3.95
3.95
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 600 PA
2.64
2.64
Virgil Cheeves
Career
Per 600 PA
0.1
0.1
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 600 PA
0.05
0.05
Virgil Cheeves
Career
Per 600 PA
7
27.27
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 600 PA
37
56.49
Virgil Cheeves
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 600 PA
2
3.05
Virgil Cheeves
Career
Per 600 PA
1
3.9
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 600 PA
5
7.63