Len Church vs. Ted Lilly — Career Comparison

Len Church
Silent GenerationIllinoisThrows RightBats SwitchNorth AmericaChicago CubsNational LeagueRelief Pitcher
Ted Lilly
Gen XCaliforniaThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaChicago CubsNational LeagueStarting PitcherAll-Star

Ted Lilly built a career as a starting pitcher and Len Church 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 7.5 and 3.167 for Len Church. By the career numbers, Ted Lilly had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Len Church and Ted Lilly

Len Church
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
15
Len Church
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
6
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
356
1.62
Len Church
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
331
1.5
Len Church
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
130
0.59
Len Church
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
1.5
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
113
0.51
Len Church
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
53.5
53.5
Len Church
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
92.98
92.98
Len Church
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.02
Len Church
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.01
Len Church
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Len Church
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5
7.5
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
913
4.14
Len Church
Career
Per 9 Innings
7.5
7.5
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.14
4.14
Len Church
Career
Per 9 Innings
11.4
11.4
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.78
3.78
Len Church
Career
Per 9 Innings
7.67
7.67
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.32
4.32
Len Church
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.357
0.357
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.242
0.242
Len Church
Career
Per 9 Innings
18
27
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5948
27
Len Church
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
9
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1982.2
9
Len Church
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
10
15
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1827
8.29
Len Church
Career
Per 9 Innings
15
15
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.29
8.29
Len Church
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
1.5
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
293
1.33
Len Church
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.5
1.5
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.33
1.33
Len Church
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.25
0.25
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.82
0.82
Len Church
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
7
10.5
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
661
3
Len Church
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
3
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
35
0.16
Len Church
Career
Per 9 Innings
10.5
10.5
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
3
Len Church
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
4.5
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1681
7.63
Len Church
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.5
4.5
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.63
7.63
Len Church
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.75
0.75
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.72
4.72
Len Church
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.667
1.667
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.181
1.181
Len Church
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 9 Innings
58
0.26
Len Church
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 9 Innings
63
0.29
Len Church
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 9 Innings
29
0.13
Len Church
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
35
52.5
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
8390
38.09
Len Church
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
1.5
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5
0.02
Len Church
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6
9
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
974
4.42
Len Church
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
9
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.42
4.42
Len Church
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 9 Innings
68
0.31
Len Church
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 9 Innings
47
0.21
Len Church
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
105
0.48
Len Church
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.833
2.833
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.255
1.255
Len Church
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
28
42
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
7551
34.28
Len Church
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.5
1.5
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.74
2.74
Len Church
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.375
0.375
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.275
0.275
Len Church
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
52.5
52.5
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 9 Innings
38.09
38.09

Fielding Stats for Len Church and Ted Lilly

Len Church
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
15
Len Church
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
6
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
356
1.62
Len Church
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
331
1.5
Len Church
Career
Per 9 Innings
18
27
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5948
27
Len Church
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
9
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1982.2
9
Len Church
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
67
0.3
Len Church
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
1.5
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
214
0.97
Len Church
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 9 Innings
17
0.08
Len Church
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
1.5
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
298
1.35
Len Church
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
1.5
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
281
1.28
Len Church
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 9 Innings
94.3
94.3
Len Church
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.25
0.25
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.789
0.789
Len Church
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
92.98
92.98
Len Church
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.02
Len Church
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Len Church
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Len Church
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Len Church
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Len Church and Ted Lilly

Len Church
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
15
15
Len Church
Career
Per 600 PAverified
4
2400
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
357
545.04
Len Church
Career
Per 600 PA
1
600
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
393
600
Len Church
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
600
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
347
529.77
Len Church
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.101
0.101
Len Church
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.332
0.332
Len Church
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
35
53.44
Len Church
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
28
42.75
Len Church
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
9.16
Len Church
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.53
Len Church
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Len Church
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
10.69
Len Church
Career
Per 600 PA
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.2
0.2
Len Church
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Len Church
Career
Per 600 PA
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Len Church
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5.28
8.07
Len Church
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
43
65.65
Len Church
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
44
67.18
Len Church
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.124
0.124
Len Church
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.124
0.124
Len Church
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.248
0.248
Len Church
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.023
0.023
Len Church
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.087
0.087
Len Church
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.174
0.174
Len Church
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.177
0.177
Len Church
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10
15.27
Len Church
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
17
25.95
Len Church
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
27
41.22
Len Church
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
-0.1
-60
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 600 PAverified
-8.04
-12.27
Len Church
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.53
Len Church
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8
12.21
Len Church
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Len Church
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 600 PA
149
227.48
Len Church
Career
Per 600 PA
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2.64
2.64
Len Church
Career
Per 600 PA
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.05
0.05
Len Church
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
37
56.49
Len Church
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Len Church
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 600 PA
2
3.05
Len Church
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
4.58
Len Church
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
3.05
Len Church
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
7.63
Len Church
Career
Per 600 PA
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
60
60