Dad Clarke vs. Ted Lilly — Career Comparison

Dad Clarke
Pre-GenerationalNew YorkThrows RightBats SwitchNorth AmericaNew York GiantsNational LeagueRelief Pitcher
Ted Lilly
Gen XCaliforniaThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaChicago CubsNational LeagueStarting PitcherAll-Star

Ted Lilly built a career as a starting pitcher and Dad Clarke 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 4.16 and 1.475 for Dad Clarke. By the career numbers, Ted Lilly had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Dad Clarke and Ted Lilly

Dad Clarke
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
7
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
15
Dad Clarke
Career
Per 9 Innings
121
1.28
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
356
1.62
Dad Clarke
Career
Per 9 Innings
92
0.97
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
331
1.5
Dad Clarke
Career
Per 9 Innings
44
0.47
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
130
0.59
Dad Clarke
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
51
0.54
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
113
0.51
Dad Clarke
Career
Per 9 Innings
46.32
46.32
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
53.5
53.5
Dad Clarke
Career
Per 9 Innings
76.03
76.03
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
92.98
92.98
Dad Clarke
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
77
0.81
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
0.02
Dad Clarke
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.02
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3
0.01
Dad Clarke
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.03
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dad Clarke
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
393
4.16
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
913
4.14
Dad Clarke
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.16
4.16
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.14
4.14
Dad Clarke
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.44
4.44
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.78
3.78
Dad Clarke
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.75
3.75
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.32
4.32
Dad Clarke
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.302
0.302
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.242
0.242
Dad Clarke
Career
Per 9 Innings
2551
27
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5948
27
Dad Clarke
Career
Per 9 Innings
850.1
9
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1982.2
9
Dad Clarke
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1063
11.25
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1827
8.29
Dad Clarke
Career
Per 9 Innings
11.25
11.25
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.29
8.29
Dad Clarke
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
24
0.25
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 9 Innings
293
1.33
Dad Clarke
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.25
0.25
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.33
1.33
Dad Clarke
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.2
0.2
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.82
0.82
Dad Clarke
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
191
2.02
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 9 Innings
661
3
Dad Clarke
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 9 Innings
35
0.16
Dad Clarke
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.02
2.02
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
3
Dad Clarke
Career
Per 9 Innings
175
1.85
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1681
7.63
Dad Clarke
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.85
1.85
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.63
7.63
Dad Clarke
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.45
1.45
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.72
4.72
Dad Clarke
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.43
0.43
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.181
1.181
Dad Clarke
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
33
0.35
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
58
0.26
Dad Clarke
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
34
0.36
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
63
0.29
Dad Clarke
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 9 Innings
29
0.13
Dad Clarke
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3744
39.63
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
8390
38.09
Dad Clarke
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
28
0.3
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
0.02
Dad Clarke
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
608
6.44
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
974
4.42
Dad Clarke
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.44
6.44
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.42
4.42
Dad Clarke
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 9 Innings
68
0.31
Dad Clarke
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 9 Innings
47
0.21
Dad Clarke
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
105
0.48
Dad Clarke
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.475
1.475
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.255
1.255
Dad Clarke
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3519
37.25
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
7551
34.28
Dad Clarke
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.02
5.02
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.74
2.74
Dad Clarke
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.313
0.313
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.275
0.275
Dad Clarke
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
39.63
39.63
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 9 Innings
38.09
38.09

Fielding Stats for Dad Clarke and Ted Lilly

Dad Clarke
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
7
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
15
Dad Clarke
Career
Per 9 Innings
122
1.29
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
356
1.62
Dad Clarke
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
331
1.5
Dad Clarke
Career
Per 9 Innings
2559
27
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5948
27
Dad Clarke
Career
Per 9 Innings
853
9
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1982.2
9
Dad Clarke
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
42
0.44
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
67
0.3
Dad Clarke
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
165
1.74
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
214
0.97
Dad Clarke
Career
Per 9 Innings
22
0.23
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
17
0.08
Dad Clarke
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
229
2.42
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
298
1.35
Dad Clarke
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
207
2.18
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
281
1.28
Dad Clarke
Career
Per 9 Innings
90.39
90.39
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
94.3
94.3
Dad Clarke
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.697
1.697
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.789
0.789
Dad Clarke
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
92.98
92.98
Dad Clarke
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
0.09
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
0.02
Dad Clarke
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dad Clarke
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dad Clarke
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dad Clarke
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Dad Clarke and Ted Lilly

Dad Clarke
Career
Per 600 PA
7
7
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
15
15
Dad Clarke
Career
Per 600 PA
123
188.75
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
357
545.04
Dad Clarke
Career
Per 600 PA
391
600
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
393
600
Dad Clarke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
360
552.43
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 600 PA
347
529.77
Dad Clarke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.217
0.217
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 600 PA
0.101
0.101
Dad Clarke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.56
0.56
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 600 PA
0.332
0.332
Dad Clarke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
78
119.69
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 600 PA
35
53.44
Dad Clarke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
68
104.35
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 600 PA
28
42.75
Dad Clarke
Career
Per 600 PA
5
7.67
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
9.16
Dad Clarke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
6.14
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1.53
Dad Clarke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.53
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dad Clarke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10
15.35
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 600 PA
7
10.69
Dad Clarke
Career
Per 600 PA
0.128
0.128
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.2
0.2
Dad Clarke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.003
0.003
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dad Clarke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.013
0.013
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dad Clarke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
27.81
42.67
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 600 PA
5.28
8.07
Dad Clarke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
94
144.25
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 600 PA
43
65.65
Dad Clarke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
108
165.73
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 600 PA
44
67.18
Dad Clarke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.277
0.277
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 600 PA
0.124
0.124
Dad Clarke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.261
0.261
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 600 PA
0.124
0.124
Dad Clarke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.538
0.538
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 600 PA
0.248
0.248
Dad Clarke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.044
0.044
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 600 PA
0.023
0.023
Dad Clarke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.19
0.19
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 600 PA
0.087
0.087
Dad Clarke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.443
0.443
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 600 PA
0.174
0.174
Dad Clarke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.249
0.249
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 600 PA
0.177
0.177
Dad Clarke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
41
62.92
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 600 PA
10
15.27
Dad Clarke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
28
42.97
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 600 PA
17
25.95
Dad Clarke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
68
104.35
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 600 PA
27
41.22
Dad Clarke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
31.67
48.6
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 600 PA
-8.04
-12.27
Dad Clarke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
3.07
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1.53
Dad Clarke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
28
42.97
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 600 PA
8
12.21
Dad Clarke
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dad Clarke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
50
76.73
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 600 PA
149
227.48
Dad Clarke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7.82
7.82
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 600 PA
2.64
2.64
Dad Clarke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.56
0.56
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 600 PA
0.05
0.05
Dad Clarke
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1.53
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
37
56.49
Dad Clarke
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dad Clarke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 600 PA
2
3.05
Dad Clarke
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1.53
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
4.58
Dad Clarke
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
3.05
Dad Clarke
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1.53
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
7.63
Dad Clarke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
100
100
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 600 PA
60
60