Dad Clarkson vs. Ted Lilly — Career Comparison

Dad Clarkson
Pre-GenerationalMassachusettsThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaSt. Louis CardinalsNational LeagueRelief Pitcher
Ted Lilly
Gen XCaliforniaThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaChicago CubsNational LeagueStarting PitcherAll-Star

Ted Lilly built a career as a starting pitcher and Dad Clarkson 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 4.9 and 1.700 for Dad Clarkson. 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 Clarkson and Ted Lilly

Dad Clarkson
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
6
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
15
Dad Clarkson
Career
Per 9 Innings
96
1.23
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
356
1.62
Dad Clarkson
Career
Per 9 Innings
81
1.03
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
331
1.5
Dad Clarkson
Career
Per 9 Innings
39
0.5
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
130
0.59
Dad Clarkson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
39
0.5
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 9 Innings
113
0.51
Dad Clarkson
Career
Per 9 Innings
50
50
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
53.5
53.5
Dad Clarkson
Career
Per 9 Innings
84.38
84.37
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
92.98
92.98
Dad Clarkson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
63
0.8
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
0.02
Dad Clarkson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.03
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3
0.01
Dad Clarkson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dad Clarkson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
384
4.9
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
913
4.14
Dad Clarkson
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.9
4.9
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.14
4.14
Dad Clarkson
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.39
5.39
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.78
3.78
Dad Clarkson
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.64
4.64
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.32
4.32
Dad Clarkson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.299
0.299
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.242
0.242
Dad Clarkson
Career
Per 9 Innings
2114
27
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5948
27
Dad Clarkson
Career
Per 9 Innings
704.2
9
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1982.2
9
Dad Clarkson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
873
11.15
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1827
8.29
Dad Clarkson
Career
Per 9 Innings
11.15
11.15
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.29
8.29
Dad Clarkson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
26
0.33
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 9 Innings
293
1.33
Dad Clarkson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.33
0.33
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.33
1.33
Dad Clarkson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.27
0.27
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.82
0.82
Dad Clarkson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
325
4.15
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
661
3
Dad Clarkson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 9 Innings
35
0.16
Dad Clarkson
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.15
4.15
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
3
Dad Clarkson
Career
Per 9 Innings
133
1.7
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1681
7.63
Dad Clarkson
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.7
1.7
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.63
7.63
Dad Clarkson
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.39
1.39
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.72
4.72
Dad Clarkson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.65
0.65
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.181
1.181
Dad Clarkson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
37
0.47
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
58
0.26
Dad Clarkson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
36
0.46
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
63
0.29
Dad Clarkson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 9 Innings
29
0.13
Dad Clarkson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3286
41.97
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
8390
38.09
Dad Clarkson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
0.18
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
0.02
Dad Clarkson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
566
7.23
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
974
4.42
Dad Clarkson
Career
Per 9 Innings
7.23
7.23
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.42
4.42
Dad Clarkson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 9 Innings
68
0.31
Dad Clarkson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 9 Innings
47
0.21
Dad Clarkson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
105
0.48
Dad Clarkson
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.7
1.7
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.255
1.255
Dad Clarkson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2925
37.36
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
7551
34.28
Dad Clarkson
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.9
5.9
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.74
2.74
Dad Clarkson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.306
0.306
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.275
0.275
Dad Clarkson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
41.97
41.97
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 9 Innings
38.09
38.09

Fielding Stats for Dad Clarkson and Ted Lilly

Dad Clarkson
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
6
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
15
Dad Clarkson
Career
Per 9 Innings
97
1.24
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
356
1.62
Dad Clarkson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
331
1.5
Dad Clarkson
Career
Per 9 Innings
2118
27
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5948
27
Dad Clarkson
Career
Per 9 Innings
706
9
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1982.2
9
Dad Clarkson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
31
0.4
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
67
0.3
Dad Clarkson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
162
2.07
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
214
0.97
Dad Clarkson
Career
Per 9 Innings
20
0.25
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
17
0.08
Dad Clarkson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
213
2.72
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
298
1.35
Dad Clarkson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
193
2.46
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
281
1.28
Dad Clarkson
Career
Per 9 Innings
90.61
90.61
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
94.3
94.3
Dad Clarkson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.99
1.99
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.789
0.789
Dad Clarkson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
92.98
92.98
Dad Clarkson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
0.09
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
0.02
Dad Clarkson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dad Clarkson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dad Clarkson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dad Clarkson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Dad Clarkson and Ted Lilly

Dad Clarkson
Career
Per 600 PA
6
6
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
15
15
Dad Clarkson
Career
Per 600 PA
98
186.08
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
357
545.04
Dad Clarkson
Career
Per 600 PA
316
600
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
393
600
Dad Clarkson
Career
Per 600 PA
273
518.35
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
347
529.77
Dad Clarkson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.161
0.161
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 600 PA
0.101
0.101
Dad Clarkson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.501
0.501
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 600 PA
0.332
0.332
Dad Clarkson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
44
83.54
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 600 PA
35
53.44
Dad Clarkson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
40
75.95
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 600 PA
28
42.75
Dad Clarkson
Career
Per 600 PA
2
3.8
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
9.16
Dad Clarkson
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.9
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1.53
Dad Clarkson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.9
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dad Clarkson
Career
Per 600 PA
4
7.59
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
10.69
Dad Clarkson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.091
0.091
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.2
0.2
Dad Clarkson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.004
0.004
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dad Clarkson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.023
0.023
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dad Clarkson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
16.05
30.48
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 600 PA
5.28
8.07
Dad Clarkson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
51
96.84
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 600 PA
43
65.65
Dad Clarkson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
83
157.59
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 600 PA
44
67.18
Dad Clarkson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.266
0.266
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 600 PA
0.124
0.124
Dad Clarkson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.187
0.187
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 600 PA
0.124
0.124
Dad Clarkson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.453
0.453
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 600 PA
0.248
0.248
Dad Clarkson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.026
0.026
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 600 PA
0.023
0.023
Dad Clarkson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.166
0.166
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 600 PA
0.087
0.087
Dad Clarkson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.397
0.397
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 600 PA
0.174
0.174
Dad Clarkson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.216
0.216
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 600 PA
0.177
0.177
Dad Clarkson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
33
62.66
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 600 PA
10
15.27
Dad Clarkson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
18
34.18
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 600 PA
17
25.95
Dad Clarkson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
50
94.94
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 600 PA
27
41.22
Dad Clarkson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
17.07
32.4
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 600 PA
-8.04
-12.27
Dad Clarkson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
3.8
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1.53
Dad Clarkson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
37
70.25
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 600 PA
8
12.21
Dad Clarkson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dad Clarkson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
73
138.61
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 600 PA
149
227.48
Dad Clarkson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4.33
4.33
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 600 PA
2.64
2.64
Dad Clarkson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.51
0.51
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 600 PA
0.05
0.05
Dad Clarkson
Career
Per 600 PA
4
7.59
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
37
56.49
Dad Clarkson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dad Clarkson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 600 PA
2
3.05
Dad Clarkson
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1.9
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
4.58
Dad Clarkson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
3.05
Dad Clarkson
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1.9
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
7.63
Dad Clarkson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
100
100
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 600 PA
60
60