Phil Clark vs. Ted Lilly — Career Comparison

Phil Clark
Silent GenerationGeorgiaThrows 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 Phil Clark 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 7.98 and 2.114 for Phil Clark. By the career numbers, Ted Lilly had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Phil Clark and Ted Lilly

Phil Clark
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
15
Phil Clark
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
8.59
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
356
1.62
Phil Clark
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
331
1.5
Phil Clark
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
130
0.59
Phil Clark
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
1.23
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
113
0.51
Phil Clark
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
53.5
53.5
Phil Clark
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
92.98
92.98
Phil Clark
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.02
Phil Clark
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.01
Phil Clark
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.61
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Phil Clark
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
13
7.98
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
913
4.14
Phil Clark
Career
Per 9 Innings
7.98
7.98
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.14
4.14
Phil Clark
Career
Per 9 Innings
7.66
7.66
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.78
3.78
Phil Clark
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.2
6.2
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.32
4.32
Phil Clark
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.317
0.317
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.242
0.242
Phil Clark
Career
Per 9 Innings
44
27
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5948
27
Phil Clark
Career
Per 9 Innings
14.2
9
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1982.2
9
Phil Clark
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
19
11.66
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1827
8.29
Phil Clark
Career
Per 9 Innings
11.66
11.66
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.29
8.29
Phil Clark
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
1.23
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 9 Innings
293
1.33
Phil Clark
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.23
1.23
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.33
1.33
Phil Clark
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.14
0.14
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.82
0.82
Phil Clark
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
11
6.75
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
661
3
Phil Clark
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
0.61
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
35
0.16
Phil Clark
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.75
6.75
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
3
Phil Clark
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
3.68
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1681
7.63
Phil Clark
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.68
3.68
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.63
7.63
Phil Clark
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.43
0.43
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.72
4.72
Phil Clark
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.159
1.159
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.181
1.181
Phil Clark
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 9 Innings
58
0.26
Phil Clark
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 9 Innings
63
0.29
Phil Clark
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 9 Innings
29
0.13
Phil Clark
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
71
43.57
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
8390
38.09
Phil Clark
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
3.07
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
0.02
Phil Clark
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
16
9.82
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
974
4.42
Phil Clark
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.82
9.82
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.42
4.42
Phil Clark
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 9 Innings
68
0.31
Phil Clark
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 9 Innings
47
0.21
Phil Clark
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
105
0.48
Phil Clark
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.046
2.046
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.255
1.255
Phil Clark
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
60
36.82
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
7551
34.28
Phil Clark
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.14
1.14
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.74
2.74
Phil Clark
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.327
0.327
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.275
0.275
Phil Clark
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
43.57
43.57
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 9 Innings
38.09
38.09

Fielding Stats for Phil Clark and Ted Lilly

Phil Clark
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
15
Phil Clark
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
8.59
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
356
1.62
Phil Clark
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
331
1.5
Phil Clark
Career
Per 9 Innings
44
27
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5948
27
Phil Clark
Career
Per 9 Innings
14.2
9
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1982.2
9
Phil Clark
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
67
0.3
Phil Clark
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
1.84
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
214
0.97
Phil Clark
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 9 Innings
17
0.08
Phil Clark
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
1.84
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
298
1.35
Phil Clark
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
1.84
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
281
1.28
Phil Clark
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 9 Innings
94.3
94.3
Phil Clark
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.214
0.214
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.789
0.789
Phil Clark
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
92.98
92.98
Phil Clark
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.02
Phil Clark
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Phil Clark
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Phil Clark
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Phil Clark
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Phil Clark and Ted Lilly

Phil Clark
Career
Per 600 PA
2
2
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
15
15
Phil Clark
Career
Per 600 PAverified
15
9000
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
357
545.04
Phil Clark
Career
Per 600 PA
1
600
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
393
600
Phil Clark
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
600
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
347
529.77
Phil Clark
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.101
0.101
Phil Clark
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.332
0.332
Phil Clark
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
35
53.44
Phil Clark
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
28
42.75
Phil Clark
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
9.16
Phil Clark
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.53
Phil Clark
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Phil Clark
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
10.69
Phil Clark
Career
Per 600 PA
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.2
0.2
Phil Clark
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Phil Clark
Career
Per 600 PA
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Phil Clark
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5.28
8.07
Phil Clark
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
43
65.65
Phil Clark
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
44
67.18
Phil Clark
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.124
0.124
Phil Clark
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.124
0.124
Phil Clark
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.248
0.248
Phil Clark
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.023
0.023
Phil Clark
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.087
0.087
Phil Clark
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.174
0.174
Phil Clark
Career
Per 600 PA
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.177
0.177
Phil Clark
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10
15.27
Phil Clark
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
17
25.95
Phil Clark
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
27
41.22
Phil Clark
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
-0.11
-66.4
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 600 PAverified
-8.04
-12.27
Phil Clark
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.53
Phil Clark
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8
12.21
Phil Clark
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Phil Clark
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1
600
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 600 PAverified
149
227.48
Phil Clark
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2.64
2.64
Phil Clark
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.05
0.05
Phil Clark
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
37
56.49
Phil Clark
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Phil Clark
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 600 PA
2
3.05
Phil Clark
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
4.58
Phil Clark
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
3.05
Phil Clark
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
7.63
Phil Clark
Career
Per 600 PA
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
60
60