Rufe Clarke vs. Ted Lilly — Career Comparison

Rufe Clarke
Lost GenerationSouth CarolinaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaDetroit TigersAmerican LeagueRelief Pitcher
Ted Lilly
Gen XCaliforniaThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaChicago CubsNational LeagueStarting PitcherAll-Star

Ted Lilly built a career as a starting pitcher and Rufe Clarke as a reliever — different jobs with different demands — but on the metrics that apply to both, a comparison is still worth making. Rufe Clarke posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 3.97 and WHIP 1.765 compared to 4.14 and 1.273 for Ted Lilly. By the career numbers, Rufe Clarke had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Rufe Clarke and Ted Lilly

Rufe Clarke
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
15
Rufe Clarke
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
5.56
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
356
1.62
Rufe Clarke
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
331
1.5
Rufe Clarke
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.79
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
130
0.59
Rufe Clarke
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
0.79
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
113
0.51
Rufe Clarke
Career
Per 9 Innings
50
50
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
53.5
53.5
Rufe Clarke
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
92.98
92.98
Rufe Clarke
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.02
Rufe Clarke
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.01
Rufe Clarke
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rufe Clarke
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
3.97
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 9 Innings
913
4.14
Rufe Clarke
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.97
3.97
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.14
4.14
Rufe Clarke
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.26
5.26
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.78
3.78
Rufe Clarke
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.91
5.91
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.32
4.32
Rufe Clarke
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.231
0.231
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.242
0.242
Rufe Clarke
Career
Per 9 Innings
34
27
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5948
27
Rufe Clarke
Career
Per 9 Innings
11.1
9
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1982.2
9
Rufe Clarke
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
7.15
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 9 Innings
1827
8.29
Rufe Clarke
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.15
7.15
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.29
8.29
Rufe Clarke
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 9 Innings
293
1.33
Rufe Clarke
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.33
1.33
Rufe Clarke
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.82
0.82
Rufe Clarke
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
11
8.74
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
661
3
Rufe Clarke
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 9 Innings
35
0.16
Rufe Clarke
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.74
8.74
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
3
Rufe Clarke
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
2.38
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1681
7.63
Rufe Clarke
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.38
2.38
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.63
7.63
Rufe Clarke
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.43
0.43
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.72
4.72
Rufe Clarke
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.235
1.235
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.181
1.181
Rufe Clarke
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 9 Innings
58
0.26
Rufe Clarke
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
1.59
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
63
0.29
Rufe Clarke
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 9 Innings
29
0.13
Rufe Clarke
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
52
41.29
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
8390
38.09
Rufe Clarke
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
1.59
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5
0.02
Rufe Clarke
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
3.97
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 9 Innings
974
4.42
Rufe Clarke
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.97
3.97
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.42
4.42
Rufe Clarke
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 9 Innings
68
0.31
Rufe Clarke
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 9 Innings
47
0.21
Rufe Clarke
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
105
0.48
Rufe Clarke
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.765
1.765
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.255
1.255
Rufe Clarke
Career
Per 9 Innings
39
30.97
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7551
34.28
Rufe Clarke
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.71
0.71
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.74
2.74
Rufe Clarke
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.25
0.25
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.275
0.275
Rufe Clarke
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
41.29
41.29
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 9 Innings
38.09
38.09

Fielding Stats for Rufe Clarke and Ted Lilly

Rufe Clarke
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
15
Rufe Clarke
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
356
1.62
Rufe Clarke
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
331
1.5
Rufe Clarke
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5948
27
Rufe Clarke
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1982.2
9
Rufe Clarke
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
67
0.3
Rufe Clarke
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
214
0.97
Rufe Clarke
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 9 Innings
17
0.08
Rufe Clarke
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
298
1.35
Rufe Clarke
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
281
1.28
Rufe Clarke
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
100
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
94.3
94.3
Rufe Clarke
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.714
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.789
0.789
Rufe Clarke
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
92.98
92.98
Rufe Clarke
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.02
Rufe Clarke
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rufe Clarke
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rufe Clarke
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rufe Clarke
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Rufe Clarke and Ted Lilly

Rufe Clarke
Career
Per 600 PA
2
2
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
15
15
Rufe Clarke
Career
Per 600 PAverified
7
4200
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
357
545.04
Rufe Clarke
Career
Per 600 PA
1
600
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
393
600
Rufe Clarke
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
600
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
347
529.77
Rufe Clarke
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.101
0.101
Rufe Clarke
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.332
0.332
Rufe Clarke
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
35
53.44
Rufe Clarke
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
28
42.75
Rufe Clarke
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
9.16
Rufe Clarke
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.53
Rufe Clarke
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rufe Clarke
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
10.69
Rufe Clarke
Career
Per 600 PA
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.2
0.2
Rufe Clarke
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rufe Clarke
Career
Per 600 PA
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rufe Clarke
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5.28
8.07
Rufe Clarke
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
43
65.65
Rufe Clarke
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
44
67.18
Rufe Clarke
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.124
0.124
Rufe Clarke
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.124
0.124
Rufe Clarke
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.248
0.248
Rufe Clarke
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.023
0.023
Rufe Clarke
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.087
0.087
Rufe Clarke
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.174
0.174
Rufe Clarke
Career
Per 600 PA
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.177
0.177
Rufe Clarke
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10
15.27
Rufe Clarke
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
17
25.95
Rufe Clarke
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
27
41.22
Rufe Clarke
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
-0.11
-66.4
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 600 PAverified
-8.04
-12.27
Rufe Clarke
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.53
Rufe Clarke
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8
12.21
Rufe Clarke
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rufe Clarke
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1
600
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 600 PAverified
149
227.48
Rufe Clarke
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2.64
2.64
Rufe Clarke
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.05
0.05
Rufe Clarke
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
37
56.49
Rufe Clarke
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rufe Clarke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 600 PA
2
3.05
Rufe Clarke
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
4.58
Rufe Clarke
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
3.05
Rufe Clarke
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
7.63
Rufe Clarke
Career
Per 600 PA
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
60
60