Stan Clarke vs. Ted Lilly — Career Comparison

Stan Clarke
Baby BoomersOhioThrows LeftBats RightNorth AmericaToronto Blue JaysAmerican LeagueRelief Pitcher
Ted Lilly
Gen XCaliforniaThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaChicago CubsNational LeagueStarting PitcherAll-Star

Ted Lilly built a career as a starting pitcher and Stan 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 6.79 and 1.820 for Stan 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 Stan Clarke and Ted Lilly

Stan Clarke
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
6
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
15
Stan Clarke
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
50
7.38
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
356
1.62
Stan Clarke
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.3
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
331
1.5
Stan Clarke
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.44
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
130
0.59
Stan Clarke
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6
0.89
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
113
0.51
Stan Clarke
Career
Per 9 Innings
33.33
33.33
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
53.5
53.5
Stan Clarke
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
4
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
92.98
92.98
Stan Clarke
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.02
Stan Clarke
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.01
Stan Clarke
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Stan Clarke
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
46
6.79
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
913
4.14
Stan Clarke
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.79
6.79
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.14
4.14
Stan Clarke
Career
Per 9 Innings
7.65
7.65
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.78
3.78
Stan Clarke
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.75
6.75
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.32
4.32
Stan Clarke
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.328
0.328
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.242
0.242
Stan Clarke
Career
Per 9 Innings
183
27
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5948
27
Stan Clarke
Career
Per 9 Innings
61
9
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1982.2
9
Stan Clarke
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
78
11.51
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1827
8.29
Stan Clarke
Career
Per 9 Innings
11.51
11.51
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.29
8.29
Stan Clarke
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
16
2.36
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
293
1.33
Stan Clarke
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.36
2.36
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.33
1.33
Stan Clarke
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.32
0.32
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.82
0.82
Stan Clarke
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
31
4.57
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
661
3
Stan Clarke
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
0.3
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
35
0.16
Stan Clarke
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.57
4.57
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
3
Stan Clarke
Career
Per 9 Innings
36
5.31
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1681
7.63
Stan Clarke
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.31
5.31
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.63
7.63
Stan Clarke
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.72
0.72
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.72
4.72
Stan Clarke
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.098
1.098
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.181
1.181
Stan Clarke
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4
0.59
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
58
0.26
Stan Clarke
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 9 Innings
63
0.29
Stan Clarke
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3
0.44
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
29
0.13
Stan Clarke
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
279
41.16
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
8390
38.09
Stan Clarke
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
24
3.54
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
0.02
Stan Clarke
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
46
6.79
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
974
4.42
Stan Clarke
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.79
6.79
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.42
4.42
Stan Clarke
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5
0.74
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
68
0.31
Stan Clarke
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5
0.74
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
47
0.21
Stan Clarke
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.89
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
105
0.48
Stan Clarke
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.787
1.787
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.255
1.255
Stan Clarke
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
238
35.11
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
7551
34.28
Stan Clarke
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.92
0.92
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.74
2.74
Stan Clarke
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.333
0.333
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.275
0.275
Stan Clarke
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
41.16
41.16
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 9 Innings
38.09
38.09

Fielding Stats for Stan Clarke and Ted Lilly

Stan Clarke
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
6
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
15
Stan Clarke
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
50
7.38
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
356
1.62
Stan Clarke
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.3
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
331
1.5
Stan Clarke
Career
Per 9 Innings
183
27
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5948
27
Stan Clarke
Career
Per 9 Innings
61
9
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1982.2
9
Stan Clarke
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.15
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
67
0.3
Stan Clarke
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
1.33
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
214
0.97
Stan Clarke
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 9 Innings
17
0.08
Stan Clarke
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
1.48
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
298
1.35
Stan Clarke
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
1.48
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
281
1.28
Stan Clarke
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 9 Innings
94.3
94.3
Stan Clarke
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.2
0.2
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.789
0.789
Stan Clarke
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
4
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
92.98
92.98
Stan Clarke
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.02
Stan Clarke
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Stan Clarke
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Stan Clarke
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Stan Clarke
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Stan Clarke and Ted Lilly

Stan Clarke
Career
Per 600 PA
6
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
15
15
Stan Clarke
Career
Per 600 PA
50
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
357
545.04
Stan Clarke
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
393
600
Stan Clarke
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
347
529.77
Stan Clarke
Career
Per 600 PA
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.101
0.101
Stan Clarke
Career
Per 600 PA
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.332
0.332
Stan Clarke
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
35
53.44
Stan Clarke
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
28
42.75
Stan Clarke
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
9.16
Stan Clarke
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.53
Stan Clarke
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Stan Clarke
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
10.69
Stan Clarke
Career
Per 600 PA
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.2
0.2
Stan Clarke
Career
Per 600 PA
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Stan Clarke
Career
Per 600 PA
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Stan Clarke
Career
Per 600 PA
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5.28
8.07
Stan Clarke
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
43
65.65
Stan Clarke
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
44
67.18
Stan Clarke
Career
Per 600 PA
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.124
0.124
Stan Clarke
Career
Per 600 PA
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.124
0.124
Stan Clarke
Career
Per 600 PA
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.248
0.248
Stan Clarke
Career
Per 600 PA
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.023
0.023
Stan Clarke
Career
Per 600 PA
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.087
0.087
Stan Clarke
Career
Per 600 PA
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.174
0.174
Stan Clarke
Career
Per 600 PA
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.177
0.177
Stan Clarke
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10
15.27
Stan Clarke
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
17
25.95
Stan Clarke
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
27
41.22
Stan Clarke
Career
Per 600 PA
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
-8.04
-12.27
Stan Clarke
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.53
Stan Clarke
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8
12.21
Stan Clarke
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Stan Clarke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 600 PA
149
227.48
Stan Clarke
Career
Per 600 PA
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2.64
2.64
Stan Clarke
Career
Per 600 PA
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.05
0.05
Stan Clarke
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
37
56.49
Stan Clarke
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Stan Clarke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 600 PA
2
3.05
Stan Clarke
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
4.58
Stan Clarke
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
3.05
Stan Clarke
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
7.63
Stan Clarke
Career
Per 600 PA
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
60
60