Fritz Clausen vs. Ted Lilly — Career Comparison

Fritz Clausen
Pre-GenerationalNew YorkThrows LeftBats RightNorth AmericaLouisville ColonelsNational LeagueRelief Pitcher
Ted Lilly
Gen XCaliforniaThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaChicago CubsNational LeagueStarting PitcherAll-Star

Ted Lilly built a career as a starting pitcher and Fritz Clausen as a reliever — different jobs with different demands — but on the metrics that apply to both, a comparison is still worth making. Fritz Clausen posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 3.64 and WHIP 1.461 compared to 4.14 and 1.273 for Ted Lilly. By the career numbers, Fritz Clausen had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Fritz Clausen and Ted Lilly

Fritz Clausen
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
4
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
15
Fritz Clausen
Career
Per 9 Innings
43
1.19
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
356
1.62
Fritz Clausen
Career
Per 9 Innings
42
1.17
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
331
1.5
Fritz Clausen
Career
Per 9 Innings
16
0.44
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
130
0.59
Fritz Clausen
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
22
0.61
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
113
0.51
Fritz Clausen
Career
Per 9 Innings
42.11
42.11
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
53.5
53.5
Fritz Clausen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
97.67
97.67
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 9 Innings
92.98
92.98
Fritz Clausen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
36
1
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
0.02
Fritz Clausen
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.06
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3
0.01
Fritz Clausen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.03
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Fritz Clausen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
131
3.64
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 9 Innings
913
4.14
Fritz Clausen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.64
3.64
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.14
4.14
Fritz Clausen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.75
3.75
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.78
3.78
Fritz Clausen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.04
4.04
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.32
4.32
Fritz Clausen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.246
0.246
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.242
0.242
Fritz Clausen
Career
Per 9 Innings
973
27
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5948
27
Fritz Clausen
Career
Per 9 Innings
324.1
9
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1982.2
9
Fritz Clausen
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
315
8.74
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1827
8.29
Fritz Clausen
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.74
8.74
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.29
8.29
Fritz Clausen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
0.19
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 9 Innings
293
1.33
Fritz Clausen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.19
0.19
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.33
1.33
Fritz Clausen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.16
0.16
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.82
0.82
Fritz Clausen
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
159
4.41
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
661
3
Fritz Clausen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 9 Innings
35
0.16
Fritz Clausen
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.41
4.41
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
3
Fritz Clausen
Career
Per 9 Innings
134
3.72
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1681
7.63
Fritz Clausen
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.72
3.72
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.63
7.63
Fritz Clausen
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.12
3.12
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.72
4.72
Fritz Clausen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.903
0.903
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.181
1.181
Fritz Clausen
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
15
0.42
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
58
0.26
Fritz Clausen
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
12
0.33
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
63
0.29
Fritz Clausen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 9 Innings
29
0.13
Fritz Clausen
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1453
40.32
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
8390
38.09
Fritz Clausen
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.03
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5
0.02
Fritz Clausen
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
211
5.86
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
974
4.42
Fritz Clausen
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.86
5.86
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.42
4.42
Fritz Clausen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 9 Innings
68
0.31
Fritz Clausen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 9 Innings
47
0.21
Fritz Clausen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
105
0.48
Fritz Clausen
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.462
1.462
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.255
1.255
Fritz Clausen
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1282
35.57
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
7551
34.28
Fritz Clausen
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.91
4.91
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.74
2.74
Fritz Clausen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.27
0.27
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.275
0.275
Fritz Clausen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
40.32
40.32
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 9 Innings
38.09
38.09

Fielding Stats for Fritz Clausen and Ted Lilly

Fritz Clausen
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
4
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
15
Fritz Clausen
Career
Per 9 Innings
43
1.19
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
356
1.62
Fritz Clausen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
331
1.5
Fritz Clausen
Career
Per 9 Innings
972
27
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5948
27
Fritz Clausen
Career
Per 9 Innings
324
9
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1982.2
9
Fritz Clausen
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
17
0.47
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
67
0.3
Fritz Clausen
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
67
1.86
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
214
0.97
Fritz Clausen
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
8
0.22
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
17
0.08
Fritz Clausen
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
92
2.56
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
298
1.35
Fritz Clausen
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
84
2.33
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
281
1.28
Fritz Clausen
Career
Per 9 Innings
91.3
91.3
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
94.3
94.3
Fritz Clausen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.954
1.954
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.789
0.789
Fritz Clausen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
92.98
92.98
Fritz Clausen
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.03
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5
0.02
Fritz Clausen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Fritz Clausen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Fritz Clausen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Fritz Clausen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Fritz Clausen and Ted Lilly

Fritz Clausen
Career
Per 600 PA
4
4
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
15
15
Fritz Clausen
Career
Per 600 PA
43
179.17
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
357
545.04
Fritz Clausen
Career
Per 600 PA
144
600
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
393
600
Fritz Clausen
Career
Per 600 PAverified
136
566.67
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
347
529.77
Fritz Clausen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.147
0.147
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 600 PA
0.101
0.101
Fritz Clausen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.368
0.368
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 600 PA
0.332
0.332
Fritz Clausen
Career
Per 600 PAverified
20
83.33
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
35
53.44
Fritz Clausen
Career
Per 600 PAverified
19
79.17
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
28
42.75
Fritz Clausen
Career
Per 600 PA
1
4.17
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
9.16
Fritz Clausen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.53
Fritz Clausen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fritz Clausen
Career
Per 600 PA
1
4.17
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
10.69
Fritz Clausen
Career
Per 600 PA
0.05
0.05
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.2
0.2
Fritz Clausen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fritz Clausen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fritz Clausen
Career
Per 600 PAverified
4.12
17.17
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
5.28
8.07
Fritz Clausen
Career
Per 600 PAverified
21
87.5
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
43
65.65
Fritz Clausen
Career
Per 600 PAverified
28
116.67
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
44
67.18
Fritz Clausen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.194
0.194
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 600 PA
0.124
0.124
Fritz Clausen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.154
0.154
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 600 PA
0.124
0.124
Fritz Clausen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.349
0.349
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 600 PA
0.248
0.248
Fritz Clausen
Career
Per 600 PA
0.007
0.007
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.023
0.023
Fritz Clausen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.126
0.126
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 600 PA
0.087
0.087
Fritz Clausen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.25
0.25
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 600 PA
0.174
0.174
Fritz Clausen
Career
Per 600 PA
0.164
0.164
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.177
0.177
Fritz Clausen
Career
Per 600 PAverified
8
33.33
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
10
15.27
Fritz Clausen
Career
Per 600 PA
5
20.83
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
17
25.95
Fritz Clausen
Career
Per 600 PAverified
13
54.17
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
27
41.22
Fritz Clausen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2.77
11.56
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 600 PA
-8.04
-12.27
Fritz Clausen
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
4.17
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1.53
Fritz Clausen
Career
Per 600 PAverified
7
29.17
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
8
12.21
Fritz Clausen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fritz Clausen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
14
58.33
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 600 PA
149
227.48
Fritz Clausen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10.29
10.29
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 600 PA
2.64
2.64
Fritz Clausen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.5
0.5
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 600 PA
0.05
0.05
Fritz Clausen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
37
56.49
Fritz Clausen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fritz Clausen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 600 PA
2
3.05
Fritz Clausen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
4.58
Fritz Clausen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
3.05
Fritz Clausen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
7.63
Fritz Clausen
Career
Per 600 PA
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
60
60