Danny Clay vs. Ted Lilly — Career Comparison

Danny Clay
Baby BoomersCaliforniaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaPhiladelphia PhilliesNational LeagueRelief Pitcher
Ted Lilly
Gen XCaliforniaThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaChicago CubsNational LeagueStarting PitcherAll-Star

Ted Lilly built a career as a starting pitcher and Danny Clay 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 and 2.083 for Danny Clay. By the career numbers, Ted Lilly had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Danny Clay and Ted Lilly

Danny Clay
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
15
Danny Clay
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
17
6.38
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
356
1.62
Danny Clay
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
331
1.5
Danny Clay
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
130
0.59
Danny Clay
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.38
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 9 Innings
113
0.51
Danny Clay
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
53.5
53.5
Danny Clay
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
92.98
92.98
Danny Clay
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.02
Danny Clay
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.01
Danny Clay
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Danny Clay
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
16
6
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
913
4.14
Danny Clay
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
6
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.14
4.14
Danny Clay
Career
Per 9 Innings
7.81
7.81
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.78
3.78
Danny Clay
Career
Per 9 Innings
7.33
7.33
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.32
4.32
Danny Clay
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.303
0.303
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.242
0.242
Danny Clay
Career
Per 9 Innings
72
27
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5948
27
Danny Clay
Career
Per 9 Innings
24
9
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1982.2
9
Danny Clay
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
27
10.13
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1827
8.29
Danny Clay
Career
Per 9 Innings
10.13
10.13
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.29
8.29
Danny Clay
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5
1.88
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
293
1.33
Danny Clay
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.88
1.88
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.33
1.33
Danny Clay
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.29
0.29
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.82
0.82
Danny Clay
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
21
7.88
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
661
3
Danny Clay
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
0.75
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
35
0.16
Danny Clay
Career
Per 9 Innings
7.88
7.88
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
3
Danny Clay
Career
Per 9 Innings
12
4.5
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1681
7.63
Danny Clay
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.5
4.5
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.63
7.63
Danny Clay
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.71
0.71
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.72
4.72
Danny Clay
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.375
1.375
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.181
1.181
Danny Clay
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
0.75
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
58
0.26
Danny Clay
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 9 Innings
63
0.29
Danny Clay
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
0.38
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
29
0.13
Danny Clay
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
114
42.75
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
8390
38.09
Danny Clay
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.75
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5
0.02
Danny Clay
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
17
6.38
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
974
4.42
Danny Clay
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.38
6.38
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.42
4.42
Danny Clay
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3
1.13
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
68
0.31
Danny Clay
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
0.38
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
47
0.21
Danny Clay
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
1.5
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
105
0.48
Danny Clay
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.255
1.255
Danny Clay
Career
Per 9 Innings
89
33.38
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7551
34.28
Danny Clay
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
1
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.74
2.74
Danny Clay
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.306
0.306
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.275
0.275
Danny Clay
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
42.75
42.75
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 9 Innings
38.09
38.09

Fielding Stats for Danny Clay and Ted Lilly

Danny Clay
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
15
Danny Clay
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
17
6.38
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
356
1.62
Danny Clay
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
331
1.5
Danny Clay
Career
Per 9 Innings
72
27
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5948
27
Danny Clay
Career
Per 9 Innings
24
9
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1982.2
9
Danny Clay
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.38
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
67
0.3
Danny Clay
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.75
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
214
0.97
Danny Clay
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
0.38
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
17
0.08
Danny Clay
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
1.5
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
298
1.35
Danny Clay
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
1.13
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
281
1.28
Danny Clay
Career
Per 9 Innings
75
75
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
94.3
94.3
Danny Clay
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.177
0.177
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.789
0.789
Danny Clay
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
92.98
92.98
Danny Clay
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.02
Danny Clay
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Danny Clay
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Danny Clay
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Danny Clay
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Danny Clay and Ted Lilly

Danny Clay
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
15
15
Danny Clay
Career
Per 600 PAverified
17
3400
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
357
545.04
Danny Clay
Career
Per 600 PA
3
600
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
393
600
Danny Clay
Career
Per 600 PA
2
400
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
347
529.77
Danny Clay
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.101
0.101
Danny Clay
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.333
0.333
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 600 PA
0.332
0.332
Danny Clay
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
35
53.44
Danny Clay
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
28
42.75
Danny Clay
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
9.16
Danny Clay
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.53
Danny Clay
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Danny Clay
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
10.69
Danny Clay
Career
Per 600 PA
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.2
0.2
Danny Clay
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Danny Clay
Career
Per 600 PA
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Danny Clay
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5.28
8.07
Danny Clay
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
43
65.65
Danny Clay
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
44
67.18
Danny Clay
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.124
0.124
Danny Clay
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.124
0.124
Danny Clay
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.248
0.248
Danny Clay
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.023
0.023
Danny Clay
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.087
0.087
Danny Clay
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.174
0.174
Danny Clay
Career
Per 600 PA
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.177
0.177
Danny Clay
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10
15.27
Danny Clay
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
17
25.95
Danny Clay
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
27
41.22
Danny Clay
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
-0.19
-38.03
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 600 PAverified
-8.04
-12.27
Danny Clay
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.53
Danny Clay
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8
12.21
Danny Clay
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Danny Clay
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
2
400
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 600 PAverified
149
227.48
Danny Clay
Career
Per 600 PA
1.5
1.5
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2.64
2.64
Danny Clay
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.05
0.05
Danny Clay
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
200
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
37
56.49
Danny Clay
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Danny Clay
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 600 PA
2
3.05
Danny Clay
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
4.58
Danny Clay
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
3.05
Danny Clay
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
7.63
Danny Clay
Career
Per 600 PA
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
60
60