Joe Cleary vs. Ted Lilly — Career Comparison

Joe Cleary
Greatest GenerationIrelandThrows RightBats RightEuropeWashington SenatorsAmerican LeagueRelief Pitcher
Ted Lilly
Gen XCaliforniaThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaChicago CubsNational LeagueStarting PitcherAll-Star

Ted Lilly built a career as a starting pitcher and Joe Cleary 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 189 and 24.000 for Joe Cleary. By the career numbers, Ted Lilly had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Joe Cleary and Ted Lilly

Joe Cleary
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
15
Joe Cleary
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
27
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
356
1.62
Joe Cleary
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
331
1.5
Joe Cleary
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
130
0.59
Joe Cleary
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 9 Innings
113
0.51
Joe Cleary
Career
Per 9 Innings
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
53.5
53.5
Joe Cleary
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
92.98
92.98
Joe Cleary
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.02
Joe Cleary
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.01
Joe Cleary
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Cleary
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
7
189
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
913
4.14
Joe Cleary
Career
Per 9 Innings
189
189
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.14
4.14
Joe Cleary
Career
Per 9 Innings
173.79
173.79
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.78
3.78
Joe Cleary
Career
Per 9 Innings
24
24
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.32
4.32
Joe Cleary
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.833
0.833
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.242
0.242
Joe Cleary
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
27
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5948
27
Joe Cleary
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.1
9
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1982.2
9
Joe Cleary
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5
135
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1827
8.29
Joe Cleary
Career
Per 9 Innings
135
135
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.29
8.29
Joe Cleary
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 9 Innings
293
1.33
Joe Cleary
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.33
1.33
Joe Cleary
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.82
0.82
Joe Cleary
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3
81
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
661
3
Joe Cleary
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 9 Innings
35
0.16
Joe Cleary
Career
Per 9 Innings
81
81
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
3
Joe Cleary
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
27
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1681
7.63
Joe Cleary
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
27
27
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 9 Innings
7.63
7.63
Joe Cleary
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.72
4.72
Joe Cleary
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
12
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.181
1.181
Joe Cleary
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
27
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
58
0.26
Joe Cleary
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 9 Innings
63
0.29
Joe Cleary
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 9 Innings
29
0.13
Joe Cleary
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
243
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
8390
38.09
Joe Cleary
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.02
Joe Cleary
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
7
189
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
974
4.42
Joe Cleary
Career
Per 9 Innings
189
189
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.42
4.42
Joe Cleary
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 9 Innings
68
0.31
Joe Cleary
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 9 Innings
47
0.21
Joe Cleary
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
105
0.48
Joe Cleary
Career
Per 9 Innings
24
24
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.255
1.255
Joe Cleary
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
162
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
7551
34.28
Joe Cleary
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
7
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.74
2.74
Joe Cleary
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.275
0.275
Joe Cleary
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
243
243
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 9 Innings
38.09
38.09

Fielding Stats for Joe Cleary and Ted Lilly

Joe Cleary
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
15
Joe Cleary
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
356
1.62
Joe Cleary
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
331
1.5
Joe Cleary
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5948
27
Joe Cleary
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1982.2
9
Joe Cleary
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
67
0.3
Joe Cleary
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
214
0.97
Joe Cleary
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 9 Innings
17
0.08
Joe Cleary
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
298
1.35
Joe Cleary
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
281
1.28
Joe Cleary
Career
Per 9 Innings
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
94.3
94.3
Joe Cleary
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.789
0.789
Joe Cleary
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
92.98
92.98
Joe Cleary
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.02
Joe Cleary
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Cleary
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Cleary
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Cleary
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Joe Cleary and Ted Lilly

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