Tom Clyde vs. Ted Lilly — Career Comparison

Tom Clyde
Greatest GenerationVirginiaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaPhiladelphia AthleticsAmerican LeagueRelief Pitcher
Ted Lilly
Gen XCaliforniaThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaChicago CubsNational LeagueStarting PitcherAll-Star

Ted Lilly built a career as a starting pitcher and Tom Clyde 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 9 and 1.833 for Tom Clyde. By the career numbers, Ted Lilly had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Tom Clyde and Ted Lilly

Tom Clyde
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
15
Tom Clyde
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
6
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
356
1.62
Tom Clyde
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
331
1.5
Tom Clyde
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
130
0.59
Tom Clyde
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 9 Innings
113
0.51
Tom Clyde
Career
Per 9 Innings
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
53.5
53.5
Tom Clyde
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
92.98
92.98
Tom Clyde
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.02
Tom Clyde
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.01
Tom Clyde
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tom Clyde
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6
9
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
913
4.14
Tom Clyde
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
9
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.14
4.14
Tom Clyde
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.79
6.79
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.78
3.78
Tom Clyde
Career
Per 9 Innings
7.67
7.67
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.32
4.32
Tom Clyde
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.259
0.259
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.242
0.242
Tom Clyde
Career
Per 9 Innings
18
27
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5948
27
Tom Clyde
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
9
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1982.2
9
Tom Clyde
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
7
10.5
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1827
8.29
Tom Clyde
Career
Per 9 Innings
10.5
10.5
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.29
8.29
Tom Clyde
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
1.5
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
293
1.33
Tom Clyde
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.5
1.5
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.33
1.33
Tom Clyde
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.25
0.25
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.82
0.82
Tom Clyde
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4
6
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
661
3
Tom Clyde
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 9 Innings
35
0.16
Tom Clyde
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
6
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
3
Tom Clyde
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1681
7.63
Tom Clyde
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.63
7.63
Tom Clyde
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.72
4.72
Tom Clyde
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.667
0.667
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.181
1.181
Tom Clyde
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 9 Innings
58
0.26
Tom Clyde
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
1.5
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
63
0.29
Tom Clyde
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 9 Innings
29
0.13
Tom Clyde
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
32
48
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
8390
38.09
Tom Clyde
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
1.5
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5
0.02
Tom Clyde
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
8
12
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
974
4.42
Tom Clyde
Career
Per 9 Innings
12
12
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.42
4.42
Tom Clyde
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 9 Innings
68
0.31
Tom Clyde
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 9 Innings
47
0.21
Tom Clyde
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
105
0.48
Tom Clyde
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.833
1.833
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.255
1.255
Tom Clyde
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
27
40.5
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
7551
34.28
Tom Clyde
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
2
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.74
2.74
Tom Clyde
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.231
0.231
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.275
0.275
Tom Clyde
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
48
48
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 9 Innings
38.09
38.09

Fielding Stats for Tom Clyde and Ted Lilly

Tom Clyde
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
15
Tom Clyde
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
356
1.62
Tom Clyde
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
331
1.5
Tom Clyde
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5948
27
Tom Clyde
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1982.2
9
Tom Clyde
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
67
0.3
Tom Clyde
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
214
0.97
Tom Clyde
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 9 Innings
17
0.08
Tom Clyde
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
298
1.35
Tom Clyde
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
281
1.28
Tom Clyde
Career
Per 9 Innings
33.33
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
94.3
94.3
Tom Clyde
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.25
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.789
0.789
Tom Clyde
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
92.98
92.98
Tom Clyde
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.02
Tom Clyde
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tom Clyde
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tom Clyde
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tom Clyde
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Tom Clyde and Ted Lilly

Tom Clyde
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
15
15
Tom Clyde
Career
Per 600 PAverified
4
1200
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
357
545.04
Tom Clyde
Career
Per 600 PA
2
600
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
393
600
Tom Clyde
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
600
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
347
529.77
Tom Clyde
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.101
0.101
Tom Clyde
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.332
0.332
Tom Clyde
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
35
53.44
Tom Clyde
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
28
42.75
Tom Clyde
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
9.16
Tom Clyde
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.53
Tom Clyde
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tom Clyde
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
10.69
Tom Clyde
Career
Per 600 PA
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.2
0.2
Tom Clyde
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tom Clyde
Career
Per 600 PA
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tom Clyde
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5.28
8.07
Tom Clyde
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
43
65.65
Tom Clyde
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
44
67.18
Tom Clyde
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.124
0.124
Tom Clyde
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.124
0.124
Tom Clyde
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.248
0.248
Tom Clyde
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.023
0.023
Tom Clyde
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.087
0.087
Tom Clyde
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.174
0.174
Tom Clyde
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.177
0.177
Tom Clyde
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10
15.27
Tom Clyde
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
17
25.95
Tom Clyde
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
27
41.22
Tom Clyde
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
-0.2
-60
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 600 PAverified
-8.04
-12.27
Tom Clyde
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.53
Tom Clyde
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8
12.21
Tom Clyde
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tom Clyde
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 600 PA
149
227.48
Tom Clyde
Career
Per 600 PA
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2.64
2.64
Tom Clyde
Career
Per 600 PA
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.05
0.05
Tom Clyde
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
37
56.49
Tom Clyde
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tom Clyde
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 600 PA
2
3.05
Tom Clyde
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
4.58
Tom Clyde
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
3.05
Tom Clyde
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
7.63
Tom Clyde
Career
Per 600 PA
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
60
60