George Coffman vs. Ted Lilly — Career Comparison

George Coffman
Greatest GenerationAlabamaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaDetroit TigersAmerican LeagueRelief Pitcher
Ted Lilly
Gen XCaliforniaThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaChicago CubsNational LeagueStarting PitcherAll-Star

Ted Lilly built a career as a starting pitcher and George Coffman 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 5.6 and 1.696 for George Coffman. By the career numbers, Ted Lilly had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for George Coffman and Ted Lilly

George Coffman
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
4
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
15
George Coffman
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
121
3.47
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
356
1.62
George Coffman
Career
Per 9 Innings
16
0.46
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
331
1.5
George Coffman
Career
Per 9 Innings
15
0.43
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
130
0.59
George Coffman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
0.34
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 9 Innings
113
0.51
George Coffman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
55.56
55.56
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 9 Innings
53.5
53.5
George Coffman
Career
Per 9 Innings
13.22
13.22
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
92.98
92.98
George Coffman
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.09
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5
0.02
George Coffman
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.01
George Coffman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.09
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
George Coffman
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
195
5.6
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
913
4.14
George Coffman
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.6
5.6
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.14
4.14
George Coffman
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.57
5.57
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.78
3.78
George Coffman
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.69
4.69
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.32
4.32
George Coffman
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.304
0.304
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.242
0.242
George Coffman
Career
Per 9 Innings
941
27
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5948
27
George Coffman
Career
Per 9 Innings
313.2
9
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1982.2
9
George Coffman
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
400
11.48
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1827
8.29
George Coffman
Career
Per 9 Innings
11.48
11.48
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.29
8.29
George Coffman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
23
0.66
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 9 Innings
293
1.33
George Coffman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.66
0.66
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.33
1.33
George Coffman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.19
0.19
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.82
0.82
George Coffman
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
132
3.79
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
661
3
George Coffman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 9 Innings
35
0.16
George Coffman
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.79
3.79
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
3
George Coffman
Career
Per 9 Innings
89
2.55
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1681
7.63
George Coffman
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.55
2.55
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.63
7.63
George Coffman
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.74
0.74
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.72
4.72
George Coffman
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.705
0.705
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.181
1.181
George Coffman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.14
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 9 Innings
58
0.26
George Coffman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.11
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 9 Innings
63
0.29
George Coffman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.06
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 9 Innings
29
0.13
George Coffman
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1454
41.72
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
8390
38.09
George Coffman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
50
1.43
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
0.02
George Coffman
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
229
6.57
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
974
4.42
George Coffman
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.57
6.57
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.42
4.42
George Coffman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 9 Innings
68
0.31
George Coffman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 9 Innings
47
0.21
George Coffman
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
105
0.48
George Coffman
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.696
1.696
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.255
1.255
George Coffman
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1318
37.82
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
7551
34.28
George Coffman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.89
1.89
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.74
2.74
George Coffman
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.313
0.313
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.275
0.275
George Coffman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
41.72
41.72
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 9 Innings
38.09
38.09

Fielding Stats for George Coffman and Ted Lilly

George Coffman
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
15
George Coffman
Career
Per 9 Innings
121
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
356
1.62
George Coffman
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
331
1.5
George Coffman
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5948
27
George Coffman
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1982.2
9
George Coffman
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
67
0.3
George Coffman
Career
Per 9 Innings
59
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
214
0.97
George Coffman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 9 Innings
17
0.08
George Coffman
Career
Per 9 Innings
69
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
298
1.35
George Coffman
Career
Per 9 Innings
68
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
281
1.28
George Coffman
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
98.55
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
94.3
94.3
George Coffman
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.562
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.789
0.789
George Coffman
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
92.98
92.98
George Coffman
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.02
George Coffman
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
George Coffman
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
George Coffman
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
George Coffman
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for George Coffman and Ted Lilly

George Coffman
Career
Per 600 PA
4
4
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
15
15
George Coffman
Career
Per 600 PAverified
122
813.33
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
357
545.04
George Coffman
Career
Per 600 PA
90
600
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
393
600
George Coffman
Career
Per 600 PA
73
486.67
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
347
529.77
George Coffman
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.164
0.164
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 600 PA
0.101
0.101
George Coffman
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.533
0.533
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 600 PA
0.332
0.332
George Coffman
Career
Per 600 PAverified
12
80
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
35
53.44
George Coffman
Career
Per 600 PAverified
10
66.67
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
28
42.75
George Coffman
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
13.33
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
6
9.16
George Coffman
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.53
George Coffman
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
George Coffman
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
13.33
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
7
10.69
George Coffman
Career
Per 600 PA
0.167
0.167
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.2
0.2
George Coffman
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
George Coffman
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
George Coffman
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3.99
26.62
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
5.28
8.07
George Coffman
Career
Per 600 PAverified
14
93.33
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
43
65.65
George Coffman
Career
Per 600 PAverified
22
146.67
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
44
67.18
George Coffman
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.265
0.265
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 600 PA
0.124
0.124
George Coffman
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.192
0.192
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 600 PA
0.124
0.124
George Coffman
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.457
0.457
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 600 PA
0.248
0.248
George Coffman
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.027
0.027
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 600 PA
0.023
0.023
George Coffman
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.167
0.167
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 600 PA
0.087
0.087
George Coffman
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.387
0.387
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 600 PA
0.174
0.174
George Coffman
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.245
0.245
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 600 PA
0.177
0.177
George Coffman
Career
Per 600 PAverified
8
53.33
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
10
15.27
George Coffman
Career
Per 600 PAverified
8
53.33
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
17
25.95
George Coffman
Career
Per 600 PAverified
16
106.67
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
27
41.22
George Coffman
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4.22
28.14
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 600 PA
-8.04
-12.27
George Coffman
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.53
George Coffman
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10
66.67
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 600 PA
8
12.21
George Coffman
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
George Coffman
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
24
160
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 600 PA
149
227.48
George Coffman
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3.75
3.75
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 600 PA
2.64
2.64
George Coffman
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.42
0.42
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 600 PA
0.05
0.05
George Coffman
Career
Per 600 PA
7
46.67
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
37
56.49
George Coffman
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
George Coffman
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1
6.67
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
3.05
George Coffman
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
4.58
George Coffman
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
3.05
George Coffman
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
7.63
George Coffman
Career
Per 600 PA
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
60
60