Geoff Combe vs. Ted Lilly — Career Comparison

Geoff Combe
Baby BoomersMassachusettsThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaCincinnati RedsNational LeagueRelief Pitcher
Ted Lilly
Gen XCaliforniaThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaChicago CubsNational LeagueStarting PitcherAll-Star

Ted Lilly built a career as a starting pitcher and Geoff Combe 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 8.51 and 2.137 for Geoff Combe. By the career numbers, Ted Lilly had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Geoff Combe and Ted Lilly

Geoff Combe
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
15
Geoff Combe
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
18
6.66
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
356
1.62
Geoff Combe
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
331
1.5
Geoff Combe
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.37
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
130
0.59
Geoff Combe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 9 Innings
113
0.51
Geoff Combe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 9 Innings
53.5
53.5
Geoff Combe
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
92.98
92.98
Geoff Combe
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.02
Geoff Combe
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.01
Geoff Combe
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Geoff Combe
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
23
8.51
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
913
4.14
Geoff Combe
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.51
8.51
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.14
4.14
Geoff Combe
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.09
8.09
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.78
3.78
Geoff Combe
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.77
4.77
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.32
4.32
Geoff Combe
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.364
0.364
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.242
0.242
Geoff Combe
Career
Per 9 Innings
73
27
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5948
27
Geoff Combe
Career
Per 9 Innings
24.1
9
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1982.2
9
Geoff Combe
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
36
13.32
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1827
8.29
Geoff Combe
Career
Per 9 Innings
13.32
13.32
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.29
8.29
Geoff Combe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
1.11
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 9 Innings
293
1.33
Geoff Combe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.11
1.11
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.33
1.33
Geoff Combe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.17
0.17
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.82
0.82
Geoff Combe
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
14
5.18
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
661
3
Geoff Combe
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
0.74
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
35
0.16
Geoff Combe
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.18
5.18
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
3
Geoff Combe
Career
Per 9 Innings
19
7.03
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1681
7.63
Geoff Combe
Career
Per 9 Innings
7.03
7.03
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.63
7.63
Geoff Combe
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.06
1.06
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.72
4.72
Geoff Combe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.356
1.356
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.181
1.181
Geoff Combe
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
0.37
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
58
0.26
Geoff Combe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 9 Innings
63
0.29
Geoff Combe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 9 Innings
29
0.13
Geoff Combe
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
116
42.9
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
8390
38.09
Geoff Combe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
2.22
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
0.02
Geoff Combe
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
23
8.51
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
974
4.42
Geoff Combe
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.51
8.51
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.42
4.42
Geoff Combe
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
0.74
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
68
0.31
Geoff Combe
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
0.37
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
47
0.21
Geoff Combe
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
1.48
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
105
0.48
Geoff Combe
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.055
2.055
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.255
1.255
Geoff Combe
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
99
36.62
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
7551
34.28
Geoff Combe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.28
1.28
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.74
2.74
Geoff Combe
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.429
0.429
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.275
0.275
Geoff Combe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
42.9
42.9
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 9 Innings
38.09
38.09

Fielding Stats for Geoff Combe and Ted Lilly

Geoff Combe
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
15
Geoff Combe
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
18
6.66
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
356
1.62
Geoff Combe
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
331
1.5
Geoff Combe
Career
Per 9 Innings
73
27
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5948
27
Geoff Combe
Career
Per 9 Innings
24.1
9
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1982.2
9
Geoff Combe
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
67
0.3
Geoff Combe
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
1.11
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
214
0.97
Geoff Combe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 9 Innings
17
0.08
Geoff Combe
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
1.11
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
298
1.35
Geoff Combe
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
1.11
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
281
1.28
Geoff Combe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 9 Innings
94.3
94.3
Geoff Combe
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.167
0.167
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.789
0.789
Geoff Combe
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
92.98
92.98
Geoff Combe
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.02
Geoff Combe
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Geoff Combe
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Geoff Combe
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Geoff Combe
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Geoff Combe and Ted Lilly

Geoff Combe
Career
Per 600 PA
2
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
15
15
Geoff Combe
Career
Per 600 PA
18
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
357
545.04
Geoff Combe
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
393
600
Geoff Combe
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
347
529.77
Geoff Combe
Career
Per 600 PA
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.101
0.101
Geoff Combe
Career
Per 600 PA
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.332
0.332
Geoff Combe
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
35
53.44
Geoff Combe
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
28
42.75
Geoff Combe
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
9.16
Geoff Combe
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.53
Geoff Combe
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Geoff Combe
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
10.69
Geoff Combe
Career
Per 600 PA
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.2
0.2
Geoff Combe
Career
Per 600 PA
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Geoff Combe
Career
Per 600 PA
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Geoff Combe
Career
Per 600 PA
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5.28
8.07
Geoff Combe
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
43
65.65
Geoff Combe
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
44
67.18
Geoff Combe
Career
Per 600 PA
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.124
0.124
Geoff Combe
Career
Per 600 PA
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.124
0.124
Geoff Combe
Career
Per 600 PA
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.248
0.248
Geoff Combe
Career
Per 600 PA
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.023
0.023
Geoff Combe
Career
Per 600 PA
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.087
0.087
Geoff Combe
Career
Per 600 PA
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.174
0.174
Geoff Combe
Career
Per 600 PA
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.177
0.177
Geoff Combe
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10
15.27
Geoff Combe
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
17
25.95
Geoff Combe
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
27
41.22
Geoff Combe
Career
Per 600 PA
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
-8.04
-12.27
Geoff Combe
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.53
Geoff Combe
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8
12.21
Geoff Combe
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Geoff Combe
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 600 PA
149
227.48
Geoff Combe
Career
Per 600 PA
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2.64
2.64
Geoff Combe
Career
Per 600 PA
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.05
0.05
Geoff Combe
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
37
56.49
Geoff Combe
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Geoff Combe
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 600 PA
2
3.05
Geoff Combe
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
4.58
Geoff Combe
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
3.05
Geoff Combe
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
7.63
Geoff Combe
Career
Per 600 PA
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
60
60