Sarge Connally vs. Ted Lilly — Career Comparison

Sarge Connally
Lost GenerationTexasThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaChicago White SoxAmerican LeagueRelief Pitcher
Ted Lilly
Gen XCaliforniaThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaChicago CubsNational LeagueStarting PitcherAll-Star

Ted Lilly built a career as a starting pitcher and Sarge Connally 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 4.3 and 1.562 for Sarge Connally. By the career numbers, Ted Lilly had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Sarge Connally and Ted Lilly

Sarge Connally
Career
Per 9 Innings
12
12
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
15
Sarge Connally
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
303
2.74
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
356
1.62
Sarge Connally
Career
Per 9 Innings
67
0.61
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
331
1.5
Sarge Connally
Career
Per 9 Innings
49
0.44
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
130
0.59
Sarge Connally
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
60
0.54
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
113
0.51
Sarge Connally
Career
Per 9 Innings
44.95
44.95
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
53.5
53.5
Sarge Connally
Career
Per 9 Innings
22.11
22.11
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
92.98
92.98
Sarge Connally
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
33
0.3
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
0.02
Sarge Connally
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.02
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3
0.01
Sarge Connally
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
31
0.28
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Sarge Connally
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
475
4.3
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
913
4.14
Sarge Connally
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.3
4.3
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.14
4.14
Sarge Connally
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.53
4.53
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.78
3.78
Sarge Connally
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.2
4.2
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.32
4.32
Sarge Connally
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.276
0.276
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.242
0.242
Sarge Connally
Career
Per 9 Innings
2983
27
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5948
27
Sarge Connally
Career
Per 9 Innings
994.1
9
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1982.2
9
Sarge Connally
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1104
9.99
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1827
8.29
Sarge Connally
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.99
9.99
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.29
8.29
Sarge Connally
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
32
0.29
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 9 Innings
293
1.33
Sarge Connally
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.29
0.29
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.33
1.33
Sarge Connally
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.11
0.11
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.82
0.82
Sarge Connally
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
449
4.06
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
661
3
Sarge Connally
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 9 Innings
35
0.16
Sarge Connally
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.06
4.06
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
3
Sarge Connally
Career
Per 9 Innings
345
3.12
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1681
7.63
Sarge Connally
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.12
3.12
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.63
7.63
Sarge Connally
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.14
1.14
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.72
4.72
Sarge Connally
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.799
0.799
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.181
1.181
Sarge Connally
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
20
0.18
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 9 Innings
58
0.26
Sarge Connally
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
39
0.35
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
63
0.29
Sarge Connally
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.01
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 9 Innings
29
0.13
Sarge Connally
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
4482
40.57
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
8390
38.09
Sarge Connally
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
162
1.47
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
0.02
Sarge Connally
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
578
5.23
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
974
4.42
Sarge Connally
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.23
5.23
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.42
4.42
Sarge Connally
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 9 Innings
68
0.31
Sarge Connally
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 9 Innings
47
0.21
Sarge Connally
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
105
0.48
Sarge Connally
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.562
1.562
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.255
1.255
Sarge Connally
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3994
36.15
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
7551
34.28
Sarge Connally
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.91
1.91
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.74
2.74
Sarge Connally
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.296
0.296
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.275
0.275
Sarge Connally
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
40.57
40.57
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 9 Innings
38.09
38.09

Fielding Stats for Sarge Connally and Ted Lilly

Sarge Connally
Career
Per 9 Innings
12
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
15
Sarge Connally
Career
Per 9 Innings
303
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
356
1.62
Sarge Connally
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
331
1.5
Sarge Connally
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5948
27
Sarge Connally
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1982.2
9
Sarge Connally
Career
Per 9 Innings
50
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
67
0.3
Sarge Connally
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
248
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
214
0.97
Sarge Connally
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
18
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
17
0.08
Sarge Connally
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
316
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
298
1.35
Sarge Connally
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
298
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
281
1.28
Sarge Connally
Career
Per 9 Innings
94.3
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
94.3
94.3
Sarge Connally
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
0.984
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.789
0.789
Sarge Connally
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
92.98
92.98
Sarge Connally
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
19
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.02
Sarge Connally
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Sarge Connally
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Sarge Connally
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Sarge Connally
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Sarge Connally and Ted Lilly

Sarge Connally
Career
Per 600 PA
12
12
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
15
15
Sarge Connally
Career
Per 600 PA
303
539.47
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
357
545.04
Sarge Connally
Career
Per 600 PA
337
600
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
393
600
Sarge Connally
Career
Per 600 PAverified
301
535.91
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
347
529.77
Sarge Connally
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.233
0.233
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 600 PA
0.101
0.101
Sarge Connally
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.603
0.603
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 600 PA
0.332
0.332
Sarge Connally
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
70
124.63
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 600 PA
35
53.44
Sarge Connally
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
55
97.92
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 600 PA
28
42.75
Sarge Connally
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9
16.02
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 600 PA
6
9.16
Sarge Connally
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
8.9
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1.53
Sarge Connally
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.78
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Sarge Connally
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
15
26.71
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 600 PA
7
10.69
Sarge Connally
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.214
0.214
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 600 PA
0.2
0.2
Sarge Connally
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.003
0.003
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Sarge Connally
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.014
0.014
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Sarge Connally
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
23.59
42
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 600 PA
5.28
8.07
Sarge Connally
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
92
163.8
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 600 PA
43
65.65
Sarge Connally
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
79
140.65
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 600 PA
44
67.18
Sarge Connally
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.255
0.255
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 600 PA
0.124
0.124
Sarge Connally
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.306
0.306
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 600 PA
0.124
0.124
Sarge Connally
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.56
0.56
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 600 PA
0.248
0.248
Sarge Connally
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.073
0.073
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 600 PA
0.023
0.023
Sarge Connally
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.191
0.191
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 600 PA
0.087
0.087
Sarge Connally
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.442
0.442
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 600 PA
0.174
0.174
Sarge Connally
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.299
0.299
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 600 PA
0.177
0.177
Sarge Connally
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
32
56.97
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 600 PA
10
15.27
Sarge Connally
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
22
39.17
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 600 PA
17
25.95
Sarge Connally
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
53
94.36
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 600 PA
27
41.22
Sarge Connally
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
26.71
47.55
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 600 PA
-8.04
-12.27
Sarge Connally
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.53
Sarge Connally
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9
16.02
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 600 PA
8
12.21
Sarge Connally
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Sarge Connally
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
69
122.85
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 600 PA
149
227.48
Sarge Connally
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4.88
4.88
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 600 PA
2.64
2.64
Sarge Connally
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.13
0.13
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 600 PA
0.05
0.05
Sarge Connally
Career
Per 600 PA
27
48.07
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
37
56.49
Sarge Connally
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Sarge Connally
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 600 PA
2
3.05
Sarge Connally
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1.78
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
4.58
Sarge Connally
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
3.05
Sarge Connally
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1.78
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
7.63
Sarge Connally
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
100
100
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 600 PA
60
60