Bill Connors vs. Ted Lilly — Career Comparison

Bill Connors
Silent GenerationNew YorkThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaNew York MetsNational LeagueRelief Pitcher
Ted Lilly
Gen XCaliforniaThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaChicago CubsNational LeagueStarting PitcherAll-Star

Ted Lilly built a career as a starting pitcher and Bill Connors 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 7.53 and 1.628 for Bill Connors. By the career numbers, Ted Lilly had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Bill Connors and Ted Lilly

Bill Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
3
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
15
Bill Connors
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
26
5.44
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
356
1.62
Bill Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.21
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
331
1.5
Bill Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
130
0.59
Bill Connors
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.42
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 9 Innings
113
0.51
Bill Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
53.5
53.5
Bill Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.85
3.85
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
92.98
92.98
Bill Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.02
Bill Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.01
Bill Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Connors
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
36
7.53
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
913
4.14
Bill Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
7.53
7.53
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.14
4.14
Bill Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.45
5.45
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.78
3.78
Bill Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.47
5.47
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.32
4.32
Bill Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.272
0.272
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.242
0.242
Bill Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
129
27
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5948
27
Bill Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
43
9
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1982.2
9
Bill Connors
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
49
10.26
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1827
8.29
Bill Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
10.26
10.26
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.29
8.29
Bill Connors
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
7
1.47
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
293
1.33
Bill Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.47
1.47
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.33
1.33
Bill Connors
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.27
0.27
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.82
0.82
Bill Connors
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
19
3.98
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
661
3
Bill Connors
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
0.42
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
35
0.16
Bill Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.98
3.98
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
3
Bill Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
24
5.02
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1681
7.63
Bill Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.02
5.02
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.63
7.63
Bill Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.92
0.92
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.72
4.72
Bill Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.181
1.181
Bill Connors
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
0.42
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
58
0.26
Bill Connors
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
0.42
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
63
0.29
Bill Connors
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 9 Innings
29
0.13
Bill Connors
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
201
42.07
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
8390
38.09
Bill Connors
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
1.47
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
0.02
Bill Connors
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
36
7.53
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
974
4.42
Bill Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
7.53
7.53
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.42
4.42
Bill Connors
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 9 Innings
68
0.31
Bill Connors
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 9 Innings
47
0.21
Bill Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
105
0.48
Bill Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.581
1.581
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.255
1.255
Bill Connors
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
180
37.67
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
7551
34.28
Bill Connors
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.38
1.38
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.74
2.74
Bill Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.282
0.282
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.275
0.275
Bill Connors
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
42.07
42.07
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 9 Innings
38.09
38.09

Fielding Stats for Bill Connors and Ted Lilly

Bill Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
3
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
15
Bill Connors
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
26
5.44
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
356
1.62
Bill Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.21
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
331
1.5
Bill Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
129
27
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5948
27
Bill Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
43
9
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1982.2
9
Bill Connors
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.63
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
67
0.3
Bill Connors
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
1.05
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
214
0.97
Bill Connors
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 9 Innings
17
0.08
Bill Connors
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
1.67
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
298
1.35
Bill Connors
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
1.67
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
281
1.28
Bill Connors
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 9 Innings
94.3
94.3
Bill Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.308
0.308
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.789
0.789
Bill Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.85
3.85
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
92.98
92.98
Bill Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.02
Bill Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Bill Connors and Ted Lilly

Bill Connors
Career
Per 600 PA
3
3
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
15
15
Bill Connors
Career
Per 600 PAverified
26
3120
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
357
545.04
Bill Connors
Career
Per 600 PA
5
600
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
393
600
Bill Connors
Career
Per 600 PA
2
240
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
347
529.77
Bill Connors
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.5
0.5
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 600 PA
0.101
0.101
Bill Connors
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1.2
1.2
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 600 PA
0.332
0.332
Bill Connors
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
120
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
35
53.44
Bill Connors
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
120
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
28
42.75
Bill Connors
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
9.16
Bill Connors
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.53
Bill Connors
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Connors
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
10.69
Bill Connors
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.2
0.2
Bill Connors
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Connors
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Connors
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1.57
188.57
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
5.28
8.07
Bill Connors
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
120
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
43
65.65
Bill Connors
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
360
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
44
67.18
Bill Connors
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.75
0.75
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 600 PA
0.124
0.124
Bill Connors
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.5
0.5
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 600 PA
0.124
0.124
Bill Connors
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1.25
1.25
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 600 PA
0.248
0.248
Bill Connors
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.023
0.023
Bill Connors
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.463
0.463
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 600 PA
0.087
0.087
Bill Connors
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
3
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 600 PA
0.174
0.174
Bill Connors
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.5
0.5
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 600 PA
0.177
0.177
Bill Connors
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10
15.27
Bill Connors
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
17
25.95
Bill Connors
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
27
41.22
Bill Connors
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1.27
152.88
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 600 PA
-8.04
-12.27
Bill Connors
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.53
Bill Connors
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
240
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
8
12.21
Bill Connors
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Connors
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 600 PA
149
227.48
Bill Connors
Career
Per 600 PA
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2.64
2.64
Bill Connors
Career
Per 600 PA
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.05
0.05
Bill Connors
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
120
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
37
56.49
Bill Connors
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Connors
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 600 PA
2
3.05
Bill Connors
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
4.58
Bill Connors
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
3.05
Bill Connors
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
7.63
Bill Connors
Career
Per 600 PA
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
60
60