Joe Connors vs. Ted Lilly — Career Comparison

Joe Connors
Pre-GenerationalNew JerseyNorth AmericaAltoona Mountain CityUnion AssociationRelief Pitcher
Ted Lilly
Gen XCaliforniaThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaChicago CubsNational LeagueStarting PitcherAll-Star

Ted Lilly built a career as a starting pitcher and Joe 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 5.57 and 2.238 for Joe 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 Joe Connors and Ted Lilly

Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
15
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
1.29
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
356
1.62
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.86
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
331
1.5
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
130
0.59
Joe Connors
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
0.86
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
113
0.51
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
53.5
53.5
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
66.67
66.67
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
92.98
92.98
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.86
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5
0.02
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.01
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Connors
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
13
5.57
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
913
4.14
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.57
5.57
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.14
4.14
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.82
8.82
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.78
3.78
Joe Connors
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.24
4.24
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.32
4.32
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.393
0.393
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.242
0.242
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
63
27
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5948
27
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
21
9
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1982.2
9
Joe Connors
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
42
18
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1827
8.29
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
18
18
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.29
8.29
Joe Connors
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.43
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 9 Innings
293
1.33
Joe Connors
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.43
0.43
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.33
1.33
Joe Connors
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.33
0.33
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.82
0.82
Joe Connors
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
2.14
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 9 Innings
661
3
Joe Connors
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 9 Innings
35
0.16
Joe Connors
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.14
2.14
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
3
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.43
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1681
7.63
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.43
0.43
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.63
7.63
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.33
0.33
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.72
4.72
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.286
0.286
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.181
1.181
Joe Connors
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
0.86
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
58
0.26
Joe Connors
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 9 Innings
63
0.29
Joe Connors
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 9 Innings
29
0.13
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
112
48
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
8390
38.09
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.43
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5
0.02
Joe Connors
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
28
12
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
974
4.42
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
12
12
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.42
4.42
Joe Connors
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 9 Innings
68
0.31
Joe Connors
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 9 Innings
47
0.21
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
105
0.48
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.238
2.238
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.255
1.255
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
107
45.86
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
7551
34.28
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.33
9.33
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.74
2.74
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.391
0.391
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.275
0.275
Joe Connors
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
48
48
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 9 Innings
38.09
38.09

Fielding Stats for Joe Connors and Ted Lilly

Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
15
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
1.11
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
356
1.62
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
331
1.5
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
171
27
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5948
27
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
57
9
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1982.2
9
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
1.26
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
67
0.3
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
1.11
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
214
0.97
Joe Connors
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3
0.47
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
17
0.08
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
18
2.84
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
298
1.35
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
2.37
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
281
1.28
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
83.33
83.33
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
94.3
94.3
Joe Connors
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.143
2.143
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.789
0.789
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
92.98
92.98
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.02
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Joe Connors and Ted Lilly

Joe Connors
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
15
15
Joe Connors
Career
Per 600 PA
6
156.52
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
357
545.04
Joe Connors
Career
Per 600 PA
23
600
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
393
600
Joe Connors
Career
Per 600 PAverified
22
573.91
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
347
529.77
Joe Connors
Career
Per 600 PA
0.091
0.091
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.101
0.101
Joe Connors
Career
Per 600 PA
0.239
0.239
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.332
0.332
Joe Connors
Career
Per 600 PA
2
52.17
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
35
53.44
Joe Connors
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
52.17
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
28
42.75
Joe Connors
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
9.16
Joe Connors
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.53
Joe Connors
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Connors
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
10.69
Joe Connors
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.2
0.2
Joe Connors
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Connors
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Connors
Career
Per 600 PA
0.26
6.69
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5.28
8.07
Joe Connors
Career
Per 600 PA
2
52.17
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
43
65.65
Joe Connors
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
78.26
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
44
67.18
Joe Connors
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.13
0.13
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 600 PA
0.124
0.124
Joe Connors
Career
Per 600 PA
0.091
0.091
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.124
0.124
Joe Connors
Career
Per 600 PA
0.221
0.221
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.248
0.248
Joe Connors
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.023
0.023
Joe Connors
Career
Per 600 PA
0.081
0.081
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.087
0.087
Joe Connors
Career
Per 600 PA
0.15
0.15
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.174
0.174
Joe Connors
Career
Per 600 PA
0.091
0.091
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.177
0.177
Joe Connors
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
52.17
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
10
15.27
Joe Connors
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
17
25.95
Joe Connors
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
52.17
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
27
41.22
Joe Connors
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
-0.52
-13.45
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 600 PAverified
-8.04
-12.27
Joe Connors
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.53
Joe Connors
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
26.09
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
8
12.21
Joe Connors
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Connors
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 600 PA
149
227.48
Joe Connors
Career
Per 600 PA
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2.64
2.64
Joe Connors
Career
Per 600 PA
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.05
0.05
Joe Connors
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
37
56.49
Joe Connors
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Connors
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 600 PA
2
3.05
Joe Connors
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
4.58
Joe Connors
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
3.05
Joe Connors
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
7.63
Joe Connors
Career
Per 600 PA
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
60
60