Joe Corbett vs. Ted Lilly — Career Comparison

Joe Corbett
Pre-GenerationalCaliforniaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaBaltimore OriolesNational LeagueRelief Pitcher
Ted Lilly
Gen XCaliforniaThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaChicago CubsNational LeagueStarting PitcherAll-Star

Ted Lilly built a career as a starting pitcher and Joe Corbett as a reliever — different jobs with different demands — but on the metrics that apply to both, a comparison is still worth making. Joe Corbett posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 3.42 and WHIP 1.430 compared to 4.14 and 1.273 for Ted Lilly. By the career numbers, Joe Corbett had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Joe Corbett and Ted Lilly

Joe Corbett
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
4
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
15
Joe Corbett
Career
Per 9 Innings
62
1.16
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
356
1.62
Joe Corbett
Career
Per 9 Innings
57
1.07
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
331
1.5
Joe Corbett
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
32
0.6
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
130
0.59
Joe Corbett
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
18
0.34
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 9 Innings
113
0.51
Joe Corbett
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
64
64
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 9 Innings
53.5
53.5
Joe Corbett
Career
Per 9 Innings
91.94
91.94
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
92.98
92.98
Joe Corbett
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
52
0.97
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
0.02
Joe Corbett
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.02
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3
0.01
Joe Corbett
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.02
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Corbett
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
183
3.42
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 9 Innings
913
4.14
Joe Corbett
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.42
3.42
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.14
4.14
Joe Corbett
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.86
3.86
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.78
3.78
Joe Corbett
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.58
3.58
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.32
4.32
Joe Corbett
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.259
0.259
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.242
0.242
Joe Corbett
Career
Per 9 Innings
1445
27
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5948
27
Joe Corbett
Career
Per 9 Innings
481.2
9
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1982.2
9
Joe Corbett
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
497
9.29
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1827
8.29
Joe Corbett
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.29
9.29
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.29
8.29
Joe Corbett
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
0.13
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 9 Innings
293
1.33
Joe Corbett
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.13
0.13
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.33
1.33
Joe Corbett
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.11
0.11
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.82
0.82
Joe Corbett
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
192
3.59
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
661
3
Joe Corbett
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 9 Innings
35
0.16
Joe Corbett
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.59
3.59
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
3
Joe Corbett
Career
Per 9 Innings
248
4.63
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1681
7.63
Joe Corbett
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.63
4.63
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.63
7.63
Joe Corbett
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
4
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.72
4.72
Joe Corbett
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.914
0.914
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.181
1.181
Joe Corbett
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
17
0.32
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
58
0.26
Joe Corbett
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
36
0.67
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
63
0.29
Joe Corbett
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 9 Innings
29
0.13
Joe Corbett
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2145
40.08
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
8390
38.09
Joe Corbett
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.09
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
0.02
Joe Corbett
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
287
5.36
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
974
4.42
Joe Corbett
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.36
5.36
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.42
4.42
Joe Corbett
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 9 Innings
68
0.31
Joe Corbett
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 9 Innings
47
0.21
Joe Corbett
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
105
0.48
Joe Corbett
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.43
1.43
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.255
1.255
Joe Corbett
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1917
35.82
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
7551
34.28
Joe Corbett
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.63
4.63
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.74
2.74
Joe Corbett
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.295
0.295
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.275
0.275
Joe Corbett
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
40.08
40.08
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 9 Innings
38.09
38.09

Fielding Stats for Joe Corbett and Ted Lilly

Joe Corbett
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
4
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
15
Joe Corbett
Career
Per 9 Innings
69
1.24
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
356
1.62
Joe Corbett
Career
Per 9 Innings
14
0.25
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
331
1.5
Joe Corbett
Career
Per 9 Innings
1506
27
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5948
27
Joe Corbett
Career
Per 9 Innings
502
9
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1982.2
9
Joe Corbett
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
38
0.68
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
67
0.3
Joe Corbett
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
116
2.08
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
214
0.97
Joe Corbett
Career
Per 9 Innings
27
0.48
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
17
0.08
Joe Corbett
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
181
3.25
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
298
1.35
Joe Corbett
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
154
2.76
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
281
1.28
Joe Corbett
Career
Per 9 Innings
85.08
85.08
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
94.3
94.3
Joe Corbett
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.232
2.232
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.789
0.789
Joe Corbett
Career
Per 9 Innings
20.29
20.29
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
92.98
92.98
Joe Corbett
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.05
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5
0.02
Joe Corbett
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Corbett
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Corbett
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Corbett
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Joe Corbett and Ted Lilly

Joe Corbett
Career
Per 600 PA
4
4
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
15
15
Joe Corbett
Career
Per 600 PA
72
181.51
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
357
545.04
Joe Corbett
Career
Per 600 PA
238
600
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
393
600
Joe Corbett
Career
Per 600 PAverified
230
579.83
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
347
529.77
Joe Corbett
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.235
0.235
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 600 PA
0.101
0.101
Joe Corbett
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.579
0.579
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 600 PA
0.332
0.332
Joe Corbett
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
54
136.13
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 600 PA
35
53.44
Joe Corbett
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
41
103.36
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 600 PA
28
42.75
Joe Corbett
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
11
27.73
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 600 PA
6
9.16
Joe Corbett
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
5.04
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1.53
Joe Corbett
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Corbett
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
13
32.77
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 600 PA
7
10.69
Joe Corbett
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.241
0.241
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 600 PA
0.2
0.2
Joe Corbett
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Corbett
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Corbett
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
18.29
46.1
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 600 PA
5.28
8.07
Joe Corbett
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
69
173.95
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 600 PA
43
65.65
Joe Corbett
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
61
153.78
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 600 PA
44
67.18
Joe Corbett
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.257
0.257
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 600 PA
0.124
0.124
Joe Corbett
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.3
0.3
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 600 PA
0.124
0.124
Joe Corbett
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.557
0.557
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 600 PA
0.248
0.248
Joe Corbett
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.065
0.065
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 600 PA
0.023
0.023
Joe Corbett
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.191
0.191
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 600 PA
0.087
0.087
Joe Corbett
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.455
0.455
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 600 PA
0.174
0.174
Joe Corbett
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.267
0.267
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 600 PA
0.177
0.177
Joe Corbett
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
32
80.67
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 600 PA
10
15.27
Joe Corbett
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
32
80.67
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 600 PA
17
25.95
Joe Corbett
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
64
161.34
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 600 PA
27
41.22
Joe Corbett
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
19.92
50.23
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 600 PA
-8.04
-12.27
Joe Corbett
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
2.52
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1.53
Joe Corbett
Career
Per 600 PAverified
6
15.13
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
8
12.21
Joe Corbett
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Corbett
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
28
70.59
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 600 PA
149
227.48
Joe Corbett
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8.5
8.5
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 600 PA
2.64
2.64
Joe Corbett
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.21
0.21
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 600 PA
0.05
0.05
Joe Corbett
Career
Per 600 PA
1
2.52
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
37
56.49
Joe Corbett
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Corbett
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 600 PA
2
3.05
Joe Corbett
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
10.08
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 600 PA
3
4.58
Joe Corbett
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
3.05
Joe Corbett
Career
Per 600 PAverified
4
10.08
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
5
7.63
Joe Corbett
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
100
100
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 600 PA
60
60