Bill Coyle vs. Ted Lilly — Career Comparison

Bill Coyle
Pre-GenerationalKentuckyThrows RightNorth AmericaBoston BravesNational LeagueRelief Pitcher
Ted Lilly
Gen XCaliforniaThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaChicago CubsNational LeagueStarting PitcherAll-Star

Ted Lilly built a career as a starting pitcher and Bill Coyle 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 9 and 2.125 for Bill Coyle. 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 Coyle and Ted Lilly

Bill Coyle
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
15
Bill Coyle
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
2.25
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
356
1.62
Bill Coyle
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1.13
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
331
1.5
Bill Coyle
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
130
0.59
Bill Coyle
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
1.13
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
113
0.51
Bill Coyle
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
53.5
53.5
Bill Coyle
Career
Per 9 Innings
50
50
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
92.98
92.98
Bill Coyle
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.02
Bill Coyle
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.01
Bill Coyle
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Coyle
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
8
9
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
913
4.14
Bill Coyle
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
9
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.14
4.14
Bill Coyle
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.66
8.66
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.78
3.78
Bill Coyle
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.25
5.25
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.32
4.32
Bill Coyle
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.368
0.368
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.242
0.242
Bill Coyle
Career
Per 9 Innings
24
27
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5948
27
Bill Coyle
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
9
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1982.2
9
Bill Coyle
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
14
15.75
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1827
8.29
Bill Coyle
Career
Per 9 Innings
15.75
15.75
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.29
8.29
Bill Coyle
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
1.13
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 9 Innings
293
1.33
Bill Coyle
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.13
1.13
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.33
1.33
Bill Coyle
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.5
0.5
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.82
0.82
Bill Coyle
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3
3.38
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
661
3
Bill Coyle
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 9 Innings
35
0.16
Bill Coyle
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.38
3.38
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
3
Bill Coyle
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2.25
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1681
7.63
Bill Coyle
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.25
2.25
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.63
7.63
Bill Coyle
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.72
4.72
Bill Coyle
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.625
0.625
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.181
1.181
Bill Coyle
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 9 Innings
58
0.26
Bill Coyle
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 9 Innings
63
0.29
Bill Coyle
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 9 Innings
29
0.13
Bill Coyle
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
41
46.13
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
8390
38.09
Bill Coyle
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
1.13
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5
0.02
Bill Coyle
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
10
11.25
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
974
4.42
Bill Coyle
Career
Per 9 Innings
11.25
11.25
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.42
4.42
Bill Coyle
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 9 Innings
68
0.31
Bill Coyle
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 9 Innings
47
0.21
Bill Coyle
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
105
0.48
Bill Coyle
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.125
2.125
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.255
1.255
Bill Coyle
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
38
42.75
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
7551
34.28
Bill Coyle
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
5
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.74
2.74
Bill Coyle
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.371
0.371
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.275
0.275
Bill Coyle
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
46.13
46.13
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 9 Innings
38.09
38.09

Fielding Stats for Bill Coyle and Ted Lilly

Bill Coyle
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
15
Bill Coyle
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
2.25
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
356
1.62
Bill Coyle
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
331
1.5
Bill Coyle
Career
Per 9 Innings
24
27
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5948
27
Bill Coyle
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
9
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1982.2
9
Bill Coyle
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
67
0.3
Bill Coyle
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
2.25
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
214
0.97
Bill Coyle
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 9 Innings
17
0.08
Bill Coyle
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
2.25
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
298
1.35
Bill Coyle
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
2.25
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
281
1.28
Bill Coyle
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 9 Innings
94.3
94.3
Bill Coyle
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
1
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.789
0.789
Bill Coyle
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
92.98
92.98
Bill Coyle
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.02
Bill Coyle
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Coyle
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Coyle
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Coyle
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Bill Coyle and Ted Lilly

Bill Coyle
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
15
15
Bill Coyle
Career
Per 600 PA
2
300
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
357
545.04
Bill Coyle
Career
Per 600 PA
4
600
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
393
600
Bill Coyle
Career
Per 600 PAverified
4
600
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
347
529.77
Bill Coyle
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.101
0.101
Bill Coyle
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.332
0.332
Bill Coyle
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
35
53.44
Bill Coyle
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
28
42.75
Bill Coyle
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
9.16
Bill Coyle
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.53
Bill Coyle
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Coyle
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
10.69
Bill Coyle
Career
Per 600 PA
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.2
0.2
Bill Coyle
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Coyle
Career
Per 600 PA
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Coyle
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5.28
8.07
Bill Coyle
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
43
65.65
Bill Coyle
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
44
67.18
Bill Coyle
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.124
0.124
Bill Coyle
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.124
0.124
Bill Coyle
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.248
0.248
Bill Coyle
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.023
0.023
Bill Coyle
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.087
0.087
Bill Coyle
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.174
0.174
Bill Coyle
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.177
0.177
Bill Coyle
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10
15.27
Bill Coyle
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
17
25.95
Bill Coyle
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
27
41.22
Bill Coyle
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
-0.41
-61.6
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 600 PAverified
-8.04
-12.27
Bill Coyle
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.53
Bill Coyle
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8
12.21
Bill Coyle
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Coyle
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
150
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 600 PA
149
227.48
Bill Coyle
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
4
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 600 PA
2.64
2.64
Bill Coyle
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.05
0.05
Bill Coyle
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
37
56.49
Bill Coyle
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Coyle
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 600 PA
2
3.05
Bill Coyle
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
4.58
Bill Coyle
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
3.05
Bill Coyle
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
7.63
Bill Coyle
Career
Per 600 PA
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
60
60