Doug Crothers vs. Ted Lilly — Career Comparison

Doug Crothers
Pre-GenerationalMississippiThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaNew York MetropolitansAmerican AssociationRelief Pitcher
Ted Lilly
Gen XCaliforniaThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaChicago CubsNational LeagueStarting PitcherAll-Star

Ted Lilly built a career as a starting pitcher and Doug Crothers 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 4.63 and 1.525 for Doug Crothers. By the career numbers, Ted Lilly had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Doug Crothers and Ted Lilly

Doug Crothers
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
15
Doug Crothers
Career
Per 9 Innings
21
1.06
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
356
1.62
Doug Crothers
Career
Per 9 Innings
21
1.06
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
331
1.5
Doug Crothers
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
0.4
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
130
0.59
Doug Crothers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
13
0.65
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
113
0.51
Doug Crothers
Career
Per 9 Innings
38.1
38.1
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
53.5
53.5
Doug Crothers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 9 Innings
92.98
92.98
Doug Crothers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
21
1.06
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
0.02
Doug Crothers
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.05
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3
0.01
Doug Crothers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doug Crothers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
92
4.63
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
913
4.14
Doug Crothers
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.63
4.63
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.14
4.14
Doug Crothers
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.27
4.27
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.78
3.78
Doug Crothers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.68
3.68
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.32
4.32
Doug Crothers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.287
0.287
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.242
0.242
Doug Crothers
Career
Per 9 Innings
537
27
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5948
27
Doug Crothers
Career
Per 9 Innings
179
9
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1982.2
9
Doug Crothers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
218
10.96
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1827
8.29
Doug Crothers
Career
Per 9 Innings
10.96
10.96
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.29
8.29
Doug Crothers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.2
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 9 Innings
293
1.33
Doug Crothers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.2
0.2
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.33
1.33
Doug Crothers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.19
0.19
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.82
0.82
Doug Crothers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
55
2.77
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 9 Innings
661
3
Doug Crothers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 9 Innings
35
0.16
Doug Crothers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.77
2.77
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
3
Doug Crothers
Career
Per 9 Innings
51
2.56
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1681
7.63
Doug Crothers
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.56
2.56
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.63
7.63
Doug Crothers
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.43
2.43
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.72
4.72
Doug Crothers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.592
0.592
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.181
1.181
Doug Crothers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
17
0.85
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
58
0.26
Doug Crothers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.1
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 9 Innings
63
0.29
Doug Crothers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.05
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 9 Innings
29
0.13
Doug Crothers
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
816
41.03
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
8390
38.09
Doug Crothers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.02
Doug Crothers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
150
7.54
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
974
4.42
Doug Crothers
Career
Per 9 Innings
7.54
7.54
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.42
4.42
Doug Crothers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 9 Innings
68
0.31
Doug Crothers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 9 Innings
47
0.21
Doug Crothers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
105
0.48
Doug Crothers
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.525
1.525
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.255
1.255
Doug Crothers
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
759
38.16
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
7551
34.28
Doug Crothers
Career
Per 9 Innings
7.14
7.14
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.74
2.74
Doug Crothers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.304
0.304
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.275
0.275
Doug Crothers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
41.03
41.03
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 9 Innings
38.09
38.09

Fielding Stats for Doug Crothers and Ted Lilly

Doug Crothers
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
15
Doug Crothers
Career
Per 9 Innings
22
1.08
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
356
1.62
Doug Crothers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
331
1.5
Doug Crothers
Career
Per 9 Innings
549
27
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5948
27
Doug Crothers
Career
Per 9 Innings
183
9
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1982.2
9
Doug Crothers
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
0.25
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
67
0.3
Doug Crothers
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
36
1.77
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
214
0.97
Doug Crothers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
13
0.64
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
17
0.08
Doug Crothers
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
54
2.66
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
298
1.35
Doug Crothers
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
41
2.02
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
281
1.28
Doug Crothers
Career
Per 9 Innings
75.93
75.93
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
94.3
94.3
Doug Crothers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.864
1.864
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.789
0.789
Doug Crothers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
92.98
92.98
Doug Crothers
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.05
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5
0.02
Doug Crothers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doug Crothers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doug Crothers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doug Crothers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Doug Crothers and Ted Lilly

Doug Crothers
Career
Per 600 PA
2
2
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
15
15
Doug Crothers
Career
Per 600 PA
22
176
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
357
545.04
Doug Crothers
Career
Per 600 PA
75
600
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
393
600
Doug Crothers
Career
Per 600 PA
66
528
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
347
529.77
Doug Crothers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.152
0.152
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 600 PA
0.101
0.101
Doug Crothers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.447
0.447
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 600 PA
0.332
0.332
Doug Crothers
Career
Per 600 PAverified
10
80
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
35
53.44
Doug Crothers
Career
Per 600 PAverified
10
80
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
28
42.75
Doug Crothers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
9.16
Doug Crothers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.53
Doug Crothers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doug Crothers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
10.69
Doug Crothers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.2
0.2
Doug Crothers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doug Crothers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doug Crothers
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2.83
22.62
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
5.28
8.07
Doug Crothers
Career
Per 600 PAverified
10
80
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
43
65.65
Doug Crothers
Career
Per 600 PAverified
19
152
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
44
67.18
Doug Crothers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.253
0.253
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 600 PA
0.124
0.124
Doug Crothers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.152
0.152
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 600 PA
0.124
0.124
Doug Crothers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.405
0.405
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 600 PA
0.248
0.248
Doug Crothers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.023
0.023
Doug Crothers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.152
0.152
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 600 PA
0.087
0.087
Doug Crothers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.339
0.339
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 600 PA
0.174
0.174
Doug Crothers
Career
Per 600 PA
0.152
0.152
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.177
0.177
Doug Crothers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
13
104
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 600 PA
10
15.27
Doug Crothers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
17
25.95
Doug Crothers
Career
Per 600 PAverified
13
104
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
27
41.22
Doug Crothers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3.29
26.3
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 600 PA
-8.04
-12.27
Doug Crothers
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
8
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1.53
Doug Crothers
Career
Per 600 PAverified
8
64
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 600 PA
8
12.21
Doug Crothers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doug Crothers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 600 PA
149
227.48
Doug Crothers
Career
Per 600 PA
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2.64
2.64
Doug Crothers
Career
Per 600 PA
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.05
0.05
Doug Crothers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
37
56.49
Doug Crothers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doug Crothers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 600 PA
2
3.05
Doug Crothers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
4.58
Doug Crothers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
3.05
Doug Crothers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
7.63
Doug Crothers
Career
Per 600 PA
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
60
60