Dean Crow vs. Ted Lilly — Career Comparison

Dean Crow
Gen XTexasThrows RightBats LeftNorth AmericaDetroit TigersAmerican LeagueRelief Pitcher
Ted Lilly
Gen XCaliforniaThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaChicago CubsNational LeagueStarting PitcherAll-Star

Ted Lilly built a career as a starting pitcher and Dean Crow as a reliever — different jobs with different demands — but on the metrics that apply to both, a comparison is still worth making. Dean Crow posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 3.94 and WHIP 1.686 compared to 4.14 and 1.273 for Ted Lilly. By the career numbers, Dean Crow had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Dean Crow and Ted Lilly

Dean Crow
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
15
Dean Crow
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
32
6.31
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
356
1.62
Dean Crow
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
331
1.5
Dean Crow
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.39
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
130
0.59
Dean Crow
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.39
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 9 Innings
113
0.51
Dean Crow
Career
Per 9 Innings
50
50
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
53.5
53.5
Dean Crow
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
92.98
92.98
Dean Crow
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.02
Dean Crow
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.01
Dean Crow
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dean Crow
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
20
3.94
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 9 Innings
913
4.14
Dean Crow
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.94
3.94
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.14
4.14
Dean Crow
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.49
5.49
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.78
3.78
Dean Crow
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.1
5.1
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.32
4.32
Dean Crow
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.313
0.313
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.242
0.242
Dean Crow
Career
Per 9 Innings
137
27
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5948
27
Dean Crow
Career
Per 9 Innings
45.2
9
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1982.2
9
Dean Crow
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
55
10.84
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1827
8.29
Dean Crow
Career
Per 9 Innings
10.84
10.84
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.29
8.29
Dean Crow
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
1.18
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 9 Innings
293
1.33
Dean Crow
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.18
1.18
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.33
1.33
Dean Crow
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.19
0.19
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.82
0.82
Dean Crow
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
16
3.15
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
661
3
Dean Crow
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6
1.18
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
35
0.16
Dean Crow
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.15
3.15
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
3
Dean Crow
Career
Per 9 Innings
18
3.55
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1681
7.63
Dean Crow
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.55
3.55
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.63
7.63
Dean Crow
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.56
0.56
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.72
4.72
Dean Crow
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.745
0.745
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.181
1.181
Dean Crow
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 9 Innings
58
0.26
Dean Crow
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
0.39
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
63
0.29
Dean Crow
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 9 Innings
29
0.13
Dean Crow
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
197
38.82
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
8390
38.09
Dean Crow
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
2.96
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
0.02
Dean Crow
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
22
4.34
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 9 Innings
974
4.42
Dean Crow
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.34
4.34
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.42
4.42
Dean Crow
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
0.39
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
68
0.31
Dean Crow
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.2
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 9 Innings
47
0.21
Dean Crow
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
1.97
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
105
0.48
Dean Crow
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.555
1.555
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.255
1.255
Dean Crow
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
176
34.69
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
7551
34.28
Dean Crow
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.69
0.69
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.74
2.74
Dean Crow
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.322
0.322
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.275
0.275
Dean Crow
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
38.82
38.82
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 9 Innings
38.09
38.09

Fielding Stats for Dean Crow and Ted Lilly

Dean Crow
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
15
Dean Crow
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
32
6.31
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
356
1.62
Dean Crow
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
331
1.5
Dean Crow
Career
Per 9 Innings
137
27
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5948
27
Dean Crow
Career
Per 9 Innings
45.2
9
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1982.2
9
Dean Crow
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.39
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
67
0.3
Dean Crow
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
1.38
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
214
0.97
Dean Crow
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 9 Innings
17
0.08
Dean Crow
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
1.77
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
298
1.35
Dean Crow
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
1.77
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
281
1.28
Dean Crow
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 9 Innings
94.3
94.3
Dean Crow
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.281
0.281
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.789
0.789
Dean Crow
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
92.98
92.98
Dean Crow
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.02
Dean Crow
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dean Crow
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dean Crow
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dean Crow
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Dean Crow and Ted Lilly

Dean Crow
Career
Per 600 PA
1
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
15
15
Dean Crow
Career
Per 600 PA
32
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
357
545.04
Dean Crow
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
393
600
Dean Crow
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
347
529.77
Dean Crow
Career
Per 600 PA
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.101
0.101
Dean Crow
Career
Per 600 PA
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.332
0.332
Dean Crow
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
35
53.44
Dean Crow
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
28
42.75
Dean Crow
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
9.16
Dean Crow
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.53
Dean Crow
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dean Crow
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
10.69
Dean Crow
Career
Per 600 PA
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.2
0.2
Dean Crow
Career
Per 600 PA
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dean Crow
Career
Per 600 PA
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dean Crow
Career
Per 600 PA
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5.28
8.07
Dean Crow
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
43
65.65
Dean Crow
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
44
67.18
Dean Crow
Career
Per 600 PA
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.124
0.124
Dean Crow
Career
Per 600 PA
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.124
0.124
Dean Crow
Career
Per 600 PA
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.248
0.248
Dean Crow
Career
Per 600 PA
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.023
0.023
Dean Crow
Career
Per 600 PA
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.087
0.087
Dean Crow
Career
Per 600 PA
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.174
0.174
Dean Crow
Career
Per 600 PA
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.177
0.177
Dean Crow
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10
15.27
Dean Crow
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
17
25.95
Dean Crow
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
27
41.22
Dean Crow
Career
Per 600 PA
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
-8.04
-12.27
Dean Crow
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.53
Dean Crow
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8
12.21
Dean Crow
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dean Crow
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 600 PA
149
227.48
Dean Crow
Career
Per 600 PA
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2.64
2.64
Dean Crow
Career
Per 600 PA
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.05
0.05
Dean Crow
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
37
56.49
Dean Crow
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dean Crow
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 600 PA
2
3.05
Dean Crow
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
4.58
Dean Crow
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
3.05
Dean Crow
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
7.63
Dean Crow
Career
Per 600 PA
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
60
60