Michael Driscoll vs. Ted Lilly — Career Comparison

Michael Driscoll
Lost GenerationMassachusettsThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaPhiladelphia AthleticsAmerican LeagueRelief Pitcher
Ted Lilly
Gen XCaliforniaThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaChicago CubsNational LeagueStarting PitcherAll-Star

Ted Lilly built a career as a starting pitcher and Michael Driscoll 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 5.4 and 1.600 for Michael Driscoll. By the career numbers, Ted Lilly had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Michael Driscoll and Ted Lilly

Michael Driscoll
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
15
Michael Driscoll
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
1.8
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
356
1.62
Michael Driscoll
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
331
1.5
Michael Driscoll
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
130
0.59
Michael Driscoll
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
1.8
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
113
0.51
Michael Driscoll
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
53.5
53.5
Michael Driscoll
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
92.98
92.98
Michael Driscoll
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.02
Michael Driscoll
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.01
Michael Driscoll
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Michael Driscoll
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3
5.4
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
913
4.14
Michael Driscoll
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.4
5.4
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.14
4.14
Michael Driscoll
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.13
4.13
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.78
3.78
Michael Driscoll
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.2
4.2
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.32
4.32
Michael Driscoll
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.273
0.273
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.242
0.242
Michael Driscoll
Career
Per 9 Innings
15
27
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5948
27
Michael Driscoll
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
9
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1982.2
9
Michael Driscoll
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6
10.8
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1827
8.29
Michael Driscoll
Career
Per 9 Innings
10.8
10.8
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.29
8.29
Michael Driscoll
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 9 Innings
293
1.33
Michael Driscoll
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.33
1.33
Michael Driscoll
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.82
0.82
Michael Driscoll
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
3.6
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
661
3
Michael Driscoll
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 9 Innings
35
0.16
Michael Driscoll
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.6
3.6
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
3
Michael Driscoll
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1681
7.63
Michael Driscoll
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.63
7.63
Michael Driscoll
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.72
4.72
Michael Driscoll
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.4
0.4
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.181
1.181
Michael Driscoll
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 9 Innings
58
0.26
Michael Driscoll
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 9 Innings
63
0.29
Michael Driscoll
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 9 Innings
29
0.13
Michael Driscoll
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
24
43.2
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
8390
38.09
Michael Driscoll
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.02
Michael Driscoll
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5
9
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
974
4.42
Michael Driscoll
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
9
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.42
4.42
Michael Driscoll
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 9 Innings
68
0.31
Michael Driscoll
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 9 Innings
47
0.21
Michael Driscoll
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
105
0.48
Michael Driscoll
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.6
1.6
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.255
1.255
Michael Driscoll
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
22
39.6
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
7551
34.28
Michael Driscoll
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
5
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.74
2.74
Michael Driscoll
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.273
0.273
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.275
0.275
Michael Driscoll
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
43.2
43.2
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 9 Innings
38.09
38.09

Fielding Stats for Michael Driscoll and Ted Lilly

Michael Driscoll
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
15
Michael Driscoll
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
356
1.62
Michael Driscoll
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
331
1.5
Michael Driscoll
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5948
27
Michael Driscoll
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1982.2
9
Michael Driscoll
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
67
0.3
Michael Driscoll
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
214
0.97
Michael Driscoll
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 9 Innings
17
0.08
Michael Driscoll
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
298
1.35
Michael Driscoll
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
281
1.28
Michael Driscoll
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
100
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
94.3
94.3
Michael Driscoll
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.789
0.789
Michael Driscoll
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
92.98
92.98
Michael Driscoll
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.02
Michael Driscoll
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Michael Driscoll
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Michael Driscoll
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Michael Driscoll
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Michael Driscoll and Ted Lilly

Michael Driscoll
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
15
15
Michael Driscoll
Career
Per 600 PA
1
300
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
357
545.04
Michael Driscoll
Career
Per 600 PA
2
600
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
393
600
Michael Driscoll
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
600
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
347
529.77
Michael Driscoll
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.101
0.101
Michael Driscoll
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.332
0.332
Michael Driscoll
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
35
53.44
Michael Driscoll
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
28
42.75
Michael Driscoll
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
9.16
Michael Driscoll
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.53
Michael Driscoll
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Michael Driscoll
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
10.69
Michael Driscoll
Career
Per 600 PA
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.2
0.2
Michael Driscoll
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Michael Driscoll
Career
Per 600 PA
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Michael Driscoll
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5.28
8.07
Michael Driscoll
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
43
65.65
Michael Driscoll
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
44
67.18
Michael Driscoll
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.124
0.124
Michael Driscoll
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.124
0.124
Michael Driscoll
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.248
0.248
Michael Driscoll
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.023
0.023
Michael Driscoll
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.087
0.087
Michael Driscoll
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.174
0.174
Michael Driscoll
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.177
0.177
Michael Driscoll
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10
15.27
Michael Driscoll
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
17
25.95
Michael Driscoll
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
27
41.22
Michael Driscoll
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
-0.21
-63.2
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 600 PAverified
-8.04
-12.27
Michael Driscoll
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.53
Michael Driscoll
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8
12.21
Michael Driscoll
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Michael Driscoll
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1
300
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 600 PAverified
149
227.48
Michael Driscoll
Career
Per 600 PA
2
2
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2.64
2.64
Michael Driscoll
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.05
0.05
Michael Driscoll
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
37
56.49
Michael Driscoll
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Michael Driscoll
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 600 PA
2
3.05
Michael Driscoll
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
4.58
Michael Driscoll
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
3.05
Michael Driscoll
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
7.63
Michael Driscoll
Career
Per 600 PA
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
60
60