Thomas Hatch vs. Ted Lilly — Career Comparison

Thomas Hatch
MillenialOklahomaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaMinnesota TwinsAmerican LeagueRelief Pitcher
Ted Lilly
Gen XCaliforniaThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaChicago CubsNational LeagueStarting PitcherAll-Star

Ted Lilly built a career as a starting pitcher and Thomas Hatch 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 5.24 and 1.621 for Thomas Hatch. By the career numbers, Ted Lilly had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Thomas Hatch and Ted Lilly

Thomas Hatch
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
5
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
15
Thomas Hatch
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
51
4.46
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
356
1.62
Thomas Hatch
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
0.61
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
331
1.5
Thomas Hatch
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
0.52
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
130
0.59
Thomas Hatch
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.44
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 9 Innings
113
0.51
Thomas Hatch
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
54.55
54.55
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 9 Innings
53.5
53.5
Thomas Hatch
Career
Per 9 Innings
13.73
13.73
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
92.98
92.98
Thomas Hatch
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.02
Thomas Hatch
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.01
Thomas Hatch
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Thomas Hatch
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
60
5.24
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
913
4.14
Thomas Hatch
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.24
5.24
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.14
4.14
Thomas Hatch
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.7
5.7
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.78
3.78
Thomas Hatch
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.01
5.01
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.32
4.32
Thomas Hatch
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.282
0.282
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.242
0.242
Thomas Hatch
Career
Per 9 Innings
309
27
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5948
27
Thomas Hatch
Career
Per 9 Innings
103
9
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1982.2
9
Thomas Hatch
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
114
9.96
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1827
8.29
Thomas Hatch
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.96
9.96
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.29
8.29
Thomas Hatch
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
16
1.4
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
293
1.33
Thomas Hatch
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.4
1.4
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.33
1.33
Thomas Hatch
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.31
0.31
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.82
0.82
Thomas Hatch
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
50
4.37
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
661
3
Thomas Hatch
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3
0.26
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
35
0.16
Thomas Hatch
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.37
4.37
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
3
Thomas Hatch
Career
Per 9 Innings
83
7.25
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1681
7.63
Thomas Hatch
Career
Per 9 Innings
7.25
7.25
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.63
7.63
Thomas Hatch
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.63
1.63
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.72
4.72
Thomas Hatch
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.291
1.291
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.181
1.181
Thomas Hatch
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4
0.35
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
58
0.26
Thomas Hatch
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5
0.44
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
63
0.29
Thomas Hatch
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 9 Innings
29
0.13
Thomas Hatch
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
461
40.28
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
8390
38.09
Thomas Hatch
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
1.05
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
0.02
Thomas Hatch
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
69
6.03
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
974
4.42
Thomas Hatch
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.03
6.03
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.42
4.42
Thomas Hatch
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.09
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 9 Innings
68
0.31
Thomas Hatch
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.09
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 9 Innings
47
0.21
Thomas Hatch
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
1.31
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
105
0.48
Thomas Hatch
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.592
1.592
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.255
1.255
Thomas Hatch
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
404
35.3
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
7551
34.28
Thomas Hatch
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.35
1.35
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.74
2.74
Thomas Hatch
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.321
0.321
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.275
0.275
Thomas Hatch
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
40.28
40.28
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 9 Innings
38.09
38.09

Fielding Stats for Thomas Hatch and Ted Lilly

Thomas Hatch
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
5
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
15
Thomas Hatch
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
51
4.46
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
356
1.62
Thomas Hatch
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
0.61
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
331
1.5
Thomas Hatch
Career
Per 9 Innings
309
27
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5948
27
Thomas Hatch
Career
Per 9 Innings
103
9
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1982.2
9
Thomas Hatch
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
0.7
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
67
0.3
Thomas Hatch
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
0.79
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
214
0.97
Thomas Hatch
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
0.09
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
17
0.08
Thomas Hatch
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
18
1.57
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
298
1.35
Thomas Hatch
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
17
1.49
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
281
1.28
Thomas Hatch
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
94.44
94.44
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 9 Innings
94.3
94.3
Thomas Hatch
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.333
0.333
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.789
0.789
Thomas Hatch
Career
Per 9 Innings
13.73
13.73
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
92.98
92.98
Thomas Hatch
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.02
Thomas Hatch
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Thomas Hatch
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Thomas Hatch
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Thomas Hatch
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Thomas Hatch and Ted Lilly

Thomas Hatch
Career
Per 600 PA
5
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
15
15
Thomas Hatch
Career
Per 600 PA
51
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
357
545.04
Thomas Hatch
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
393
600
Thomas Hatch
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
347
529.77
Thomas Hatch
Career
Per 600 PA
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.101
0.101
Thomas Hatch
Career
Per 600 PA
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.332
0.332
Thomas Hatch
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
35
53.44
Thomas Hatch
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
28
42.75
Thomas Hatch
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
9.16
Thomas Hatch
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.53
Thomas Hatch
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Thomas Hatch
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
10.69
Thomas Hatch
Career
Per 600 PA
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.2
0.2
Thomas Hatch
Career
Per 600 PA
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Thomas Hatch
Career
Per 600 PA
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Thomas Hatch
Career
Per 600 PA
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5.28
8.07
Thomas Hatch
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
43
65.65
Thomas Hatch
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
44
67.18
Thomas Hatch
Career
Per 600 PA
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.124
0.124
Thomas Hatch
Career
Per 600 PA
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.124
0.124
Thomas Hatch
Career
Per 600 PA
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.248
0.248
Thomas Hatch
Career
Per 600 PA
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.023
0.023
Thomas Hatch
Career
Per 600 PA
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.087
0.087
Thomas Hatch
Career
Per 600 PA
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.174
0.174
Thomas Hatch
Career
Per 600 PA
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.177
0.177
Thomas Hatch
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10
15.27
Thomas Hatch
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
17
25.95
Thomas Hatch
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
27
41.22
Thomas Hatch
Career
Per 600 PA
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
-8.04
-12.27
Thomas Hatch
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.53
Thomas Hatch
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8
12.21
Thomas Hatch
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Thomas Hatch
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 600 PA
149
227.48
Thomas Hatch
Career
Per 600 PA
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2.64
2.64
Thomas Hatch
Career
Per 600 PA
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.05
0.05
Thomas Hatch
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
37
56.49
Thomas Hatch
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Thomas Hatch
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 600 PA
2
3.05
Thomas Hatch
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
4.58
Thomas Hatch
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
3.05
Thomas Hatch
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
7.63
Thomas Hatch
Career
Per 600 PA
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
60
60