Ted Lilly vs. Brian O'Connor — Career Comparison

Ted Lilly
Gen XCaliforniaThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaChicago CubsNational LeagueStarting PitcherAll-Star
Brian O'Connor
Gen XOhioThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaPittsburgh PiratesNational LeagueRelief Pitcher

Ted Lilly built a career as a starting pitcher and Brian O'Connor 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 5.11 and 1.865 for Brian O'Connor. By the career numbers, Ted Lilly had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Ted Lilly and Brian O'Connor

Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
15
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
356
1.62
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
4.38
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
331
1.5
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.73
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
130
0.59
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 9 Innings
113
0.51
Brian O'Connor
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
53.5
53.5
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 9 Innings
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
92.98
92.98
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 9 Innings
16.67
16.67
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.02
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.01
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
913
4.14
Brian O'Connor
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
7
5.11
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.14
4.14
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.11
5.11
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.78
3.78
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.5
6.5
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.32
4.32
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.89
6.89
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.242
0.242
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.25
0.25
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5948
27
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 9 Innings
37
27
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1982.2
9
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 9 Innings
12.1
9
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1827
8.29
Brian O'Connor
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
12
8.76
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.29
8.29
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.76
8.76
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
293
1.33
Brian O'Connor
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
1.46
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.33
1.33
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.46
1.46
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.82
0.82
Brian O'Connor
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.33
0.33
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
661
3
Brian O'Connor
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
11
8.03
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 9 Innings
35
0.16
Brian O'Connor
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
3
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.03
8.03
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1681
7.63
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
5.11
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.63
7.63
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.11
5.11
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.72
4.72
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.17
1.17
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.181
1.181
Brian O'Connor
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.46
1.46
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
58
0.26
Brian O'Connor
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4
2.92
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
63
0.29
Brian O'Connor
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
0.73
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 9 Innings
29
0.13
Brian O'Connor
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
8390
38.09
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
62
45.24
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5
0.02
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
1.46
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
974
4.42
Brian O'Connor
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
11
8.03
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.42
4.42
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.03
8.03
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
68
0.31
Brian O'Connor
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
0.73
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
47
0.21
Brian O'Connor
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
0.73
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
105
0.48
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.255
1.255
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.865
1.865
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
7551
34.28
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
48
35.03
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.74
2.74
Brian O'Connor
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.83
1.83
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.275
0.275
Brian O'Connor
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.256
0.256
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 9 Innings
38.09
38.09
Brian O'Connor
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
45.24
45.24

Fielding Stats for Ted Lilly and Brian O'Connor

Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
15
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
356
1.62
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
4.38
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
331
1.5
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.73
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5948
27
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 9 Innings
37
27
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1982.2
9
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 9 Innings
12.1
9
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
67
0.3
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
214
0.97
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 9 Innings
17
0.08
Brian O'Connor
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
298
1.35
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
281
1.28
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
94.3
94.3
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 9 Innings
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.789
0.789
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
92.98
92.98
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 9 Innings
16.67
16.67
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.02
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Ted Lilly and Brian O'Connor

Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
15
15
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
357
545.04
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 600 PAverified
6
1800
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
393
600
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 600 PA
2
600
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
347
529.77
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
600
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 600 PA
0.101
0.101
Brian O'Connor
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.5
0.5
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 600 PA
0.332
0.332
Brian O'Connor
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
35
53.44
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
300
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
28
42.75
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
300
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
9.16
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.53
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
10.69
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.2
0.2
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
5.28
8.07
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 600 PAverified
0.47
140.43
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
43
65.65
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
300
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
44
67.18
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
300
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 600 PA
0.124
0.124
Brian O'Connor
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.5
0.5
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 600 PA
0.124
0.124
Brian O'Connor
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.5
0.5
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 600 PA
0.248
0.248
Brian O'Connor
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.023
0.023
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 600 PA
0.087
0.087
Brian O'Connor
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.35
0.35
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 600 PA
0.174
0.174
Brian O'Connor
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 600 PA
0.177
0.177
Brian O'Connor
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10
15.27
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
17
25.95
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
27
41.22
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 600 PA
-8.04
-12.27
Brian O'Connor
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.52
156.97
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.53
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8
12.21
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 600 PAverified
149
227.48
Brian O'Connor
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1
300
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2.64
2.64
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 600 PA
2
2
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.05
0.05
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
37
56.49
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 600 PA
2
3.05
Brian O'Connor
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
4.58
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
3.05
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
7.63
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
60
60
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 600 PA