Ted Lilly vs. Henry Owens — Career Comparison

Ted Lilly
Gen XCaliforniaThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaChicago CubsNational LeagueStarting PitcherAll-Star
Henry Owens
Gen XFloridaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaFlorida MarlinsNational LeagueRelief Pitcher

Ted Lilly built a career as a starting pitcher and Henry Owens as a reliever — different jobs with different demands — but on the metrics that apply to both, a comparison is still worth making. Henry Owens posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 3 and WHIP 1.407 compared to 4.14 and 1.273 for Ted Lilly. By the career numbers, Henry Owens had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Ted Lilly and Henry Owens

Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
15
Henry Owens
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
356
1.62
Henry Owens
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
25
8.33
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
331
1.5
Henry Owens
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
130
0.59
Henry Owens
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.67
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 9 Innings
113
0.51
Henry Owens
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 9 Innings
53.5
53.5
Henry Owens
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
92.98
92.98
Henry Owens
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.02
Henry Owens
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.01
Henry Owens
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Henry Owens
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
1.33
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 9 Innings
913
4.14
Henry Owens
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
3
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.14
4.14
Henry Owens
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
3
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.78
3.78
Henry Owens
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.69
3.69
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.32
4.32
Henry Owens
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.67
4.67
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.242
0.242
Henry Owens
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.226
0.226
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5948
27
Henry Owens
Career
Per 9 Innings
81
27
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1982.2
9
Henry Owens
Career
Per 9 Innings
27
9
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 9 Innings
1827
8.29
Henry Owens
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
23
7.67
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.29
8.29
Henry Owens
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.67
7.67
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 9 Innings
293
1.33
Henry Owens
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
1
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.33
1.33
Henry Owens
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
1
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.82
0.82
Henry Owens
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.12
0.12
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
661
3
Henry Owens
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
14
4.67
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
35
0.16
Henry Owens
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
0.33
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
3
Henry Owens
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.67
4.67
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1681
7.63
Henry Owens
Career
Per 9 Innings
18
6
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.63
7.63
Henry Owens
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
6
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.72
4.72
Henry Owens
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.72
0.72
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.181
1.181
Henry Owens
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.185
1.185
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
58
0.26
Henry Owens
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
0.67
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 9 Innings
63
0.29
Henry Owens
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 9 Innings
29
0.13
Henry Owens
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
8390
38.09
Henry Owens
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
117
39
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
0.02
Henry Owens
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
3.67
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 9 Innings
974
4.42
Henry Owens
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
3.67
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.42
4.42
Henry Owens
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.67
3.67
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 9 Innings
68
0.31
Henry Owens
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
47
0.21
Henry Owens
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
0.33
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
105
0.48
Henry Owens
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.33
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.255
1.255
Henry Owens
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.37
1.37
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7551
34.28
Henry Owens
Career
Per 9 Innings
102
34
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.74
2.74
Henry Owens
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.44
0.44
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.275
0.275
Henry Owens
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.247
0.247
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 9 Innings
38.09
38.09
Henry Owens
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
39
39

Fielding Stats for Ted Lilly and Henry Owens

Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
15
Henry Owens
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
356
1.62
Henry Owens
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
25
8.33
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
331
1.5
Henry Owens
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5948
27
Henry Owens
Career
Per 9 Innings
81
27
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1982.2
9
Henry Owens
Career
Per 9 Innings
27
9
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
67
0.3
Henry Owens
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.33
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
214
0.97
Henry Owens
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.67
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 9 Innings
17
0.08
Henry Owens
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
298
1.35
Henry Owens
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
1
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
281
1.28
Henry Owens
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
1
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 9 Innings
94.3
94.3
Henry Owens
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.789
0.789
Henry Owens
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.12
0.12
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
92.98
92.98
Henry Owens
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.02
Henry Owens
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Henry Owens
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Henry Owens
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Henry Owens
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Henry Owens
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Ted Lilly and Henry Owens

Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
15
15
Henry Owens
Career
Per 600 PA
2
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
357
545.04
Henry Owens
Career
Per 600 PA
25
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
393
600
Henry Owens
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
347
529.77
Henry Owens
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.101
0.101
Henry Owens
Career
Per 600 PA
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.332
0.332
Henry Owens
Career
Per 600 PA
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
35
53.44
Henry Owens
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
28
42.75
Henry Owens
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
9.16
Henry Owens
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.53
Henry Owens
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Henry Owens
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
10.69
Henry Owens
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.2
0.2
Henry Owens
Career
Per 600 PA
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Henry Owens
Career
Per 600 PA
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Henry Owens
Career
Per 600 PA
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5.28
8.07
Henry Owens
Career
Per 600 PA
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
43
65.65
Henry Owens
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
44
67.18
Henry Owens
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.124
0.124
Henry Owens
Career
Per 600 PA
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.124
0.124
Henry Owens
Career
Per 600 PA
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.248
0.248
Henry Owens
Career
Per 600 PA
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.023
0.023
Henry Owens
Career
Per 600 PA
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.087
0.087
Henry Owens
Career
Per 600 PA
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.174
0.174
Henry Owens
Career
Per 600 PA
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.177
0.177
Henry Owens
Career
Per 600 PA
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10
15.27
Henry Owens
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
17
25.95
Henry Owens
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
27
41.22
Henry Owens
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
-8.04
-12.27
Henry Owens
Career
Per 600 PA
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.53
Henry Owens
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8
12.21
Henry Owens
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Henry Owens
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 600 PA
149
227.48
Henry Owens
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2.64
2.64
Henry Owens
Career
Per 600 PA
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.05
0.05
Henry Owens
Career
Per 600 PA
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
37
56.49
Henry Owens
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Henry Owens
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 600 PA
2
3.05
Henry Owens
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
4.58
Henry Owens
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
3.05
Henry Owens
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
7.63
Henry Owens
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
60
60
Henry Owens
Career
Per 600 PA