Ted Lilly vs. Juan Padilla — Career Comparison

Ted Lilly
Gen XCaliforniaThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaChicago CubsNational LeagueStarting PitcherAll-Star
Juan Padilla
Gen XP.R.Throws RightBats RightCaribbeanNew York MetsNational LeagueRelief Pitcher

Ted Lilly built a career as a starting pitcher and Juan Padilla as a reliever — different jobs with different demands — but on the metrics that apply to both, a comparison is still worth making. Juan Padilla posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 4.06 and WHIP 1.452 compared to 4.14 and 1.273 for Ted Lilly. By the career numbers, Juan Padilla had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Ted Lilly and Juan Padilla

Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
15
Juan Padilla
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
356
1.62
Juan Padilla
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
42
6.1
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
331
1.5
Juan Padilla
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
130
0.59
Juan Padilla
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.58
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 9 Innings
113
0.51
Juan Padilla
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.15
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 9 Innings
53.5
53.5
Juan Padilla
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
80
80
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
92.98
92.98
Juan Padilla
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.02
Juan Padilla
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.01
Juan Padilla
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Juan Padilla
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.15
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 9 Innings
913
4.14
Juan Padilla
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
28
4.06
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.14
4.14
Juan Padilla
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.06
4.06
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.78
3.78
Juan Padilla
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.38
4.38
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.32
4.32
Juan Padilla
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.73
4.73
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.242
0.242
Juan Padilla
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.259
0.259
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5948
27
Juan Padilla
Career
Per 9 Innings
186
27
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1982.2
9
Juan Padilla
Career
Per 9 Innings
62
9
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1827
8.29
Juan Padilla
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
63
9.15
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.29
8.29
Juan Padilla
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.15
9.15
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 9 Innings
293
1.33
Juan Padilla
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
1.02
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.33
1.33
Juan Padilla
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.02
1.02
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.82
0.82
Juan Padilla
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.17
0.17
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
661
3
Juan Padilla
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
25
3.63
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
35
0.16
Juan Padilla
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
0.29
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
3
Juan Padilla
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.63
3.63
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1681
7.63
Juan Padilla
Career
Per 9 Innings
34
4.94
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.63
7.63
Juan Padilla
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.94
4.94
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.72
4.72
Juan Padilla
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.81
0.81
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.181
1.181
Juan Padilla
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.952
0.952
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 9 Innings
58
0.26
Juan Padilla
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
63
0.29
Juan Padilla
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3
0.44
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 9 Innings
29
0.13
Juan Padilla
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
8390
38.09
Juan Padilla
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
273
39.63
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
0.02
Juan Padilla
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
1.16
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 9 Innings
974
4.42
Juan Padilla
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
29
4.21
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.42
4.42
Juan Padilla
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.21
4.21
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 9 Innings
68
0.31
Juan Padilla
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.29
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 9 Innings
47
0.21
Juan Padilla
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
105
0.48
Juan Padilla
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.87
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.255
1.255
Juan Padilla
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.419
1.419
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
7551
34.28
Juan Padilla
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
243
35.27
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.74
2.74
Juan Padilla
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.69
0.69
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.275
0.275
Juan Padilla
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.277
0.277
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 9 Innings
38.09
38.09
Juan Padilla
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
39.63
39.63

Fielding Stats for Ted Lilly and Juan Padilla

Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
15
Juan Padilla
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
356
1.62
Juan Padilla
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
42
6.1
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
331
1.5
Juan Padilla
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5948
27
Juan Padilla
Career
Per 9 Innings
186
27
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1982.2
9
Juan Padilla
Career
Per 9 Innings
62
9
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
67
0.3
Juan Padilla
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.29
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
214
0.97
Juan Padilla
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
1.31
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 9 Innings
17
0.08
Juan Padilla
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
298
1.35
Juan Padilla
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
1.6
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
281
1.28
Juan Padilla
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
1.6
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 9 Innings
94.3
94.3
Juan Padilla
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.789
0.789
Juan Padilla
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.262
0.262
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
92.98
92.98
Juan Padilla
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5
0.02
Juan Padilla
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.44
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Juan Padilla
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Juan Padilla
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Juan Padilla
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Juan Padilla
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Ted Lilly and Juan Padilla

Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
15
15
Juan Padilla
Career
Per 600 PA
2
2
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
357
545.04
Juan Padilla
Career
Per 600 PAverified
42
12600
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
393
600
Juan Padilla
Career
Per 600 PA
2
600
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
347
529.77
Juan Padilla
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
600
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 600 PA
0.101
0.101
Juan Padilla
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.5
0.5
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 600 PA
0.332
0.332
Juan Padilla
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
35
53.44
Juan Padilla
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
300
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
28
42.75
Juan Padilla
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
300
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
9.16
Juan Padilla
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.53
Juan Padilla
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Juan Padilla
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
10.69
Juan Padilla
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.2
0.2
Juan Padilla
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Juan Padilla
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Juan Padilla
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
5.28
8.07
Juan Padilla
Career
Per 600 PAverified
0.47
140.43
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
43
65.65
Juan Padilla
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
300
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
44
67.18
Juan Padilla
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
300
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 600 PA
0.124
0.124
Juan Padilla
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.5
0.5
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 600 PA
0.124
0.124
Juan Padilla
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.5
0.5
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 600 PA
0.248
0.248
Juan Padilla
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.023
0.023
Juan Padilla
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 600 PA
0.087
0.087
Juan Padilla
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.35
0.35
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 600 PA
0.174
0.174
Juan Padilla
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 600 PA
0.177
0.177
Juan Padilla
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10
15.27
Juan Padilla
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
17
25.95
Juan Padilla
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
27
41.22
Juan Padilla
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 600 PA
-8.04
-12.27
Juan Padilla
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.52
156.97
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.53
Juan Padilla
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8
12.21
Juan Padilla
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Juan Padilla
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 600 PAverified
149
227.48
Juan Padilla
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1
300
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2.64
2.64
Juan Padilla
Career
Per 600 PA
2
2
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.05
0.05
Juan Padilla
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
37
56.49
Juan Padilla
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Juan Padilla
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 600 PA
2
3.05
Juan Padilla
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
4.58
Juan Padilla
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
3.05
Juan Padilla
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
7.63
Juan Padilla
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
60
60
Juan Padilla
Career
Per 600 PA