Ted Lilly vs. Phil Page — Career Comparison

Ted Lilly
Gen XCaliforniaThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaChicago CubsNational LeagueStarting PitcherAll-Star
Phil Page
Greatest GenerationMassachusettsThrows LeftBats RightNorth AmericaDetroit TigersAmerican LeagueRelief Pitcher

Ted Lilly built a career as a starting pitcher and Phil Page 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 6.23 and 1.875 for Phil Page. 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 Phil Page

Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
15
Phil Page
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
4
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
356
1.62
Phil Page
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
31
4.02
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
331
1.5
Phil Page
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
0.78
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
130
0.59
Phil Page
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.39
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 9 Innings
113
0.51
Phil Page
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.39
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
53.5
53.5
Phil Page
Career
Per 9 Innings
50
50
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
92.98
92.98
Phil Page
Career
Per 9 Innings
19.35
19.35
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5
0.02
Phil Page
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.39
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.01
Phil Page
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Phil Page
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
913
4.14
Phil Page
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
48
6.23
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.14
4.14
Phil Page
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.23
6.23
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.78
3.78
Phil Page
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.21
6.21
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.32
4.32
Phil Page
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.26
5.26
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.242
0.242
Phil Page
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.303
0.303
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5948
27
Phil Page
Career
Per 9 Innings
208
27
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1982.2
9
Phil Page
Career
Per 9 Innings
69.1
9
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1827
8.29
Phil Page
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
86
11.16
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.29
8.29
Phil Page
Career
Per 9 Innings
11.16
11.16
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 9 Innings
293
1.33
Phil Page
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.52
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.33
1.33
Phil Page
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.52
0.52
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.82
0.82
Phil Page
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.13
0.13
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
661
3
Phil Page
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
44
5.71
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 9 Innings
35
0.16
Phil Page
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
3
Phil Page
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.71
5.71
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1681
7.63
Phil Page
Career
Per 9 Innings
15
1.95
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.63
7.63
Phil Page
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.95
1.95
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.72
4.72
Phil Page
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.48
0.48
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.181
1.181
Phil Page
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.851
0.851
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
58
0.26
Phil Page
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3
0.39
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 9 Innings
63
0.29
Phil Page
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.13
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 9 Innings
29
0.13
Phil Page
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
8390
38.09
Phil Page
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
329
42.71
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
0.02
Phil Page
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
1.56
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
974
4.42
Phil Page
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
56
7.27
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.42
4.42
Phil Page
Career
Per 9 Innings
7.27
7.27
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 9 Innings
68
0.31
Phil Page
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 9 Innings
47
0.21
Phil Page
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
105
0.48
Phil Page
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.255
1.255
Phil Page
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.875
1.875
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
7551
34.28
Phil Page
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
284
36.87
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.74
2.74
Phil Page
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.81
1.81
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.275
0.275
Phil Page
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.309
0.309
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 9 Innings
38.09
38.09
Phil Page
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
42.71
42.71

Fielding Stats for Ted Lilly and Phil Page

Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
15
Phil Page
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
356
1.62
Phil Page
Career
Per 9 Innings
31
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
331
1.5
Phil Page
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5948
27
Phil Page
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1982.2
9
Phil Page
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
67
0.3
Phil Page
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
214
0.97
Phil Page
Career
Per 9 Innings
16
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 9 Innings
17
0.08
Phil Page
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
298
1.35
Phil Page
Career
Per 9 Innings
27
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
281
1.28
Phil Page
Career
Per 9 Innings
25
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
94.3
94.3
Phil Page
Career
Per 9 Innings
92.59
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.789
0.789
Phil Page
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
0.807
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
92.98
92.98
Phil Page
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.02
Phil Page
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Phil Page
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Phil Page
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Phil Page
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Phil Page
Career
Per 9 Innings
0

Hitting Stats for Ted Lilly and Phil Page

Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
15
15
Phil Page
Career
Per 600 PA
4
4
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
357
545.04
Phil Page
Career
Per 600 PAverified
31
1033.33
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
393
600
Phil Page
Career
Per 600 PA
18
600
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
347
529.77
Phil Page
Career
Per 600 PAverified
18
600
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 600 PA
0.101
0.101
Phil Page
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.167
0.167
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 600 PA
0.332
0.332
Phil Page
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.333
0.333
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
35
53.44
Phil Page
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
100
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
28
42.75
Phil Page
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
100
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
9.16
Phil Page
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.53
Phil Page
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Phil Page
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
10.69
Phil Page
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.2
0.2
Phil Page
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Phil Page
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Phil Page
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
5.28
8.07
Phil Page
Career
Per 600 PAverified
0.45
14.97
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
43
65.65
Phil Page
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
100
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
44
67.18
Phil Page
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
100
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 600 PA
0.124
0.124
Phil Page
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.167
0.167
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 600 PA
0.124
0.124
Phil Page
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.167
0.167
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 600 PA
0.248
0.248
Phil Page
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.333
0.333
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.023
0.023
Phil Page
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 600 PA
0.087
0.087
Phil Page
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.117
0.117
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 600 PA
0.174
0.174
Phil Page
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.2
0.2
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 600 PA
0.177
0.177
Phil Page
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.214
0.214
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10
15.27
Phil Page
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
17
25.95
Phil Page
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
33.33
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
27
41.22
Phil Page
Career
Per 600 PA
1
33.33
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 600 PA
-8.04
-12.27
Phil Page
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.22
7.46
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.53
Phil Page
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8
12.21
Phil Page
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Phil Page
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 600 PA
149
227.48
Phil Page
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
133.33
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 600 PA
2.64
2.64
Phil Page
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4.5
4.5
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.05
0.05
Phil Page
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
37
56.49
Phil Page
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Phil Page
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 600 PA
2
3.05
Phil Page
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
4.58
Phil Page
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
3.05
Phil Page
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
7.63
Phil Page
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
60
60
Phil Page
Career
Per 600 PA