Ted Lilly vs. Satchel Paige — Career Comparison

Ted Lilly
Gen XCaliforniaThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaChicago CubsNational LeagueStarting PitcherAll-Star
Satchel Paige
Greatest GenerationAlabamaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaSt. Louis BrownsAmerican LeagueHall of FameStarting PitcherAll-Star

The numbers give Satchel Paige a clear advantage over Ted Lilly across the core pitching metrics. Satchel Paige led in home run suppression (HR9+ 135 vs 73), skill-based run prevention (DICE+ 106 vs 92), and run prevention (ERA+ 105 vs 97). Ted Lilly held the edge in strikeout rate (K%+ 120 vs 104). Satchel Paige was the better starter — the numbers make that case clearly.

Pitching Stats for Ted Lilly and Satchel Paige

Ted Lilly
Career
Per 9 Innings
15
15
Satchel Paige
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
24
24
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 9 Innings
356
1.62
Satchel Paige
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
438
2.01
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
331
1.5
Satchel Paige
Career
Per 9 Innings
226
1.04
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 9 Innings
130
0.59
Satchel Paige
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
143
0.66
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 9 Innings
113
0.51
Satchel Paige
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
89
0.41
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 9 Innings
53.5
53.5
Satchel Paige
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
61.64
61.64
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
92.98
92.98
Satchel Paige
Career
Per 9 Innings
51.6
51.6
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
0.02
Satchel Paige
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
116
0.53
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.01
Satchel Paige
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
28
0.13
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Satchel Paige
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
47
0.22
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 9 Innings
913
4.14
Satchel Paige
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
605
2.77
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.14
4.14
Satchel Paige
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.77
2.77
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.78
3.78
Satchel Paige
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.38
2.38
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.32
4.32
Satchel Paige
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.57
2.57
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.242
0.242
Satchel Paige
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.225
0.225
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5948
27
Satchel Paige
Career
Per 9 Innings
5888
27
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1982.2
9
Satchel Paige
Career
Per 9 Innings
1962.2
9
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 9 Innings
1827
8.29
Satchel Paige
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1647
7.55
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.29
8.29
Satchel Paige
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.55
7.55
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 9 Innings
293
1.33
Satchel Paige
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
66
0.3
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.33
1.33
Satchel Paige
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.3
0.3
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.82
0.82
Satchel Paige
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.15
0.15
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 9 Innings
661
3
Satchel Paige
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
533
2.44
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 9 Innings
35
0.16
Satchel Paige
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.02
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
3
Satchel Paige
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.44
2.44
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 9 Innings
1681
7.63
Satchel Paige
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1695
7.77
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 9 Innings
7.63
7.63
Satchel Paige
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.77
7.77
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.72
4.72
Satchel Paige
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.87
3.87
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.181
1.181
Satchel Paige
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.135
1.135
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 9 Innings
58
0.26
Satchel Paige
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
25
0.11
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 9 Innings
63
0.29
Satchel Paige
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
32
0.15
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 9 Innings
29
0.13
Satchel Paige
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.03
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8390
38.09
Satchel Paige
Career
Per 9 Innings
8000
36.68
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
0.02
Satchel Paige
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
149
0.68
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 9 Innings
974
4.42
Satchel Paige
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
736
3.38
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.42
4.42
Satchel Paige
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.38
3.38
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
68
0.31
Satchel Paige
Career
Per 9 Innings
113
0.52
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 9 Innings
47
0.21
Satchel Paige
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
105
0.48
Satchel Paige
Career
Per 9 Innings
66
0.3
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.255
1.255
Satchel Paige
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.111
1.111
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7551
34.28
Satchel Paige
Career
Per 9 Innings
7321
33.57
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.74
2.74
Satchel Paige
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.68
1.68
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.275
0.275
Satchel Paige
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.284
0.284
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
38.09
38.09
Satchel Paige
Career
Per 9 Innings
36.68
36.68

Fielding Stats for Ted Lilly and Satchel Paige

Ted Lilly
Career
Per 9 Innings
15
15
Satchel Paige
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
24
24
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 9 Innings
356
1.62
Satchel Paige
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
448
2.61
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
331
1.5
Satchel Paige
Career
Per 9 Innings
207
1.21
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5948
27
Satchel Paige
Career
Per 9 Innings
4629
27
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1982.2
9
Satchel Paige
Career
Per 9 Innings
1543
9
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 9 Innings
67
0.3
Satchel Paige
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
99
0.58
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 9 Innings
214
0.97
Satchel Paige
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
419
2.44
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
17
0.08
Satchel Paige
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
16
0.09
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 9 Innings
298
1.35
Satchel Paige
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
534
3.11
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 9 Innings
281
1.28
Satchel Paige
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
518
3.02
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 9 Innings
94.3
94.3
Satchel Paige
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
97
97
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.789
0.789
Satchel Paige
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.156
1.156
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
92.98
92.98
Satchel Paige
Career
Per 9 Innings
46.21
46.21
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
0.02
Satchel Paige
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
0.06
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Satchel Paige
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Satchel Paige
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Satchel Paige
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Satchel Paige
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Ted Lilly and Satchel Paige

Ted Lilly
Career
Per 600 PA
15
15
Satchel Paige
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
24
24
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 600 PAverified
357
545.04
Satchel Paige
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
460
341.16
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 600 PA
393
600
Satchel Paige
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
809
600
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 600 PA
347
529.77
Satchel Paige
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
762
565.14
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 600 PA
0.101
0.101
Satchel Paige
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.205
0.205
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 600 PA
0.332
0.332
Satchel Paige
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.502
0.502
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 600 PA
35
53.44
Satchel Paige
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
156
115.7
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 600 PA
28
42.75
Satchel Paige
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
136
100.87
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 600 PAverified
6
9.16
Satchel Paige
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
10
7.42
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1.53
Satchel Paige
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8
5.93
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Satchel Paige
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
1.48
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 600 PA
7
10.69
Satchel Paige
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
20
14.83
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.2
0.2
Satchel Paige
Career
Per 600 PA
0.128
0.128
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Satchel Paige
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.003
0.003
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Satchel Paige
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.013
0.013
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 600 PA
5.28
8.07
Satchel Paige
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
41.71
30.93
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 600 PA
43
65.65
Satchel Paige
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
188
139.43
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 600 PA
44
67.18
Satchel Paige
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
173
128.31
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 600 PA
0.124
0.124
Satchel Paige
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.222
0.222
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 600 PA
0.124
0.124
Satchel Paige
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.247
0.247
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 600 PA
0.248
0.248
Satchel Paige
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.469
0.469
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 600 PA
0.023
0.023
Satchel Paige
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.042
0.042
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 600 PA
0.087
0.087
Satchel Paige
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.162
0.162
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 600 PA
0.174
0.174
Satchel Paige
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.349
0.349
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 600 PA
0.177
0.177
Satchel Paige
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.214
0.214
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 600 PA
10
15.27
Satchel Paige
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
58
43.02
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 600 PA
17
25.95
Satchel Paige
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
59
43.76
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 600 PA
27
41.22
Satchel Paige
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
115
85.29
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 600 PA
-8.04
-12.27
Satchel Paige
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
44.81
33.23
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.53
Satchel Paige
Career
Per 600 PA
1
0.74
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 600 PAverified
8
12.21
Satchel Paige
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
16
11.87
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Satchel Paige
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 600 PA
149
227.48
Satchel Paige
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
39
28.92
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 600 PA
2.64
2.64
Satchel Paige
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
20.74
20.74
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 600 PA
0.05
0.05
Satchel Paige
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.41
0.41
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
37
56.49
Satchel Paige
Career
Per 600 PA
30
22.25
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Satchel Paige
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
3.05
Satchel Paige
Career
Per 600 PA
5
3.71
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 600 PA
3
4.58
Satchel Paige
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8
5.93
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
3.05
Satchel Paige
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 600 PAverified
5
7.63
Satchel Paige
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
8
5.93
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 600 PA
60
60
Satchel Paige
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
100
100