Ted Lilly vs. Ed Palmquist — Career Comparison

Ted Lilly
Gen XCaliforniaThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaChicago CubsNational LeagueStarting PitcherAll-Star
Ed Palmquist
Silent GenerationCaliforniaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaLos Angeles DodgersNational LeagueRelief Pitcher

Ted Lilly built a career as a starting pitcher and Ed Palmquist 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 1.762 for Ed Palmquist. 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 Ed Palmquist

Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
15
Ed Palmquist
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
356
1.62
Ed Palmquist
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
36
4.72
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
331
1.5
Ed Palmquist
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.26
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
130
0.59
Ed Palmquist
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.13
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 9 Innings
113
0.51
Ed Palmquist
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.39
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
53.5
53.5
Ed Palmquist
Career
Per 9 Innings
25
25
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
92.98
92.98
Ed Palmquist
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.56
5.56
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.02
Ed Palmquist
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.01
Ed Palmquist
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ed Palmquist
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.13
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
913
4.14
Ed Palmquist
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
39
5.11
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.14
4.14
Ed Palmquist
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.11
5.11
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.78
3.78
Ed Palmquist
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.21
6.21
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.32
4.32
Ed Palmquist
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.1
6.1
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.242
0.242
Ed Palmquist
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.282
0.282
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5948
27
Ed Palmquist
Career
Per 9 Innings
206
27
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1982.2
9
Ed Palmquist
Career
Per 9 Innings
68.2
9
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1827
8.29
Ed Palmquist
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
77
10.09
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.29
8.29
Ed Palmquist
Career
Per 9 Innings
10.09
10.09
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
293
1.33
Ed Palmquist
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
13
1.7
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.33
1.33
Ed Palmquist
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.7
1.7
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.82
0.82
Ed Palmquist
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.36
0.36
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
661
3
Ed Palmquist
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
36
4.72
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
35
0.16
Ed Palmquist
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
8
1.05
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
3
Ed Palmquist
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.72
4.72
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1681
7.63
Ed Palmquist
Career
Per 9 Innings
41
5.37
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.63
7.63
Ed Palmquist
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.37
5.37
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.72
4.72
Ed Palmquist
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.14
1.14
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.181
1.181
Ed Palmquist
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.121
1.121
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
58
0.26
Ed Palmquist
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3
0.39
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
63
0.29
Ed Palmquist
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6
0.79
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 9 Innings
29
0.13
Ed Palmquist
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
8390
38.09
Ed Palmquist
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
315
41.29
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
0.02
Ed Palmquist
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
1.31
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
974
4.42
Ed Palmquist
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
47
6.16
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.42
4.42
Ed Palmquist
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.16
6.16
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 9 Innings
68
0.31
Ed Palmquist
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 9 Innings
47
0.21
Ed Palmquist
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
105
0.48
Ed Palmquist
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.255
1.255
Ed Palmquist
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.646
1.646
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
7551
34.28
Ed Palmquist
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
273
35.78
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.74
2.74
Ed Palmquist
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.31
1.31
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.275
0.275
Ed Palmquist
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.292
0.292
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 9 Innings
38.09
38.09
Ed Palmquist
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
41.29
41.29

Fielding Stats for Ted Lilly and Ed Palmquist

Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
15
Ed Palmquist
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
356
1.62
Ed Palmquist
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
36
4.72
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
331
1.5
Ed Palmquist
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.26
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5948
27
Ed Palmquist
Career
Per 9 Innings
206
27
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1982.2
9
Ed Palmquist
Career
Per 9 Innings
68.2
9
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
67
0.3
Ed Palmquist
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.39
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
214
0.97
Ed Palmquist
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
1.7
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
17
0.08
Ed Palmquist
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
0.13
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
298
1.35
Ed Palmquist
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
17
2.23
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
281
1.28
Ed Palmquist
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
16
2.1
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
94.3
94.3
Ed Palmquist
Career
Per 9 Innings
94.12
94.12
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.789
0.789
Ed Palmquist
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.444
0.444
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
92.98
92.98
Ed Palmquist
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.56
5.56
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5
0.02
Ed Palmquist
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.26
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ed Palmquist
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ed Palmquist
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ed Palmquist
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ed Palmquist
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Ted Lilly and Ed Palmquist

Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
15
15
Ed Palmquist
Career
Per 600 PA
2
2
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
357
545.04
Ed Palmquist
Career
Per 600 PAverified
36
1800
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
393
600
Ed Palmquist
Career
Per 600 PA
12
600
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
347
529.77
Ed Palmquist
Career
Per 600 PA
10
500
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.101
0.101
Ed Palmquist
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.332
0.332
Ed Palmquist
Career
Per 600 PA
0.167
0.167
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
35
53.44
Ed Palmquist
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
28
42.75
Ed Palmquist
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
9.16
Ed Palmquist
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.53
Ed Palmquist
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Palmquist
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
10.69
Ed Palmquist
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.2
0.2
Ed Palmquist
Career
Per 600 PA
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Palmquist
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Palmquist
Career
Per 600 PA
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5.28
8.07
Ed Palmquist
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
43
65.65
Ed Palmquist
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
44
67.18
Ed Palmquist
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.124
0.124
Ed Palmquist
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.124
0.124
Ed Palmquist
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.248
0.248
Ed Palmquist
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.023
0.023
Ed Palmquist
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.087
0.087
Ed Palmquist
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.174
0.174
Ed Palmquist
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.177
0.177
Ed Palmquist
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
10
15.27
Ed Palmquist
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
50
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
17
25.95
Ed Palmquist
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
27
41.22
Ed Palmquist
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
50
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 600 PAverified
-8.04
-12.27
Ed Palmquist
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
-0.95
-47.41
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.53
Ed Palmquist
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8
12.21
Ed Palmquist
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Palmquist
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 600 PA
149
227.48
Ed Palmquist
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
50
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 600 PA
2.64
2.64
Ed Palmquist
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
12
12
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.05
0.05
Ed Palmquist
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
37
56.49
Ed Palmquist
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
100
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Palmquist
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 600 PA
2
3.05
Ed Palmquist
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
4.58
Ed Palmquist
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
3.05
Ed Palmquist
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
7.63
Ed Palmquist
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
60
60
Ed Palmquist
Career
Per 600 PA