Ted Lilly vs. Bob Patterson — Career Comparison

Ted Lilly
Gen XCaliforniaThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaChicago CubsNational LeagueStarting PitcherAll-Star
Bob Patterson
Baby BoomersFloridaThrows LeftBats RightNorth AmericaPittsburgh PiratesNational LeagueRelief Pitcher

Ted Lilly built a career as a starting pitcher and Bob Patterson as a reliever — different jobs with different demands — but on the metrics that apply to both, a comparison is still worth making. Bob Patterson led in walk avoidance (BB%+ 122 vs 98), home run suppression (HR9+ 81 vs 73), and skill-based run prevention (DICE+ 99 vs 92). Ted Lilly held the edge in strikeout rate (K%+ 120 vs 109). Role difference aside, Bob Patterson holds a clear edge on every meaningful shared measure.

Pitching Stats for Ted Lilly and Bob Patterson

Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
15
Bob Patterson
Career
Per 9 Innings
13
13
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 9 Innings
356
1.62
Bob Patterson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
559
8.15
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
331
1.5
Bob Patterson
Career
Per 9 Innings
21
0.31
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
130
0.59
Bob Patterson
Career
Per 9 Innings
39
0.57
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
113
0.51
Bob Patterson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
40
0.58
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
53.5
53.5
Bob Patterson
Career
Per 9 Innings
49.37
49.37
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
92.98
92.98
Bob Patterson
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.76
3.76
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.02
Bob Patterson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.01
Bob Patterson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bob Patterson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
28
0.41
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 9 Innings
913
4.14
Bob Patterson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
280
4.08
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.14
4.14
Bob Patterson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.08
4.08
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.78
3.78
Bob Patterson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.74
3.74
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.32
4.32
Bob Patterson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.83
3.83
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.242
0.242
Bob Patterson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.263
0.263
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5948
27
Bob Patterson
Career
Per 9 Innings
1852
27
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1982.2
9
Bob Patterson
Career
Per 9 Innings
617.1
9
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1827
8.29
Bob Patterson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
619
9.02
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.29
8.29
Bob Patterson
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.02
9.02
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 9 Innings
293
1.33
Bob Patterson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
70
1.02
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.33
1.33
Bob Patterson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.02
1.02
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.82
0.82
Bob Patterson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.13
0.13
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 9 Innings
661
3
Bob Patterson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
180
2.62
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
35
0.16
Bob Patterson
Career
Per 9 Innings
38
0.55
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
3
Bob Patterson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.62
2.62
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1681
7.63
Bob Patterson
Career
Per 9 Innings
483
7.04
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.63
7.63
Bob Patterson
Career
Per 9 Innings
7.04
7.04
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.72
4.72
Bob Patterson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.86
0.86
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.181
1.181
Bob Patterson
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.074
1.074
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 9 Innings
58
0.26
Bob Patterson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
0.12
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 9 Innings
63
0.29
Bob Patterson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
0.13
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 9 Innings
29
0.13
Bob Patterson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.09
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8390
38.09
Bob Patterson
Career
Per 9 Innings
2593
37.8
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
0.02
Bob Patterson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
175
2.55
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 9 Innings
974
4.42
Bob Patterson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
294
4.29
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.42
4.42
Bob Patterson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.29
4.29
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
68
0.31
Bob Patterson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
29
0.42
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
47
0.21
Bob Patterson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
25
0.36
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
105
0.48
Bob Patterson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
40
0.58
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.255
1.255
Bob Patterson
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.294
1.294
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7551
34.28
Bob Patterson
Career
Per 9 Innings
2350
34.26
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.74
2.74
Bob Patterson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.53
0.53
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.275
0.275
Bob Patterson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.306
0.306
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
38.09
38.09
Bob Patterson
Career
Per 9 Innings
37.8
37.8

Fielding Stats for Ted Lilly and Bob Patterson

Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
15
Bob Patterson
Career
Per 9 Innings
13
13
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 9 Innings
356
1.62
Bob Patterson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
559
8.15
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
331
1.5
Bob Patterson
Career
Per 9 Innings
21
0.31
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5948
27
Bob Patterson
Career
Per 9 Innings
1852
27
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1982.2
9
Bob Patterson
Career
Per 9 Innings
617.1
9
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
67
0.3
Bob Patterson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
28
0.41
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
214
0.97
Bob Patterson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
69
1.01
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 9 Innings
17
0.08
Bob Patterson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.01
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
298
1.35
Bob Patterson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
98
1.43
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
281
1.28
Bob Patterson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
97
1.41
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 9 Innings
94.3
94.3
Bob Patterson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
98.98
98.98
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.789
0.789
Bob Patterson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.174
0.174
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
92.98
92.98
Bob Patterson
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.76
3.76
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5
0.02
Bob Patterson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.06
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bob Patterson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bob Patterson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bob Patterson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bob Patterson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Ted Lilly and Bob Patterson

Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
15
15
Bob Patterson
Career
Per 600 PA
13
13
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 600 PA
357
545.04
Bob Patterson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
559
5160
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
393
600
Bob Patterson
Career
Per 600 PA
65
600
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
347
529.77
Bob Patterson
Career
Per 600 PA
56
516.92
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 600 PA
0.101
0.101
Bob Patterson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.125
0.125
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 600 PA
0.332
0.332
Bob Patterson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.385
0.385
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
35
53.44
Bob Patterson
Career
Per 600 PAverified
7
64.62
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
28
42.75
Bob Patterson
Career
Per 600 PAverified
6
55.38
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
6
9.16
Bob Patterson
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
9.23
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.53
Bob Patterson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bob Patterson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
10.69
Bob Patterson
Career
Per 600 PA
1
9.23
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.2
0.2
Bob Patterson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.143
0.143
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bob Patterson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bob Patterson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
5.28
8.07
Bob Patterson
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1.25
11.56
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
43
65.65
Bob Patterson
Career
Per 600 PAverified
8
73.85
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
44
67.18
Bob Patterson
Career
Per 600 PAverified
9
83.08
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 600 PA
0.124
0.124
Bob Patterson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.155
0.155
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 600 PA
0.124
0.124
Bob Patterson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.143
0.143
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 600 PA
0.248
0.248
Bob Patterson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.298
0.298
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.023
0.023
Bob Patterson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.018
0.018
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 600 PA
0.087
0.087
Bob Patterson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.106
0.106
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 600 PA
0.174
0.174
Bob Patterson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.204
0.204
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 600 PA
0.177
0.177
Bob Patterson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.219
0.219
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
10
15.27
Bob Patterson
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
27.69
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
17
25.95
Bob Patterson
Career
Per 600 PAverified
4
36.92
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
27
41.22
Bob Patterson
Career
Per 600 PAverified
7
64.62
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 600 PA
-8.04
-12.27
Bob Patterson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
-0.04
-0.4
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.53
Bob Patterson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
8
12.21
Bob Patterson
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
18.46
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bob Patterson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 600 PA
149
227.48
Bob Patterson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
24
221.54
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 600 PA
2.64
2.64
Bob Patterson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2.71
2.71
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 600 PA
0.05
0.05
Bob Patterson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.08
0.08
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
37
56.49
Bob Patterson
Career
Per 600 PAverified
7
64.62
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bob Patterson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 600 PA
2
3.05
Bob Patterson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
4.58
Bob Patterson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
3.05
Bob Patterson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
7.63
Bob Patterson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
60
60
Bob Patterson
Career
Per 600 PA