Ted Lilly vs. Dave Patterson — Career Comparison

Ted Lilly
Gen XCaliforniaThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaChicago CubsNational LeagueStarting PitcherAll-Star
Dave Patterson
Baby BoomersMissouriThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaLos Angeles DodgersNational LeagueRelief Pitcher

Ted Lilly built a career as a starting pitcher and Dave Patterson 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 5.26 and 1.698 for Dave Patterson. 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 Dave Patterson

Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
15
Dave Patterson
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
356
1.62
Dave Patterson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
36
6.11
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
331
1.5
Dave Patterson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
130
0.59
Dave Patterson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.68
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 9 Innings
113
0.51
Dave Patterson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.17
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 9 Innings
53.5
53.5
Dave Patterson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
80
80
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
92.98
92.98
Dave Patterson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.02
Dave Patterson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.01
Dave Patterson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dave Patterson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
1.02
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
913
4.14
Dave Patterson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
31
5.26
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.14
4.14
Dave Patterson
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.26
5.26
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.78
3.78
Dave Patterson
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.86
4.86
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.32
4.32
Dave Patterson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.19
4.19
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.242
0.242
Dave Patterson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.293
0.293
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5948
27
Dave Patterson
Career
Per 9 Innings
159
27
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1982.2
9
Dave Patterson
Career
Per 9 Innings
53
9
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1827
8.29
Dave Patterson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
62
10.53
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.29
8.29
Dave Patterson
Career
Per 9 Innings
10.53
10.53
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 9 Innings
293
1.33
Dave Patterson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.85
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.33
1.33
Dave Patterson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.85
0.85
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.82
0.82
Dave Patterson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.14
0.14
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
661
3
Dave Patterson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
22
3.74
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
35
0.16
Dave Patterson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6
1.02
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
3
Dave Patterson
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.74
3.74
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1681
7.63
Dave Patterson
Career
Per 9 Innings
34
5.77
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.63
7.63
Dave Patterson
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.77
5.77
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.72
4.72
Dave Patterson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.94
0.94
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.181
1.181
Dave Patterson
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.057
1.057
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 9 Innings
58
0.26
Dave Patterson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 9 Innings
63
0.29
Dave Patterson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 9 Innings
29
0.13
Dave Patterson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
8390
38.09
Dave Patterson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
238
40.42
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
0.02
Dave Patterson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
19
3.23
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
974
4.42
Dave Patterson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
35
5.94
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.42
4.42
Dave Patterson
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.94
5.94
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
68
0.31
Dave Patterson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
0.34
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
47
0.21
Dave Patterson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
0.34
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
105
0.48
Dave Patterson
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.34
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.255
1.255
Dave Patterson
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.585
1.585
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
7551
34.28
Dave Patterson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
212
36
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.74
2.74
Dave Patterson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.97
0.97
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.275
0.275
Dave Patterson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.33
0.33
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 9 Innings
38.09
38.09
Dave Patterson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
40.42
40.42

Fielding Stats for Ted Lilly and Dave Patterson

Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
15
Dave Patterson
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
356
1.62
Dave Patterson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
36
6.11
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
331
1.5
Dave Patterson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5948
27
Dave Patterson
Career
Per 9 Innings
159
27
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1982.2
9
Dave Patterson
Career
Per 9 Innings
53
9
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
67
0.3
Dave Patterson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
1.02
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
214
0.97
Dave Patterson
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
0.85
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 9 Innings
17
0.08
Dave Patterson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
298
1.35
Dave Patterson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
1.87
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
281
1.28
Dave Patterson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
1.87
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 9 Innings
94.3
94.3
Dave Patterson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.789
0.789
Dave Patterson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.306
0.306
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
92.98
92.98
Dave Patterson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5
0.02
Dave Patterson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.17
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dave Patterson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dave Patterson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dave Patterson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dave Patterson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Ted Lilly and Dave Patterson

Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
15
15
Dave Patterson
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
357
545.04
Dave Patterson
Career
Per 600 PAverified
37
2466.67
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
393
600
Dave Patterson
Career
Per 600 PA
9
600
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
347
529.77
Dave Patterson
Career
Per 600 PA
7
466.67
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 600 PA
0.101
0.101
Dave Patterson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.143
0.143
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 600 PA
0.332
0.332
Dave Patterson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.4
0.4
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
35
53.44
Dave Patterson
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
66.67
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
28
42.75
Dave Patterson
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
66.67
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
9.16
Dave Patterson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.53
Dave Patterson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dave Patterson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
10.69
Dave Patterson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.2
0.2
Dave Patterson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dave Patterson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dave Patterson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5.28
8.07
Dave Patterson
Career
Per 600 PA
-0.02
-1.06
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
43
65.65
Dave Patterson
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
66.67
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
44
67.18
Dave Patterson
Career
Per 600 PA
1
66.67
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 600 PA
0.124
0.124
Dave Patterson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.143
0.143
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 600 PA
0.124
0.124
Dave Patterson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.143
0.143
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 600 PA
0.248
0.248
Dave Patterson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.286
0.286
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.023
0.023
Dave Patterson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 600 PA
0.087
0.087
Dave Patterson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.1
0.1
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.174
0.174
Dave Patterson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.143
0.143
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 600 PA
0.177
0.177
Dave Patterson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.2
0.2
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10
15.27
Dave Patterson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
17
25.95
Dave Patterson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
27
41.22
Dave Patterson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 600 PAverified
-8.04
-12.27
Dave Patterson
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
-0.33
-21.71
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.53
Dave Patterson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8
12.21
Dave Patterson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dave Patterson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 600 PA
149
227.48
Dave Patterson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
133.33
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 600 PA
2.64
2.64
Dave Patterson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4.5
4.5
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.05
0.05
Dave Patterson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
37
56.49
Dave Patterson
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
133.33
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dave Patterson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 600 PA
2
3.05
Dave Patterson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
4.58
Dave Patterson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
2
3.05
Dave Patterson
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
66.67
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
5
7.63
Dave Patterson
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
66.67
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
60
60
Dave Patterson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0