Ted Lilly vs. Gene Pentz — Career Comparison

Ted Lilly
Gen XCaliforniaThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaChicago CubsNational LeagueStarting PitcherAll-Star
Gene Pentz
Baby BoomersPennsylvaniaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaHouston AstrosAmerican LeagueRelief Pitcher

Ted Lilly built a career as a starting pitcher and Gene Pentz as a reliever — different jobs with different demands — but on the metrics that apply to both, a comparison is still worth making. Ted Lilly led in strikeout rate (K%+ 120 vs 98), walk avoidance (BB%+ 98 vs 80), and skill-based run prevention (DICE+ 92 vs 90). Gene Pentz held the edge in run prevention (ERA+ 111 vs 97). Keeping the role difference in mind, the edge still goes to Ted Lilly.

Pitching Stats for Ted Lilly and Gene Pentz

Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
15
Gene Pentz
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
4
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
356
1.62
Gene Pentz
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
104
4.9
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
331
1.5
Gene Pentz
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.19
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
130
0.59
Gene Pentz
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
0.38
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 9 Innings
113
0.51
Gene Pentz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
0.42
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
53.5
53.5
Gene Pentz
Career
Per 9 Innings
47.06
47.06
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
92.98
92.98
Gene Pentz
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.85
3.85
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.02
Gene Pentz
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.01
Gene Pentz
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Gene Pentz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
0.33
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 9 Innings
913
4.14
Gene Pentz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
77
3.63
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.14
4.14
Gene Pentz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.63
3.63
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.78
3.78
Gene Pentz
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.04
4.04
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.32
4.32
Gene Pentz
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.48
4.48
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.242
0.242
Gene Pentz
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.25
0.25
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5948
27
Gene Pentz
Career
Per 9 Innings
573
27
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1982.2
9
Gene Pentz
Career
Per 9 Innings
191
9
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1827
8.29
Gene Pentz
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
177
8.34
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.29
8.29
Gene Pentz
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.34
8.34
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 9 Innings
293
1.33
Gene Pentz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
0.66
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.33
1.33
Gene Pentz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.66
0.66
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.82
0.82
Gene Pentz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.13
0.13
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
661
3
Gene Pentz
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
108
5.09
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
35
0.16
Gene Pentz
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
14
0.66
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
3
Gene Pentz
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.09
5.09
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1681
7.63
Gene Pentz
Career
Per 9 Innings
116
5.47
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.63
7.63
Gene Pentz
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.47
5.47
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.72
4.72
Gene Pentz
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.12
1.12
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.181
1.181
Gene Pentz
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.173
1.173
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
58
0.26
Gene Pentz
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
13
0.61
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 9 Innings
63
0.29
Gene Pentz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.14
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 9 Innings
29
0.13
Gene Pentz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.09
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
8390
38.09
Gene Pentz
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
845
39.82
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
0.02
Gene Pentz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
54
2.54
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
974
4.42
Gene Pentz
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
94
4.43
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.42
4.42
Gene Pentz
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.43
4.43
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
68
0.31
Gene Pentz
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
13
0.61
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
47
0.21
Gene Pentz
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
12
0.57
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
105
0.48
Gene Pentz
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
0.42
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.255
1.255
Gene Pentz
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.492
1.492
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7551
34.28
Gene Pentz
Career
Per 9 Innings
709
33.41
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.74
2.74
Gene Pentz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.9
0.9
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.275
0.275
Gene Pentz
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.282
0.282
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 9 Innings
38.09
38.09
Gene Pentz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
39.82
39.82

Fielding Stats for Ted Lilly and Gene Pentz

Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
15
Gene Pentz
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
4
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
356
1.62
Gene Pentz
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
104
4.9
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
331
1.5
Gene Pentz
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.19
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5948
27
Gene Pentz
Career
Per 9 Innings
573
27
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1982.2
9
Gene Pentz
Career
Per 9 Innings
191
9
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
67
0.3
Gene Pentz
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
0.61
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
214
0.97
Gene Pentz
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
33
1.55
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
17
0.08
Gene Pentz
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
0.09
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
298
1.35
Gene Pentz
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
48
2.26
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
281
1.28
Gene Pentz
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
46
2.17
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 9 Innings
94.3
94.3
Gene Pentz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
95.83
95.83
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.789
0.789
Gene Pentz
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.442
0.442
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
92.98
92.98
Gene Pentz
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.85
3.85
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5
0.02
Gene Pentz
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.09
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Gene Pentz
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Gene Pentz
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Gene Pentz
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Gene Pentz
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Ted Lilly and Gene Pentz

Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
15
15
Gene Pentz
Career
Per 600 PA
4
4
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
357
545.04
Gene Pentz
Career
Per 600 PAverified
104
3120
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
393
600
Gene Pentz
Career
Per 600 PA
20
600
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
347
529.77
Gene Pentz
Career
Per 600 PAverified
19
570
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.101
0.101
Gene Pentz
Career
Per 600 PA
0.053
0.053
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.332
0.332
Gene Pentz
Career
Per 600 PA
0.175
0.175
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
35
53.44
Gene Pentz
Career
Per 600 PA
1
30
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
28
42.75
Gene Pentz
Career
Per 600 PA
1
30
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
9.16
Gene Pentz
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.53
Gene Pentz
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Gene Pentz
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
10.69
Gene Pentz
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.2
0.2
Gene Pentz
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Gene Pentz
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Gene Pentz
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5.28
8.07
Gene Pentz
Career
Per 600 PA
0.1
3.13
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
43
65.65
Gene Pentz
Career
Per 600 PA
1
30
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
44
67.18
Gene Pentz
Career
Per 600 PA
2
60
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.124
0.124
Gene Pentz
Career
Per 600 PA
0.1
0.1
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.124
0.124
Gene Pentz
Career
Per 600 PA
0.053
0.053
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.248
0.248
Gene Pentz
Career
Per 600 PA
0.153
0.153
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.023
0.023
Gene Pentz
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.087
0.087
Gene Pentz
Career
Per 600 PA
0.058
0.058
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.174
0.174
Gene Pentz
Career
Per 600 PA
0.111
0.111
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.177
0.177
Gene Pentz
Career
Per 600 PA
0.083
0.083
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
10
15.27
Gene Pentz
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
30
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
17
25.95
Gene Pentz
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
27
41.22
Gene Pentz
Career
Per 600 PA
1
30
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 600 PAverified
-8.04
-12.27
Gene Pentz
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
-0.98
-29.5
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.53
Gene Pentz
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
8
12.21
Gene Pentz
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
30
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Gene Pentz
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 600 PA
149
227.48
Gene Pentz
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
210
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 600 PA
2.64
2.64
Gene Pentz
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2.86
2.86
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 600 PA
0.05
0.05
Gene Pentz
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.14
0.14
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
37
56.49
Gene Pentz
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Gene Pentz
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 600 PA
2
3.05
Gene Pentz
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
4.58
Gene Pentz
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
3.05
Gene Pentz
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
7.63
Gene Pentz
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
60
60
Gene Pentz
Career
Per 600 PA