Ted Lilly vs. Jon Perlman — Career Comparison

Ted Lilly
Gen XCaliforniaThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaChicago CubsNational LeagueStarting PitcherAll-Star
Jon Perlman
Baby BoomersTexasThrows RightBats LeftNorth AmericaCleveland GuardiansAmerican LeagueRelief Pitcher

Ted Lilly built a career as a starting pitcher and Jon Perlman 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 6.35 and 1.866 for Jon Perlman. 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 Jon Perlman

Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
15
Jon Perlman
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
3
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
356
1.62
Jon Perlman
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
26
5.9
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
331
1.5
Jon Perlman
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
130
0.59
Jon Perlman
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.23
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 9 Innings
113
0.51
Jon Perlman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.45
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
53.5
53.5
Jon Perlman
Career
Per 9 Innings
33.33
33.33
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
92.98
92.98
Jon Perlman
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.02
Jon Perlman
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.01
Jon Perlman
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jon Perlman
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
913
4.14
Jon Perlman
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
28
6.35
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.14
4.14
Jon Perlman
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.35
6.35
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.78
3.78
Jon Perlman
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.57
5.57
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.32
4.32
Jon Perlman
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.27
5.27
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.242
0.242
Jon Perlman
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.295
0.295
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5948
27
Jon Perlman
Career
Per 9 Innings
119
27
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1982.2
9
Jon Perlman
Career
Per 9 Innings
39.2
9
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1827
8.29
Jon Perlman
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
46
10.44
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.29
8.29
Jon Perlman
Career
Per 9 Innings
10.44
10.44
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 9 Innings
293
1.33
Jon Perlman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.91
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.33
1.33
Jon Perlman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.91
0.91
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.82
0.82
Jon Perlman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.15
0.15
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
661
3
Jon Perlman
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
23
5.22
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
35
0.16
Jon Perlman
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5
1.13
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
3
Jon Perlman
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.22
5.22
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1681
7.63
Jon Perlman
Career
Per 9 Innings
17
3.86
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.63
7.63
Jon Perlman
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.86
3.86
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.72
4.72
Jon Perlman
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.65
0.65
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.181
1.181
Jon Perlman
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.008
1.008
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
58
0.26
Jon Perlman
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4
0.91
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 9 Innings
63
0.29
Jon Perlman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.23
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
29
0.13
Jon Perlman
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3
0.68
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
8390
38.09
Jon Perlman
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
186
42.2
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
0.02
Jon Perlman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
2.04
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
974
4.42
Jon Perlman
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
30
6.81
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.42
4.42
Jon Perlman
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.81
6.81
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
68
0.31
Jon Perlman
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3
0.68
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
47
0.21
Jon Perlman
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3
0.68
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
105
0.48
Jon Perlman
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.255
1.255
Jon Perlman
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.74
1.74
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
7551
34.28
Jon Perlman
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
156
35.39
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.74
2.74
Jon Perlman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.15
1.15
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.275
0.275
Jon Perlman
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.311
0.311
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 9 Innings
38.09
38.09
Jon Perlman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
42.2
42.2

Fielding Stats for Ted Lilly and Jon Perlman

Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
15
Jon Perlman
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
3
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
356
1.62
Jon Perlman
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
26
5.9
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
331
1.5
Jon Perlman
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5948
27
Jon Perlman
Career
Per 9 Innings
119
27
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1982.2
9
Jon Perlman
Career
Per 9 Innings
39.2
9
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
67
0.3
Jon Perlman
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.68
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
214
0.97
Jon Perlman
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
2.27
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
17
0.08
Jon Perlman
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
0.23
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
298
1.35
Jon Perlman
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
3.18
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
281
1.28
Jon Perlman
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
2.95
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
94.3
94.3
Jon Perlman
Career
Per 9 Innings
92.86
92.86
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.789
0.789
Jon Perlman
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.5
0.5
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
92.98
92.98
Jon Perlman
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.02
Jon Perlman
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jon Perlman
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jon Perlman
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jon Perlman
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jon Perlman
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Ted Lilly and Jon Perlman

Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
15
15
Jon Perlman
Career
Per 600 PA
3
3
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
357
545.04
Jon Perlman
Career
Per 600 PAverified
26
15600
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
393
600
Jon Perlman
Career
Per 600 PA
1
600
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
347
529.77
Jon Perlman
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
600
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.101
0.101
Jon Perlman
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.332
0.332
Jon Perlman
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
35
53.44
Jon Perlman
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
28
42.75
Jon Perlman
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
9.16
Jon Perlman
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.53
Jon Perlman
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jon Perlman
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
10.69
Jon Perlman
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.2
0.2
Jon Perlman
Career
Per 600 PA
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jon Perlman
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jon Perlman
Career
Per 600 PA
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5.28
8.07
Jon Perlman
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
43
65.65
Jon Perlman
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
44
67.18
Jon Perlman
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.124
0.124
Jon Perlman
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.124
0.124
Jon Perlman
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.248
0.248
Jon Perlman
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.023
0.023
Jon Perlman
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.087
0.087
Jon Perlman
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.174
0.174
Jon Perlman
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.177
0.177
Jon Perlman
Career
Per 600 PA
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10
15.27
Jon Perlman
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
17
25.95
Jon Perlman
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
27
41.22
Jon Perlman
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 600 PAverified
-8.04
-12.27
Jon Perlman
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
-0.11
-66.4
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.53
Jon Perlman
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8
12.21
Jon Perlman
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jon Perlman
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 600 PAverified
149
227.48
Jon Perlman
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1
600
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2.64
2.64
Jon Perlman
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.05
0.05
Jon Perlman
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
37
56.49
Jon Perlman
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jon Perlman
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 600 PA
2
3.05
Jon Perlman
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
4.58
Jon Perlman
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
3.05
Jon Perlman
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
7.63
Jon Perlman
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
60
60
Jon Perlman
Career
Per 600 PA