Ted Lilly vs. Jim Peterson — Career Comparison

Ted Lilly
Gen XCaliforniaThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaChicago CubsNational LeagueStarting PitcherAll-Star
Jim Peterson
Greatest GenerationPennsylvaniaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaPhiladelphia AthleticsAmerican LeagueRelief Pitcher

Ted Lilly built a career as a starting pitcher and Jim Peterson 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 5.27 and 1.665 for Jim Peterson. 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 Jim Peterson

Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
15
Jim Peterson
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
3
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
356
1.62
Jim Peterson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
41
3.38
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
331
1.5
Jim Peterson
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
0.49
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
130
0.59
Jim Peterson
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.16
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 9 Innings
113
0.51
Jim Peterson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.49
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
53.5
53.5
Jim Peterson
Career
Per 9 Innings
25
25
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
92.98
92.98
Jim Peterson
Career
Per 9 Innings
14.63
14.63
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5
0.02
Jim Peterson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.08
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.01
Jim Peterson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim Peterson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
913
4.14
Jim Peterson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
64
5.27
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.14
4.14
Jim Peterson
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.27
5.27
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.78
3.78
Jim Peterson
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.39
5.39
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.32
4.32
Jim Peterson
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.69
4.69
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.242
0.242
Jim Peterson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.3
0.3
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5948
27
Jim Peterson
Career
Per 9 Innings
328
27
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1982.2
9
Jim Peterson
Career
Per 9 Innings
109.1
9
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1827
8.29
Jim Peterson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
140
11.52
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.29
8.29
Jim Peterson
Career
Per 9 Innings
11.52
11.52
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 9 Innings
293
1.33
Jim Peterson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
0.74
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.33
1.33
Jim Peterson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.74
0.74
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.82
0.82
Jim Peterson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.22
0.22
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
661
3
Jim Peterson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
42
3.46
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 9 Innings
35
0.16
Jim Peterson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
3
Jim Peterson
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.46
3.46
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1681
7.63
Jim Peterson
Career
Per 9 Innings
29
2.39
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.63
7.63
Jim Peterson
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.39
2.39
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.72
4.72
Jim Peterson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.71
0.71
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.181
1.181
Jim Peterson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.649
0.649
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
58
0.26
Jim Peterson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4
0.33
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 9 Innings
63
0.29
Jim Peterson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 9 Innings
29
0.13
Jim Peterson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.08
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
8390
38.09
Jim Peterson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
508
41.82
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
0.02
Jim Peterson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
17
1.4
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
974
4.42
Jim Peterson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
80
6.59
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.42
4.42
Jim Peterson
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.59
6.59
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 9 Innings
68
0.31
Jim Peterson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 9 Innings
47
0.21
Jim Peterson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
105
0.48
Jim Peterson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.255
1.255
Jim Peterson
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.665
1.665
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
7551
34.28
Jim Peterson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
466
38.36
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.74
2.74
Jim Peterson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.95
1.95
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.275
0.275
Jim Peterson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.306
0.306
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 9 Innings
38.09
38.09
Jim Peterson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
41.82
41.82

Fielding Stats for Ted Lilly and Jim Peterson

Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
15
Jim Peterson
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
356
1.62
Jim Peterson
Career
Per 9 Innings
41
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
331
1.5
Jim Peterson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5948
27
Jim Peterson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1982.2
9
Jim Peterson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
67
0.3
Jim Peterson
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
214
0.97
Jim Peterson
Career
Per 9 Innings
37
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 9 Innings
17
0.08
Jim Peterson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
298
1.35
Jim Peterson
Career
Per 9 Innings
43
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
281
1.28
Jim Peterson
Career
Per 9 Innings
43
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
94.3
94.3
Jim Peterson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
100
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.789
0.789
Jim Peterson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1.049
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
92.98
92.98
Jim Peterson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.02
Jim Peterson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim Peterson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim Peterson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim Peterson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim Peterson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0

Hitting Stats for Ted Lilly and Jim Peterson

Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
15
15
Jim Peterson
Career
Per 600 PA
3
3
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
357
545.04
Jim Peterson
Career
Per 600 PAverified
41
745.45
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
393
600
Jim Peterson
Career
Per 600 PA
33
600
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
347
529.77
Jim Peterson
Career
Per 600 PA
29
527.27
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 600 PA
0.101
0.101
Jim Peterson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.172
0.172
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 600 PA
0.332
0.332
Jim Peterson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.515
0.515
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
35
53.44
Jim Peterson
Career
Per 600 PAverified
5
90.91
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
28
42.75
Jim Peterson
Career
Per 600 PAverified
4
72.73
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
6
9.16
Jim Peterson
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
18.18
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.53
Jim Peterson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Peterson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
7
10.69
Jim Peterson
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
18.18
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 600 PA
0.2
0.2
Jim Peterson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.2
0.2
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Peterson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Peterson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
5.28
8.07
Jim Peterson
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1.89
34.36
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
43
65.65
Jim Peterson
Career
Per 600 PAverified
6
109.09
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
44
67.18
Jim Peterson
Career
Per 600 PAverified
9
163.64
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 600 PA
0.124
0.124
Jim Peterson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.273
0.273
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 600 PA
0.124
0.124
Jim Peterson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.207
0.207
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 600 PA
0.248
0.248
Jim Peterson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.48
0.48
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 600 PA
0.023
0.023
Jim Peterson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.035
0.035
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 600 PA
0.087
0.087
Jim Peterson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.174
0.174
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 600 PA
0.174
0.174
Jim Peterson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.417
0.417
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 600 PA
0.177
0.177
Jim Peterson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.294
0.294
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
10
15.27
Jim Peterson
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
54.55
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
17
25.95
Jim Peterson
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
36.36
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
27
41.22
Jim Peterson
Career
Per 600 PAverified
5
90.91
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 600 PA
-8.04
-12.27
Jim Peterson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1.89
34.34
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.53
Jim Peterson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
8
12.21
Jim Peterson
Career
Per 600 PAverified
4
72.73
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Peterson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 600 PA
149
227.48
Jim Peterson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
12
218.18
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 600 PA
2.64
2.64
Jim Peterson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2.75
2.75
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 600 PA
0.05
0.05
Jim Peterson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.33
0.33
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
37
56.49
Jim Peterson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Peterson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 600 PA
2
3.05
Jim Peterson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
4.58
Jim Peterson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
3.05
Jim Peterson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
7.63
Jim Peterson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
60
60
Jim Peterson
Career
Per 600 PA