Ted Lilly vs. Leon Pettit — Career Comparison

Ted Lilly
Gen XCaliforniaThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaChicago CubsNational LeagueStarting PitcherAll-Star
Leon Pettit
Greatest GenerationPennsylvaniaThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaWashington SenatorsAmerican LeagueRelief Pitcher

Ted Lilly built a career as a starting pitcher and Leon Pettit 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 5.18 and 1.743 for Leon Pettit. 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 Leon Pettit

Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
15
Leon Pettit
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
356
1.62
Leon Pettit
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
44
3.5
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
331
1.5
Leon Pettit
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
0.64
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
130
0.59
Leon Pettit
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
0.64
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 9 Innings
113
0.51
Leon Pettit
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.48
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 9 Innings
53.5
53.5
Leon Pettit
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
57.14
57.14
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
92.98
92.98
Leon Pettit
Career
Per 9 Innings
18.18
18.18
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5
0.02
Leon Pettit
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.08
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.01
Leon Pettit
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Leon Pettit
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.24
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
913
4.14
Leon Pettit
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
65
5.18
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.14
4.14
Leon Pettit
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.18
5.18
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.78
3.78
Leon Pettit
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.72
5.72
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.32
4.32
Leon Pettit
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.76
4.76
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.242
0.242
Leon Pettit
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.296
0.296
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5948
27
Leon Pettit
Career
Per 9 Innings
339
27
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1982.2
9
Leon Pettit
Career
Per 9 Innings
113
9
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1827
8.29
Leon Pettit
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
135
10.75
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.29
8.29
Leon Pettit
Career
Per 9 Innings
10.75
10.75
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 9 Innings
293
1.33
Leon Pettit
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
0.56
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.33
1.33
Leon Pettit
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.56
0.56
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.82
0.82
Leon Pettit
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.16
0.16
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
661
3
Leon Pettit
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
62
4.94
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 9 Innings
35
0.16
Leon Pettit
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
3
Leon Pettit
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.94
4.94
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1681
7.63
Leon Pettit
Career
Per 9 Innings
45
3.58
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.63
7.63
Leon Pettit
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.58
3.58
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.72
4.72
Leon Pettit
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.02
1.02
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.181
1.181
Leon Pettit
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.947
0.947
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 9 Innings
58
0.26
Leon Pettit
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.16
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
63
0.29
Leon Pettit
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4
0.32
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 9 Innings
29
0.13
Leon Pettit
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
8390
38.09
Leon Pettit
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
522
41.58
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
0.02
Leon Pettit
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
24
1.91
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
974
4.42
Leon Pettit
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
70
5.58
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.42
4.42
Leon Pettit
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.58
5.58
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 9 Innings
68
0.31
Leon Pettit
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 9 Innings
47
0.21
Leon Pettit
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
105
0.48
Leon Pettit
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.255
1.255
Leon Pettit
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.743
1.743
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
7551
34.28
Leon Pettit
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
456
36.32
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.74
2.74
Leon Pettit
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.59
1.59
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.275
0.275
Leon Pettit
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.317
0.317
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 9 Innings
38.09
38.09
Leon Pettit
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
41.58
41.58

Fielding Stats for Ted Lilly and Leon Pettit

Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
15
Leon Pettit
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
356
1.62
Leon Pettit
Career
Per 9 Innings
44
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
331
1.5
Leon Pettit
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5948
27
Leon Pettit
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1982.2
9
Leon Pettit
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
67
0.3
Leon Pettit
Career
Per 9 Innings
11
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
214
0.97
Leon Pettit
Career
Per 9 Innings
19
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 9 Innings
17
0.08
Leon Pettit
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
298
1.35
Leon Pettit
Career
Per 9 Innings
33
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
281
1.28
Leon Pettit
Career
Per 9 Innings
30
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
94.3
94.3
Leon Pettit
Career
Per 9 Innings
90.91
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.789
0.789
Leon Pettit
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.682
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
92.98
92.98
Leon Pettit
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.02
Leon Pettit
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Leon Pettit
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Leon Pettit
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Leon Pettit
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Leon Pettit
Career
Per 9 Innings
0

Hitting Stats for Ted Lilly and Leon Pettit

Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
15
15
Leon Pettit
Career
Per 600 PA
2
2
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
357
545.04
Leon Pettit
Career
Per 600 PAverified
44
733.33
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
393
600
Leon Pettit
Career
Per 600 PA
36
600
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
347
529.77
Leon Pettit
Career
Per 600 PA
25
416.67
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.101
0.101
Leon Pettit
Career
Per 600 PA
0.08
0.08
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 600 PA
0.332
0.332
Leon Pettit
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.556
0.556
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
35
53.44
Leon Pettit
Career
Per 600 PA
2
33.33
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
28
42.75
Leon Pettit
Career
Per 600 PA
2
33.33
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
9.16
Leon Pettit
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.53
Leon Pettit
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Leon Pettit
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
10.69
Leon Pettit
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.2
0.2
Leon Pettit
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Leon Pettit
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Leon Pettit
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
5.28
8.07
Leon Pettit
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1.33
22.12
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
43
65.65
Leon Pettit
Career
Per 600 PA
2
33.33
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
44
67.18
Leon Pettit
Career
Per 600 PAverified
12
200
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 600 PA
0.124
0.124
Leon Pettit
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.343
0.343
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.124
0.124
Leon Pettit
Career
Per 600 PA
0.08
0.08
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 600 PA
0.248
0.248
Leon Pettit
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.423
0.423
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.023
0.023
Leon Pettit
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 600 PA
0.087
0.087
Leon Pettit
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.174
0.174
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 600 PA
0.174
0.174
Leon Pettit
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.522
0.522
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.177
0.177
Leon Pettit
Career
Per 600 PA
0.118
0.118
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
10
15.27
Leon Pettit
Career
Per 600 PAverified
5
83.33
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
17
25.95
Leon Pettit
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
33.33
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
27
41.22
Leon Pettit
Career
Per 600 PAverified
7
116.67
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 600 PA
-8.04
-12.27
Leon Pettit
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2.09
34.87
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.53
Leon Pettit
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 600 PA
8
12.21
Leon Pettit
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10
166.67
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Leon Pettit
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 600 PA
149
227.48
Leon Pettit
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8
133.33
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 600 PA
2.64
2.64
Leon Pettit
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4.5
4.5
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 600 PA
0.05
0.05
Leon Pettit
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1.25
1.25
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
37
56.49
Leon Pettit
Career
Per 600 PA
1
16.67
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Leon Pettit
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 600 PA
2
3.05
Leon Pettit
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
4.58
Leon Pettit
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
3.05
Leon Pettit
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
7.63
Leon Pettit
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
60
60
Leon Pettit
Career
Per 600 PA