Ted Lilly vs. Tommy Phelps — Career Comparison

Ted Lilly
Gen XCaliforniaThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaChicago CubsNational LeagueStarting PitcherAll-Star
Tommy Phelps
Gen XSouth KoreaThrows LeftBats LeftAsiaFlorida MarlinsNational LeagueRelief Pitcher

Ted Lilly built a career as a starting pitcher and Tommy Phelps 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 4.34 and 1.504 for Tommy Phelps. 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 Tommy Phelps

Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
15
Tommy Phelps
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
3
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
356
1.62
Tommy Phelps
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
75
5.61
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
331
1.5
Tommy Phelps
Career
Per 9 Innings
11
0.82
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
130
0.59
Tommy Phelps
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.3
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 9 Innings
113
0.51
Tommy Phelps
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.37
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
53.5
53.5
Tommy Phelps
Career
Per 9 Innings
44.44
44.44
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
92.98
92.98
Tommy Phelps
Career
Per 9 Innings
14.67
14.67
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.02
Tommy Phelps
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.01
Tommy Phelps
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tommy Phelps
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.07
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
913
4.14
Tommy Phelps
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
58
4.34
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.14
4.14
Tommy Phelps
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.34
4.34
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.78
3.78
Tommy Phelps
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.47
4.47
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.32
4.32
Tommy Phelps
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.05
4.05
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.242
0.242
Tommy Phelps
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.276
0.276
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5948
27
Tommy Phelps
Career
Per 9 Innings
361
27
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1982.2
9
Tommy Phelps
Career
Per 9 Innings
120.1
9
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1827
8.29
Tommy Phelps
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
129
9.65
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.29
8.29
Tommy Phelps
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.65
9.65
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 9 Innings
293
1.33
Tommy Phelps
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
0.82
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.33
1.33
Tommy Phelps
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.82
0.82
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.82
0.82
Tommy Phelps
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.15
0.15
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
661
3
Tommy Phelps
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
47
3.52
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
35
0.16
Tommy Phelps
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5
0.37
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
3
Tommy Phelps
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.52
3.52
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1681
7.63
Tommy Phelps
Career
Per 9 Innings
85
6.36
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.63
7.63
Tommy Phelps
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.36
6.36
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.72
4.72
Tommy Phelps
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.13
1.13
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.181
1.181
Tommy Phelps
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.097
1.097
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 9 Innings
58
0.26
Tommy Phelps
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.22
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
63
0.29
Tommy Phelps
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4
0.3
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 9 Innings
29
0.13
Tommy Phelps
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
8390
38.09
Tommy Phelps
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
526
39.34
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
0.02
Tommy Phelps
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
18
1.35
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
974
4.42
Tommy Phelps
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
64
4.79
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.42
4.42
Tommy Phelps
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.79
4.79
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 9 Innings
68
0.31
Tommy Phelps
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.3
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
47
0.21
Tommy Phelps
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4
0.3
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
105
0.48
Tommy Phelps
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
0.82
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.255
1.255
Tommy Phelps
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.463
1.463
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
7551
34.28
Tommy Phelps
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
467
34.93
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.74
2.74
Tommy Phelps
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.85
0.85
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.275
0.275
Tommy Phelps
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.318
0.318
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 9 Innings
38.09
38.09
Tommy Phelps
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
39.34
39.34

Fielding Stats for Ted Lilly and Tommy Phelps

Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
15
Tommy Phelps
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
3
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
356
1.62
Tommy Phelps
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
75
5.61
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
331
1.5
Tommy Phelps
Career
Per 9 Innings
11
0.82
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5948
27
Tommy Phelps
Career
Per 9 Innings
361
27
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1982.2
9
Tommy Phelps
Career
Per 9 Innings
120.1
9
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
67
0.3
Tommy Phelps
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
0.52
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
214
0.97
Tommy Phelps
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
1.12
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 9 Innings
17
0.08
Tommy Phelps
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
298
1.35
Tommy Phelps
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
22
1.65
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
281
1.28
Tommy Phelps
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
22
1.65
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 9 Innings
94.3
94.3
Tommy Phelps
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.789
0.789
Tommy Phelps
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.293
0.293
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
92.98
92.98
Tommy Phelps
Career
Per 9 Innings
14.67
14.67
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5
0.02
Tommy Phelps
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.07
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tommy Phelps
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tommy Phelps
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tommy Phelps
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tommy Phelps
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Ted Lilly and Tommy Phelps

Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
15
15
Tommy Phelps
Career
Per 600 PA
3
3
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
357
545.04
Tommy Phelps
Career
Per 600 PAverified
75
2250
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
393
600
Tommy Phelps
Career
Per 600 PA
20
600
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
347
529.77
Tommy Phelps
Career
Per 600 PA
17
510
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.101
0.101
Tommy Phelps
Career
Per 600 PA
0.059
0.059
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.332
0.332
Tommy Phelps
Career
Per 600 PA
0.3
0.3
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
35
53.44
Tommy Phelps
Career
Per 600 PA
1
30
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
28
42.75
Tommy Phelps
Career
Per 600 PA
1
30
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
9.16
Tommy Phelps
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.53
Tommy Phelps
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tommy Phelps
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
10.69
Tommy Phelps
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.2
0.2
Tommy Phelps
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tommy Phelps
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tommy Phelps
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5.28
8.07
Tommy Phelps
Career
Per 600 PA
0.02
0.58
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
43
65.65
Tommy Phelps
Career
Per 600 PA
1
30
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
44
67.18
Tommy Phelps
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
90
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 600 PA
0.124
0.124
Tommy Phelps
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.158
0.158
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.124
0.124
Tommy Phelps
Career
Per 600 PA
0.059
0.059
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.248
0.248
Tommy Phelps
Career
Per 600 PA
0.217
0.217
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.023
0.023
Tommy Phelps
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.087
0.087
Tommy Phelps
Career
Per 600 PA
0.086
0.086
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 600 PA
0.174
0.174
Tommy Phelps
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.177
0.177
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.177
0.177
Tommy Phelps
Career
Per 600 PA
0.083
0.083
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
10
15.27
Tommy Phelps
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
30
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
17
25.95
Tommy Phelps
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
27
41.22
Tommy Phelps
Career
Per 600 PA
1
30
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 600 PAverified
-8.04
-12.27
Tommy Phelps
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
-0.74
-22.32
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.53
Tommy Phelps
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
8
12.21
Tommy Phelps
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
60
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tommy Phelps
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 600 PA
149
227.48
Tommy Phelps
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
150
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 600 PA
2.64
2.64
Tommy Phelps
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
4
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 600 PA
0.05
0.05
Tommy Phelps
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.4
0.4
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
37
56.49
Tommy Phelps
Career
Per 600 PA
1
30
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tommy Phelps
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
3.05
Tommy Phelps
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1
30
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
4.58
Tommy Phelps
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
3.05
Tommy Phelps
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
7.63
Tommy Phelps
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
60
60
Tommy Phelps
Career
Per 600 PA