Ted Lilly vs. Bill Phillips — Career Comparison

Ted Lilly
Gen XCaliforniaThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaChicago CubsNational LeagueStarting PitcherAll-Star
Bill Phillips
Pre-GenerationalPennsylvaniaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaCincinnati RedsNational LeagueRelief Pitcher

Ted Lilly built a career as a starting pitcher and Bill Phillips as a reliever — different jobs with different demands — but on the metrics that apply to both, a comparison is still worth making. Bill Phillips posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 4.09 and WHIP 1.421 compared to 4.14 and 1.273 for Ted Lilly. By the career numbers, Bill Phillips had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Ted Lilly and Bill Phillips

Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
15
Bill Phillips
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
7
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
356
1.62
Bill Phillips
Career
Per 9 Innings
176
1.22
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
331
1.5
Bill Phillips
Career
Per 9 Innings
152
1.06
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
130
0.59
Bill Phillips
Career
Per 9 Innings
70
0.49
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
113
0.51
Bill Phillips
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
76
0.53
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
53.5
53.5
Bill Phillips
Career
Per 9 Innings
47.95
47.95
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
92.98
92.98
Bill Phillips
Career
Per 9 Innings
86.36
86.36
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
0.02
Bill Phillips
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
119
0.83
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.01
Bill Phillips
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.04
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Phillips
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.02
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 9 Innings
913
4.14
Bill Phillips
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
589
4.09
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.14
4.14
Bill Phillips
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.09
4.09
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.78
3.78
Bill Phillips
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.07
4.07
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.32
4.32
Bill Phillips
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.73
3.73
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.242
0.242
Bill Phillips
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.284
0.284
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5948
27
Bill Phillips
Career
Per 9 Innings
3884
27
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1982.2
9
Bill Phillips
Career
Per 9 Innings
1294.2
9
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1827
8.29
Bill Phillips
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1477
10.27
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.29
8.29
Bill Phillips
Career
Per 9 Innings
10.27
10.27
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 9 Innings
293
1.33
Bill Phillips
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
32
0.22
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.33
1.33
Bill Phillips
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.22
0.22
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.82
0.82
Bill Phillips
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.18
0.18
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 9 Innings
661
3
Bill Phillips
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
363
2.52
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 9 Innings
35
0.16
Bill Phillips
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
3
Bill Phillips
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.52
2.52
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1681
7.63
Bill Phillips
Career
Per 9 Innings
373
2.59
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.63
7.63
Bill Phillips
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.59
2.59
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.72
4.72
Bill Phillips
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.12
2.12
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.181
1.181
Bill Phillips
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.569
0.569
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 9 Innings
58
0.26
Bill Phillips
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
34
0.24
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
63
0.29
Bill Phillips
Career
Per 9 Innings
63
0.44
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 9 Innings
29
0.13
Bill Phillips
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.02
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
8390
38.09
Bill Phillips
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
5619
39.06
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
0.02
Bill Phillips
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
23
0.16
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
974
4.42
Bill Phillips
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
839
5.83
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.42
4.42
Bill Phillips
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.83
5.83
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 9 Innings
68
0.31
Bill Phillips
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 9 Innings
47
0.21
Bill Phillips
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
105
0.48
Bill Phillips
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.255
1.255
Bill Phillips
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.421
1.421
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
7551
34.28
Bill Phillips
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
5193
36.1
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.74
2.74
Bill Phillips
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.77
4.77
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.275
0.275
Bill Phillips
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.302
0.302
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 9 Innings
38.09
38.09
Bill Phillips
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
39.06
39.06

Fielding Stats for Ted Lilly and Bill Phillips

Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
15
Bill Phillips
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
7
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
356
1.62
Bill Phillips
Career
Per 9 Innings
182
1.24
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
331
1.5
Bill Phillips
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5948
27
Bill Phillips
Career
Per 9 Innings
3963
27
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1982.2
9
Bill Phillips
Career
Per 9 Innings
1321
9
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 9 Innings
67
0.3
Bill Phillips
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
84
0.57
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 9 Innings
214
0.97
Bill Phillips
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
393
2.68
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
17
0.08
Bill Phillips
Career
Per 9 Innings
41
0.28
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 9 Innings
298
1.35
Bill Phillips
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
518
3.53
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 9 Innings
281
1.28
Bill Phillips
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
477
3.25
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
94.3
94.3
Bill Phillips
Career
Per 9 Innings
92.08
92.08
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.789
0.789
Bill Phillips
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.621
2.621
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
92.98
92.98
Bill Phillips
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
0.02
Bill Phillips
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
17
0.12
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Phillips
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Phillips
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Phillips
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Phillips
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Ted Lilly and Bill Phillips

Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
15
15
Bill Phillips
Career
Per 600 PA
7
7
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
357
545.04
Bill Phillips
Career
Per 600 PA
196
198.98
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 600 PA
393
600
Bill Phillips
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
591
600
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 600 PA
347
529.77
Bill Phillips
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
545
553.3
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 600 PA
0.101
0.101
Bill Phillips
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.224
0.224
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 600 PA
0.332
0.332
Bill Phillips
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.566
0.566
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 600 PA
35
53.44
Bill Phillips
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
122
123.86
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 600 PA
28
42.75
Bill Phillips
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
106
107.61
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 600 PAverified
6
9.16
Bill Phillips
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
9
9.14
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1.53
Bill Phillips
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
7.11
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Phillips
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 600 PA
7
10.69
Bill Phillips
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
16
16.24
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.2
0.2
Bill Phillips
Career
Per 600 PA
0.131
0.131
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Phillips
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Phillips
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 600 PA
5.28
8.07
Bill Phillips
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
41.87
42.51
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 600 PA
43
65.65
Bill Phillips
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
145
147.21
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 600 PA
44
67.18
Bill Phillips
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
160
162.44
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 600 PA
0.124
0.124
Bill Phillips
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.274
0.274
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 600 PA
0.124
0.124
Bill Phillips
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.266
0.266
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 600 PA
0.248
0.248
Bill Phillips
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.541
0.541
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 600 PA
0.023
0.023
Bill Phillips
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.042
0.042
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 600 PA
0.087
0.087
Bill Phillips
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.19
0.19
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 600 PA
0.174
0.174
Bill Phillips
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.44
0.44
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 600 PA
0.177
0.177
Bill Phillips
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.258
0.258
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 600 PA
10
15.27
Bill Phillips
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
56
56.85
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 600 PA
17
25.95
Bill Phillips
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
43
43.65
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 600 PA
27
41.22
Bill Phillips
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
99
100.51
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 600 PA
-8.04
-12.27
Bill Phillips
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
48.36
49.1
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1.53
Bill Phillips
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
4.06
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 600 PA
8
12.21
Bill Phillips
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
34
34.52
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Phillips
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 600 PA
149
227.48
Bill Phillips
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
72
73.1
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 600 PA
2.64
2.64
Bill Phillips
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8.21
8.21
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 600 PA
0.05
0.05
Bill Phillips
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.47
0.47
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
37
56.49
Bill Phillips
Career
Per 600 PA
8
8.12
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Phillips
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 600 PA
2
3.05
Bill Phillips
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
4.58
Bill Phillips
Career
Per 600 PA
3
3.05
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
3.05
Bill Phillips
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
7.63
Bill Phillips
Career
Per 600 PA
3
3.05
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 600 PA
60
60
Bill Phillips
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
100
100