Ted Lilly vs. Heath Phillips — Career Comparison

Ted Lilly
Gen XCaliforniaThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaChicago CubsNational LeagueStarting PitcherAll-Star
Heath Phillips
MillenialIndianaThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaChicago White SoxAmerican LeagueRelief Pitcher

Ted Lilly built a career as a starting pitcher and Heath Phillips as a reliever — different jobs with different demands — but on the metrics that apply to both, a comparison is still worth making. Heath Phillips posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 3.68 and WHIP 2.045 compared to 4.14 and 1.273 for Ted Lilly. By the career numbers, Heath Phillips had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Ted Lilly and Heath Phillips

Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
15
Heath Phillips
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
356
1.62
Heath Phillips
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
7.36
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
331
1.5
Heath Phillips
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
130
0.59
Heath Phillips
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
1.23
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
113
0.51
Heath Phillips
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
1.23
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
53.5
53.5
Heath Phillips
Career
Per 9 Innings
50
50
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
92.98
92.98
Heath Phillips
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.02
Heath Phillips
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.01
Heath Phillips
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Heath Phillips
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 9 Innings
913
4.14
Heath Phillips
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
3.68
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.14
4.14
Heath Phillips
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.68
3.68
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.78
3.78
Heath Phillips
Career
Per 9 Innings
7.17
7.17
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.32
4.32
Heath Phillips
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.86
5.86
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.242
0.242
Heath Phillips
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.333
0.333
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5948
27
Heath Phillips
Career
Per 9 Innings
22
27
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1982.2
9
Heath Phillips
Career
Per 9 Innings
7.1
9
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1827
8.29
Heath Phillips
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
10
12.27
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.29
8.29
Heath Phillips
Career
Per 9 Innings
12.27
12.27
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 9 Innings
293
1.33
Heath Phillips
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
1.23
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.33
1.33
Heath Phillips
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.23
1.23
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.82
0.82
Heath Phillips
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.17
0.17
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
661
3
Heath Phillips
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4
4.91
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
35
0.16
Heath Phillips
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
1.23
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
3
Heath Phillips
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.91
4.91
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1681
7.63
Heath Phillips
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2.45
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.63
7.63
Heath Phillips
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.45
2.45
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.72
4.72
Heath Phillips
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.33
0.33
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.181
1.181
Heath Phillips
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.818
0.818
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 9 Innings
58
0.26
Heath Phillips
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 9 Innings
63
0.29
Heath Phillips
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 9 Innings
29
0.13
Heath Phillips
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
8390
38.09
Heath Phillips
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
34
41.73
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
0.02
Heath Phillips
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
6.14
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 9 Innings
974
4.42
Heath Phillips
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
3.68
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.42
4.42
Heath Phillips
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.68
3.68
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 9 Innings
68
0.31
Heath Phillips
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 9 Innings
47
0.21
Heath Phillips
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
105
0.48
Heath Phillips
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
1.23
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.255
1.255
Heath Phillips
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.909
1.909
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
7551
34.28
Heath Phillips
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
30
36.82
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.74
2.74
Heath Phillips
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.5
0.5
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.275
0.275
Heath Phillips
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.333
0.333
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 9 Innings
38.09
38.09
Heath Phillips
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
41.73
41.73

Fielding Stats for Ted Lilly and Heath Phillips

Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
15
Heath Phillips
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
356
1.62
Heath Phillips
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
7.36
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
331
1.5
Heath Phillips
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5948
27
Heath Phillips
Career
Per 9 Innings
22
27
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1982.2
9
Heath Phillips
Career
Per 9 Innings
7.1
9
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
67
0.3
Heath Phillips
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
1.23
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
214
0.97
Heath Phillips
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
4.91
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 9 Innings
17
0.08
Heath Phillips
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
298
1.35
Heath Phillips
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
6.14
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
281
1.28
Heath Phillips
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
6.14
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 9 Innings
94.3
94.3
Heath Phillips
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.789
0.789
Heath Phillips
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.833
0.833
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
92.98
92.98
Heath Phillips
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5
0.02
Heath Phillips
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
1.23
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Heath Phillips
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Heath Phillips
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Heath Phillips
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Heath Phillips
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Ted Lilly and Heath Phillips

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