Ted Lilly vs. Jack Phillips — Career Comparison

Ted Lilly
Gen XCaliforniaThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaChicago CubsNational LeagueStarting PitcherAll-Star
Jack Phillips
Greatest GenerationMissouriThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaNew York GiantsNational LeagueRelief Pitcher

Ted Lilly built a career as a starting pitcher and Jack Phillips 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 10.38 and 2.308 for Jack Phillips. 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 Jack Phillips

Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
15
Jack Phillips
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
356
1.62
Jack Phillips
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
2.08
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
331
1.5
Jack Phillips
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
130
0.59
Jack Phillips
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 9 Innings
113
0.51
Jack Phillips
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
53.5
53.5
Jack Phillips
Career
Per 9 Innings
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
92.98
92.98
Jack Phillips
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.02
Jack Phillips
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.01
Jack Phillips
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jack Phillips
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
913
4.14
Jack Phillips
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5
10.38
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.14
4.14
Jack Phillips
Career
Per 9 Innings
10.38
10.38
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.78
3.78
Jack Phillips
Career
Per 9 Innings
11.27
11.27
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.32
4.32
Jack Phillips
Career
Per 9 Innings
10.15
10.15
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.242
0.242
Jack Phillips
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.313
0.313
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5948
27
Jack Phillips
Career
Per 9 Innings
13
27
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1982.2
9
Jack Phillips
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.1
9
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1827
8.29
Jack Phillips
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5
10.38
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.29
8.29
Jack Phillips
Career
Per 9 Innings
10.38
10.38
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
293
1.33
Jack Phillips
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
2.08
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.33
1.33
Jack Phillips
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.08
2.08
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.82
0.82
Jack Phillips
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
661
3
Jack Phillips
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5
10.38
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 9 Innings
35
0.16
Jack Phillips
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
3
Jack Phillips
Career
Per 9 Innings
10.38
10.38
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1681
7.63
Jack Phillips
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.63
7.63
Jack Phillips
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.72
4.72
Jack Phillips
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.181
1.181
Jack Phillips
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.154
1.154
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 9 Innings
58
0.26
Jack Phillips
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
63
0.29
Jack Phillips
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
2.08
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 9 Innings
29
0.13
Jack Phillips
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
8390
38.09
Jack Phillips
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
22
45.69
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5
0.02
Jack Phillips
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
2.08
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
974
4.42
Jack Phillips
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5
10.38
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.42
4.42
Jack Phillips
Career
Per 9 Innings
10.38
10.38
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 9 Innings
68
0.31
Jack Phillips
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 9 Innings
47
0.21
Jack Phillips
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
105
0.48
Jack Phillips
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.255
1.255
Jack Phillips
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.308
2.308
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7551
34.28
Jack Phillips
Career
Per 9 Innings
16
33.23
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.74
2.74
Jack Phillips
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
5
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.275
0.275
Jack Phillips
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.267
0.267
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 9 Innings
38.09
38.09
Jack Phillips
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
45.69
45.69

Fielding Stats for Ted Lilly and Jack Phillips

Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
15
Jack Phillips
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
356
1.62
Jack Phillips
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
331
1.5
Jack Phillips
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5948
27
Jack Phillips
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1982.2
9
Jack Phillips
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
67
0.3
Jack Phillips
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
214
0.97
Jack Phillips
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 9 Innings
17
0.08
Jack Phillips
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
298
1.35
Jack Phillips
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
281
1.28
Jack Phillips
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
94.3
94.3
Jack Phillips
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
100
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.789
0.789
Jack Phillips
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
92.98
92.98
Jack Phillips
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.02
Jack Phillips
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jack Phillips
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jack Phillips
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jack Phillips
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jack Phillips
Career
Per 9 Innings
0

Hitting Stats for Ted Lilly and Jack Phillips

Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
15
15
Jack Phillips
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
357
545.04
Jack Phillips
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
600
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
393
600
Jack Phillips
Career
Per 600 PA
2
600
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
347
529.77
Jack Phillips
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
600
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 600 PA
0.101
0.101
Jack Phillips
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.5
0.5
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 600 PA
0.332
0.332
Jack Phillips
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
35
53.44
Jack Phillips
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
300
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
28
42.75
Jack Phillips
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
300
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
9.16
Jack Phillips
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.53
Jack Phillips
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jack Phillips
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
10.69
Jack Phillips
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.2
0.2
Jack Phillips
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jack Phillips
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jack Phillips
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
5.28
8.07
Jack Phillips
Career
Per 600 PAverified
0.47
140.43
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
43
65.65
Jack Phillips
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
300
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
44
67.18
Jack Phillips
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
300
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 600 PA
0.124
0.124
Jack Phillips
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.5
0.5
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 600 PA
0.124
0.124
Jack Phillips
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.5
0.5
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 600 PA
0.248
0.248
Jack Phillips
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.023
0.023
Jack Phillips
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 600 PA
0.087
0.087
Jack Phillips
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.35
0.35
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 600 PA
0.174
0.174
Jack Phillips
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 600 PA
0.177
0.177
Jack Phillips
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.5
0.5
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
10
15.27
Jack Phillips
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
300
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
17
25.95
Jack Phillips
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
27
41.22
Jack Phillips
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
300
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 600 PA
-8.04
-12.27
Jack Phillips
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.54
160.83
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.53
Jack Phillips
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8
12.21
Jack Phillips
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jack Phillips
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 600 PA
149
227.48
Jack Phillips
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2.64
2.64
Jack Phillips
Career
Per 600 PA
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.05
0.05
Jack Phillips
Career
Per 600 PA
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
37
56.49
Jack Phillips
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jack Phillips
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 600 PA
2
3.05
Jack Phillips
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
4.58
Jack Phillips
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
3.05
Jack Phillips
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
7.63
Jack Phillips
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
60
60
Jack Phillips
Career
Per 600 PA