Ted Lilly vs. Lefty Phillips — Career Comparison

Ted Lilly
Gen XCaliforniaThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaChicago CubsNational LeagueStarting PitcherAll-Star
Lefty Phillips
Greatest GenerationTennesseeThrows LeftNorth AmericaBaltimore Elite GiantsNegro National League IIStarting Pitcher

Looking at the career totals, Ted Lilly and Lefty Phillips are fairly close on the surface numbers. Ted Lilly posted stronger numbers in ERA (4.14 vs 8.31) and WHIP (1.273 vs 2.885). Lefty Phillips had the advantage in home runs allowed (0 per nine innings vs 1.33). By the career numbers, Ted Lilly had the better of this comparison — though ERA and WHIP alone don't account for era, park factors, or the defenses each pitcher worked behind.

Pitching Stats for Ted Lilly and Lefty Phillips

Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
15
Lefty Phillips
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
3
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
356
1.62
Lefty Phillips
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
6.23
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
331
1.5
Lefty Phillips
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
2.08
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
130
0.59
Lefty Phillips
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
113
0.51
Lefty Phillips
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
1.04
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
53.5
53.5
Lefty Phillips
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
92.98
92.98
Lefty Phillips
Career
Per 9 Innings
33.33
33.33
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.02
Lefty Phillips
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.01
Lefty Phillips
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lefty Phillips
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
913
4.14
Lefty Phillips
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
8
8.31
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.14
4.14
Lefty Phillips
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.31
8.31
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.78
3.78
Lefty Phillips
Career
Per 9 Innings
11.1
11.1
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.32
4.32
Lefty Phillips
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.5
4.5
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.242
0.242
Lefty Phillips
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.381
0.381
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5948
27
Lefty Phillips
Career
Per 9 Innings
26
27
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1982.2
9
Lefty Phillips
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.2
9
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1827
8.29
Lefty Phillips
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
16
16.62
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.29
8.29
Lefty Phillips
Career
Per 9 Innings
16.62
16.62
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 9 Innings
293
1.33
Lefty Phillips
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.33
1.33
Lefty Phillips
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.82
0.82
Lefty Phillips
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
661
3
Lefty Phillips
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
9
9.35
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 9 Innings
35
0.16
Lefty Phillips
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
3
Lefty Phillips
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.35
9.35
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1681
7.63
Lefty Phillips
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
7.27
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.63
7.63
Lefty Phillips
Career
Per 9 Innings
7.27
7.27
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.72
4.72
Lefty Phillips
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.17
1.17
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.181
1.181
Lefty Phillips
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.846
1.846
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 9 Innings
58
0.26
Lefty Phillips
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 9 Innings
63
0.29
Lefty Phillips
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 9 Innings
29
0.13
Lefty Phillips
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
8390
38.09
Lefty Phillips
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
51
52.96
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5
0.02
Lefty Phillips
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
3.12
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
974
4.42
Lefty Phillips
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
12
12.46
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.42
4.42
Lefty Phillips
Career
Per 9 Innings
12.46
12.46
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 9 Innings
68
0.31
Lefty Phillips
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 9 Innings
47
0.21
Lefty Phillips
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
105
0.48
Lefty Phillips
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
2.08
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.255
1.255
Lefty Phillips
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.885
2.885
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
7551
34.28
Lefty Phillips
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
42
43.62
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.74
2.74
Lefty Phillips
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
2
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.275
0.275
Lefty Phillips
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.457
0.457
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 9 Innings
38.09
38.09
Lefty Phillips
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
52.96
52.96

Fielding Stats for Ted Lilly and Lefty Phillips

Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
15
Lefty Phillips
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
3
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
356
1.62
Lefty Phillips
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
6.23
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
331
1.5
Lefty Phillips
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
2.08
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5948
27
Lefty Phillips
Career
Per 9 Innings
26
27
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1982.2
9
Lefty Phillips
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.2
9
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
67
0.3
Lefty Phillips
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
1.04
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
214
0.97
Lefty Phillips
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 9 Innings
17
0.08
Lefty Phillips
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
298
1.35
Lefty Phillips
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1.04
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
281
1.28
Lefty Phillips
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1.04
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 9 Innings
94.3
94.3
Lefty Phillips
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.789
0.789
Lefty Phillips
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.167
0.167
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
92.98
92.98
Lefty Phillips
Career
Per 9 Innings
33.33
33.33
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.02
Lefty Phillips
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lefty Phillips
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lefty Phillips
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lefty Phillips
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lefty Phillips
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Ted Lilly and Lefty Phillips

Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
15
15
Lefty Phillips
Career
Per 600 PA
3
3
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
357
545.04
Lefty Phillips
Career
Per 600 PAverified
7
840
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
393
600
Lefty Phillips
Career
Per 600 PA
5
600
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
347
529.77
Lefty Phillips
Career
Per 600 PA
3
360
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 600 PA
0.101
0.101
Lefty Phillips
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.333
0.333
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 600 PA
0.332
0.332
Lefty Phillips
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.9
0.9
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
35
53.44
Lefty Phillips
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
120
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
28
42.75
Lefty Phillips
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
120
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
9.16
Lefty Phillips
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.53
Lefty Phillips
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lefty Phillips
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
10.69
Lefty Phillips
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.2
0.2
Lefty Phillips
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lefty Phillips
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lefty Phillips
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
5.28
8.07
Lefty Phillips
Career
Per 600 PAverified
0.66
79.46
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
43
65.65
Lefty Phillips
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
120
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
44
67.18
Lefty Phillips
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
240
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 600 PA
0.124
0.124
Lefty Phillips
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.5
0.5
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 600 PA
0.124
0.124
Lefty Phillips
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.333
0.333
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 600 PA
0.248
0.248
Lefty Phillips
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.833
0.833
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.023
0.023
Lefty Phillips
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 600 PA
0.087
0.087
Lefty Phillips
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.308
0.308
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 600 PA
0.174
0.174
Lefty Phillips
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 600 PA
0.177
0.177
Lefty Phillips
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.333
0.333
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10
15.27
Lefty Phillips
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
17
25.95
Lefty Phillips
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
27
41.22
Lefty Phillips
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 600 PA
-8.04
-12.27
Lefty Phillips
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.8
95.86
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.53
Lefty Phillips
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
8
12.21
Lefty Phillips
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
120
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lefty Phillips
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 600 PA
149
227.48
Lefty Phillips
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2.64
2.64
Lefty Phillips
Career
Per 600 PA
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.05
0.05
Lefty Phillips
Career
Per 600 PA
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
37
56.49
Lefty Phillips
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
120
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lefty Phillips
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 600 PA
2
3.05
Lefty Phillips
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
4.58
Lefty Phillips
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
3.05
Lefty Phillips
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
7.63
Lefty Phillips
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
60
60
Lefty Phillips
Career
Per 600 PA