Ted Lilly vs. Lou Polchow — Career Comparison

Ted Lilly
Gen XCaliforniaThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaChicago CubsNational LeagueStarting PitcherAll-Star
Lou Polchow
Pre-GenerationalMinnesotaNorth AmericaCleveland GuardiansAmerican LeagueRelief Pitcher

Ted Lilly built a career as a starting pitcher and Lou Polchow 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 5.63 and 1.625 for Lou Polchow. 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 Lou Polchow

Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
15
Lou Polchow
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
356
1.62
Lou Polchow
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1.13
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
331
1.5
Lou Polchow
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1.13
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
130
0.59
Lou Polchow
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
113
0.51
Lou Polchow
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
1.13
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
53.5
53.5
Lou Polchow
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 9 Innings
92.98
92.98
Lou Polchow
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5
0.02
Lou Polchow
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
1.13
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.01
Lou Polchow
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lou Polchow
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
913
4.14
Lou Polchow
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5
5.63
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.14
4.14
Lou Polchow
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.63
5.63
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.78
3.78
Lou Polchow
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.43
4.43
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.32
4.32
Lou Polchow
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
4
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.242
0.242
Lou Polchow
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.281
0.281
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5948
27
Lou Polchow
Career
Per 9 Innings
24
27
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1982.2
9
Lou Polchow
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
9
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1827
8.29
Lou Polchow
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
9
10.13
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.29
8.29
Lou Polchow
Career
Per 9 Innings
10.13
10.13
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 9 Innings
293
1.33
Lou Polchow
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.33
1.33
Lou Polchow
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.82
0.82
Lou Polchow
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
661
3
Lou Polchow
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4
4.5
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 9 Innings
35
0.16
Lou Polchow
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
3
Lou Polchow
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.5
4.5
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1681
7.63
Lou Polchow
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2.25
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.63
7.63
Lou Polchow
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.25
2.25
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.72
4.72
Lou Polchow
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.181
1.181
Lou Polchow
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.75
0.75
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 9 Innings
58
0.26
Lou Polchow
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 9 Innings
63
0.29
Lou Polchow
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 9 Innings
29
0.13
Lou Polchow
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
8390
38.09
Lou Polchow
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
36
40.5
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.02
Lou Polchow
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
974
4.42
Lou Polchow
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5
5.63
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.42
4.42
Lou Polchow
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.63
5.63
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 9 Innings
68
0.31
Lou Polchow
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 9 Innings
47
0.21
Lou Polchow
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
105
0.48
Lou Polchow
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.255
1.255
Lou Polchow
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.625
1.625
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
7551
34.28
Lou Polchow
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
32
36
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.74
2.74
Lou Polchow
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
5
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.275
0.275
Lou Polchow
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.3
0.3
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 9 Innings
38.09
38.09
Lou Polchow
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
40.5
40.5

Fielding Stats for Ted Lilly and Lou Polchow

Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
15
Lou Polchow
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
356
1.62
Lou Polchow
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1.13
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
331
1.5
Lou Polchow
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5948
27
Lou Polchow
Career
Per 9 Innings
24
27
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1982.2
9
Lou Polchow
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
9
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
67
0.3
Lou Polchow
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
214
0.97
Lou Polchow
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
2.25
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 9 Innings
17
0.08
Lou Polchow
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
298
1.35
Lou Polchow
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
2.25
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
281
1.28
Lou Polchow
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
2.25
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 9 Innings
94.3
94.3
Lou Polchow
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.789
0.789
Lou Polchow
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
2
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
92.98
92.98
Lou Polchow
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.02
Lou Polchow
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lou Polchow
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lou Polchow
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lou Polchow
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lou Polchow
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Ted Lilly and Lou Polchow

Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
15
15
Lou Polchow
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
357
545.04
Lou Polchow
Career
Per 600 PA
1
150
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
393
600
Lou Polchow
Career
Per 600 PA
4
600
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
347
529.77
Lou Polchow
Career
Per 600 PAverified
4
600
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.101
0.101
Lou Polchow
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.332
0.332
Lou Polchow
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
35
53.44
Lou Polchow
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
28
42.75
Lou Polchow
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
9.16
Lou Polchow
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.53
Lou Polchow
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lou Polchow
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
10.69
Lou Polchow
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.2
0.2
Lou Polchow
Career
Per 600 PA
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lou Polchow
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lou Polchow
Career
Per 600 PA
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5.28
8.07
Lou Polchow
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
43
65.65
Lou Polchow
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
44
67.18
Lou Polchow
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.124
0.124
Lou Polchow
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.124
0.124
Lou Polchow
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.248
0.248
Lou Polchow
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.023
0.023
Lou Polchow
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.087
0.087
Lou Polchow
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.174
0.174
Lou Polchow
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.177
0.177
Lou Polchow
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10
15.27
Lou Polchow
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
17
25.95
Lou Polchow
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
27
41.22
Lou Polchow
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 600 PAverified
-8.04
-12.27
Lou Polchow
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
-0.4
-60
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.53
Lou Polchow
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8
12.21
Lou Polchow
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lou Polchow
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 600 PA
149
227.48
Lou Polchow
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2.64
2.64
Lou Polchow
Career
Per 600 PA
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.05
0.05
Lou Polchow
Career
Per 600 PA
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
37
56.49
Lou Polchow
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lou Polchow
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 600 PA
2
3.05
Lou Polchow
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
4.58
Lou Polchow
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
3.05
Lou Polchow
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
7.63
Lou Polchow
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
60
60
Lou Polchow
Career
Per 600 PA