Ted Lilly vs. Bill Popp — Career Comparison

Ted Lilly
Gen XCaliforniaThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaChicago CubsNational LeagueStarting PitcherAll-Star
Bill Popp
Pre-GenerationalMissouriThrows RightNorth AmericaSt. Louis CardinalsNational LeagueRelief Pitcher

Ted Lilly built a career as a starting pitcher and Bill Popp 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 4.92 and 1.873 for Bill Popp. 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 Bill Popp

Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
15
Bill Popp
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
356
1.62
Bill Popp
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
1.34
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
331
1.5
Bill Popp
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
1.04
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
130
0.59
Bill Popp
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.3
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
113
0.51
Bill Popp
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6
0.9
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
53.5
53.5
Bill Popp
Career
Per 9 Innings
25
25
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
92.98
92.98
Bill Popp
Career
Per 9 Innings
77.78
77.78
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
0.02
Bill Popp
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.75
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.01
Bill Popp
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Popp
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
913
4.14
Bill Popp
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
33
4.92
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.14
4.14
Bill Popp
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.92
4.92
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.78
3.78
Bill Popp
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.71
6.71
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.32
4.32
Bill Popp
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.31
4.31
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.242
0.242
Bill Popp
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.337
0.337
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5948
27
Bill Popp
Career
Per 9 Innings
181
27
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1982.2
9
Bill Popp
Career
Per 9 Innings
60.1
9
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1827
8.29
Bill Popp
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
87
12.98
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.29
8.29
Bill Popp
Career
Per 9 Innings
12.98
12.98
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 9 Innings
293
1.33
Bill Popp
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.3
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.33
1.33
Bill Popp
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.3
0.3
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.82
0.82
Bill Popp
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.22
0.22
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
661
3
Bill Popp
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
26
3.88
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 9 Innings
35
0.16
Bill Popp
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
3
Bill Popp
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.88
3.88
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1681
7.63
Bill Popp
Career
Per 9 Innings
20
2.98
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.63
7.63
Bill Popp
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.98
2.98
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.72
4.72
Bill Popp
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.22
2.22
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.181
1.181
Bill Popp
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.762
0.762
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
58
0.26
Bill Popp
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3
0.45
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
63
0.29
Bill Popp
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5
0.75
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 9 Innings
29
0.13
Bill Popp
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
8390
38.09
Bill Popp
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
289
43.11
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5
0.02
Bill Popp
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.3
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
974
4.42
Bill Popp
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
60
8.95
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.42
4.42
Bill Popp
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.95
8.95
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 9 Innings
68
0.31
Bill Popp
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 9 Innings
47
0.21
Bill Popp
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
105
0.48
Bill Popp
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.255
1.255
Bill Popp
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.873
1.873
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
7551
34.28
Bill Popp
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
258
38.49
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.74
2.74
Bill Popp
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.67
6.67
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.275
0.275
Bill Popp
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.36
0.36
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 9 Innings
38.09
38.09
Bill Popp
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
43.11
43.11

Fielding Stats for Ted Lilly and Bill Popp

Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
15
Bill Popp
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
356
1.62
Bill Popp
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
1.35
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
331
1.5
Bill Popp
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5948
27
Bill Popp
Career
Per 9 Innings
180
27
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1982.2
9
Bill Popp
Career
Per 9 Innings
60
9
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
67
0.3
Bill Popp
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.3
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
214
0.97
Bill Popp
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
19
2.85
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
17
0.08
Bill Popp
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
0.3
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
298
1.35
Bill Popp
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
23
3.45
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
281
1.28
Bill Popp
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
21
3.15
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
94.3
94.3
Bill Popp
Career
Per 9 Innings
91.3
91.3
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.789
0.789
Bill Popp
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.333
2.333
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
92.98
92.98
Bill Popp
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.02
Bill Popp
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Popp
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Popp
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Popp
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Popp
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Ted Lilly and Bill Popp

Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
15
15
Bill Popp
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
357
545.04
Bill Popp
Career
Per 600 PA
9
234.78
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
393
600
Bill Popp
Career
Per 600 PA
23
600
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
347
529.77
Bill Popp
Career
Per 600 PAverified
21
547.83
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.101
0.101
Bill Popp
Career
Per 600 PA
0.048
0.048
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.332
0.332
Bill Popp
Career
Per 600 PA
0.174
0.174
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
35
53.44
Bill Popp
Career
Per 600 PA
1
26.09
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
28
42.75
Bill Popp
Career
Per 600 PA
1
26.09
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
9.16
Bill Popp
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.53
Bill Popp
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Popp
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
10.69
Bill Popp
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.2
0.2
Bill Popp
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Popp
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Popp
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5.28
8.07
Bill Popp
Career
Per 600 PA
0.04
1.1
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
43
65.65
Bill Popp
Career
Per 600 PA
1
26.09
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
44
67.18
Bill Popp
Career
Per 600 PA
1
26.09
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.124
0.124
Bill Popp
Career
Per 600 PA
0.048
0.048
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.124
0.124
Bill Popp
Career
Per 600 PA
0.048
0.048
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.248
0.248
Bill Popp
Career
Per 600 PA
0.095
0.095
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.023
0.023
Bill Popp
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.087
0.087
Bill Popp
Career
Per 600 PA
0.033
0.033
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.174
0.174
Bill Popp
Career
Per 600 PA
0.05
0.05
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.177
0.177
Bill Popp
Career
Per 600 PA
0.077
0.077
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10
15.27
Bill Popp
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
17
25.95
Bill Popp
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
27
41.22
Bill Popp
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 600 PAverified
-8.04
-12.27
Bill Popp
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
-1.45
-37.75
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.53
Bill Popp
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8
12.21
Bill Popp
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Popp
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 600 PA
149
227.48
Bill Popp
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8
208.7
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 600 PA
2.64
2.64
Bill Popp
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2.88
2.88
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.05
0.05
Bill Popp
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
37
56.49
Bill Popp
Career
Per 600 PA
2
52.17
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Popp
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 600 PA
2
3.05
Bill Popp
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
4.58
Bill Popp
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
3.05
Bill Popp
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
7.63
Bill Popp
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
60
60
Bill Popp
Career
Per 600 PA