Ted Lilly vs. Lou Pote — Career Comparison

Ted Lilly
Gen XCaliforniaThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaChicago CubsNational LeagueStarting PitcherAll-Star
Lou Pote
Gen XIllinoisThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaAnaheim AngelsAmerican LeagueRelief Pitcher

Ted Lilly built a career as a starting pitcher and Lou Pote as a reliever — different jobs with different demands — but on the metrics that apply to both, a comparison is still worth making. Lou Pote led in home run suppression (HR9+ 112 vs 73), run prevention (ERA+ 127 vs 97), and skill-based run prevention (DICE+ 108 vs 92). Ted Lilly held the edge in strikeout rate (K%+ 120 vs 103). Role difference aside, Lou Pote holds a clear edge on every meaningful shared measure.

Pitching Stats for Ted Lilly and Lou Pote

Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
15
Lou Pote
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
5
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
356
1.62
Lou Pote
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
129
5.29
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
331
1.5
Lou Pote
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.08
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
130
0.59
Lou Pote
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.16
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 9 Innings
113
0.51
Lou Pote
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.16
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
53.5
53.5
Lou Pote
Career
Per 9 Innings
50
50
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
92.98
92.98
Lou Pote
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.55
1.55
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.02
Lou Pote
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.01
Lou Pote
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lou Pote
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.25
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 9 Innings
913
4.14
Lou Pote
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
87
3.56
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.14
4.14
Lou Pote
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.56
3.56
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.78
3.78
Lou Pote
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.64
3.64
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.32
4.32
Lou Pote
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.12
4.12
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.242
0.242
Lou Pote
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.242
0.242
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5948
27
Lou Pote
Career
Per 9 Innings
659
27
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1982.2
9
Lou Pote
Career
Per 9 Innings
219.2
9
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 9 Innings
1827
8.29
Lou Pote
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
199
8.15
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.29
8.29
Lou Pote
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.15
8.15
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 9 Innings
293
1.33
Lou Pote
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
23
0.94
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.33
1.33
Lou Pote
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.94
0.94
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.82
0.82
Lou Pote
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.18
0.18
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
661
3
Lou Pote
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
88
3.61
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
35
0.16
Lou Pote
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
9
0.37
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
3
Lou Pote
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.61
3.61
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1681
7.63
Lou Pote
Career
Per 9 Innings
167
6.84
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.63
7.63
Lou Pote
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.84
6.84
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.72
4.72
Lou Pote
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.29
1.29
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.181
1.181
Lou Pote
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.161
1.161
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
58
0.26
Lou Pote
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
10
0.41
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 9 Innings
63
0.29
Lou Pote
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.25
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 9 Innings
29
0.13
Lou Pote
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
8390
38.09
Lou Pote
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
931
38.14
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
0.02
Lou Pote
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
51
2.09
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 9 Innings
974
4.42
Lou Pote
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
96
3.93
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.42
4.42
Lou Pote
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.93
3.93
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 9 Innings
68
0.31
Lou Pote
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.2
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
47
0.21
Lou Pote
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
9
0.37
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
105
0.48
Lou Pote
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
20
0.82
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.255
1.255
Lou Pote
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.307
1.307
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7551
34.28
Lou Pote
Career
Per 9 Innings
823
33.72
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.74
2.74
Lou Pote
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.74
0.74
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.275
0.275
Lou Pote
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.278
0.278
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 9 Innings
38.09
38.09
Lou Pote
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
38.14
38.14

Fielding Stats for Ted Lilly and Lou Pote

Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
15
Lou Pote
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
5
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
356
1.62
Lou Pote
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
129
5.29
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
331
1.5
Lou Pote
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.08
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5948
27
Lou Pote
Career
Per 9 Innings
659
27
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1982.2
9
Lou Pote
Career
Per 9 Innings
219.2
9
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
67
0.3
Lou Pote
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
17
0.7
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
214
0.97
Lou Pote
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
42
1.72
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
17
0.08
Lou Pote
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3
0.12
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
298
1.35
Lou Pote
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
62
2.54
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
281
1.28
Lou Pote
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
59
2.42
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 9 Innings
94.3
94.3
Lou Pote
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
95.16
95.16
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.789
0.789
Lou Pote
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.457
0.457
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
92.98
92.98
Lou Pote
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.55
1.55
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5
0.02
Lou Pote
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.16
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lou Pote
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lou Pote
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lou Pote
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lou Pote
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Ted Lilly and Lou Pote

Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
15
15
Lou Pote
Career
Per 600 PA
5
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
357
545.04
Lou Pote
Career
Per 600 PA
129
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
393
600
Lou Pote
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
347
529.77
Lou Pote
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.101
0.101
Lou Pote
Career
Per 600 PA
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.332
0.332
Lou Pote
Career
Per 600 PA
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
35
53.44
Lou Pote
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
28
42.75
Lou Pote
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
9.16
Lou Pote
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.53
Lou Pote
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lou Pote
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
10.69
Lou Pote
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.2
0.2
Lou Pote
Career
Per 600 PA
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lou Pote
Career
Per 600 PA
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lou Pote
Career
Per 600 PA
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5.28
8.07
Lou Pote
Career
Per 600 PA
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
43
65.65
Lou Pote
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
44
67.18
Lou Pote
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.124
0.124
Lou Pote
Career
Per 600 PA
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.124
0.124
Lou Pote
Career
Per 600 PA
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.248
0.248
Lou Pote
Career
Per 600 PA
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.023
0.023
Lou Pote
Career
Per 600 PA
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.087
0.087
Lou Pote
Career
Per 600 PA
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.174
0.174
Lou Pote
Career
Per 600 PA
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.177
0.177
Lou Pote
Career
Per 600 PA
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10
15.27
Lou Pote
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
17
25.95
Lou Pote
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
27
41.22
Lou Pote
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
-8.04
-12.27
Lou Pote
Career
Per 600 PA
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.53
Lou Pote
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8
12.21
Lou Pote
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lou Pote
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 600 PA
149
227.48
Lou Pote
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2.64
2.64
Lou Pote
Career
Per 600 PA
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.05
0.05
Lou Pote
Career
Per 600 PA
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
37
56.49
Lou Pote
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lou Pote
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 600 PA
2
3.05
Lou Pote
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
4.58
Lou Pote
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
3.05
Lou Pote
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
7.63
Lou Pote
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
60
60
Lou Pote
Career
Per 600 PA