Ted Lilly vs. Dykes Potter — Career Comparison

Ted Lilly
Gen XCaliforniaThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaChicago CubsNational LeagueStarting PitcherAll-Star
Dykes Potter
Greatest GenerationKentuckyThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaBrooklyn DodgersNational LeagueRelief Pitcher

Ted Lilly built a career as a starting pitcher and Dykes Potter 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 4.5 and 2.000 for Dykes Potter. 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 Dykes Potter

Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
15
Dykes Potter
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
356
1.62
Dykes Potter
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
9
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
331
1.5
Dykes Potter
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
130
0.59
Dykes Potter
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 9 Innings
113
0.51
Dykes Potter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
53.5
53.5
Dykes Potter
Career
Per 9 Innings
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
92.98
92.98
Dykes Potter
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.02
Dykes Potter
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.01
Dykes Potter
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dykes Potter
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
913
4.14
Dykes Potter
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
4.5
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.14
4.14
Dykes Potter
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.5
4.5
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.78
3.78
Dykes Potter
Career
Per 9 Innings
11.88
11.88
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.32
4.32
Dykes Potter
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.5
8.5
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.242
0.242
Dykes Potter
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.4
0.4
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5948
27
Dykes Potter
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
27
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1982.2
9
Dykes Potter
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
9
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1827
8.29
Dykes Potter
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4
18
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.29
8.29
Dykes Potter
Career
Per 9 Innings
18
18
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
293
1.33
Dykes Potter
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
4.5
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.33
1.33
Dykes Potter
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.5
4.5
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.82
0.82
Dykes Potter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.5
0.5
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 9 Innings
661
3
Dykes Potter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 9 Innings
35
0.16
Dykes Potter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
3
Dykes Potter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1681
7.63
Dykes Potter
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
4.5
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.63
7.63
Dykes Potter
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.5
4.5
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.72
4.72
Dykes Potter
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.5
0.5
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.181
1.181
Dykes Potter
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.5
0.5
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
58
0.26
Dykes Potter
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
4.5
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 9 Innings
63
0.29
Dykes Potter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 9 Innings
29
0.13
Dykes Potter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
8390
38.09
Dykes Potter
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
45
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5
0.02
Dykes Potter
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
4.5
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
974
4.42
Dykes Potter
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
4.5
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.42
4.42
Dykes Potter
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.5
4.5
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 9 Innings
68
0.31
Dykes Potter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 9 Innings
47
0.21
Dykes Potter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
105
0.48
Dykes Potter
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.255
1.255
Dykes Potter
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
7551
34.28
Dykes Potter
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
45
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.74
2.74
Dykes Potter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.5
0.5
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.275
0.275
Dykes Potter
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.375
0.375
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 9 Innings
38.09
38.09
Dykes Potter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
45
45

Fielding Stats for Ted Lilly and Dykes Potter

Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
15
Dykes Potter
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
356
1.62
Dykes Potter
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
331
1.5
Dykes Potter
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5948
27
Dykes Potter
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1982.2
9
Dykes Potter
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
67
0.3
Dykes Potter
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
214
0.97
Dykes Potter
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 9 Innings
17
0.08
Dykes Potter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
298
1.35
Dykes Potter
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
281
1.28
Dykes Potter
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
94.3
94.3
Dykes Potter
Career
Per 9 Innings
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.789
0.789
Dykes Potter
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
92.98
92.98
Dykes Potter
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.02
Dykes Potter
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dykes Potter
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dykes Potter
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dykes Potter
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dykes Potter
Career
Per 9 Innings
0

Hitting Stats for Ted Lilly and Dykes Potter

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