Ted Lilly vs. Nels Potter — Career Comparison

Ted Lilly
Gen XCaliforniaThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaChicago CubsNational LeagueStarting PitcherAll-Star
Nels Potter
Greatest GenerationIllinoisThrows RightBats LeftNorth AmericaSt. Louis BrownsAmerican LeagueStarting Pitcher

Looking at the career totals, Ted Lilly and Nels Potter are fairly close on the surface numbers. Nels Potter posted stronger numbers in ERA (3.99 vs 4.14) and home runs allowed (0.66 per nine innings vs 1.33). Ted Lilly had the advantage in WHIP (1.273 vs 1.366). By the career numbers, Nels Potter 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 Nels Potter

Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
15
Nels Potter
Career
Per 9 Innings
12
12
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
356
1.62
Nels Potter
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
349
1.86
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
331
1.5
Nels Potter
Career
Per 9 Innings
177
0.94
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
130
0.59
Nels Potter
Career
Per 9 Innings
92
0.49
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
113
0.51
Nels Potter
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
97
0.52
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
53.5
53.5
Nels Potter
Career
Per 9 Innings
48.68
48.68
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
92.98
92.98
Nels Potter
Career
Per 9 Innings
50.72
50.72
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
0.02
Nels Potter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
89
0.48
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.01
Nels Potter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.03
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Nels Potter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
22
0.12
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 9 Innings
913
4.14
Nels Potter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
748
3.99
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.14
4.14
Nels Potter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.99
3.99
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.78
3.78
Nels Potter
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.82
3.82
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.32
4.32
Nels Potter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.14
4.14
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.242
0.242
Nels Potter
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.259
0.259
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5948
27
Nels Potter
Career
Per 9 Innings
5058
27
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1982.2
9
Nels Potter
Career
Per 9 Innings
1686
9
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1827
8.29
Nels Potter
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1721
9.19
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.29
8.29
Nels Potter
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.19
9.19
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 9 Innings
293
1.33
Nels Potter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
123
0.66
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.33
1.33
Nels Potter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.66
0.66
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.82
0.82
Nels Potter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.35
0.35
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
661
3
Nels Potter
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
582
3.11
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 9 Innings
35
0.16
Nels Potter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
3
Nels Potter
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.11
3.11
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1681
7.63
Nels Potter
Career
Per 9 Innings
747
3.99
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.63
7.63
Nels Potter
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.99
3.99
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.72
4.72
Nels Potter
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.14
2.14
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.181
1.181
Nels Potter
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.788
0.788
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 9 Innings
58
0.26
Nels Potter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
40
0.21
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 9 Innings
63
0.29
Nels Potter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
21
0.11
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 9 Innings
29
0.13
Nels Potter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.03
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
8390
38.09
Nels Potter
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
7248
38.69
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
0.02
Nels Potter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
126
0.67
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
974
4.42
Nels Potter
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
843
4.5
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.42
4.42
Nels Potter
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.5
4.5
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 9 Innings
68
0.31
Nels Potter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 9 Innings
47
0.21
Nels Potter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
105
0.48
Nels Potter
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.255
1.255
Nels Potter
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.366
1.366
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
7551
34.28
Nels Potter
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
6645
35.47
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.74
2.74
Nels Potter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.42
2.42
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.275
0.275
Nels Potter
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.277
0.277
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 9 Innings
38.09
38.09
Nels Potter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
38.69
38.69

Fielding Stats for Ted Lilly and Nels Potter

Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
15
Nels Potter
Career
Per 9 Innings
12
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
356
1.62
Nels Potter
Career
Per 9 Innings
349
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
331
1.5
Nels Potter
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5948
27
Nels Potter
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1982.2
9
Nels Potter
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
67
0.3
Nels Potter
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
98
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
214
0.97
Nels Potter
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
307
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
17
0.08
Nels Potter
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
18
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
298
1.35
Nels Potter
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
423
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
281
1.28
Nels Potter
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
405
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
94.3
94.3
Nels Potter
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
95.74
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.789
0.789
Nels Potter
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1.161
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
92.98
92.98
Nels Potter
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.02
Nels Potter
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
18
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Nels Potter
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Nels Potter
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Nels Potter
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Nels Potter
Career
Per 9 Innings
0

Hitting Stats for Ted Lilly and Nels Potter

Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
15
15
Nels Potter
Career
Per 600 PA
12
12
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
357
545.04
Nels Potter
Career
Per 600 PA
352
337.38
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 600 PA
393
600
Nels Potter
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
626
600
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 600 PA
347
529.77
Nels Potter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
562
538.66
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 600 PA
0.101
0.101
Nels Potter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.228
0.228
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 600 PA
0.332
0.332
Nels Potter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.564
0.564
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 600 PA
35
53.44
Nels Potter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
128
122.68
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 600 PA
28
42.75
Nels Potter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
113
108.31
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 600 PA
6
9.16
Nels Potter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
15
14.38
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.53
Nels Potter
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Nels Potter
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 600 PA
7
10.69
Nels Potter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
15
14.38
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.2
0.2
Nels Potter
Career
Per 600 PA
0.117
0.117
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Nels Potter
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Nels Potter
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 600 PA
5.28
8.07
Nels Potter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
35.96
34.47
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 600 PA
43
65.65
Nels Potter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
143
137.06
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 600 PA
44
67.18
Nels Potter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
164
157.19
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 600 PA
0.124
0.124
Nels Potter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.274
0.274
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 600 PA
0.124
0.124
Nels Potter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.254
0.254
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 600 PA
0.248
0.248
Nels Potter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.529
0.529
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 600 PA
0.023
0.023
Nels Potter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.027
0.027
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 600 PA
0.087
0.087
Nels Potter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.187
0.187
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 600 PA
0.174
0.174
Nels Potter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.4
0.4
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 600 PA
0.177
0.177
Nels Potter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.25
0.25
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 600 PA
10
15.27
Nels Potter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
25
23.96
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 600 PA
17
25.95
Nels Potter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
37
35.46
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 600 PA
27
41.22
Nels Potter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
62
59.42
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 600 PA
-8.04
-12.27
Nels Potter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
42.78
41
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.53
Nels Potter
Career
Per 600 PA
1
0.96
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 600 PA
8
12.21
Nels Potter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
35
33.55
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Nels Potter
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 600 PA
149
227.48
Nels Potter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
50
47.92
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 600 PA
2.64
2.64
Nels Potter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
12.52
12.52
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 600 PA
0.05
0.05
Nels Potter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.7
0.7
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
37
56.49
Nels Potter
Career
Per 600 PA
28
26.84
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Nels Potter
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
3.05
Nels Potter
Career
Per 600 PA
14
13.42
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
4.58
Nels Potter
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
3.05
Nels Potter
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
7.63
Nels Potter
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
60
60
Nels Potter
Career
Per 600 PA