Ted Lilly vs. Bill Pounds — Career Comparison

Ted Lilly
Gen XCaliforniaThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaChicago CubsNational LeagueStarting PitcherAll-Star
Bill Pounds
Pre-GenerationalNew JerseyThrows LeftBats RightNorth AmericaBrooklyn DodgersNational LeagueRelief Pitcher

Ted Lilly built a career as a starting pitcher and Bill Pounds 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 8.18 and 1.636 for Bill Pounds. 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 Pounds

Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
15
Bill Pounds
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
356
1.62
Bill Pounds
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
1.64
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
331
1.5
Bill Pounds
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
130
0.59
Bill Pounds
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 9 Innings
113
0.51
Bill Pounds
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
53.5
53.5
Bill Pounds
Career
Per 9 Innings
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
92.98
92.98
Bill Pounds
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.02
Bill Pounds
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.01
Bill Pounds
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Pounds
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
913
4.14
Bill Pounds
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
10
8.18
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.14
4.14
Bill Pounds
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.18
8.18
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.78
3.78
Bill Pounds
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.16
6.16
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.32
4.32
Bill Pounds
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
4
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.242
0.242
Bill Pounds
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.356
0.356
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5948
27
Bill Pounds
Career
Per 9 Innings
33
27
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1982.2
9
Bill Pounds
Career
Per 9 Innings
11
9
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1827
8.29
Bill Pounds
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
16
13.09
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.29
8.29
Bill Pounds
Career
Per 9 Innings
13.09
13.09
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 9 Innings
293
1.33
Bill Pounds
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.82
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.33
1.33
Bill Pounds
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.82
0.82
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.82
0.82
Bill Pounds
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.5
0.5
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 9 Innings
661
3
Bill Pounds
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
1.64
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 9 Innings
35
0.16
Bill Pounds
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
3
Bill Pounds
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.64
1.64
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1681
7.63
Bill Pounds
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
3.27
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.63
7.63
Bill Pounds
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.27
3.27
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.72
4.72
Bill Pounds
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.181
1.181
Bill Pounds
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.546
0.546
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 9 Innings
58
0.26
Bill Pounds
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 9 Innings
63
0.29
Bill Pounds
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 9 Innings
29
0.13
Bill Pounds
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
8390
38.09
Bill Pounds
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
47
38.45
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5
0.02
Bill Pounds
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
1.64
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
974
4.42
Bill Pounds
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
12
9.82
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.42
4.42
Bill Pounds
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.82
9.82
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 9 Innings
68
0.31
Bill Pounds
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 9 Innings
47
0.21
Bill Pounds
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
105
0.48
Bill Pounds
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.255
1.255
Bill Pounds
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.636
1.636
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
7551
34.28
Bill Pounds
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
45
36.82
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.74
2.74
Bill Pounds
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
6
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.275
0.275
Bill Pounds
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.375
0.375
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 9 Innings
38.09
38.09
Bill Pounds
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
38.45
38.45

Fielding Stats for Ted Lilly and Bill Pounds

Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
15
Bill Pounds
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
356
1.62
Bill Pounds
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
1.64
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
331
1.5
Bill Pounds
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5948
27
Bill Pounds
Career
Per 9 Innings
33
27
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1982.2
9
Bill Pounds
Career
Per 9 Innings
11
9
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
67
0.3
Bill Pounds
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
214
0.97
Bill Pounds
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
3.27
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 9 Innings
17
0.08
Bill Pounds
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
298
1.35
Bill Pounds
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
3.27
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
281
1.28
Bill Pounds
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
3.27
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 9 Innings
94.3
94.3
Bill Pounds
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.789
0.789
Bill Pounds
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
2
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
92.98
92.98
Bill Pounds
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.02
Bill Pounds
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Pounds
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Pounds
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Pounds
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Pounds
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Ted Lilly and Bill Pounds

Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
15
15
Bill Pounds
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
357
545.04
Bill Pounds
Career
Per 600 PA
2
200
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
393
600
Bill Pounds
Career
Per 600 PA
6
600
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
347
529.77
Bill Pounds
Career
Per 600 PA
5
500
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 600 PA
0.101
0.101
Bill Pounds
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.6
0.6
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 600 PA
0.332
0.332
Bill Pounds
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1.25
1.25
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
35
53.44
Bill Pounds
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
300
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
28
42.75
Bill Pounds
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
300
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
9.16
Bill Pounds
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.53
Bill Pounds
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Pounds
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
10.69
Bill Pounds
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.2
0.2
Bill Pounds
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Pounds
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Pounds
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
5.28
8.07
Bill Pounds
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2.32
231.58
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
43
65.65
Bill Pounds
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
300
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
44
67.18
Bill Pounds
Career
Per 600 PAverified
4
400
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 600 PA
0.124
0.124
Bill Pounds
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.667
0.667
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 600 PA
0.124
0.124
Bill Pounds
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.6
0.6
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 600 PA
0.248
0.248
Bill Pounds
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1.267
1.267
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.023
0.023
Bill Pounds
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 600 PA
0.087
0.087
Bill Pounds
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.45
0.45
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 600 PA
0.174
0.174
Bill Pounds
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
2
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 600 PA
0.177
0.177
Bill Pounds
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.75
0.75
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
10
15.27
Bill Pounds
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
100
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
17
25.95
Bill Pounds
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
100
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
27
41.22
Bill Pounds
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
200
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 600 PA
-8.04
-12.27
Bill Pounds
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2.1
209.63
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1.53
Bill Pounds
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
100
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8
12.21
Bill Pounds
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Pounds
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 600 PA
149
227.48
Bill Pounds
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
100
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 600 PA
2.64
2.64
Bill Pounds
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
6
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.05
0.05
Bill Pounds
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
37
56.49
Bill Pounds
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Pounds
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 600 PA
2
3.05
Bill Pounds
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
4.58
Bill Pounds
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
3.05
Bill Pounds
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
7.63
Bill Pounds
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
60
60
Bill Pounds
Career
Per 600 PA