Ted Lilly vs. Abner Powell — Career Comparison

Ted Lilly
Gen XCaliforniaThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaChicago CubsNational LeagueStarting PitcherAll-Star
Abner Powell
Pre-GenerationalPennsylvaniaThrows RightBats LeftNorth AmericaWashington NationalsUnion AssociationRelief Pitcher

Ted Lilly built a career as a starting pitcher and Abner Powell as a reliever — different jobs with different demands — but on the metrics that apply to both, a comparison is still worth making. Abner Powell posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 4 and WHIP 1.295 compared to 4.14 and 1.273 for Ted Lilly. By the career numbers, Abner Powell had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Ted Lilly and Abner Powell

Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
15
Abner Powell
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
356
1.62
Abner Powell
Career
Per 9 Innings
29
1.25
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
331
1.5
Abner Powell
Career
Per 9 Innings
25
1.07
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
130
0.59
Abner Powell
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
0.34
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
113
0.51
Abner Powell
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
18
0.77
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
53.5
53.5
Abner Powell
Career
Per 9 Innings
30.77
30.77
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
92.98
92.98
Abner Powell
Career
Per 9 Innings
86.21
86.21
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
0.02
Abner Powell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
22
0.95
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3
0.01
Abner Powell
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.04
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Abner Powell
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 9 Innings
913
4.14
Abner Powell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
93
4
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.14
4.14
Abner Powell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
4
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.78
3.78
Abner Powell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.08
3.08
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.32
4.32
Abner Powell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.17
3.17
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.242
0.242
Abner Powell
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.252
0.252
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5948
27
Abner Powell
Career
Per 9 Innings
628
27
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1982.2
9
Abner Powell
Career
Per 9 Innings
209.1
9
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1827
8.29
Abner Powell
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
217
9.33
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.29
8.29
Abner Powell
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.33
9.33
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 9 Innings
293
1.33
Abner Powell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.21
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.33
1.33
Abner Powell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.22
0.22
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.82
0.82
Abner Powell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.17
0.17
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 9 Innings
661
3
Abner Powell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
54
2.32
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 9 Innings
35
0.16
Abner Powell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
3
Abner Powell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.32
2.32
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1681
7.63
Abner Powell
Career
Per 9 Innings
97
4.17
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.63
7.63
Abner Powell
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.17
4.17
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.72
4.72
Abner Powell
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.34
3.34
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.181
1.181
Abner Powell
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.721
0.721
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
58
0.26
Abner Powell
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
9
0.39
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 9 Innings
63
0.29
Abner Powell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.04
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 9 Innings
29
0.13
Abner Powell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
8390
38.09
Abner Powell
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
916
39.38
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5
0.02
Abner Powell
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.09
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
974
4.42
Abner Powell
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
171
7.35
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.42
4.42
Abner Powell
Career
Per 9 Innings
7.35
7.35
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 9 Innings
68
0.31
Abner Powell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 9 Innings
47
0.21
Abner Powell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
105
0.48
Abner Powell
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.255
1.255
Abner Powell
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.295
1.295
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
7551
34.28
Abner Powell
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
861
37.02
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.74
2.74
Abner Powell
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.9
5.9
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.275
0.275
Abner Powell
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.279
0.279
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 9 Innings
38.09
38.09
Abner Powell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
39.38
39.38

Fielding Stats for Ted Lilly and Abner Powell

Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
15
Abner Powell
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
356
1.62
Abner Powell
Career
Per 9 Innings
86
1.2
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
331
1.5
Abner Powell
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5948
27
Abner Powell
Career
Per 9 Innings
1941
27
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1982.2
9
Abner Powell
Career
Per 9 Innings
647
9
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 9 Innings
67
0.3
Abner Powell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
85
1.18
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
214
0.97
Abner Powell
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
91
1.27
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
17
0.08
Abner Powell
Career
Per 9 Innings
35
0.49
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
298
1.35
Abner Powell
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
211
2.94
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
281
1.28
Abner Powell
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
176
2.45
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
94.3
94.3
Abner Powell
Career
Per 9 Innings
83.41
83.41
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.789
0.789
Abner Powell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.047
2.047
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
92.98
92.98
Abner Powell
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5
0.02
Abner Powell
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.06
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Abner Powell
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Abner Powell
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Abner Powell
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Abner Powell
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Ted Lilly and Abner Powell

Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
15
15
Abner Powell
Career
Per 600 PA
2
2
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
357
545.04
Abner Powell
Career
Per 600 PA
78
150
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
393
600
Abner Powell
Career
Per 600 PA
312
600
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
347
529.77
Abner Powell
Career
Per 600 PAverified
304
584.62
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 600 PA
0.101
0.101
Abner Powell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.257
0.257
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 600 PA
0.332
0.332
Abner Powell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.635
0.635
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 600 PA
35
53.44
Abner Powell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
78
150
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 600 PA
28
42.75
Abner Powell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
58
111.54
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 600 PA
6
9.16
Abner Powell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
13
25
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1.53
Abner Powell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
13.46
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Abner Powell
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 600 PA
7
10.69
Abner Powell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
20
38.46
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 600 PA
0.2
0.2
Abner Powell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.256
0.256
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Abner Powell
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Abner Powell
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 600 PA
5.28
8.07
Abner Powell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
29.01
55.79
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 600 PA
43
65.65
Abner Powell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
105
201.92
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 600 PA
44
67.18
Abner Powell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
86
165.38
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 600 PA
0.124
0.124
Abner Powell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.276
0.276
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 600 PA
0.124
0.124
Abner Powell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.345
0.345
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 600 PA
0.248
0.248
Abner Powell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.621
0.621
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 600 PA
0.023
0.023
Abner Powell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.089
0.089
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 600 PA
0.087
0.087
Abner Powell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.21
0.21
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 600 PA
0.174
0.174
Abner Powell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.518
0.518
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 600 PA
0.177
0.177
Abner Powell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.257
0.257
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 600 PA
10
15.27
Abner Powell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
53
101.92
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
17
25.95
Abner Powell
Career
Per 600 PAverified
15
28.85
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 600 PA
27
41.22
Abner Powell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
68
130.77
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 600 PA
-8.04
-12.27
Abner Powell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
33.11
63.68
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.53
Abner Powell
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 600 PA
8
12.21
Abner Powell
Career
Per 600 PAverified
8
15.38
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Abner Powell
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 600 PA
149
227.48
Abner Powell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2.64
2.64
Abner Powell
Career
Per 600 PA
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.05
0.05
Abner Powell
Career
Per 600 PA
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
37
56.49
Abner Powell
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Abner Powell
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 600 PA
2
3.05
Abner Powell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 600 PA
3
4.58
Abner Powell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
7.69
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
3.05
Abner Powell
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
5
7.63
Abner Powell
Career
Per 600 PAverified
4
7.69
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 600 PA
60
60
Abner Powell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
100
100