Ted Lilly vs. Mark Prior — Career Comparison

Ted Lilly
Gen XCaliforniaThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaChicago CubsNational LeagueStarting PitcherAll-Star
Mark Prior
Gen XCaliforniaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaChicago CubsNational LeagueStarting PitcherAll-Star

The numbers give Mark Prior a clear advantage over Ted Lilly across the core pitching metrics. Mark Prior led in strikeout rate (K%+ 170 vs 120), skill-based run prevention (DICE+ 137 vs 92), and home run suppression (HR9+ 112 vs 73). Mark Prior was the better starter — the numbers make that case clearly.

Pitching Stats for Ted Lilly and Mark Prior

Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
15
Mark Prior
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
5
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
356
1.62
Mark Prior
Career
Per 9 Innings
106
1.45
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
331
1.5
Mark Prior
Career
Per 9 Innings
106
1.45
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
130
0.59
Mark Prior
Career
Per 9 Innings
42
0.58
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 9 Innings
113
0.51
Mark Prior
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
29
0.4
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 9 Innings
53.5
53.5
Mark Prior
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
59.15
59.15
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 9 Innings
92.98
92.98
Mark Prior
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
0.02
Mark Prior
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.07
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3
0.01
Mark Prior
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.01
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mark Prior
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 9 Innings
913
4.14
Mark Prior
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
256
3.51
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.14
4.14
Mark Prior
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.51
3.51
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.78
3.78
Mark Prior
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.47
3.47
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.32
4.32
Mark Prior
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.38
3.38
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.242
0.242
Mark Prior
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.235
0.235
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5948
27
Mark Prior
Career
Per 9 Innings
1971
27
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1982.2
9
Mark Prior
Career
Per 9 Innings
657
9
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 9 Innings
1827
8.29
Mark Prior
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
582
7.97
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.29
8.29
Mark Prior
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.97
7.97
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 9 Innings
293
1.33
Mark Prior
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
77
1.05
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.33
1.33
Mark Prior
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.05
1.05
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.82
0.82
Mark Prior
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.73
0.73
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
661
3
Mark Prior
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
223
3.05
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 9 Innings
35
0.16
Mark Prior
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
0.14
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
3
Mark Prior
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.05
3.05
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1681
7.63
Mark Prior
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
757
10.37
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 9 Innings
7.63
7.63
Mark Prior
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10.37
10.37
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.72
4.72
Mark Prior
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.14
7.14
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.181
1.181
Mark Prior
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.492
1.492
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
58
0.26
Mark Prior
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
21
0.29
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
63
0.29
Mark Prior
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
31
0.42
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 9 Innings
29
0.13
Mark Prior
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.03
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8390
38.09
Mark Prior
Career
Per 9 Innings
2771
37.96
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.02
Mark Prior
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 9 Innings
974
4.42
Mark Prior
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
277
3.79
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.42
4.42
Mark Prior
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.79
3.79
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
68
0.31
Mark Prior
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
27
0.37
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 9 Innings
47
0.21
Mark Prior
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
15
0.21
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
105
0.48
Mark Prior
Career
Per 9 Innings
34
0.47
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.255
1.255
Mark Prior
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.225
1.225
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7551
34.28
Mark Prior
Career
Per 9 Innings
2475
33.9
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.74
2.74
Mark Prior
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.61
2.61
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.275
0.275
Mark Prior
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.308
0.308
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
38.09
38.09
Mark Prior
Career
Per 9 Innings
37.96
37.96

Fielding Stats for Ted Lilly and Mark Prior

Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
15
Mark Prior
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
5
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
356
1.62
Mark Prior
Career
Per 9 Innings
106
1.45
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
331
1.5
Mark Prior
Career
Per 9 Innings
106
1.45
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5948
27
Mark Prior
Career
Per 9 Innings
1971
27
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1982.2
9
Mark Prior
Career
Per 9 Innings
657
9
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
67
0.3
Mark Prior
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
25
0.34
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
214
0.97
Mark Prior
Career
Per 9 Innings
52
0.71
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 9 Innings
17
0.08
Mark Prior
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6
0.08
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
298
1.35
Mark Prior
Career
Per 9 Innings
83
1.14
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
281
1.28
Mark Prior
Career
Per 9 Innings
77
1.05
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
94.3
94.3
Mark Prior
Career
Per 9 Innings
92.77
92.77
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.789
0.789
Mark Prior
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.726
0.726
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 9 Innings
92.98
92.98
Mark Prior
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5
0.02
Mark Prior
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.05
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mark Prior
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mark Prior
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mark Prior
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mark Prior
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Ted Lilly and Mark Prior

Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
15
15
Mark Prior
Career
Per 600 PA
5
5
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
357
545.04
Mark Prior
Career
Per 600 PA
108
276.92
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
393
600
Mark Prior
Career
Per 600 PA
234
600
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
347
529.77
Mark Prior
Career
Per 600 PA
204
523.08
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 600 PA
0.101
0.101
Mark Prior
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.201
0.201
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 600 PA
0.332
0.332
Mark Prior
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.551
0.551
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 600 PA
35
53.44
Mark Prior
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
41
105.13
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 600 PA
28
42.75
Mark Prior
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
30
76.92
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 600 PA
6
9.16
Mark Prior
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10
25.64
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.53
Mark Prior
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mark Prior
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
2.56
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 600 PA
7
10.69
Mark Prior
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
11
28.21
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 600 PA
0.2
0.2
Mark Prior
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.268
0.268
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mark Prior
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.005
0.005
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mark Prior
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.024
0.024
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 600 PA
5.28
8.07
Mark Prior
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
12.45
31.93
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 600 PA
43
65.65
Mark Prior
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
54
138.46
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 600 PA
44
67.18
Mark Prior
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
49
125.64
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 600 PA
0.124
0.124
Mark Prior
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.231
0.231
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 600 PA
0.124
0.124
Mark Prior
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.265
0.265
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 600 PA
0.248
0.248
Mark Prior
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.496
0.496
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 600 PA
0.023
0.023
Mark Prior
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.064
0.064
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 600 PA
0.087
0.087
Mark Prior
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.17
0.17
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 600 PA
0.174
0.174
Mark Prior
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.376
0.376
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 600 PA
0.177
0.177
Mark Prior
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.328
0.328
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 600 PA
10
15.27
Mark Prior
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
19
48.72
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
17
25.95
Mark Prior
Career
Per 600 PAverified
13
33.33
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 600 PA
27
41.22
Mark Prior
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
31
79.49
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 600 PA
-8.04
-12.27
Mark Prior
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
11.93
30.58
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.53
Mark Prior
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 600 PA
8
12.21
Mark Prior
Career
Per 600 PAverified
8
20.51
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mark Prior
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 600 PA
149
227.48
Mark Prior
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
81
207.69
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 600 PA
2.64
2.64
Mark Prior
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2.89
2.89
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 600 PA
0.05
0.05
Mark Prior
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.1
0.1
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
37
56.49
Mark Prior
Career
Per 600 PA
22
56.41
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mark Prior
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
3.05
Mark Prior
Career
Per 600 PA
2
5.13
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
4.58
Mark Prior
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
3.05
Mark Prior
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
7.63
Mark Prior
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
60
60
Mark Prior
Career
Per 600 PA