Ted Lilly vs. Harry Pyle — Career Comparison

Ted Lilly
Gen XCaliforniaThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaChicago CubsNational LeagueStarting PitcherAll-Star
Harry Pyle
Pre-GenerationalPennsylvaniaThrows LeftNorth AmericaChicago CubsNational LeagueRelief Pitcher

Ted Lilly built a career as a starting pitcher and Harry Pyle 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 4.54 and 1.907 for Harry Pyle. 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 Harry Pyle

Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
15
Harry Pyle
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
356
1.62
Harry Pyle
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
1.26
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
331
1.5
Harry Pyle
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
1.26
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
130
0.59
Harry Pyle
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.25
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
113
0.51
Harry Pyle
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4
1.01
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
53.5
53.5
Harry Pyle
Career
Per 9 Innings
20
20
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 9 Innings
92.98
92.98
Harry Pyle
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5
0.02
Harry Pyle
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
1.01
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.01
Harry Pyle
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Harry Pyle
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
913
4.14
Harry Pyle
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
18
4.54
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.14
4.14
Harry Pyle
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.54
4.54
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.78
3.78
Harry Pyle
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.99
5.99
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.32
4.32
Harry Pyle
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.3
5.3
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.242
0.242
Harry Pyle
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.283
0.283
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5948
27
Harry Pyle
Career
Per 9 Innings
107
27
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1982.2
9
Harry Pyle
Career
Per 9 Innings
35.2
9
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1827
8.29
Harry Pyle
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
41
10.35
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.29
8.29
Harry Pyle
Career
Per 9 Innings
10.35
10.35
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 9 Innings
293
1.33
Harry Pyle
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.25
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.33
1.33
Harry Pyle
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.25
0.25
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.82
0.82
Harry Pyle
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.2
0.2
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
661
3
Harry Pyle
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
27
6.81
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 9 Innings
35
0.16
Harry Pyle
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
3
Harry Pyle
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.81
6.81
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1681
7.63
Harry Pyle
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
2.27
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.63
7.63
Harry Pyle
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.27
2.27
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.72
4.72
Harry Pyle
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.8
1.8
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.181
1.181
Harry Pyle
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.009
1.009
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
58
0.26
Harry Pyle
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5
1.26
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
63
0.29
Harry Pyle
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
0.5
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 9 Innings
29
0.13
Harry Pyle
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
8390
38.09
Harry Pyle
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
174
43.91
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.02
Harry Pyle
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
974
4.42
Harry Pyle
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
35
8.83
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.42
4.42
Harry Pyle
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.83
8.83
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 9 Innings
68
0.31
Harry Pyle
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 9 Innings
47
0.21
Harry Pyle
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
105
0.48
Harry Pyle
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.255
1.255
Harry Pyle
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.907
1.907
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
7551
34.28
Harry Pyle
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
145
36.59
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.74
2.74
Harry Pyle
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
7
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.275
0.275
Harry Pyle
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.296
0.296
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 9 Innings
38.09
38.09
Harry Pyle
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
43.91
43.91

Fielding Stats for Ted Lilly and Harry Pyle

Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
15
Harry Pyle
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
356
1.62
Harry Pyle
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
1.2
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
331
1.5
Harry Pyle
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5948
27
Harry Pyle
Career
Per 9 Innings
135
27
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1982.2
9
Harry Pyle
Career
Per 9 Innings
45
9
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
67
0.3
Harry Pyle
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.2
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
214
0.97
Harry Pyle
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
2
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
17
0.08
Harry Pyle
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
0.2
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
298
1.35
Harry Pyle
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
2.4
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
281
1.28
Harry Pyle
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
2.2
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
94.3
94.3
Harry Pyle
Career
Per 9 Innings
91.67
91.67
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.789
0.789
Harry Pyle
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.833
1.833
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
92.98
92.98
Harry Pyle
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.02
Harry Pyle
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Harry Pyle
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Harry Pyle
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Harry Pyle
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Harry Pyle
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Ted Lilly and Harry Pyle

Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
15
15
Harry Pyle
Career
Per 600 PA
2
2
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
357
545.04
Harry Pyle
Career
Per 600 PA
5
150
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
393
600
Harry Pyle
Career
Per 600 PA
20
600
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
347
529.77
Harry Pyle
Career
Per 600 PAverified
20
600
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 600 PA
0.101
0.101
Harry Pyle
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.15
0.15
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 600 PA
0.332
0.332
Harry Pyle
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.541
0.541
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
35
53.44
Harry Pyle
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
90
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
28
42.75
Harry Pyle
Career
Per 600 PA
1
30
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
6
9.16
Harry Pyle
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
30
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.53
Harry Pyle
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Harry Pyle
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
30
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
7
10.69
Harry Pyle
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
60
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 600 PA
0.2
0.2
Harry Pyle
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.667
0.667
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Harry Pyle
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.05
0.05
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Harry Pyle
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.333
0.333
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
5.28
8.07
Harry Pyle
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1.55
46.58
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
43
65.65
Harry Pyle
Career
Per 600 PAverified
7
210
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
44
67.18
Harry Pyle
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
90
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 600 PA
0.124
0.124
Harry Pyle
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.15
0.15
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 600 PA
0.124
0.124
Harry Pyle
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.35
0.35
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 600 PA
0.248
0.248
Harry Pyle
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.5
0.5
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 600 PA
0.023
0.023
Harry Pyle
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.2
0.2
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 600 PA
0.087
0.087
Harry Pyle
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.155
0.155
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 600 PA
0.174
0.174
Harry Pyle
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.471
0.471
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.177
0.177
Harry Pyle
Career
Per 600 PA
0.105
0.105
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
10
15.27
Harry Pyle
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
30
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
17
25.95
Harry Pyle
Career
Per 600 PAverified
4
120
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
27
41.22
Harry Pyle
Career
Per 600 PAverified
4
120
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 600 PA
-8.04
-12.27
Harry Pyle
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1.03
30.88
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.53
Harry Pyle
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8
12.21
Harry Pyle
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Harry Pyle
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 600 PA
149
227.48
Harry Pyle
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2.64
2.64
Harry Pyle
Career
Per 600 PA
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.05
0.05
Harry Pyle
Career
Per 600 PA
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
37
56.49
Harry Pyle
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Harry Pyle
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 600 PA
2
3.05
Harry Pyle
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
3
4.58
Harry Pyle
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
30
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
3.05
Harry Pyle
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
5
7.63
Harry Pyle
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
30
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 600 PA
60
60
Harry Pyle
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
100
100