Ted Lilly vs. Tom Qualters — Career Comparison

Ted Lilly
Gen XCaliforniaThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaChicago CubsNational LeagueStarting PitcherAll-Star
Tom Qualters
Silent GenerationPennsylvaniaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaChicago White SoxAmerican LeagueRelief Pitcher

Ted Lilly built a career as a starting pitcher and Tom Qualters 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 5.64 and 1.785 for Tom Qualters. 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 Tom Qualters

Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
15
Tom Qualters
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
3
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
356
1.62
Tom Qualters
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
34
5.81
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
331
1.5
Tom Qualters
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
130
0.59
Tom Qualters
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 9 Innings
113
0.51
Tom Qualters
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
53.5
53.5
Tom Qualters
Career
Per 9 Innings
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
92.98
92.98
Tom Qualters
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.02
Tom Qualters
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.01
Tom Qualters
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tom Qualters
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
913
4.14
Tom Qualters
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
33
5.64
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.14
4.14
Tom Qualters
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.64
5.64
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.78
3.78
Tom Qualters
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.15
5.15
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.32
4.32
Tom Qualters
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.27
4.27
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.242
0.242
Tom Qualters
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.301
0.301
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5948
27
Tom Qualters
Career
Per 9 Innings
158
27
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1982.2
9
Tom Qualters
Career
Per 9 Innings
52.2
9
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1827
8.29
Tom Qualters
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
63
10.77
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.29
8.29
Tom Qualters
Career
Per 9 Innings
10.77
10.77
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 9 Innings
293
1.33
Tom Qualters
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.34
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.33
1.33
Tom Qualters
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.34
0.34
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.82
0.82
Tom Qualters
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.06
0.06
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
661
3
Tom Qualters
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
26
4.44
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
35
0.16
Tom Qualters
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5
0.85
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
3
Tom Qualters
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.44
4.44
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1681
7.63
Tom Qualters
Career
Per 9 Innings
20
3.42
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.63
7.63
Tom Qualters
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.42
3.42
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.72
4.72
Tom Qualters
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.59
0.59
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.181
1.181
Tom Qualters
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.873
0.873
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
58
0.26
Tom Qualters
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5
0.85
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 9 Innings
63
0.29
Tom Qualters
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.17
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 9 Innings
29
0.13
Tom Qualters
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
8390
38.09
Tom Qualters
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
236
40.33
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
0.02
Tom Qualters
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
2.05
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
974
4.42
Tom Qualters
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
35
5.98
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.42
4.42
Tom Qualters
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.98
5.98
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 9 Innings
68
0.31
Tom Qualters
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 9 Innings
47
0.21
Tom Qualters
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
105
0.48
Tom Qualters
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.255
1.255
Tom Qualters
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.69
1.69
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
7551
34.28
Tom Qualters
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
209
35.72
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.74
2.74
Tom Qualters
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.03
1.03
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.275
0.275
Tom Qualters
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.326
0.326
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 9 Innings
38.09
38.09
Tom Qualters
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
40.33
40.33

Fielding Stats for Ted Lilly and Tom Qualters

Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
15
Tom Qualters
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
3
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
356
1.62
Tom Qualters
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
34
5.92
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
331
1.5
Tom Qualters
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5948
27
Tom Qualters
Career
Per 9 Innings
155
27
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1982.2
9
Tom Qualters
Career
Per 9 Innings
51.2
9
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
67
0.3
Tom Qualters
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.52
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
214
0.97
Tom Qualters
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
2.26
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 9 Innings
17
0.08
Tom Qualters
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
298
1.35
Tom Qualters
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
16
2.79
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
281
1.28
Tom Qualters
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
16
2.79
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 9 Innings
94.3
94.3
Tom Qualters
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.789
0.789
Tom Qualters
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.471
0.471
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
92.98
92.98
Tom Qualters
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5
0.02
Tom Qualters
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.52
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tom Qualters
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tom Qualters
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tom Qualters
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tom Qualters
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Ted Lilly and Tom Qualters

Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
15
15
Tom Qualters
Career
Per 600 PA
3
3
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
357
545.04
Tom Qualters
Career
Per 600 PAverified
34
5100
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
393
600
Tom Qualters
Career
Per 600 PA
4
600
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
347
529.77
Tom Qualters
Career
Per 600 PA
2
300
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.101
0.101
Tom Qualters
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 600 PA
0.332
0.332
Tom Qualters
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.75
0.75
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
35
53.44
Tom Qualters
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
28
42.75
Tom Qualters
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
9.16
Tom Qualters
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.53
Tom Qualters
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tom Qualters
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
10.69
Tom Qualters
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.2
0.2
Tom Qualters
Career
Per 600 PA
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tom Qualters
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tom Qualters
Career
Per 600 PA
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
5.28
8.07
Tom Qualters
Career
Per 600 PAverified
0.2
29.73
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
43
65.65
Tom Qualters
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
44
67.18
Tom Qualters
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
300
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 600 PA
0.124
0.124
Tom Qualters
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.5
0.5
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.124
0.124
Tom Qualters
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 600 PA
0.248
0.248
Tom Qualters
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.5
0.5
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.023
0.023
Tom Qualters
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 600 PA
0.087
0.087
Tom Qualters
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.225
0.225
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 600 PA
0.174
0.174
Tom Qualters
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.177
0.177
Tom Qualters
Career
Per 600 PA
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10
15.27
Tom Qualters
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
17
25.95
Tom Qualters
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
27
41.22
Tom Qualters
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 600 PA
-8.04
-12.27
Tom Qualters
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.43
64.17
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.53
Tom Qualters
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
8
12.21
Tom Qualters
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
300
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tom Qualters
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 600 PAverified
149
227.48
Tom Qualters
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
2
300
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2.64
2.64
Tom Qualters
Career
Per 600 PA
2
2
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 600 PA
0.05
0.05
Tom Qualters
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
37
56.49
Tom Qualters
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tom Qualters
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 600 PA
2
3.05
Tom Qualters
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
4.58
Tom Qualters
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
3.05
Tom Qualters
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
7.63
Tom Qualters
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
60
60
Tom Qualters
Career
Per 600 PA