Ted Lilly vs. Eddie Quick — Career Comparison

Ted Lilly
Gen XCaliforniaThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaChicago CubsNational LeagueStarting PitcherAll-Star
Eddie Quick
Pre-GenerationalMarylandThrows RightNorth AmericaNew York YankeesAmerican LeagueRelief Pitcher

Ted Lilly built a career as a starting pitcher and Eddie Quick 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 9 and 3.000 for Eddie Quick. 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 Eddie Quick

Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
15
Eddie Quick
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
356
1.62
Eddie Quick
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
4.5
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
331
1.5
Eddie Quick
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
4.5
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
130
0.59
Eddie Quick
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 9 Innings
113
0.51
Eddie Quick
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
53.5
53.5
Eddie Quick
Career
Per 9 Innings
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 9 Innings
92.98
92.98
Eddie Quick
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.02
Eddie Quick
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.01
Eddie Quick
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Eddie Quick
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
913
4.14
Eddie Quick
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
9
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.14
4.14
Eddie Quick
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
9
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.78
3.78
Eddie Quick
Career
Per 9 Innings
13.27
13.27
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.32
4.32
Eddie Quick
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.5
4.5
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.242
0.242
Eddie Quick
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.455
0.455
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5948
27
Eddie Quick
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
27
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1982.2
9
Eddie Quick
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
9
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1827
8.29
Eddie Quick
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5
22.5
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.29
8.29
Eddie Quick
Career
Per 9 Innings
22.5
22.5
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 9 Innings
293
1.33
Eddie Quick
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.33
1.33
Eddie Quick
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.82
0.82
Eddie Quick
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
661
3
Eddie Quick
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
4.5
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 9 Innings
35
0.16
Eddie Quick
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
3
Eddie Quick
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.5
4.5
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1681
7.63
Eddie Quick
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.63
7.63
Eddie Quick
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.72
4.72
Eddie Quick
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.181
1.181
Eddie Quick
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.5
0.5
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 9 Innings
58
0.26
Eddie Quick
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 9 Innings
63
0.29
Eddie Quick
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 9 Innings
29
0.13
Eddie Quick
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
8390
38.09
Eddie Quick
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
54
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.02
Eddie Quick
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
974
4.42
Eddie Quick
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5
22.5
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.42
4.42
Eddie Quick
Career
Per 9 Innings
22.5
22.5
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 9 Innings
68
0.31
Eddie Quick
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 9 Innings
47
0.21
Eddie Quick
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
105
0.48
Eddie Quick
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.255
1.255
Eddie Quick
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
3
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
7551
34.28
Eddie Quick
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
49.5
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.74
2.74
Eddie Quick
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
5
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.275
0.275
Eddie Quick
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.455
0.455
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 9 Innings
38.09
38.09
Eddie Quick
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
54
54

Fielding Stats for Ted Lilly and Eddie Quick

Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
15
Eddie Quick
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
356
1.62
Eddie Quick
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
4.5
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
331
1.5
Eddie Quick
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5948
27
Eddie Quick
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
27
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1982.2
9
Eddie Quick
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
9
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
67
0.3
Eddie Quick
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
214
0.97
Eddie Quick
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
4.5
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 9 Innings
17
0.08
Eddie Quick
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
298
1.35
Eddie Quick
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
4.5
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
281
1.28
Eddie Quick
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
4.5
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 9 Innings
94.3
94.3
Eddie Quick
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.789
0.789
Eddie Quick
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
1
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
92.98
92.98
Eddie Quick
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.02
Eddie Quick
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Eddie Quick
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Eddie Quick
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Eddie Quick
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Eddie Quick
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Ted Lilly and Eddie Quick

Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
15
15
Eddie Quick
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
357
545.04
Eddie Quick
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
600
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
393
600
Eddie Quick
Career
Per 600 PA
1
600
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
347
529.77
Eddie Quick
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
600
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.101
0.101
Eddie Quick
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.332
0.332
Eddie Quick
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
35
53.44
Eddie Quick
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
28
42.75
Eddie Quick
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
9.16
Eddie Quick
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.53
Eddie Quick
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Eddie Quick
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
10.69
Eddie Quick
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.2
0.2
Eddie Quick
Career
Per 600 PA
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Eddie Quick
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Eddie Quick
Career
Per 600 PA
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5.28
8.07
Eddie Quick
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
43
65.65
Eddie Quick
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
44
67.18
Eddie Quick
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.124
0.124
Eddie Quick
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.124
0.124
Eddie Quick
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.248
0.248
Eddie Quick
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.023
0.023
Eddie Quick
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.087
0.087
Eddie Quick
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.174
0.174
Eddie Quick
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.177
0.177
Eddie Quick
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10
15.27
Eddie Quick
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
17
25.95
Eddie Quick
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
27
41.22
Eddie Quick
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 600 PAverified
-8.04
-12.27
Eddie Quick
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
-0.1
-60
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.53
Eddie Quick
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8
12.21
Eddie Quick
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Eddie Quick
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 600 PA
149
227.48
Eddie Quick
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2.64
2.64
Eddie Quick
Career
Per 600 PA
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.05
0.05
Eddie Quick
Career
Per 600 PA
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
37
56.49
Eddie Quick
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Eddie Quick
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 600 PA
2
3.05
Eddie Quick
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
4.58
Eddie Quick
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
3.05
Eddie Quick
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
7.63
Eddie Quick
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
60
60
Eddie Quick
Career
Per 600 PA