Ted Lilly vs. Dick Radatz — Career Comparison

Ted Lilly
Gen XCaliforniaThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaChicago CubsNational LeagueStarting PitcherAll-Star
Dick Radatz
Silent GenerationMichiganThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaBoston Red SoxAmerican LeagueRelief PitcherAll-Star

Ted Lilly built a career as a starting pitcher and Dick Radatz as a reliever — different jobs with different demands — but on the metrics that apply to both, a comparison is still worth making. Dick Radatz posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 3.13 and WHIP 1.260 compared to 4.14 and 1.273 for Ted Lilly. By the career numbers, Dick Radatz had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Ted Lilly and Dick Radatz

Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
15
Dick Radatz
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
7
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 9 Innings
356
1.62
Dick Radatz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
381
4.94
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
331
1.5
Dick Radatz
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
130
0.59
Dick Radatz
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
52
0.67
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
113
0.51
Dick Radatz
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
43
0.56
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 9 Innings
53.5
53.5
Dick Radatz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
54.74
54.74
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
92.98
92.98
Dick Radatz
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.02
Dick Radatz
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.01
Dick Radatz
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dick Radatz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
122
1.58
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 9 Innings
913
4.14
Dick Radatz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
241
3.13
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.14
4.14
Dick Radatz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.13
3.13
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.78
3.78
Dick Radatz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.93
2.93
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.32
4.32
Dick Radatz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.48
3.48
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.242
0.242
Dick Radatz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.206
0.206
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5948
27
Dick Radatz
Career
Per 9 Innings
2081
27
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1982.2
9
Dick Radatz
Career
Per 9 Innings
693.2
9
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 9 Innings
1827
8.29
Dick Radatz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
532
6.9
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.29
8.29
Dick Radatz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6.9
6.9
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 9 Innings
293
1.33
Dick Radatz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
65
0.84
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.33
1.33
Dick Radatz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.84
0.84
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.82
0.82
Dick Radatz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.17
0.17
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
661
3
Dick Radatz
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
296
3.84
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
35
0.16
Dick Radatz
Career
Per 9 Innings
46
0.6
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
3
Dick Radatz
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.84
3.84
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1681
7.63
Dick Radatz
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
745
9.67
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 9 Innings
7.63
7.63
Dick Radatz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9.67
9.67
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.72
4.72
Dick Radatz
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.96
1.96
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.181
1.181
Dick Radatz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.501
1.501
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
58
0.26
Dick Radatz
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
25
0.32
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
63
0.29
Dick Radatz
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
30
0.39
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 9 Innings
29
0.13
Dick Radatz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.01
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8390
38.09
Dick Radatz
Career
Per 9 Innings
2906
37.7
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
0.02
Dick Radatz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
297
3.85
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 9 Innings
974
4.42
Dick Radatz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
260
3.37
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.42
4.42
Dick Radatz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.37
3.37
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 9 Innings
68
0.31
Dick Radatz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 9 Innings
47
0.21
Dick Radatz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
105
0.48
Dick Radatz
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.255
1.255
Dick Radatz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.194
1.194
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7551
34.28
Dick Radatz
Career
Per 9 Innings
2580
33.47
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.74
2.74
Dick Radatz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.68
0.68
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.275
0.275
Dick Radatz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.264
0.264
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
38.09
38.09
Dick Radatz
Career
Per 9 Innings
37.7
37.7

Fielding Stats for Ted Lilly and Dick Radatz

Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
15
Dick Radatz
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
7
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 9 Innings
356
1.62
Dick Radatz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
381
4.94
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
331
1.5
Dick Radatz
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5948
27
Dick Radatz
Career
Per 9 Innings
2081
27
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1982.2
9
Dick Radatz
Career
Per 9 Innings
693.2
9
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
67
0.3
Dick Radatz
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
25
0.32
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
214
0.97
Dick Radatz
Career
Per 9 Innings
55
0.71
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
17
0.08
Dick Radatz
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
7
0.09
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
298
1.35
Dick Radatz
Career
Per 9 Innings
87
1.13
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
281
1.28
Dick Radatz
Career
Per 9 Innings
80
1.04
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
94.3
94.3
Dick Radatz
Career
Per 9 Innings
91.95
91.95
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.789
0.789
Dick Radatz
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.21
0.21
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
92.98
92.98
Dick Radatz
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.02
Dick Radatz
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.01
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dick Radatz
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dick Radatz
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dick Radatz
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dick Radatz
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Ted Lilly and Dick Radatz

Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
15
15
Dick Radatz
Career
Per 600 PA
7
7
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 600 PA
357
545.04
Dick Radatz
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
381
1446.84
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
393
600
Dick Radatz
Career
Per 600 PA
158
600
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
347
529.77
Dick Radatz
Career
Per 600 PAverified
145
550.63
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 600 PA
0.101
0.101
Dick Radatz
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.131
0.131
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 600 PA
0.332
0.332
Dick Radatz
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.377
0.377
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
35
53.44
Dick Radatz
Career
Per 600 PAverified
19
72.15
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
28
42.75
Dick Radatz
Career
Per 600 PAverified
15
56.96
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
6
9.16
Dick Radatz
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
11.39
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.53
Dick Radatz
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Radatz
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
3.8
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
7
10.69
Dick Radatz
Career
Per 600 PAverified
4
15.19
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 600 PA
0.2
0.2
Dick Radatz
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.211
0.211
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Radatz
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.007
0.007
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Radatz
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.053
0.053
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
5.28
8.07
Dick Radatz
Career
Per 600 PAverified
4.27
16.22
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
43
65.65
Dick Radatz
Career
Per 600 PAverified
25
94.94
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
44
67.18
Dick Radatz
Career
Per 600 PAverified
24
91.14
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 600 PA
0.124
0.124
Dick Radatz
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.16
0.16
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 600 PA
0.124
0.124
Dick Radatz
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.172
0.172
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 600 PA
0.248
0.248
Dick Radatz
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.332
0.332
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 600 PA
0.023
0.023
Dick Radatz
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.041
0.041
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 600 PA
0.087
0.087
Dick Radatz
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.115
0.115
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 600 PA
0.174
0.174
Dick Radatz
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.234
0.234
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 600 PA
0.177
0.177
Dick Radatz
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.277
0.277
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
10
15.27
Dick Radatz
Career
Per 600 PAverified
6
22.78
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
17
25.95
Dick Radatz
Career
Per 600 PAverified
11
41.77
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
27
41.22
Dick Radatz
Career
Per 600 PAverified
16
60.76
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 600 PA
-8.04
-12.27
Dick Radatz
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
-0.07
-0.25
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1.53
Dick Radatz
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
3.8
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
8
12.21
Dick Radatz
Career
Per 600 PAverified
4
15.19
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Radatz
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 600 PAverified
149
227.48
Dick Radatz
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
79
300
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2.64
2.64
Dick Radatz
Career
Per 600 PA
2
2
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 600 PA
0.05
0.05
Dick Radatz
Career
Per 600 PA
0.05
0.05
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
37
56.49
Dick Radatz
Career
Per 600 PA
8
30.38
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Radatz
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
3.05
Dick Radatz
Career
Per 600 PA
2
7.59
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
4.58
Dick Radatz
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
3.05
Dick Radatz
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
7.63
Dick Radatz
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
60
60
Dick Radatz
Career
Per 600 PA