Ted Lilly vs. Allen Reed — Career Comparison

Ted Lilly
Gen XCaliforniaThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaChicago CubsNational LeagueStarting PitcherAll-Star
Allen Reed
Greatest GenerationNew YorkThrows LeftNorth AmericaNewark EaglesNegro National League IIRelief Pitcher

Ted Lilly built a career as a starting pitcher and Allen Reed as a reliever — different jobs with different demands — but on the metrics that apply to both, a comparison is still worth making. Allen Reed posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 0 and WHIP 1.000 compared to 4.14 and 1.273 for Ted Lilly. By the career numbers, Allen Reed had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Ted Lilly and Allen Reed

Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
15
Allen Reed
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
356
1.62
Allen Reed
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
9
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
331
1.5
Allen Reed
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
130
0.59
Allen Reed
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 9 Innings
113
0.51
Allen Reed
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
53.5
53.5
Allen Reed
Career
Per 9 Innings
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
92.98
92.98
Allen Reed
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.02
Allen Reed
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.01
Allen Reed
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Allen Reed
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 9 Innings
913
4.14
Allen Reed
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.14
4.14
Allen Reed
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.78
3.78
Allen Reed
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.95
1.95
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.32
4.32
Allen Reed
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
1
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.242
0.242
Allen Reed
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.25
0.25
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5948
27
Allen Reed
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
27
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1982.2
9
Allen Reed
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
9
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1827
8.29
Allen Reed
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
9
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.29
8.29
Allen Reed
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
9
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 9 Innings
293
1.33
Allen Reed
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.33
1.33
Allen Reed
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.82
0.82
Allen Reed
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 9 Innings
661
3
Allen Reed
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 9 Innings
35
0.16
Allen Reed
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
3
Allen Reed
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1681
7.63
Allen Reed
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
9
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 9 Innings
7.63
7.63
Allen Reed
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
9
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.72
4.72
Allen Reed
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.181
1.181
Allen Reed
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 9 Innings
58
0.26
Allen Reed
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 9 Innings
63
0.29
Allen Reed
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 9 Innings
29
0.13
Allen Reed
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8390
38.09
Allen Reed
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
36
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5
0.02
Allen Reed
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
9
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 9 Innings
974
4.42
Allen Reed
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.42
4.42
Allen Reed
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 9 Innings
68
0.31
Allen Reed
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 9 Innings
47
0.21
Allen Reed
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
105
0.48
Allen Reed
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.255
1.255
Allen Reed
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
1
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
7551
34.28
Allen Reed
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
36
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.74
2.74
Allen Reed
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.275
0.275
Allen Reed
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.333
0.333
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
38.09
38.09
Allen Reed
Career
Per 9 Innings
36
36

Fielding Stats for Ted Lilly and Allen Reed

Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
15
Allen Reed
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
356
1.62
Allen Reed
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
9
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
331
1.5
Allen Reed
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5948
27
Allen Reed
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
27
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1982.2
9
Allen Reed
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
9
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
67
0.3
Allen Reed
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
214
0.97
Allen Reed
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 9 Innings
17
0.08
Allen Reed
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
298
1.35
Allen Reed
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
281
1.28
Allen Reed
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
94.3
94.3
Allen Reed
Career
Per 9 Innings
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.789
0.789
Allen Reed
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
92.98
92.98
Allen Reed
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.02
Allen Reed
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Allen Reed
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Allen Reed
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Allen Reed
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Allen Reed
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Ted Lilly and Allen Reed

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