Ted Lilly vs. Chris Reed — Career Comparison

Ted Lilly
Gen XCaliforniaThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaChicago CubsNational LeagueStarting PitcherAll-Star
Chris Reed
MillenialEnglandThrows LeftBats LeftEuropeMiami MarlinsNational LeagueRelief Pitcher

Ted Lilly built a career as a starting pitcher and Chris Reed 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 4.5 and 1.750 for Chris Reed. 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 Chris Reed

Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
15
Chris Reed
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
356
1.62
Chris Reed
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
4.5
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
331
1.5
Chris Reed
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
130
0.59
Chris Reed
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 9 Innings
113
0.51
Chris Reed
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
53.5
53.5
Chris Reed
Career
Per 9 Innings
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
92.98
92.98
Chris Reed
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.02
Chris Reed
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.01
Chris Reed
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Chris Reed
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
913
4.14
Chris Reed
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
4.5
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.14
4.14
Chris Reed
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.5
4.5
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.78
3.78
Chris Reed
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.79
5.79
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.32
4.32
Chris Reed
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.25
3.25
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.242
0.242
Chris Reed
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.375
0.375
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5948
27
Chris Reed
Career
Per 9 Innings
12
27
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1982.2
9
Chris Reed
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
9
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1827
8.29
Chris Reed
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6
13.5
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.29
8.29
Chris Reed
Career
Per 9 Innings
13.5
13.5
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 9 Innings
293
1.33
Chris Reed
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.33
1.33
Chris Reed
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.82
0.82
Chris Reed
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 9 Innings
661
3
Chris Reed
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
2.25
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 9 Innings
35
0.16
Chris Reed
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
3
Chris Reed
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.25
2.25
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1681
7.63
Chris Reed
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
2.25
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.63
7.63
Chris Reed
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.25
2.25
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.72
4.72
Chris Reed
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.5
0.5
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.181
1.181
Chris Reed
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.5
0.5
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 9 Innings
58
0.26
Chris Reed
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 9 Innings
63
0.29
Chris Reed
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 9 Innings
29
0.13
Chris Reed
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
8390
38.09
Chris Reed
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
18
40.5
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5
0.02
Chris Reed
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
2.25
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
974
4.42
Chris Reed
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
4.5
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.42
4.42
Chris Reed
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.5
4.5
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
68
0.31
Chris Reed
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
2.25
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 9 Innings
47
0.21
Chris Reed
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
105
0.48
Chris Reed
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
2.25
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.255
1.255
Chris Reed
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.75
1.75
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
7551
34.28
Chris Reed
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
16
36
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.74
2.74
Chris Reed
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
1
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.275
0.275
Chris Reed
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.4
0.4
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 9 Innings
38.09
38.09
Chris Reed
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
40.5
40.5

Fielding Stats for Ted Lilly and Chris Reed

Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
15
Chris Reed
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
356
1.62
Chris Reed
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
4.5
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
331
1.5
Chris Reed
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5948
27
Chris Reed
Career
Per 9 Innings
12
27
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1982.2
9
Chris Reed
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
9
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
67
0.3
Chris Reed
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
214
0.97
Chris Reed
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
6.75
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 9 Innings
17
0.08
Chris Reed
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
298
1.35
Chris Reed
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
6.75
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
281
1.28
Chris Reed
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
6.75
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 9 Innings
94.3
94.3
Chris Reed
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.789
0.789
Chris Reed
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.5
1.5
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
92.98
92.98
Chris Reed
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.02
Chris Reed
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Chris Reed
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Chris Reed
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Chris Reed
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Chris Reed
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Ted Lilly and Chris Reed

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