Ted Lilly vs. Laurie Reis — Career Comparison

Ted Lilly
Gen XCaliforniaThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaChicago CubsNational LeagueStarting PitcherAll-Star
Laurie Reis
Pre-GenerationalIllinoisThrows RightBats SwitchNorth AmericaChicago CubsNational LeagueRelief Pitcher

Ted Lilly built a career as a starting pitcher and Laurie Reis as a reliever — different jobs with different demands — but on the metrics that apply to both, a comparison is still worth making. Laurie Reis posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 2 and WHIP 1.306 compared to 4.14 and 1.273 for Ted Lilly. By the career numbers, Laurie Reis had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Ted Lilly and Laurie Reis

Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
15
Laurie Reis
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
356
1.62
Laurie Reis
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
1
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
331
1.5
Laurie Reis
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
1
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
130
0.59
Laurie Reis
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.5
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 9 Innings
113
0.51
Laurie Reis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.5
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
53.5
53.5
Laurie Reis
Career
Per 9 Innings
50
50
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 9 Innings
92.98
92.98
Laurie Reis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
0.02
Laurie Reis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
1
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3
0.01
Laurie Reis
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.13
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Laurie Reis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 9 Innings
913
4.14
Laurie Reis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
16
2
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.14
4.14
Laurie Reis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
2
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.78
3.78
Laurie Reis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.3
3.3
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.32
4.32
Laurie Reis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.07
3.07
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.242
0.242
Laurie Reis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.28
0.28
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5948
27
Laurie Reis
Career
Per 9 Innings
216
27
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1982.2
9
Laurie Reis
Career
Per 9 Innings
72
9
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1827
8.29
Laurie Reis
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
84
10.5
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.29
8.29
Laurie Reis
Career
Per 9 Innings
10.5
10.5
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 9 Innings
293
1.33
Laurie Reis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.13
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.33
1.33
Laurie Reis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.13
0.13
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.82
0.82
Laurie Reis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.13
0.13
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 9 Innings
661
3
Laurie Reis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
1.25
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 9 Innings
35
0.16
Laurie Reis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
3
Laurie Reis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.25
1.25
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1681
7.63
Laurie Reis
Career
Per 9 Innings
19
2.38
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.63
7.63
Laurie Reis
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.38
2.38
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.72
4.72
Laurie Reis
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.38
2.38
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.181
1.181
Laurie Reis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.403
0.403
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
58
0.26
Laurie Reis
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3
0.38
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 9 Innings
63
0.29
Laurie Reis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 9 Innings
29
0.13
Laurie Reis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
8390
38.09
Laurie Reis
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
310
38.75
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.02
Laurie Reis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
974
4.42
Laurie Reis
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
42
5.25
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.42
4.42
Laurie Reis
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.25
5.25
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 9 Innings
68
0.31
Laurie Reis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 9 Innings
47
0.21
Laurie Reis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
105
0.48
Laurie Reis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.255
1.255
Laurie Reis
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.306
1.306
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
7551
34.28
Laurie Reis
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
300
37.5
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.74
2.74
Laurie Reis
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.25
5.25
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.275
0.275
Laurie Reis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.296
0.296
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 9 Innings
38.09
38.09
Laurie Reis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
38.75
38.75

Fielding Stats for Ted Lilly and Laurie Reis

Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
15
Laurie Reis
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
356
1.62
Laurie Reis
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
1.04
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
331
1.5
Laurie Reis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5948
27
Laurie Reis
Career
Per 9 Innings
234
27
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1982.2
9
Laurie Reis
Career
Per 9 Innings
78
9
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
67
0.3
Laurie Reis
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.35
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
214
0.97
Laurie Reis
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
0.81
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
17
0.08
Laurie Reis
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4
0.46
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
298
1.35
Laurie Reis
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
1.62
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
281
1.28
Laurie Reis
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
1.15
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
94.3
94.3
Laurie Reis
Career
Per 9 Innings
71.43
71.43
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.789
0.789
Laurie Reis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.111
1.111
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
92.98
92.98
Laurie Reis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.02
Laurie Reis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Laurie Reis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Laurie Reis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Laurie Reis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Laurie Reis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Ted Lilly and Laurie Reis

Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
15
15
Laurie Reis
Career
Per 600 PA
2
2
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
357
545.04
Laurie Reis
Career
Per 600 PA
9
145.95
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
393
600
Laurie Reis
Career
Per 600 PA
37
600
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
347
529.77
Laurie Reis
Career
Per 600 PAverified
36
583.78
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 600 PA
0.101
0.101
Laurie Reis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.139
0.139
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.332
0.332
Laurie Reis
Career
Per 600 PA
0.311
0.311
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
35
53.44
Laurie Reis
Career
Per 600 PAverified
5
81.08
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
28
42.75
Laurie Reis
Career
Per 600 PAverified
5
81.08
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
9.16
Laurie Reis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.53
Laurie Reis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Laurie Reis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
10.69
Laurie Reis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.2
0.2
Laurie Reis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Laurie Reis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Laurie Reis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
5.28
8.07
Laurie Reis
Career
Per 600 PAverified
0.76
12.36
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
43
65.65
Laurie Reis
Career
Per 600 PAverified
5
81.08
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
44
67.18
Laurie Reis
Career
Per 600 PAverified
6
97.3
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 600 PA
0.124
0.124
Laurie Reis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.162
0.162
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 600 PA
0.124
0.124
Laurie Reis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.139
0.139
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 600 PA
0.248
0.248
Laurie Reis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.301
0.301
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.023
0.023
Laurie Reis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 600 PA
0.087
0.087
Laurie Reis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.108
0.108
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 600 PA
0.174
0.174
Laurie Reis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.194
0.194
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.177
0.177
Laurie Reis
Career
Per 600 PA
0.167
0.167
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
10
15.27
Laurie Reis
Career
Per 600 PAverified
5
81.08
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
17
25.95
Laurie Reis
Career
Per 600 PA
1
16.22
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
27
41.22
Laurie Reis
Career
Per 600 PAverified
6
97.3
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 600 PA
-8.04
-12.27
Laurie Reis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.09
1.52
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.53
Laurie Reis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
8
12.21
Laurie Reis
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
16.22
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Laurie Reis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 600 PA
149
227.48
Laurie Reis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
97.3
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 600 PA
2.64
2.64
Laurie Reis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6.17
6.17
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 600 PA
0.05
0.05
Laurie Reis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.17
0.17
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
37
56.49
Laurie Reis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Laurie Reis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 600 PA
2
3.05
Laurie Reis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
4.58
Laurie Reis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
3.05
Laurie Reis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
7.63
Laurie Reis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
60
60
Laurie Reis
Career
Per 600 PA