Ted Lilly vs. Brian Reith — Career Comparison

Ted Lilly
Gen XCaliforniaThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaChicago CubsNational LeagueStarting PitcherAll-Star
Brian Reith
Gen XIndianaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaCincinnati RedsNational LeagueRelief Pitcher

Ted Lilly built a career as a starting pitcher and Brian Reith as a reliever — different jobs with different demands — but on the metrics that apply to both, a comparison is still worth making. Ted Lilly led in strikeout rate (K%+ 120 vs 68), skill-based run prevention (DICE+ 92 vs 70), and run prevention (ERA+ 97 vs 77). Role difference aside, Ted Lilly holds a clear edge on every meaningful shared measure.

Pitching Stats for Ted Lilly and Brian Reith

Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
15
Brian Reith
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
3
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
356
1.62
Brian Reith
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
73
5.15
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
331
1.5
Brian Reith
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
0.63
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
130
0.59
Brian Reith
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.28
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
113
0.51
Brian Reith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
12
0.85
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
53.5
53.5
Brian Reith
Career
Per 9 Innings
25
25
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
92.98
92.98
Brian Reith
Career
Per 9 Innings
12.33
12.33
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.02
Brian Reith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.01
Brian Reith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Brian Reith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.07
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
913
4.14
Brian Reith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
84
5.92
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.14
4.14
Brian Reith
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.92
5.92
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.78
3.78
Brian Reith
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.5
6.5
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.32
4.32
Brian Reith
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.13
6.13
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.242
0.242
Brian Reith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.292
0.292
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5948
27
Brian Reith
Career
Per 9 Innings
383
27
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1982.2
9
Brian Reith
Career
Per 9 Innings
127.2
9
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1827
8.29
Brian Reith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
147
10.36
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.29
8.29
Brian Reith
Career
Per 9 Innings
10.36
10.36
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
293
1.33
Brian Reith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
26
1.83
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.33
1.33
Brian Reith
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.83
1.83
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.82
0.82
Brian Reith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.36
0.36
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
661
3
Brian Reith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
71
5.01
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
35
0.16
Brian Reith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
7
0.49
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
3
Brian Reith
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.01
5.01
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1681
7.63
Brian Reith
Career
Per 9 Innings
85
5.99
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.63
7.63
Brian Reith
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.99
5.99
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.72
4.72
Brian Reith
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.16
1.16
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.181
1.181
Brian Reith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.222
1.222
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
58
0.26
Brian Reith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5
0.35
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
63
0.29
Brian Reith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6
0.42
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 9 Innings
29
0.13
Brian Reith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
8390
38.09
Brian Reith
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
597
42.09
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
0.02
Brian Reith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
19
1.34
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
974
4.42
Brian Reith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
90
6.34
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.42
4.42
Brian Reith
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.34
6.34
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
68
0.31
Brian Reith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
9
0.63
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
47
0.21
Brian Reith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
7
0.49
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
105
0.48
Brian Reith
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
0.49
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.255
1.255
Brian Reith
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.708
1.708
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
7551
34.28
Brian Reith
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
504
35.53
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.74
2.74
Brian Reith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.23
1.23
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.275
0.275
Brian Reith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.308
0.308
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 9 Innings
38.09
38.09
Brian Reith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
42.09
42.09

Fielding Stats for Ted Lilly and Brian Reith

Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
15
Brian Reith
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
3
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
356
1.62
Brian Reith
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
73
5.15
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
331
1.5
Brian Reith
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
0.63
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5948
27
Brian Reith
Career
Per 9 Innings
383
27
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1982.2
9
Brian Reith
Career
Per 9 Innings
127.2
9
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
67
0.3
Brian Reith
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.14
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
214
0.97
Brian Reith
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
16
1.13
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 9 Innings
17
0.08
Brian Reith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.07
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
298
1.35
Brian Reith
Career
Per 9 Innings
19
1.34
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
281
1.28
Brian Reith
Career
Per 9 Innings
18
1.27
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 9 Innings
94.3
94.3
Brian Reith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
94.74
94.74
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.789
0.789
Brian Reith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.247
0.247
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
92.98
92.98
Brian Reith
Career
Per 9 Innings
12.33
12.33
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.02
Brian Reith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Brian Reith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Brian Reith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Brian Reith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Brian Reith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Ted Lilly and Brian Reith

Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
15
15
Brian Reith
Career
Per 600 PA
3
3
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
357
545.04
Brian Reith
Career
Per 600 PAverified
73
2305.26
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
393
600
Brian Reith
Career
Per 600 PA
19
600
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
347
529.77
Brian Reith
Career
Per 600 PAverified
19
600
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 600 PA
0.101
0.101
Brian Reith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.158
0.158
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 600 PA
0.332
0.332
Brian Reith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.362
0.362
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
35
53.44
Brian Reith
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
94.74
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
28
42.75
Brian Reith
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
94.74
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
9.16
Brian Reith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.53
Brian Reith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brian Reith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
10.69
Brian Reith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.2
0.2
Brian Reith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brian Reith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brian Reith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
5.28
8.07
Brian Reith
Career
Per 600 PAverified
0.55
17.52
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
43
65.65
Brian Reith
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
94.74
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
44
67.18
Brian Reith
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
94.74
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 600 PA
0.124
0.124
Brian Reith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.158
0.158
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 600 PA
0.124
0.124
Brian Reith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.158
0.158
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 600 PA
0.248
0.248
Brian Reith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.316
0.316
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.023
0.023
Brian Reith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 600 PA
0.087
0.087
Brian Reith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.111
0.111
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 600 PA
0.174
0.174
Brian Reith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.25
0.25
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 600 PA
0.177
0.177
Brian Reith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.273
0.273
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10
15.27
Brian Reith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
17
25.95
Brian Reith
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
63.16
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
27
41.22
Brian Reith
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
63.16
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 600 PA
-8.04
-12.27
Brian Reith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.21
6.78
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.53
Brian Reith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8
12.21
Brian Reith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brian Reith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 600 PAverified
149
227.48
Brian Reith
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
8
252.63
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2.64
2.64
Brian Reith
Career
Per 600 PA
2.38
2.38
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.05
0.05
Brian Reith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
37
56.49
Brian Reith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brian Reith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 600 PA
2
3.05
Brian Reith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
3
4.58
Brian Reith
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
31.58
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
3.05
Brian Reith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
5
7.63
Brian Reith
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
31.58
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 600 PA
60
60
Brian Reith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
100
100