Ted Lilly vs. Daniel Robert — Career Comparison

Ted Lilly
Gen XCaliforniaThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaChicago CubsNational LeagueStarting PitcherAll-Star
Daniel Robert
MillenialAlabamaThrows RightBats LeftNorth AmericaPhiladelphia PhilliesNational LeagueRelief Pitcher

Ted Lilly built a career as a starting pitcher and Daniel Robert as a reliever — different jobs with different demands — but on the metrics that apply to both, a comparison is still worth making. Daniel Robert posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 3.86 and WHIP 1.554 compared to 4.14 and 1.273 for Ted Lilly. By the career numbers, Daniel Robert had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Ted Lilly and Daniel Robert

Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
15
Daniel Robert
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
356
1.62
Daniel Robert
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
19
9.16
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
331
1.5
Daniel Robert
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
130
0.59
Daniel Robert
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.48
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 9 Innings
113
0.51
Daniel Robert
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 9 Innings
53.5
53.5
Daniel Robert
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
92.98
92.98
Daniel Robert
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.02
Daniel Robert
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.01
Daniel Robert
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Daniel Robert
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 9 Innings
913
4.14
Daniel Robert
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
3.86
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.14
4.14
Daniel Robert
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.86
3.86
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.78
3.78
Daniel Robert
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.45
5.45
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.32
4.32
Daniel Robert
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.09
5.09
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.242
0.242
Daniel Robert
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.239
0.239
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5948
27
Daniel Robert
Career
Per 9 Innings
56
27
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1982.2
9
Daniel Robert
Career
Per 9 Innings
18.2
9
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 9 Innings
1827
8.29
Daniel Robert
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
17
8.2
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.29
8.29
Daniel Robert
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.2
8.2
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
293
1.33
Daniel Robert
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3
1.45
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.33
1.33
Daniel Robert
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.45
1.45
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.82
0.82
Daniel Robert
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.16
0.16
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
661
3
Daniel Robert
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
12
5.79
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 9 Innings
35
0.16
Daniel Robert
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
3
Daniel Robert
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.79
5.79
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1681
7.63
Daniel Robert
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
21
10.13
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 9 Innings
7.63
7.63
Daniel Robert
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10.13
10.13
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.72
4.72
Daniel Robert
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.11
1.11
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.181
1.181
Daniel Robert
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.768
1.768
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 9 Innings
58
0.26
Daniel Robert
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
63
0.29
Daniel Robert
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
0.96
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 9 Innings
29
0.13
Daniel Robert
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
8390
38.09
Daniel Robert
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
85
40.98
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
0.02
Daniel Robert
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
2.41
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 9 Innings
974
4.42
Daniel Robert
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
4.34
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.42
4.42
Daniel Robert
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.34
4.34
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 9 Innings
68
0.31
Daniel Robert
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 9 Innings
47
0.21
Daniel Robert
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
105
0.48
Daniel Robert
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.96
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.255
1.255
Daniel Robert
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.554
1.554
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7551
34.28
Daniel Robert
Career
Per 9 Innings
71
34.23
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.74
2.74
Daniel Robert
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.47
0.47
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.275
0.275
Daniel Robert
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.298
0.298
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 9 Innings
38.09
38.09
Daniel Robert
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
40.98
40.98

Fielding Stats for Ted Lilly and Daniel Robert

Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
15
Daniel Robert
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
356
1.62
Daniel Robert
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
19
9.16
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
331
1.5
Daniel Robert
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5948
27
Daniel Robert
Career
Per 9 Innings
56
27
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1982.2
9
Daniel Robert
Career
Per 9 Innings
18.2
9
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
67
0.3
Daniel Robert
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
214
0.97
Daniel Robert
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 9 Innings
17
0.08
Daniel Robert
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
298
1.35
Daniel Robert
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
281
1.28
Daniel Robert
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
94.3
94.3
Daniel Robert
Career
Per 9 Innings
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.789
0.789
Daniel Robert
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
92.98
92.98
Daniel Robert
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.02
Daniel Robert
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Daniel Robert
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Daniel Robert
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Daniel Robert
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Daniel Robert
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Ted Lilly and Daniel Robert

Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
15
15
Daniel Robert
Career
Per 600 PA
2
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
357
545.04
Daniel Robert
Career
Per 600 PA
19
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
393
600
Daniel Robert
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
347
529.77
Daniel Robert
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.101
0.101
Daniel Robert
Career
Per 600 PA
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.332
0.332
Daniel Robert
Career
Per 600 PA
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
35
53.44
Daniel Robert
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
28
42.75
Daniel Robert
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
9.16
Daniel Robert
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.53
Daniel Robert
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Daniel Robert
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
10.69
Daniel Robert
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.2
0.2
Daniel Robert
Career
Per 600 PA
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Daniel Robert
Career
Per 600 PA
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Daniel Robert
Career
Per 600 PA
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5.28
8.07
Daniel Robert
Career
Per 600 PA
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
43
65.65
Daniel Robert
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
44
67.18
Daniel Robert
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.124
0.124
Daniel Robert
Career
Per 600 PA
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.124
0.124
Daniel Robert
Career
Per 600 PA
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.248
0.248
Daniel Robert
Career
Per 600 PA
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.023
0.023
Daniel Robert
Career
Per 600 PA
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.087
0.087
Daniel Robert
Career
Per 600 PA
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.174
0.174
Daniel Robert
Career
Per 600 PA
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.177
0.177
Daniel Robert
Career
Per 600 PA
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10
15.27
Daniel Robert
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
17
25.95
Daniel Robert
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
27
41.22
Daniel Robert
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
-8.04
-12.27
Daniel Robert
Career
Per 600 PA
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.53
Daniel Robert
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8
12.21
Daniel Robert
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Daniel Robert
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 600 PA
149
227.48
Daniel Robert
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2.64
2.64
Daniel Robert
Career
Per 600 PA
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.05
0.05
Daniel Robert
Career
Per 600 PA
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
37
56.49
Daniel Robert
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Daniel Robert
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 600 PA
2
3.05
Daniel Robert
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
4.58
Daniel Robert
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
3.05
Daniel Robert
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
7.63
Daniel Robert
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
60
60
Daniel Robert
Career
Per 600 PA