Ted Lilly vs. Joe Rogalski — Career Comparison

Ted Lilly
Gen XCaliforniaThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaChicago CubsNational LeagueStarting PitcherAll-Star
Joe Rogalski
Greatest GenerationWisconsinThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaDetroit TigersAmerican LeagueRelief Pitcher

Ted Lilly built a career as a starting pitcher and Joe Rogalski as a reliever — different jobs with different demands — but on the metrics that apply to both, a comparison is still worth making. Joe Rogalski posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 2.57 and WHIP 1.714 compared to 4.14 and 1.273 for Ted Lilly. By the career numbers, Joe Rogalski had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Ted Lilly and Joe Rogalski

Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
15
Joe Rogalski
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
356
1.62
Joe Rogalski
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
2.57
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
331
1.5
Joe Rogalski
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
130
0.59
Joe Rogalski
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 9 Innings
113
0.51
Joe Rogalski
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
53.5
53.5
Joe Rogalski
Career
Per 9 Innings
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
92.98
92.98
Joe Rogalski
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.02
Joe Rogalski
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.01
Joe Rogalski
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Rogalski
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 9 Innings
913
4.14
Joe Rogalski
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
2.57
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.14
4.14
Joe Rogalski
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.57
2.57
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.78
3.78
Joe Rogalski
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.33
6.33
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.32
4.32
Joe Rogalski
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.43
2.43
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.242
0.242
Joe Rogalski
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.4
0.4
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5948
27
Joe Rogalski
Career
Per 9 Innings
21
27
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1982.2
9
Joe Rogalski
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
9
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1827
8.29
Joe Rogalski
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
12
15.43
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.29
8.29
Joe Rogalski
Career
Per 9 Innings
15.43
15.43
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 9 Innings
293
1.33
Joe Rogalski
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.33
1.33
Joe Rogalski
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.82
0.82
Joe Rogalski
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 9 Innings
661
3
Joe Rogalski
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 9 Innings
35
0.16
Joe Rogalski
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
3
Joe Rogalski
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1681
7.63
Joe Rogalski
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2.57
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.63
7.63
Joe Rogalski
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.57
2.57
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.72
4.72
Joe Rogalski
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.181
1.181
Joe Rogalski
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.286
0.286
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 9 Innings
58
0.26
Joe Rogalski
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 9 Innings
63
0.29
Joe Rogalski
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 9 Innings
29
0.13
Joe Rogalski
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
8390
38.09
Joe Rogalski
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
30
38.57
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5
0.02
Joe Rogalski
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
2.57
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
974
4.42
Joe Rogalski
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4
5.14
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.42
4.42
Joe Rogalski
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.14
5.14
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 9 Innings
68
0.31
Joe Rogalski
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 9 Innings
47
0.21
Joe Rogalski
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
105
0.48
Joe Rogalski
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.255
1.255
Joe Rogalski
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.714
1.714
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
7551
34.28
Joe Rogalski
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
30
38.57
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.74
2.74
Joe Rogalski
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
2
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.275
0.275
Joe Rogalski
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.429
0.429
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 9 Innings
38.09
38.09
Joe Rogalski
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
38.57
38.57

Fielding Stats for Ted Lilly and Joe Rogalski

Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
15
Joe Rogalski
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
356
1.62
Joe Rogalski
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
331
1.5
Joe Rogalski
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5948
27
Joe Rogalski
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1982.2
9
Joe Rogalski
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
67
0.3
Joe Rogalski
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
214
0.97
Joe Rogalski
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 9 Innings
17
0.08
Joe Rogalski
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
298
1.35
Joe Rogalski
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
281
1.28
Joe Rogalski
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
94.3
94.3
Joe Rogalski
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
100
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.789
0.789
Joe Rogalski
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.5
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
92.98
92.98
Joe Rogalski
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.02
Joe Rogalski
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Rogalski
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Rogalski
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Rogalski
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Rogalski
Career
Per 9 Innings
0

Hitting Stats for Ted Lilly and Joe Rogalski

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