Ted Lilly vs. George Ross — Career Comparison

Ted Lilly
Gen XCaliforniaThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaChicago CubsNational LeagueStarting PitcherAll-Star
George Ross
Lost GenerationCaliforniaThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaNew York GiantsNational LeagueRelief Pitcher

Ted Lilly built a career as a starting pitcher and George Ross as a reliever — different jobs with different demands — but on the metrics that apply to both, a comparison is still worth making. George Ross posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 0 and WHIP 2.143 compared to 4.14 and 1.273 for Ted Lilly. By the career numbers, George Ross had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Ted Lilly and George Ross

Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
15
George Ross
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
356
1.62
George Ross
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
3.86
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
331
1.5
George Ross
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
130
0.59
George Ross
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 9 Innings
113
0.51
George Ross
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
53.5
53.5
George Ross
Career
Per 9 Innings
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
92.98
92.98
George Ross
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.02
George Ross
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.01
George Ross
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
George Ross
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 9 Innings
913
4.14
George Ross
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.14
4.14
George Ross
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.78
3.78
George Ross
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.73
5.73
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.32
4.32
George Ross
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.14
5.14
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.242
0.242
George Ross
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.222
0.222
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5948
27
George Ross
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
27
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1982.2
9
George Ross
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.1
9
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 9 Innings
1827
8.29
George Ross
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
7.71
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.29
8.29
George Ross
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.71
7.71
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 9 Innings
293
1.33
George Ross
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.33
1.33
George Ross
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.82
0.82
George Ross
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
661
3
George Ross
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3
11.57
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 9 Innings
35
0.16
George Ross
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
3
George Ross
Career
Per 9 Innings
11.57
11.57
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1681
7.63
George Ross
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
7.71
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 9 Innings
7.63
7.63
George Ross
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.71
7.71
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.72
4.72
George Ross
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.181
1.181
George Ross
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.143
2.143
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 9 Innings
58
0.26
George Ross
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 9 Innings
63
0.29
George Ross
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 9 Innings
29
0.13
George Ross
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
8390
38.09
George Ross
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
46.29
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.02
George Ross
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 9 Innings
974
4.42
George Ross
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.42
4.42
George Ross
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 9 Innings
68
0.31
George Ross
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 9 Innings
47
0.21
George Ross
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
105
0.48
George Ross
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.255
1.255
George Ross
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.143
2.143
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
7551
34.28
George Ross
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
34.71
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.74
2.74
George Ross
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.275
0.275
George Ross
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.286
0.286
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 9 Innings
38.09
38.09
George Ross
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
46.29
46.29

Fielding Stats for Ted Lilly and George Ross

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

Hitting Stats for Ted Lilly and George Ross

Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
15
15
George Ross
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
357
545.04
George Ross
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
600
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
393
600
George Ross
Career
Per 600 PA
1
600
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
347
529.77
George Ross
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
600
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.101
0.101
George Ross
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.332
0.332
George Ross
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
35
53.44
George Ross
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
28
42.75
George Ross
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
9.16
George Ross
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.53
George Ross
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
George Ross
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
10.69
George Ross
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.2
0.2
George Ross
Career
Per 600 PA
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
George Ross
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
George Ross
Career
Per 600 PA
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5.28
8.07
George Ross
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
43
65.65
George Ross
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
44
67.18
George Ross
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.124
0.124
George Ross
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.124
0.124
George Ross
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.248
0.248
George Ross
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.023
0.023
George Ross
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.087
0.087
George Ross
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.174
0.174
George Ross
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.177
0.177
George Ross
Career
Per 600 PA
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10
15.27
George Ross
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
17
25.95
George Ross
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
27
41.22
George Ross
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 600 PAverified
-8.04
-12.27
George Ross
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
-0.11
-66.4
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.53
George Ross
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8
12.21
George Ross
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
George Ross
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 600 PAverified
149
227.48
George Ross
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1
600
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2.64
2.64
George Ross
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.05
0.05
George Ross
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
37
56.49
George Ross
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
George Ross
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 600 PA
2
3.05
George Ross
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
4.58
George Ross
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
3.05
George Ross
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
7.63
George Ross
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
60
60
George Ross
Career
Per 600 PA