Ted Lilly vs. Mike Rowland — Career Comparison

Ted Lilly
Gen XCaliforniaThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaChicago CubsNational LeagueStarting PitcherAll-Star
Mike Rowland
Baby BoomersIllinoisThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaSan Francisco GiantsNational LeagueRelief Pitcher

Ted Lilly built a career as a starting pitcher and Mike Rowland as a reliever — different jobs with different demands — but on the metrics that apply to both, a comparison is still worth making. Mike Rowland posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 2.74 and WHIP 1.195 compared to 4.14 and 1.273 for Ted Lilly. By the career numbers, Mike Rowland had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Ted Lilly and Mike Rowland

Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
15
Mike Rowland
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
356
1.62
Mike Rowland
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
28
5.91
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
331
1.5
Mike Rowland
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.21
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
130
0.59
Mike Rowland
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.21
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 9 Innings
113
0.51
Mike Rowland
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.42
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
53.5
53.5
Mike Rowland
Career
Per 9 Innings
33.33
33.33
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
92.98
92.98
Mike Rowland
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.57
3.57
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.02
Mike Rowland
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.01
Mike Rowland
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mike Rowland
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 9 Innings
913
4.14
Mike Rowland
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
2.74
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.14
4.14
Mike Rowland
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.74
2.74
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.78
3.78
Mike Rowland
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.45
2.45
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.32
4.32
Mike Rowland
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.29
4.29
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.242
0.242
Mike Rowland
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.216
0.216
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5948
27
Mike Rowland
Career
Per 9 Innings
128
27
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1982.2
9
Mike Rowland
Career
Per 9 Innings
42.2
9
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 9 Innings
1827
8.29
Mike Rowland
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
33
6.96
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.29
8.29
Mike Rowland
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6.96
6.96
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 9 Innings
293
1.33
Mike Rowland
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.63
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.33
1.33
Mike Rowland
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.63
0.63
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.82
0.82
Mike Rowland
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.11
0.11
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 9 Innings
661
3
Mike Rowland
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
2.95
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
35
0.16
Mike Rowland
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4
0.84
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
3
Mike Rowland
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.95
2.95
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1681
7.63
Mike Rowland
Career
Per 9 Innings
16
3.38
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.63
7.63
Mike Rowland
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.38
3.38
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.72
4.72
Mike Rowland
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.57
0.57
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.181
1.181
Mike Rowland
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.703
0.703
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 9 Innings
58
0.26
Mike Rowland
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
63
0.29
Mike Rowland
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
0.42
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 9 Innings
29
0.13
Mike Rowland
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8390
38.09
Mike Rowland
Career
Per 9 Innings
175
36.91
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
0.02
Mike Rowland
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
17
3.59
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 9 Innings
974
4.42
Mike Rowland
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
3.16
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.42
4.42
Mike Rowland
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.16
3.16
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
68
0.31
Mike Rowland
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4
0.84
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
47
0.21
Mike Rowland
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
0.42
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
105
0.48
Mike Rowland
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.255
1.255
Mike Rowland
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.102
1.102
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7551
34.28
Mike Rowland
Career
Per 9 Innings
153
32.27
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.74
2.74
Mike Rowland
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.54
0.54
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.275
0.275
Mike Rowland
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.224
0.224
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
38.09
38.09
Mike Rowland
Career
Per 9 Innings
36.91
36.91

Fielding Stats for Ted Lilly and Mike Rowland

Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
15
Mike Rowland
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
356
1.62
Mike Rowland
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
28
5.91
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
331
1.5
Mike Rowland
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.21
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5948
27
Mike Rowland
Career
Per 9 Innings
128
27
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1982.2
9
Mike Rowland
Career
Per 9 Innings
42.2
9
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
67
0.3
Mike Rowland
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.42
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
214
0.97
Mike Rowland
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
1.27
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 9 Innings
17
0.08
Mike Rowland
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
298
1.35
Mike Rowland
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
1.69
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
281
1.28
Mike Rowland
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
1.69
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 9 Innings
94.3
94.3
Mike Rowland
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.789
0.789
Mike Rowland
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.286
0.286
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
92.98
92.98
Mike Rowland
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.57
3.57
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.02
Mike Rowland
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mike Rowland
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mike Rowland
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mike Rowland
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mike Rowland
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Ted Lilly and Mike Rowland

Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
15
15
Mike Rowland
Career
Per 600 PA
2
2
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
357
545.04
Mike Rowland
Career
Per 600 PAverified
28
16800
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
393
600
Mike Rowland
Career
Per 600 PA
1
600
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
347
529.77
Mike Rowland
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
600
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 600 PA
0.101
0.101
Mike Rowland
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 600 PA
0.332
0.332
Mike Rowland
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
2
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
35
53.44
Mike Rowland
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
600
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
28
42.75
Mike Rowland
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
600
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
9.16
Mike Rowland
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.53
Mike Rowland
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Rowland
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
10.69
Mike Rowland
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.2
0.2
Mike Rowland
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Rowland
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Rowland
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
5.28
8.07
Mike Rowland
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
600
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
43
65.65
Mike Rowland
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
600
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
44
67.18
Mike Rowland
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
600
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 600 PA
0.124
0.124
Mike Rowland
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 600 PA
0.124
0.124
Mike Rowland
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 600 PA
0.248
0.248
Mike Rowland
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
2
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.023
0.023
Mike Rowland
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 600 PA
0.087
0.087
Mike Rowland
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.7
0.7
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.174
0.174
Mike Rowland
Career
Per 600 PA
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 600 PA
0.177
0.177
Mike Rowland
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10
15.27
Mike Rowland
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
17
25.95
Mike Rowland
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
600
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
27
41.22
Mike Rowland
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
600
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 600 PA
-8.04
-12.27
Mike Rowland
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.71
423.33
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.53
Mike Rowland
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8
12.21
Mike Rowland
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Rowland
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 600 PA
149
227.48
Mike Rowland
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2.64
2.64
Mike Rowland
Career
Per 600 PA
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.05
0.05
Mike Rowland
Career
Per 600 PA
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
37
56.49
Mike Rowland
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Rowland
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 600 PA
2
3.05
Mike Rowland
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
4.58
Mike Rowland
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
3.05
Mike Rowland
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
7.63
Mike Rowland
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
60
60
Mike Rowland
Career
Per 600 PA