Ted Lilly vs. Amos Rusie — Career Comparison

Ted Lilly
Gen XCaliforniaThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaChicago CubsNational LeagueStarting PitcherAll-Star
Amos Rusie
Pre-GenerationalIndianaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaNew York GiantsNational LeagueHall of FameRelief Pitcher

Ted Lilly built a career as a starting pitcher and Amos Rusie as a reliever — different jobs with different demands — but on the metrics that apply to both, a comparison is still worth making. Amos Rusie posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 3.07 and WHIP 1.349 compared to 4.14 and 1.273 for Ted Lilly. By the career numbers, Amos Rusie had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Ted Lilly and Amos Rusie

Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
15
Amos Rusie
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
10
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
356
1.62
Amos Rusie
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
463
1.1
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
331
1.5
Amos Rusie
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
427
1.02
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 9 Innings
130
0.59
Amos Rusie
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
246
0.59
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
113
0.51
Amos Rusie
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
174
0.41
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 9 Innings
53.5
53.5
Amos Rusie
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
58.57
58.57
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
92.98
92.98
Amos Rusie
Career
Per 9 Innings
92.22
92.22
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
0.02
Amos Rusie
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
393
0.94
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.01
Amos Rusie
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
30
0.07
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Amos Rusie
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.01
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
913
4.14
Amos Rusie
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1288
3.07
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.14
4.14
Amos Rusie
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.07
3.07
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.78
3.78
Amos Rusie
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.23
3.23
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.32
4.32
Amos Rusie
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.67
3.67
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.242
0.242
Amos Rusie
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.234
0.234
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 9 Innings
5948
27
Amos Rusie
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
11336
27
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 9 Innings
1982.2
9
Amos Rusie
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3778.2
9
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1827
8.29
Amos Rusie
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3389
8.07
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.29
8.29
Amos Rusie
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.07
8.07
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 9 Innings
293
1.33
Amos Rusie
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
75
0.18
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.33
1.33
Amos Rusie
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.18
0.18
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.82
0.82
Amos Rusie
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.16
0.16
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
661
3
Amos Rusie
Career
Per 9 Innings
1707
4.07
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 9 Innings
35
0.16
Amos Rusie
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
3
Amos Rusie
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.07
4.07
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1681
7.63
Amos Rusie
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1950
4.64
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.63
7.63
Amos Rusie
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.64
4.64
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.72
4.72
Amos Rusie
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.21
4.21
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.181
1.181
Amos Rusie
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.968
0.968
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
58
0.26
Amos Rusie
Career
Per 9 Innings
153
0.36
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
63
0.29
Amos Rusie
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
112
0.27
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 9 Innings
29
0.13
Amos Rusie
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 9 Innings
8390
38.09
Amos Rusie
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
16313
38.85
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
0.02
Amos Rusie
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
35
0.08
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
974
4.42
Amos Rusie
Career
Per 9 Innings
2068
4.93
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.42
4.42
Amos Rusie
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.93
4.93
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 9 Innings
68
0.31
Amos Rusie
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 9 Innings
47
0.21
Amos Rusie
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
105
0.48
Amos Rusie
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.255
1.255
Amos Rusie
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.349
1.349
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 9 Innings
7551
34.28
Amos Rusie
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
14494
34.52
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.74
2.74
Amos Rusie
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.47
4.47
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.275
0.275
Amos Rusie
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.266
0.266
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 9 Innings
38.09
38.09
Amos Rusie
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
38.85
38.85

Fielding Stats for Ted Lilly and Amos Rusie

Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
15
Amos Rusie
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
10
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
356
1.62
Amos Rusie
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
485
1.11
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
331
1.5
Amos Rusie
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 9 Innings
5948
27
Amos Rusie
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
11754
27
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 9 Innings
1982.2
9
Amos Rusie
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3918
9
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 9 Innings
67
0.3
Amos Rusie
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
200
0.46
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 9 Innings
214
0.97
Amos Rusie
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
877
2.01
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
17
0.08
Amos Rusie
Career
Per 9 Innings
127
0.29
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 9 Innings
298
1.35
Amos Rusie
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1204
2.77
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 9 Innings
281
1.28
Amos Rusie
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1077
2.47
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
94.3
94.3
Amos Rusie
Career
Per 9 Innings
89.45
89.45
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.789
0.789
Amos Rusie
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.221
2.221
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
92.98
92.98
Amos Rusie
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
0.02
Amos Rusie
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
35
0.08
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Amos Rusie
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Amos Rusie
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Amos Rusie
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Amos Rusie
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Ted Lilly and Amos Rusie

Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
15
15
Amos Rusie
Career
Per 600 PA
10
10
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 600 PAverified
357
545.04
Amos Rusie
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
487
165.55
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 600 PA
393
600
Amos Rusie
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1765
600
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 600 PA
347
529.77
Amos Rusie
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1730
588.1
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 600 PA
0.101
0.101
Amos Rusie
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.248
0.248
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 600 PA
0.332
0.332
Amos Rusie
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.597
0.597
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 600 PA
35
53.44
Amos Rusie
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
429
145.84
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 600 PA
28
42.75
Amos Rusie
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
350
118.98
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 600 PA
6
9.16
Amos Rusie
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
42
14.28
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1.53
Amos Rusie
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
29
9.86
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Amos Rusie
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8
2.72
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 600 PA
7
10.69
Amos Rusie
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
79
26.86
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.2
0.2
Amos Rusie
Career
Per 600 PA
0.184
0.184
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Amos Rusie
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.005
0.005
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Amos Rusie
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.019
0.019
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 600 PA
5.28
8.07
Amos Rusie
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
146.39
49.76
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 600 PA
43
65.65
Amos Rusie
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
553
187.99
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 600 PA
44
67.18
Amos Rusie
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
462
157.05
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 600 PA
0.124
0.124
Amos Rusie
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.262
0.262
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 600 PA
0.124
0.124
Amos Rusie
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.32
0.32
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 600 PA
0.248
0.248
Amos Rusie
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.582
0.582
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 600 PA
0.023
0.023
Amos Rusie
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.072
0.072
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 600 PA
0.087
0.087
Amos Rusie
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.198
0.198
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 600 PA
0.174
0.174
Amos Rusie
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.47
0.47
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 600 PA
0.177
0.177
Amos Rusie
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.274
0.274
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 600 PA
10
15.27
Amos Rusie
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
209
71.05
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 600 PA
17
25.95
Amos Rusie
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
176
59.83
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 600 PA
27
41.22
Amos Rusie
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
377
128.16
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 600 PA
-8.04
-12.27
Amos Rusie
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
167.17
56.83
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1.53
Amos Rusie
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
2.04
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 600 PAverified
8
12.21
Amos Rusie
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
27
9.18
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Amos Rusie
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
149
227.48
Amos Rusie
Career
Per 600 PAverified
186
63.23
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 600 PA
2.64
2.64
Amos Rusie
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9.49
9.49
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 600 PA
0.05
0.05
Amos Rusie
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.15
0.15
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
37
56.49
Amos Rusie
Career
Per 600 PA
2
0.68
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Amos Rusie
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 600 PA
2
3.05
Amos Rusie
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 600 PA
3
4.58
Amos Rusie
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
25
8.5
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
3.05
Amos Rusie
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 600 PA
5
7.63
Amos Rusie
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
25
8.5
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 600 PA
60
60
Amos Rusie
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
100
100