Ted Lilly vs. Jeff Samardzija — Career Comparison

Ted Lilly
Gen XCaliforniaThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaChicago CubsNational LeagueStarting PitcherAll-Star
Jeff Samardzija
MillenialIndianaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaChicago CubsNational LeagueStarting PitcherAll-Star

The numbers give Jeff Samardzija a clear advantage over Ted Lilly across the core pitching metrics. Jeff Samardzija led in home run suppression (HR9+ 95 vs 73), walk avoidance (BB%+ 111 vs 98), and skill-based run prevention (DICE+ 102 vs 92). Ted Lilly held the edge in strikeout rate (K%+ 120 vs 106). Jeff Samardzija was the better starter — the numbers make that case clearly.

Pitching Stats for Ted Lilly and Jeff Samardzija

Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
15
Jeff Samardzija
Career
Per 9 Innings
13
13
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 9 Innings
356
1.62
Jeff Samardzija
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
364
1.99
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
331
1.5
Jeff Samardzija
Career
Per 9 Innings
241
1.32
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
130
0.59
Jeff Samardzija
Career
Per 9 Innings
80
0.44
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
113
0.51
Jeff Samardzija
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
106
0.58
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
53.5
53.5
Jeff Samardzija
Career
Per 9 Innings
43.01
43.01
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
92.98
92.98
Jeff Samardzija
Career
Per 9 Innings
66.21
66.21
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
0.02
Jeff Samardzija
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
0.05
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.01
Jeff Samardzija
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.02
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jeff Samardzija
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.01
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
913
4.14
Jeff Samardzija
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
759
4.15
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.14
4.14
Jeff Samardzija
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.15
4.15
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.78
3.78
Jeff Samardzija
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.67
3.67
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.32
4.32
Jeff Samardzija
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.86
3.86
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.242
0.242
Jeff Samardzija
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.248
0.248
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5948
27
Jeff Samardzija
Career
Per 9 Innings
4936
27
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1982.2
9
Jeff Samardzija
Career
Per 9 Innings
1645.1
9
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1827
8.29
Jeff Samardzija
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1555
8.51
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.29
8.29
Jeff Samardzija
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.51
8.51
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 9 Innings
293
1.33
Jeff Samardzija
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
205
1.12
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.33
1.33
Jeff Samardzija
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.12
1.12
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.82
0.82
Jeff Samardzija
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.56
0.56
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 9 Innings
661
3
Jeff Samardzija
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
491
2.69
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 9 Innings
35
0.16
Jeff Samardzija
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
25
0.14
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
3
Jeff Samardzija
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.69
2.69
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1681
7.63
Jeff Samardzija
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1449
7.93
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 9 Innings
7.63
7.63
Jeff Samardzija
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.93
7.93
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.72
4.72
Jeff Samardzija
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.98
3.98
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.181
1.181
Jeff Samardzija
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.179
1.179
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
58
0.26
Jeff Samardzija
Career
Per 9 Innings
60
0.33
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
63
0.29
Jeff Samardzija
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
60
0.33
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 9 Innings
29
0.13
Jeff Samardzija
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8390
38.09
Jeff Samardzija
Career
Per 9 Innings
6891
37.69
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
0.02
Jeff Samardzija
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
31
0.17
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
974
4.42
Jeff Samardzija
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
818
4.47
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.42
4.42
Jeff Samardzija
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.47
4.47
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 9 Innings
68
0.31
Jeff Samardzija
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
39
0.21
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
47
0.21
Jeff Samardzija
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
42
0.23
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 9 Innings
105
0.48
Jeff Samardzija
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
116
0.63
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.255
1.255
Jeff Samardzija
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.244
1.244
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7551
34.28
Jeff Samardzija
Career
Per 9 Innings
6259
34.24
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.74
2.74
Jeff Samardzija
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.25
2.25
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.275
0.275
Jeff Samardzija
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.293
0.293
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
38.09
38.09
Jeff Samardzija
Career
Per 9 Innings
37.69
37.69

Fielding Stats for Ted Lilly and Jeff Samardzija

Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
15
Jeff Samardzija
Career
Per 9 Innings
13
13
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 9 Innings
356
1.62
Jeff Samardzija
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
364
1.99
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
331
1.5
Jeff Samardzija
Career
Per 9 Innings
241
1.32
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5948
27
Jeff Samardzija
Career
Per 9 Innings
4936
27
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1982.2
9
Jeff Samardzija
Career
Per 9 Innings
1645.1
9
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 9 Innings
67
0.3
Jeff Samardzija
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
105
0.57
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
214
0.97
Jeff Samardzija
Career
Per 9 Innings
161
0.88
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 9 Innings
17
0.08
Jeff Samardzija
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
0.07
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
298
1.35
Jeff Samardzija
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
279
1.53
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
281
1.28
Jeff Samardzija
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
266
1.46
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 9 Innings
94.3
94.3
Jeff Samardzija
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
95.34
95.34
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.789
0.789
Jeff Samardzija
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.731
0.731
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
92.98
92.98
Jeff Samardzija
Career
Per 9 Innings
66.21
66.21
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
0.02
Jeff Samardzija
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
0.05
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jeff Samardzija
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jeff Samardzija
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jeff Samardzija
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jeff Samardzija
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Ted Lilly and Jeff Samardzija

Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
15
15
Jeff Samardzija
Career
Per 600 PA
13
13
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 600 PA
357
545.04
Jeff Samardzija
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
372
565.06
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 600 PA
393
600
Jeff Samardzija
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
395
600
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 600 PA
347
529.77
Jeff Samardzija
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
350
531.65
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 600 PA
0.101
0.101
Jeff Samardzija
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.126
0.126
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 600 PA
0.332
0.332
Jeff Samardzija
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.405
0.405
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 600 PA
35
53.44
Jeff Samardzija
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
44
66.84
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
28
42.75
Jeff Samardzija
Career
Per 600 PA
27
41.01
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 600 PA
6
9.16
Jeff Samardzija
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
14
21.27
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.53
Jeff Samardzija
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jeff Samardzija
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
4.56
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 600 PA
7
10.69
Jeff Samardzija
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
17
25.82
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 600 PA
0.2
0.2
Jeff Samardzija
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.386
0.386
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jeff Samardzija
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.009
0.009
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jeff Samardzija
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.068
0.068
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 600 PA
5.28
8.07
Jeff Samardzija
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10.94
16.62
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 600 PA
43
65.65
Jeff Samardzija
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
67
101.77
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 600 PA
44
67.18
Jeff Samardzija
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
52
78.99
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 600 PA
0.124
0.124
Jeff Samardzija
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.144
0.144
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 600 PA
0.124
0.124
Jeff Samardzija
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.191
0.191
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 600 PA
0.248
0.248
Jeff Samardzija
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.335
0.335
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 600 PA
0.023
0.023
Jeff Samardzija
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.066
0.066
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 600 PA
0.087
0.087
Jeff Samardzija
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.113
0.113
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 600 PA
0.174
0.174
Jeff Samardzija
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.241
0.241
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 600 PA
0.177
0.177
Jeff Samardzija
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.208
0.208
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 600 PA
10
15.27
Jeff Samardzija
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
16
24.3
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 600 PA
17
25.95
Jeff Samardzija
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
22
33.42
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 600 PA
27
41.22
Jeff Samardzija
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
35
53.16
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 600 PA
-8.04
-12.27
Jeff Samardzija
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
-0.61
-0.93
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.53
Jeff Samardzija
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1.52
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8
12.21
Jeff Samardzija
Career
Per 600 PA
7
10.63
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jeff Samardzija
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
149
227.48
Jeff Samardzija
Career
Per 600 PA
154
233.92
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2.64
2.64
Jeff Samardzija
Career
Per 600 PA
2.56
2.56
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 600 PA
0.05
0.05
Jeff Samardzija
Career
Per 600 PA
0.05
0.05
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
37
56.49
Jeff Samardzija
Career
Per 600 PA
33
50.13
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jeff Samardzija
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
6.08
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
3.05
Jeff Samardzija
Career
Per 600 PA
5
7.59
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
4.58
Jeff Samardzija
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
3.05
Jeff Samardzija
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
7.63
Jeff Samardzija
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
60
60
Jeff Samardzija
Career
Per 600 PA