Ted Lilly vs. Joe Sambito — Career Comparison

Ted Lilly
Gen XCaliforniaThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaChicago CubsNational LeagueStarting PitcherAll-Star
Joe Sambito
Baby BoomersNew YorkThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaHouston AstrosAmerican LeagueRelief PitcherAll-Star

Ted Lilly built a career as a starting pitcher and Joe Sambito as a reliever — different jobs with different demands — but on the metrics that apply to both, a comparison is still worth making. Joe Sambito led in walk avoidance (BB%+ 114 vs 98), run prevention (ERA+ 112 vs 97), and home run suppression (HR9+ 83 vs 73). Ted Lilly held the edge in strikeout rate (K%+ 120 vs 105). Role difference aside, Joe Sambito holds a clear edge on every meaningful shared measure.

Pitching Stats for Ted Lilly and Joe Sambito

Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
15
Joe Sambito
Career
Per 9 Innings
11
11
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 9 Innings
356
1.62
Joe Sambito
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
461
6.6
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
331
1.5
Joe Sambito
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
0.07
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
130
0.59
Joe Sambito
Career
Per 9 Innings
37
0.53
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
113
0.51
Joe Sambito
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
38
0.54
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
53.5
53.5
Joe Sambito
Career
Per 9 Innings
49.33
49.33
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
92.98
92.98
Joe Sambito
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.08
1.08
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.02
Joe Sambito
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.01
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3
0.01
Joe Sambito
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.01
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Sambito
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
84
1.2
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 9 Innings
913
4.14
Joe Sambito
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
212
3.03
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.14
4.14
Joe Sambito
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.03
3.03
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.78
3.78
Joe Sambito
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.01
3.01
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.32
4.32
Joe Sambito
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.41
3.41
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.242
0.242
Joe Sambito
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.241
0.241
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5948
27
Joe Sambito
Career
Per 9 Innings
1887
27
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1982.2
9
Joe Sambito
Career
Per 9 Innings
629
9
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 9 Innings
1827
8.29
Joe Sambito
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
562
8.04
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.29
8.29
Joe Sambito
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.04
8.04
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 9 Innings
293
1.33
Joe Sambito
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
48
0.69
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.33
1.33
Joe Sambito
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.69
0.69
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.82
0.82
Joe Sambito
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.1
0.1
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 9 Innings
661
3
Joe Sambito
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
195
2.79
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
35
0.16
Joe Sambito
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
32
0.46
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
3
Joe Sambito
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.79
2.79
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1681
7.63
Joe Sambito
Career
Per 9 Innings
489
7
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.63
7.63
Joe Sambito
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
7
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.72
4.72
Joe Sambito
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.06
1.06
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.181
1.181
Joe Sambito
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.087
1.087
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 9 Innings
58
0.26
Joe Sambito
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
18
0.26
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 9 Innings
63
0.29
Joe Sambito
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
0.14
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 9 Innings
29
0.13
Joe Sambito
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.01
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8390
38.09
Joe Sambito
Career
Per 9 Innings
2588
37.03
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
0.02
Joe Sambito
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
274
3.92
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 9 Innings
974
4.42
Joe Sambito
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
241
3.45
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.42
4.42
Joe Sambito
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.45
3.45
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
68
0.31
Joe Sambito
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
35
0.5
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 9 Innings
47
0.21
Joe Sambito
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
15
0.21
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
105
0.48
Joe Sambito
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
60
0.86
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.255
1.255
Joe Sambito
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.204
1.204
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7551
34.28
Joe Sambito
Career
Per 9 Innings
2333
33.38
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.74
2.74
Joe Sambito
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.52
0.52
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.275
0.275
Joe Sambito
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.286
0.286
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
38.09
38.09
Joe Sambito
Career
Per 9 Innings
37.03
37.03

Fielding Stats for Ted Lilly and Joe Sambito

Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
15
Joe Sambito
Career
Per 9 Innings
11
11
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 9 Innings
356
1.62
Joe Sambito
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
461
6.6
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
331
1.5
Joe Sambito
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
0.07
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5948
27
Joe Sambito
Career
Per 9 Innings
1887
27
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1982.2
9
Joe Sambito
Career
Per 9 Innings
629
9
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
67
0.3
Joe Sambito
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
35
0.5
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
214
0.97
Joe Sambito
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
104
1.49
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
17
0.08
Joe Sambito
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
9
0.13
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
298
1.35
Joe Sambito
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
148
2.12
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
281
1.28
Joe Sambito
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
139
1.99
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
94.3
94.3
Joe Sambito
Career
Per 9 Innings
93.92
93.92
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.789
0.789
Joe Sambito
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.302
0.302
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
92.98
92.98
Joe Sambito
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.08
1.08
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
0.02
Joe Sambito
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
0.19
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Sambito
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Sambito
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Sambito
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Sambito
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Ted Lilly and Joe Sambito

Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
15
15
Joe Sambito
Career
Per 600 PA
11
11
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 600 PA
357
545.04
Joe Sambito
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
462
4400
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
393
600
Joe Sambito
Career
Per 600 PA
63
600
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
347
529.77
Joe Sambito
Career
Per 600 PA
52
495.24
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 600 PA
0.101
0.101
Joe Sambito
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.135
0.135
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 600 PA
0.332
0.332
Joe Sambito
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.492
0.492
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
35
53.44
Joe Sambito
Career
Per 600 PAverified
7
66.67
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
28
42.75
Joe Sambito
Career
Per 600 PAverified
6
57.14
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
6
9.16
Joe Sambito
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
9.52
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.53
Joe Sambito
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Sambito
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
10.69
Joe Sambito
Career
Per 600 PA
1
9.52
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.2
0.2
Joe Sambito
Career
Per 600 PA
0.143
0.143
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Sambito
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Sambito
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
5.28
8.07
Joe Sambito
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2.78
26.48
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
43
65.65
Joe Sambito
Career
Per 600 PAverified
8
76.19
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
44
67.18
Joe Sambito
Career
Per 600 PAverified
17
161.9
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 600 PA
0.124
0.124
Joe Sambito
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.274
0.274
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 600 PA
0.124
0.124
Joe Sambito
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.154
0.154
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 600 PA
0.248
0.248
Joe Sambito
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.428
0.428
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.023
0.023
Joe Sambito
Career
Per 600 PA
0.019
0.019
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 600 PA
0.087
0.087
Joe Sambito
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.162
0.162
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 600 PA
0.174
0.174
Joe Sambito
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.4
0.4
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 600 PA
0.177
0.177
Joe Sambito
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.212
0.212
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
10
15.27
Joe Sambito
Career
Per 600 PAverified
4
38.1
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
17
25.95
Joe Sambito
Career
Per 600 PAverified
4
38.1
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
27
41.22
Joe Sambito
Career
Per 600 PAverified
8
76.19
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 600 PA
-8.04
-12.27
Joe Sambito
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2.87
27.37
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.53
Joe Sambito
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 600 PA
8
12.21
Joe Sambito
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10
95.24
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Sambito
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 600 PA
149
227.48
Joe Sambito
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
19
180.95
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 600 PA
2.64
2.64
Joe Sambito
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3.32
3.32
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 600 PA
0.05
0.05
Joe Sambito
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.53
0.53
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
37
56.49
Joe Sambito
Career
Per 600 PA
1
9.52
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Sambito
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 600 PA
2
3.05
Joe Sambito
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
4.58
Joe Sambito
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
3.05
Joe Sambito
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
7.63
Joe Sambito
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
60
60
Joe Sambito
Career
Per 600 PA