Ted Lilly vs. Joe Samuels — Career Comparison

Ted Lilly
Gen XCaliforniaThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaChicago CubsNational LeagueStarting PitcherAll-Star
Joe Samuels
Greatest GenerationPennsylvaniaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaDetroit TigersAmerican LeagueRelief Pitcher

Ted Lilly built a career as a starting pitcher and Joe Samuels as a reliever — different jobs with different demands — but on the metrics that apply to both, a comparison is still worth making. Ted Lilly posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 4.14 and WHIP 1.273 compared to 16.5 and 2.667 for Joe Samuels. By the career numbers, Ted Lilly had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Ted Lilly and Joe Samuels

Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
15
Joe Samuels
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
356
1.62
Joe Samuels
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
3
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
331
1.5
Joe Samuels
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
130
0.59
Joe Samuels
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 9 Innings
113
0.51
Joe Samuels
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
53.5
53.5
Joe Samuels
Career
Per 9 Innings
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
92.98
92.98
Joe Samuels
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.02
Joe Samuels
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.01
Joe Samuels
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Samuels
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
913
4.14
Joe Samuels
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
11
16.5
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.14
4.14
Joe Samuels
Career
Per 9 Innings
16.5
16.5
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.78
3.78
Joe Samuels
Career
Per 9 Innings
12.58
12.58
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.32
4.32
Joe Samuels
Career
Per 9 Innings
7.83
7.83
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.242
0.242
Joe Samuels
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.4
0.4
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5948
27
Joe Samuels
Career
Per 9 Innings
18
27
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1982.2
9
Joe Samuels
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
9
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1827
8.29
Joe Samuels
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
10
15
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.29
8.29
Joe Samuels
Career
Per 9 Innings
15
15
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
293
1.33
Joe Samuels
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
1.5
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.33
1.33
Joe Samuels
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.5
1.5
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.82
0.82
Joe Samuels
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.5
0.5
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
661
3
Joe Samuels
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6
9
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 9 Innings
35
0.16
Joe Samuels
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
3
Joe Samuels
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
9
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1681
7.63
Joe Samuels
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1.5
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.63
7.63
Joe Samuels
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.5
1.5
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.72
4.72
Joe Samuels
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.5
0.5
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.181
1.181
Joe Samuels
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.167
1.167
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
58
0.26
Joe Samuels
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
1.5
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 9 Innings
63
0.29
Joe Samuels
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 9 Innings
29
0.13
Joe Samuels
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
8390
38.09
Joe Samuels
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
31
46.5
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5
0.02
Joe Samuels
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
1.5
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
974
4.42
Joe Samuels
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
11
16.5
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.42
4.42
Joe Samuels
Career
Per 9 Innings
16.5
16.5
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 9 Innings
68
0.31
Joe Samuels
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 9 Innings
47
0.21
Joe Samuels
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
105
0.48
Joe Samuels
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.255
1.255
Joe Samuels
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.667
2.667
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
7551
34.28
Joe Samuels
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
25
37.5
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.74
2.74
Joe Samuels
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.5
5.5
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.275
0.275
Joe Samuels
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.391
0.391
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 9 Innings
38.09
38.09
Joe Samuels
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
46.5
46.5

Fielding Stats for Ted Lilly and Joe Samuels

Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
15
Joe Samuels
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
356
1.62
Joe Samuels
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
331
1.5
Joe Samuels
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5948
27
Joe Samuels
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1982.2
9
Joe Samuels
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
67
0.3
Joe Samuels
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
214
0.97
Joe Samuels
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 9 Innings
17
0.08
Joe Samuels
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
298
1.35
Joe Samuels
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
281
1.28
Joe Samuels
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
94.3
94.3
Joe Samuels
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
100
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.789
0.789
Joe Samuels
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.5
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
92.98
92.98
Joe Samuels
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.02
Joe Samuels
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Samuels
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Samuels
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Samuels
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Samuels
Career
Per 9 Innings
0

Hitting Stats for Ted Lilly and Joe Samuels

Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
15
15
Joe Samuels
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
357
545.04
Joe Samuels
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
1200
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
393
600
Joe Samuels
Career
Per 600 PA
1
600
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
347
529.77
Joe Samuels
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
600
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.101
0.101
Joe Samuels
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.332
0.332
Joe Samuels
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
35
53.44
Joe Samuels
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
28
42.75
Joe Samuels
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
9.16
Joe Samuels
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.53
Joe Samuels
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Samuels
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
10.69
Joe Samuels
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.2
0.2
Joe Samuels
Career
Per 600 PA
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Samuels
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Samuels
Career
Per 600 PA
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5.28
8.07
Joe Samuels
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
43
65.65
Joe Samuels
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
44
67.18
Joe Samuels
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.124
0.124
Joe Samuels
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.124
0.124
Joe Samuels
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.248
0.248
Joe Samuels
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.023
0.023
Joe Samuels
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.087
0.087
Joe Samuels
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.174
0.174
Joe Samuels
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.177
0.177
Joe Samuels
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10
15.27
Joe Samuels
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
17
25.95
Joe Samuels
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
27
41.22
Joe Samuels
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 600 PAverified
-8.04
-12.27
Joe Samuels
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
-0.1
-60
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.53
Joe Samuels
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8
12.21
Joe Samuels
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Samuels
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 600 PA
149
227.48
Joe Samuels
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2.64
2.64
Joe Samuels
Career
Per 600 PA
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.05
0.05
Joe Samuels
Career
Per 600 PA
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
37
56.49
Joe Samuels
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Samuels
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 600 PA
2
3.05
Joe Samuels
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
4.58
Joe Samuels
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
3.05
Joe Samuels
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
7.63
Joe Samuels
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
60
60
Joe Samuels
Career
Per 600 PA