Ted Lilly vs. Eduardo Sanchez — Career Comparison

Ted Lilly
Gen XCaliforniaThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaChicago CubsNational LeagueStarting PitcherAll-Star
Eduardo Sanchez
MillenialVenezuelaThrows RightBats RightSouth AmericaSt. Louis CardinalsNational LeagueRelief Pitcher

Ted Lilly built a career as a starting pitcher and Eduardo Sanchez as a reliever — different jobs with different demands — but on the metrics that apply to both, a comparison is still worth making. Eduardo Sanchez posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 3.68 and WHIP 1.325 compared to 4.14 and 1.273 for Ted Lilly. By the career numbers, Eduardo Sanchez had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Ted Lilly and Eduardo Sanchez

Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
15
Eduardo Sanchez
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
3
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
356
1.62
Eduardo Sanchez
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
47
8.24
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
331
1.5
Eduardo Sanchez
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
130
0.59
Eduardo Sanchez
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.53
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
113
0.51
Eduardo Sanchez
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3
0.53
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
53.5
53.5
Eduardo Sanchez
Career
Per 9 Innings
50
50
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
92.98
92.98
Eduardo Sanchez
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.02
Eduardo Sanchez
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.01
Eduardo Sanchez
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Eduardo Sanchez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.88
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 9 Innings
913
4.14
Eduardo Sanchez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
21
3.68
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.14
4.14
Eduardo Sanchez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.68
3.68
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.78
3.78
Eduardo Sanchez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.86
2.86
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.32
4.32
Eduardo Sanchez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.17
4.17
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.242
0.242
Eduardo Sanchez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.174
0.174
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5948
27
Eduardo Sanchez
Career
Per 9 Innings
154
27
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1982.2
9
Eduardo Sanchez
Career
Per 9 Innings
51.1
9
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 9 Innings
1827
8.29
Eduardo Sanchez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
30
5.26
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.29
8.29
Eduardo Sanchez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.26
5.26
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 9 Innings
293
1.33
Eduardo Sanchez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.7
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.33
1.33
Eduardo Sanchez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.7
0.7
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.82
0.82
Eduardo Sanchez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.09
0.09
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
661
3
Eduardo Sanchez
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
34
5.96
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
35
0.16
Eduardo Sanchez
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4
0.7
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
3
Eduardo Sanchez
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.96
5.96
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1681
7.63
Eduardo Sanchez
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
53
9.29
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 9 Innings
7.63
7.63
Eduardo Sanchez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9.29
9.29
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.72
4.72
Eduardo Sanchez
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.13
1.13
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.181
1.181
Eduardo Sanchez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.695
1.695
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
58
0.26
Eduardo Sanchez
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
10
1.75
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
63
0.29
Eduardo Sanchez
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4
0.7
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
29
0.13
Eduardo Sanchez
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
0.18
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8390
38.09
Eduardo Sanchez
Career
Per 9 Innings
217
38.05
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
0.02
Eduardo Sanchez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
16
2.81
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 9 Innings
974
4.42
Eduardo Sanchez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
21
3.68
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.42
4.42
Eduardo Sanchez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.68
3.68
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
68
0.31
Eduardo Sanchez
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3
0.53
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
47
0.21
Eduardo Sanchez
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4
0.7
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
105
0.48
Eduardo Sanchez
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.7
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.255
1.255
Eduardo Sanchez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.247
1.247
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7551
34.28
Eduardo Sanchez
Career
Per 9 Innings
172
30.16
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.74
2.74
Eduardo Sanchez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.45
0.45
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.275
0.275
Eduardo Sanchez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.226
0.226
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
38.09
38.09
Eduardo Sanchez
Career
Per 9 Innings
38.05
38.05

Fielding Stats for Ted Lilly and Eduardo Sanchez

Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
15
Eduardo Sanchez
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
3
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
356
1.62
Eduardo Sanchez
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
47
8.24
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
331
1.5
Eduardo Sanchez
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5948
27
Eduardo Sanchez
Career
Per 9 Innings
154
27
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1982.2
9
Eduardo Sanchez
Career
Per 9 Innings
51.1
9
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
67
0.3
Eduardo Sanchez
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.53
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
214
0.97
Eduardo Sanchez
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.35
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 9 Innings
17
0.08
Eduardo Sanchez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
298
1.35
Eduardo Sanchez
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
0.88
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
281
1.28
Eduardo Sanchez
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
0.88
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 9 Innings
94.3
94.3
Eduardo Sanchez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.789
0.789
Eduardo Sanchez
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.106
0.106
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
92.98
92.98
Eduardo Sanchez
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.02
Eduardo Sanchez
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Eduardo Sanchez
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Eduardo Sanchez
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Eduardo Sanchez
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Eduardo Sanchez
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Ted Lilly and Eduardo Sanchez

Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
15
15
Eduardo Sanchez
Career
Per 600 PA
3
3
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
357
545.04
Eduardo Sanchez
Career
Per 600 PAverified
47
14100
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
393
600
Eduardo Sanchez
Career
Per 600 PA
2
600
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
347
529.77
Eduardo Sanchez
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
600
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.101
0.101
Eduardo Sanchez
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.332
0.332
Eduardo Sanchez
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
35
53.44
Eduardo Sanchez
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
28
42.75
Eduardo Sanchez
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
9.16
Eduardo Sanchez
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.53
Eduardo Sanchez
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Eduardo Sanchez
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
10.69
Eduardo Sanchez
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.2
0.2
Eduardo Sanchez
Career
Per 600 PA
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Eduardo Sanchez
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Eduardo Sanchez
Career
Per 600 PA
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5.28
8.07
Eduardo Sanchez
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
43
65.65
Eduardo Sanchez
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
44
67.18
Eduardo Sanchez
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.124
0.124
Eduardo Sanchez
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.124
0.124
Eduardo Sanchez
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.248
0.248
Eduardo Sanchez
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.023
0.023
Eduardo Sanchez
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.087
0.087
Eduardo Sanchez
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.174
0.174
Eduardo Sanchez
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.177
0.177
Eduardo Sanchez
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10
15.27
Eduardo Sanchez
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
17
25.95
Eduardo Sanchez
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
27
41.22
Eduardo Sanchez
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 600 PAverified
-8.04
-12.27
Eduardo Sanchez
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
-0.21
-63.2
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.53
Eduardo Sanchez
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8
12.21
Eduardo Sanchez
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Eduardo Sanchez
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 600 PAverified
149
227.48
Eduardo Sanchez
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1
300
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2.64
2.64
Eduardo Sanchez
Career
Per 600 PA
2
2
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.05
0.05
Eduardo Sanchez
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
37
56.49
Eduardo Sanchez
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Eduardo Sanchez
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 600 PA
2
3.05
Eduardo Sanchez
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
4.58
Eduardo Sanchez
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
3.05
Eduardo Sanchez
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
7.63
Eduardo Sanchez
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
60
60
Eduardo Sanchez
Career
Per 600 PA