Ted Lilly vs. Roy Sanders — Career Comparison

Ted Lilly
Gen XCaliforniaThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaChicago CubsNational LeagueStarting PitcherAll-Star
Roy Sanders
Lost GenerationKansasThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaSt. Louis BrownsAmerican LeagueRelief Pitcher

Ted Lilly built a career as a starting pitcher and Roy Sanders 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 4.6 and 1.884 for Roy Sanders. 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 Roy Sanders

Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
15
Roy Sanders
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
356
1.62
Roy Sanders
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
2.93
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
331
1.5
Roy Sanders
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.63
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
130
0.59
Roy Sanders
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.21
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
113
0.51
Roy Sanders
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3
0.63
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
53.5
53.5
Roy Sanders
Career
Per 9 Innings
25
25
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
92.98
92.98
Roy Sanders
Career
Per 9 Innings
21.43
21.43
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.02
Roy Sanders
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.01
Roy Sanders
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Roy Sanders
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
913
4.14
Roy Sanders
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
22
4.6
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.14
4.14
Roy Sanders
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.6
4.6
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.78
3.78
Roy Sanders
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.31
6.31
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.32
4.32
Roy Sanders
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.35
5.35
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.242
0.242
Roy Sanders
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.302
0.302
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5948
27
Roy Sanders
Career
Per 9 Innings
129
27
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1982.2
9
Roy Sanders
Career
Per 9 Innings
43
9
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1827
8.29
Roy Sanders
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
48
10.05
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.29
8.29
Roy Sanders
Career
Per 9 Innings
10.05
10.05
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 9 Innings
293
1.33
Roy Sanders
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.21
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.33
1.33
Roy Sanders
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.21
0.21
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.82
0.82
Roy Sanders
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.07
0.07
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
661
3
Roy Sanders
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
33
6.91
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 9 Innings
35
0.16
Roy Sanders
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
3
Roy Sanders
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.91
6.91
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1681
7.63
Roy Sanders
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
2.09
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.63
7.63
Roy Sanders
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.09
2.09
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.72
4.72
Roy Sanders
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.71
0.71
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.181
1.181
Roy Sanders
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 9 Innings
58
0.26
Roy Sanders
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
63
0.29
Roy Sanders
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3
0.63
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 9 Innings
29
0.13
Roy Sanders
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
8390
38.09
Roy Sanders
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
195
40.81
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
0.02
Roy Sanders
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
1.47
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
974
4.42
Roy Sanders
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
25
5.23
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.42
4.42
Roy Sanders
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.23
5.23
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 9 Innings
68
0.31
Roy Sanders
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 9 Innings
47
0.21
Roy Sanders
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
105
0.48
Roy Sanders
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.255
1.255
Roy Sanders
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.884
1.884
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7551
34.28
Roy Sanders
Career
Per 9 Innings
159
33.28
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.74
2.74
Roy Sanders
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.79
1.79
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.275
0.275
Roy Sanders
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.318
0.318
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 9 Innings
38.09
38.09
Roy Sanders
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
40.81
40.81

Fielding Stats for Ted Lilly and Roy Sanders

Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
15
Roy Sanders
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
356
1.62
Roy Sanders
Career
Per 9 Innings
14
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
331
1.5
Roy Sanders
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5948
27
Roy Sanders
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1982.2
9
Roy Sanders
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
67
0.3
Roy Sanders
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
214
0.97
Roy Sanders
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 9 Innings
17
0.08
Roy Sanders
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
298
1.35
Roy Sanders
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
281
1.28
Roy Sanders
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
94.3
94.3
Roy Sanders
Career
Per 9 Innings
77.78
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.789
0.789
Roy Sanders
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.5
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
92.98
92.98
Roy Sanders
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.02
Roy Sanders
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Roy Sanders
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Roy Sanders
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Roy Sanders
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Roy Sanders
Career
Per 9 Innings
0

Hitting Stats for Ted Lilly and Roy Sanders

Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
15
15
Roy Sanders
Career
Per 600 PA
2
2
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
357
545.04
Roy Sanders
Career
Per 600 PAverified
14
763.64
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
393
600
Roy Sanders
Career
Per 600 PA
11
600
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
347
529.77
Roy Sanders
Career
Per 600 PAverified
11
600
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.101
0.101
Roy Sanders
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.332
0.332
Roy Sanders
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
35
53.44
Roy Sanders
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
28
42.75
Roy Sanders
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
9.16
Roy Sanders
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.53
Roy Sanders
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Roy Sanders
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
10.69
Roy Sanders
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.2
0.2
Roy Sanders
Career
Per 600 PA
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Roy Sanders
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Roy Sanders
Career
Per 600 PA
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5.28
8.07
Roy Sanders
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
43
65.65
Roy Sanders
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
44
67.18
Roy Sanders
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.124
0.124
Roy Sanders
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.124
0.124
Roy Sanders
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.248
0.248
Roy Sanders
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.023
0.023
Roy Sanders
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.087
0.087
Roy Sanders
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.174
0.174
Roy Sanders
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.177
0.177
Roy Sanders
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10
15.27
Roy Sanders
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
17
25.95
Roy Sanders
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
27
41.22
Roy Sanders
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 600 PAverified
-8.04
-12.27
Roy Sanders
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
-1.2
-65.24
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.53
Roy Sanders
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8
12.21
Roy Sanders
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Roy Sanders
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 600 PAverified
149
227.48
Roy Sanders
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
9
490.91
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2.64
2.64
Roy Sanders
Career
Per 600 PA
1.22
1.22
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.05
0.05
Roy Sanders
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
37
56.49
Roy Sanders
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Roy Sanders
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 600 PA
2
3.05
Roy Sanders
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
4.58
Roy Sanders
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
3.05
Roy Sanders
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
7.63
Roy Sanders
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
60
60
Roy Sanders
Career
Per 600 PA