Ted Lilly vs. Matt Sauer — Career Comparison

Ted Lilly
Gen XCaliforniaThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaChicago CubsNational LeagueStarting PitcherAll-Star
Matt Sauer
Gen ZCaliforniaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaLos Angeles DodgersNational LeagueRelief Pitcher

Ted Lilly built a career as a starting pitcher and Matt Sauer 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 6.85 and 1.674 for Matt Sauer. 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 Matt Sauer

Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
15
Matt Sauer
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
356
1.62
Matt Sauer
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
24
4.7
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
331
1.5
Matt Sauer
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.2
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
130
0.59
Matt Sauer
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.39
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 9 Innings
113
0.51
Matt Sauer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.2
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 9 Innings
53.5
53.5
Matt Sauer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
66.67
66.67
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
92.98
92.98
Matt Sauer
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.17
4.17
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.02
Matt Sauer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.01
Matt Sauer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Matt Sauer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.2
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
913
4.14
Matt Sauer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
35
6.85
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.14
4.14
Matt Sauer
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.85
6.85
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.78
3.78
Matt Sauer
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.72
6.72
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.32
4.32
Matt Sauer
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.54
5.54
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.242
0.242
Matt Sauer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.309
0.309
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5948
27
Matt Sauer
Career
Per 9 Innings
138
27
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1982.2
9
Matt Sauer
Career
Per 9 Innings
46
9
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1827
8.29
Matt Sauer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
58
11.35
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.29
8.29
Matt Sauer
Career
Per 9 Innings
11.35
11.35
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
293
1.33
Matt Sauer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
9
1.76
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.33
1.33
Matt Sauer
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.76
1.76
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.82
0.82
Matt Sauer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.38
0.38
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
661
3
Matt Sauer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
19
3.72
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 9 Innings
35
0.16
Matt Sauer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
3
Matt Sauer
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.72
3.72
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1681
7.63
Matt Sauer
Career
Per 9 Innings
33
6.46
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.63
7.63
Matt Sauer
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.46
6.46
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.72
4.72
Matt Sauer
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.38
1.38
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.181
1.181
Matt Sauer
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.13
1.13
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
58
0.26
Matt Sauer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
0.39
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
63
0.29
Matt Sauer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3
0.59
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 9 Innings
29
0.13
Matt Sauer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
8390
38.09
Matt Sauer
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
213
41.67
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
0.02
Matt Sauer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
2.35
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
974
4.42
Matt Sauer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
37
7.24
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.42
4.42
Matt Sauer
Career
Per 9 Innings
7.24
7.24
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 9 Innings
68
0.31
Matt Sauer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
47
0.21
Matt Sauer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3
0.59
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
105
0.48
Matt Sauer
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.78
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.255
1.255
Matt Sauer
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.674
1.674
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
7551
34.28
Matt Sauer
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
188
36.78
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.74
2.74
Matt Sauer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.54
1.54
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.275
0.275
Matt Sauer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.336
0.336
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 9 Innings
38.09
38.09
Matt Sauer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
41.67
41.67

Fielding Stats for Ted Lilly and Matt Sauer

Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
15
Matt Sauer
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
356
1.62
Matt Sauer
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
24
4.7
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
331
1.5
Matt Sauer
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.2
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5948
27
Matt Sauer
Career
Per 9 Innings
138
27
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1982.2
9
Matt Sauer
Career
Per 9 Innings
46
9
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
67
0.3
Matt Sauer
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.2
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
214
0.97
Matt Sauer
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.59
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 9 Innings
17
0.08
Matt Sauer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
298
1.35
Matt Sauer
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.78
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
281
1.28
Matt Sauer
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.78
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 9 Innings
94.3
94.3
Matt Sauer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.789
0.789
Matt Sauer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.167
0.167
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
92.98
92.98
Matt Sauer
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.17
4.17
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.02
Matt Sauer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Matt Sauer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Matt Sauer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Matt Sauer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Matt Sauer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Ted Lilly and Matt Sauer

Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
15
15
Matt Sauer
Career
Per 600 PA
2
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
357
545.04
Matt Sauer
Career
Per 600 PA
24
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
393
600
Matt Sauer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
347
529.77
Matt Sauer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.101
0.101
Matt Sauer
Career
Per 600 PA
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.332
0.332
Matt Sauer
Career
Per 600 PA
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
35
53.44
Matt Sauer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
28
42.75
Matt Sauer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
9.16
Matt Sauer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.53
Matt Sauer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Sauer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
10.69
Matt Sauer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.2
0.2
Matt Sauer
Career
Per 600 PA
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Sauer
Career
Per 600 PA
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Sauer
Career
Per 600 PA
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5.28
8.07
Matt Sauer
Career
Per 600 PA
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
43
65.65
Matt Sauer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
44
67.18
Matt Sauer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.124
0.124
Matt Sauer
Career
Per 600 PA
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.124
0.124
Matt Sauer
Career
Per 600 PA
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.248
0.248
Matt Sauer
Career
Per 600 PA
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.023
0.023
Matt Sauer
Career
Per 600 PA
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.087
0.087
Matt Sauer
Career
Per 600 PA
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.174
0.174
Matt Sauer
Career
Per 600 PA
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.177
0.177
Matt Sauer
Career
Per 600 PA
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10
15.27
Matt Sauer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
17
25.95
Matt Sauer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
27
41.22
Matt Sauer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
-8.04
-12.27
Matt Sauer
Career
Per 600 PA
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.53
Matt Sauer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8
12.21
Matt Sauer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Sauer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 600 PA
149
227.48
Matt Sauer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2.64
2.64
Matt Sauer
Career
Per 600 PA
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.05
0.05
Matt Sauer
Career
Per 600 PA
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
37
56.49
Matt Sauer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Sauer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 600 PA
2
3.05
Matt Sauer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
4.58
Matt Sauer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
3.05
Matt Sauer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
7.63
Matt Sauer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
60
60
Matt Sauer
Career
Per 600 PA