Ted Lilly vs. Tony Saunders — Career Comparison

Ted Lilly
Gen XCaliforniaThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaChicago CubsNational LeagueStarting PitcherAll-Star
Tony Saunders
Gen XMarylandThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaTampa Bay RaysAmerican LeagueStarting Pitcher

The numbers give Tony Saunders a clear advantage over Ted Lilly across the core pitching metrics. Tony Saunders led in home run suppression (HR9+ 131 vs 73), skill-based run prevention (DICE+ 102 vs 92), and run prevention (ERA+ 102 vs 97). Ted Lilly held the edge in walk avoidance (BB%+ 98 vs 64). Tony Saunders was the better starter — the numbers make that case clearly.

Pitching Stats for Ted Lilly and Tony Saunders

Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
15
Tony Saunders
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
3
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
356
1.62
Tony Saunders
Career
Per 9 Innings
62
1.61
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
331
1.5
Tony Saunders
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
61
1.59
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
130
0.59
Tony Saunders
Career
Per 9 Innings
13
0.34
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
113
0.51
Tony Saunders
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
24
0.62
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
53.5
53.5
Tony Saunders
Career
Per 9 Innings
35.14
35.14
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 9 Innings
92.98
92.98
Tony Saunders
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
98.39
98.39
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5
0.02
Tony Saunders
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.05
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.01
Tony Saunders
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tony Saunders
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
913
4.14
Tony Saunders
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
175
4.56
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.14
4.14
Tony Saunders
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.56
4.56
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.78
3.78
Tony Saunders
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.96
4.96
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.32
4.32
Tony Saunders
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.37
4.37
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.242
0.242
Tony Saunders
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.265
0.265
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5948
27
Tony Saunders
Career
Per 9 Innings
1037
27
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1982.2
9
Tony Saunders
Career
Per 9 Innings
345.2
9
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1827
8.29
Tony Saunders
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
343
8.93
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.29
8.29
Tony Saunders
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.93
8.93
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 9 Innings
293
1.33
Tony Saunders
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
33
0.86
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.33
1.33
Tony Saunders
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.86
0.86
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.82
0.82
Tony Saunders
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.53
0.53
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
661
3
Tony Saunders
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
204
5.31
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 9 Innings
35
0.16
Tony Saunders
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.05
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
3
Tony Saunders
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.31
5.31
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1681
7.63
Tony Saunders
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
304
7.92
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 9 Innings
7.63
7.63
Tony Saunders
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.92
7.92
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.72
4.72
Tony Saunders
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.9
4.9
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.181
1.181
Tony Saunders
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.47
1.47
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 9 Innings
58
0.26
Tony Saunders
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
0.18
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
63
0.29
Tony Saunders
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
13
0.34
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 9 Innings
29
0.13
Tony Saunders
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.05
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
8390
38.09
Tony Saunders
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1542
40.15
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.02
Tony Saunders
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
974
4.42
Tony Saunders
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
196
5.1
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.42
4.42
Tony Saunders
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.1
5.1
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
68
0.31
Tony Saunders
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
15
0.39
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
47
0.21
Tony Saunders
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
16
0.42
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
105
0.48
Tony Saunders
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
41
1.07
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.255
1.255
Tony Saunders
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.582
1.582
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7551
34.28
Tony Saunders
Career
Per 9 Innings
1294
33.69
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.74
2.74
Tony Saunders
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.16
3.16
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.275
0.275
Tony Saunders
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.324
0.324
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 9 Innings
38.09
38.09
Tony Saunders
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
40.15
40.15

Fielding Stats for Ted Lilly and Tony Saunders

Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
15
Tony Saunders
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
3
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
356
1.62
Tony Saunders
Career
Per 9 Innings
62
1.61
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
331
1.5
Tony Saunders
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
61
1.59
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5948
27
Tony Saunders
Career
Per 9 Innings
1037
27
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1982.2
9
Tony Saunders
Career
Per 9 Innings
345.2
9
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
67
0.3
Tony Saunders
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
18
0.47
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
214
0.97
Tony Saunders
Career
Per 9 Innings
34
0.89
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
17
0.08
Tony Saunders
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4
0.1
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
298
1.35
Tony Saunders
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
56
1.46
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
281
1.28
Tony Saunders
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
52
1.35
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
94.3
94.3
Tony Saunders
Career
Per 9 Innings
92.86
92.86
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.789
0.789
Tony Saunders
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.839
0.839
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 9 Innings
92.98
92.98
Tony Saunders
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
98.39
98.39
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5
0.02
Tony Saunders
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.1
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tony Saunders
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tony Saunders
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tony Saunders
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tony Saunders
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Ted Lilly and Tony Saunders

Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
15
15
Tony Saunders
Career
Per 600 PA
3
3
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
357
545.04
Tony Saunders
Career
Per 600 PAverified
62
885.71
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
393
600
Tony Saunders
Career
Per 600 PA
42
600
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
347
529.77
Tony Saunders
Career
Per 600 PAverified
39
557.14
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 600 PA
0.101
0.101
Tony Saunders
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.128
0.128
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 600 PA
0.332
0.332
Tony Saunders
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.405
0.405
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
35
53.44
Tony Saunders
Career
Per 600 PAverified
5
71.43
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
28
42.75
Tony Saunders
Career
Per 600 PAverified
4
57.14
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
9.16
Tony Saunders
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.53
Tony Saunders
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tony Saunders
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
14.29
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
7
10.69
Tony Saunders
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
14.29
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 600 PA
0.2
0.2
Tony Saunders
Career
Per 600 PA
0.2
0.2
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tony Saunders
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.026
0.026
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tony Saunders
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.2
0.2
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
5.28
8.07
Tony Saunders
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1.89
27.03
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
43
65.65
Tony Saunders
Career
Per 600 PAverified
8
114.29
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
44
67.18
Tony Saunders
Career
Per 600 PAverified
7
100
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 600 PA
0.124
0.124
Tony Saunders
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.171
0.171
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 600 PA
0.124
0.124
Tony Saunders
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.205
0.205
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 600 PA
0.248
0.248
Tony Saunders
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.376
0.376
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 600 PA
0.023
0.023
Tony Saunders
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.077
0.077
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 600 PA
0.087
0.087
Tony Saunders
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.128
0.128
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 600 PA
0.174
0.174
Tony Saunders
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.294
0.294
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 600 PA
0.177
0.177
Tony Saunders
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.211
0.211
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
10
15.27
Tony Saunders
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
28.57
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
17
25.95
Tony Saunders
Career
Per 600 PA
1
14.29
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
27
41.22
Tony Saunders
Career
Per 600 PA
2
28.57
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 600 PA
-8.04
-12.27
Tony Saunders
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.71
10.17
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.53
Tony Saunders
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
8
12.21
Tony Saunders
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
28.57
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tony Saunders
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 600 PAverified
149
227.48
Tony Saunders
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
19
271.43
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2.64
2.64
Tony Saunders
Career
Per 600 PA
2.21
2.21
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 600 PA
0.05
0.05
Tony Saunders
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.11
0.11
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
37
56.49
Tony Saunders
Career
Per 600 PA
1
14.29
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tony Saunders
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 600 PA
2
3.05
Tony Saunders
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
4.58
Tony Saunders
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
3.05
Tony Saunders
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
7.63
Tony Saunders
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
60
60
Tony Saunders
Career
Per 600 PA