Ted Lilly vs. Sid Schacht — Career Comparison

Ted Lilly
Gen XCaliforniaThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaChicago CubsNational LeagueStarting PitcherAll-Star
Sid Schacht
Greatest GenerationNew JerseyThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaSt. Louis BrownsAmerican LeagueRelief Pitcher

Ted Lilly built a career as a starting pitcher and Sid Schacht 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 14.34 and 3.047 for Sid Schacht. 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 Sid Schacht

Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
15
Sid Schacht
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
356
1.62
Sid Schacht
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
19
8.02
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
331
1.5
Sid Schacht
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.42
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
130
0.59
Sid Schacht
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
113
0.51
Sid Schacht
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
0.84
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
53.5
53.5
Sid Schacht
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
92.98
92.98
Sid Schacht
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.26
5.26
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.02
Sid Schacht
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.01
Sid Schacht
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Sid Schacht
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.42
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
913
4.14
Sid Schacht
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
34
14.34
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.14
4.14
Sid Schacht
Career
Per 9 Innings
14.34
14.34
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.78
3.78
Sid Schacht
Career
Per 9 Innings
15.63
15.63
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.32
4.32
Sid Schacht
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.48
8.48
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.242
0.242
Sid Schacht
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.411
0.411
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5948
27
Sid Schacht
Career
Per 9 Innings
64
27
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1982.2
9
Sid Schacht
Career
Per 9 Innings
21.1
9
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1827
8.29
Sid Schacht
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
44
18.56
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.29
8.29
Sid Schacht
Career
Per 9 Innings
18.56
18.56
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
293
1.33
Sid Schacht
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6
2.53
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.33
1.33
Sid Schacht
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.53
2.53
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.82
0.82
Sid Schacht
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.32
0.32
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
661
3
Sid Schacht
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
21
8.86
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 9 Innings
35
0.16
Sid Schacht
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
3
Sid Schacht
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.86
8.86
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1681
7.63
Sid Schacht
Career
Per 9 Innings
12
5.06
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.63
7.63
Sid Schacht
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.06
5.06
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.72
4.72
Sid Schacht
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.63
0.63
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.181
1.181
Sid Schacht
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.547
1.547
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
58
0.26
Sid Schacht
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
0.84
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 9 Innings
63
0.29
Sid Schacht
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 9 Innings
29
0.13
Sid Schacht
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
8390
38.09
Sid Schacht
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
128
54
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
0.02
Sid Schacht
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
3.38
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
974
4.42
Sid Schacht
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
41
17.3
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.42
4.42
Sid Schacht
Career
Per 9 Innings
17.3
17.3
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 9 Innings
68
0.31
Sid Schacht
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 9 Innings
47
0.21
Sid Schacht
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
105
0.48
Sid Schacht
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.255
1.255
Sid Schacht
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.047
3.047
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
7551
34.28
Sid Schacht
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
107
45.14
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.74
2.74
Sid Schacht
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.16
2.16
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.275
0.275
Sid Schacht
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.427
0.427
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 9 Innings
38.09
38.09
Sid Schacht
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
54
54

Fielding Stats for Ted Lilly and Sid Schacht

Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
15
Sid Schacht
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
356
1.62
Sid Schacht
Career
Per 9 Innings
19
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
331
1.5
Sid Schacht
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5948
27
Sid Schacht
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1982.2
9
Sid Schacht
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
67
0.3
Sid Schacht
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
214
0.97
Sid Schacht
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 9 Innings
17
0.08
Sid Schacht
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
298
1.35
Sid Schacht
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
281
1.28
Sid Schacht
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
94.3
94.3
Sid Schacht
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
100
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.789
0.789
Sid Schacht
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.105
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
92.98
92.98
Sid Schacht
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.02
Sid Schacht
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Sid Schacht
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Sid Schacht
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Sid Schacht
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Sid Schacht
Career
Per 9 Innings
0

Hitting Stats for Ted Lilly and Sid Schacht

Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
15
15
Sid Schacht
Career
Per 600 PA
2
2
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
357
545.04
Sid Schacht
Career
Per 600 PAverified
20
4000
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
393
600
Sid Schacht
Career
Per 600 PA
3
600
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
347
529.77
Sid Schacht
Career
Per 600 PA
2
400
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.101
0.101
Sid Schacht
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 600 PA
0.332
0.332
Sid Schacht
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.5
0.5
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
35
53.44
Sid Schacht
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
28
42.75
Sid Schacht
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
9.16
Sid Schacht
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.53
Sid Schacht
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Sid Schacht
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
10.69
Sid Schacht
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.2
0.2
Sid Schacht
Career
Per 600 PA
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Sid Schacht
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Sid Schacht
Career
Per 600 PA
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5.28
8.07
Sid Schacht
Career
Per 600 PA
-0.42
-83.02
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
43
65.65
Sid Schacht
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
44
67.18
Sid Schacht
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
200
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 600 PA
0.124
0.124
Sid Schacht
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.333
0.333
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.124
0.124
Sid Schacht
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 600 PA
0.248
0.248
Sid Schacht
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.333
0.333
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.023
0.023
Sid Schacht
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 600 PA
0.087
0.087
Sid Schacht
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.15
0.15
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 600 PA
0.174
0.174
Sid Schacht
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.333
0.333
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.177
0.177
Sid Schacht
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
10
15.27
Sid Schacht
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
400
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
17
25.95
Sid Schacht
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
27
41.22
Sid Schacht
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
400
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 600 PAverified
-8.04
-12.27
Sid Schacht
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
-0.22
-44.53
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.53
Sid Schacht
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
8
12.21
Sid Schacht
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
200
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Sid Schacht
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 600 PA
149
227.48
Sid Schacht
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2.64
2.64
Sid Schacht
Career
Per 600 PA
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.05
0.05
Sid Schacht
Career
Per 600 PA
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
37
56.49
Sid Schacht
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Sid Schacht
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
3.05
Sid Schacht
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1
200
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
4.58
Sid Schacht
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
3.05
Sid Schacht
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
7.63
Sid Schacht
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
60
60
Sid Schacht
Career
Per 600 PA