Ted Lilly vs. Buddy Schultz — Career Comparison

Ted Lilly
Gen XCaliforniaThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaChicago CubsNational LeagueStarting PitcherAll-Star
Buddy Schultz
Baby BoomersOhioThrows LeftBats RightNorth AmericaSt. Louis CardinalsNational LeagueRelief Pitcher

Ted Lilly built a career as a starting pitcher and Buddy Schultz as a reliever — different jobs with different demands — but on the metrics that apply to both, a comparison is still worth making. Buddy Schultz led in home run suppression (HR9+ 98 vs 73), strikeout rate (K%+ 143 vs 120), and skill-based run prevention (DICE+ 114 vs 92). Role difference aside, Buddy Schultz holds a clear edge on every meaningful shared measure.

Pitching Stats for Ted Lilly and Buddy Schultz

Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
15
Buddy Schultz
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
5
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
356
1.62
Buddy Schultz
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
168
6.3
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
331
1.5
Buddy Schultz
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.11
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
130
0.59
Buddy Schultz
Career
Per 9 Innings
15
0.56
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 9 Innings
113
0.51
Buddy Schultz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
0.34
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 9 Innings
53.5
53.5
Buddy Schultz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
62.5
62.5
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
92.98
92.98
Buddy Schultz
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.79
1.79
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.02
Buddy Schultz
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.01
Buddy Schultz
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Buddy Schultz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
0.45
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 9 Innings
913
4.14
Buddy Schultz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
98
3.68
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.14
4.14
Buddy Schultz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.68
3.68
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.78
3.78
Buddy Schultz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.61
3.61
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.32
4.32
Buddy Schultz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.63
3.63
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.242
0.242
Buddy Schultz
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.258
0.258
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5948
27
Buddy Schultz
Career
Per 9 Innings
720
27
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1982.2
9
Buddy Schultz
Career
Per 9 Innings
240
9
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1827
8.29
Buddy Schultz
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
232
8.7
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.29
8.29
Buddy Schultz
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.7
8.7
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 9 Innings
293
1.33
Buddy Schultz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
21
0.79
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.33
1.33
Buddy Schultz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.79
0.79
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.82
0.82
Buddy Schultz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.13
0.13
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
661
3
Buddy Schultz
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
88
3.3
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
35
0.16
Buddy Schultz
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
13
0.49
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
3
Buddy Schultz
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.3
3.3
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1681
7.63
Buddy Schultz
Career
Per 9 Innings
193
7.24
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.63
7.63
Buddy Schultz
Career
Per 9 Innings
7.24
7.24
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.72
4.72
Buddy Schultz
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.15
1.15
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.181
1.181
Buddy Schultz
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.171
1.171
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 9 Innings
58
0.26
Buddy Schultz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.22
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 9 Innings
63
0.29
Buddy Schultz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 9 Innings
29
0.13
Buddy Schultz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.04
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8390
38.09
Buddy Schultz
Career
Per 9 Innings
1015
38.06
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
0.02
Buddy Schultz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
59
2.21
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 9 Innings
974
4.42
Buddy Schultz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
108
4.05
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.42
4.42
Buddy Schultz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.05
4.05
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
68
0.31
Buddy Schultz
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
15
0.56
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
47
0.21
Buddy Schultz
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
11
0.41
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
105
0.48
Buddy Schultz
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
16
0.6
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.255
1.255
Buddy Schultz
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.333
1.333
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7551
34.28
Buddy Schultz
Career
Per 9 Innings
901
33.79
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.74
2.74
Buddy Schultz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.64
0.64
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.275
0.275
Buddy Schultz
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.307
0.307
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
38.09
38.09
Buddy Schultz
Career
Per 9 Innings
38.06
38.06

Fielding Stats for Ted Lilly and Buddy Schultz

Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
15
Buddy Schultz
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
5
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
356
1.62
Buddy Schultz
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
168
6.3
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
331
1.5
Buddy Schultz
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.15
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5948
27
Buddy Schultz
Career
Per 9 Innings
720
27
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1982.2
9
Buddy Schultz
Career
Per 9 Innings
240
9
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
67
0.3
Buddy Schultz
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
0.53
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
214
0.97
Buddy Schultz
Career
Per 9 Innings
25
0.94
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 9 Innings
17
0.08
Buddy Schultz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.04
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
298
1.35
Buddy Schultz
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
40
1.5
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
281
1.28
Buddy Schultz
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
39
1.46
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 9 Innings
94.3
94.3
Buddy Schultz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
97.5
97.5
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.789
0.789
Buddy Schultz
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.232
0.232
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
92.98
92.98
Buddy Schultz
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.38
2.38
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5
0.02
Buddy Schultz
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.08
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Buddy Schultz
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Buddy Schultz
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Buddy Schultz
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Buddy Schultz
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Ted Lilly and Buddy Schultz

Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
15
15
Buddy Schultz
Career
Per 600 PA
5
5
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
357
545.04
Buddy Schultz
Career
Per 600 PAverified
169
3072.73
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
393
600
Buddy Schultz
Career
Per 600 PA
33
600
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
347
529.77
Buddy Schultz
Career
Per 600 PA
25
454.55
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 600 PA
0.101
0.101
Buddy Schultz
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.12
0.12
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 600 PA
0.332
0.332
Buddy Schultz
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.53
0.53
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
35
53.44
Buddy Schultz
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
54.55
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
28
42.75
Buddy Schultz
Career
Per 600 PA
2
36.36
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
9.16
Buddy Schultz
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1.53
Buddy Schultz
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
18.18
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Buddy Schultz
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
7
10.69
Buddy Schultz
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
18.18
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 600 PA
0.2
0.2
Buddy Schultz
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.333
0.333
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Buddy Schultz
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Buddy Schultz
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
5.28
8.07
Buddy Schultz
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1.29
23.53
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
43
65.65
Buddy Schultz
Career
Per 600 PAverified
5
90.91
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
44
67.18
Buddy Schultz
Career
Per 600 PAverified
6
109.09
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 600 PA
0.124
0.124
Buddy Schultz
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.214
0.214
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 600 PA
0.124
0.124
Buddy Schultz
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.2
0.2
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 600 PA
0.248
0.248
Buddy Schultz
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.414
0.414
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 600 PA
0.023
0.023
Buddy Schultz
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.08
0.08
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 600 PA
0.087
0.087
Buddy Schultz
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.146
0.146
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 600 PA
0.174
0.174
Buddy Schultz
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.364
0.364
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 600 PA
0.177
0.177
Buddy Schultz
Career
Per 600 PA
0.177
0.177
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
10
15.27
Buddy Schultz
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
36.36
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
17
25.95
Buddy Schultz
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
27
41.22
Buddy Schultz
Career
Per 600 PA
2
36.36
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 600 PA
-8.04
-12.27
Buddy Schultz
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1.15
20.85
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.53
Buddy Schultz
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
8
12.21
Buddy Schultz
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
54.55
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Buddy Schultz
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 600 PA
149
227.48
Buddy Schultz
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8
145.45
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 600 PA
2.64
2.64
Buddy Schultz
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4.13
4.13
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 600 PA
0.05
0.05
Buddy Schultz
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.38
0.38
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
37
56.49
Buddy Schultz
Career
Per 600 PAverified
5
90.91
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Buddy Schultz
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 600 PA
2
3.05
Buddy Schultz
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
4.58
Buddy Schultz
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
3.05
Buddy Schultz
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
7.63
Buddy Schultz
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
60
60
Buddy Schultz
Career
Per 600 PA