Ted Lilly vs. Chuck Seelbach — Career Comparison

Ted Lilly
Gen XCaliforniaThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaChicago CubsNational LeagueStarting PitcherAll-Star
Chuck Seelbach
Baby BoomersOhioThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaDetroit TigersAmerican LeagueRelief Pitcher

Ted Lilly built a career as a starting pitcher and Chuck Seelbach as a reliever — different jobs with different demands — but on the metrics that apply to both, a comparison is still worth making. Chuck Seelbach posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 3.38 and WHIP 1.332 compared to 4.14 and 1.273 for Ted Lilly. By the career numbers, Chuck Seelbach had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Ted Lilly and Chuck Seelbach

Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
15
Chuck Seelbach
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
4
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
356
1.62
Chuck Seelbach
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
75
5.17
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
331
1.5
Chuck Seelbach
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.21
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
130
0.59
Chuck Seelbach
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
0.69
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
113
0.51
Chuck Seelbach
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
8
0.55
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 9 Innings
53.5
53.5
Chuck Seelbach
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
55.56
55.56
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
92.98
92.98
Chuck Seelbach
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
4
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.02
Chuck Seelbach
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.01
Chuck Seelbach
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Chuck Seelbach
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
0.96
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 9 Innings
913
4.14
Chuck Seelbach
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
49
3.37
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.14
4.14
Chuck Seelbach
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.38
3.38
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.78
3.78
Chuck Seelbach
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.56
3.56
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.32
4.32
Chuck Seelbach
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.17
4.17
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.242
0.242
Chuck Seelbach
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.247
0.247
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5948
27
Chuck Seelbach
Career
Per 9 Innings
392
27
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1982.2
9
Chuck Seelbach
Career
Per 9 Innings
130.2
9
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 9 Innings
1827
8.29
Chuck Seelbach
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
118
8.13
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.29
8.29
Chuck Seelbach
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.13
8.13
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 9 Innings
293
1.33
Chuck Seelbach
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
0.76
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.33
1.33
Chuck Seelbach
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.76
0.76
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.82
0.82
Chuck Seelbach
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.15
0.15
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
661
3
Chuck Seelbach
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
51
3.51
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
35
0.16
Chuck Seelbach
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5
0.34
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
3
Chuck Seelbach
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.51
3.51
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1681
7.63
Chuck Seelbach
Career
Per 9 Innings
79
5.44
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.63
7.63
Chuck Seelbach
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.44
5.44
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.72
4.72
Chuck Seelbach
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.05
1.05
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.181
1.181
Chuck Seelbach
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.995
0.995
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
58
0.26
Chuck Seelbach
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6
0.41
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
63
0.29
Chuck Seelbach
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5
0.34
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 9 Innings
29
0.13
Chuck Seelbach
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8390
38.09
Chuck Seelbach
Career
Per 9 Innings
544
37.47
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
0.02
Chuck Seelbach
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
36
2.48
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 9 Innings
974
4.42
Chuck Seelbach
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
52
3.58
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.42
4.42
Chuck Seelbach
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.58
3.58
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
68
0.31
Chuck Seelbach
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
8
0.55
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 9 Innings
47
0.21
Chuck Seelbach
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3
0.21
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
105
0.48
Chuck Seelbach
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.07
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.255
1.255
Chuck Seelbach
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.293
1.293
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7551
34.28
Chuck Seelbach
Career
Per 9 Innings
477
32.85
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.74
2.74
Chuck Seelbach
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.69
0.69
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.275
0.275
Chuck Seelbach
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.277
0.277
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
38.09
38.09
Chuck Seelbach
Career
Per 9 Innings
37.47
37.47

Fielding Stats for Ted Lilly and Chuck Seelbach

Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
15
Chuck Seelbach
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
4
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
356
1.62
Chuck Seelbach
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
75
5.17
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
331
1.5
Chuck Seelbach
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.21
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5948
27
Chuck Seelbach
Career
Per 9 Innings
392
27
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1982.2
9
Chuck Seelbach
Career
Per 9 Innings
130.2
9
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
67
0.3
Chuck Seelbach
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.14
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
214
0.97
Chuck Seelbach
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
22
1.52
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
17
0.08
Chuck Seelbach
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3
0.21
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
298
1.35
Chuck Seelbach
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
27
1.86
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
281
1.28
Chuck Seelbach
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
24
1.65
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
94.3
94.3
Chuck Seelbach
Career
Per 9 Innings
88.89
88.89
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.789
0.789
Chuck Seelbach
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.32
0.32
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
92.98
92.98
Chuck Seelbach
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
4
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5
0.02
Chuck Seelbach
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.07
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Chuck Seelbach
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Chuck Seelbach
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Chuck Seelbach
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Chuck Seelbach
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Ted Lilly and Chuck Seelbach

Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
15
15
Chuck Seelbach
Career
Per 600 PA
4
4
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
357
545.04
Chuck Seelbach
Career
Per 600 PAverified
75
1730.77
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
393
600
Chuck Seelbach
Career
Per 600 PA
26
600
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
347
529.77
Chuck Seelbach
Career
Per 600 PA
21
484.62
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 600 PA
0.101
0.101
Chuck Seelbach
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.143
0.143
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 600 PA
0.332
0.332
Chuck Seelbach
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.577
0.577
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
35
53.44
Chuck Seelbach
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
69.23
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
28
42.75
Chuck Seelbach
Career
Per 600 PA
1
23.08
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
6
9.16
Chuck Seelbach
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
46.15
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.53
Chuck Seelbach
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chuck Seelbach
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
7
10.69
Chuck Seelbach
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
46.15
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 600 PA
0.2
0.2
Chuck Seelbach
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.667
0.667
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chuck Seelbach
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chuck Seelbach
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
5.28
8.07
Chuck Seelbach
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1.78
41.19
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
43
65.65
Chuck Seelbach
Career
Per 600 PAverified
5
115.38
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
44
67.18
Chuck Seelbach
Career
Per 600 PAverified
7
161.54
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 600 PA
0.124
0.124
Chuck Seelbach
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.28
0.28
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 600 PA
0.124
0.124
Chuck Seelbach
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.238
0.238
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 600 PA
0.248
0.248
Chuck Seelbach
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.518
0.518
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 600 PA
0.023
0.023
Chuck Seelbach
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.095
0.095
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 600 PA
0.087
0.087
Chuck Seelbach
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.186
0.186
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 600 PA
0.174
0.174
Chuck Seelbach
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.5
0.5
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 600 PA
0.177
0.177
Chuck Seelbach
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.3
0.3
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
10
15.27
Chuck Seelbach
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
23.08
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
17
25.95
Chuck Seelbach
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
27
41.22
Chuck Seelbach
Career
Per 600 PA
1
23.08
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 600 PA
-8.04
-12.27
Chuck Seelbach
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1.47
33.83
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.53
Chuck Seelbach
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
8
12.21
Chuck Seelbach
Career
Per 600 PAverified
4
92.31
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chuck Seelbach
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 600 PAverified
149
227.48
Chuck Seelbach
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
11
253.85
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2.64
2.64
Chuck Seelbach
Career
Per 600 PA
2.36
2.36
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 600 PA
0.05
0.05
Chuck Seelbach
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.36
0.36
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
37
56.49
Chuck Seelbach
Career
Per 600 PA
1
23.08
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chuck Seelbach
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 600 PA
2
3.05
Chuck Seelbach
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
4.58
Chuck Seelbach
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
3.05
Chuck Seelbach
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
7.63
Chuck Seelbach
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
60
60
Chuck Seelbach
Career
Per 600 PA