Ted Lilly vs. Scott Service — Career Comparison

Ted Lilly
Gen XCaliforniaThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaChicago CubsNational LeagueStarting PitcherAll-Star
Scott Service
Gen XOhioThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaKansas City RoyalsAmerican LeagueRelief Pitcher

Ted Lilly built a career as a starting pitcher and Scott Service as a reliever — different jobs with different demands — but on the metrics that apply to both, a comparison is still worth making. Scott Service led in home run suppression (HR9+ 90 vs 73), skill-based run prevention (DICE+ 103 vs 92), and strikeout rate (K%+ 128 vs 120). Ted Lilly held the edge in run prevention (ERA+ 97 vs 96). Role difference aside, Scott Service holds a clear edge on every meaningful shared measure.

Pitching Stats for Ted Lilly and Scott Service

Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
15
Scott Service
Career
Per 9 Innings
12
12
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
356
1.62
Scott Service
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
338
7.31
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
331
1.5
Scott Service
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.02
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
130
0.59
Scott Service
Career
Per 9 Innings
20
0.43
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 9 Innings
113
0.51
Scott Service
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
22
0.48
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
53.5
53.5
Scott Service
Career
Per 9 Innings
47.62
47.62
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
92.98
92.98
Scott Service
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.3
0.3
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.02
Scott Service
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.01
Scott Service
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Scott Service
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
16
0.35
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
913
4.14
Scott Service
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
231
4.99
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.14
4.14
Scott Service
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.99
4.99
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.78
3.78
Scott Service
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.87
4.87
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.32
4.32
Scott Service
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.26
4.26
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.242
0.242
Scott Service
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.272
0.272
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5948
27
Scott Service
Career
Per 9 Innings
1249
27
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1982.2
9
Scott Service
Career
Per 9 Innings
416.1
9
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1827
8.29
Scott Service
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
435
9.4
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.29
8.29
Scott Service
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.4
9.4
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 9 Innings
293
1.33
Scott Service
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
56
1.21
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.33
1.33
Scott Service
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.21
1.21
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.82
0.82
Scott Service
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.17
0.17
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
661
3
Scott Service
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
182
3.93
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
35
0.16
Scott Service
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
28
0.61
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
3
Scott Service
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.93
3.93
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1681
7.63
Scott Service
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
413
8.93
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 9 Innings
7.63
7.63
Scott Service
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.93
8.93
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.72
4.72
Scott Service
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.22
1.22
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.181
1.181
Scott Service
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.429
1.429
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
58
0.26
Scott Service
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
25
0.54
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
63
0.29
Scott Service
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
26
0.56
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 9 Innings
29
0.13
Scott Service
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.02
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
8390
38.09
Scott Service
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1853
40.06
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
0.02
Scott Service
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
101
2.18
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
974
4.42
Scott Service
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
245
5.3
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.42
4.42
Scott Service
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.3
5.3
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
68
0.31
Scott Service
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
21
0.45
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
47
0.21
Scott Service
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
25
0.54
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
105
0.48
Scott Service
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
26
0.56
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.255
1.255
Scott Service
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.482
1.482
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
7551
34.28
Scott Service
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1599
34.57
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.74
2.74
Scott Service
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.72
0.72
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.275
0.275
Scott Service
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.335
0.335
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 9 Innings
38.09
38.09
Scott Service
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
40.06
40.06

Fielding Stats for Ted Lilly and Scott Service

Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
15
Scott Service
Career
Per 9 Innings
12
12
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
356
1.62
Scott Service
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
338
7.31
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
331
1.5
Scott Service
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.02
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5948
27
Scott Service
Career
Per 9 Innings
1249
27
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1982.2
9
Scott Service
Career
Per 9 Innings
416.1
9
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
67
0.3
Scott Service
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
25
0.54
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
214
0.97
Scott Service
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
46
0.99
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 9 Innings
17
0.08
Scott Service
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.06
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
298
1.35
Scott Service
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
74
1.6
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
281
1.28
Scott Service
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
71
1.53
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 9 Innings
94.3
94.3
Scott Service
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
95.95
95.95
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.789
0.789
Scott Service
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.21
0.21
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
92.98
92.98
Scott Service
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.3
0.3
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.02
Scott Service
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Scott Service
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Scott Service
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Scott Service
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Scott Service
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Ted Lilly and Scott Service

Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
15
15
Scott Service
Career
Per 600 PA
12
12
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
357
545.04
Scott Service
Career
Per 600 PAverified
340
12000
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
393
600
Scott Service
Career
Per 600 PA
17
600
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
347
529.77
Scott Service
Career
Per 600 PAverified
17
600
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.101
0.101
Scott Service
Career
Per 600 PA
0.059
0.059
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.332
0.332
Scott Service
Career
Per 600 PA
0.118
0.118
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
35
53.44
Scott Service
Career
Per 600 PA
1
35.29
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
28
42.75
Scott Service
Career
Per 600 PA
1
35.29
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
9.16
Scott Service
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.53
Scott Service
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Scott Service
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
10.69
Scott Service
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.2
0.2
Scott Service
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Scott Service
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Scott Service
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5.28
8.07
Scott Service
Career
Per 600 PA
0.05
1.84
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
43
65.65
Scott Service
Career
Per 600 PA
1
35.29
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
44
67.18
Scott Service
Career
Per 600 PA
1
35.29
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.124
0.124
Scott Service
Career
Per 600 PA
0.059
0.059
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.124
0.124
Scott Service
Career
Per 600 PA
0.059
0.059
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.248
0.248
Scott Service
Career
Per 600 PA
0.118
0.118
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.023
0.023
Scott Service
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.087
0.087
Scott Service
Career
Per 600 PA
0.041
0.041
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.174
0.174
Scott Service
Career
Per 600 PA
0.063
0.063
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.177
0.177
Scott Service
Career
Per 600 PA
0.125
0.125
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10
15.27
Scott Service
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
17
25.95
Scott Service
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
35.29
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
27
41.22
Scott Service
Career
Per 600 PA
1
35.29
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 600 PAverified
-8.04
-12.27
Scott Service
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
-1.12
-39.65
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.53
Scott Service
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8
12.21
Scott Service
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Scott Service
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 600 PAverified
149
227.48
Scott Service
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
9
317.65
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2.64
2.64
Scott Service
Career
Per 600 PA
1.89
1.89
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.05
0.05
Scott Service
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
37
56.49
Scott Service
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Scott Service
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 600 PA
2
3.05
Scott Service
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
4.58
Scott Service
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
3.05
Scott Service
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
7.63
Scott Service
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
60
60
Scott Service
Career
Per 600 PA