Ted Lilly vs. Al Severinsen — Career Comparison

Ted Lilly
Gen XCaliforniaThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaChicago CubsNational LeagueStarting PitcherAll-Star
Al Severinsen
Silent GenerationNew YorkThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaSan Diego PadresNational LeagueRelief Pitcher

Ted Lilly built a career as a starting pitcher and Al Severinsen as a reliever — different jobs with different demands — but on the metrics that apply to both, a comparison is still worth making. Al Severinsen posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 3.08 and WHIP 1.477 compared to 4.14 and 1.273 for Ted Lilly. By the career numbers, Al Severinsen had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Ted Lilly and Al Severinsen

Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
15
Al Severinsen
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
3
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
356
1.62
Al Severinsen
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
88
7.14
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
331
1.5
Al Severinsen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
130
0.59
Al Severinsen
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.24
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
113
0.51
Al Severinsen
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
7
0.57
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
53.5
53.5
Al Severinsen
Career
Per 9 Innings
30
30
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
92.98
92.98
Al Severinsen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.02
Al Severinsen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.01
Al Severinsen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Al Severinsen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
0.73
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 9 Innings
913
4.14
Al Severinsen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
38
3.08
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.14
4.14
Al Severinsen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.08
3.08
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.78
3.78
Al Severinsen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.53
3.53
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.32
4.32
Al Severinsen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.24
4.24
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.242
0.242
Al Severinsen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.253
0.253
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5948
27
Al Severinsen
Career
Per 9 Innings
333
27
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1982.2
9
Al Severinsen
Career
Per 9 Innings
111
9
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1827
8.29
Al Severinsen
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
104
8.43
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.29
8.29
Al Severinsen
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.43
8.43
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 9 Innings
293
1.33
Al Severinsen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
0.57
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.33
1.33
Al Severinsen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.57
0.57
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.82
0.82
Al Severinsen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.08
0.08
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
661
3
Al Severinsen
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
47
3.81
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
35
0.16
Al Severinsen
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
13
1.05
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
3
Al Severinsen
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.81
3.81
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1681
7.63
Al Severinsen
Career
Per 9 Innings
53
4.3
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.63
7.63
Al Severinsen
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.3
4.3
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.72
4.72
Al Severinsen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.6
0.6
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.181
1.181
Al Severinsen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.901
0.901
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
58
0.26
Al Severinsen
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
7
0.57
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
63
0.29
Al Severinsen
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4
0.32
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 9 Innings
29
0.13
Al Severinsen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.08
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
8390
38.09
Al Severinsen
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
475
38.51
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
0.02
Al Severinsen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
41
3.32
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 9 Innings
974
4.42
Al Severinsen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
44
3.57
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.42
4.42
Al Severinsen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.57
3.57
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
68
0.31
Al Severinsen
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
9
0.73
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
47
0.21
Al Severinsen
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4
0.32
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
105
0.48
Al Severinsen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.255
1.255
Al Severinsen
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.36
1.36
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7551
34.28
Al Severinsen
Career
Per 9 Innings
411
33.32
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.74
2.74
Al Severinsen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.5
0.5
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.275
0.275
Al Severinsen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.276
0.276
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 9 Innings
38.09
38.09
Al Severinsen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
38.51
38.51

Fielding Stats for Ted Lilly and Al Severinsen

Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
15
Al Severinsen
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
3
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
356
1.62
Al Severinsen
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
88
7.16
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
331
1.5
Al Severinsen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5948
27
Al Severinsen
Career
Per 9 Innings
332
27
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1982.2
9
Al Severinsen
Career
Per 9 Innings
110.2
9
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
67
0.3
Al Severinsen
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
0.57
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
214
0.97
Al Severinsen
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
26
2.11
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 9 Innings
17
0.08
Al Severinsen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
298
1.35
Al Severinsen
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
33
2.68
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
281
1.28
Al Severinsen
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
33
2.68
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 9 Innings
94.3
94.3
Al Severinsen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.789
0.789
Al Severinsen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.375
0.375
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
92.98
92.98
Al Severinsen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5
0.02
Al Severinsen
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.24
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Al Severinsen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Al Severinsen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Al Severinsen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Al Severinsen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Ted Lilly and Al Severinsen

Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
15
15
Al Severinsen
Career
Per 600 PA
3
3
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
357
545.04
Al Severinsen
Career
Per 600 PAverified
88
7542.86
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
393
600
Al Severinsen
Career
Per 600 PA
7
600
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
347
529.77
Al Severinsen
Career
Per 600 PA
5
428.57
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 600 PA
0.101
0.101
Al Severinsen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.2
0.2
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 600 PA
0.332
0.332
Al Severinsen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.571
0.571
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
35
53.44
Al Severinsen
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
85.71
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
28
42.75
Al Severinsen
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
85.71
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
9.16
Al Severinsen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.53
Al Severinsen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Al Severinsen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
10.69
Al Severinsen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.2
0.2
Al Severinsen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Al Severinsen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Al Severinsen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
5.28
8.07
Al Severinsen
Career
Per 600 PAverified
0.18
15.46
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
43
65.65
Al Severinsen
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
85.71
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
44
67.18
Al Severinsen
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
85.71
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 600 PA
0.124
0.124
Al Severinsen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.2
0.2
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 600 PA
0.124
0.124
Al Severinsen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.2
0.2
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 600 PA
0.248
0.248
Al Severinsen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.4
0.4
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.023
0.023
Al Severinsen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 600 PA
0.087
0.087
Al Severinsen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.14
0.14
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 600 PA
0.174
0.174
Al Severinsen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.25
0.25
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 600 PA
0.177
0.177
Al Severinsen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.5
0.5
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10
15.27
Al Severinsen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
17
25.95
Al Severinsen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
27
41.22
Al Severinsen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 600 PA
-8.04
-12.27
Al Severinsen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.23
19.77
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.53
Al Severinsen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8
12.21
Al Severinsen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Al Severinsen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 600 PAverified
149
227.48
Al Severinsen
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
3
257.14
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2.64
2.64
Al Severinsen
Career
Per 600 PA
2.33
2.33
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.05
0.05
Al Severinsen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
37
56.49
Al Severinsen
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
171.43
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Al Severinsen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 600 PA
2
3.05
Al Severinsen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
4.58
Al Severinsen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
3.05
Al Severinsen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
7.63
Al Severinsen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
60
60
Al Severinsen
Career
Per 600 PA