Ted Lilly vs. Fred Shepherd — Career Comparison

Ted Lilly
Gen XCaliforniaThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaChicago CubsNational LeagueStarting PitcherAll-Star
Fred Shepherd
Greatest GenerationGeorgiaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaChicago American GiantsNegro American LeagueStarting Pitcher

Looking at the career totals, Ted Lilly and Fred Shepherd are fairly close on the surface numbers. Ted Lilly posted stronger numbers in ERA (4.14 vs 20.25) and WHIP (1.273 vs 3.750). Fred Shepherd had the advantage in home runs allowed (0 per nine innings vs 1.33). By the career numbers, Ted Lilly had the better of this comparison — though ERA and WHIP alone don't account for era, park factors, or the defenses each pitcher worked behind.

Pitching Stats for Ted Lilly and Fred Shepherd

Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
15
Fred Shepherd
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
356
1.62
Fred Shepherd
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
6.75
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
331
1.5
Fred Shepherd
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
6.75
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
130
0.59
Fred Shepherd
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 9 Innings
113
0.51
Fred Shepherd
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
53.5
53.5
Fred Shepherd
Career
Per 9 Innings
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 9 Innings
92.98
92.98
Fred Shepherd
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.02
Fred Shepherd
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.01
Fred Shepherd
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Fred Shepherd
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
913
4.14
Fred Shepherd
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3
20.25
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.14
4.14
Fred Shepherd
Career
Per 9 Innings
20.25
20.25
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.78
3.78
Fred Shepherd
Career
Per 9 Innings
14.12
14.12
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.32
4.32
Fred Shepherd
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.75
9.75
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.242
0.242
Fred Shepherd
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.333
0.333
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5948
27
Fred Shepherd
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
27
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1982.2
9
Fred Shepherd
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.1
9
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1827
8.29
Fred Shepherd
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
13.5
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.29
8.29
Fred Shepherd
Career
Per 9 Innings
13.5
13.5
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 9 Innings
293
1.33
Fred Shepherd
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.33
1.33
Fred Shepherd
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.82
0.82
Fred Shepherd
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
661
3
Fred Shepherd
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3
20.25
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 9 Innings
35
0.16
Fred Shepherd
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
3
Fred Shepherd
Career
Per 9 Innings
20.25
20.25
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1681
7.63
Fred Shepherd
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.63
7.63
Fred Shepherd
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.72
4.72
Fred Shepherd
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.181
1.181
Fred Shepherd
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.25
2.25
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 9 Innings
58
0.26
Fred Shepherd
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 9 Innings
63
0.29
Fred Shepherd
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 9 Innings
29
0.13
Fred Shepherd
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
8390
38.09
Fred Shepherd
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
60.75
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.02
Fred Shepherd
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
974
4.42
Fred Shepherd
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3
20.25
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.42
4.42
Fred Shepherd
Career
Per 9 Innings
20.25
20.25
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 9 Innings
68
0.31
Fred Shepherd
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 9 Innings
47
0.21
Fred Shepherd
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
105
0.48
Fred Shepherd
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.255
1.255
Fred Shepherd
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.75
3.75
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
7551
34.28
Fred Shepherd
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
40.5
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.74
2.74
Fred Shepherd
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
3
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.275
0.275
Fred Shepherd
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.333
0.333
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 9 Innings
38.09
38.09
Fred Shepherd
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
60.75
60.75

Fielding Stats for Ted Lilly and Fred Shepherd

Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
15
Fred Shepherd
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
356
1.62
Fred Shepherd
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
6.75
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
331
1.5
Fred Shepherd
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
6.75
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5948
27
Fred Shepherd
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
27
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1982.2
9
Fred Shepherd
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.1
9
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
67
0.3
Fred Shepherd
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
214
0.97
Fred Shepherd
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 9 Innings
17
0.08
Fred Shepherd
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
298
1.35
Fred Shepherd
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
281
1.28
Fred Shepherd
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
94.3
94.3
Fred Shepherd
Career
Per 9 Innings
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.789
0.789
Fred Shepherd
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 9 Innings
92.98
92.98
Fred Shepherd
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.02
Fred Shepherd
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Fred Shepherd
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Fred Shepherd
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Fred Shepherd
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Fred Shepherd
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Ted Lilly and Fred Shepherd

Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
15
15
Fred Shepherd
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
357
545.04
Fred Shepherd
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
600
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
393
600
Fred Shepherd
Career
Per 600 PA
1
600
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
347
529.77
Fred Shepherd
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
600
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.101
0.101
Fred Shepherd
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.332
0.332
Fred Shepherd
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
35
53.44
Fred Shepherd
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
28
42.75
Fred Shepherd
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
9.16
Fred Shepherd
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.53
Fred Shepherd
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Shepherd
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
10.69
Fred Shepherd
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.2
0.2
Fred Shepherd
Career
Per 600 PA
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Shepherd
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Shepherd
Career
Per 600 PA
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5.28
8.07
Fred Shepherd
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
43
65.65
Fred Shepherd
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
44
67.18
Fred Shepherd
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.124
0.124
Fred Shepherd
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.124
0.124
Fred Shepherd
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.248
0.248
Fred Shepherd
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.023
0.023
Fred Shepherd
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.087
0.087
Fred Shepherd
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.174
0.174
Fred Shepherd
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.177
0.177
Fred Shepherd
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10
15.27
Fred Shepherd
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
17
25.95
Fred Shepherd
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
600
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
27
41.22
Fred Shepherd
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
600
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 600 PAverified
-8.04
-12.27
Fred Shepherd
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
-0.1
-60
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.53
Fred Shepherd
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8
12.21
Fred Shepherd
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Shepherd
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 600 PA
149
227.48
Fred Shepherd
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2.64
2.64
Fred Shepherd
Career
Per 600 PA
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.05
0.05
Fred Shepherd
Career
Per 600 PA
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
37
56.49
Fred Shepherd
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Shepherd
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 600 PA
2
3.05
Fred Shepherd
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
4.58
Fred Shepherd
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
3.05
Fred Shepherd
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
7.63
Fred Shepherd
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
60
60
Fred Shepherd
Career
Per 600 PA