Ted Lilly vs. Seth Sigsby — Career Comparison

Ted Lilly
Gen XCaliforniaThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaChicago CubsNational LeagueStarting PitcherAll-Star
Seth Sigsby
Pre-GenerationalNew YorkNorth AmericaNew York GiantsNational LeagueRelief Pitcher

Ted Lilly built a career as a starting pitcher and Seth Sigsby as a reliever — different jobs with different demands — but on the metrics that apply to both, a comparison is still worth making. Ted Lilly posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 4.14 and WHIP 1.273 compared to 9 and 1.667 for Seth Sigsby. By the career numbers, Ted Lilly had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Ted Lilly and Seth Sigsby

Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
15
Seth Sigsby
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
356
1.62
Seth Sigsby
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
3
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
331
1.5
Seth Sigsby
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
130
0.59
Seth Sigsby
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 9 Innings
113
0.51
Seth Sigsby
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
53.5
53.5
Seth Sigsby
Career
Per 9 Innings
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
92.98
92.98
Seth Sigsby
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.02
Seth Sigsby
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.01
Seth Sigsby
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Seth Sigsby
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
913
4.14
Seth Sigsby
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3
9
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.14
4.14
Seth Sigsby
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
9
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.78
3.78
Seth Sigsby
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.14
4.14
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.32
4.32
Seth Sigsby
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.67
6.67
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.242
0.242
Seth Sigsby
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.1
0.1
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5948
27
Seth Sigsby
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
27
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1982.2
9
Seth Sigsby
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
9
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 9 Innings
1827
8.29
Seth Sigsby
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
3
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.29
8.29
Seth Sigsby
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
3
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 9 Innings
293
1.33
Seth Sigsby
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.33
1.33
Seth Sigsby
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.82
0.82
Seth Sigsby
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
661
3
Seth Sigsby
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4
12
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 9 Innings
35
0.16
Seth Sigsby
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
3
Seth Sigsby
Career
Per 9 Innings
12
12
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1681
7.63
Seth Sigsby
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
6
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.63
7.63
Seth Sigsby
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
6
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.72
4.72
Seth Sigsby
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.181
1.181
Seth Sigsby
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
2
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 9 Innings
58
0.26
Seth Sigsby
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
63
0.29
Seth Sigsby
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
3
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 9 Innings
29
0.13
Seth Sigsby
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
8390
38.09
Seth Sigsby
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
45
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5
0.02
Seth Sigsby
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
3
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
974
4.42
Seth Sigsby
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4
12
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.42
4.42
Seth Sigsby
Career
Per 9 Innings
12
12
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 9 Innings
68
0.31
Seth Sigsby
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 9 Innings
47
0.21
Seth Sigsby
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
105
0.48
Seth Sigsby
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.255
1.255
Seth Sigsby
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.667
1.667
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7551
34.28
Seth Sigsby
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
30
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.74
2.74
Seth Sigsby
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
4
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.275
0.275
Seth Sigsby
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.125
0.125
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 9 Innings
38.09
38.09
Seth Sigsby
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
45
45

Fielding Stats for Ted Lilly and Seth Sigsby

Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
15
Seth Sigsby
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
356
1.62
Seth Sigsby
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
3
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
331
1.5
Seth Sigsby
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5948
27
Seth Sigsby
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
27
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1982.2
9
Seth Sigsby
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
9
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
67
0.3
Seth Sigsby
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
214
0.97
Seth Sigsby
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 9 Innings
17
0.08
Seth Sigsby
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
298
1.35
Seth Sigsby
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
281
1.28
Seth Sigsby
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
94.3
94.3
Seth Sigsby
Career
Per 9 Innings
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.789
0.789
Seth Sigsby
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
92.98
92.98
Seth Sigsby
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.02
Seth Sigsby
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Seth Sigsby
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Seth Sigsby
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Seth Sigsby
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Seth Sigsby
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Ted Lilly and Seth Sigsby

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