Ted Lilly vs. Doug Simons — Career Comparison

Ted Lilly
Gen XCaliforniaThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaChicago CubsNational LeagueStarting PitcherAll-Star
Doug Simons
Gen XCaliforniaThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaNew York MetsNational LeagueRelief Pitcher

Ted Lilly built a career as a starting pitcher and Doug Simons 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 6.68 and 1.455 for Doug Simons. 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 Doug Simons

Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
15
Doug Simons
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
356
1.62
Doug Simons
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
49
6.68
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
331
1.5
Doug Simons
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.14
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
130
0.59
Doug Simons
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.27
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 9 Innings
113
0.51
Doug Simons
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.41
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
53.5
53.5
Doug Simons
Career
Per 9 Innings
40
40
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
92.98
92.98
Doug Simons
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.04
2.04
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.02
Doug Simons
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.01
Doug Simons
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doug Simons
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.14
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
913
4.14
Doug Simons
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
49
6.68
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.14
4.14
Doug Simons
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.68
6.68
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.78
3.78
Doug Simons
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.18
4.18
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.32
4.32
Doug Simons
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.33
4.33
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.242
0.242
Doug Simons
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.276
0.276
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5948
27
Doug Simons
Career
Per 9 Innings
198
27
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1982.2
9
Doug Simons
Career
Per 9 Innings
66
9
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1827
8.29
Doug Simons
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
70
9.55
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.29
8.29
Doug Simons
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.55
9.55
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 9 Innings
293
1.33
Doug Simons
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
1.09
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.33
1.33
Doug Simons
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.09
1.09
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.82
0.82
Doug Simons
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.16
0.16
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 9 Innings
661
3
Doug Simons
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
21
2.86
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
35
0.16
Doug Simons
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5
0.68
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
3
Doug Simons
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.86
2.86
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1681
7.63
Doug Simons
Career
Per 9 Innings
44
6
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.63
7.63
Doug Simons
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
6
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.72
4.72
Doug Simons
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.9
0.9
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.181
1.181
Doug Simons
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.985
0.985
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
58
0.26
Doug Simons
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4
0.55
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
63
0.29
Doug Simons
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3
0.41
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 9 Innings
29
0.13
Doug Simons
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
8390
38.09
Doug Simons
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
293
39.95
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
0.02
Doug Simons
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
1.77
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
974
4.42
Doug Simons
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
54
7.36
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.42
4.42
Doug Simons
Career
Per 9 Innings
7.36
7.36
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
68
0.31
Doug Simons
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
10
1.36
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
47
0.21
Doug Simons
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5
0.68
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
105
0.48
Doug Simons
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.41
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.255
1.255
Doug Simons
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.379
1.379
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
7551
34.28
Doug Simons
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
254
34.64
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.74
2.74
Doug Simons
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.1
1.1
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.275
0.275
Doug Simons
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.307
0.307
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 9 Innings
38.09
38.09
Doug Simons
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
39.95
39.95

Fielding Stats for Ted Lilly and Doug Simons

Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
15
Doug Simons
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
356
1.62
Doug Simons
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
49
6.68
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
331
1.5
Doug Simons
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.14
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5948
27
Doug Simons
Career
Per 9 Innings
198
27
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1982.2
9
Doug Simons
Career
Per 9 Innings
66
9
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
67
0.3
Doug Simons
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.82
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
214
0.97
Doug Simons
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
16
2.18
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
17
0.08
Doug Simons
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
0.14
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
298
1.35
Doug Simons
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
23
3.14
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
281
1.28
Doug Simons
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
22
3
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 9 Innings
94.3
94.3
Doug Simons
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
95.65
95.65
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.789
0.789
Doug Simons
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.449
0.449
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
92.98
92.98
Doug Simons
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.04
2.04
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.02
Doug Simons
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doug Simons
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doug Simons
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doug Simons
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doug Simons
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Ted Lilly and Doug Simons

Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
15
15
Doug Simons
Career
Per 600 PA
2
2
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
357
545.04
Doug Simons
Career
Per 600 PAverified
49
7350
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
393
600
Doug Simons
Career
Per 600 PA
4
600
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
347
529.77
Doug Simons
Career
Per 600 PA
3
450
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.101
0.101
Doug Simons
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.332
0.332
Doug Simons
Career
Per 600 PA
0.25
0.25
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
35
53.44
Doug Simons
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
28
42.75
Doug Simons
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
9.16
Doug Simons
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.53
Doug Simons
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doug Simons
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
10.69
Doug Simons
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.2
0.2
Doug Simons
Career
Per 600 PA
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doug Simons
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doug Simons
Career
Per 600 PA
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5.28
8.07
Doug Simons
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
43
65.65
Doug Simons
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
44
67.18
Doug Simons
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.124
0.124
Doug Simons
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.124
0.124
Doug Simons
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.248
0.248
Doug Simons
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.023
0.023
Doug Simons
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.087
0.087
Doug Simons
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.174
0.174
Doug Simons
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.177
0.177
Doug Simons
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10
15.27
Doug Simons
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
17
25.95
Doug Simons
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
27
41.22
Doug Simons
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 600 PAverified
-8.04
-12.27
Doug Simons
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
-0.27
-40.32
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.53
Doug Simons
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8
12.21
Doug Simons
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doug Simons
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 600 PA
149
227.48
Doug Simons
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2.64
2.64
Doug Simons
Career
Per 600 PA
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.05
0.05
Doug Simons
Career
Per 600 PA
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
37
56.49
Doug Simons
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
150
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doug Simons
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 600 PA
2
3.05
Doug Simons
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
4.58
Doug Simons
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
3.05
Doug Simons
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
7.63
Doug Simons
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
60
60
Doug Simons
Career
Per 600 PA