Ted Lilly vs. Paul Skenes — Career Comparison

Ted Lilly
Gen XCaliforniaThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaChicago CubsNational LeagueStarting PitcherAll-Star
Paul Skenes
Gen ZCaliforniaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaPittsburgh PiratesNational LeagueStarting PitcherCy Young AwardRookie of the YearAll-Star

The numbers give Paul Skenes a clear advantage over Ted Lilly across the core pitching metrics. Paul Skenes led in home run suppression (HR9+ 203 vs 73), run prevention (ERA+ 216 vs 97), and skill-based run prevention (DICE+ 178 vs 92). Paul Skenes was the better starter — the numbers make that case clearly.

Pitching Stats for Ted Lilly and Paul Skenes

Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
15
Paul Skenes
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
356
1.62
Paul Skenes
Career
Per 9 Innings
55
1.54
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
331
1.5
Paul Skenes
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
55
1.54
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
130
0.59
Paul Skenes
Career
Per 9 Innings
21
0.59
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 9 Innings
113
0.51
Paul Skenes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
0.36
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 9 Innings
53.5
53.5
Paul Skenes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
61.76
61.76
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 9 Innings
92.98
92.98
Paul Skenes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5
0.02
Paul Skenes
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.03
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.01
Paul Skenes
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Paul Skenes
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 9 Innings
913
4.14
Paul Skenes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
70
1.96
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.14
4.14
Paul Skenes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.96
1.96
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.78
3.78
Paul Skenes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.97
1.97
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.32
4.32
Paul Skenes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.25
2.25
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.242
0.242
Paul Skenes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.198
0.198
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5948
27
Paul Skenes
Career
Per 9 Innings
962
27
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1982.2
9
Paul Skenes
Career
Per 9 Innings
320.2
9
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 9 Innings
1827
8.29
Paul Skenes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
230
6.46
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.29
8.29
Paul Skenes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6.46
6.46
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 9 Innings
293
1.33
Paul Skenes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
21
0.59
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.33
1.33
Paul Skenes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.59
0.59
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.82
0.82
Paul Skenes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.38
0.38
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 9 Innings
661
3
Paul Skenes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
74
2.08
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 9 Innings
35
0.16
Paul Skenes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
3
Paul Skenes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.08
2.08
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1681
7.63
Paul Skenes
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
386
10.83
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 9 Innings
7.63
7.63
Paul Skenes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10.83
10.83
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.72
4.72
Paul Skenes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.02
7.02
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.181
1.181
Paul Skenes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.435
1.435
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 9 Innings
58
0.26
Paul Skenes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.11
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
63
0.29
Paul Skenes
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
12
0.34
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 9 Innings
29
0.13
Paul Skenes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.03
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8390
38.09
Paul Skenes
Career
Per 9 Innings
1247
35
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.02
Paul Skenes
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 9 Innings
974
4.42
Paul Skenes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
76
2.13
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.42
4.42
Paul Skenes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.13
2.13
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 9 Innings
68
0.31
Paul Skenes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 9 Innings
47
0.21
Paul Skenes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.06
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
105
0.48
Paul Skenes
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
28
0.79
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.255
1.255
Paul Skenes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.948
0.948
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7551
34.28
Paul Skenes
Career
Per 9 Innings
1159
32.53
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.74
2.74
Paul Skenes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.38
1.38
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.275
0.275
Paul Skenes
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.278
0.278
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
38.09
38.09
Paul Skenes
Career
Per 9 Innings
35
35

Fielding Stats for Ted Lilly and Paul Skenes

Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
15
Paul Skenes
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
356
1.62
Paul Skenes
Career
Per 9 Innings
55
1.54
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
331
1.5
Paul Skenes
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
55
1.54
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5948
27
Paul Skenes
Career
Per 9 Innings
962
27
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1982.2
9
Paul Skenes
Career
Per 9 Innings
320.2
9
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
67
0.3
Paul Skenes
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
17
0.48
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
214
0.97
Paul Skenes
Career
Per 9 Innings
28
0.79
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
17
0.08
Paul Skenes
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4
0.11
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
298
1.35
Paul Skenes
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
49
1.38
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
281
1.28
Paul Skenes
Career
Per 9 Innings
45
1.26
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
94.3
94.3
Paul Skenes
Career
Per 9 Innings
91.84
91.84
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.789
0.789
Paul Skenes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.818
0.818
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 9 Innings
92.98
92.98
Paul Skenes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5
0.02
Paul Skenes
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.03
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Paul Skenes
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Paul Skenes
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Paul Skenes
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Paul Skenes
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Ted Lilly and Paul Skenes

Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
15
15
Paul Skenes
Career
Per 600 PA
2
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
357
545.04
Paul Skenes
Career
Per 600 PA
55
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
393
600
Paul Skenes
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
347
529.77
Paul Skenes
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.101
0.101
Paul Skenes
Career
Per 600 PA
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.332
0.332
Paul Skenes
Career
Per 600 PA
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
35
53.44
Paul Skenes
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
28
42.75
Paul Skenes
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
9.16
Paul Skenes
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.53
Paul Skenes
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Paul Skenes
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
10.69
Paul Skenes
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.2
0.2
Paul Skenes
Career
Per 600 PA
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Paul Skenes
Career
Per 600 PA
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Paul Skenes
Career
Per 600 PA
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5.28
8.07
Paul Skenes
Career
Per 600 PA
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
43
65.65
Paul Skenes
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
44
67.18
Paul Skenes
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.124
0.124
Paul Skenes
Career
Per 600 PA
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.124
0.124
Paul Skenes
Career
Per 600 PA
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.248
0.248
Paul Skenes
Career
Per 600 PA
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.023
0.023
Paul Skenes
Career
Per 600 PA
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.087
0.087
Paul Skenes
Career
Per 600 PA
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.174
0.174
Paul Skenes
Career
Per 600 PA
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.177
0.177
Paul Skenes
Career
Per 600 PA
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10
15.27
Paul Skenes
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
17
25.95
Paul Skenes
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
27
41.22
Paul Skenes
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
-8.04
-12.27
Paul Skenes
Career
Per 600 PA
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.53
Paul Skenes
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8
12.21
Paul Skenes
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Paul Skenes
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 600 PA
149
227.48
Paul Skenes
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2.64
2.64
Paul Skenes
Career
Per 600 PA
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.05
0.05
Paul Skenes
Career
Per 600 PA
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
37
56.49
Paul Skenes
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Paul Skenes
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 600 PA
2
3.05
Paul Skenes
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
4.58
Paul Skenes
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
3.05
Paul Skenes
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
7.63
Paul Skenes
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
60
60
Paul Skenes
Career
Per 600 PA