Ted Lilly vs. Barney Slaughter — Career Comparison

Ted Lilly
Gen XCaliforniaThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaChicago CubsNational LeagueStarting PitcherAll-Star
Barney Slaughter
Lost GenerationDelawareThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaPhiladelphia PhilliesNational LeagueRelief Pitcher

Ted Lilly built a career as a starting pitcher and Barney Slaughter 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 5.5 and 1.778 for Barney Slaughter. 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 Barney Slaughter

Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
15
Barney Slaughter
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
356
1.62
Barney Slaughter
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
4
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
331
1.5
Barney Slaughter
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.5
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
130
0.59
Barney Slaughter
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 9 Innings
113
0.51
Barney Slaughter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.5
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
53.5
53.5
Barney Slaughter
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
92.98
92.98
Barney Slaughter
Career
Per 9 Innings
12.5
12.5
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.02
Barney Slaughter
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.01
Barney Slaughter
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Barney Slaughter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.5
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
913
4.14
Barney Slaughter
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
11
5.5
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.14
4.14
Barney Slaughter
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.5
5.5
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.78
3.78
Barney Slaughter
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.59
5.59
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.32
4.32
Barney Slaughter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.06
4.06
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.242
0.242
Barney Slaughter
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.318
0.318
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5948
27
Barney Slaughter
Career
Per 9 Innings
54
27
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1982.2
9
Barney Slaughter
Career
Per 9 Innings
18
9
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1827
8.29
Barney Slaughter
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
21
10.5
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.29
8.29
Barney Slaughter
Career
Per 9 Innings
10.5
10.5
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 9 Innings
293
1.33
Barney Slaughter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.33
1.33
Barney Slaughter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.82
0.82
Barney Slaughter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
661
3
Barney Slaughter
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
11
5.5
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 9 Innings
35
0.16
Barney Slaughter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
3
Barney Slaughter
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.5
5.5
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1681
7.63
Barney Slaughter
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
3.5
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.63
7.63
Barney Slaughter
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.5
3.5
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.72
4.72
Barney Slaughter
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.88
0.88
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.181
1.181
Barney Slaughter
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 9 Innings
58
0.26
Barney Slaughter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 9 Innings
63
0.29
Barney Slaughter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 9 Innings
29
0.13
Barney Slaughter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
8390
38.09
Barney Slaughter
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
77
38.5
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
0.02
Barney Slaughter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
3
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
974
4.42
Barney Slaughter
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
12
6
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.42
4.42
Barney Slaughter
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
6
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 9 Innings
68
0.31
Barney Slaughter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 9 Innings
47
0.21
Barney Slaughter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
105
0.48
Barney Slaughter
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.255
1.255
Barney Slaughter
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.778
1.778
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7551
34.28
Barney Slaughter
Career
Per 9 Innings
66
33
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.74
2.74
Barney Slaughter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.5
1.5
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.275
0.275
Barney Slaughter
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.356
0.356
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 9 Innings
38.09
38.09
Barney Slaughter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
38.5
38.5

Fielding Stats for Ted Lilly and Barney Slaughter

Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
15
Barney Slaughter
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
356
1.62
Barney Slaughter
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
4
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
331
1.5
Barney Slaughter
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.5
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5948
27
Barney Slaughter
Career
Per 9 Innings
54
27
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1982.2
9
Barney Slaughter
Career
Per 9 Innings
18
9
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
67
0.3
Barney Slaughter
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
214
0.97
Barney Slaughter
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
3
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 9 Innings
17
0.08
Barney Slaughter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
298
1.35
Barney Slaughter
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
3
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
281
1.28
Barney Slaughter
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
3
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 9 Innings
94.3
94.3
Barney Slaughter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.789
0.789
Barney Slaughter
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.75
0.75
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
92.98
92.98
Barney Slaughter
Career
Per 9 Innings
12.5
12.5
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.02
Barney Slaughter
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Barney Slaughter
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Barney Slaughter
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Barney Slaughter
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Barney Slaughter
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Ted Lilly and Barney Slaughter

Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
15
15
Barney Slaughter
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
357
545.04
Barney Slaughter
Career
Per 600 PAverified
8
960
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
393
600
Barney Slaughter
Career
Per 600 PA
5
600
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
347
529.77
Barney Slaughter
Career
Per 600 PAverified
5
600
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 600 PA
0.101
0.101
Barney Slaughter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.2
0.2
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 600 PA
0.332
0.332
Barney Slaughter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.6
0.6
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
35
53.44
Barney Slaughter
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
120
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
28
42.75
Barney Slaughter
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
6
9.16
Barney Slaughter
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
120
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.53
Barney Slaughter
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Barney Slaughter
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
7
10.69
Barney Slaughter
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
120
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 600 PA
0.2
0.2
Barney Slaughter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Barney Slaughter
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Barney Slaughter
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
5.28
8.07
Barney Slaughter
Career
Per 600 PAverified
0.38
45.23
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
43
65.65
Barney Slaughter
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
240
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
44
67.18
Barney Slaughter
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
120
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 600 PA
0.124
0.124
Barney Slaughter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.2
0.2
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 600 PA
0.124
0.124
Barney Slaughter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.4
0.4
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 600 PA
0.248
0.248
Barney Slaughter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.6
0.6
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 600 PA
0.023
0.023
Barney Slaughter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.2
0.2
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 600 PA
0.087
0.087
Barney Slaughter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.19
0.19
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 600 PA
0.174
0.174
Barney Slaughter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.5
0.5
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 600 PA
0.177
0.177
Barney Slaughter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.2
0.2
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
10
15.27
Barney Slaughter
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
120
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
17
25.95
Barney Slaughter
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
27
41.22
Barney Slaughter
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
120
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 600 PA
-8.04
-12.27
Barney Slaughter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.32
38.59
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.53
Barney Slaughter
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8
12.21
Barney Slaughter
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Barney Slaughter
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 600 PA
149
227.48
Barney Slaughter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2.64
2.64
Barney Slaughter
Career
Per 600 PA
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.05
0.05
Barney Slaughter
Career
Per 600 PA
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
37
56.49
Barney Slaughter
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Barney Slaughter
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 600 PA
2
3.05
Barney Slaughter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
4.58
Barney Slaughter
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
3.05
Barney Slaughter
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
7.63
Barney Slaughter
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
60
60
Barney Slaughter
Career
Per 600 PA