Ted Lilly vs. Billy Smith — Career Comparison

Ted Lilly
Gen XCaliforniaThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaChicago CubsNational LeagueStarting PitcherAll-Star
Billy Smith
Pre-GenerationalLouisianaThrows RightNorth AmericaDetroit WolverinesNational LeagueRelief Pitcher

Ted Lilly built a career as a starting pitcher and Billy Smith as a reliever — different jobs with different demands — but on the metrics that apply to both, a comparison is still worth making. Billy Smith posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 4.09 and WHIP 1.442 compared to 4.14 and 1.273 for Ted Lilly. By the career numbers, Billy Smith had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Ted Lilly and Billy Smith

Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
15
Billy Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
356
1.62
Billy Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
1.05
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
331
1.5
Billy Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
1.05
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
130
0.59
Billy Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
0.58
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 9 Innings
113
0.51
Billy Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.47
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 9 Innings
53.5
53.5
Billy Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
55.56
55.56
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 9 Innings
92.98
92.98
Billy Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
0.02
Billy Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
1.05
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.01
Billy Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Billy Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 9 Innings
913
4.14
Billy Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
35
4.09
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.14
4.14
Billy Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.09
4.09
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.78
3.78
Billy Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.5
3.5
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.32
4.32
Billy Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.23
3.23
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.242
0.242
Billy Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.259
0.259
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5948
27
Billy Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
231
27
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1982.2
9
Billy Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
77
9
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1827
8.29
Billy Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
81
9.47
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.29
8.29
Billy Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.47
9.47
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 9 Innings
293
1.33
Billy Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.33
1.33
Billy Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.82
0.82
Billy Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
661
3
Billy Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
30
3.51
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 9 Innings
35
0.16
Billy Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
3
Billy Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.51
3.51
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1681
7.63
Billy Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
36
4.21
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.63
7.63
Billy Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.21
4.21
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.72
4.72
Billy Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
4
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.181
1.181
Billy Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.857
0.857
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
58
0.26
Billy Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
9
1.05
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 9 Innings
63
0.29
Billy Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 9 Innings
29
0.13
Billy Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
8390
38.09
Billy Smith
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
343
40.09
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.02
Billy Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
974
4.42
Billy Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
47
5.49
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.42
4.42
Billy Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.49
5.49
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 9 Innings
68
0.31
Billy Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 9 Innings
47
0.21
Billy Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
105
0.48
Billy Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.255
1.255
Billy Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.442
1.442
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
7551
34.28
Billy Smith
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
313
36.58
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.74
2.74
Billy Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.22
5.22
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.275
0.275
Billy Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.292
0.292
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 9 Innings
38.09
38.09
Billy Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
40.09
40.09

Fielding Stats for Ted Lilly and Billy Smith

Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
15
Billy Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
356
1.62
Billy Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
1.1
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
331
1.5
Billy Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5948
27
Billy Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
246
27
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1982.2
9
Billy Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
82
9
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
67
0.3
Billy Smith
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.55
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
214
0.97
Billy Smith
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
1.32
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
17
0.08
Billy Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3
0.33
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
298
1.35
Billy Smith
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
20
2.2
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
281
1.28
Billy Smith
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
17
1.87
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
94.3
94.3
Billy Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
85
85
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.789
0.789
Billy Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.7
1.7
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
92.98
92.98
Billy Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.02
Billy Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Billy Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Billy Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Billy Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Billy Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Ted Lilly and Billy Smith

Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
15
15
Billy Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
357
545.04
Billy Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
10
153.85
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
393
600
Billy Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
39
600
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
347
529.77
Billy Smith
Career
Per 600 PAverified
38
584.62
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 600 PA
0.101
0.101
Billy Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.184
0.184
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 600 PA
0.332
0.332
Billy Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.449
0.449
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
35
53.44
Billy Smith
Career
Per 600 PAverified
7
107.69
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
28
42.75
Billy Smith
Career
Per 600 PAverified
5
76.92
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
6
9.16
Billy Smith
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
30.77
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.53
Billy Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Billy Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
7
10.69
Billy Smith
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
30.77
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 600 PA
0.2
0.2
Billy Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.286
0.286
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Billy Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Billy Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
5.28
8.07
Billy Smith
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1.85
28.52
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
43
65.65
Billy Smith
Career
Per 600 PAverified
9
138.46
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
44
67.18
Billy Smith
Career
Per 600 PAverified
8
123.08
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 600 PA
0.124
0.124
Billy Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.205
0.205
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 600 PA
0.124
0.124
Billy Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.237
0.237
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 600 PA
0.248
0.248
Billy Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.442
0.442
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 600 PA
0.023
0.023
Billy Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.053
0.053
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 600 PA
0.087
0.087
Billy Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.152
0.152
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 600 PA
0.174
0.174
Billy Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.323
0.323
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 600 PA
0.177
0.177
Billy Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.292
0.292
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
10
15.27
Billy Smith
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
30.77
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
17
25.95
Billy Smith
Career
Per 600 PAverified
4
61.54
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
27
41.22
Billy Smith
Career
Per 600 PAverified
6
92.31
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 600 PA
-8.04
-12.27
Billy Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1.48
22.71
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.53
Billy Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
8
12.21
Billy Smith
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
15.38
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Billy Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 600 PA
149
227.48
Billy Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
14
215.38
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 600 PA
2.64
2.64
Billy Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2.79
2.79
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 600 PA
0.05
0.05
Billy Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.07
0.07
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
37
56.49
Billy Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Billy Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 600 PA
2
3.05
Billy Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
4.58
Billy Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
3.05
Billy Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
7.63
Billy Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
60
60
Billy Smith
Career
Per 600 PA