Ted Lilly vs. Carson Smith — Career Comparison

Ted Lilly
Gen XCaliforniaThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaChicago CubsNational LeagueStarting PitcherAll-Star
Carson Smith
MillenialTexasThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaSeattle MarinersAmerican LeagueRelief Pitcher

Ted Lilly built a career as a starting pitcher and Carson Smith as a reliever — different jobs with different demands — but on the metrics that apply to both, a comparison is still worth making. Carson Smith posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 2.21 and WHIP 1.098 compared to 4.14 and 1.273 for Ted Lilly. By the career numbers, Carson Smith had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Ted Lilly and Carson Smith

Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
15
Carson Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
5
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
356
1.62
Carson Smith
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
108
9.53
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
331
1.5
Carson Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
130
0.59
Carson Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.35
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
113
0.51
Carson Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6
0.53
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
53.5
53.5
Carson Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
40
40
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
92.98
92.98
Carson Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.02
Carson Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.01
Carson Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Carson Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
1.24
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 9 Innings
913
4.14
Carson Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
25
2.21
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.14
4.14
Carson Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.21
2.21
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.78
3.78
Carson Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.21
2.21
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.32
4.32
Carson Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.19
2.19
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.242
0.242
Carson Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.2
0.2
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5948
27
Carson Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
306
27
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1982.2
9
Carson Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
102
9
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 9 Innings
1827
8.29
Carson Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
74
6.53
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.29
8.29
Carson Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6.53
6.53
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 9 Innings
293
1.33
Carson Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.35
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.33
1.33
Carson Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.35
0.35
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.82
0.82
Carson Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.04
0.04
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 9 Innings
661
3
Carson Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
34
3
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
35
0.16
Carson Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4
0.35
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
3
Carson Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
3
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1681
7.63
Carson Smith
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
129
11.38
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 9 Innings
7.63
7.63
Carson Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11.38
11.38
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.72
4.72
Carson Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.19
1.19
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.181
1.181
Carson Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.598
1.598
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
58
0.26
Carson Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6
0.53
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
63
0.29
Carson Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
7
0.62
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 9 Innings
29
0.13
Carson Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8390
38.09
Carson Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
415
36.62
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
0.02
Carson Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
31
2.74
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 9 Innings
974
4.42
Carson Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
27
2.38
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.42
4.42
Carson Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.38
2.38
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 9 Innings
68
0.31
Carson Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.26
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 9 Innings
47
0.21
Carson Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
105
0.48
Carson Smith
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
0.62
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.255
1.255
Carson Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.059
1.059
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7551
34.28
Carson Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
371
32.74
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.74
2.74
Carson Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.25
0.25
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.275
0.275
Carson Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.294
0.294
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
38.09
38.09
Carson Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
36.62
36.62

Fielding Stats for Ted Lilly and Carson Smith

Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
15
Carson Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
5
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
356
1.62
Carson Smith
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
108
9.53
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
331
1.5
Carson Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5948
27
Carson Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
306
27
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1982.2
9
Carson Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
102
9
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
67
0.3
Carson Smith
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
1.24
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
214
0.97
Carson Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
0.79
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
17
0.08
Carson Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
0.09
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
298
1.35
Carson Smith
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
24
2.12
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
281
1.28
Carson Smith
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
23
2.03
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 9 Innings
94.3
94.3
Carson Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
95.83
95.83
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.789
0.789
Carson Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.213
0.213
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
92.98
92.98
Carson Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.02
Carson Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Carson Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Carson Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Carson Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Carson Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Ted Lilly and Carson Smith

Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
15
15
Carson Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
5
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
357
545.04
Carson Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
108
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
393
600
Carson Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
347
529.77
Carson Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.101
0.101
Carson Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.332
0.332
Carson Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
35
53.44
Carson Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
28
42.75
Carson Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
9.16
Carson Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.53
Carson Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Carson Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
10.69
Carson Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.2
0.2
Carson Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Carson Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Carson Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5.28
8.07
Carson Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
43
65.65
Carson Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
44
67.18
Carson Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.124
0.124
Carson Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.124
0.124
Carson Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.248
0.248
Carson Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.023
0.023
Carson Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.087
0.087
Carson Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.174
0.174
Carson Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.177
0.177
Carson Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10
15.27
Carson Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
17
25.95
Carson Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
27
41.22
Carson Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
-8.04
-12.27
Carson Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.53
Carson Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8
12.21
Carson Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Carson Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 600 PA
149
227.48
Carson Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2.64
2.64
Carson Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.05
0.05
Carson Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
37
56.49
Carson Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Carson Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 600 PA
2
3.05
Carson Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
4.58
Carson Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
3.05
Carson Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
7.63
Carson Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
60
60
Carson Smith
Career
Per 600 PA