Ted Lilly vs. Dylan Smith — Career Comparison

Ted Lilly
Gen XCaliforniaThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaChicago CubsNational LeagueStarting PitcherAll-Star
Dylan Smith
Gen ZAlabamaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaDetroit TigersAmerican LeagueRelief Pitcher

Ted Lilly built a career as a starting pitcher and Dylan Smith as a reliever — different jobs with different demands — but on the metrics that apply to both, a comparison is still worth making. Dylan Smith posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 1.38 and WHIP 0.846 compared to 4.14 and 1.273 for Ted Lilly. By the career numbers, Dylan Smith had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Ted Lilly and Dylan Smith

Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
15
Dylan Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
356
1.62
Dylan Smith
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
4.85
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
331
1.5
Dylan Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
130
0.59
Dylan Smith
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.69
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 9 Innings
113
0.51
Dylan Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 9 Innings
53.5
53.5
Dylan Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
92.98
92.98
Dylan Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.02
Dylan Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.01
Dylan Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dylan Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 9 Innings
913
4.14
Dylan Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
1.38
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.14
4.14
Dylan Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.38
1.38
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.78
3.78
Dylan Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.7
1.7
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.32
4.32
Dylan Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.23
4.23
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.242
0.242
Dylan Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.15
0.15
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5948
27
Dylan Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
39
27
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1982.2
9
Dylan Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
13
9
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 9 Innings
1827
8.29
Dylan Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
4.15
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.29
8.29
Dylan Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.15
4.15
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 9 Innings
293
1.33
Dylan Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.33
1.33
Dylan Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.82
0.82
Dylan Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
661
3
Dylan Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5
3.46
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 9 Innings
35
0.16
Dylan Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
3
Dylan Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.46
3.46
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1681
7.63
Dylan Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
2.77
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.63
7.63
Dylan Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.77
2.77
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.72
4.72
Dylan Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.57
0.57
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.181
1.181
Dylan Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.692
0.692
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 9 Innings
58
0.26
Dylan Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
63
0.29
Dylan Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3
2.08
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 9 Innings
29
0.13
Dylan Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8390
38.09
Dylan Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
48
33.23
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
0.02
Dylan Smith
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
3.46
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 9 Innings
974
4.42
Dylan Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
1.38
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.42
4.42
Dylan Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.38
1.38
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 9 Innings
68
0.31
Dylan Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 9 Innings
47
0.21
Dylan Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
105
0.48
Dylan Smith
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
2.77
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.255
1.255
Dylan Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.846
0.846
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7551
34.28
Dylan Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
40
27.69
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.74
2.74
Dylan Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.29
0.29
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.275
0.275
Dylan Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.167
0.167
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
38.09
38.09
Dylan Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
33.23
33.23

Fielding Stats for Ted Lilly and Dylan Smith

Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
15
Dylan Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
356
1.62
Dylan Smith
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
4.85
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
331
1.5
Dylan Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5948
27
Dylan Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
39
27
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1982.2
9
Dylan Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
13
9
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
67
0.3
Dylan Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
214
0.97
Dylan Smith
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
2.08
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 9 Innings
17
0.08
Dylan Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
298
1.35
Dylan Smith
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
2.08
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
281
1.28
Dylan Smith
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
2.08
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 9 Innings
94.3
94.3
Dylan Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.789
0.789
Dylan Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.429
0.429
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
92.98
92.98
Dylan Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5
0.02
Dylan Smith
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.69
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dylan Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dylan Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dylan Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dylan Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Ted Lilly and Dylan Smith

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