Ted Lilly vs. Frank Smith — Career Comparison

Ted Lilly
Gen XCaliforniaThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaChicago CubsNational LeagueStarting PitcherAll-Star
Frank Smith
Pre-GenerationalPennsylvaniaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaChicago White SoxAmerican LeagueStarting Pitcher

On the career pitching numbers, Frank Smith posted a stronger line than Ted Lilly. Frank Smith posted stronger numbers in ERA (2.59 vs 4.14) and WHIP (1.166 vs 1.273). By the career numbers, Frank Smith had the better of this comparison — though ERA and WHIP alone don't account for era, park factors, or the defenses each pitcher worked behind.

Pitching Stats for Ted Lilly and Frank Smith

Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
15
Frank Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
11
11
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
356
1.62
Frank Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
354
1.4
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
331
1.5
Frank Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
255
1.01
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
130
0.59
Frank Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
139
0.55
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 9 Innings
113
0.51
Frank Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
111
0.44
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 9 Innings
53.5
53.5
Frank Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
55.6
55.6
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
92.98
92.98
Frank Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
72.03
72.03
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
0.02
Frank Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
184
0.73
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.01
Frank Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
27
0.11
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Frank Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.02
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 9 Innings
913
4.14
Frank Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
655
2.59
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.14
4.14
Frank Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.59
2.59
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.78
3.78
Frank Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.82
2.82
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.32
4.32
Frank Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.18
3.18
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.242
0.242
Frank Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.256
0.256
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 9 Innings
5948
27
Frank Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6822
27
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 9 Innings
1982.2
9
Frank Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2274
9
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1827
8.29
Frank Smith
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1975
7.82
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.29
8.29
Frank Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.82
7.82
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 9 Innings
293
1.33
Frank Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
27
0.11
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.33
1.33
Frank Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.11
0.11
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.82
0.82
Frank Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.08
0.08
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
661
3
Frank Smith
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
676
2.68
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 9 Innings
35
0.16
Frank Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
3
Frank Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.68
2.68
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1681
7.63
Frank Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
1051
4.16
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.63
7.63
Frank Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.16
4.16
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.72
4.72
Frank Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.97
2.97
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.181
1.181
Frank Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.76
0.76
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
58
0.26
Frank Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
66
0.26
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 9 Innings
63
0.29
Frank Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
41
0.16
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 9 Innings
29
0.13
Frank Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.02
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
8390
38.09
Frank Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
8431
33.37
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
0.02
Frank Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
78
0.31
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 9 Innings
974
4.42
Frank Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
891
3.53
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.42
4.42
Frank Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.53
3.53
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 9 Innings
68
0.31
Frank Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 9 Innings
47
0.21
Frank Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
105
0.48
Frank Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.255
1.255
Frank Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.166
1.166
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
7551
34.28
Frank Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
7714
30.53
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.74
2.74
Frank Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.52
2.52
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.275
0.275
Frank Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.294
0.294
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
38.09
38.09
Frank Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
33.37
33.37

Fielding Stats for Ted Lilly and Frank Smith

Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
15
Frank Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
11
11
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
356
1.62
Frank Smith
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
355
1.83
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
331
1.5
Frank Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
197
1.02
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5948
27
Frank Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
5238
27
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1982.2
9
Frank Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
1746
9
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 9 Innings
67
0.3
Frank Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
168
0.87
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 9 Innings
214
0.97
Frank Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
782
4.03
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
17
0.08
Frank Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
37
0.19
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 9 Innings
298
1.35
Frank Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
987
5.09
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 9 Innings
281
1.28
Frank Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
950
4.9
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 9 Innings
94.3
94.3
Frank Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
96.25
96.25
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.789
0.789
Frank Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.676
2.676
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
92.98
92.98
Frank Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
55.49
55.49
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
0.02
Frank Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
22
0.11
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Frank Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Frank Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Frank Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Frank Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Ted Lilly and Frank Smith

Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
15
15
Frank Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
11
11
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 600 PAverified
357
545.04
Frank Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
369
251.88
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 600 PA
393
600
Frank Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
879
600
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 600 PAverified
347
529.77
Frank Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
766
522.87
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 600 PA
0.101
0.101
Frank Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.204
0.204
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 600 PA
0.332
0.332
Frank Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.604
0.604
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 600 PA
35
53.44
Frank Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
156
106.48
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 600 PA
28
42.75
Frank Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
104
70.99
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 600 PA
6
9.16
Frank Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
41
27.99
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1.53
Frank Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9
6.14
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Frank Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
1.37
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 600 PA
7
10.69
Frank Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
52
35.49
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 600 PA
0.2
0.2
Frank Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.333
0.333
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Frank Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.003
0.003
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Frank Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.013
0.013
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 600 PA
5.28
8.07
Frank Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
67.66
46.18
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 600 PA
43
65.65
Frank Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
221
150.85
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 600 PA
44
67.18
Frank Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
233
159.04
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 600 PA
0.124
0.124
Frank Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.276
0.276
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 600 PA
0.124
0.124
Frank Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.289
0.289
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 600 PA
0.248
0.248
Frank Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.565
0.565
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 600 PA
0.023
0.023
Frank Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.085
0.085
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 600 PA
0.087
0.087
Frank Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.197
0.197
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 600 PA
0.174
0.174
Frank Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.493
0.493
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 600 PA
0.177
0.177
Frank Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.282
0.282
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 600 PA
10
15.27
Frank Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
81
55.29
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 600 PA
17
25.95
Frank Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
85
58.02
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 600 PA
27
41.22
Frank Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
164
111.95
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 600 PA
-8.04
-12.27
Frank Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
68.76
46.94
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1.53
Frank Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
13
8.87
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 600 PA
8
12.21
Frank Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
64
43.69
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Frank Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
149
227.48
Frank Smith
Career
Per 600 PAverified
217
148.12
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 600 PA
2.64
2.64
Frank Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4.05
4.05
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 600 PA
0.05
0.05
Frank Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.29
0.29
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
37
56.49
Frank Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
36
24.57
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Frank Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 600 PA
2
3.05
Frank Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
4.58
Frank Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
3
2.05
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
3.05
Frank Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
7.63
Frank Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
3
2.05
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 600 PA
60
60
Frank Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
100
100