Ted Lilly vs. Riley Smith — Career Comparison

Ted Lilly
Gen XCaliforniaThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaChicago CubsNational LeagueStarting PitcherAll-Star
Riley Smith
MillenialTexasThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaArizona DiamondbacksNational LeagueRelief Pitcher

Ted Lilly built a career as a starting pitcher and Riley Smith 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 5.04 and 1.436 for Riley Smith. 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 Riley Smith

Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
15
Riley Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
356
1.62
Riley Smith
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
30
3.15
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
331
1.5
Riley Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
0.63
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
130
0.59
Riley Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.32
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 9 Innings
113
0.51
Riley Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.42
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
53.5
53.5
Riley Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
42.86
42.86
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
92.98
92.98
Riley Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
20
20
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.02
Riley Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.01
Riley Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Riley Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.11
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
913
4.14
Riley Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
48
5.04
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.14
4.14
Riley Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.04
5.04
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.78
3.78
Riley Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.82
4.82
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.32
4.32
Riley Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.25
4.25
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.242
0.242
Riley Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.295
0.295
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5948
27
Riley Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
257
27
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1982.2
9
Riley Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
85.2
9
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1827
8.29
Riley Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
101
10.61
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.29
8.29
Riley Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
10.61
10.61
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 9 Innings
293
1.33
Riley Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
1.16
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.33
1.33
Riley Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.16
1.16
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.82
0.82
Riley Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.37
0.37
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 9 Innings
661
3
Riley Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
20
2.1
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
35
0.16
Riley Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
0.21
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
3
Riley Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.1
2.1
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1681
7.63
Riley Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
54
5.67
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.63
7.63
Riley Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.67
5.67
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.72
4.72
Riley Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.8
1.8
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.181
1.181
Riley Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.864
0.864
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 9 Innings
58
0.26
Riley Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
63
0.29
Riley Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4
0.42
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 9 Innings
29
0.13
Riley Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
8390
38.09
Riley Smith
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
371
38.98
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
0.02
Riley Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
0.95
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
974
4.42
Riley Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
49
5.15
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.42
4.42
Riley Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.15
5.15
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 9 Innings
68
0.31
Riley Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.21
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 9 Innings
47
0.21
Riley Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
0.21
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
105
0.48
Riley Smith
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
1.05
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.255
1.255
Riley Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.413
1.413
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
7551
34.28
Riley Smith
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
343
36.04
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.74
2.74
Riley Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.63
1.63
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.275
0.275
Riley Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.324
0.324
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 9 Innings
38.09
38.09
Riley Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
38.98
38.98

Fielding Stats for Ted Lilly and Riley Smith

Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
15
Riley Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
356
1.62
Riley Smith
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
30
3.15
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
331
1.5
Riley Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
0.63
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5948
27
Riley Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
257
27
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1982.2
9
Riley Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
85.2
9
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
67
0.3
Riley Smith
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
0.74
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
214
0.97
Riley Smith
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
1.16
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 9 Innings
17
0.08
Riley Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
298
1.35
Riley Smith
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
18
1.89
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
281
1.28
Riley Smith
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
18
1.89
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 9 Innings
94.3
94.3
Riley Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.789
0.789
Riley Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.6
0.6
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
92.98
92.98
Riley Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
20
20
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.02
Riley Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Riley Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Riley Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Riley Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Riley Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Ted Lilly and Riley Smith

Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
15
15
Riley Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
2
2
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
357
545.04
Riley Smith
Career
Per 600 PAverified
30
1058.82
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
393
600
Riley Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
17
600
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
347
529.77
Riley Smith
Career
Per 600 PAverified
16
564.71
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.101
0.101
Riley Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.332
0.332
Riley Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0.059
0.059
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
35
53.44
Riley Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
28
42.75
Riley Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
9.16
Riley Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.53
Riley Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Riley Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
10.69
Riley Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.2
0.2
Riley Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Riley Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Riley Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5.28
8.07
Riley Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
43
65.65
Riley Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
44
67.18
Riley Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.124
0.124
Riley Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.124
0.124
Riley Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.248
0.248
Riley Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.023
0.023
Riley Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.087
0.087
Riley Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.174
0.174
Riley Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.177
0.177
Riley Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10
15.27
Riley Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
17
25.95
Riley Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
27
41.22
Riley Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 600 PAverified
-8.04
-12.27
Riley Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
-1.69
-59.51
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.53
Riley Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8
12.21
Riley Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Riley Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 600 PAverified
149
227.48
Riley Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
11
388.24
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2.64
2.64
Riley Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
1.55
1.55
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.05
0.05
Riley Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
37
56.49
Riley Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
1
35.29
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Riley Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 600 PA
2
3.05
Riley Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
4.58
Riley Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
3.05
Riley Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
7.63
Riley Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
60
60
Riley Smith
Career
Per 600 PA