Ted Lilly vs. Steve Sparks — Career Comparison

Ted Lilly
Gen XCaliforniaThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaChicago CubsNational LeagueStarting PitcherAll-Star
Steve Sparks
Baby BoomersOklahomaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaDetroit TigersAmerican LeagueStarting Pitcher

The numbers give Ted Lilly a clear advantage over Steve Sparks across the core pitching metrics. Ted Lilly led in strikeout rate (K%+ 120 vs 77), walk avoidance (BB%+ 98 vs 90), and run prevention (ERA+ 97 vs 90). Steve Sparks held the edge in home run suppression (HR9+ 100 vs 73). Ted Lilly was the better starter — the numbers make that case clearly.

Pitching Stats for Ted Lilly and Steve Sparks

Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
15
Steve Sparks
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
9
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
356
1.62
Steve Sparks
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
270
1.84
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
331
1.5
Steve Sparks
Career
Per 9 Innings
182
1.24
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
130
0.59
Steve Sparks
Career
Per 9 Innings
59
0.4
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
113
0.51
Steve Sparks
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
76
0.52
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
53.5
53.5
Steve Sparks
Career
Per 9 Innings
43.7
43.7
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
92.98
92.98
Steve Sparks
Career
Per 9 Innings
67.41
67.41
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
0.02
Steve Sparks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
16
0.11
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3
0.01
Steve Sparks
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.01
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Steve Sparks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.02
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
913
4.14
Steve Sparks
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
716
4.88
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.14
4.14
Steve Sparks
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.88
4.88
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.78
3.78
Steve Sparks
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.91
4.91
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.32
4.32
Steve Sparks
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.82
4.82
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.242
0.242
Steve Sparks
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.28
0.28
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5948
27
Steve Sparks
Career
Per 9 Innings
3959
27
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1982.2
9
Steve Sparks
Career
Per 9 Innings
1319.2
9
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1827
8.29
Steve Sparks
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1451
9.9
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.29
8.29
Steve Sparks
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.9
9.9
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 9 Innings
293
1.33
Steve Sparks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
154
1.05
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.33
1.33
Steve Sparks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.05
1.05
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.82
0.82
Steve Sparks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.57
0.57
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
661
3
Steve Sparks
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
520
3.55
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 9 Innings
35
0.16
Steve Sparks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
0.08
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
3
Steve Sparks
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.55
3.55
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1681
7.63
Steve Sparks
Career
Per 9 Innings
658
4.49
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.63
7.63
Steve Sparks
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.49
4.49
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.72
4.72
Steve Sparks
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.44
2.44
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.181
1.181
Steve Sparks
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.893
0.893
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
58
0.26
Steve Sparks
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
54
0.37
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
63
0.29
Steve Sparks
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
52
0.35
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 9 Innings
29
0.13
Steve Sparks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.03
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
8390
38.09
Steve Sparks
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
5832
39.77
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
0.02
Steve Sparks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
45
0.31
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
974
4.42
Steve Sparks
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
800
5.46
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.42
4.42
Steve Sparks
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.46
5.46
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 9 Innings
68
0.31
Steve Sparks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
27
0.18
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
47
0.21
Steve Sparks
Career
Per 9 Innings
54
0.37
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 9 Innings
105
0.48
Steve Sparks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
128
0.87
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.255
1.255
Steve Sparks
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.494
1.494
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
7551
34.28
Steve Sparks
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
5179
35.32
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.74
2.74
Steve Sparks
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.96
2.96
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.275
0.275
Steve Sparks
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.297
0.297
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 9 Innings
38.09
38.09
Steve Sparks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
39.77
39.77

Fielding Stats for Ted Lilly and Steve Sparks

Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
15
Steve Sparks
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
9
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
356
1.62
Steve Sparks
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
270
1.84
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
331
1.5
Steve Sparks
Career
Per 9 Innings
182
1.24
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5948
27
Steve Sparks
Career
Per 9 Innings
3959
27
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1982.2
9
Steve Sparks
Career
Per 9 Innings
1319.2
9
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 9 Innings
67
0.3
Steve Sparks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
115
0.78
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 9 Innings
214
0.97
Steve Sparks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
270
1.84
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
17
0.08
Steve Sparks
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
13
0.09
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 9 Innings
298
1.35
Steve Sparks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
398
2.71
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 9 Innings
281
1.28
Steve Sparks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
385
2.63
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 9 Innings
94.3
94.3
Steve Sparks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
96.73
96.73
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.789
0.789
Steve Sparks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.426
1.426
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
92.98
92.98
Steve Sparks
Career
Per 9 Innings
67.41
67.41
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
0.02
Steve Sparks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
24
0.16
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Steve Sparks
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Steve Sparks
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Steve Sparks
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Steve Sparks
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Ted Lilly and Steve Sparks

Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
15
15
Steve Sparks
Career
Per 600 PA
9
9
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
357
545.04
Steve Sparks
Career
Per 600 PAverified
272
3709.09
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
393
600
Steve Sparks
Career
Per 600 PA
44
600
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
347
529.77
Steve Sparks
Career
Per 600 PAverified
41
559.09
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 600 PA
0.101
0.101
Steve Sparks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.122
0.122
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.332
0.332
Steve Sparks
Career
Per 600 PA
0.33
0.33
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
35
53.44
Steve Sparks
Career
Per 600 PAverified
5
68.18
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
28
42.75
Steve Sparks
Career
Per 600 PAverified
4
54.55
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
6
9.16
Steve Sparks
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
13.64
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.53
Steve Sparks
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Sparks
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
7
10.69
Steve Sparks
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
13.64
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 600 PA
0.2
0.2
Steve Sparks
Career
Per 600 PA
0.2
0.2
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Sparks
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Sparks
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
5.28
8.07
Steve Sparks
Career
Per 600 PAverified
0.86
11.77
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
43
65.65
Steve Sparks
Career
Per 600 PAverified
6
81.82
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
44
67.18
Steve Sparks
Career
Per 600 PAverified
6
81.82
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 600 PA
0.124
0.124
Steve Sparks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.143
0.143
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 600 PA
0.124
0.124
Steve Sparks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.146
0.146
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 600 PA
0.248
0.248
Steve Sparks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.289
0.289
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 600 PA
0.023
0.023
Steve Sparks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.024
0.024
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 600 PA
0.087
0.087
Steve Sparks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.101
0.101
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 600 PA
0.174
0.174
Steve Sparks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.194
0.194
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 600 PA
0.177
0.177
Steve Sparks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.208
0.208
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10
15.27
Steve Sparks
Career
Per 600 PA
1
13.64
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
17
25.95
Steve Sparks
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
40.91
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
27
41.22
Steve Sparks
Career
Per 600 PAverified
4
54.55
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 600 PA
-8.04
-12.27
Steve Sparks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
-0.35
-4.74
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.53
Steve Sparks
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
8
12.21
Steve Sparks
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
13.64
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Sparks
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 600 PAverified
149
227.48
Steve Sparks
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
17
231.82
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2.64
2.64
Steve Sparks
Career
Per 600 PA
2.59
2.59
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 600 PA
0.05
0.05
Steve Sparks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.06
0.06
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
37
56.49
Steve Sparks
Career
Per 600 PA
2
27.27
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Sparks
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 600 PA
2
3.05
Steve Sparks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
4.58
Steve Sparks
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
3.05
Steve Sparks
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
7.63
Steve Sparks
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
60
60
Steve Sparks
Career
Per 600 PA