Ted Lilly vs. Dan Spillner — Career Comparison

Ted Lilly
Gen XCaliforniaThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaChicago CubsNational LeagueStarting PitcherAll-Star
Dan Spillner
Baby BoomersWyomingThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaCleveland GuardiansAmerican LeagueRelief Pitcher

Ted Lilly built a career as a starting pitcher and Dan Spillner as a reliever — different jobs with different demands — but on the metrics that apply to both, a comparison is still worth making. Ted Lilly led in strikeout rate (K%+ 120 vs 93), run prevention (ERA+ 97 vs 91), and walk avoidance (BB%+ 98 vs 93). Dan Spillner held the edge in home run suppression (HR9+ 77 vs 73). Role difference aside, Ted Lilly holds a clear edge on every meaningful shared measure.

Pitching Stats for Ted Lilly and Dan Spillner

Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
15
Dan Spillner
Career
Per 9 Innings
12
12
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 9 Innings
356
1.62
Dan Spillner
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
556
3.35
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
331
1.5
Dan Spillner
Career
Per 9 Innings
123
0.74
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
130
0.59
Dan Spillner
Career
Per 9 Innings
75
0.45
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
113
0.51
Dan Spillner
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
89
0.54
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
53.5
53.5
Dan Spillner
Career
Per 9 Innings
45.73
45.73
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
92.98
92.98
Dan Spillner
Career
Per 9 Innings
22.12
22.12
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
0.02
Dan Spillner
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
19
0.11
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.01
Dan Spillner
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.02
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dan Spillner
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
50
0.3
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
913
4.14
Dan Spillner
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
699
4.21
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.14
4.14
Dan Spillner
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.21
4.21
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.78
3.78
Dan Spillner
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.34
4.34
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.32
4.32
Dan Spillner
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.23
4.23
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.242
0.242
Dan Spillner
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.275
0.275
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5948
27
Dan Spillner
Career
Per 9 Innings
4478
27
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1982.2
9
Dan Spillner
Career
Per 9 Innings
1492.2
9
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1827
8.29
Dan Spillner
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1585
9.56
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.29
8.29
Dan Spillner
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.56
9.56
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 9 Innings
293
1.33
Dan Spillner
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
134
0.81
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.33
1.33
Dan Spillner
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.81
0.81
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.82
0.82
Dan Spillner
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.24
0.24
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
661
3
Dan Spillner
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
605
3.65
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
35
0.16
Dan Spillner
Career
Per 9 Innings
65
0.39
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
3
Dan Spillner
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.65
3.65
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1681
7.63
Dan Spillner
Career
Per 9 Innings
878
5.29
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.63
7.63
Dan Spillner
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.29
5.29
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.72
4.72
Dan Spillner
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.58
1.58
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.181
1.181
Dan Spillner
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.994
0.994
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
58
0.26
Dan Spillner
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
51
0.31
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 9 Innings
63
0.29
Dan Spillner
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
0.08
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 9 Innings
29
0.13
Dan Spillner
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.01
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
8390
38.09
Dan Spillner
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
6526
39.35
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
0.02
Dan Spillner
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
223
1.34
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
974
4.42
Dan Spillner
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
786
4.74
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.42
4.42
Dan Spillner
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.74
4.74
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
68
0.31
Dan Spillner
Career
Per 9 Innings
76
0.46
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
47
0.21
Dan Spillner
Career
Per 9 Innings
64
0.39
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 9 Innings
105
0.48
Dan Spillner
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
113
0.68
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.255
1.255
Dan Spillner
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.467
1.467
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
7551
34.28
Dan Spillner
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
5768
34.78
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.74
2.74
Dan Spillner
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.41
1.41
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.275
0.275
Dan Spillner
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.305
0.305
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 9 Innings
38.09
38.09
Dan Spillner
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
39.35
39.35

Fielding Stats for Ted Lilly and Dan Spillner

Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
15
Dan Spillner
Career
Per 9 Innings
12
12
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 9 Innings
356
1.62
Dan Spillner
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
556
3.35
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
331
1.5
Dan Spillner
Career
Per 9 Innings
123
0.74
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5948
27
Dan Spillner
Career
Per 9 Innings
4478
27
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1982.2
9
Dan Spillner
Career
Per 9 Innings
1492.2
9
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 9 Innings
67
0.3
Dan Spillner
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
81
0.49
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
214
0.97
Dan Spillner
Career
Per 9 Innings
157
0.95
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 9 Innings
17
0.08
Dan Spillner
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
0.07
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
298
1.35
Dan Spillner
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
249
1.5
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
281
1.28
Dan Spillner
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
238
1.44
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 9 Innings
94.3
94.3
Dan Spillner
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
95.58
95.58
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.789
0.789
Dan Spillner
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.428
0.428
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
92.98
92.98
Dan Spillner
Career
Per 9 Innings
22.12
22.12
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
0.02
Dan Spillner
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
0.06
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dan Spillner
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dan Spillner
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dan Spillner
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dan Spillner
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Ted Lilly and Dan Spillner

Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
15
15
Dan Spillner
Career
Per 600 PA
12
12
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 600 PA
357
545.04
Dan Spillner
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
559
2083.23
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
393
600
Dan Spillner
Career
Per 600 PA
161
600
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
347
529.77
Dan Spillner
Career
Per 600 PA
130
484.47
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.101
0.101
Dan Spillner
Career
Per 600 PA
0.077
0.077
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 600 PA
0.332
0.332
Dan Spillner
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.382
0.382
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
35
53.44
Dan Spillner
Career
Per 600 PA
10
37.27
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
28
42.75
Dan Spillner
Career
Per 600 PA
9
33.54
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
9.16
Dan Spillner
Career
Per 600 PA
1
3.73
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.53
Dan Spillner
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dan Spillner
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
10.69
Dan Spillner
Career
Per 600 PA
1
3.73
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.2
0.2
Dan Spillner
Career
Per 600 PA
0.1
0.1
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dan Spillner
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dan Spillner
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
5.28
8.07
Dan Spillner
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2.29
8.53
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
43
65.65
Dan Spillner
Career
Per 600 PA
11
40.99
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
44
67.18
Dan Spillner
Career
Per 600 PAverified
29
108.07
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 600 PA
0.124
0.124
Dan Spillner
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.195
0.195
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.124
0.124
Dan Spillner
Career
Per 600 PA
0.085
0.085
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 600 PA
0.248
0.248
Dan Spillner
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.279
0.279
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.023
0.023
Dan Spillner
Career
Per 600 PA
0.008
0.008
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 600 PA
0.087
0.087
Dan Spillner
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.109
0.109
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 600 PA
0.174
0.174
Dan Spillner
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.246
0.246
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.177
0.177
Dan Spillner
Career
Per 600 PA
0.175
0.175
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
10
15.27
Dan Spillner
Career
Per 600 PAverified
9
33.54
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
17
25.95
Dan Spillner
Career
Per 600 PA
1
3.73
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
27
41.22
Dan Spillner
Career
Per 600 PA
10
37.27
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 600 PA
-8.04
-12.27
Dan Spillner
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
-0.98
-3.67
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.53
Dan Spillner
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 600 PA
8
12.21
Dan Spillner
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
19
70.81
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dan Spillner
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 600 PAverified
149
227.48
Dan Spillner
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
73
272.05
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2.64
2.64
Dan Spillner
Career
Per 600 PA
2.21
2.21
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 600 PA
0.05
0.05
Dan Spillner
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.26
0.26
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
37
56.49
Dan Spillner
Career
Per 600 PA
12
44.72
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dan Spillner
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
3.05
Dan Spillner
Career
Per 600 PA
2
7.45
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
4.58
Dan Spillner
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
3.05
Dan Spillner
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
7.63
Dan Spillner
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
60
60
Dan Spillner
Career
Per 600 PA