Ted Lilly vs. Bobby Sprowl — Career Comparison

Ted Lilly
Gen XCaliforniaThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaChicago CubsNational LeagueStarting PitcherAll-Star
Bobby Sprowl
Baby BoomersOhioThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaHouston AstrosAmerican LeagueRelief Pitcher

Ted Lilly built a career as a starting pitcher and Bobby Sprowl 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 5.44 and 1.770 for Bobby Sprowl. 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 Bobby Sprowl

Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
15
Bobby Sprowl
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
4
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
356
1.62
Bobby Sprowl
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
22
4.27
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
331
1.5
Bobby Sprowl
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.78
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
130
0.59
Bobby Sprowl
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
113
0.51
Bobby Sprowl
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3
0.58
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
53.5
53.5
Bobby Sprowl
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
92.98
92.98
Bobby Sprowl
Career
Per 9 Innings
18.18
18.18
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.02
Bobby Sprowl
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.01
Bobby Sprowl
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bobby Sprowl
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
913
4.14
Bobby Sprowl
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
28
5.44
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.14
4.14
Bobby Sprowl
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.44
5.44
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.78
3.78
Bobby Sprowl
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.61
5.61
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.32
4.32
Bobby Sprowl
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.4
4.4
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.242
0.242
Bobby Sprowl
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.292
0.292
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5948
27
Bobby Sprowl
Career
Per 9 Innings
139
27
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1982.2
9
Bobby Sprowl
Career
Per 9 Innings
46.1
9
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1827
8.29
Bobby Sprowl
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
54
10.49
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.29
8.29
Bobby Sprowl
Career
Per 9 Innings
10.49
10.49
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 9 Innings
293
1.33
Bobby Sprowl
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.78
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.33
1.33
Bobby Sprowl
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.78
0.78
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.82
0.82
Bobby Sprowl
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.18
0.18
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
661
3
Bobby Sprowl
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
27
5.24
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
35
0.16
Bobby Sprowl
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
0.19
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
3
Bobby Sprowl
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.24
5.24
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1681
7.63
Bobby Sprowl
Career
Per 9 Innings
34
6.6
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.63
7.63
Bobby Sprowl
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.6
6.6
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.72
4.72
Bobby Sprowl
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.55
1.55
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.181
1.181
Bobby Sprowl
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.317
1.317
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
58
0.26
Bobby Sprowl
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3
0.58
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 9 Innings
63
0.29
Bobby Sprowl
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 9 Innings
29
0.13
Bobby Sprowl
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
8390
38.09
Bobby Sprowl
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
216
41.96
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5
0.02
Bobby Sprowl
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.78
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
974
4.42
Bobby Sprowl
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
30
5.83
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.42
4.42
Bobby Sprowl
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.83
5.83
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
68
0.31
Bobby Sprowl
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
0.39
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
47
0.21
Bobby Sprowl
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
0.39
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
105
0.48
Bobby Sprowl
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.58
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.255
1.255
Bobby Sprowl
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.748
1.748
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
7551
34.28
Bobby Sprowl
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
185
35.94
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.74
2.74
Bobby Sprowl
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.36
1.36
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.275
0.275
Bobby Sprowl
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.34
0.34
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 9 Innings
38.09
38.09
Bobby Sprowl
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
41.96
41.96

Fielding Stats for Ted Lilly and Bobby Sprowl

Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
15
Bobby Sprowl
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
4
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
356
1.62
Bobby Sprowl
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
22
4.27
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
331
1.5
Bobby Sprowl
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.78
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5948
27
Bobby Sprowl
Career
Per 9 Innings
139
27
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1982.2
9
Bobby Sprowl
Career
Per 9 Innings
46.1
9
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
67
0.3
Bobby Sprowl
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.39
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
214
0.97
Bobby Sprowl
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.78
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 9 Innings
17
0.08
Bobby Sprowl
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
298
1.35
Bobby Sprowl
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
1.17
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
281
1.28
Bobby Sprowl
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
1.17
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 9 Innings
94.3
94.3
Bobby Sprowl
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.789
0.789
Bobby Sprowl
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.273
0.273
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
92.98
92.98
Bobby Sprowl
Career
Per 9 Innings
18.18
18.18
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.02
Bobby Sprowl
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bobby Sprowl
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bobby Sprowl
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bobby Sprowl
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bobby Sprowl
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Ted Lilly and Bobby Sprowl

Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
15
15
Bobby Sprowl
Career
Per 600 PA
4
4
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
357
545.04
Bobby Sprowl
Career
Per 600 PAverified
22
2200
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
393
600
Bobby Sprowl
Career
Per 600 PA
6
600
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
347
529.77
Bobby Sprowl
Career
Per 600 PAverified
6
600
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 600 PA
0.101
0.101
Bobby Sprowl
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.167
0.167
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 600 PA
0.332
0.332
Bobby Sprowl
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.333
0.333
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
35
53.44
Bobby Sprowl
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
100
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
28
42.75
Bobby Sprowl
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
100
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
9.16
Bobby Sprowl
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.53
Bobby Sprowl
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bobby Sprowl
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
10.69
Bobby Sprowl
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.2
0.2
Bobby Sprowl
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bobby Sprowl
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bobby Sprowl
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
5.28
8.07
Bobby Sprowl
Career
Per 600 PAverified
0.15
14.97
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
43
65.65
Bobby Sprowl
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
100
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
44
67.18
Bobby Sprowl
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
100
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 600 PA
0.124
0.124
Bobby Sprowl
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.167
0.167
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 600 PA
0.124
0.124
Bobby Sprowl
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.167
0.167
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 600 PA
0.248
0.248
Bobby Sprowl
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.333
0.333
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.023
0.023
Bobby Sprowl
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 600 PA
0.087
0.087
Bobby Sprowl
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.117
0.117
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 600 PA
0.174
0.174
Bobby Sprowl
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.2
0.2
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 600 PA
0.177
0.177
Bobby Sprowl
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.25
0.25
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10
15.27
Bobby Sprowl
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
17
25.95
Bobby Sprowl
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
100
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
27
41.22
Bobby Sprowl
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
100
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 600 PA
-8.04
-12.27
Bobby Sprowl
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.07
6.7
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.53
Bobby Sprowl
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8
12.21
Bobby Sprowl
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bobby Sprowl
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 600 PA
149
227.48
Bobby Sprowl
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
200
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 600 PA
2.64
2.64
Bobby Sprowl
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
3
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.05
0.05
Bobby Sprowl
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
37
56.49
Bobby Sprowl
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bobby Sprowl
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 600 PA
2
3.05
Bobby Sprowl
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
4.58
Bobby Sprowl
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
3.05
Bobby Sprowl
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
7.63
Bobby Sprowl
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
60
60
Bobby Sprowl
Career
Per 600 PA