Ted Lilly vs. Bill Stafford — Career Comparison

Ted Lilly
Gen XCaliforniaThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaChicago CubsNational LeagueStarting PitcherAll-Star
Bill Stafford
Silent GenerationNew YorkThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaNew York YankeesAmerican LeagueStarting Pitcher

The numbers give Bill Stafford a clear advantage over Ted Lilly across the core pitching metrics. Bill Stafford led in home run suppression (HR9+ 108 vs 73), run prevention (ERA+ 118 vs 97), and walk avoidance (BB%+ 116 vs 98). Ted Lilly held the edge in strikeout rate (K%+ 120 vs 95). Bill Stafford was the better starter — the numbers make that case clearly.

Pitching Stats for Ted Lilly and Bill Stafford

Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
15
Bill Stafford
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
8
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
356
1.62
Bill Stafford
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
186
2.13
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
331
1.5
Bill Stafford
Career
Per 9 Innings
104
1.19
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
130
0.59
Bill Stafford
Career
Per 9 Innings
43
0.49
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 9 Innings
113
0.51
Bill Stafford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
40
0.46
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
53.5
53.5
Bill Stafford
Career
Per 9 Innings
51.81
51.81
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
92.98
92.98
Bill Stafford
Career
Per 9 Innings
55.91
55.91
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
0.02
Bill Stafford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
18
0.21
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.01
Bill Stafford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.07
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Stafford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
0.1
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 9 Innings
913
4.14
Bill Stafford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
307
3.52
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.14
4.14
Bill Stafford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.52
3.52
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.78
3.78
Bill Stafford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.34
3.34
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.32
4.32
Bill Stafford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.23
4.23
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.242
0.242
Bill Stafford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.236
0.236
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5948
27
Bill Stafford
Career
Per 9 Innings
2357
27
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1982.2
9
Bill Stafford
Career
Per 9 Innings
785.2
9
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 9 Innings
1827
8.29
Bill Stafford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
707
8.1
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.29
8.29
Bill Stafford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.1
8.1
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 9 Innings
293
1.33
Bill Stafford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
77
0.88
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.33
1.33
Bill Stafford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.88
0.88
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.82
0.82
Bill Stafford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.41
0.41
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
661
3
Bill Stafford
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
270
3.09
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
35
0.16
Bill Stafford
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
27
0.31
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
3
Bill Stafford
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.09
3.09
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1681
7.63
Bill Stafford
Career
Per 9 Innings
449
5.14
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.63
7.63
Bill Stafford
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.14
5.14
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.72
4.72
Bill Stafford
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.41
2.41
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.181
1.181
Bill Stafford
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.915
0.915
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 9 Innings
58
0.26
Bill Stafford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
0.1
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 9 Innings
63
0.29
Bill Stafford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
19
0.22
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 9 Innings
29
0.13
Bill Stafford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8390
38.09
Bill Stafford
Career
Per 9 Innings
3290
37.69
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
0.02
Bill Stafford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
35
0.4
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 9 Innings
974
4.42
Bill Stafford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
337
3.86
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.42
4.42
Bill Stafford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.86
3.86
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 9 Innings
68
0.31
Bill Stafford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 9 Innings
47
0.21
Bill Stafford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
105
0.48
Bill Stafford
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.255
1.255
Bill Stafford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.244
1.244
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
7551
34.28
Bill Stafford
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3001
34.38
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.74
2.74
Bill Stafford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.81
1.81
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.275
0.275
Bill Stafford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.255
0.255
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
38.09
38.09
Bill Stafford
Career
Per 9 Innings
37.69
37.69

Fielding Stats for Ted Lilly and Bill Stafford

Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
15
Bill Stafford
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
8
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
356
1.62
Bill Stafford
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
186
2.13
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
331
1.5
Bill Stafford
Career
Per 9 Innings
104
1.19
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5948
27
Bill Stafford
Career
Per 9 Innings
2354
27
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1982.2
9
Bill Stafford
Career
Per 9 Innings
784.2
9
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
67
0.3
Bill Stafford
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
45
0.52
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
214
0.97
Bill Stafford
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
117
1.34
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 9 Innings
17
0.08
Bill Stafford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.02
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
298
1.35
Bill Stafford
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
164
1.88
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
281
1.28
Bill Stafford
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
162
1.86
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 9 Innings
94.3
94.3
Bill Stafford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
98.78
98.78
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.789
0.789
Bill Stafford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.871
0.871
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
92.98
92.98
Bill Stafford
Career
Per 9 Innings
55.91
55.91
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
0.02
Bill Stafford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
0.15
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Stafford
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Stafford
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Stafford
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Stafford
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Ted Lilly and Bill Stafford

Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
15
15
Bill Stafford
Career
Per 600 PA
8
8
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
357
545.04
Bill Stafford
Career
Per 600 PA
187
415.56
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
393
600
Bill Stafford
Career
Per 600 PA
270
600
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
347
529.77
Bill Stafford
Career
Per 600 PAverified
245
544.44
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 600 PA
0.101
0.101
Bill Stafford
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.155
0.155
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 600 PA
0.332
0.332
Bill Stafford
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.428
0.428
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 600 PA
35
53.44
Bill Stafford
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
38
84.44
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 600 PA
28
42.75
Bill Stafford
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
29
64.44
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 600 PA
6
9.16
Bill Stafford
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
15.56
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1.53
Bill Stafford
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
4.44
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Stafford
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 600 PA
7
10.69
Bill Stafford
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9
20
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 600 PA
0.2
0.2
Bill Stafford
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.237
0.237
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Stafford
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Stafford
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 600 PA
5.28
8.07
Bill Stafford
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8.6
19.11
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 600 PA
43
65.65
Bill Stafford
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
49
108.89
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 600 PA
44
67.18
Bill Stafford
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
46
102.22
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 600 PA
0.124
0.124
Bill Stafford
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.181
0.181
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 600 PA
0.124
0.124
Bill Stafford
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.2
0.2
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 600 PA
0.248
0.248
Bill Stafford
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.381
0.381
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 600 PA
0.023
0.023
Bill Stafford
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.045
0.045
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 600 PA
0.087
0.087
Bill Stafford
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.132
0.132
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 600 PA
0.174
0.174
Bill Stafford
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.271
0.271
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 600 PA
0.177
0.177
Bill Stafford
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.208
0.208
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 600 PA
10
15.27
Bill Stafford
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
15
33.33
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
17
25.95
Bill Stafford
Career
Per 600 PAverified
14
31.11
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 600 PA
27
41.22
Bill Stafford
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
29
64.44
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 600 PA
-8.04
-12.27
Bill Stafford
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5.04
11.21
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1.53
Bill Stafford
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
2.22
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
8
12.21
Bill Stafford
Career
Per 600 PAverified
7
15.56
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Stafford
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 600 PA
149
227.48
Bill Stafford
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
63
140
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 600 PA
2.64
2.64
Bill Stafford
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4.29
4.29
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 600 PA
0.05
0.05
Bill Stafford
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.11
0.11
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
37
56.49
Bill Stafford
Career
Per 600 PA
16
35.56
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Stafford
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
2.22
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
3.05
Bill Stafford
Career
Per 600 PA
2
4.44
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
4.58
Bill Stafford
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
3.05
Bill Stafford
Career
Per 600 PA
1
2.22
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
7.63
Bill Stafford
Career
Per 600 PA
1
2.22
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
60
60
Bill Stafford
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0