Ted Lilly vs. Elmer Steele — Career Comparison

Ted Lilly
Gen XCaliforniaThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaChicago CubsNational LeagueStarting PitcherAll-Star
Elmer Steele
Lost GenerationNew YorkThrows RightBats SwitchNorth AmericaBoston Red SoxAmerican LeagueStarting Pitcher

On the career pitching numbers, Elmer Steele posted a stronger line than Ted Lilly. Elmer Steele posted stronger numbers in ERA (2.41 vs 4.14) and WHIP (1.041 vs 1.273). By the career numbers, Elmer Steele had the better of this comparison — though ERA and WHIP alone don't account for era, park factors, or the defenses each pitcher worked behind.

Pitching Stats for Ted Lilly and Elmer Steele

Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
15
Elmer Steele
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
5
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
356
1.62
Elmer Steele
Career
Per 9 Innings
75
1.61
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
331
1.5
Elmer Steele
Career
Per 9 Innings
43
0.93
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
130
0.59
Elmer Steele
Career
Per 9 Innings
18
0.39
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
113
0.51
Elmer Steele
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
24
0.52
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
53.5
53.5
Elmer Steele
Career
Per 9 Innings
42.86
42.86
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
92.98
92.98
Elmer Steele
Career
Per 9 Innings
57.33
57.33
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
0.02
Elmer Steele
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
20
0.43
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.01
Elmer Steele
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.06
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Elmer Steele
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.06
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 9 Innings
913
4.14
Elmer Steele
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
112
2.41
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.14
4.14
Elmer Steele
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.41
2.41
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.78
3.78
Elmer Steele
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.25
2.25
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.32
4.32
Elmer Steele
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.06
3.06
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.242
0.242
Elmer Steele
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.241
0.241
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5948
27
Elmer Steele
Career
Per 9 Innings
1254
27
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1982.2
9
Elmer Steele
Career
Per 9 Innings
418
9
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 9 Innings
1827
8.29
Elmer Steele
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
367
7.9
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.29
8.29
Elmer Steele
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.9
7.9
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 9 Innings
293
1.33
Elmer Steele
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
0.15
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.33
1.33
Elmer Steele
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.15
0.15
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.82
0.82
Elmer Steele
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.09
0.09
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 9 Innings
661
3
Elmer Steele
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
68
1.46
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 9 Innings
35
0.16
Elmer Steele
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
3
Elmer Steele
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.46
1.46
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1681
7.63
Elmer Steele
Career
Per 9 Innings
147
3.17
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.63
7.63
Elmer Steele
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.17
3.17
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.72
4.72
Elmer Steele
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.96
1.96
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.181
1.181
Elmer Steele
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.514
0.514
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 9 Innings
58
0.26
Elmer Steele
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.04
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 9 Innings
63
0.29
Elmer Steele
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
0.17
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 9 Innings
29
0.13
Elmer Steele
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.09
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8390
38.09
Elmer Steele
Career
Per 9 Innings
1596
34.36
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
0.02
Elmer Steele
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
24
0.52
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 9 Innings
974
4.42
Elmer Steele
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
162
3.49
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.42
4.42
Elmer Steele
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.49
3.49
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 9 Innings
68
0.31
Elmer Steele
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 9 Innings
47
0.21
Elmer Steele
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
105
0.48
Elmer Steele
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.255
1.255
Elmer Steele
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.041
1.041
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7551
34.28
Elmer Steele
Career
Per 9 Innings
1520
32.73
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.74
2.74
Elmer Steele
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.16
2.16
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.275
0.275
Elmer Steele
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.264
0.264
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
38.09
38.09
Elmer Steele
Career
Per 9 Innings
34.36
34.36

Fielding Stats for Ted Lilly and Elmer Steele

Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
15
Elmer Steele
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
5
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
356
1.62
Elmer Steele
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
75
2.95
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
331
1.5
Elmer Steele
Career
Per 9 Innings
25
0.98
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5948
27
Elmer Steele
Career
Per 9 Innings
687
27
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1982.2
9
Elmer Steele
Career
Per 9 Innings
229
9
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
67
0.3
Elmer Steele
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
29
1.14
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
214
0.97
Elmer Steele
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
134
5.27
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
17
0.08
Elmer Steele
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6
0.24
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
298
1.35
Elmer Steele
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
169
6.64
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
281
1.28
Elmer Steele
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
163
6.41
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 9 Innings
94.3
94.3
Elmer Steele
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
96.45
96.45
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.789
0.789
Elmer Steele
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.173
2.173
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
92.98
92.98
Elmer Steele
Career
Per 9 Innings
33.33
33.33
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5
0.02
Elmer Steele
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.08
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Elmer Steele
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Elmer Steele
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Elmer Steele
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Elmer Steele
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Ted Lilly and Elmer Steele

Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
15
15
Elmer Steele
Career
Per 600 PA
5
5
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
357
545.04
Elmer Steele
Career
Per 600 PA
75
294.12
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
393
600
Elmer Steele
Career
Per 600 PA
153
600
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
347
529.77
Elmer Steele
Career
Per 600 PAverified
142
556.86
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 600 PA
0.101
0.101
Elmer Steele
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.127
0.127
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 600 PA
0.332
0.332
Elmer Steele
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.364
0.364
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
35
53.44
Elmer Steele
Career
Per 600 PAverified
18
70.59
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
28
42.75
Elmer Steele
Career
Per 600 PAverified
16
62.75
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
9.16
Elmer Steele
Career
Per 600 PA
2
7.84
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.53
Elmer Steele
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Elmer Steele
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
10.69
Elmer Steele
Career
Per 600 PA
2
7.84
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.2
0.2
Elmer Steele
Career
Per 600 PA
0.111
0.111
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Elmer Steele
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Elmer Steele
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
5.28
8.07
Elmer Steele
Career
Per 600 PAverified
4.03
15.82
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
43
65.65
Elmer Steele
Career
Per 600 PAverified
20
78.43
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
44
67.18
Elmer Steele
Career
Per 600 PAverified
26
101.96
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 600 PA
0.124
0.124
Elmer Steele
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.173
0.173
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 600 PA
0.124
0.124
Elmer Steele
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.141
0.141
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 600 PA
0.248
0.248
Elmer Steele
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.314
0.314
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.023
0.023
Elmer Steele
Career
Per 600 PA
0.014
0.014
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 600 PA
0.087
0.087
Elmer Steele
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.113
0.113
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 600 PA
0.174
0.174
Elmer Steele
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.25
0.25
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 600 PA
0.177
0.177
Elmer Steele
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.19
0.19
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 600 PA
10
15.27
Elmer Steele
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
13
50.98
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
17
25.95
Elmer Steele
Career
Per 600 PAverified
7
27.45
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
27
41.22
Elmer Steele
Career
Per 600 PAverified
20
78.43
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 600 PA
-8.04
-12.27
Elmer Steele
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1.01
3.97
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1.53
Elmer Steele
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
7.84
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
8
12.21
Elmer Steele
Career
Per 600 PAverified
6
23.53
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Elmer Steele
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 600 PA
149
227.48
Elmer Steele
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
47
184.31
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 600 PA
2.64
2.64
Elmer Steele
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3.26
3.26
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 600 PA
0.05
0.05
Elmer Steele
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.13
0.13
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
37
56.49
Elmer Steele
Career
Per 600 PA
3
11.76
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Elmer Steele
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 600 PA
2
3.05
Elmer Steele
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 600 PA
3
4.58
Elmer Steele
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
11.76
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
3.05
Elmer Steele
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
5
7.63
Elmer Steele
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
11.76
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 600 PA
60
60
Elmer Steele
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
100
100