Ted Lilly vs. Milt Steengrafe — Career Comparison

Ted Lilly
Gen XCaliforniaThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaChicago CubsNational LeagueStarting PitcherAll-Star
Milt Steengrafe
Lost GenerationCaliforniaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaChicago White SoxAmerican LeagueRelief Pitcher

Ted Lilly built a career as a starting pitcher and Milt Steengrafe 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 5.11 and 1.841 for Milt Steengrafe. 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 Milt Steengrafe

Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
15
Milt Steengrafe
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
356
1.62
Milt Steengrafe
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
16
3.27
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
331
1.5
Milt Steengrafe
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.2
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
130
0.59
Milt Steengrafe
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.2
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 9 Innings
113
0.51
Milt Steengrafe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.2
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
53.5
53.5
Milt Steengrafe
Career
Per 9 Innings
50
50
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
92.98
92.98
Milt Steengrafe
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.25
6.25
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.02
Milt Steengrafe
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.01
Milt Steengrafe
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Milt Steengrafe
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
913
4.14
Milt Steengrafe
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
25
5.11
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.14
4.14
Milt Steengrafe
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.11
5.11
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.78
3.78
Milt Steengrafe
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.98
5.98
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.32
4.32
Milt Steengrafe
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.41
4.41
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.242
0.242
Milt Steengrafe
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.312
0.312
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5948
27
Milt Steengrafe
Career
Per 9 Innings
132
27
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1982.2
9
Milt Steengrafe
Career
Per 9 Innings
44
9
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1827
8.29
Milt Steengrafe
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
58
11.86
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.29
8.29
Milt Steengrafe
Career
Per 9 Innings
11.86
11.86
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 9 Innings
293
1.33
Milt Steengrafe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.2
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.33
1.33
Milt Steengrafe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.2
0.2
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.82
0.82
Milt Steengrafe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.06
0.06
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
661
3
Milt Steengrafe
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
23
4.7
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 9 Innings
35
0.16
Milt Steengrafe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
3
Milt Steengrafe
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.7
4.7
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1681
7.63
Milt Steengrafe
Career
Per 9 Innings
13
2.66
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.63
7.63
Milt Steengrafe
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.66
2.66
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.72
4.72
Milt Steengrafe
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.81
0.81
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.181
1.181
Milt Steengrafe
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.818
0.818
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 9 Innings
58
0.26
Milt Steengrafe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
63
0.29
Milt Steengrafe
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
0.41
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 9 Innings
29
0.13
Milt Steengrafe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
8390
38.09
Milt Steengrafe
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
211
43.16
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
0.02
Milt Steengrafe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
1.43
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
974
4.42
Milt Steengrafe
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
30
6.14
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.42
4.42
Milt Steengrafe
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.14
6.14
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 9 Innings
68
0.31
Milt Steengrafe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 9 Innings
47
0.21
Milt Steengrafe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
105
0.48
Milt Steengrafe
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.255
1.255
Milt Steengrafe
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.841
1.841
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
7551
34.28
Milt Steengrafe
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
186
38.05
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.74
2.74
Milt Steengrafe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.88
1.88
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.275
0.275
Milt Steengrafe
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.331
0.331
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 9 Innings
38.09
38.09
Milt Steengrafe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
43.16
43.16

Fielding Stats for Ted Lilly and Milt Steengrafe

Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
15
Milt Steengrafe
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
356
1.62
Milt Steengrafe
Career
Per 9 Innings
16
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
331
1.5
Milt Steengrafe
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5948
27
Milt Steengrafe
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1982.2
9
Milt Steengrafe
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
67
0.3
Milt Steengrafe
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
214
0.97
Milt Steengrafe
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 9 Innings
17
0.08
Milt Steengrafe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
298
1.35
Milt Steengrafe
Career
Per 9 Innings
13
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
281
1.28
Milt Steengrafe
Career
Per 9 Innings
11
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
94.3
94.3
Milt Steengrafe
Career
Per 9 Innings
84.62
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.789
0.789
Milt Steengrafe
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.688
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
92.98
92.98
Milt Steengrafe
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.02
Milt Steengrafe
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Milt Steengrafe
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Milt Steengrafe
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Milt Steengrafe
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Milt Steengrafe
Career
Per 9 Innings
0

Hitting Stats for Ted Lilly and Milt Steengrafe

Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
15
15
Milt Steengrafe
Career
Per 600 PA
2
2
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
357
545.04
Milt Steengrafe
Career
Per 600 PAverified
16
600
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
393
600
Milt Steengrafe
Career
Per 600 PA
16
600
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
347
529.77
Milt Steengrafe
Career
Per 600 PAverified
15
562.5
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.101
0.101
Milt Steengrafe
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.332
0.332
Milt Steengrafe
Career
Per 600 PA
0.063
0.063
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
35
53.44
Milt Steengrafe
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
28
42.75
Milt Steengrafe
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
9.16
Milt Steengrafe
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.53
Milt Steengrafe
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Milt Steengrafe
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
10.69
Milt Steengrafe
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.2
0.2
Milt Steengrafe
Career
Per 600 PA
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Milt Steengrafe
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Milt Steengrafe
Career
Per 600 PA
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5.28
8.07
Milt Steengrafe
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
43
65.65
Milt Steengrafe
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
44
67.18
Milt Steengrafe
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.124
0.124
Milt Steengrafe
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.124
0.124
Milt Steengrafe
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.248
0.248
Milt Steengrafe
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.023
0.023
Milt Steengrafe
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.087
0.087
Milt Steengrafe
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.174
0.174
Milt Steengrafe
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.177
0.177
Milt Steengrafe
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10
15.27
Milt Steengrafe
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
17
25.95
Milt Steengrafe
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
37.5
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
27
41.22
Milt Steengrafe
Career
Per 600 PA
1
37.5
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 600 PAverified
-8.04
-12.27
Milt Steengrafe
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
-1.54
-57.88
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.53
Milt Steengrafe
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8
12.21
Milt Steengrafe
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Milt Steengrafe
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 600 PAverified
149
227.48
Milt Steengrafe
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
7
262.5
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2.64
2.64
Milt Steengrafe
Career
Per 600 PA
2.29
2.29
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.05
0.05
Milt Steengrafe
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
37
56.49
Milt Steengrafe
Career
Per 600 PA
1
37.5
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Milt Steengrafe
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 600 PA
2
3.05
Milt Steengrafe
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
4.58
Milt Steengrafe
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
3.05
Milt Steengrafe
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
7.63
Milt Steengrafe
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
60
60
Milt Steengrafe
Career
Per 600 PA