Ted Lilly vs. Bill Stemmyer — Career Comparison

Ted Lilly
Gen XCaliforniaThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaChicago CubsNational LeagueStarting PitcherAll-Star
Bill Stemmyer
Pre-GenerationalOhioThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaBoston BravesNational LeagueRelief Pitcher

Ted Lilly built a career as a starting pitcher and Bill Stemmyer as a reliever — different jobs with different demands — but on the metrics that apply to both, a comparison is still worth making. Bill Stemmyer posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 3.67 and WHIP 1.388 compared to 4.14 and 1.273 for Ted Lilly. By the career numbers, Bill Stemmyer had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Ted Lilly and Bill Stemmyer

Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
15
Bill Stemmyer
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
4
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
356
1.62
Bill Stemmyer
Career
Per 9 Innings
60
1.09
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
331
1.5
Bill Stemmyer
Career
Per 9 Innings
59
1.07
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
130
0.59
Bill Stemmyer
Career
Per 9 Innings
29
0.53
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
113
0.51
Bill Stemmyer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
29
0.53
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
53.5
53.5
Bill Stemmyer
Career
Per 9 Innings
50
50
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 9 Innings
92.98
92.98
Bill Stemmyer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
98.33
98.33
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
0.02
Bill Stemmyer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
59
1.07
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3
0.01
Bill Stemmyer
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.02
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Stemmyer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.02
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 9 Innings
913
4.14
Bill Stemmyer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
202
3.67
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.14
4.14
Bill Stemmyer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.67
3.67
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.78
3.78
Bill Stemmyer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.37
3.37
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.32
4.32
Bill Stemmyer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.46
3.46
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.242
0.242
Bill Stemmyer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.241
0.241
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5948
27
Bill Stemmyer
Career
Per 9 Innings
1485
27
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1982.2
9
Bill Stemmyer
Career
Per 9 Innings
495
9
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1827
8.29
Bill Stemmyer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
482
8.76
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.29
8.29
Bill Stemmyer
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.76
8.76
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 9 Innings
293
1.33
Bill Stemmyer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
0.27
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.33
1.33
Bill Stemmyer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.27
0.27
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.82
0.82
Bill Stemmyer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.25
0.25
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
661
3
Bill Stemmyer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
205
3.73
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 9 Innings
35
0.16
Bill Stemmyer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
3
Bill Stemmyer
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.73
3.73
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1681
7.63
Bill Stemmyer
Career
Per 9 Innings
295
5.36
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.63
7.63
Bill Stemmyer
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.36
5.36
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.72
4.72
Bill Stemmyer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.92
4.92
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.181
1.181
Bill Stemmyer
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.01
1.01
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
58
0.26
Bill Stemmyer
Career
Per 9 Innings
79
1.44
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 9 Innings
63
0.29
Bill Stemmyer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.05
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 9 Innings
29
0.13
Bill Stemmyer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
8390
38.09
Bill Stemmyer
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2209
40.16
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5
0.02
Bill Stemmyer
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.02
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
974
4.42
Bill Stemmyer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
374
6.8
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.42
4.42
Bill Stemmyer
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.8
6.8
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 9 Innings
68
0.31
Bill Stemmyer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 9 Innings
47
0.21
Bill Stemmyer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
105
0.48
Bill Stemmyer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.255
1.255
Bill Stemmyer
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.388
1.388
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
7551
34.28
Bill Stemmyer
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2001
36.38
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.74
2.74
Bill Stemmyer
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.23
6.23
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.275
0.275
Bill Stemmyer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.276
0.276
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 9 Innings
38.09
38.09
Bill Stemmyer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
40.16
40.16

Fielding Stats for Ted Lilly and Bill Stemmyer

Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
15
Bill Stemmyer
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
4
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
356
1.62
Bill Stemmyer
Career
Per 9 Innings
61
1.09
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
331
1.5
Bill Stemmyer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5948
27
Bill Stemmyer
Career
Per 9 Innings
1512
27
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1982.2
9
Bill Stemmyer
Career
Per 9 Innings
504
9
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
67
0.3
Bill Stemmyer
Career
Per 9 Innings
13
0.23
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
214
0.97
Bill Stemmyer
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
86
1.54
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
17
0.08
Bill Stemmyer
Career
Per 9 Innings
23
0.41
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
298
1.35
Bill Stemmyer
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
122
2.18
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
281
1.28
Bill Stemmyer
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
99
1.77
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
94.3
94.3
Bill Stemmyer
Career
Per 9 Innings
81.15
81.15
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.789
0.789
Bill Stemmyer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.623
1.623
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
92.98
92.98
Bill Stemmyer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5
0.02
Bill Stemmyer
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.02
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Stemmyer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Stemmyer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Stemmyer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Stemmyer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Ted Lilly and Bill Stemmyer

Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
15
15
Bill Stemmyer
Career
Per 600 PA
4
4
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
357
545.04
Bill Stemmyer
Career
Per 600 PA
61
159.13
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
393
600
Bill Stemmyer
Career
Per 600 PA
230
600
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
347
529.77
Bill Stemmyer
Career
Per 600 PAverified
212
553.04
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 600 PA
0.101
0.101
Bill Stemmyer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.283
0.283
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 600 PA
0.332
0.332
Bill Stemmyer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.719
0.719
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 600 PA
35
53.44
Bill Stemmyer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
60
156.52
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 600 PA
28
42.75
Bill Stemmyer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
50
130.43
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
6
9.16
Bill Stemmyer
Career
Per 600 PAverified
5
13.04
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1.53
Bill Stemmyer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
10.43
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Stemmyer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
2.61
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 600 PA
7
10.69
Bill Stemmyer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10
26.09
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.2
0.2
Bill Stemmyer
Career
Per 600 PA
0.167
0.167
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Stemmyer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.005
0.005
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Stemmyer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.017
0.017
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 600 PA
5.28
8.07
Bill Stemmyer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
27.35
71.36
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 600 PA
43
65.65
Bill Stemmyer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
76
198.26
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 600 PA
44
67.18
Bill Stemmyer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
78
203.48
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 600 PA
0.124
0.124
Bill Stemmyer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.339
0.339
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 600 PA
0.124
0.124
Bill Stemmyer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.359
0.359
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 600 PA
0.248
0.248
Bill Stemmyer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.698
0.698
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 600 PA
0.023
0.023
Bill Stemmyer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.076
0.076
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 600 PA
0.087
0.087
Bill Stemmyer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.242
0.242
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 600 PA
0.174
0.174
Bill Stemmyer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.638
0.638
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 600 PA
0.177
0.177
Bill Stemmyer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.321
0.321
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 600 PA
10
15.27
Bill Stemmyer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
32
83.48
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 600 PA
17
25.95
Bill Stemmyer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
32
83.48
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 600 PA
27
41.22
Bill Stemmyer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
63
164.35
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 600 PA
-8.04
-12.27
Bill Stemmyer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
31.11
81.17
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1.53
Bill Stemmyer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
5.22
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 600 PA
8
12.21
Bill Stemmyer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
16
41.74
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Stemmyer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 600 PA
149
227.48
Bill Stemmyer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
27
70.43
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 600 PA
2.64
2.64
Bill Stemmyer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8.52
8.52
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 600 PA
0.05
0.05
Bill Stemmyer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.59
0.59
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
37
56.49
Bill Stemmyer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Stemmyer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 600 PA
2
3.05
Bill Stemmyer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 600 PA
3
4.58
Bill Stemmyer
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
7.83
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
3.05
Bill Stemmyer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
5
7.63
Bill Stemmyer
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
7.83
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 600 PA
60
60
Bill Stemmyer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
100
100