Ted Lilly vs. Bryan Stephens — Career Comparison

Ted Lilly
Gen XCaliforniaThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaChicago CubsNational LeagueStarting PitcherAll-Star
Bryan Stephens
Greatest GenerationArkansasThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaSt. Louis BrownsAmerican LeagueRelief Pitcher

Ted Lilly built a career as a starting pitcher and Bryan Stephens 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 5.16 and 1.519 for Bryan Stephens. 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 Bryan Stephens

Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
15
Bryan Stephens
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
356
1.62
Bryan Stephens
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
74
3.1
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
331
1.5
Bryan Stephens
Career
Per 9 Innings
17
0.71
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
130
0.59
Bryan Stephens
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
0.34
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
113
0.51
Bryan Stephens
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
16
0.67
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
53.5
53.5
Bryan Stephens
Career
Per 9 Innings
33.33
33.33
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
92.98
92.98
Bryan Stephens
Career
Per 9 Innings
22.97
22.97
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5
0.02
Bryan Stephens
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.13
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.01
Bryan Stephens
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bryan Stephens
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.17
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
913
4.14
Bryan Stephens
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
123
5.16
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.14
4.14
Bryan Stephens
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.16
5.16
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.78
3.78
Bryan Stephens
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.83
4.83
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.32
4.32
Bryan Stephens
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.13
5.13
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.242
0.242
Bryan Stephens
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.272
0.272
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5948
27
Bryan Stephens
Career
Per 9 Innings
644
27
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1982.2
9
Bryan Stephens
Career
Per 9 Innings
214.2
9
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1827
8.29
Bryan Stephens
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
220
9.22
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.29
8.29
Bryan Stephens
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.22
9.22
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 9 Innings
293
1.33
Bryan Stephens
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
20
0.84
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.33
1.33
Bryan Stephens
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.84
0.84
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.82
0.82
Bryan Stephens
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.27
0.27
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
661
3
Bryan Stephens
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
106
4.44
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 9 Innings
35
0.16
Bryan Stephens
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
3
Bryan Stephens
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.44
4.44
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1681
7.63
Bryan Stephens
Career
Per 9 Innings
69
2.89
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.63
7.63
Bryan Stephens
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.89
2.89
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.72
4.72
Bryan Stephens
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.93
0.93
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.181
1.181
Bryan Stephens
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.815
0.815
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
58
0.26
Bryan Stephens
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
11
0.46
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 9 Innings
63
0.29
Bryan Stephens
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.25
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 9 Innings
29
0.13
Bryan Stephens
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
8390
38.09
Bryan Stephens
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
922
38.66
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
0.02
Bryan Stephens
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
22
0.92
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
974
4.42
Bryan Stephens
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
140
5.87
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.42
4.42
Bryan Stephens
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.87
5.87
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 9 Innings
68
0.31
Bryan Stephens
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 9 Innings
47
0.21
Bryan Stephens
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
105
0.48
Bryan Stephens
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.255
1.255
Bryan Stephens
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.519
1.519
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7551
34.28
Bryan Stephens
Career
Per 9 Innings
810
33.96
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.74
2.74
Bryan Stephens
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.89
1.89
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.275
0.275
Bryan Stephens
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.277
0.277
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 9 Innings
38.09
38.09
Bryan Stephens
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
38.66
38.66

Fielding Stats for Ted Lilly and Bryan Stephens

Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
15
Bryan Stephens
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
356
1.62
Bryan Stephens
Career
Per 9 Innings
74
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
331
1.5
Bryan Stephens
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5948
27
Bryan Stephens
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1982.2
9
Bryan Stephens
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
67
0.3
Bryan Stephens
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
214
0.97
Bryan Stephens
Career
Per 9 Innings
32
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 9 Innings
17
0.08
Bryan Stephens
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
298
1.35
Bryan Stephens
Career
Per 9 Innings
42
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
281
1.28
Bryan Stephens
Career
Per 9 Innings
39
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
94.3
94.3
Bryan Stephens
Career
Per 9 Innings
92.86
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.789
0.789
Bryan Stephens
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.527
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
92.98
92.98
Bryan Stephens
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.02
Bryan Stephens
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bryan Stephens
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bryan Stephens
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bryan Stephens
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bryan Stephens
Career
Per 9 Innings
0

Hitting Stats for Ted Lilly and Bryan Stephens

Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
15
15
Bryan Stephens
Career
Per 600 PA
2
2
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
357
545.04
Bryan Stephens
Career
Per 600 PAverified
74
652.94
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
393
600
Bryan Stephens
Career
Per 600 PA
68
600
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
347
529.77
Bryan Stephens
Career
Per 600 PA
59
520.59
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 600 PA
0.101
0.101
Bryan Stephens
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.119
0.119
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 600 PA
0.332
0.332
Bryan Stephens
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.397
0.397
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
35
53.44
Bryan Stephens
Career
Per 600 PAverified
7
61.76
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
28
42.75
Bryan Stephens
Career
Per 600 PAverified
6
52.94
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
9.16
Bryan Stephens
Career
Per 600 PA
1
8.82
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.53
Bryan Stephens
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bryan Stephens
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
10.69
Bryan Stephens
Career
Per 600 PA
1
8.82
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.2
0.2
Bryan Stephens
Career
Per 600 PA
0.143
0.143
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bryan Stephens
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bryan Stephens
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
5.28
8.07
Bryan Stephens
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1.37
12.12
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
43
65.65
Bryan Stephens
Career
Per 600 PAverified
8
70.59
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
44
67.18
Bryan Stephens
Career
Per 600 PAverified
13
114.71
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 600 PA
0.124
0.124
Bryan Stephens
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.2
0.2
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 600 PA
0.124
0.124
Bryan Stephens
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.136
0.136
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 600 PA
0.248
0.248
Bryan Stephens
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.336
0.336
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.023
0.023
Bryan Stephens
Career
Per 600 PA
0.017
0.017
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 600 PA
0.087
0.087
Bryan Stephens
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.124
0.124
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 600 PA
0.174
0.174
Bryan Stephens
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.259
0.259
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.177
0.177
Bryan Stephens
Career
Per 600 PA
0.167
0.167
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
10
15.27
Bryan Stephens
Career
Per 600 PAverified
5
44.12
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
17
25.95
Bryan Stephens
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
26.47
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
27
41.22
Bryan Stephens
Career
Per 600 PAverified
8
70.59
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 600 PA
-8.04
-12.27
Bryan Stephens
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.2
1.8
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.53
Bryan Stephens
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
8
12.21
Bryan Stephens
Career
Per 600 PAverified
6
52.94
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bryan Stephens
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 600 PA
149
227.48
Bryan Stephens
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
17
150
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 600 PA
2.64
2.64
Bryan Stephens
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
4
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 600 PA
0.05
0.05
Bryan Stephens
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.35
0.35
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
37
56.49
Bryan Stephens
Career
Per 600 PA
3
26.47
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bryan Stephens
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
3.05
Bryan Stephens
Career
Per 600 PA
2
17.65
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
4.58
Bryan Stephens
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
3.05
Bryan Stephens
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
7.63
Bryan Stephens
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
60
60
Bryan Stephens
Career
Per 600 PA