Ted Lilly vs. Joe Stewart — Career Comparison

Ted Lilly
Gen XCaliforniaThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaChicago CubsNational LeagueStarting PitcherAll-Star
Joe Stewart
Pre-GenerationalNorth CarolinaThrows RightNorth AmericaBoston BravesNational LeagueRelief Pitcher

Ted Lilly built a career as a starting pitcher and Joe Stewart 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 9.64 and 1.714 for Joe Stewart. 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 Joe Stewart

Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
15
Joe Stewart
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
356
1.62
Joe Stewart
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
1.93
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
331
1.5
Joe Stewart
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
130
0.59
Joe Stewart
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 9 Innings
113
0.51
Joe Stewart
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
53.5
53.5
Joe Stewart
Career
Per 9 Innings
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
92.98
92.98
Joe Stewart
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.02
Joe Stewart
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.01
Joe Stewart
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Stewart
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
913
4.14
Joe Stewart
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
10
9.64
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.14
4.14
Joe Stewart
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.64
9.64
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.78
3.78
Joe Stewart
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.09
5.09
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.32
4.32
Joe Stewart
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.39
4.39
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.242
0.242
Joe Stewart
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.286
0.286
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5948
27
Joe Stewart
Career
Per 9 Innings
28
27
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1982.2
9
Joe Stewart
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.1
9
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1827
8.29
Joe Stewart
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
12
11.57
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.29
8.29
Joe Stewart
Career
Per 9 Innings
11.57
11.57
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 9 Innings
293
1.33
Joe Stewart
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.33
1.33
Joe Stewart
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.82
0.82
Joe Stewart
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
661
3
Joe Stewart
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4
3.86
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 9 Innings
35
0.16
Joe Stewart
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
3
Joe Stewart
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.86
3.86
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1681
7.63
Joe Stewart
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.96
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.63
7.63
Joe Stewart
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.96
0.96
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.72
4.72
Joe Stewart
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.5
0.5
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.181
1.181
Joe Stewart
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.536
0.536
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 9 Innings
58
0.26
Joe Stewart
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
63
0.29
Joe Stewart
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
0.96
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 9 Innings
29
0.13
Joe Stewart
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
8390
38.09
Joe Stewart
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
47
45.32
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5
0.02
Joe Stewart
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
1.93
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
974
4.42
Joe Stewart
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
11
10.61
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.42
4.42
Joe Stewart
Career
Per 9 Innings
10.61
10.61
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 9 Innings
68
0.31
Joe Stewart
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 9 Innings
47
0.21
Joe Stewart
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
105
0.48
Joe Stewart
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.255
1.255
Joe Stewart
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.714
1.714
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
7551
34.28
Joe Stewart
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
42
40.5
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.74
2.74
Joe Stewart
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.5
5.5
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.275
0.275
Joe Stewart
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.293
0.293
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 9 Innings
38.09
38.09
Joe Stewart
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
45.32
45.32

Fielding Stats for Ted Lilly and Joe Stewart

Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
15
Joe Stewart
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
356
1.62
Joe Stewart
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
2
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
331
1.5
Joe Stewart
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5948
27
Joe Stewart
Career
Per 9 Innings
27
27
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1982.2
9
Joe Stewart
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
9
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
67
0.3
Joe Stewart
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
1
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
214
0.97
Joe Stewart
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
1
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 9 Innings
17
0.08
Joe Stewart
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
298
1.35
Joe Stewart
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
2
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
281
1.28
Joe Stewart
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
2
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 9 Innings
94.3
94.3
Joe Stewart
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.789
0.789
Joe Stewart
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
1
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
92.98
92.98
Joe Stewart
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.02
Joe Stewart
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Stewart
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Stewart
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Stewart
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Stewart
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Ted Lilly and Joe Stewart

Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
15
15
Joe Stewart
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
357
545.04
Joe Stewart
Career
Per 600 PA
2
240
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
393
600
Joe Stewart
Career
Per 600 PA
5
600
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
347
529.77
Joe Stewart
Career
Per 600 PAverified
5
600
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 600 PA
0.101
0.101
Joe Stewart
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.2
0.2
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 600 PA
0.332
0.332
Joe Stewart
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.4
0.4
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
35
53.44
Joe Stewart
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
120
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
28
42.75
Joe Stewart
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
120
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
9.16
Joe Stewart
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.53
Joe Stewart
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Stewart
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
10.69
Joe Stewart
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.2
0.2
Joe Stewart
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Stewart
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Stewart
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
5.28
8.07
Joe Stewart
Career
Per 600 PAverified
0.18
21.64
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
43
65.65
Joe Stewart
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
120
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
44
67.18
Joe Stewart
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
120
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 600 PA
0.124
0.124
Joe Stewart
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.2
0.2
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 600 PA
0.124
0.124
Joe Stewart
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.2
0.2
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 600 PA
0.248
0.248
Joe Stewart
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.4
0.4
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.023
0.023
Joe Stewart
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 600 PA
0.087
0.087
Joe Stewart
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.14
0.14
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 600 PA
0.174
0.174
Joe Stewart
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.25
0.25
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 600 PA
0.177
0.177
Joe Stewart
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.25
0.25
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10
15.27
Joe Stewart
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
17
25.95
Joe Stewart
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
27
41.22
Joe Stewart
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 600 PA
-8.04
-12.27
Joe Stewart
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.18
21.95
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.53
Joe Stewart
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8
12.21
Joe Stewart
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Stewart
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 600 PA
149
227.48
Joe Stewart
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
120
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 600 PA
2.64
2.64
Joe Stewart
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
5
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.05
0.05
Joe Stewart
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
37
56.49
Joe Stewart
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Stewart
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 600 PA
2
3.05
Joe Stewart
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
4.58
Joe Stewart
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
3.05
Joe Stewart
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
7.63
Joe Stewart
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
60
60
Joe Stewart
Career
Per 600 PA