Ted Lilly vs. Eric Stout — Career Comparison

Ted Lilly
Gen XCaliforniaThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaChicago CubsNational LeagueStarting PitcherAll-Star
Eric Stout
MillenialIllinoisThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaPittsburgh PiratesNational LeagueRelief Pitcher

Ted Lilly built a career as a starting pitcher and Eric Stout 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 7.3 and 2.068 for Eric Stout. 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 Eric Stout

Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
15
Eric Stout
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
356
1.62
Eric Stout
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
23
8.39
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
331
1.5
Eric Stout
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
130
0.59
Eric Stout
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 9 Innings
113
0.51
Eric Stout
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
53.5
53.5
Eric Stout
Career
Per 9 Innings
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
92.98
92.98
Eric Stout
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.02
Eric Stout
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.01
Eric Stout
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Eric Stout
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.36
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
913
4.14
Eric Stout
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
20
7.3
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.14
4.14
Eric Stout
Career
Per 9 Innings
7.3
7.3
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.78
3.78
Eric Stout
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.14
8.14
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.32
4.32
Eric Stout
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.47
5.47
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.242
0.242
Eric Stout
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.305
0.305
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5948
27
Eric Stout
Career
Per 9 Innings
74
27
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1982.2
9
Eric Stout
Career
Per 9 Innings
24.2
9
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1827
8.29
Eric Stout
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
32
11.68
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.29
8.29
Eric Stout
Career
Per 9 Innings
11.68
11.68
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
293
1.33
Eric Stout
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4
1.46
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.33
1.33
Eric Stout
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.46
1.46
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.82
0.82
Eric Stout
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.17
0.17
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
661
3
Eric Stout
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
18
6.57
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
35
0.16
Eric Stout
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
0.36
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
3
Eric Stout
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.57
6.57
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1681
7.63
Eric Stout
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
27
9.85
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 9 Innings
7.63
7.63
Eric Stout
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9.85
9.85
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.72
4.72
Eric Stout
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.17
1.17
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.181
1.181
Eric Stout
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.824
1.824
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
58
0.26
Eric Stout
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
0.73
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
63
0.29
Eric Stout
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3
1.09
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 9 Innings
29
0.13
Eric Stout
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
8390
38.09
Eric Stout
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
126
45.97
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5
0.02
Eric Stout
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
1.46
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
974
4.42
Eric Stout
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
22
8.03
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.42
4.42
Eric Stout
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.03
8.03
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 9 Innings
68
0.31
Eric Stout
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 9 Innings
47
0.21
Eric Stout
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
105
0.48
Eric Stout
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.36
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.255
1.255
Eric Stout
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.027
2.027
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
7551
34.28
Eric Stout
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
105
38.31
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.74
2.74
Eric Stout
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.96
0.96
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.275
0.275
Eric Stout
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.378
0.378
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 9 Innings
38.09
38.09
Eric Stout
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
45.97
45.97

Fielding Stats for Ted Lilly and Eric Stout

Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
15
Eric Stout
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
356
1.62
Eric Stout
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
23
8.39
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
331
1.5
Eric Stout
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5948
27
Eric Stout
Career
Per 9 Innings
74
27
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1982.2
9
Eric Stout
Career
Per 9 Innings
24.2
9
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
67
0.3
Eric Stout
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.73
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
214
0.97
Eric Stout
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.36
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
17
0.08
Eric Stout
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
0.36
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
298
1.35
Eric Stout
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
1.46
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
281
1.28
Eric Stout
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
1.09
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
94.3
94.3
Eric Stout
Career
Per 9 Innings
75
75
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.789
0.789
Eric Stout
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.13
0.13
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
92.98
92.98
Eric Stout
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.02
Eric Stout
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Eric Stout
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Eric Stout
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Eric Stout
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Eric Stout
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Ted Lilly and Eric Stout

Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
15
15
Eric Stout
Career
Per 600 PA
2
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
357
545.04
Eric Stout
Career
Per 600 PA
23
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
393
600
Eric Stout
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
347
529.77
Eric Stout
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.101
0.101
Eric Stout
Career
Per 600 PA
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.332
0.332
Eric Stout
Career
Per 600 PA
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
35
53.44
Eric Stout
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
28
42.75
Eric Stout
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
9.16
Eric Stout
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.53
Eric Stout
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Eric Stout
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
10.69
Eric Stout
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.2
0.2
Eric Stout
Career
Per 600 PA
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Eric Stout
Career
Per 600 PA
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Eric Stout
Career
Per 600 PA
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5.28
8.07
Eric Stout
Career
Per 600 PA
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
43
65.65
Eric Stout
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
44
67.18
Eric Stout
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.124
0.124
Eric Stout
Career
Per 600 PA
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.124
0.124
Eric Stout
Career
Per 600 PA
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.248
0.248
Eric Stout
Career
Per 600 PA
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.023
0.023
Eric Stout
Career
Per 600 PA
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.087
0.087
Eric Stout
Career
Per 600 PA
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.174
0.174
Eric Stout
Career
Per 600 PA
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.177
0.177
Eric Stout
Career
Per 600 PA
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10
15.27
Eric Stout
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
17
25.95
Eric Stout
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
27
41.22
Eric Stout
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
-8.04
-12.27
Eric Stout
Career
Per 600 PA
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.53
Eric Stout
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8
12.21
Eric Stout
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Eric Stout
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 600 PA
149
227.48
Eric Stout
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2.64
2.64
Eric Stout
Career
Per 600 PA
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.05
0.05
Eric Stout
Career
Per 600 PA
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
37
56.49
Eric Stout
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Eric Stout
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 600 PA
2
3.05
Eric Stout
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
4.58
Eric Stout
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
3.05
Eric Stout
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
7.63
Eric Stout
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
60
60
Eric Stout
Career
Per 600 PA