Ted Lilly vs. Matt Strahm — Career Comparison

Ted Lilly
Gen XCaliforniaThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaChicago CubsNational LeagueStarting PitcherAll-Star
Matt Strahm
MillenialNorth DakotaThrows LeftBats RightNorth AmericaPhiladelphia PhilliesNational LeagueRelief PitcherAll-Star

Ted Lilly built a career as a starting pitcher and Matt Strahm as a reliever — different jobs with different demands — but on the metrics that apply to both, a comparison is still worth making. Matt Strahm led in walk avoidance (BB%+ 143 vs 98), run prevention (ERA+ 135 vs 97), and home run suppression (HR9+ 108 vs 73). Ted Lilly held the edge in strikeout rate (K%+ 120 vs 117). Role difference aside, Matt Strahm holds a clear edge on every meaningful shared measure.

Pitching Stats for Ted Lilly and Matt Strahm

Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
15
Matt Strahm
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
10
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 9 Innings
356
1.62
Matt Strahm
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
395
6.87
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
331
1.5
Matt Strahm
Career
Per 9 Innings
35
0.61
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
130
0.59
Matt Strahm
Career
Per 9 Innings
34
0.59
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
113
0.51
Matt Strahm
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
38
0.66
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
53.5
53.5
Matt Strahm
Career
Per 9 Innings
47.22
47.22
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
92.98
92.98
Matt Strahm
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.86
8.86
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.02
Matt Strahm
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.01
Matt Strahm
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Matt Strahm
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
0.26
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 9 Innings
913
4.14
Matt Strahm
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
193
3.36
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.14
4.14
Matt Strahm
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.36
3.36
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.78
3.78
Matt Strahm
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
3
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.32
4.32
Matt Strahm
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.38
3.38
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.242
0.242
Matt Strahm
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.22
0.22
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5948
27
Matt Strahm
Career
Per 9 Innings
1552
27
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1982.2
9
Matt Strahm
Career
Per 9 Innings
517.1
9
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 9 Innings
1827
8.29
Matt Strahm
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
421
7.32
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.29
8.29
Matt Strahm
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.32
7.32
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 9 Innings
293
1.33
Matt Strahm
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
62
1.08
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.33
1.33
Matt Strahm
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.08
1.08
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.82
0.82
Matt Strahm
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.16
0.16
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 9 Innings
661
3
Matt Strahm
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
150
2.61
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
35
0.16
Matt Strahm
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
12
0.21
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
3
Matt Strahm
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.61
2.61
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1681
7.63
Matt Strahm
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
582
10.13
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 9 Innings
7.63
7.63
Matt Strahm
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10.13
10.13
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.72
4.72
Matt Strahm
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.47
1.47
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.181
1.181
Matt Strahm
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.415
1.415
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
58
0.26
Matt Strahm
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
18
0.31
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
63
0.29
Matt Strahm
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
35
0.61
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 9 Innings
29
0.13
Matt Strahm
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.05
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8390
38.09
Matt Strahm
Career
Per 9 Innings
2130
37.06
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
0.02
Matt Strahm
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
60
1.04
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 9 Innings
974
4.42
Matt Strahm
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
209
3.64
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.42
4.42
Matt Strahm
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.64
3.64
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 9 Innings
68
0.31
Matt Strahm
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
0.21
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
47
0.21
Matt Strahm
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
18
0.31
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
105
0.48
Matt Strahm
Career
Per 9 Innings
24
0.42
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.255
1.255
Matt Strahm
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.104
1.104
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7551
34.28
Matt Strahm
Career
Per 9 Innings
1915
33.32
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.74
2.74
Matt Strahm
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.53
0.53
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.275
0.275
Matt Strahm
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.283
0.283
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
38.09
38.09
Matt Strahm
Career
Per 9 Innings
37.06
37.06

Fielding Stats for Ted Lilly and Matt Strahm

Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
15
Matt Strahm
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
10
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 9 Innings
356
1.62
Matt Strahm
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
395
6.87
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
331
1.5
Matt Strahm
Career
Per 9 Innings
34
0.59
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5948
27
Matt Strahm
Career
Per 9 Innings
1552
27
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1982.2
9
Matt Strahm
Career
Per 9 Innings
517.1
9
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
67
0.3
Matt Strahm
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
25
0.43
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
214
0.97
Matt Strahm
Career
Per 9 Innings
37
0.64
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
17
0.08
Matt Strahm
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5
0.09
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
298
1.35
Matt Strahm
Career
Per 9 Innings
67
1.17
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
281
1.28
Matt Strahm
Career
Per 9 Innings
62
1.08
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
94.3
94.3
Matt Strahm
Career
Per 9 Innings
92.54
92.54
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.789
0.789
Matt Strahm
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.157
0.157
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
92.98
92.98
Matt Strahm
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.61
8.61
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.02
Matt Strahm
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Matt Strahm
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Matt Strahm
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Matt Strahm
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Matt Strahm
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Ted Lilly and Matt Strahm

Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
15
15
Matt Strahm
Career
Per 600 PA
10
10
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 600 PA
357
545.04
Matt Strahm
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
396
6788.57
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
393
600
Matt Strahm
Career
Per 600 PA
35
600
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
347
529.77
Matt Strahm
Career
Per 600 PA
29
497.14
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 600 PA
0.101
0.101
Matt Strahm
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.207
0.207
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 600 PA
0.332
0.332
Matt Strahm
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.6
0.6
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
35
53.44
Matt Strahm
Career
Per 600 PAverified
6
102.86
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
28
42.75
Matt Strahm
Career
Per 600 PAverified
4
68.57
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
6
9.16
Matt Strahm
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
34.29
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.53
Matt Strahm
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Strahm
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
7
10.69
Matt Strahm
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
34.29
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 600 PA
0.2
0.2
Matt Strahm
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.333
0.333
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Strahm
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Strahm
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
5.28
8.07
Matt Strahm
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2.17
37.26
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
43
65.65
Matt Strahm
Career
Per 600 PAverified
8
137.14
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
44
67.18
Matt Strahm
Career
Per 600 PAverified
8
137.14
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 600 PA
0.124
0.124
Matt Strahm
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.258
0.258
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 600 PA
0.124
0.124
Matt Strahm
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.276
0.276
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 600 PA
0.248
0.248
Matt Strahm
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.534
0.534
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 600 PA
0.023
0.023
Matt Strahm
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.069
0.069
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 600 PA
0.087
0.087
Matt Strahm
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.185
0.185
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 600 PA
0.174
0.174
Matt Strahm
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.435
0.435
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 600 PA
0.177
0.177
Matt Strahm
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.462
0.462
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
10
15.27
Matt Strahm
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
17.14
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
17
25.95
Matt Strahm
Career
Per 600 PA
1
17.14
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
27
41.22
Matt Strahm
Career
Per 600 PA
2
34.29
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 600 PA
-8.04
-12.27
Matt Strahm
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2.17
37.22
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.53
Matt Strahm
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
8
12.21
Matt Strahm
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
34.29
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Strahm
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 600 PAverified
149
227.48
Matt Strahm
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
16
274.29
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2.64
2.64
Matt Strahm
Career
Per 600 PA
2.19
2.19
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 600 PA
0.05
0.05
Matt Strahm
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.13
0.13
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
37
56.49
Matt Strahm
Career
Per 600 PAverified
4
68.57
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Strahm
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 600 PA
2
3.05
Matt Strahm
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
4.58
Matt Strahm
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
3.05
Matt Strahm
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
7.63
Matt Strahm
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
60
60
Matt Strahm
Career
Per 600 PA